Exiting the gate revealed another swath of lush green across the landscape, this one more populated than the swamplands they had previously been. Rough concrete roadways serves as the path they walked upon, avoiding gruff men who rode strange metallic beasts. Reshi found herself enamored with the devices, as the citizens similarly found themselves curious at her.
“Wow lady, yer pretty pale!” One man called out, his buddy whistling in agreement. “You should get some more sun!”
“I think she’s had plenty already, thank you.” Tornadus replied coldly, surprising the younger legend. He pulled her alongside him out of sight of the men.
“Looks like your grandpa don’t take too kindly to us!” One of the men jeered at the elder. “Well old man? Wanna settle this with a battle?” Both of them took out devices once more, catching Reshi’s eye. It was the same orb that had kept the Gothorita captive earlier, but one that also held the Rotom that resided in her phone. What exactly were these? Why did wveryone have them?
Tornadus’s glare only intensified. “You wouldn’t last five minutes.” He grumbled, before pushing his goddess along. The sneers or the men slowly faded. “Tornadus I can speak for myself.” She gently reminded him, causing her servant to sigh.
“I know, I just…I would rather not see you hurt by an unsavory mortal.” His shoulders sagged a bit. “I’m sorry My Lady.” A hand upon his shoulder pulled him to look at her. “You don’t need to apologize, your heart is in the right place. But don’t forget, I’m not completely helpless you know.” This finally got him to smile again. “I know, it’s easy to forget in my old age.”
The trek continued once more, only for Reshi’s eyes to catch another interesting sight. A large and tall building stood proudly over the route. It didn’t take a wise mind to recall that this was most likely the mall she had heard about from the couple.
“Tornadus please!” She fought to keep up with the taller man. “You can visit it later, I promise! Landorus will kill us both if we get distracted yet again!” He yelled back to her. His brow furrowed at the thought. They were already going to be in for it when he realized what had transpired at that damned gala. The fury his brother would hold for the goddess being unable to end for herself would be enough to bear witness to already, let alone the earful they would get if he heard the took a detour. Thundurus wouldn’t be happy either, but Reshi could handle him easily. It was Landorus that was too mu-
“You’re hurting me damnit!” The voice finally cut through his thoughts and he let her go in an instant. Turning towards her, his eyes trained on her wrist, before flickering to her expression. It was one of disbelief.
“It’s alright.” A bead of sweat at her forehead. He swallowed hard. “Just allow me to walk infront for now.” She stated as she brushed past him into the next gate. He felt everything sink into himself.
“I don’t know what I was doing.”
Eventually he continued to trudge along. The gate was a pleasant yellow and blue, and while it did little to dissuade their unpleasant moods, the silence was somewhat comforting.
The screens reported various news, and for a moment, Reshi stopped to look at it with curiosity. Various advertisements for the mall or the weather. Apparantly Opelucid was sunny.
‘The buildings use state of the art materials’
A fact she had known. She had seen it built afterall. ‘Oh, wait’ Realization had hit her quickly. It had been 3000 years. Things had to have changed.
Turning towards the gates exit, she took a deep breath. Only the present awaited her, there was no returning to her past. She took the steps into the world once more, light blinding her sensitive eyes. Once it had finally cleared from her vision, Reshi gazed out upon what had once been a town she knew.
