[Vermachtnis]

“Be sure to save before entering a Random Nexus,” Tyler warned.

Chapter 7
A New Game
[Sunday June 4]

“How did you sleep?” Fuka asked Tyler as he entered the lounge.

“Alright, I guess. It’s still my same bed,” Tyler was surprised by the question.

“Oh. Because I heard it can be difficult sleeping in a new place,” Fuka said quietly.

“I smell bacon,” he said, not even hearing Fuka.

“Yo! I made bacon,” Slash yelled beside him.

“Oh, the kitchen is here,” Tyler said turning.

“Yea, the kitchen slash dining room. Can’t believe we didn’t mention it yesterday,” Slash said scratching the back of his head.

“We all went to Didgeridoo’s, remember?” Fuka asked.

“Oh yea, Noelle was feeling lazy and then she left. Is she back yet?” Slash asked.

“Should we knock on her door?” Tyler asked.

“NO!” Fuka and Slash shouted.

“What? Why not?” Tyler asked, shocked.

“If she is back and asleep and you wake her up, she’ll be pissed. Plus, she doesn’t want anyone near her room. It’s like special or something,” Slash explained.

“Where’s that big guy?” Tyler asked looking around.

“He’s working at the mall,” Slash said. “Enough talking, the food’s getting cold.” He held the door open for Tyler and Fuka to enter. The aroma of the bacon overwhelmed the two of them. Tyler went to grab a seat, but Fuka grabbed and shook her and nodded at Noelle’s door.

He grabbed another seat and Fuka grabbed the one beside him. Slash placed a plate of bacon and another plate of eggs on the middle of the table. He grabbed some more plates and put them in front of Tyler and Fuka. He took a seat across from them. From the looks of it; Noelle sits at the head of the table, Fuka and Tyler sit on one said, and Slash and Sai sit on the opposite side of the table.

The three of them chatted and ate for a while. When they were finished Slash started to clear the table. Tyler asked he could help and Slash shook his head. After that, he and Fuka went to the lounge to see if anything was on TV. At about eleven thirty, they heard a noise in Noelle’s room. Her cell phone was going off.

“What is it?” Noelle asked answering her phone.

“Are you just now waking up?” Judith teased on the other end.

“I had a rough night, you were there,” Noelle said groggily.

“Well, I have important news. Nikki and Penny said they have something to help people get in touch with their elemental easier. Bring that new guy and Fuka and meet me at the Gymnasium on campus,” Judith said.

“Could Plum use it?” Noelle asked.

“She tried, but it didn’t work with her,” Judith said solemnly.

“How do we even know it’ll work on those two? It’ll only be a couple more hours before he can enter The Hub and get his elemental normally,” Noelle said.

“We don’t know how much time we have. Kari and Saya went searching for Rachel earlier. Chances are, when we find her a fight will break out,” Judith said.

“Fine,” Noelle sighed. “I’ll be there in a bit. Bye.”

“Bye.” Judith said and they hung up.

Noelle got up and got dressed. She went out and told Fuka and Tyler they were going on a trip. She had Slash drive them because no one else had a license. When they got to the Gym, Tyler has a surprise waiting on him.

“Hey there, Hero!” Ally yelled and waved at the van they were traveling in.

“Hero?” Everyone in the van asked?

“It’s stupid. She gives people nicknames,” Tyler sighed.

“Oh like you, Noelle. Remember when you gave me my nickname cause of my hair?” Slash asked.

“Yea and your real name is stupid. I can’t remember what it is, but it wasn’t cool like Slash is,” Noelle said getting out of the van.

“Now that everyone is here, let’s start the training,” Judith said.

“Already? But I’m not read,” Noelle whined.

“Not for you,” Judith said rubbing her forehead.

“Are you not going to introduce me to these people?” Ally asked.

“Umm, right. That’s Fuka, Noelle, Slash, and I don’t know who she is,” Tyler said pointing at people.

“I’m Judith,” Judith said.

“Oh. I’m Tyler,” he said.

“Great,” she said sarcastically. “Alright, let’s get down to business. The three of you will take a trail to unlock your personal elemental. I’m not sure if I can trust Noelle to have explained it to you, so I’ll do it just to be safe. Five years ago, if you may recall, some space debris crashed into the planet. While that cause a natural world wide panic, something supernatural occurred. The space debris opened a gateway to another universe where monsters and demons and such run rampant. The space debris allowed us to cast magic and gave us other supernatural abilities. But to use them we need a catalyst between our world and the supernatural. Those are the elementals.”

“What?” Tyler asked. It was over his head.

“Basically a hunk of space rock tore the Earth a new one and let demons run loose and we have to stop them with our own demons,” Noelle said.

“Our Elementals,” Judith shot a look at Noelle, “are more refined than the normal demons. They’re beings from different mythologies given a tangible form.”

“Your first mission is to go tame one!” Nikki shouted. “Hate to interrupt, but you guys are taking way too long. Now I explain my new device. It works like the normal Hub transporters if you already have an elemental, however if you don’t it takes you to the domain of the elemental you were destined to have. Now follow me!”

The group followed Nikki into the Gym. It looked like a normal school gym. The bleachers were folded into the wall. They trekked to the other end of the basketball court and went through a side door and walked more down a hallway and stopped in front of an elevator. Judith pulled out a card and swiped in the terminal beside the doors and they opened.

“It’ll be crowded with all of us. Tyler, Fuka, and Ally come with me,” Judith said and entered the elevator. The three looked at each other and followed her. They rode the elevator down for a couple of minutes. When they stopped Judith got out first and the Trio followed her down another hallway.

“Don’t be shocked,” she said when they got to a door. She opened and they gasped. There was a flickering shadow floating in the middle of the room. “That leads to The Hub. I want you three to enter it. If you’re not scared,” she said sincerely.

“I have never been one to run away!” Ally yelled and ran into the portal.

“I’ve been looking forward to my own Elemental,” Fuka said and walked into the portal.

“What about you?” Judith asked.

“I don’t want to be the only one without,” Tyler said and walked forward.

TO BE CONTINUED…

“Finally some action! I can not wait!” Ally yelled.

“I will finally be introduced,” A short haired woman said.

“Ha! That means you are the target. I shall kill you now!” Ally screamed.

“What? No I’m not!” The short haired woman yelled and took off running.

“She’s pretty fast,” Ally sighed.