Ray- *blushing* You know

Milenya- Hm?

Ray- *blushing* If you ever want to talk more about it you can always ask

Milenya- *smiling* Ok

(She leaves and closes the door behind her but stops with her hands still on the door)

Milenya- *sigh* I’ll just tell him tomorrow

(Ends on her leaving)

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(Opens on Dane popping in on S.G. Lerena tapping her foot at her desk after filing some paperwork)

Dane- Dinner will be ready soon

S.G. Lerena- *not looking up from her desk* Understood

Dane- and Miss Lerena remember what we talked about

S.G. Lerena- *looks behind her* Why are you bringing that up now?

Dane- Because you may have forgotten *leaves*

(after filing some more paperwork Lerena comes to a halt)

S.G. Lerena- *sighs* Maybe I should just get over this “Vagrant” he’s been here for over 3 months but he’s still fresh in my head, not to mention it seems like father won’t let him go no matter what I say *looks at the door then looks back to the ceiling* hopefully this dinner will take my mind off of it

(Cut to Milenya getting ready for dinner by donning on her apron and hairnet, she then opens the door to the kitchen)

Milenya- *smiling* Hello, Everyone!

Kitchen staff- Hello Ms. Milenya!

(She walks around the kitchen taking in the scents of the food)

Milenya- *in head* It smells amazing in here as usual ah I could get lost in such aromas *stares at the whole kitchen while smiling as if she is inspecting it and happy with it*

Fredrick- Ah~ Ms. Milenya I see your here early today

Milenya- EEP! *looks behind her* Mr. Fredrick you mustn't startle me like that *puts hand on her chest/breathes heavily*

Fredrick- Oh? I didn’t know I could scare the “Second Strongest Person in the whole Nation” *chuckles to himself* Hello everyone

Kitchen Staff- Hello Mr. Fredrick!

Milenya- Besides that, your in an uncharacteristically good mood today Fredrick- Well I’ll be traveling with Master William tomorrow to Shānguó, oh how much I do love traveling all the sights and scenes in other countries the food and culture ah~ it’s a marvel to behold

Milenya- Well I’m glad for you hopefully you can bring back a souvenir *starts seasoning the chicken*

Fredrick- Maybe I shall *starts preparing a sauce*

Dane- *comes in* Hello everyone

Kitchen Staff- Hello Ms. Dane

Fredrick- Ah you're here early this time *looks up from stirring* is everything good

Dane- Well everything with Ms. Lerena is still fine nothing to worry about

Fredrick- That’s good to hear oh and could you get the shrimp parfait started please

Dane- Why of course

Milenya- *smiling* You two seem to be on good terms what happened

Fredrick- Oh just a small chat nothing much, right Ms. Dane?

Dane- Of course *goes to get the shrimp*

(The synergy between Fredrick and Dane seems to have been rekindled as Milenya watched them prepare their food)

Dane- Ms. Milenya please don’t dilly dally this food must be prepared by 8:30 sharp

Milenya- *sweat drop/nervous smile* Oh yes sorry excuse my negligence

Milenya- *in head* looks like Dane is back, hmm, I wonder how Ray is doing

(cut over to a scientist monitoring “Death’s pillar”)

Marx- *shouting* DR. DERLIN IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN

Dr. Derlin- Ok what does it look like this time

Scientist 1- It’s looking very calm and stable with a few bumps in it but nothing too worry about

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?- I’LL BE THE JUDGE OF THAT

(echoing in the room is a man with glasses a fresh lab coat and impeccable hair)

Dr. Derlin- Master Johnathan?!

Johnathan- *stares at the wave reports* Hmm

Jonathan- *in head* I need to relay this to father perhaps he’ll give me permission to converse with the wielder, maybe do some tests, seeing as it may have something to do with the pillars bond with him

Dr. Derlin- The pillar has started to exude a similar wave structure to last time it’s not as distorted as last time but It has a similar wavelength

Johnathan- Any hypothesis to explain this?

Dr. Derlin- Not much to go off of since this is only the second time it’s done it and it’s been playing this wavelength for a while now

Johnathan- *in head* Seeing as noone has any hypothesis or guess for it I’ll have to go off of my intuition

Johnathan- Just monitor any and all weird signs or further behavior with the pillar I will convene with my father on the hypothesis I have concocted

(cut over to Ray who is back in the white void with the same woman sitting there on a crescent moon, he wakes up and falls but goes through the watery floor and gets pushed back up by some force)

?- Oh it seems your back

Ray- You again *angry look*

(This time he gets to actually focus on her looks for a bit she has frilled up white hair *think of android 21*, midnight black skin, a dress made of crow feathers, eyes like a cat but with black sclera and white iris outlines, white lips, sharp teeth, a broach and 2 hair pieces with a skull on it and some white high heels)

?- Don’t be like that *walks off to the side as Ray is looking around and teleports behind him* I thought we were on good terms

Ray- *getting annoyed* Whatever just tell me who you are

?- *teleports back on top of the crescent legs crossed* Me? Well I go by many names: Shinigami, Parca, Mvunaji Mbaya, Liemannen, Death; Whichever one you like

Ray- *in head* Wait did she say “Death”

Ray- You said one of your names was “Death”, right?

Death- *intrigued* Yes

Ray- Then is the staff that everyone calls “Death’s pillar” yours?

Death- Why yes it is, how observant you are *patronizing claps*

Ray- Don’t do that, anyway, why am I here

Death- I summoned you here

Ray- For what?

Death- For a partnership

(Ray is confused)

Death- You see I’ve been trapped in here for several millennia and have served wielders from many different periods so I would just like something to do *sideyes Ray* and now that I have a new plaything I would like to have some fun

Ray- What do you mean?

Death- *getting annoyed/smacks Ray in the back of the head* Listen

Ray- *rubbing the back of his neck* Bitch

Death- I can hear whatever you say and hear out in the outside world, I’m there in the background of your mind and I would like to help you with that training your doing up there but I ask for one thing *holds up 1 finger*

Ray- *hand on the back of his neck* What is it?

Death- Half of your body

Ray- WHAT?

Death- Oh hush now it’s nothing too crazy I would just like to see how the world has changed since I’ve been trapped in here for so long and I’ll even help you master how to use my staff so do we have a deal *holds out hand*

Ray- *thinks for a second*

Death- If half your body is too much I’ll settle for your eye

Ray- Heh, fine, You gotta deal *shakes her hand*

Death- Ara ara~ this is so exciting

(Ray sees black for a bit longer then finally wakes up out of his sleep feeling much better than before)

Ray- *scratching his head* Was that all a dream?

(Milenya then comes into the room)

Milenya- *surprised* Oh it seems you are awake, are you feeling ok, any lingering muscle soreness or fatigue?

Ray- Nope! I feel great in fact

Milenya- Well that's good I just came to tell you that dinner is ready so please come down soon when your ready (starts to leave)

Ray- Alright

(Milenya leaves)

Ray- *sigh*

?- *intrigued* Well she seems like a peculiar woman

Ray- Huh?

(Ray is confused and walks around the room trying to see who said something)

?- Listen you imbecile remember I’m in your eye

Ray- Wait a minute *runs to the mirror in his bathroom* Death!?

(Ray sees his left eye in the mirror and sees that it looks just like Death’s which freaks him out a bit)

Death- Ding Dong Dunce

(Then he remembers their deal)

Ray- Oh yeah you were talking about going into my eye and shit right I almost thought you were kidding

Death- Well now that you know when will you start doing something interesting

Ray- Uh, Tomorrow I guess

Death- That seems like too long

Ray- Seems you’ve waited all this time to actually talk to me again

Death- *Hrmph*

(Ray is looking at the eye in the mirror, trying to decide how to inconspicuously conceal it)

Ray- I’ll just hide your eye underneath my hair so that it won’t draw so much attention from others

Death- Why?

Ray- Others might get suspicious

Death- Well excuse you!? I for one think my eyes are beautiful

Ray- That's cool and all but I don’t feel like getting stared at by everyone everyday because of it so I’ll just hide it underneath my hair

(Ray then takes some of his dreads and moves them over his left eye making it more of a low ponytail)

Ray- *a little disappointed in himself* Eh it’s serviceable

Death- You look ridiculous

Ray- Fuck off

(He goes to dinner and takes his seat)

William- Yo Ray, care to say goodbye before my leave

Ray- Yeah sure I hope you have fun

King Windholm- *ringing his glass* I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE, WELL TECHNICALLY 2: THE FIRST IS SORRY SON YOU WILL NOT BE GOING ON YOUR DIPLOMATIC JOURNEY TO SHĀNGUÓ.

Fredrick/William- NO!/YES!

King Windholm- AND MY SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT IS wielder- RAY YOU WILL BE HAVING DUAL TRAINING WITH ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS

Ray- and who will that be

?- Me ya cocksuckers

(Everyone turns to the door of the dinning hall and there is standing a woman around 6ft 7in that has a pissed off look on her face and muscles that would strike fear in anyone)

King Windholm- Ah, Maria you managed to make it how good it is to see you again

(Ray looks at the woman and feels his stomach churn)

(Ends on that)