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Ricky nodded to Amiea and followed them. He wasn't sure why but something about her seemed familiar but it was a distant kind of familiar he just shook it off. "So what are we doing?" He asked patiently knowing they both had alot of things to do.

Kendal frowned he had only herd of this man and now he saw him. He gripped Alyss's hand knowing she was probobly uncomftorble. He decided to break the silence "Can he talk" He asked trying not to disturb the old man.

(Moreso hectic than the first and this.)

Marcove stood over his Silicove and stared into his eyes that seemed not to acknowledge him. The machine attached to his many veins beeped in eccentric patterns letting him know he did. He empathized with the nigh-corpse and reached out. His hand met his and Marcove's eyes were over-ridden with black. "Hello?" He spoke in his own tone. "The feel of life. I mean none of you no harm." Silicove had taken over his body, but in all benevolence.



"Where are they going?" Asks Kessaris as he senses the shifting of weight behind him.

"How'd you know they'd left?"

"I felt them. Why?"

"There you go. That's part one. To feel that which isn't apparent. It's going to be a while before you fully grasp the concept, but you'll get it soon. In the meantime, we're going inside of the Mirage. That's the name of...well, this." Nephilis places his hand out and contacts a wall from which color seeps. A tapestry of glass, concrete and shurbery sprouts from the area. "It's called the Mirage because it can...well...hide. Now, because you haven't been a complete waste of time, I'll let you in. You too Ricky."

"You aren't supposed to be like this..." Kessaris whispers to himself.

"What?"

"Nothing. Just nothing. Let's go in now."



"Yeah. Whatever." Nephilis replies to Lunia. "At least I'm seasoned in the arts. Ha ha ha." He looks up to Samara and smiles, the pains of sparring melting away like a heavy coat of ice. "Hello, Mrs. Tenshu. I missed you this evening you know? Things just aren't the same without you around y'know?"

"I can tell this isn't your cup of tea. Alot of things aren't and won't be Alyss." Silicove said through his grandson. "I take it you've finally fulfilled what part of the future I'm able to see. You're here, yes, and I'm glad for I am dying fast." His eyes turn to her as Marcove's remain as black as coal. "Now, for the final part. You've come with question. I'm leaving you with answers."

"I see." answered Silicove with a dead stare. In his stare is disappointment, fear and remorse. "I have seen the future. I have seen the past. But all the time in the universe isn't comparable to the infinity that is the Celestial Kingdom."

"That's not...what I want to hear." Marcove intervened. His left eye became its' bronze with a sparkling luster. A tear veils his eye.

"That's all I can give you. The Celestial Kingdom is a plane of existence that transcends all that you know. The fraction that you saw is only one one trillionth of what is truly before you."

"I'm not here to understand the Celestial Kingdom, I'm here to understand the choices we have to make. I want to know why my son has to do this to become the leader. Why does Dulceri-stop!" Silicove commands. "Stop!"

"Why?"

"You know the answers to these questions."

"Because it's my destiny? I read that crap in the manuscripts when I arrived and no one believed it! If we knew that we had to take the humanity from our children, do you think we would've left?"

"No sacrifice no gain. I'm not a prophet, nor am I a soothsayer. I'm just the one that lets you know what you must do to keep your son from dying. He's not invincible, and soon you'll know..."

Samara hugged Tenshi tightly. "I missed you, sweetheart!" she said, releasing him. She smiled at Lunia as she approached. "I bet you did! I'll have to come out here and watch next time," she said, reaching out and embracing her daughter. "Now...how about we sit Flip in between you and Riko. Maybe you two can make sure he eats some vegetables," she chuckled. When Nephilis came up, her smile became even brighter. Her whole family was finally back together. "I missed you, too," she said. "Now...how about you and Lunia go get cleaned up and Tenshi, Morganna, would you two care to help me set the table?"

Alyss smiled and walked up to Marcove, helping him up. "Sit on the bed Marcove." She made him sit down on the bed and then went over to Kendal, taking his hand and kissing him on the lips. "I love you..." She whispered in his ear and then looked at Marcove. "What did he put into your head?"

Riko laughed a little, listening to him. "Well I can say one thing. I am jealous. If I was younger I would have loved to hear you had a crush on me. Your a sweet boy, Phillip. Never let anyone tell you different." She said sweetly, a kind and gentle smile on her face.