#severusluxray

gabriel.

i know. i can sense his power from here.

the sun god is watching. if you still think he doesn't deserve his power, this is your last chance to stop him.

may i join you?

hrmph.

[severus takes that as confirmation and takes a seat next to gabriel on the cliff looking out across the canyons. sighing, gabriel sits up so he can look at severus properly.]

what is it? just say it.

hm... why don’t we let icarus take the ceremony? would he not leave us alone then?

tch! he is no longer part of the covenant, so why should he have one? he doesn’t deserve such power for his own selfish desires.

he’s different, though. he is-- was chosen to lead. he is as he is named; ‘closest to the sun.’ if he can’t learn to control his inherent abilities, it could destroy him. what if that damages our connection with the sun god?

[gabriel bristles. the implication that he is not good enough of a leader to take over byul’s role is not lost on him, but there is truth to what severus says. he breathes slowly and purposefully as he thinks of what to do about it. in the distance, the light from the spire shines faintly.]

i... i will reconsider it. icarus must earn the right to have the ceremony first, though.

after all this time, you finally show your face again, icarus.

icarus? i think you’ve mistaken me for someone else, buddy.

don’t play dumb. you can’t possibly think you can just walk through our territory like nothing happened, and bearing a symbol of humans, no less.

[byul looks behind him and notices his exit is blocked by two more luxray who look strikingly similar to him.]

look, i don’t... i’m not here to rejoin your little clan or whatever. i don’t even know who you are. i just have questions about... who i am.

you don’t remember? do you expect me to believe that?

it doesn’t seem like he’s lying, gabriel. if we can give him answers, he may leave us in peace.

icarus.

[severus and rigel exchange uneasy looks as a dark expression clouds over gabriel’s face.]

gabriel... what’s your plan? perhaps we should see what he has to say.

[severus’ eyes follow the light glowing in between the cracks of the altar before turning his attention to the main pillar. the sun-shaped symbol seems to glow briefly before the lights disappear altogether.]

the altar is responding to something... could it be an intruder?

we should probably report this to gabriel right away.

you’re right. something is happening somewhere on the island.

alright, you two. hop on my back and hold on, we need to hurry.

[continued from here]

luci! yeah, doesn’t he look like joshua?

well, they’re both small...

hey!

anyways, we’re gonna patrol by the altar. do you and your friend want to tag along?

lucifer, know your place. this is an outsider.

don’t worry, severus! do they look like they have bad intentions? and besides, this way you can keep an eye on sharktooth, too.

...very well. but joshua and masa stay here.

sunny will handle him from here. however, there is another cause for concern. i found strangers speaking with the kits. off-islanders, i presume.

i see. it’s getting close to the season where tourists flood our lands, so we’ll have to keep a closer eye on our borders. we’ll also have to patrol the path to the altar more often.

of course. i’ll see to it myself.