Sanctuary
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It’s been quite an interesting time.
Blam.
How long has it been now…. 3 weeks? A month? I was never good at telling time.
Crunch. Crash.
Kinda crazy seeing all the progress Lux has made since he got here. Feels like just yesterday he was struggling to control his energy output. I’ve had to close up too many holes around here.
Wooosshh BLAM.
But now look at him. He’s got a pretty iron will. I’ve been supervising his training; watching him practice day in and day out making sure he doesn’t do anything too reckless. Even though he’s basically a prodigy, he’s still inexperienced.
BANG bang.
There’s no doubt about it, he’s going to surpass me eventually. Perhaps sooner than I think. I like being the coolest guy in the village but he’s grabbed a lot of attention. Despite my warnings…
CrruNCH.
Yeah, he’s still learning. But more than just about his kindling. He’s almost completely ignorant of the goings on here. The socio-political climate, the natural environment, history. I believed him from the start, but it’s still weird to believe that he isn’t from Gemini.
Crack BAM.
What makes it harder is the fact that he isn’t completely ignorant. Just almost. Sometimes, Meissa or I will say something about the world and he gives us a face of almost… nostalgia. When pressed, he doesn’t really answer. Or he complains that his head hurts. Always with the headaches. The thing is, I don’t think he’s a bad guy. I don’t think he’s trying to hide anything from us.
kaaaaaBOOM.
I just worry he’s a pawn in something bigger. I mean, he is based on his story. A goddess resurrected him and told him to basically become a hero… That’s super sketchy to me, man. I worry about the guy and the more I’ve come to know him the more I worry. He’s a gentle soul. Perhaps a little too wound up, but gentle. I don’t know why he’s working so hard to improve for this… deity. I don’t really trust her. Why does he?
ping ping ping ping SRRRKKKK.
He doesn’t seem to know. Or at least he won’t tell us. Or he’s being forced into silence. Those damn headaches. What did she do to him?
pooooff…. SLICE. “AHHHHHHHHHHH fuuuuuccc-“
Oop. There goes his arm. I mark another notch on the board for the golem. Lux had the hardest time figuring out healing, but he’s shown some improvement. He glances at me almost as if trying to tell me to pause the exercise. I shrug.
CRASH.
Oh, good. He dodged. Better hurry up and heal, man. I take a sip of my tea. I see the familiar green aura around his arm. Good as new. He took a few rocks to the chest in the meantime, though. Honestly, it scares me how good he is. This is only a couple levels lower than I train. Perhaps I’m just that good a teacher, hahaha. What was I thinking about…?
Oh yeah, his headaches. I’ve told him before that I’d like to try to poke around in his head and see what’s causing it. He was enthusiastic about that. But then I told him I’ve only ever tried it on small animals and they all died in the process. Hmm. I sip more tea. He wasn’t happy about that.
BOOM bang. pik pik pik pik
Meissa tries her best with him too. They get along really well. Almost too well. Hm. Not like I’m being protective of my sister. I think maybe I’m just jealous, haha. He IS cute, too.
“Rigel, what’s going on? Is Lux okay?” I hear Meissa frantically asking as she pitter patters down the stairs into our warded little training room. “I heard a scream.”
I scratch my head and turn around to look at her. “Mei, you’ve heard Lux scream a thousand times by now. Are you not desensitized yet?”
She scowls at me, “Are YOU? I will continue to worry anytime anyone screams.” She takes the chair next to me, takes my tea cup, and downs the whole thing in one go.
“There’s no alcohol in that, sis,” I say.
“I know,” she replies. She sighs and relaxes. She’s not really mad at me. I know she just likes to mess around. “I’m not actually mad at you, Rigel.”
I laugh. “I know, Mei.” We watch as Lux continues to fight the golem. He should be tired by now. Maybe I should call it a day.
“How’s he doing?” she says quietly while leaning in, like she doesn’t want to interrupt the show.
I take a sip from my empty tea cup, “Good. Still not where he wants to be, but this is the first time he’s been completely on his own. He fixed his arm mid-combat.”
She sits back and mmm’s in understanding. “Hey Mei-“
“CALL IT OFF. RIGEL,” Lux yells.
crash crash.
“STOP THE GOLEM, STOP IT NOW”
I sit upright and wave. The golem falls into a pile of rocks. I yell back, “What’s up? Tired already?”
“I HEARD HER. I HEARD CAS.”
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