12 Chapter 12

The beams of sunlight passed through in between the red curtains of the window. The hand of Grandson Emberbright held the curtain and pulled it on the side. The light flashed inside the huge bedroom.

"It was quite a long time since something like this happened, Crowfire." Emberbright said while looking the window. He crossed his arms on his chest and stood straight.

Behind Emberbright was Crowfire sitting on the king-sized bed. His legs and feet were covered with red blanket. He was wearing white shirt and holding a cup of coffee.

"Yeah. It was quite a long time since I have ever been in fights. It was quite a long time since I was defeated and reincarnated." Crowfire replied and sipped the cup. He asked, "How are they? Tom and Toby?"

Emberbright sighed and faced Crowfire.

"It seems they are recovering very well. But I am afraid if they really wanted to wake up when they see the ones who tried to kill them." he replied.

Crowfire turned his eyes away. He took a deep breath.

"Well, almost all of my regalias are just new here and they've never been in serious fights. And now, they were pushed over the edge of their capacities." Crowfire said. He closed his head and tilted his head down.

"We are going to make it through here. We will get that Psyche's core and fix the rule over this world." Emberbright clenched his fist and started walking through the door.

"Prepare them Emberbright. We have an invitation to Psyche, that unusual reincarnation of Hera has an announcement to make." Crowfire said.

Emberbright paused while holding the brim of the door. He nodded and eventually left from Crowfire's sight.

Meanwhile, the other regalias are starting to gather to their special training hall (the volleyball gym). All of them are wearing their casual sports attire, white shirt, sport shorts and rubber shoes. Brimstone and the other second years are mopping the floor while the third years just arrived.

"Hammer." Coal greeted and ran through them. The other second years followed.

Hammer had an unusual frown on his face. Up until now, he can't get over the thought of what he did last night, what he tried to command, to execute his fellow regalias. The others had bowed their faces and curdled unease within. They know, they were all responsible and the things they did last night were something they can't turned back.

It was flashing on Hammer's mind the scenes that had happened. He can't take it away from his memory. There was Tom and Toby's after image, gurgling blood on their mouth, trying to grasp the strength left for them to survive. For without Emberbright, they'll all blame themselves for committing that crime. And that would further aggravate their master more than of carrying that burden of guilt on their hearts.

"Don't let your overflowing emotions drive your ways blind you in almost everything on your way. It will bring you down." It was what remarked the most of what their coach said.

After Emberbright used Tom and Toby in regalia forms, he revert them in their human forms. He was so flustered to see them so worn-out, their sweat was dripping with blood along in their clothes and their young skins stained with mud, wounds and bruises. He quickly commanded the others to bring them for medication. Tom and Toby were unconscious all night. They slept with Crowfire on the medical chamber under Scarlet, they manor regalia nurse.

"Don't give our master anymore blights. What happened just happened and blaming you wouldn't do anything good right now." a familiar voice spoke out and reverberated at the gym hall.

All their heads turned to Emberbright who was standing in the door, while his arms crossed on his chest.

"What should you do is to learn from your mistakes, not dwelling in them." he said as he received his fellows' worried gaze on him.

"Good morning advisor." all of them bowed their head and shouted their greeting.

Walking behind Emberbright were Toby and Tom. Both of them are looking downwards as they appear and enter the volleyball gym. Hammer gasped quietly as he saw the two. He scooted in front of them and lay each of his hands on one of Tom's and Toby's shoulders.

"We are very sorry about last night. We know we couldn't bring that back and this is the very most I could do in behalf of the team." Hammer said, glancing repeatedly on their eyes.

Tom felt very blank. He looked at Hammer and received his glances but never felt the fright, the tremble, or the very least he suddenly thought, the reality of being there. It was very different, like where he was and who are he with, are seemed just a role playing or a movie, as if he was an actor playing for the show.

"Why can't I feel it real?" his voice uttered on his mind. He hears Hammer and comprehends every word he said but he never felt replying as if it was nothing and what he will do doesn't matter at all. Things will happen and his relative presence and his actions do not really cause effects. He thought of settling things the way it should be and this dream should be over soon. At first, he wanted to be taken away with the stream of this wish he was granted but for now, an irresistible repulsion was driving inside him. His voice in his head spoke out louder, he almost mutter in Hammer's front, "I have to go back. Psyche's game doesn't make any sense."

Unknowingly, he nodded his head along with Toby. That is when Hammer had his final remarks. Tom's eyes nailed on one corner of the hall as he walks. He started to think ways on how to escape. He has to see Psyche.

"And that means, the shrines are a gateway to another world?"

"Time lines to be precise. And you are right, those gateways are what I call worm holes. As to how I got you is none of your business."

Those lines struck his mind immediately. Though it doesn't totally mean anything to him right now, there was something he could get. As he walks around the gym, he planned on coming into that shrine. He looked at everyone and thought when he could sneak out.

"Alright, morning drills will be over." Emberbright clapped his hands as he stands in the middle of the gyms. The other regalias are running, stretching and some are dive serving.

Tom never came to think that the drills they are actually doing is their normal routine in their volleyball training back then.

"Hey!" Toby whispered and slapped his back. He stopped.

"How do you know the routine without them instructing you?" Toby pushed himself closer to Tom, almost whispering on his ear.

Tom traveled his eyes around the hall. Some of the other regalias are glancing at him but eventually darting back. He paused for few seconds until Toby slapped his back again.

"Maybe because you are an Insignia, that they are never surprised." he said and jogged.

"Time's over people. It is introduction time. Crowfire will arrive soon. Let the newly summoned regalias know what kind of regalia you are." Emberbright clapped again.

Each of them walked and circled around him in the middle of the gym. He started to pronounce each of the names of those boys.

"Come Hammer." Hammer nodded as he glowed blue light and eventually turned into a bow gun with a circular bullet loader. He was a combination of a machine gun and a bow. Emberbright caught him in the air and hanged on his back.

"Come Thunder." Thunder nodded and glowed and became a pack of bullets with varying sizes. A long magazine flew on Emberbright's hand

"Come Thor." Thor nodded and became a sniper gun.

The others followed. Coal became a hand gun, Bill became a hunting rifle, Smoke became a silencer and the other second years are poison darts and varying sizes of gun bullets.

"And Brimstone." Emberbright uttered his name and he glowed and covered Emberbright. He became a long-sleeve black bullet proof coat.

"Are they ready yet?" a familiar voice spoke out. It was Crowfire. He was walking through the middle of the gym until he reached Emberbright. Only Toby and Tom are the ones who haven't called yet. He put his hands on his waist and said, "Alright, Tom, Toby."

The two of them glowed and the beams of light spreaded through their master. Tom turned into a quiver full of metal arrows and Toby became an iron bow.

Crowfire looked at Toby. He smiled as he gripped the body of the bow. He took a deep breath and said, "I thought Toby would be completely stagnant for the job since the bullets and darts don't fit him, but now, I found his function, arrows. The two of them needed each other and I won't lose them."

"Bow and arrow suit you better Crowfire. For a hunter like you, as what other crows do." Emberbright remarked. He smiled while holding the others.

"Modern day guns don't really look good in traditional hunting, Grandson. I guess I'll have to change into a techno-hunter." Crowfire laughed.

Emberbright nodded in agreement.

"Ok, come Emberbright." Crowfire draw his hand on. Emberbright glowed and the rest of the weapon-formed regalias floated in the air. Emberbright's light passed through Crowfire's eyes. He became his contact lenses.

Crowfire walked slowly, carrying all his guns inside his bullet proof coat. The quiver and bow hanged on his back. He smiled.

He said, "Let's go to Mount Olympus."