Days had past, and Sheikaris had learned of the dark horrors that had befallen his student.
"She has fallen into darkness again..." Sheikaris said as he paced the living room floor, the fireplace flickering.
"No... She has become captive in a world not her own." Alex says, sipping her tea with a grimace.
Mindee enters the room, "The children are asleep.. We need a battle plan. What was the name of that man that her daughter said?"
"Thantos Poneros." Sheikaris speaks, still pacing the floor.
"Hm.. Strange. In all of her letters she never mentioned a man named Thantos, or that Nazard had passed away. Something is wrong here." Mindee says, crossing her arms and staring at the fire in thought.
"We should just go find 'er." Alex says, setting her cup on the table beside her.
"Too dangerous in your state." Sheik moves to her side, "Someone needs to stay with the children, you are in no state to fight."
"I am no' gonna stay 'ere while Rima needs 'elp." Alex flicks his forehead.
"You saw her during her darkness.. She could kill you." Sheik frowns, rubbing his forehead.
"Alex was the one who snapped her out of the darkness though.. Maybe she should come." Mindee speaks up.
Before Sheikaris could argue, a knock on the door caused the room to grow silent and added tension to the air. Mindee walks over to open the door, only to be sprayed by a strange gas that caused her to hit the ground unconscious.
"Mindee!" Sheikaris reaches for his sword on the rack that had been bolted to the wall.
"We have come for our sister, Kari." A boy's voice said from the doorway, stepping over the gnome woman.
Standing before Sheik and Alex was a San'lyn boy; His skin pale and ashen, his eyes silver like Rima's but his lips were bright red as if fresh with blood. His canines were fangs and his nails were like claws. He wore black leather attire and boots with metal spikes.
"Hand over Kari." The boy said with little emotion as two more brothers stepped inside.
"You are Rima's sons?" Sheik readied his blades.
"I am Niko, the Eldest son of Death and the Holder." The boy says, "Now, where is our sister?"
"Resting. What did you do to Mindee?" Sheikaris's eyes never moved from the boys.
"She is merely sleeping." Niko nodded towards her, "Though I could change that if I desired. Now. Give us Kari!"
"We are not your enemies you know." Sheik growled.
"We are aware, but she was not to wander off." Niko pulls a pistol from its holster on his side and aimed it towards Mindee.
"Enough!" Alex shouted, "Both of you, enough with the pissing contest."
The boys blink, Sheikaris gives Alex a side long glance. Alex stands, careful not to fall over. A voice begins laughing.
"Pregnant again, Alex? Is it another pair of twins? Not running off this time now are ya?" the laughter continued.
"Rima quit toying around." Alex says as she moves to rest a hand over Sheik's.
Rima stepped forward, "Seems my sons really are terrible at this whole negotiation thing.. Definitely need to train them better."
"Mother! You were to wait outside!" Niko frowns.
"Yeah and you weren't supposed to knock Mindee out, but you did that anyways." Rima scolds him before smacking him upside the head.
"Your sons have about as much temper as their uncle." Alex snickers before moving to hug her old friend.
"Yeah.. No idea where they got that from." Rima laughs, the boys putting their weapons away with a pout.
"So dramatic, wonder where they got that bit from? You were more of the blunt then dramatic." Alex taunts before returning to her seat on the couch.
"Shut the door would you, Connor? And Junior! Pick your aunt off the floor, that was rude of you to test your invention on her." Rima walks over and sits on the arm of the couch.
The boys scramble to do as told.
"So... How are you two?" Rima smirks towards Sheik.
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