Fallen Stars
Mystery Fifteen
Dragon King Festival!
Clair dancing around.
Clair: It’s that time again! That time! That time!
The gang was clueless. But she keeps smiling.
Vega, Wrath, and Draco: That time for…..?
Clair (mad): He really didn’t tell you!?
Draco: Uhh, no.
Clair gets out a board and writes on it. She slaps it on one side.
Clair: Every four years, the Dragon King Festival is held. It’s a festival to determine who the next Dragon King will be.
Draco’s eyes light up.
Clair: Oh, I see you. You want that title!
Draco: Of course I do! That’s the one title I’m gunning for. (I didn’t know it was a festival though.)
Clair: Well, you better hurry. The festival is in 1 Month. It’s held in Ganymede, In the Cat’s Eye Continent. The Tiamat Dynasty holds this event. It’s a tournament of 3 per group, so you guys are perfect!
Draco: Cat’s Eye? (So that’s where it's at.) Remember that, Wrath?
Wrath: Yup, I do.
Draco: That’s sounding like home sweet home. For Apocalypse and I.
Clair: But, that continent is on the east of the mainland. Plus the eastern side is always warring, so it’s hard to travel.
They all clench their fists, with faces of conviction.
Wrath: (A Kingdom to take out! And it's the Tiamat Dynasty!!)
Vega: (Wars!)
Draco: (The Dragon King!)
Vega, Wrath, and Draco (determined): We’re going!
Clair (happy): (So enthusiastic!) I love it! I don’t know how you’ll get there in 1 month, but I have high hopes for you. Also…
Clair leans in and they listen.
Clair: To get past the Great Lake Mbozi. Just go to the left of it, before coming up the mountains, there’s a little hidden walkway.
Draco: Thank you so much, for all the info.
Vega interjects.
Vega: I wanted to ask before we left. What’s up with those horns on your head?
Clair: Oh, I’m Half Human, Half Oni.
Draco: Oni, huh?
Clair: Yeah, there are a bunch of different races in the world. But the three most prominent ones are…
**Titans**
**Demons**
**Angels**
Vega, Wrath, and Draco all remain suspiciously quiet…
Clair: Oni would be a branch under demon.
Vega: Is that why you’re seen as crazy or very scary?
Clair: Yep. Oni have a stigma against them around here.
Vega let out a quiet mm.
Clair: But, don’t get me wrong, there are some crazy demons out there. That I cannot vouch for. But, I’ve been here for so long, I don’t know what the world has become for demons, angels, and titans.
Draco: For a demon, you aren’t as crazy as those townspeople.
Clair: What did you three do?
Wrath: Well… it wasn’t anything bad.
Vega and Draco: Wrath killed someone in the town.
Wrath (dramatic): What the fuck?!
Vega: Then they chased us around the city.
Clair: They did all that because one of you killed someone? Haha.
Draco: Yup. All we have to worry about is the mob getting down the mountain.
Clair: They were always the crazy ones, not me. But…
Vega: Hmph?
Clair: Why didn’t you just kill the rest then? You wouldn’t have to worry at all.
Vega: Ahhhh, don’t know.
Wrath: Yeah, we could’ve. But…. oh well.
Vega realizes it’s time to take off. He nudges Draco and whispers.
Vega: You want your title, right? We have to get a move on.
Draco: You’re right. Well, we’re off. Thanks again for everything.
Clair: Stay safe.
Draco and the gang walk out of the house. Following the walkway to go back down the mountain.
Clair: He may be the one I was looking for. Honestly, anyone is better than him. Why did Draconis give his title to him? That still makes me mad.
Clair sees someone running back up the mountain.
Draco: About before. My name is Draco, the one with a lively attitude was Wrath, and the serious one is Vega.
Clair: Nice to meet you, Draco.
Draco: Yeah. Let’s talk another time, I have to catch up with them.
Draco takes off running, catching up with his friends.
Clair (smiles): You raised a good one, Draconis. He is the one for the Dragon King title.
As the gang runs down the mountain. Vega has a concerned look about why Draco ran back up.
Draco: We have to make it across continents in 1 month. This will be tough.
Vega: The best option is to keep moving.
Draco: I wonder if running down it will take 2 days.
Wrath: How about we just jump down the mountain and before we land we use our powers to boost us up, lessening the impact?
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Draco and Vega run and are shocked by what Wrath said.
Draco: I’ve never heard you say something so smart, Wrath.
Wrath: What, idiot? I got better grades than you, throughout middle school.
Draco: Yeah, because I didn’t take the tests at the end, on purpose.
Wrath: Still smarter than you.
Wrath sticks out his tongue and pulls down one of his face cheeks. Draco has a passive look.
Draco: Whatever.
Wrath: Yup.
Draco sneakingly says.
Draco: Idiot.
Wrath: What did you say?
Draco: I said… idiot!
Vega is annoyed by what’s going on.
Vega: Shut up. Let's try what Wrath said.
Wrath: This will be fun!
**Meanwhile...
At The Base
Of The Mountain
At The Hidden Walkway**
A group of townspeople is waiting at the base. Riley ramped up loudly!
Riley: We’re fine!
Henry is getting pumped too!
Henry: Right!
Riley: There are only two options. Either they went up the mountain and got eaten by that crazy demon lady, they’re still climbing up the mountain, or they’re headed back down here.
Issac: That’s three.
Issac is standing in front of two people.
Riley: Say what?
Riley is slightly confused, and Issac tries to clear up the message.
Issac: What you said if you count…..
Someone slaps Issac upside the head!
Henry (angry): Ignore him! We will wait day and night for them! To avenge Rodney!
Draco, Vega, Wrath: Aaaaaaaahhhhh!
The gang comes falling in! Vega has an annoyed angry face.
Vega: Why did we listen to you?!
Wrath: It’s fine! Just gather your balance, and put your power on your feet.
Draco: Gather our balance mid-air? How the hell…?!
They all get to where their feet are facing the ground. Put the powers on their feet and boost up! Dropping back down safely.
Wrath: Told you I was right!
Wrath cape flapping after just landing, while grinning.
Draco: I would say, luck played a factor, but luck isn’t real.
Draco straightened his sword on his back, fixing his jacket also.
Vega (expressionless and cold tone): We got lucky.
Vega fixed his cloak. Their animals come flying in, Zeus and Enma all on Apocalypse’s back. Wrath smiled, looking at it.
Wrath: Look at that! A King being carried down!
Vega with a sarcastic look.
Vega: A king... getting carried. Weak.
Wrath (mad): Say that again!
Riley: You guys do realize we’re right here, right?
Wrath: Ah yeah, we see you, but we don’t care.
Henry (agitated): What? Get them!
They are chased again, but Vega does a swiping motion with his fire, trying to get them to stop following them.
Vega: A little fire just to scare them.
The fire catches onto a tree and quickly spreads to the grass and all the plant life in the Hidden Walkway!!
Vega: Oh shit.
Vega thought about it for a second.
Draco: Forget it, Vega. Keep moving.
Riley: Forget them! Put out the damn fire!
Henry: Get some water, don't let it get to Leda fully!
Issac: There’s a river nearby!
Riley: Go then!
As the gang still runs.
Draco: I wonder if rivers are the same too.
Vega: I would assume so.
Draco: So they have no way of putting it out, huh?
Wrath: Nope.
Draco contemplates it.
Draco: Oh well. Forget it.
Wrath: Look right up ahead. The opening to get out of here.
The gang runs outside of the Hidden Walkway leaving Leda Lake City. Still, grassy terrain surrounds them.
Draco: Let me write down the name of this city before I forget.
Draco gets his journal and jots down the name.
Wrath: How much was the journal?
Vega: 2K.
Wrath: 2K?! Geez. I wouldn’t have paid that.
Draco wrote down the name and put it in his book bag.
Draco: We all can't just kill cashiers like you, Wrath.
Wrath (getting heated): What did you want me to do? Let him call the Army when no one shows up, it alerts the town. Then they go looking for the Sergeant and find the 3 bodies, showing Vega killed them.
Vega (annoyed): What the hell man? All that just to say I did it.
Wrath: Well it's true, you did do it.
Vega: If I didn’t, Draco was just about to shoot them.
Vega looks at Draco out of the corner of his eyes.
Draco: That’s true, I had her in my sights.
Draco holds up a finger pistol. Mouthing…
Draco (smiles): Pow. But for real.
Vega and Wrath: Hm?
Draco: I’m glad I can do this with you all. Next is the Dragon King title, let’s try to get there as quickly as possible.
Vega: How are we going to make it across continents, in 1 month, with no cash? You see it costs 2K for a journal, imagine staying at a hotel.
Draco: Damn.
Wrath: Yeah, this upgrade for my cape was 5K.
Draco: You killed him because you didn’t want to pay 5K?
Wrath (getting vociferous): If I did that, I would have no money, Draco! I would be beaten down to my god damn socks!
Draco (laughing): Ok, ok. I understand. Let's figure out what the next city is, and the quickest way to get to Ganymede.
Wrath: Whoa.
The gang looks up at the sky, and its changing colors, from blue to purplish.
Wrath: This city is so weird…
Draco: This city is so great! I’ve never seen a phenomenon like this. Not in the books I read.
Vega: Even during the day it changes…
Draco: When we have time, I’m gonna come back and claim this place!!
Making it to an open area, they see turbines.
Wrath: Look at these big ass turbines.
Draco: Yeah, they’re all over the place. Were they just powering Leda?
Vega: I don’t know. This many for that city? It didn’t seem like an electrical type of city.
Draco: That’s what I thought.
Vega: There’s a lot of them, about 50, from what I can see.
Wrath: All these for that little city…
Draco: We missed them. But, we press on! To this new city…
Wrath notices something, Enma is now breathing fire from its mouth.
Wrath: Wait?!
Vega: Hm. Caffua did say after hitting K. I could turn into my ability. So Enma can use it now too?
Enma: (I can.)
Enma forms a fireball in his mouth and launches it at the trees!! Setting a few ablaze!
The gang: Whoa!!
Wrath and Draco: So cool!
They both look to their partners.
Wrath and Draco: I need to kill someone soon!!
Thirty minutes later, snow suddenly falls.
Vega (looks up): Is it snowing?
Wrath: No way this is snow. We just left a sunny tree biome.
Draco: No denying it now. Bundle up, we’re likely close to a snow city.
Wrath: The weather can just change like that? Without any warning.
As they continue walking for 10 more minutes. The snow hits even harder.
Draco: Are we in a damn blizzard?
Vega: I need to warm myself.
Wrath: You already know the cold doesn’t affect me.
As Wrath struts with his cape being blown in the blizzard, smiling a little bit. Vega raises his collar over his mouth. They continue walking, arriving at a sign covered in snow.
Draco: Vega, melt away the snow.
Vega: Got it.
Vega goes to use his fire, but at first, it doesn’t want to come out, then it heats up, melting away the snow.
Vega (troubled): (Is my power weakened ‘cause of the snow?)
Vega had a slightly concerned look. After being cleared, the sign reads...
**Welcome To
Umbriel!!
Home of The Yeti!**
They see a flag with snow all around it, and a fountain in the middle. With eyes peeking out from the top left side…
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Draco: Umbriel, huh? I’ll write this down when we’re inside or something. We need to find a cheap hotel.
Vega: And some hats, it’s freezing.
Wrath: It’s time to find another shop.
Draco: No killing cashiers or owners again. Unless necessary.
Wrath raises his left hand.
Wrath: You have my word, I won’t.
The gang walks through the city, all the houses have boarded-up windows and doors. They walk around for about 15 minutes.
Vega: Is every house in this city white?
Draco: Might be a cultural thing. It could mean something.
Wrath: What’s up with the boarded-up windows though? What does that Miyn?
Draco: Wait, the only place with a light on is that building.
Wrath looked upon the building.
Wrath: Whoa, that place is big as hell.
Draco: Yeah, I think it's a Ski Village.
Vega: That place is lit up. Are we sure we wanna go there? It has to be expensive.
Draco: Do you think they will turn away people dying in the snow?
Vega: Who’s dying?
Draco acts hurt with a smile.
Draco: Me! My leg! Let’s get to the entrance. They have to let us in.
The gang walks over to the Ski Lounge entrance and the door automatically opens up for them.
Draco: See, we’re good. Zeus, Enma, and Apocalypse. Go around the building and climb to the rooftop. We’ll come and get you.
Their animals dash, climbing up the building.
Vega: I don’t know yet.
Someone meets them at the door.
Ms. Hopper: Yes, Come right on in.
Wrath looked around with admiration for the place.
Wrath: Whoaaa. This place is stylish. The chandelier in the middle, The big dining table underneath it. This place is dope.
Ms. Hopper and the gang walk over to the front desk.
Ms. Hopper: Returning guests, or first time?
Wrath: Oh. You don’t know who we are? I’m appalled. D, I don’t want to be here anymore, let's leave.
Draco: (D?)
Wrath nodded to Draco.
Ms. Hopper: I have you right here Mr. Dabih. Your room is the Penthouse, top floor.
Draco (surprised): Forreal?!
Under Wrath’s breath, with a stern tone.
Wrath: Motherfucker, be professional.
Draco (coughs): About that, I will be taking my two guests with me to the Penthouse.
Ms. Hopper: That is fine, here are your keycards.
Draco grabs the keycards and they run to the elevator.
Draco: I can’t believe that worked.
Wrath: Me neither. Always improvise.
The elevator dings and they take a trip to the top floor. Getting to the door Draco pulls out the keycard and opens the door.
Draco: Oh my god. We’re about to go wild.
Wrath jumps around on the front room couch while Vega walks in slowly, checking every room with his sword out.
Draco: Oh shit. Our animals. I got it.
Draco finds the stairwell and goes to the rooftop getting the animals and bringing them into the room with them.
Draco: Aight, got them.
Draco walks in, and sees candy and slushies flying around the room! Wrath comes around the corner with a mouth full of chocolate and an endless happy expression!!
Wrath: They got that good chocolate, Draco!
Draco looks around the corner and sees Vega drowning in slushies, from the slushie machine.
Draco (smiles): Finally got slushies, huh?
Vega: It’s been so long….. I can die here happily. Vega feels so comfortable drowning in slushies.
Draco jumps on the couch watching TV.
Draco: This is just another stop, stay ready guys…
Draco, thinking about Hamal and the forest. His face gets serious, clenching his fists!
[A Day Passes.]
After drowning himself in slushies, Vega gets up and walks to the window, sword back in its sheath.
Vega: This place has the biggest view.
Wrath wakes up, who was sleeping on the couch, he gets up and a mountain of chocolate wrappers falls off his body. He begins walking over to the kitchen.
Wrath: Yeah, but it’s all snow. You can’t see shit.
Someone starts banging on the door, loudly!! Wrath turned and, with a concerned look for the other guy on the other side of that door. Vega looked at the door with a face of annoyance.
Vega: …
[The Ending of the,
ILLuminate The World Arc!!
What’s Next?! And...
Who’s That At The Door?!]
Mystery 15 Fin
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