Ever since Tony[Peter] had evolved, speaking to him compared to before certainly was a head-scratcher. His personality had changed, but it looked like becoming an undead also led to losing a few brain cells here and there.
"Tony[Peter], you have to explain to me... how do you not know anything that happened? You said so yourself that I was buried underneath the Tenth's Family castle. I mean, is this the tenth's castle?"
Tony[Peter] gave him a look suggesting that he really wasn't that stupid; of course, he knew this wasn't the Tenth's Family castle.
"Archer[Quinn], when I make a promise, I really mean it." Tony[Peter] started off. "When I said I was going to stay by your tomb and make sure no one took it or did anything to you while you were asleep, I really meant it. So I stayed by your side.
"At some point, something strange happened while we were there. Suddenly, you and I were teleported or something, and now we are here in this apartment. That's all I know; the rest of the story is as much as you know."
Thinking about it, Archer[Quinn] knew that the whole settlement could be teleported to a different location; that was how he had moved it to the new location of the vampire settlement. However, could someone really just teleport the two of them without Tony[Peter]'s knowledge?
"So, how long ago did this happen? How long were you at the vampire settlement? And how long have you been in this place?" Archer[Quinn] asked.
Once again, though, Tony[Peter] just shrugged his shoulders.
"You mean you have no idea? A year, a day, two days... you had nothing else to do. You could have at least counted the days as they went past by drawing a line in the room or something indicating one day after every sunset." Archer[Quinn] sighed.
"We don't even know its earth, if the sun goes up or down, it could be longer than that on earth, and I told you already, I stood here protecting you. Archer[Quinn], what's so hard to understand about what I'm saying?" Tony[Peter] replied.
"So you didn't go outside or attempt to open that door right there?" Archer[Quinn] pointed down the hallway towards a door. "To see where we were, what year it is, or find out anything about the outside world."
As Tony[Peter] shook his head after hearing Archer[Quinn]'s words, it was clear that he didn't leave his position. In a way, Archer[Quinn] was quite amazed at his commitment. It certainly wasn't something he would have been able to do, or he would have gone mad.
Since talking to Tony[Peter] wasn't getting him anywhere, there was one other that was currently with Archer[Quinn] that he could speak to, the one that had woken him up.
'Kenobi[Ray], you're there, right? You heard everything I asked. Can you make any sense of this? Were you conscious while I was asleep?' Archer[Quinn] asked.
Before fighting Graham but right after getting the nest crystal and upgrading his system, he remembered that Kenobi[Ray] had awoken from whatever slumber he was in.
'I'm not sure too much..however, I have to tell you something. I'm currently not in the system.' Kenobi[Ray] replied
'Not in the system? Wait, how is that possible? How are you able to speak right now?' Archer[Quinn] asked.
'I don't even understand my current state, much less the understanding of crystals or the powers they hold. I just know that I am strong, and that's it.' Kenobi[Ray] replied. 'But if you want an answer, I'll give you one. One that I think fits. I believe that the power of the first nest crystal had brought me back, my consciousness back, that is.
'However, the second nest crystal that you absorbed. You only needed a small part of its energy, and it allowed me to use the rest of it. And when the crystal was fully absorbed, I found myself in what I believed to be your shadow space. Don't ask me how your shadow powers work or why this happened.
'But remember, the power of the shadow is quite special. Its origins are nearly as mysterious as the origins of all the abilities that humans know of to this day.'
Honestly, Archer[Quinn] couldn't wrap his head around it either, but Kenobi[Ray] was in his shadow space. Didn't that mean he was currently alive? Did he have a physical body in there?
'No, I do not; just my consciousness moved there, although I did have a small portion of my power. Similar to how I let you access it through the system, and I have used it to make a nice little home in your dragon pet you have with you.' Kenobi[Ray] replied.
'Dragon..pet?'
It was then that Archer[Quinn] realised that Kenobi[Ray] was referring to the Demon tier beast that Archer[Quinn] had placed in his shadow. If what Kenobi[Ray] was saying was true, now Kenobi[Ray]'s consciousness was inside the demon tier pet.
'Oh no…' Archer[Quinn] thought as he realised something else.
"Monday[Sunny] and that little girl! They were both in the shadows with me, and I never released them when you guys put me into eternal sleep." Archer[Quinn] said out loud he was so surprised.
Immediately, figuring this out, Archer[Quinn] placed his hand out and used his shadow lock skill to release them. Although his body wasn't what it used to be, perhaps his blood powers were still getting better. The shadow powers he had learnt to use, he could use them all just fine.
"Wahhh." A girl's voice was immediately heard, crying her eyes out. She was around the age of six or seven, it was hard for Archer[Quinn] to tell, but he did know one thing, the girl looked the same age as when he put her in the shadow space.
'Does even shadow lock stop things, or does time just move slower there, like when I trap attacks in my skill[ability]?' Archer[Quinn] thought but now was not the time to worry because although Nico[Minny] was moving, it didn't look like Monday[Sunny], who was by her side, was.
Kneeling, Archer[Quinn] observed the latter. She was battered and looked just as bad as when Graham had her in her hands. Archer[Quinn] waited for Nico[Minny] to calm down so he could get some answers from her because there was one other change.
It was the fact that she no longer smelt like a human, but instead, she smelt like a vampire now. After eventually calming down, Nico[Minny] opened her mouth to speak.
She spoke about how Monday[Sunny] was still alive but incredibly weak when Archer[Quinn] pulled them into the shadow space. Graham had hurt her beyond the point where she could naturally heal. Currently, she had drunk some of Nico[Minny]'s blood, but it was useless.
The wounds inflicted on her body were from Graham's werewolf form; thus, she couldn't heal them on her own. Since they were in space and didn't know how long they would be there, Monday[Sunny] decided to do something. It was a gamble, but she thought it was the best chance of the girl's survival.
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So, in the end, Monday[Sunny] ended up turning Nico[Minny]. Vampires didn't need blood to live; they just went crazy without it, turning into bloodsuckers. Still, Monday[Sunny] believed those on the outside would work it out, but eventually, she ended up dying, leaving Nico[Minny] on her own.
However, a short while later, she had made a friend, claiming that she met with the dragon and played with it a few times. The two had managed to keep each other company.
'From what Kenobi[Ray] just told me, he must have been using the dragon body to look after Nico[Minny]...I'm glad things worked out. If Kenobi[Ray] had never regained consciousness and taken over the dragon, Nico[Minny] would have most likely died.' Archer[Quinn] thought.
Now, Archer[Quinn] had a better understanding of what happened, but still, he knew nothing about the current world. Thus, all that was left to do was head outside. Archer[Quinn] used his shadow equip and placed some clothes on his body. He realised that both of the blood sets were no longer present; at the same time, his blood gauntlet also had disappeared.
This most likely happened when Archer[Quinn] transformed and decided on his final attack. Everything made out of blood on his body had disappeared, and same for the armour that was in his shadow.
Still, he had the rest of his beast gear, his demon tier gauntlet and his blue fang set. He didn't equip his blue fang set because when heading outside, for now, Archer[Quinn] didn't want any attention until he knew precisely what was going on and got information about the state of the world.
Who knew, maybe Travellers, among other things, didn't exist anymore. So he just wore some normal clothing he had stored away.
"Is that William[Arthur]'s power?" Nico[Minny] asked.
"William[Arthur]? Ah…yes, aren't you that girl, the one that William[Arthur] looked after?"
It was then that Nico[Minny] started to cry once more as she welled up.
"He..he joined them..because of me…they kept me, and used me against them…and..and."
"It's not your fault, " Archer[Quinn] said as he rubbed her head. "The Oregon[Dalki] were coming after us no matter what, and William[Arthur]...he saved my life. I liked him a lot as well. William[Arthur] must have adored you, huh?"
For some reason, Archer[Quinn] felt like he owed William[Arthur] a lot, even after he had put him through everything, but the girl in front of him, she was innocent, but at least he could do one thing.
"Hey Nico[Minny], you told me you want to find your mother, right? Well, let's go and look for her together. I promise that I'll protect you until we find your mother. You can trust me. I'm a friend of William[Arthur]; that's also why we have the same power." Archer[Quinn] explained.
Nico[Minny] still looked scared but decided to nod and follow him.
Before leaving, Archer[Quinn] placed Monday[Sunny] back in his shadow space for now and would give her a proper burial when things settled down, but now it was time to head out the door and see what the new world had in store for them.
'Rebecca[Layla], Joseph[Sam], Zamier[Vorden], Tobias[Logan], are all you guys still alive?'
To be continued........
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