Fallen Stars

Mystery Forty-Two

The Royal Hunt

**In Midas

(Wrath and Regulus’s Location.)**

Wrath (grins): Nobles!! I gotta kill them!

Wrath’s scary grin is back.

Regulus (scared): Wait, what?!

Wrath throws his bag at Regulus and gets ready to charge in.

Regulus: Didn’t they say no fighting here!?

Wrath expressing eagerness, ready to pounce!

Wrath: So!!! I don’t care!

The five people in brown ponchos walking.

Harris: Ahhh, dad is going to kill us for being late.

Harris has tan skin and wears his poncho fittingly, with his nice shaved cut, mustache, and beard, brown. His light green eyes match the watch on his wrist. His demeanor is worrisome.

Richard: I told you not to wake up so late.

Richard’s poncho leans a bit, but he wears it right. He’s tan skin, darker brown hair, and light green eyes. His demeanor is all about business.

Absolutno: *Yawn* I wonder who woke up late.

Absolutno is picking his nose, has his poncho on backward, and has a sloppy demeanor about him. Light green eyes also, dark brown messy hair.

Leonardo: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Anastasia: Shut up!

Francesca: You shut up too!

The other three siblings start fighting with each other.

Richard: Stop it!!

Richard stops his little three siblings from fighting. Something comes flying in, with lightning on the back of it!! Landing right in front of them with thunder striking!!

Wrath: You’re the Aragone family, aren’t you?

Richard (serious tone and face): Who are you?

Wrath grins, showing his fangs. Putting electricity on his fingers.

Wrath (ecstatic): I’m Wrath! And I’m here to kill all of you!

*Bzzt* All the little siblings get frightened, but Absolutno steps forward, comforting and protecting his brothers and sisters.

Absolutno: What has my family done to you?

Absolutno speaks with bass in his voice.

Wrath (evil grin): Nothing at all! All nobles will die unless they follow me!

Wrath channels more electricity in his hand and throws it at Absolutno!!

Wrath: **Thunderclap**

Absolutno braces for putting his palms up and the lightning strikes his palm and is redirected to the left of his family! Crashing into a building!

Wrath (mistaken): (Huh?)

Absolutno makes sure his siblings are fine, and begins to straighten up his poncho. Regulus hiding behind a wall.

Regulus (scared): We’re supposed to be going fishing, Wrath!

Wrath (irritated): Later!!

Absolutno: We don’t have to do this.

Wrath (grins): You might not have to, but I do.

Wrath wraps more lightning around his arms. Then Zeus (Wolf form) comes running in biting Richard!! Gnawing through his shoulder!!

Richard (excruciating pain): Ah!!!!!

Absolutno quickly turns to his brother.

Wrath (laughs): Good job, Zeus!

Wrath jumps into the sky, holding a lightning bolt, falling he throws it at Absolutno!! All he sees is a flash of lightning coming at him and holds up his hands again! The electricity is redirected again flying into another building!

Wrath: (Tck. So he can redirect my lightning.)

Absolutno huffing and puffing, his hands burning. He looks around chaotically. He hits himself and appears behind his siblings. Touching them and they disappear too.

Wrath: (What the hell??)

Absolutno looks at Richard who is still getting chewed by Zeus and raises a hand.

Wrath (single sweat): Zeus! Get out of there!

Zeus stops biting him and dashes back. Absolutno still touches his brother, making him disappear too.

Wrath: The hell is that power?

Absolutno, still breathing hard, lifts his hand and is about to touch himself. Wrath yells out, his eyes giving off a daunting look.

Wrath (daunting): Yeah, you better run away! Everyone will feel the true terror of the name Wrath!!!

Absolutno looking beaten touches himself finally disappearing last.

Wrath (mad): Damn it.

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Regulus watching from the background runs up to Wrath.

Regulus (scared): What was that for?

Wrath scratches his head, then Zeus runs over and he scratches Zeus.

Wrath (relaxed): Ah. Don’t worry about it. Let’s go fishing.

Regulus (shaking): Ok.

They move past the event and walk for a few hours, walking by buildings full of all different glorious colors, masks plastered all over, finally making it to the lake Sofía mentioned. It’s full of clear blue water. A few fishermen are on the coast of the lake, just relaxing, some even sleeping.

Wrath (excited): This is amazing!

Wrath basks in the glory of the lake! Closing his eyes, soaking it all in. Regulus just looks at Wrath and smiles doing the same as him.

Wrath: Now, we need fishing rods and bait.

Regulus: Got enough money to buy it? (We could trade this gold in for them.)

Wrath (smirks): I’m sure I do, but why buy something when you can get it for free?

Wrath looks around for worthy targets to rob. Regulus was terrified of seeing Wrath fighting someone again.

Regulus: I can buy it!

Wrath: You have money?

Regulus: Yeah… I do.

[Earlier Today]

Draco and Regulus sitting in the hotel.

Draco: Regulus. Here’s some money. Use it when Wrath doesn’t want to use his.

Draco hands over a few Sols.

Regulus: Alright, but why doesn’t he want to buy things?

Draco (laughs): Wrath hates using his own money, even when we were kids, he never paid for anything. You have this for backup. I don’t want Wrath causing too big of a scene.

Regulus (happy): Ok!

[Present]

Regulus buys the rods and bait (it was only $1 sol each). Walking with Wrath they find their own space. In the middle of the lake is a statue of an eagle standing on a cactus eating a snake. They cast their rods in and start fishing.

Wrath (relaxed): Aaaaaah.

**Somewhere in Midas…

The Aragone Floating Palace.**

The floating palace is all stone with cross symbols covering it, and bats with spirals over them. Absolutno huffing and puffing at the front doors. At the front doors is a symbol of a creature looking like a bat mixed with other things. Richard is crying in pain, his wound still bleeding out.

Absolutno (furious): Open up the doors! My brother is injured!

The wooden doors slowly open, and guards rush out grabbing Richard and taking him to the infirmary. Absolutno stands there with blood all over him. His other siblings ran to their rooms.

Absolutno: Where is my father?!

A few servants run in front of him and kneel.

Chantico: Your father is in his study, Young Master.

Absolutno (heated): Ok!

Absolutno touches himself and disappears, and appears in front of his father’s study. Pushing the door open without knocking, busting in.

Absolutno: Father!

His dad has his chair turned around. He slowly turns around and faces his son. His green eyes have a cold demeanor, they are shaped in the form of crosses. The room has a cold feeling.

Crux: Absolutno… How many times do I have to tell you not to use your power in my house?

Absolutno (gulps): Sorry! I just had to tell you something!

His father turns back around.

Crux: What is it?

Absolutno (frantic): We were attacked!

Crux (calm): Someone attacked the Aragone Family? What, are they crazy?

Absolutno: He definitely was, father! His beast injured Richard! He called himself “Wrath”!

Crux: Wrath, huh? Ok.

Crux stands up, showing his brown poncho with cross symbols across it. His hair is dark brown, but he puts on a cowboy hat. Puts his revolvers in his holsters, and is ready to leave.

Crux: Get your sacred companion, Absolutno.

Absolutno (serious): Yes, sir!

Crux: Get Harris too… he isn’t injured.

Absolutno: A-Are you sure?

Crux: Yes, I’m sure. He has to get stronger somehow.

Absolutno: Alright, father!

Absolutno touches himself, disappearing again, getting to his brother, while Crux goes to his secret room in his study to retrieve his sacred companion.

**Meanwhile…

At Lake Gibeon

(Wrath and Regulus’s Location.)**

Zeus is resting to the side as sparks fly off of it.

Regulus (nervous): So…

Wrath (irritated): What now?

Regulus: Why do you hate nobles?

Wrath (intense grin): I don’t “hate” nobles. I despise them! I want to be king, so nobles must obey me!

Regulus: You didn’t want to try talking it out first?

Wrath: No one knows my name yet, so I have to make a name for myself. No one would talk it out with someone saying, “follow me” with nothing behind it.

Regulus (anxious): I guess that sounds right.

Wrath (laughs): Of course it's right!

Regulus: But…

Wrath: Hm?

Regulus (giggles): You love space, huh?

Wrath laughs a bit.

Wrath: Yeah, I do love space. The openness, the endless exploring! I love it all! I know Draco doesn't say he loves stuff, but I know he loves stars. Another reason we bonded. Space and Stars. Name a better combo.

Wrath looks up as the sky is clear and he sees into space. Smiling brightly while doing it.

Regulus: Haha. I like looking at it too.

Regulus starts looking up too. Then a fish is caught on Regulus’s hook.

Regulus: Whoa!

Wrath (excited): Aye! You got one!

Regulus (startled): What do I do?!

Wrath: What do you do?! Pull it in!!

Regulus grips his fishing rod and pulls as hard as he can and a fish comes flying out of the water!

Regulus: Wow!!

The giant fish comes flying into the land. It's rainbow-colored and has long whiskers. Still squirming, flopping around.

Wrath: I got it.

Wrath takes his hand and shocks the fish a little bit, not too much to burn it. The fish is hit by electricity and becomes energized!! But after a few seconds, it dies off.

Wrath (whew): I wonder how much they’re worth. Let’s fish some more and ask later.

Regulus (glee): Ok!

As the two continue laughing back and forth, fishing for a few more hours catching some smaller fish. They begin to get up.

Wrath: You said you wanted to visit something, right?

Regulus: Yeah. It's around here.

Wrath: Let's check the fish first.

Walking up to the fish booth where they got their rods, Wrath asks the person in charge of the fish. He first shows him the rainbow fish.

Mario: Whoa! This is a Thunderbow. Very exquisite, and a delicacy.

Wrath (ecstatic): Aye! Give me the sols for it then!

Mario: Sorry, the most I can give you is five sols. These are better alive.

Wrath (heated): What the fuck?!

Electricity starts buzzing around Wrath.

Mario (scared): Sorry! I just know a man who’s looking for these alive! He’s willing to pay a high price too!

Wrath: Who is it?

Mario: He lives on the far right of Midas, right on the edge. His name is Volta Nusk. If you fish some more, tell him Mario sent you!

Wrath: Hmm. Let’s go Regulus.

Regulus: Alright.

Away from the booth.

Wrath: We’re going to do your thing first.

Wrath, Zeus, and Regulus are walking around the lake, making it through the stone pathway. After twenty minutes of walking, they make it to a stone temple in a wall. The stone entrance is a face, mean-mugging at its visitors.

Wrath: This is the place?

Regulus: Yeah. It's a small cave.

Walking in, the cave is very small, only holding a small shrine in it. But with three steps to the top. Regulus walks up to it and kneels before it, praying for a second.

Wrath (sickened): (Uhhh.)

Regulus gets up and is ready to go, walking out with Wrath.

Regulus: I just needed to do that, when my parents and I vacationed here. This is where we visited.

Wrath: Welp. Glad you did it then.

The sky starts getting cloudy, looking as if rain is about to.

Wrath (saddened): Damn it. We can’t fish anymore.

**Meanwhile…

At The Place, Wrath Fought The Nobles**

Calm and cold demeanor from Crux.

Crux: It happened here?

Absolutno: Yes, sir.

Harris (worried): Did I have to come?

Crux (calm): Yes, you did.

Someone is strolling past them, walking in a red and black costume, with an all-white cape, wearing thick sunglasses, and headphones, smiling and nodding his head.

Absolutno: Is that him?! He was wearing a cape!

Crux turns to look at him. The tan skin man is just whistling a song, having a cheerful day.

Crux: You ran from that?

Absolutno: Ok, it's not him.

Lightning starts striking the clouds. Absolutno jumps, getting scared. His father looks at him weirdly.

Absolutno (scared): He controlled lightning.

Crux: Wait wha-

And suddenly lightning strikes in front of them!! Crashing hard!!

Crux: … (This might be a bad sign…)

Absolutno shivering to the side, with Harris.

Crux: If they’re not here, did they say where they were going?

Absolutno: I think the kid said they were going fishing…

Crux (nodding): Ok, we’re going to Lake Gibeon then.

Absolutno and Harris deeply inhale, getting ready for the walk to meet Wrath again.

**Meanwhile…

Wrath’s and Regulus’s Location**

Wrath: C’mon, let's go see this “Volta” guy.

Regulus: What about the fish? We don’t have any Thunderbows.

Wrath: Ah, it's whatever, we’ll just make him give us stuff.

Wrath laughs as lightning starts sparking around him. Regulus gets scared again.

Regulus: I don’t know…

In Regulus’s head. “Draco: I don’t want Wrath causing too big of a scene.”

Regulus snaps out of it.

Regulus: Can’t we just fish some more?

Wrath looks up, and it starts raining, pouring down hard.

Wrath: Welp, we can’t fish now.

The two ran into a building with some covering to shield them from the rain.

Wrath: He said to the right of Midas, right?

Regulus: Yeah…

Wrath: Well, that’s where I’m going, you can come or not.

As Wrath ran off, running through the rain.

Regulus: Ah! I have to stay with him!

Regulus runs behind Wrath, following him to Volta’s place.

[The Aragone Family Are After Wrath!!

But Wrath Goes To See Volta!]

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