+ I SEE ONE OF MY ENEMIES THEY GON' FREEZE
LIKE THEY COLD, I SWEAR I AIN'T NO KILLER BUT
TEST ME IF YOU WANT. [ swervin - boogie WDH ]

PRESENT! [ NOW ]

"You're not worried at all?" Ice asks the green-eyed apparition, watching as he proceeds to roll two dices. It clatters, not far away from they were sitting, showing 10 dots in total. Next, he picks his icon up, zapping it through the squares. "He's your brother."

"No." Thorn answers nonchalantly, unbothered. Ice purses his lips into a thin line, taking the galloping dominoes into his own and shakes them. "He's in good hands."

Raising a brow, Ice lets go, letting the pair of dice roll onto the floor below, eventually stopping near his fellow Wonder's feet. "Three." He mutters underneath his breath and moves the token accordingly, landing on the GO TO JAIL tile. "Oh, man."

"Looks like your luck ends there, Ice."

"Not really," The said spirit flips a card by his money pile and tilts his head slightly, "I have a GET OUT OF JAIL FREE card. But, I think I'll pass on this one. You have two rounds to go."

Thorn narrows his eyes and nods curtly in response to it, choosing to play instead. "What about you?" He asks, disrupting the comfortable silence that once sat between them, "Aren't you worried about Blaze too, hmm~?"

Ice shook his head, "There's nothing to worry about."

"Oh," Thorn blinks twice, "That's unusual. I thought th-"

"No, you idiot." The blue-eyed apparition finally gets his turn, snatching the dices away from his opponent's hands. "As much as a level-headed chicken he is, he's better off than before. I'm confident in his skills now." He raises his head, meeting Thorn's green eyes.

"After all, wouldn't it be nice for him to go see his family for the last time?" Ice drags his tongue over his lower lip, hiding the enmity in his voice, "He deserves it. It's only natural."

Grinning, the Sixth Wonder says nothing else.

Ice's relic lands on the panel, KUALA LUMPUR.

Thunder snorts, putting the heavy spear on his shoulder, as the three of them looks up at the oriental-themed temple. Swirls of red clouds were embedded on the arch's wooden plank, with two, ferocious dragon statues perched at the outer gate.

"That's one extra ass family." He says, tearing his eyes away from the engraved Chinese characters written on the hanging banners. "Let's go. We don't have time all day."

Blaze couldn't help but linger back a little longer.

For some reason, this all felt familiar to him. Like a tinge of déjà vu, something about the place stirs a little nostalgia in him. But this was his first time stepping in a place like this. He pushes the thought away, crossing his arms. Maybe he had too much chicken soup.

Who was he kidding.

There's no such thing as too much chicken.

"Blaze!" Cyclone calls, waving over to him. "Come on! We're going!"

"Huh- oh, uh, yeah! Wait up, you guys!" The Third Wonder shouts, running to catch up with his supernatural friends. He grips his sheathed weapons tight to himself, fingers curling hard.

"Wow, what is this place?"

Cyclone's mouth stood open, as he gawks at the sight in front of him. Cherry blossom trees were planted everywhere, its petals gently falling onto the soft green grass. Cautious, he made sure not to step on them. Not far from where they were, a red bridge could be seen.

Thunder joins him by his side, eyes turning to slits to maximize his eyesight. "That probably leads somewhere," He deduces, scanning around the vicinity, "I don't sense any powers nearby."

"We should probably be extra careful," Blaze warns them all, as he taps on the soil softly with the edge of his heel. "I don't know how they got to Solar but.." He clenches his fists together, "I'm not going to let anything bad happen to him."

Cyclone turns to the Third Wonder with a reassuring smile, "Relax! Solar's our friend too," He chirps, crescent-eyed, "We'll do the best we can to get him out of there, okay?"

Feeling back his confidence, Blaze grins, "Alright!"

Thunderstorm couldn't help but huff, a little smile gracing his lips. "You two, get behind me. In case anything happens, you both should stick together. If we're separated, meet me here." He thumps the end of his spear on the ground.

A circle, with a lightning symbol on it was formed, burning the previous grass on it to crisp. "This is going to be our meeting spot. Only we can see this. If you die," The apparition's red eyes fixed on both of them, "Then you only have one more shot at living."

"Holy cow!" Blaze's eyes sparkled, "That's so awesome!"

"Shut it, pipsqueak. That's all I can do to protect you two from dying. At least, once." The Second Wonder harrumphs coldly, getting up from his crouch, "After that, you can't expect me to save you again."

"Isn't there a way that we can somehow contact you?"

Thunderstorm frowns at the sight of Cyclone's pale, terrified face. "Don't be afraid to die. It's your first mission." He snorts, "Nobody told you to come with us, silly."

"B-But!" Cyclone retorts, "Solar's in danger! I couldn't ju-"

"I was kidding, brat." The latter replies, rolling his eyes.

"Aw! Cute brother moment." Blaze fanboys behind them.

Sighing, Thunderstorm pinches the bridge of his nose, and runs a hand through his hair. "Fine," He clicks his tongue, looking away, "Just call my name. Really loudly. I'll somehow try to find you two. And stick together. I can only hear Cyclone, not the rooster."

"WHO ARE YA CALLING ROOSTER, HUH?!"

"Whatever." The Second Wonder sticks out his tongue.

Cyclone chuckles, heartily, "That's what happens when you eat too much chicken, Blaze! You know what they say— you are what you eat."

"ARGH! I SHOULD'VE JUST STAYED HOME!"

Arguing, they stepped into the sanctuary.

AAAA pictures are finally up for every chap here..
my assignments are done too, although school
ends at june 5 for me TT, but i'll still be more
online now that grades are due! ♥️♥️

have a sparkly blazekou as a compensation--