((So hereâs a story I wrote about the universe created by me and my friends, that this OC was originally from! Â Iâm mainly posting this to share with my old friends but you can go ahead and read it too!))
(ina = icy, lea's oc, i don't remember much about her but i do recall that she was the ice mage and we shipped her with fukai)
{UNKNOWN.}
With Bloodcrusher defeated (no, merely sealed away) so long ago, and the stones back in their place on the Demon Lord's crown, the mages seem like some sort of fairytale. Â Not many remember them, and the idea that those jewels on the museum-exhibit crown grant powers is absurd. Â But this woman knows better.
This woman breaks the glass with a kick and grabs the crown, sprinting down halls and avoiding security traps skillfully - running, running, running far away until she's in some dark alley.
"I will awaken you."
She sends the crown flying across the alleyway hard enough to hit the ground and unbind the jewels on it. Â The jewels vanish into thin air and the woman smirks.
{ROY.}
The first thing he hears is the sound of busy streets. Â Then comes his vision; a strange and narrow pathway between buildings that certainly isn't made of dirt. Â It's solid material, a light gray color, he notes as he gives the ground a few firm stomps. Â Then comes the sensation of a clenched fist - opening his hand, he sees a little blue stone with... some sort of engraving on it.
It all comes back.
The mages - names come tumbling out of his mouth. Â Myalis. Â Hikari. Â Neo. Â Celeste. Â Ryllae. Â Ina. Â Balance, Light, Darkness, Time, Fire, Ice... and so many more. Â The vision of a crown, its jewels scattered everywhere. Â The horrible, horrible enemy they'd faced once and never saw again. Â He's been called upon again, reborn after - how long? Â the world seems so different now - because some force above wants him to do... something.
What he needs to do, he doesn't know. Â But his first thought is Ryllae. Â Ryllae's always had the answers, right? Â If he can find her...
Glancing back down at the stone, he closes his fist and runs out onto the street.
{LEONARDO.}
Anxiously, the boy wrings his hands. Â He's been asked questions before - "shouldn't you be in school?"; "how old are you?"; "where are your parents?" - but he doesn't know if he's going to be able to answer the ones that are about to be fired at him.
A soft groan escapes the lips of he who is lying on the bed. Â A perfect mirror image, with sickly pale skin and dark hair - one could mistake these two for twins.
(They were twins, once upon a time.)
Eyes flutter open and Leo tenses, staring even harder at the lookalike. Â The other boy tries to sit up - he falls back down, weakened by fatigue. Â Finally, crimson eyes lock with Leo's and the boy speaks almost defensively.
"Who are you?"
Deep breaths, Leo has to tell himself, deep breaths so you can explain something so outlandish. Â He closes his eyes for a second before replying.
"More importantly than me, I'd ask, who are YOU?"
That mirror image opens his mouth but he's silenced by Leo's own voice.
"Except I already know who you are." Â From the bedside table, Leo fetches a gem black like a void and presents it to the boy. Â "Ring any bells, Neo?"
Neo frowns, suddenly even more defensive. Â "Give me that." Â As if revived, he snaps into a sitting position and snatches the gem, studying it before turning to Leonardo. Â "...I'll ask again. Â Who are you?"
A demon. Â Your brother in a past life. Â "Someone who knows that there's a reason you were summoned back to this world."
"Is that so." Â Blunt as always, Neo gives him a skeptical look.
"It is." Â Leo is equally blunt, but his old habit of copying is brother is quickly discarded in favor of a more serious tone. Â "Listen, if I'm correct, the only thing you can remember is that you're a mage and you have the duties that accompany that title. Â I don't know how you've come back, but you have, and it's for good reason."
The red-eyed boy nods quietly. Â Expectantly. Â Leo scratches his head.
"...Uh, I dunno the reason, but it's a good reason."
"Okay." Â Neo rolls his eyes in that familiar way Leo's always missed.
"Anyways, the important thing is that you're here and I think there are some people you can't afford to wait meeting." Â He places a hand on the other boy's. Â "I trust you, Neo, so will you trust me?"
Silence.
"...Good. Â My name's Leonardo."
{CELESTE.}
"Myalis!" the girl calls, running across the crosswalk. Â This place is strange, but she's gotten used to it after a few hours of wandering, and now her number one priority is to find her brother. Â Or at the very least one of the other mages... Â And maybe get a longer skirt. Â This one's kinda short.
When she reaches the sidewalk, Celeste is met with a familiar sight - unfortunately not Myalis, but...
"Ina...?" she asks cautiously, tilting her head at the girl with ice-blue hair.
"Cele?!"
"It IS you!" Â They share a hug - long and tight, the first hug they've shared in centuries, probably. Â When Ina finally pulls away, her happiness turns to concern. Â "I had a feeling I was supposed to find you..."
"And I had a feeling I was supposed to find Myalis. Â If you could help me with that..."
"Celeste."
"Mm?" Â Her answer is absentminded; Myalis is on her mind right now.
"We're here for a very particular reason, I think." Â Glancing around nervously, Ina lowers her voice. Â "I feel like something's off. Â I haven't felt this way since..."
Though Ina has trailed off, Celeste is well aware of what the other girl is referring to. Â Frowning, she replies. Â "If you're right, and the others are here too, it's important that we join the others. Â We need to make a plan of counterattack."
{SAPPHIRE.}
The young man across from her at the cafe looks awfully familiar, but she can't put her finger on it. Â Of course, being such a popular girl, Sapphire's garnered attention from a lot of guys... perhaps he's just an admirer that approached her once. Â Fingers carding through long pink hair, the girl takes another sip of her hot chocolate. Â He's stealing glances at her, she notices from the corner of her eye. Â But Sapphire pays it no mind. Â Many, many boys have stared at her before.
Then he comes over to her table.
As he opens his mouth, she braces herself for some sort of inquiry about her phone number, but instead she's met with a genuinely confused-sounding voice.
"Excuse me, ma'am, but have we met before?"
This throws Sapphire off a little. Â Is he flirting with her? Â He doesn't look flirtatious. Â He doesn't look happy at all. Â He looks... lost. Â So she answers honestly.
"Not that I remember. Â But you do look familiar."
He quite politely asks if he can take a seat with her - to which she accepts; it's rare to find a cute boy with manners - and starts asking her questions about her family. Â Not her. Â Her family. Â For whatever reason. Â Does she have any cousins? Â What are her cousins like?
Sapphire is completely stumped now. Â Is he interested in her or not? Â What are all these questions for? Â When she opens her mouth to ask, a feminine voice calls across the cafe from the doorway.
"Myalis!"
The boy's head snaps to the source of the voice, and Sapphire's eyes follow his.
"Hikari?!"
He runs off, too excited to bid Sapphire farewell. Â She raises an eyebrow as they enthusiastically begin to talk and step out of the cafe.
What a strange boy.
{ROY.}
"Uh, excuse me." Â Roy turns around to find a purple-haired man, probably in his early twenties, looking down at him a bit awkwardly. Â Strange; it feels like Roy should be the older one, but...
"If I were you, I'd probably head in that direction." Â He points backwards. Â "Just consider it a tip from... someone who knows what's up."
With that, he walks off, not giving Roy a chance to reply. Â 'Someone who knows what's up'? Â Is this a total coincidence or does someone actually know that he's a mage? Â Maybe even someone who's set up a trap? Â But Roy's always been a risk taker, so he takes off in the direction that man had pointed in.
He's greeted from afar with four familiar faces - faces he'd never forget in his entire life. Â Or in any of his future lives, for that matter.
"Guys!" Â The group turns to look at him before the girl with short ginger hair calls back. Â And then he runs as fast as he can across the pavement, straight into the arms of four people he'd been through hell and back with. Â Celeste, Ina, Hikari, Myalis...
"You're just as beautiful as I remembered," he commented to Celeste with a smirk - earning him a scolding from Myalis. Â They laughed and talked and caught up on what they'd been doing. Â And then Roy said it.
"Seeing you guys again is great and all, but there's still Neo and Ry out there..." Â As far as he could sense, anyway. Â It seems that only the seven of them had been called upon. Â "We can't exactly celebrate until we find them, yeah?"
"That's what I was going to say." Â Hikari crossed her arms - oh, this was a perfect opportunity to get under her skin.
"Great minds think alike. Â Maybe we're soulmates, then?"
"Oh, Roy, would you just SHUT UP!"
{LEONARDO.}
Apparently there was some sort of radar that existed within mages, because Neo sure was confident about leading the way in their search. Â Neo had practiced introducing himself to random strangers with the phrase "yeah, I'm the guy from The Matrix" (how'd he even know about that movie...? Â He was still slumbering when it was released--) and they'd stopped for ice cream at least twice. Â The urgent tone Leo had wanted to deliver was lost in Neo's interest in the new world. Â Now they were strolling through a park when the red-eyed boy stopped suddenly.
"What is it, Neo?" Leo glanced at his former brother with a mouth full of lychee-flavored ice cream.
That ice cream was promptly grabbed from him. Â "Hey! Â Neo, th--"
"Shush." Â Neo narrowed his eyes and snuck behind a tree, ice cream cone in hand. Â "I smell... a unique fear."
Completely lost, Leo nodded and let Neo do his thing. Â Stealthily, the boy pulled his arm back and hurled Leonardo's ice cream cone across the park. Â He didn't even have time to be angry because a girlish scream shortly followed.
"NOT LYCHEE! Â GET IT AWAY FROM ME! Â GET IT AWAY!"
Neo snickered as a pink-haired boy came running and bumped straight into Leo, nearly knocking him over. Â "Wh-whoa!"
That boy looked up and blushed brightly. Â "Oh, s-sorry--"
"Found you, Roy!" Â Neo slapped Roy on the back and laughed. Â After him came more old friends - Hikari, Celeste, Ina, and Myalis. Â How long had it been? Â Three hundred years, maybe?
And, unlike the rest, he wouldn't be recognized.
"This is Leonardo. Â He knows about us... for some reason," Neo said. Â Then Leo took his time to speak up.
"I'll explain everything later. Â Right now, it's getting late - everyone follow me. Â We're going to my house."
With an "oh yeah!" from Red, they set off.
{UNKNOWN.}
The woman twirled about, singing a tune, until finally she knelt down so she was eye-level with the cage. Â "Your friends have forgotten all about you, you know."
She was met with a glare from the small person inside. Â "I'll make it out of here. Â Just you watch."
"Not on my watch. Â You're too valuable to lose... Ryllae."
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