Watcher's Admins

Chapter Twenty-Five

Martyn's mind was reeling but as he went to say something more, Xelqua's eyes flared around him before going out. Similar to lightbulbs popping after a sudden burst of power. Martyn strained to listen to what was going on. He didn't hear words, but coughing and a groan.

He sat there a bit longer to try and get any clue on what was happening. "Come on...say something." He murmured. He dropped the connection when no more response came. He was worried, but he couldn't shake the feeling that Grian...would never be Grian again.

Xelqua felt the Listener's connection drop as he steadied himself on the bookcase. Why now does his magic go on the fritz? Was it because he was in the archives? He knew the archive had heavy wards but communicating with others shouldn't be hard. It could have been that the wards were weak and that his magic being rusty that caused it, but right now he felt sick again.

He shook the feeling and finished putting books away before returning to his room. His head felt as if it was underwater as he walked the silent halls. He passed the training grounds and stopped short. The student he had helped with the sigil caught his eye. They seemed to be practising more of their abilities.

"ᒷꖎ╎? ∴⍑|| ᔑ∷ᒷ ||𝙹⚍ ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷ? ||𝙹⚍ ᓭ⍑𝙹⚍ꖎ↸ ʖᒷ ╎リ ||𝙹⚍∷ ∷𝙹𝙹ᒲ. ╎ℸ ̣ ᓭ !¡ᔑᓭℸ ̣ ᓵ⚍∷⎓ᒷ∴." He asked quietly approaching them. He put his arms in front of him, a shield popping up for a moment as a dart of physical mentality flew towards him.

The student quickly apologised grabbing the dagger and it turned into mist. "╎ᒲ ᓭ𝙹∷∷|| !¡∷𝙹⎓ᒷᓭᓭ𝙹∷. ╎ ꖌリ𝙹∴ ╎ ᓭ⍑𝙹⚍ꖎ↸リ'ℸ ̣ ʖᒷ 𝙹⚍ℸ ̣ ʖ⚍ℸ ̣ ╎ ∴ᔑリℸ ̣ ᒷ↸ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 !¡∷ᔑᓵℸ ̣ ╎ᓵᒷ ᒲ𝙹∷ᒷ ᔑリ↸ ╎ℸ ̣ ⎓ᒷꖎℸ ̣ ∷⚍↸ᒷ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ↸𝙹 ╎ℸ ̣ ↸⚍∷╎リ⊣ ᓵꖎᔑᓭᓭᒷᓭ. !¡ꖎᒷᔑᓭᒷ ↸𝙹リ'ℸ ̣ ʖᒷ ᒲᔑ↸. ╎ᒲ ᓭ𝙹 ᓭ𝙹∷∷||." Eli frowned pulling their mask on fully.

Xelqua put his hands up and shook his head, "╎ℸ ̣ ᓭ 𝙹ꖌᔑ||. ↸𝙹リℸ ̣ ∴𝙹∷∷||. ᓵᔑꖎᒲ ↸𝙹∴リ ᒷꖎ╎. ╎ℸ ̣ ᓭ 𝙹ꖌᔑ||." He said softly and took off his mask setting it down. "ℸ ̣ ∷⚍ℸ ̣ ⍑⎓⚍ꖎꖎ|| ╎ ⚍ᓭᒷ↸ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ᓵ𝙹ᒲᒷ 𝙹⚍ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷ ℸ ̣ 𝙹𝙹. ᓭ╎リᓵᒷ ∴ᒷ∷ᒷ ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷ...∴ᔑリℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ᓭ⍑𝙹∴ ᒲᒷ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ∴ᒷ'ꖎꖎ リᒷᒷ↸ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ∴𝙹∷ꖌ 𝙹リ ╎リ ᒲ|| ᓵꖎᔑᓭᓭ? ᓭℸ ̣ ᔑ∷ℸ ̣ ╎リ⊣ ℸ ̣ 𝙹ᒲ𝙹∷∷𝙹∴ ||𝙹⚍, ꖌ∷╎ᓭ⍑リᔑ, ᓵᔑꖎ||!¡ᓭ𝙹 ᔑリ↸ ᔑᒲᔑ||ᔑ ∴╎ꖎꖎ ʖᒷ ╎リ ᒲ|| ꖎᒷᓭᓭ𝙹リᓭ."

Eli looked at him, a hand still on their mask. He motioned that they could take it off, which they slowly did. "∷ᒷᔑꖎꖎ||? ℸ ̣ ⍑ᔑℸ ̣ 'ᓭ 𝙹ꖌᔑ||? ╎ ℸ ̣ ⍑𝙹⚍⊣⍑ℸ ̣ ╎ ∴𝙹⚍ꖎ↸ ʖᒷ ᓭᓵ𝙹ꖎ↸ᒷ↸ ⎓𝙹∷ ʖᒷ╎リ⊣ 𝙹⚍ℸ ̣ ∴╎ℸ ̣ ⍑𝙹⚍ℸ ̣ ᓭ⚍!¡ᒷ∷⍊╎ᓭ╎𝙹リ....∴ᔑ╎ℸ ̣...." They trailed off processing what he said last. "||𝙹⚍∷ ꖎᒷᓭᓭ𝙹リᓭ? ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ↸𝙹 ||𝙹⚍ ᒲᒷᔑリ? ╎'ꖎꖎ ʖᒷ 𝙹リᒷ 𝙹⎓ ||𝙹⚍∷ ᓭℸ ̣ ⚍↸ᒷリℸ ̣ ᓭ, ʖ⚍ℸ ̣ ∴⍑||? ╎ᒲ 𝙹リᒷ 𝙹⎓ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ∴𝙹∷ᓭℸ ̣ ᓭℸ ̣ ⚍↸ᒷリℸ ̣ ᓭ."

"||𝙹⚍'∷ᒷ リ𝙹ℸ ̣ 𝙹リᒷ 𝙹⎓ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ∴𝙹∷ᓭℸ ̣. ||𝙹⚍ ⋮⚍ᓭℸ ̣ リᒷᒷ↸ ᔑ ꖎ╎ℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ ꖎᒷ ⍑ᒷꖎ!¡ ᔑリ↸ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᔑℸ ̣ 'ᓭ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ╎'ꖎꖎ ↸𝙹. ╎'ꖎꖎ ⍑ᒷꖎ!¡ ℸ ̣ ⍑𝙹ᓭᒷ ∴⍑𝙹 リᒷᒷ↸ ╎ℸ ̣ ╎リ ᔑリ|| ᓭ⚍ʖ⋮ᒷᓵℸ ̣." Xelqua reassured them, watching their green eyes soften as they relaxed. "ᔑリ↸ ╎ ᔑᒲ ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷ リ𝙹∴ ᓭ𝙹 ||𝙹⚍ ⍑ᔑ⍊ᒷ ᓭ⚍!¡ᒷ∷⍊╎ᓭ╎𝙹リ. ᓭ⍑𝙹∴ ᒲᒷ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ||𝙹⚍∷ ∴𝙹∷ꖌ╎リ⊣ 𝙹リ. ⍑𝙹∴ ╎ᓭ ||𝙹⚍∷ ᓭᒷᒷ╎リ⊣ ᒷ||ᒷ ᓭ╎⊣╎ꖎ ∴𝙹∷ꖌ╎リ⊣ 𝙹⚍ℸ ̣ ?"