Uranometria Volume 2--Chapter 4

I got the fourth chapter for volume 2 of Uranometria, this talks about Ophelia's past and how she lost her memories of her childhood. I was inspired by Tim Burton's Alice; where I wanted Ophelia to believe was in a dream of her past but realized it was all a memory. And she now realized that you can't be too old or too young to look back at the good times of your childhood. And always never forget your friends. Further, there is a different sides of other stories here that are yaoi and yuri, which is lesbian and gay. Enjoy! --KatDon

Chapter 4: Trauma-Induced Amnesia and Repressed Memories

Aneris does not have enough strength any more to think, she is too tired from what it is she is suffering from. Her condition and powers are so pathetic that she can’t talk about it with anyone. It’s so terrible that she doesn’t even want to think about it. She wants to ignore it but she can’t. She naturally concludes that she is going insane. There is something inside of her that starts small but out of nowhere will grab  and pull her in. It was the insanity growing inside of her that is controlling Aneris. Aneris has locked herself from the world physically. But all the happier days are just mocking her to insanity. She wants out of this unrealistic hell-hole. Her powers are beginning to come out of nowhere, from the mist and can work its way inside her with out you realizing and it will control her. Her mind is so clouded that she cannot tell the difference between good and bad, reality or dream. It was extremely dangerous so she should use caution, She was in a place where dreams come true. She was going all the way in full throttle, people need to be careful who they mess with. "Be careful before you mess with me, I can mess with your head. So if you have to challenge me, then be smart about it. My powers and sanity alters my common reality and makes me think twice about my actions. It will change everything I used to be." Aneris thought. Aneris doesn’t want to be like everyone else. She’d rather be individual and have people call her “weird” than be like everyone else. Speaking of someone else, someone else is different from the rest. A young lady name Hervor Lanval, she's beautiful but she's not like most girls. She likes things that normal boys do and she differs herself from all of the rest, however she has different ideals and is afraid to speak out. 

However, one day when she was around 18 years old; Hervor was sighing on her porch as her mother asked who is on her mind or in her heart. Hervor claims that no one is in her mind or heart, she says she has found a letter which explains of a war going on as Anapos is being summoned to go there and fight the Wendigos. Cyane is understanding however her father, Anapos, doesn't want his wife, nor daughter or Hervor's grandmother, Ambrosia, to be concerned for a duty he has to do. But Hervor begin to take matters into her own hands. She goes to the market and she buys a steed. Then, she buys a saddle. Hervor buys a whip as well as a bridle. At dawn, Hervor bids her family farewell--Unaware if she will ever see them again. Around dusk, she camps by a river as she no longer hears her parents calling her name. She laid on her pillow as Hervor hears the waters whispers. In the next dusk, Hervor arrives at a mountain where she is far away from home. Galloping ten thousand miles; she crosses lofty hills and goes out of her way to slaughter all Wendigos in order to be honored in the war against them. Although many leaders die in these battles; it was 10 weeks since this batch of Wendigos were defeated, as well as the other creatures. Hervor goes to rescue the young, proper lady name Gerda. Upon seeing the lady, Hervor has some sort of romantic feeling for her. Gerda looked at her, "Are you the one who has come to rescued me?" She asked. "Yes. I have come to take you back to your home." replied Hervor in her male accent, "My name is Hervard Lanval." Hervor took Gerda and they went back to the palace where she belongs. Her father was so happy that he would like 'Hervard' to be rewarded with the honor of marrying his daughter, Gerda. 

Despite this, Hervor refused as she offers to go home for she had been away longer than she already has. When her parents hear that she's coming home, they watch by the gate as thy braced each other. All the females heard 'Hervard' is coming, they all ran to their rooms as they dab themselves with rouge powder. When the males heard 'Hervard' is coming back, they set up and prepare for a feast of sheep & pig. Hervor managed to be welcome back by her parents, who hugged her, as she went to her room. She sighs in relief as she pushed open her window. Hervor sat on her bed to rest a little, she swiftly removes her warrior's outfit and puts on her old time dress. She went beside the window to dress up her hair and in the mirror, she rouged her face. Hervor goes out to meet her comrades, who are perplexed and amazed by the fact is Hervard is not a boy but a girl, Hervor. Gerda is amazed with this, she seems interested and she befriends Hervor. During their time alone; Hervor confessed her feelings for her and Gerda is shocked, not wanting to hurt her for she feels guilty; she makes a promise to marry her. Hervor was overjoyed and kissed her. Cyane saw this as she was shocked, she tells Anapos about this and the two of them don't seem troubled. They are concern for their daughter, however they genuinely just accept it with frightening ease, though Grandma Ambrosia is not thrilled with her granddaughter's orientation. Meanwhile at a red light brothel, a part of an urban area where there is a concentration of businesses, such as shops, clubs, and theaters. Men are hitting every place there is downtown, where they're not having any luck. Out of many of the clubs he’s been to, they each meets a girl at a place where with music and dancing. And boy, they were feeling awfully amorous. But Ophelia was there, posing as a 'Prig Maiden' as she was being harassed for her purity. One of the men flirts with Ophelia, who is uncomfortable, as she tried to push him away but then the man becomes violent as he tries to cut her. 

Just then, Roland came out of nowhere as he shoves him off Ophelia and then begins to physically assaults the guy, first punching him in the back of her head before pushing him through the glass top of a booth. Roland strangles him however  he is able to break free, escaping. Just then, he hears something and turns around, Ace shoots him in the head, causing him to be splattered on the wall. "Ew, nasty." said Ophelia. She giggles as she said to him how much fun that was. Ophelia and the boys escaped from a mission successful. They were teamed up once again. At a hotel. Ace looked out at the starry night from the window and glanced at the sleeping Ophelia. "You are a piece of work, aren't you Ophelia?" He said softly. Then he said in an aggressive tone that he never spoke of before, "Womanchild." He thought back of Ophelia's fun nature. "Manic Pixie. You are nuisance." said Ace. However, Ace begin to sound passive as he sits beside Ophelia, who was still sleeping soundly. "Why do torment me? Why can't I stop thinking about you, Orlando?" He glanced over at Ophelia again, "I think of her too also, I think of you both." said Ace. He then begin to caress her forehead, "This girl, why do I have this feeling in my chest that feels warm? I never wanted to liker her anyway." He ranted mindlessly. He continues as his hand caress her soft skin of her arm and her neck, "Orlando, I'm sorry....I shouldn't have beguiled her with that passionate kiss. I caused a bloody mess. You will be mine, Orlando, whether you like it or not. And Ophelia? Just so we're clear, Orlando is mine but...please love me, or I'll slit my own skin." The next day, Roland was lying in his bed but he felt someone beside him. He awoke as he turned to see Ophelia looking over at him. "Aaah!" cried Roland. He panted as he glared up at Ophelia, who giggled. "The hell?!" demanded Roland. "Morning sleepyhead!" said Ophelia. "Augh! Scared the hell out of me! What do you want?" groaned Roland. Ophelia caresses his hair, "Just coming to see how Orlando is doing." She says. Roland blushes, "Don't call me that! It's not Orlando, it's Roland!" He exclaimed. 

Ophelia seemed troubled by this, "I don't know what's the problem. I think it's a sexy name!" She said. Roland blushed, "E--exactly, it's a sexy name and I hate it!" He stutters. Ophelia smiles, "Aww, you're a lying jerkass with a heart of gold who won't admit his true feelings." She said. "Shut up, you prig!" Roland cursed. Ophelia then looked fierce, she then said in a sassy tone: "Say that again, I dare you!" She demanded. "OK, OK. I'm sorry, now can you leave?" Roland apologized. Ophelia looked at him and said, "Not until you do me a favor." Roland rolled his eyes, "What?" He snapped. "A kiss." Ophelia replied. Roland sighs, "Fine, your cheek." He said. Ophelia shook her head, "Mmm-mm, the lips." She said. Roland blushed as he looked shock, "You gotta be--ugh!" He moaned. Ophelia looked at him pleadingly, "Pleasssssssseeee!"  She begged. Roland rolled his eyes, he deeply sighed and then looked at her, "Just one?" He asked. Ophelia looked at him with a seductive look, "Yeah, unless you want more." She said, licking her lips. Roland yelped, "Augh!" He ducks under his covers and tried to convince himself that he can do it. And he peeks out, he then closed his eyes and leaned over at Ophelia. Their lips met, in a kiss. He realized what he's doing and backs away. "Oh crap, oh crap!" He thought, "I kissed a girl! I kissed a girl on her rosebud lips! Oh shit...It just got real!" Ophelia cheered, "Yay!" Roland glared back at her, "Never. Again." He warned. "Oh, you know you like it." teased Ophelia, she pumps her fists as she twirled around. Roland watched with annoyance on his face but laughs a little, "Damn, she's friggin' pretty." He remarked. Ace watched Ophelia fluttered away as he looked on with jealousy, he had seen Roland and Ophelia kissed. He had walked in on them and was shocked by this. On that night, Ace got drunk at a bar and walked back to his hotel. Ace was so drunk that Roland noticed and helped him to bed but noticed Ace was drapped onto Roland's shoulder and Roland had to look at him to ask if he was OK. Ace looked at him for one moment and kissed him right on the lips. Roland was shocked but then he pushed him away and gagged. 

"The hell just happened?!" Roland demanded, he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. He was disgusted by this. "What? I was given into temptation Orlando...." Ace insisted, Roland pushed him away and cried out: "No, don't. You stay the hell away from me!" He went away as Ace called out, "I wasn't trying to start shit, I was curious." Roland was in his room, Ophelia was writing but she had a grin on her face. "You saw it?" Roland asked, annoyed as it seemed. "All I gotta say about that is one word: Hot." said Ophelia. "Shut up." Roland hissed. Ophelia laughed a little. The next minute, a hangover as it seem for Ace, who drank ginger tea and tries his best to not be sick. Ace didn’t expect it to happen and it wasn’t his idea but because he was so drunk, it gave him the confidence to kiss a boy and not feel awkward about it. Ace was not used to kissing nor being attracted to another male and only wants to try him on in order to get a feel for the experience. This took over it enough to make him give into seductive temptation. Ace was never and isn’t interested in other guys. Ace just wanted to try to get a taste of how it feels like to kiss a boy. He just wanted to test the waters. Just because he was only testing it out doesn’t mean he wouldn’t like the kiss. Besides, it's hard for him to just kiss girls--except Ace. In the meantime; Ophelia begins to write in her journal: "Ace is the devil hypnotizes me to be bad and Roland is the angel hypnotizes me to be good. When Roland touch me, I feel good....It entices me, makes me feel love. I feel really good when his arms are around me. He’s got something else that nobody else has that I love. He is really different and I haven’t known he would have been like this. It takes her to another world, and she’s ready to go there. I want to feel what he has all of his power and strength. He's showed me a side of life I’ve never seen before. I want him to take me farther into revelation." When she realized what she written, she was disgusted; she mutters to herself, "Why am I thinking this? Gol-ly, that is such a fantasy!" She tucked her journal away and she went to bed. The next day, Ophelia went in town for some errands. While she was walking, someone was calling her. "Miss, miss, wait!" Ophelia turned around to see a young man, he was attractive looking. 

"You dropped this." said the young man. It was her pen, she must've dropped it while she was on the bus. "Oh thank you." said Ophelia, taking the pen from him. But she looked at his face, something about him. Had she seen him before? "Wait, do I know you?" asked Ophelia. "Yeah, you look familiar." said the young man. Then, his whole face lights up and he smiles, "It's you! Ophelia?" Ophelia begin to look nervous, "Who are you?" She asked. "It's me, Ymir, Ymir Raijin!" said the young man. "Ymir?" Ophelia asked with perplex in her voice. "Remember? We were friends?" said Ymir. Ophelia shake her head, "I don't...I'm sorry, I don't remember you." She replied. Ymir seemed disappointed. "Ohhh, do you remember anybody?" He asked. Ophelia looked confused, "Like who?" She inquired. "Surtr Fujin. My little brother, Aether. Aura Symeon. Raiden Xanthus. Olwen Gwan. Fontus Ulysses...Hey, how about Surtr's sister? Hemera! You two were friends, remember?" Ymir reminded. Again, Ophelia shake her head. "No, I--I don't remember. That was all in my head, I wrote my adventures. My fantasies, my dreams. All went away. I was struggling in my life and went through regrets as well as abuse and trauma." She explained. Ymir tried to look hopeful as he continues to talk to her, "You don't remember saving me and singing to me on the beach? That singing gave me a change of heart, that singing was from you. It was you who gave me confidence on life." said Ymir. For a while, Ymir begins to tell her more about the life in the past: Priestess Kanzeon and her subjects as well as friends. Monkey, Trey, Pigsy, Arion and Sandy. There was the three sisters of prophecy, Astarte, Esther, and Metis. He showed a journal and ripped up the pages she once written when she was eleven. "Where did you get this?" demanded Ophelia. "I found it." Ymir replied, "Look. Maybe you don't remember me but I remember you. Take time and looked at it. Maybe you will remember." 

And she did. Ophelia looked at her writings she did when she was younger, around 11 years of age before she fell asleep and had a dream: A young boy was standing on the ledge, the ledge crumbles under from him and he falls into this supermassive black hole. The hole has a light brightens up and he saw demonic monsters. But then the boy turns into a magician with fire coming from his hands and he burnt the monsters! Someone calls out his name, “Surtr? Surtr, Surtr. Surtr!” “’Ay-yah!” The boy exclaimed. Surtr, he is a tween kid years old with dark brown hair and scarlet red eyes. The person calling him was his mother, his father was in the drive's seat, and Surtr’s little sister sat beside him. They were in the car, driving from their hometown to a new place. “Wake up, Surtr. You were talking in your sleep again.” His mother said. Surtr clutched his head, “Sorry, I just had a horrible nightmare.” said He said. “This storm, son. It’s making you have bad dreams lately.” His father replied. The driving was silent except for the radio, “…weather forecast of rainstorm showers but tomorrow is going to be sunny tomorrow….” “So, Mom? Dad? Any chance I can try out for soccer?” asked Surtr, hopefully. “Hmm. That depends on the weather, Surtr.” said his father, not paying attention to the radio. “Oh, don’t be silly honey! There will be sunshine tomorrow, so we’ll be sure to take you there tomorrow.” said his mother. Surtr looks at his mother funny, “Um, did you forget dad? Tomorrow is my first day of school, remember?” He reminded. “After, Surtr. After.” assured his mother. The early bell rang, Surtr begin running down the empty halls, he was wearing a schoolboy uniform of long pants and a buttoned shirt. “C’mon, c’mon. I can’t be late. I know I can’t be late but what else can I do?” He thought. But when he got inside, he found himself lost and not knowing where else to go. 

“Ohhhhkaaaaayyyy, where do I go?” thought Surtr. He felt agitated, “Where am I supposed to find Class 1A?” He cried. “What, you weren’t given a tour? A schedule?” A voice asked in a snarky tone. Surtr turns around to see a boy his age with a schoolboy uniform.  “Yeah, been there—done that pal. I’m Ymir Raijin.” He remarked. “I’m Surtr Fujin.” said Surtr. Ymir looked at him with narrowed eyes, “Surtr, huh. Looks like someone’s on a bad start on their first day.” He turned around and walked away with a half-hearted wave. “Later.” He confessed. Surtr watches him go, “What’s with him?” thought Susanoo and then he walked to find his first class. In the meantime, later, the last class bell rings as students exited out of the classroom. 15 year old Aura trudged out, looking all red faced. She was slender, pretty, and she wore a schoolgirl uniform with a buttoned shirt with a skirt. "You did again, Aura." Raiden laughed. Tomoe put her face in her hands, “Ugh, please don’t repeat it.” She moaned. “What’s going on?” A voice asked. It was a Olwen. “Aura had once again has charmed the tomatoes out of the teacher.” Raiden nudged at her, gesturing towards Aura who looked annoyed and amused at this. Aura, Raiden, and Olwen are walking and talking but saw Surtr unchaining his bike. Aura smiled, “He looks unfamiliar.” She thought. She walked over to him. Surtr looks up in surprise to see this pretty girl approaching him. “You’re new in town, right?” Aura asked. “Yeah, I am.” Surtr replied. Aura lent out her hand, “My name’s Aura Symeon, this is Raiden Xanthus and Olwen Gwan.”  She said. Surtr shook hands, “Hi, I’m Surtr Fujin.” He said. Raiden noticed Ymir, who was getting his bike. “Hey Ymir, what’s up?” He called out. Ymir gives him a look, “What’s it to you?” He said harshly and rode away on his bike. Surtr, Aura, Raiden, and Olwen watched him go with offended expressions. “What’s with him?” asked Aura. “Hmph, what a jerk!” Olwen scoffed. She turns back to Surtr with a smile. 

The dream ends as Ophelia is wondering if she had ever made this up. Surtr and the others seem concern about her. She was frustrated as she wonders why she was brought here anyway and she went back asleep into dreaming: There was loud thunder above the school that clapped so loud that the students jumped. Then a horrible wind has broke into the gym as the students and teachers were in terror as they ran. "C'mon! We gotta get out of here." called Surtr. "Right!" agreed Raiden. Suddenly, by surprise, he gets caught in the storm. "HELP, SOMEBODY!!!!" He cried. "SURTR!" screamed Aura, but she too got caught in the storm. One by one Ymir, Raiden, Fontus, Olwen, and Aether got caught in the storm. Just then, each of them were glowing different colors: Surtr glowed red, Ymir glowed whitish blue, Aura glowed teal, Raiden glowed yellow, Olwen glowed pink, and Aether glowed silver. Once then, they were given each powers: Fire, ice, wind, electiric, and light. But Ymir is separated from them. They wake up in a world that wasn't their own. A woman was making some tea, her back towards them. She was wearing a kimono, her hair all a flow and there was a crown of flowers in her hair. "Hello?" Surtr called. The woman in the kimono turned around, her face was a kind and beautiful woman.  She smiled at them as a sign of greeting. "Welcome. I thought maybe I gather you all together with me. My name is Kanzeon, and I am the Wise Woman." In the meantime, Ymir was unconscious, he could hear the sounds of waves from the beach. He heard voices but he didn't see them for his eyes were closed: "Is he dead?" A girl's voice asked. "I don't know." said a dumb sounding voice. "Maybe we shall chant an incantation to rise him from the dead." "I think you've been watching too much of horror films Columbo." said another voice. "Hmm, I hear his heart beating." said a voice that sound high pitched. Ymir heard the girl's voice sighing, "He is?" "Wait, it sounds faint...No, his heart is pulsing. Yes, he is living after all." said the high pitched, nasal voice. "Yes, I knew it." said the girl happily. Mikado felt a hand running through his hair. That hand felt nice in his hair. "Who's there?" He wondered. "He is so beautiful..." mused the girl's voice. Then, she begins to sing a song.

Ophelia woke up from her dreaming and she wondered what was that. But then she fell asleep again as she begins to dream once more. Underwater was so beautiful for Aura, the blue was so wonderful and clear. But she had to focus, she had to remember what she came here for. She looked in the sand, she looked among the fishes, she looked in the coral, she looked in the seaweed but she found nothing! With a sigh, which her sigh formed a single bubble from her breath mask and she swam up to the surface. Gasping for breath; Aura took off her mask and snorkel gear. She takes off her fins as she reveals wearing her bikini. Aura went back to her friends with a disappointed look on her face.  “Did you find anything?” Ymir asked. Aura shook her head sadly, “No, not really.” She said. “What do you mean ‘not really’?” demanded Surtr. Aura shot a glare in his direction with her eyes, “Hey, give me a break. I looked everywhere. Nothing, nada, zip!” She snapped. Ymir shook his head, “This can’t be right, there should be something. Someone….” He said as he looked at the map. “Maybe it’s the wrong area.” Fontus suggested. “No, these are the right coordinates.” insisted Raiden. Olwen let out a sigh, she dropped on his knees as he buried his head for one second, and looked up with irritation. “We’re wasting our time looking for a mythological person that doesn’t exist.” She complained. “I know she exists, I know she does!” Surtr declared as he folded up the map. Aura sat in a mermaid position on a rock and looked among the blue sea. “Got any better ideas?” She asked. Nobody didn’t realized that a figure was swimming up to the surface. There was bubbles that the gang can see from shore.


Aura was the first one to notice, “What is that?” She asked. The others gathered to see what she was pointing at. “Is it…Ohhhh…” Surtr asked. “No, could it be?” Ymir muttered. They watched in mixed feelings of amazement and fear as a figure emerged from the deed, a young girl it looks like. When the girl removed the hair from her face; she revealed her face. Beautiful, dark brown eyes, small nose, and full lips for a child--It was Ophelia. Ymir approached the girl as he said to her softly, “Hey, you OK?” Young Ophelia seized Ymir by the neck and they fell into the water. “Oh man, Ymir!” Surtr shouted. Young Ophelia tries to drown Ymir but he breaks free and swims, he gasped for breath. He dragged the girl away, the girl released her grip from him and ran away. “She’s getting away!” Fontus cried. “After her!” Surtr called. They chased after the girl however they paused for a breath and they lost sight of her. “What happened?” Aether asked. “We lost sight of her.” Surtr replied. “What?” Hemera asked in disbelief. “She was too fast!” Fontus called. In anger, Ymir kicked a tree as she was distressed over their failure. “Oh man, She got away!” He cursed. That night, Young Ophelia  managed to get back to the land, to look for the people she encountered earlier. But when she got through the forest towards the beach, it was already vacant and getting dark. She was wondering when she was hand gagged from behind. “Gotcha! Can’t get away this time.” Surtr said with a leer on her face. Young Ophelia struggled, muffling but she thought she heard snickering from behind. Cold anger kicked in as she somehow she was glowing and she broke free from Surtr’s grip and let out a screeched. Surtr and Ymir fell to the ground as they look up in horror to see Young Ophelia's eyes glowing blue. Surtr is frightful, "I'm--I'm sorry!" He stammered. The dream ends there as Ymir asked Ophelia if she's OK, Ophelia looked around. 

While closing in on their hideout; Ymir turned to Ophelia. "Listen, this team is under absolute secrecy. You can't tell anyone of anything about us. We clear?" He warned. Ophelia nodded, "I won't, I promised." She said. "Promise?" Ymir asked. "I solemnly swear." vowed Ophelia. Ymir nodded, "All right, let's go." He said. They entered inside as Ophelia couldn't help but noticed how dark it was, "Why is it so dark in here?" She asked. "We're just entering in here." Ymir said. They reached the inside from the tunnel like entrance. Ophelia gasped when she saw lights of Chinese lanterns. "Oh my...It's so beautiful." She breathed. Unknown to them is a figure in the shadows, who was creeping behind them and seized Ymir from behind. "Ah-ha!" cried the person. Ymir shoved him away to glare him, "Surtr, son of a gun! What you trying to do? Kill me?" He demanded. Surtr puts his hands up in defense,  "Sorry, trying to be funny." He assured. "You won't be trying to be funny if she gets hurt." Ymir snapped, gesturing towards Ophelia who looked shy. Surtr glanced at Ophelia, "Wow, cute. Wait, is this--?" She asked with glee. "Yes, it's Ophelia." replied Ymir. "No fooling? Hello, It's really you!" Surtr answered. Ymir looked at this, he turns away. "Huh." He muttered. Ophelia was all eyes on Surtr, "Magnificent..." She whispered. "Huh?" Surtr asked, confused. Ophelia realized what she was doing, "Oh, um. The lanterns! I admire the lanterns, their quite splendid." She said quickly. "Yeah, nice aren't they? Was it Aether and Hemera's idea?" "Yeah, it was." Ymir agreed. When the others saw Ophelia, they were overjoyed to see her but they were shock to find out that she doesn't remember anything. 

During her time there, Ophelia is told that Hemera was kidnapped and Ophelia offered to get her back: She learns that Hemera is being a slave girl in a place called Scarlet Light. At Scarlet Light; Hemera's schedule as a harem slave girl went like this: Hemera would be woken up early in the morning by the other female servants and went to practice the dances for the evening's entertainment. When that was done; She was bathing in the showers, dressed carefully, and fed breakfast. In the afternoons, Hemera was to serve meals and beverages to her master before she could eat food herself. Once lunch had cleared; She would sit as her master's prized treasure while her master resume to conduct business with clients who would be allured or distracted by her being there. Or prisoners would be tormented by the master while being sentenced to death. During those businesses; The master smokes his hookah as he caressed her. Later, the other guards and servants would take a nap. Hemera was nap against her master's throne. Once in the evening, Hemera wakes up, showered, and be made up for preparations of tonight's amusement. At supper; Hemera, again, serves food and drinks to her master before she could eat. After dinner, the entertainment begin in a strident matter full of gambling and music in the air. Hemera was expected to dance with the other female servants until her master could retreat to his bedroom, where he would wait for Hemera's company. Before entering her master's quarters; she was bathed and embellish by fragrances that smelled wonderful. After her master enjoyed her company; she was to fall asleep beside him, until morning came again. All her life of doing this, she was forced to do these against her will. And if she ever refuses, then she would be killed. She cried after all of pleasing her master. Hemera wants to be free to break free from this cage she was in. Alas, it happened. 

Ophelia found the place Hemera was kidnapped and took down the enemies. She was surprised to see Hemera, who looked up and smiled at her friend. "Ophelia! You're alive!" said Hemera with relief. "Yes." answered Ophelia. Before the two girls embraced; someone from behind seized and poised Hemera with a knife. "Ah!" gasped Hemera. "Hey!" Ophelia cried. "Let me go! Let me go!" wailed Hemera. Ophelia had her spear with her, the one that she used to catch fish. "Take your hands off her!" She ordered. However someone came from behind and bound her wrists, "Get off me!" She exclaimed. However a tissue covered her mouth and she passed out. As she woke up; She was tied up to a chair and Ophelia couldn't escape at all. This was too much for her. No escape. However, she has to keep a positive attitude, played her cards right, and be free. Take it one day at a time. One of the captors looked over her, Ophelia looked back with no glare in her voice. It is generally psychologically harder for a person to kill or otherwise harm a captive if the captive remains "human" in the captor's eyes. She did not grovel, beg, or become hysterical. She tried even not to cry. She will not challenge her abductor, but show him that him are worthy of respect. But then they begin to taunt of Hemera, they even tried to torture her. "Hey, let her go!" Ophelia cried but they begin to torture her too. Ophelia felt cold anger and kicked him in between his legs. The guy yelled, he was furious and grabbed Ophelia's neck, choking her. She was about to die without air in her throat, when that same burst of power, she had before with her monstrous master she was enslaved, came from her and the captor cry out in pain. He fell backwards, he was critically injured as he fell unconscious. Ophelia was shocked, she begin to weep sorrowfully. "Oh my God...." She gasped. "Oh...." She wept and wept until there was nothing left. 

There was a horrible laugh, which was followed by a clap. "Well done, very well done." It was Cheshire. His grin was luminous upon her, Ophelia glared at him viciously.  "You really are a selfish jerk-off aren't you?" remarked Ophelia. "Oh, am I? I think you should....LOOK IN THE MIRROR!!!!" Cheshire cried, throwing Ophelia to the ground. She gets up but saw Cheshire with his sword. He was raising his weapon, ready to stab her. Ophelia cringed away, but she noticed she was dying and looked to see Surtr and the others were defending her. Ophelia was touched by this, Cheshire couldn't believe it: "Impossible!" He shouted. "Nothing is impossible when you got friends like us!" exclaimed Surtr. "We're not going to let you get away with this, Ophelia is our friend and she stays with us." Ymir said. "Yes, Ophelia is our friend, she is the reason we live. And I will never give up. Never!" Hemera said. Ophelia gets up, "You shoot me down, I get up and I won't fall again. You may have burnt my village, you may have killed my father but you will not burned me alive!" She exclaims. With their powers combined; Ophelia and her friends defeated Cheshire, who was bleeding from his shoulder. "Well done, Ophelia. But don't think this is over, I will be back to destroy you." Mephisto said, there was a smoke that covered him. By the time the fog cleared; he were already gone. "And I'll be ready." Ophelia claimed. 

However, her memories from her past returned as she remembered the friends that she once had. While this happens, she falls to the ground and cries. As she wept of her tears; A shimmering light appears before her. Ophelia looked up, she saw that it was Himiko, she wore a long kimono that reached to the floor as she looked more like a hime in the flesh. "Is that you, Kanzeon?" Ophelia asked. "Hush, do not cry my daughter. I have come to save you from your pain." replied Kanzeon.Ophelia embraced her, saying, "I remember! I remember now!" She apologized as she felt like she had been hiding in the dark. While laughing and talking, Ophelia realized that she's been away. Ymir came beside her. "You could stay, if you want to." offered Ymir. Ophelia turned to him, "That sounds wonderful." She said with a smile. But then her smile faded as she said, "But I can't. I got my responsibilities. And I have someone...No, two. Waiting for me." Ymir nodded, "I see. I'm glad you're living a good life." He said. "I hope I'll see you soon." Ophelia said. Ymir felt a little sad, "You'll forget about us again." He said. "No I won't. You are my friends, I guess I forgotten all about you is because of the trauma of my pasts and there are so many things I need to work on. I will always remember you all in my heart...My writings...And in my life."  said Ophelia. With one last group hug, Ophelia bid her friends goodbye and ran off. She learned one of the most important things: Nobody can ever be too old or young to look back at times when they were a child. It was the most important thing she would remember in her life. 

Earlier before...


The girl was sitting in there for awhile and she was cowering in fear. She was trembling in fear as she fears of why she was kidnapped here. Her name was Elissa, she was running away from home but that wasn't the real story. Elissa was running from her past as she tries to get away from the trauma of her life. At first, she didn't want to talk but she is comforted by Turan and some who are less violent. Finally, Elissa opens up: It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood; The sun is shining, the sky is clear and blue, even the wind breeze nicely. There was an average family, this family had discover Elissa when she was walking in the rain by herself, the father didn't like to see Elissa by herself in the rain and takes her under his wing. The family were shocked to find out that Tamsin was no ordinary girl; she had enhanced abilities of speed, agility, regenerate healing, and other special powers. Her past is a shocker: Elissa came from a facility called Clay Fire. Clay Fire is a place where children with special needs are treated like they are not human and mistreated badly for not behaving right. It was a living hell for poor Elissa. She didn't want to talk about anything else for now. 

One day, for a change of pace; Turan heard Elissa listened to her music and asked if she can look at it. Elissa nods and Turan is impressed by the music she has on there. "Wow, you listen to good taste in music. You like this?" asked Turan. Elissa seemed nervous, "Y-Yeah...It's awesome." she said as she was silent for a moment. "Huh, at least you don't listen to the annoyingly, well known ones or anything like that." remarked Turan. "Mmm-Hmm." Elissa nodded, rubbing her hands again, Turan noticed. "There you go again! Rubbing your hands so nervously, relax! I'm not dangerous you know." She chided  with a chuckle. "OK...." Elissa said slowly, rubbing her hands subconsciously. Turan looked at her firmly, "Seriously?" she asked. Elissa dropped her hands, she looked flustered. "Sorry, sorry." She whispered. Turan felt bad and came over at her calmly, "I told you, relax! Chill! Your fine, maybe that was my fault for calling you on it." She reassured her. Elissa felt at ease around Turan, looking up to her like she was the big sister to her. A really cool one. 

Present era....

Tannhauser, Ligeia, and the others were amazed to meet Cassandra and the others of Silver Branch. They were amazed at the way they rescue everyone. But they realized that they were unique warriors. Warriors who will fight to protect others, warriors who will inspire others to fight back, and warriors who have experienced pain before. Cassandra offers them a membership as this surprises Ligeia. Tannhauser seemed to understand, he wasn't surprised and he says that they will reconsider. But soon, Branwen attacks as the others tried to fight her but Branwen targets Deirdre, Juana, and Norna as she traps them in dreamworlds: In her dreamworld; Deirdre finds a small bottle that is labeled, "Drink Me!", and she drinks it. But she gets intoxicated as she hiccups a little but she begins to hallucinate of seeing pink elephants and blue weasels. She mutters, "My brain--I think maggots are biting my brain...." Deirdre then falls consciousness as she woke up to see a world of buttoned eyed people, who are friendly with also a nice woman who was a motherly figure but the motherly figure turns out to be a lie as Deirdre sees her as a crone. She backs away and escapes with the help from a black cat. That doesn't stop there, Deirdre meets people who are ghosts as she begins to lose her hair but then she uses peanut butter to grow it back. But then there were multiple hairs growing all over her body but then it becomes normal while she  meets enslaved children who work in a sweat shop. In a hellish hallucination; Deirdre sees rabbits in the tunnels, where it had been gassed of poison and they try to get out, some did while others aren't so lucky. 

Deirdre hallucinates in seeing rabbits in blood of grisly murders, she was so shocked that she passed out. She encounters rats where she fights those that try to kill her with swords in their filthy hands. Deirdre is faced with other things that freak her out: A serpentine dragon who is white and red eyes. She saw a horse sinking into a lake but it's impossible to get him out. She is also faced with a woman who seemed harmless when all of a sudden, she meets with a woman who seems harmless but her eyes glowed of purple and changed into her true form of an ugly, grotesque of a hag. Her long nose and long chin sticked out as her whole body was all wrinkly and horrible to look at. She runs away only to find decapitated heads behind glasses of display. She finds herself faced to face with demonic, rock people and she experiences shock therapy, which she is knocked out easily. But wakes up to meet creepy goblins who kidnap and eat babies. She managed to go through a path where she must rescue the babies from the monster king. However, she is faced with obstacles while also trying to avoid all the illusion of herself being humiliated and tortured for being beautiful. But she realized that she has friends that never been jealous of her beauty and she felt hopeful. She breaks out as she fights her demons, declaring: "You have no power over me anymore!" She then is free from her sorrows and despair. Juana dreamt she was capture and blinded. She is shackled while turning a mill-wheel and praying as well as suffer for her sin. Then, she is ridiculed by the crowd. She is taunted by others. When they try to force her to kneel, Juana asks them to lead her to the two main pillars of the temple. As they let her do so, Juana pulls down the pillars and the temple with them, crushing her enemies. 

She manages to sing as she could hear others turning to her to hear her sing. They seem to like it, Juana felt confidence as she begins to sing more and when she finished; she could hear slow clapping from one. Soon there was a big applause coming from all around and Juana bows but she was grinning and crying tears of joy. Norna was in a dream, more of a nightmare, where she is strapped to a chair. She is being tortured by someone, who is cutting her and making her go insane. She laughs in her stressful hours, of this horrible torture and watches with great terror as the people that she cared about was slaughtered in front of her. Norna couldn't take it anymore. She was so angry that she screamed, and broke free from the chair she was strapped in as she breaks free from the torture that she is in. She manages to reach for the surface of reality as she continues to fight back with ease. Soon, Tannhauser, Ligeia, and the others were shocked to see how frightening Branwen was. But everyone escaped to somewhere safe. In the meantime; Aneris was in the world too where she was as she begins to witness the Wendigos feasting upon the humans. She was so scared that the traumatizing memories of her past of her foster father and twelve sisters come back to her. Just then; the Wendigos attacked, puncturing Aneris's limbs. Aneris felt anger, the wounds on her body begin to vanish from her skin. Everyone is shocked to see this. Aneris had tears in her eyes; now she was pissed, the Wendigos looked scared so they try to leave but Aneris held them against their will and then killed them one by one with her telekinetic powers. 

The commotion started to attract the attention of others: Cassandra and the agency of Silver Branch. Curious, they walked over there to see what was going on. When they got closer, they were shocked to see Aneris losing control on the monsters who had killed innocent lives. Once it was over, Aneris finally calmed down and begin to cry herself to sleep. "All my life I twirled in the night sky, I see the same diamonds in the sky. I feel like a dancer in the music box, who is tired and dance & dance until the song disappeared. I need someone someone to shine a light on me. I feel frozen in icy fear, someone....please....make me feel alive again. Break me out, I feel dizzy in the norm of this trauma. So that's why I need someone to talk to and not feel alone. Spiral into the unknown, I am not sure what I should do. If I break this glass, will I fly? Will someone catch me if I fall? I'm scared of breaking free but I'm tired of the same things that spin only in the downpour. Someone come find me, someone make me feel alive again and shatter me." Aneris woke up to meet Cassandra and the others--with their new recruits--looking down at her. "Hi." said Cassandra with a smile. Aneris trembled, she didn't know what was going on but she didn't want to be tortured again by these people.