Chapter 9
The train was quiet.. it seemed to be due to the fact that. We just fought like crazy me the elf. And if that didnt scare them off the dragons sure did.
Its almost sad really
But nonetheless it didn't matter for this was better for security reasons. Kokoro nodded quietly to that focusing on his medditation.
I began to look outside and was swept away by what I saw.. as the tram rose up did the buildings.. almost as if by design ads and lightshows showed across the sky albeit blury do to the sun. But this? This was a full!
digtal!
city!
things I only seen on the holographic TV the three d simulations didn't do it justice even though it was daylight hours the lightshow continued as we rode into the lower cloud layers . A hologram of a mechs being personally made as if.. it was live! Live mech making sooo coool!
Mizuki chuckled as I continued to watch the feint lightshow. Guns being shown new fashion cloths. Latest military trends stats on the holographics. Some even showed the news of the latest war gone wrong. But before i could analyze it my view wad blocked by a towering spirling building it was that of a dna symbol.. how... confusing. Time flew by as I analyzed each and every one till even kokoro was annoyed by my constant thoughts.
Pff their problem not mine.
Then i saw Holograms of solders marching with mechs and hover craft showed with the wording in four! Different languages! I cant protect the world withought you! As it showed the zeta city mayors stamp of app— the night zone passed us and we began to decend instead accend
And right before I could continue to look kokoro bugged me. Hmm
He shook me again.
What is it?
Then he straight up punched me in the shoulder. I flashed and turned sideways sparking up pain and mizuki laughed. I glared at her pink pearly eyes. And she glared. Hey! Their not pearly their
Kokoro shut us both up with a flash of volcanic mana showing he could end us both.
Gulp
I say down looking around at the dark tunnel with light edging in through slits. One,two, three,
Would you shut up? Im trying to concentrate here? A deep growly voice said.
I paused and looked around then heard the sane voice again
1,2,3,4! I began to hear a little boys struggle to count.. up? Then flashes of imagery hit me. That of a high end cliff.. no on secound thought it looked more like an edge of the end the world.. soooo. Its a sky island. Confusing imagery continued to pass by me that if a forest of a young boy running towards someone tall. Of that of substanci— kokoro growled at me.
And then I realized they were his. Memories..
i wanted to ask him something but then the underground city of zeta prime flowed through and the tunnel lit up. I blinked making sure i was seeing this correctly but this city.. was not only underground but it was lit up from every corner and angle. Colors of blue purple crimson and white echoed throughout the city in waves of light. Even mizuki seemed surprised while the elven?
They just squinted their eyes then rounded out their sharp pupils. In five seconds they were like that of a humans they noticed and looked away so I couldn't see their eyes. Cleary seeing the curiosity on my face. Then I thought back on dragons and their ability to change the shape of their eyes. And—
"Whatever your thinking Akahoshi don't."
Kokoro barely spoke loud enough for me to hear. So I got the message and stopped thinking about it.
Then i remembered something
I got a little curious on how he hit me with. Well face melting lava. Remebering the feeling of the of his mental mindscape i leaned into the feeling of walking in my mind. 1,2,3,4 I stepped. 5,6, I started to jog across the mental forest. 7,8 I began to run into his mind mentally enjoying the strange dream like feel of his mind and then i ran into a sudden burst of pink flames. I thought I'd feel screach worthy pain but instead..
I seemingly walked to a dark room.. full of strange things like toys and blips of areas as if they were painted their. Then i looked around and saw the clear open sky the floor made of water. It rippled as i lightly tapped it then i turned around only to fell.. calm, quiet even, then i saw something strange. Mizuki as a little girl, wearing pink overalls pink shoes and her pink hair aflame as she cried I don't know how I knew that but that seemed to be her. Then I color started to fill in and I lost complete track of the physical world.
my body falling backwards to the seat. Then I saw.. her crying in a small room wondering why her mother hasn't returned. Only for a man with red scales to saying she died honorably in battle. She asked how she died her crying threatening to cover the roof otherwise. And so with reluctantly they did.. my world sank as I heard what he say'd and mizuki suddenly looked at me and recognized me.
"You!"
"How dare you look into my memories! I tried explaining to her how I got her but she only got more mad. And you just walked in here!"
Kokoro noticed the disturbance in our mental realms and began to pull me out of her mind.
But his touch sent a shiver down my spine, for it was cold. And dark, like a deep well of memory lay within him. Cold ancient logic screaming at me to look away And it made me— kokoro simply shook his head then pointed up without saying a word. Then I saw it a pair of green eyes looking down from the sky
Then a mouth appeared, then a body. Then it fully manifest itself no himself into his normal size as he literally road the wind down to us. He flowed twisted and turned till kokoro changed the direction with a flick of his fingers. Making the elf flip forwards and land gracefully.. my mouth fell open. And then kokoro closed it for me.
I glared at him and the elf chuckled.. we both locked into that and the elf immediately smiled a human smile. His face slightly off. Predatory even and he spoke.
We are detecting harmful minds outside our sphere, he paused for dramatic effect.
Of influence and we need you to immediately vacate the mind space for i shall guard it from mental attacks. While my four companions are to guard your physical bodies.
I began to wonder about them why would. Then I began to feel my body again. Her mind brushing against mine like a wave of influence. Then she forcefully woke me up, by shaking my body. Over and over again my body shook. I could feel it but
"Wake up! Akahoshi wake up! "Her voice wad loud and demanding, I woke up.
Though I could tell it was partially kokoro doing more than anything and immediately I could see the outside world again. The world feeling physical instead of dream like. The dark edges of my mind sank into the background something I didn't even notice.
And heard the sound of explosions