[IC] A Hero Tale {Complete}

[Jensoman]

Jenso smiled as the meteors vanished and he glared down at Ada. 'I should really turn her in somewhere, but I doubt any prison could hold her...and she would probably escape before I could even do that..' He thought. He got a shocked expression on his face when he remembered something. 'DACER!!!' He thought, and dashed out of the room in order to search his friends. 'Damn, I hope they're okay...'

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A plume of shadows appeared above Ada, dropping Shadra's form to her side after Jenso left the room. She looked down at her fallen comrade and shook the woman until her eyes flickered open. "Wha..?" Ada muttered. Shadra slapped her fully away, prompting the woman to sit up and push shadra away violently. The shorter girl scampered away like an animal, and face Ada again.

"You're alive," Shadra said softly. Ada grit her teeth and spun towards the exit of the room, seeing Jenso's shape beyond the confines of the walls with her mystic eyes.

"That cursed little fuck," Ada hissed. She struggled to her feet, but felt her insides twisting painfully, forcing her back to the ground.

"Nexus will heal you. Do not move," Shadra urged, rushing over and grabbing Ada's arms. Ada cursed under her breath, but didn't struggled. "I have trapped the Gaian boy and his animal in the tower. They are at your disposal, as you requested." Ada grunted in agreement, and the two faded into the shadows, disappearing from sight.

"Good"

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~ End Of Chapter 46~

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~ Chapter 47 ~

_{A Bittersweet Mountain View}

Jenso searched and searched, but Dacer was nowhere to be found in the four-roomed temple. With the world saved from annihilation, and his friend missing, he had nowhere to go. Jenso was now at the edge of the mountainside, looking down on the world beneath him. The elementals were dead, and Ada was out of commission. But Prisma was still out there, and Dacer was missing. What could he do now?

[Jensoman]

Jenso overlooked the world, and frowned. He did a sigh of relief, and clenched his fists. 'It's done...the people are safe. Now it's time to go after those masked people...But where do I start?' He thought, while still glancing over the world. 'I hope Dacer and Tiger are alive, at least...but there's no point staying here now. Maybe I should go back to Hellion Outpost, and tell them the Jumino problem's been dealt with...for now.' He thought. Before he could do anything however, a violent roar interrupted his thoughts.

He looked down at his stomach and frowned. "Oh man, it's been a while since I've eaten.." He said to his stomach, and began to gather some wood. He threw it onto a pile and used some flames to create a camp-fire. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the package of meat. He sat down, and began cooking some of the meat pieces until they were ready to be eaten. He munched on the meat and felt a lot better. 'Wow, this tastes great!'

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As Jenso reached into the bottomless pouch, a very quiet hushing noise sounded, but he might've missed it. Maybe it was his mind playing tricks on him? Or maybe it was a noise that bag made every time? Whatever it was, it didn't happen again. Jenso had many options now. He could go back to Hellion outpost, or he could make sure Orobo and Pharie were safe at last, or he could explore further, hell he could even go see Lark again! The options were limitless, but those masked villains weren't going to show themselves to him again anytime soon.

[Jensoman]

Jenso didn't pay too much mind to the hushing noise, and finished his meal. After doing so, he absorbed the flames from the camp-fire, put the bag back into his pocket and headed into the temple. He felt that he would be a bit safer within the temple, despite what had transpired within. He pulled some bandages out of his pocket and wrapped them around his wounds. He decided to rest at the room where the globe was, and closed his eyes. 'Just gonna lie down for a while..' He thought, feeling somewhat tired.

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Jenso rested his eyes and fell into a deep sleep, feeling the injuries from his battle fade away as he lost consciousness. The darkness that resumed was unlike any other. Jenso stood in the center of an endless blackness, and several feet away, Ada stood, with her back turned to him.

[Jensoman]

Jenso looked around him in confusion for a moment. 'What...where am I?' He thought, trying to remember how he even ended up in this darkness in the first place. He noticed Ada and glared at her. "So you're not done with me yet, huh.." He muttered, and got in a combat stance. "Where am I? Where are Dacer and Tiger?!" He shouted.

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Ada spun around, flashed her eyes, and ripped off her mask, revealing Dacer's face, contorted and warped.

"HELP!"

Then everything went dark again. Moments passed before Jenso fell into a clear blue liquid, and everything turned aqua bright blue. He could breath normally though. He saw a man in blue armor in the distance, with his legs crossed and back turned to him.

[Jensoman]

Jenso stared in shock as he recognised Dacer's face and he vanished in darkness. As he reappeared in the area of aqua bright blue, he blinked. 'Wow...am I drunk again?' He thought in confusion, not understanding what was going on. He walked towards the man in blue armor. "Um...hello?" Jenso muttered, being more cautious then before after seeing the weird Ada and Dacer being. He didn't want to get caught off-guard again.

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The man shook in place and fell forward, floating as he tumble around, and face Jenso, up-side-down. His face was covered in a black mask, identical to Prisma's, Ada's, and Shadra's. His eyes glowed a neon blue, however, different from the colors he'd seen so far.

"Wah-?!" He grunted, spinning himself right-side-up, and floating towards Jenso. "It... Worked?"

[Jensoman]

Jenso glared at the man with the black mask and got in a combat stance. "Man, there sure are a lot of you!" He shouted in an angry tone, and aimed a punch at the man's face with his right fist.

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Jenso's fist passed through the man like he was a phantom, and he chuckled. "Please, relax. I'm not going to hurt you, hell, I couldn't even if I wanted to," He said, in a refreshingly sane tone of voice. Considering the attitude and composure of these masked people, it was strange to find one that seemed... Normal. "Don't be scared, you're merely dreaming. I've just managed to connect our souls, through a rather uh.. haha, groundbreaking coincidence. My name is Nexus," the man smiled under his mask. Looking closer, his left eye was actually not glowing nearly as brightly as his right. In fact, it looked like a normal, blue eye. That part of his mask was also torn off, down his cheek, like something had ripped it open. His skin was white, and he seemed rather young.

"And you are?"

[Jensoman]

Jenso relaxed a bit as the man didn't seem hostile and spoke calmly to him. He'd been deceived by Ada before, so he still kept his guard up none the less. "I'm Jenso..." Jenso replied, and paused for a moment. "I'm sorry for trying to punch you, but...I just got in a fight with two other masked people, and they took my friends." Jenso said to Nexus, observing the man's mask. It seemed quite odd that part of his mask seemed to have been torn off, but he was unsure if he wanted to ask him. It may have been rude, as he was still unsure if this man had bad intentions or not.

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"Oh?" Nexus hummed, "Were they my allies, by chance?" He rubbed his chin quizzically and nodded. "You're quite lucky to be alive if you'd come face to face with anyone within The Order."

[Jensoman]

Jenso glared at Nexus for a moment as he mentioned that they were his allies. "The Order? Is that the name of your group of insane, murderous peopl-" Jenso spat in an outburst of rage, and paused for a moment. His glare vanished and he took a deep sigh. He tried his best to remain calm, due to the fact that Nexus wasn't being hostile. "...Okay, why do you and your...allies, run around killing everyone? Is there some kind of purpose behind all this?" He asked.

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"I do no such thing," Nexus insisted, raising his hands in protest, "My allies merely do as they wish. We are integrated within the Order Of Chaos, but despite our allegiance, we are not bound by each-others morals or intents. I spend my time, for example, studying the limits of my magic, and the magic of those around me. I've just recently learned how to tap into the dream dimension, which is what I've just decided to name this place," Nexus explained. "Though, not every one of my allies is bent on murder. Few go out of their way to kill, though none show remorse."

[Jensoman]

Jenso nodded and listened to every word Nexus said. He frowned. "Prisma killed everyone in my home town, Arcadia, and nearly killed me." Jenso stated, and clenched his fists in anger. "But considering how Ada manipulated me into reactivating the meteors, maybe he made sure I would still live just so he could fight me again. I don't even know at this point...but I need to stop them!" Jenso roared. "I know I'm too weak now, but I'll get stronger!"

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"Prisma and Ada- Ah, those two have always been a little... Uneven. You were unfortunate to run into those two, I'm sorry about their behavior. But what you're talking about, stopping my people, that's impossible, I'm afraid," Nexus claimed, shrugging nonchalantly." Though, if you were the one who put Adarine down for the count, I'm at least a little surprised. She may be weaker than the rest of us, but it's been millennia since a mortal has even been able to hurt any of us. This universe is a peculiar one indeed."

[Jensoman]

Jenso sighed and clenched his fists. "I don't know if I can win, but I know one thing...I'm going to save my friends." Jenso stated confidently. "But I don't know where they are now.."