I Scored Myself A Mate

Usually when Disee elves teleported they would leave behind either a black cloud, like smoke that spread and disappeared or black dust, as if something had been burnt. When Allias teleported a golden dust was left behind, shimmering under the light and when he appeared he came as light. Bright, blinding he made everyone blink before he was restored to his original shape. 

The king looked around, counting four people and smiled. 

"Good, good" he said locking eyes with his friend. Alexander seemed to be completely lost. Just a few minutes ago Mark had told him that they would run away. Luke was not here and he was worried about that, his heart beating fast while his mind was trying to understand everything. The two demonic spirits kept looking at him, their eyes glued on him as if he was some kind of specimen. He felt uncomfortable.

"Took you a while." Mark commented and looked at his nails, still sitting on the huge rock.. 

"Well, I had no idea where you were, also I had to convince Theseus to stay with the gods while I was gone. Do you know how hard was that?" He asked him and Mark scoffed. 

"I'm sorry, I am really sorry for asking this since you two seem to be perfectly in sync but I don't understand shit." Alexander said. He looked once at Mark and then his confused eyes traveled to Allias. He was trying to avoid the other two as best as he could, even though he could feel their gazes on his back. What was wrong with them? He wondered while breathing in. 

"I told you what will happen. We will run away." Mark repeated. Obviously this did not dissolve at all the fog in Alexander's mind. The young wolf sighed, scratching the back of his head, thinking which question was more appropriate to ask first.

"Where is Luke?"

"With Theseus" Allias answered him.

"And this...did you have this planned? It doesn't make sense. You left first." He said pointing at Allias. " I saw it before I left completely. So how did you two..."

"I was searching for Mark and didn't find him. After that his plan was pretty clear to me." Allias said and Mark nodded. 

"Wh-what?"

"Do you have any friends Alexander?" Mark asked him, his head tilted to the side and the young man blinked. 

"How is that related with our matter?"

"His my best friend." Allias explained. "I just know how he thinks."

"There would be zero chance of me going all alone deeper into the Veil. Also, I am broke. I need him, or more like his title. I won't be camping in the forest and shit. I know mud is your thing but it's definitely not mine." Mark commented and Allias shook his head, disappointed. 

"I...Luke, does he know of this?"

"Do you need your boyfriend to know everything?", Mark teased him 

"Well if I just disappear out of nowhere he should know!" Alexander exclaimed, taking him seriously and Allias giggled. 

"Calm down Alexander. It's fine. Yes, he does know you will be gone for a while. He is together with Theseus as I told you and Asmodeus is with them. They will keep the Council and the gods preoccupied for a while. No one will be able to get deeper into the Veil through the portal here and not pass through the elf kingdom." 

"So what will we be doing?" 

"Traveling. Some vacationing. You know, a cruise maybe" Mark told him with a frown. "What are supposed to be doing? Helping you control your power!" He told him intensively and Alexander flinched.

"Do we have to go away to do that?" 

"Do you want to stay here and get caught by the council? Come on now what kind of questions are those?" Mark asked. "Anyways it will be you, Allias and I, a fateful retreat into the Veil out final destination is...." Mark said and looked at Allias with the corner of his eye. 

"Kardia. My father's land" he said with a smile. Close to the ocean of the Veil." He told them. "I've never been there but I think in their ruins we might find some very useful information about magic control, they were wise people" he informed them.

"You've never been to your father's land?" Alexander asked.

"Yes, he died when I was really young. The truth is my father's people blamed my mother. They broke all ties with the Avgee Tribe even though they were a part of it and during the war, like the rest of my people they perished." The king said and Alexander stared at him with a saddened expression. Allias smiled and patted his shoulder. "It's fine. Do not worry." 

"It will be fun!" Mark told them and clapped, the two spirits clapping right after him, behind Alexander. He jumped a bit, surprised. He had almost forgotten that they were there. 

"You could describe it as that. I mean we have to go through Sinn Forest." Allias said and Mark gasped. He breathed out, annoyed. 

"Why? Why?" He asked.

"It's the fastest way" Allias informed him, shrugging his shoulders. 

"Can't you just poof us there? Golden dust and all?"

"I've never seen the place Mark, I don't know where to go." 

"I've never seen the place Mark." The red haired mocked him making his voice very thin and shaking his head. "Almighty elf king can't..."

"I'm sorry but what is the Sinn Forest?" Alexander asked. 

"It's a place" Allias stated.

"And here I thought it was an ice cream flavor" 

"Why are you so cheeky all of a sudden" 

"Did you see it? Did you feel the pain I did? I saw my chicken flying through the air. I had plans with that chicken"

"Yes, take it out to a nice date, give it flowers."

"You should make sure not anyone can enter the palace, aren't you supposed to be really strong?"

"They were gods for fucks shake how do you expect me to..."

"Excuse me"

"...how do you expect me to be able to stop them, like this" he said and shook his cut off arm. The sleeve moved showing that there was nothing in there.

"Then don't be so stupid as to cut off your own arms you fucking emo edge lord."

"Excuse me"

"How did you just call me?"

"Excuse me!" Alexander shouted and the first time he finally managed to get their attention and stop their childish bickering "What is the Sinn Forest?" He asked again. 

"It's a place, not really a forest more like a prairie nowdays. We have to pass through it, it's just that it's a bit difficult."

"Difficult in what way?"

"Difficult in the way of having thick mist everywhere with crazy ass creatures jumping around and wanting to kill you" Mark informed him. 

"That is not pleasant." Alexander commented and Allias nodded. He had a smile on his face though, not concerned about it.

"Good thing you have the son of the sun with you." He said proudly and winked at the young wolf. "Come on, somewhere around here it's the wall, we will jump over and reach the village. We will get some supplies there and start our journey." He instructed them and started walking. 

"We will have to lay low, kind of difficult when we have a celebrity with us." 

"I will disguise myself" Allias said 

"What? You will wear a moustache?" Mark asked the king and for some reason Alexander was sure he was rolling his eyes at his best friend. He chuckled, finding their friendship very funny but he didn't say anything. Their bickering through this whole journey would be quiet entertaining, he thought. 

"Here, here." Allias said and waved at them. 

They hadn't walked for long, it could be around twenty minutes until they found themselves at a deadend. Behind the last trees stood a tall wall, probably around five times the size of Allias, who was the tallest. Made from heavy square rocks, one stacked above the other it acter as the border of the royal place with the rest of the village. 

"I will teleport on the other side after you." Allias said. Alexander didn't face much difficulty. He was agile and easily climbed over, his long nails diving into the cracks in the rocks and his strong feet pushing him up. Both of them on the other side heard him thump on his feet. "Is everything alright?" Allias asked him.

"Yes, yes. Everything is fine, hurry" Alexander told them.

"Arpaia, fly me over" Mark said but no one answered. The spirits had disappeared. "Arpaia? Come out now!" Mark exclaimed.

"Wow, your spirits are not listening to you. Guess you've lost your touch" Allias teased him with a chuckled and Mark flipped him off.

"Just poof me to the other side with you." 

"What do we say when we want the almighty king to help us?" He asked him with a cheeky grin."

"Fuck you Allias, take me to the other fucking side, fucking now" Mark said and Allias bursted into laughter. 

"Ah, the negatives of beating weak" he said and grabbed his hand, taking him with him to the other side.