Uranometria: Crowning Glory--Chapter 1

Sorry guys--I borrowed for a bit from my other stuff but I am thinking about ending my story, Uranometria. I know, it's so sudden but I think I've done enough world crossing tales for once. Don't fret, I believe I will be making a sequel to Uranometria. Please enjoy as Cassandra and the others enjoy their last moments before 'retirement'. Anyway, enjoy! --KatDon 

Chapter 1: A Mission to Remember

The news was buzzing with excitement, it was oh so scandalous! Reporters got parts of the story from the journal that a journalist had found and it was making headlines, there was other things they had found out from other people: Long ago; it was summer in Carlisle. A mother and daughter were swimming in the pool. But the mother got out as the young girl, who was her daughter, followed her out. "Oh you little fool, you lost again." Madame Kakezara said with a laugh. "It's not fair, Mommy. You're bigger than I am." Young Okiku said. "Ah, ah, ah. but nobody ever said life was fair, Okiku. I'm bigger and I'm faster. I will always beat you." Mother Kakezara said. She looked proud before laughing out loud. "Then I'm not gonna play with you any more. EVER! YOU DON'T PLAY FAIR YOU HAG!" Young Okiku cried, seething with rage. Her mother was upset to hear this, "Don't you EVER use that tone of voice with me, missy. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO? GO UPSTAIRS to your room and you will STAY THERE until I tell you to come out!" She shouted. Young Okiku smirked, looking arrogant and folded her arms: "MAKE ME!" She exclaimed. Madame Kakezara grabbed her by the hair and said, "You will go up... stay in There until you are ready to behave...AND APOLOGIZE!!!" She reached to Okiku's room and try to get her in. "I WON'T! NO, I WON'T! I WON'T!" Young Okiku said. Madame Kakezara kicks her in, "Get in!" She locks the door and left while her daughter bangs on it. But Madame Trudy ignored her. In her teen years, Okiku got into a fit of trouble and became overacted by her hormones. After she got a call about her daughter, Madame Kakezara felt something inside her. "Mother? Who was that?" Teenage Okiku asked. "You're a woman now." Her mother said. Madame Trudy strikes her over the head with her Bible and begins to read a verse, "And the King of Heaven made Ava from the rib of Damok. And Ava was weak and loosed the crow on the world. And the blackbird was called sin. Say it, the blackbird was called sin." Her mother lectured. Teen Okiku looked up with eyes full of tears, "Mother!" She begged. "Say it." Madame Kakezara demanded. Teen Okiku shook her head, "No, Mother." She said through tears. Sometimes, Madame Kakezara was on a mill like a lunatic about the 'end times'. Okiku was angry as she went away, she had a hatred towards her mother. Angry with the emotional and mental torment as well as the force feeding fundamentalist tactics her mother is trying to brainwash people with these lectures; Okiku became a madame and got herself some servants. As the abuse cycles around and around; Okiku abused her servants so she decided to make her mother's wish of The End of the World to come true. What she did was unspeakable as she gathered sharp weapons. She also got a vat of acid and she poured an entire container into the beach as she was going to make things go to hell. 

Watching this, Cassandra and the others thought it was all pathetic. To see her this way but she won't be screwing with other people's lives anymore! But it wasn't about missions for everyone as Cassandra and the others are thinking of retiring for awhile. Not very long, but rather for a few years because they are dealing with Wendigo and other monsters. This made the other crew upset to hear this and they became sad. But also Ophelia who was emotional and prayed that they don't leave her. Or Carlisle. While she wondered around; she looked at the Moneta and looked back on the times that changed her life change forever: May 30th, Venusir Academy's end of the year prom raged of music and dancing. These people are there to celebrate the senior high school students' last day before they graduate. There were high school graduates: 20 year old Cassandra Endymion, who was having a blast with friends: Reuben, Judy, Danielle, Asher, Benjamin, Josephine, and Ephraim. This will be their last day with one another so they decide to make the most of the night with one another. But this prom night was going to take a darker turn, a man in a tuxedo came up to the microphone and said, "All right! It's time to announce the winners of this year's Prom King and Queen." He had a small envelope in his hand and rips it up. "And the winners are....REUBEN MATTHEWS AND JUDY DAVIS!" Everyone broke into an applause, Reuben and Judy went to the stage to accept their crowns as Judy is given a bouquet of roses. Just then, unexpected visitors crashed the party with loaded guns and started a massacre. They shot at other people who fell to the floor. Panic filled everyone else, they try to flee but some were shot in the process. Cassandra watched in horror as her friends were being shot at. She noticed that Reuben was panting of the wound bleeding from there as he cries out, "Ohhh, the pain." Judy noticed Cassandra there and calls out, "Get away from here Cass!" "Save yourself Cass!" Asher called out, "Get away from here!" However they were all shot at as Cassandra screamed with terror. So many were dead and only Cass and the others survived. These men that started this massacre were Ector Absalom, Jobe Sethlans, Zachariah Red and Perseus Aion. Even their accomplices, the five men that tortured Turan, was Orcus, Haman, Shalom, Cadmus, and Nadab. Since the incident; Cassandra, Eulalie, Deirdre, Turan, Norna, Ariadne, and Juana begin to have troubling dreams. They dreamt of the prom, how they were attacked as it replayed over and over again but in their dreams; they thought they were actually killed. But then, the girls woke up, feeling rather different today. Cassandra was getting prepared for a job interview, she had a resume prepared with her. She took a shower motionless, she slowly clean her hair and body. Then, she got dressed and put on lip gloss. As she went to the interview; it doesn't go smoothly. The sounds of a loud boom set off Cassandra as she screamed while remembering the tragic incident. The employer then said after Cassandra calmed down, "I cannot hire someone who cannot get her act together. Go get some therapy and come back as a sane lady!" Cassandra was humiliated of this, she walked out with tears in her eyes and drove away. As she got back home; Cassandra takes a bubble bath. As her feet were at the foot of the tub, she rested her eyelids and slid underwater. 

This where she can daydream in this state. She had done it many times. This time, it was different. Today, she was swimming in the Caribbean sea and saw the animals hiding behind the rocks. She went under the sea as she sees fishes swim as they move their lips, 'Swim' and 'Talk to me.' With her feet in the air and her head on the ground; She begin to spin around however her head inside has collapsed and there's nothing. She begins to wonder, "Way in this water, I swim....Where my mind is? Where is it? Where is my mind? Where is my....Mind?" The word 'mind' begins to echo over and over again. Cassandra opened her eyes and emerged from the water of the bath, gasping for breath. Then, Cassandra could not look at her mother when she got out of the bath and hurried to her room. All of the girls begin to wonder about their purpose in life: "Don't they see? They believe they see me for who I am but they don't know the real me..." said Ariadne to herself. "...I wear a mask to fool everyone but in my heart, I can't fool myself..." replied Eulalie to herself as well. "...I'll never be a 'normal' girl again, or be in touch here. I can't hurt mother or me...." Cassandra said to herself too. "...Who am I? I just wish someone could tell me why was I bestowed here....?" Norna wondered to herself. "...I want to know what have I become...?" Deirdre demanded to herself. "...Who will tell me why am I here?" Juana said to herself. "...Who am I? What am I?" wondered Turan to herself. But these girls will expect more paragon happenstances coming for them.....There had been strange activity going on like cyclones, wormholes, and people disappearing into them. Nobody knew what was causing this. They were affecting Camelot, Avalon, Lyonesse, Sarras, Tintabel, and Caerleon but the source was coming from a mysterious island from above--A floating island known as Carlisle, Father Sky. In the meantime; Eulalie had to deal with her defensive boss, who was doing things that made her uncomfortable like putting other co workers down but favorite others and treated them as if they were royalty. Deirdre was being stalked at while one night at a bar and Deirdre was intoxicated. She flirted with a man, playing a game of cat and mouse before she kills him in a secluded area. When Deirdre was clear-minded, she was shocked to see what she had done and escaped before anyone found her. Deirdre had to know what was happening to her. On the other hand, Turan woke up with a rash on her back but she had no time to waste for her friend Norna, who had called the police earlier before at prom after she suffered witnessing helplessly as Turan was being tortured and left for dead. Turan and Norna are introduced to other girls--Dinah, Snowdrop, Violet, Rose, and Kitty where they are girls who had been stalked, attacked, and abused before in their first dates. They decide to train them however during the training, Turan's rash came to life as she developed blood-like symbiotic powers with flesh engorged masses across her body. Meanwhile; Ariadne goes to meet her record producer name Hot Shot but while Ariadne was singing her song that she wrote. Hot Shot laughed at her and called her a 'Sarah Face with no place' for talent. He shows Ariadne an example of talent of music videos of sexy women dancing! Ariadne is flabbergasted and seems upset at the face that he just dissed her on her music masterpiece. Leaving the studio in such a fit, Ariadne was driving back to her flat as she curses: "Stupid producer, 'Sarah Face with no place' huh...He can't appreciate real musicians when the only thing he looks at his the dancing and those with no talent."

But then in her fury, she discovers she has ice and water powers after she stopped the rain with her flaring hands and then turned the raindrops into ice. Ariadne got back into her car, muttering to herself: "Too weird." One day, Cassandra was going to another job interview and entered an elevator but on the elevator buttons, there was a rabbit on there. Curious, Cassandra pressed it as she then suddenly felt the elevator going faster and twisting around and around. "Am I going to crash?" She wondered, "No, it can't end like this! It can't!" Cassandra screamed in utter terror. Eulalie was so stressed at her job that she quit in a fit of rage however while walking back to her place; she wandered to a forest and she saw a glowing well. She peered in the well but then she lost her balance and fell into the well. Deirdre was trying to take a nap but she couldn't however she felt something come in, she sat up and saw a magic carpet in the room. Turan and Norna were walking down the stairs to find a meadow however the girls got lost and stumbled across an abandoned dungeon, they got locked in. They were trying to find a way out however it was impossible. Turan discovers a trap door and it opened up, revealing a secret staircase. The two of them went down the stairs. However Norna lost her footing and fell with Turan down into the abyss. For the time being, Ariadne was suffering from writer's block and she cannot seem to come up with any other music pieces lately. She decided to get some air when all of a sound of someone crying made her ears perked. Ariadne went downstairs as she hurried out to see who was weeping. She found a girl with untidy magenta hair, wearing a blue dress that reached her knees, black ballet shoes, and white leggings. 
There she sat on a rock, her face buried as she hugged her knees. Ariadne reached over and touched the girl, asking: "Are you OK?" The girl looked up startled, glaring when she saw Ariadne. "What do you want?" demanded the girl. "I heard you crying, and I came to see if you were OK." explained Ariadne. The girl sniffed, "I'm OK. I'm just stress, that's all. Why do you care?" She snapped. "Don't be that way, are you sure you're all right?" said Ariadne. "Yeah, I--I am." said the girl, sobbing a little. "What's your name? Can you at least tell me that?" Ariadne inquired gently. "Melisande Zebedee." replied the girl. Melisande turned around and looked scared, "No..It's them." She whispered. "What?" asked Ariadne. "NOOOO, NOT ME!!! NOT ME!!!" cried Melisande. Then she ran away quickly, Ariadne ran after her! Melisande found a tree, she pulled out a chalk and made a circle over it. The circle became a portal and she hurried in. Ariadne follows her by jumping into the magic chalk portal. Juana was taking a walk when she saw a whitish blue deer who runs away after Juana saw her and Juana went after it. The deer sprinted faster, Juana followed it, no matter how tired she was, she didn't stop until she found that deer. The deer went into a tunnel and Juana followed it, disappearing into a vortex. Later on, Cassandra woke up, lying the grassy fields and gets up from the ground. She begins to look around however she looks around but almost lost her footing. She looked down, horrified that this mass of earth is floating in the sky! "Am I in Heaven?" wondered Cassandra, she begins to walk around. 

"Well if this Heaven, then why don't I feel dead?" thought Cassandra. She looked around to see perfect blue skies, white puffy clouds, tall buildings, and trees. She was curious so much that she didn't watch where she was going, Cassandra slammed into someone! "Oh hey--" She started to say but she saw that it was a thick, burgundy haired boy who has light skin and leaned muscular figure built. He wore a crimson glory colored T shirt, sweat pants, and sneakers. "Hi." Cassandra said, surprised. "I'm sorry, I didn't know where I was going, I apologize!" Although the guy looked cool-headed, he smiled kindly. "It's fine." He answered. Cassandra is touched by his smile, he sure was nice. Cute too. But she begins to hear his thoughts in her mind. "Are you OK?" asked the guy. "Uh, yeah." said Cassandra quickly. "What's your name?" asked the young man. "My name is Cassandra." answered Cassandra. "I'm Samson, Samson Diaz." said the young man. Cassandra nodded, "Yes...Do tell, Samson. Are you what they call a swordsman?" She asked. Samson looked at her with surprise, "How--How did you know?" He asked. Cassandra looked over at him and said with a smile, "I don't know. I guess my mind can read your mind." She replied. Samson looked at her with dazed amazement, "OK. Let's find out where we are." He finally said. Cassandra seemed intrigued, "'We'? As in us? Together?" She asked. "I like to get to know you, Samson. I really do." Samson smiled back and they both journeyed into the unknown. Meanwhile; A young man who is between ages 16-17 with brown hair and his eyes are piercing, striking, pure, untainted hue of a color. His name is Justice Dix. Next to him is Echo Decataur is between ages 15 and 16. He has headphones around his neck, his hair is in cornrows, and wearing a dark liver colored jumpsuit. Kamaitachi Jitsu is a boy between the ages of 14 and 15. He has silver-gray hair, with matching eyes, and wore clothes that were shadow gray. And the youngest, Borvo Teene is a 12 year old boy with baby blue eyes and bright blue wavy short hair. He looks like someone going to break down in tears, he was so cute. 
These boys are special; Justice has vision that's more enhanced than the average 20/20 vision. Echo has enhanced hearing. Kamaitachi can control the air and has a supersonic scream. Even Young Borvo has the power over water and has healing tears. "Yo Justice, where are we?" asked Echo. "How should I know, Ech?" snapped Justice. Kamaitachi sighed deeply, "Guys, c'mon. Don't start." He said. "Yeah, Kamaitachi's right. No fighting, please." said Borvo. Kamaitachi looks annoyed, "Geez, dude. Why you have to go and agree with every fricking thing I say?" He growled. Justice glared at him, "Kam, don't start." He warned. Kamaitachi remembered, "Sorry, Borvo." Borvo beamed and replied, "It's OK, Kamaitachi." Echo stopped for a moment, "Shh, did you hear something?" He said. Justice turned to him, "What? You hear something?" He asked. Echo nodded, "Yeah, something's coming..." He said. There was the green haired, earth bending guy is Zaden Ashara, the hot headed rubber-arm guy is Proteus Zehn, the one with the stoic frames is Lleu Deich, the flying dude is Hanuman Sampo and the big guy is Christopher Yuhl. "Die, you bastards!" Proteus cried, using his elasticity powers against Justice and his friends. "What the--?" Kamaitachi said. "Look out!" Justice and the others dodged it, however a fight breaks out until finally, a voice cries out: "Hold it!" They all stopped when they saw Cassandra and Samson. "What are you guys doing?" Cassandra asked. Justice looked at them, "Who are you guys?" He asked. "I'm Cassandra Endymion and this is my acquaintance, Samson Diaz." introduced Cassandra, gesturing towards Samson next to him. Proteus sneered at the two, "What a couple misfits doing here?" He remarked. 

Justice, Kamaitachi, and Echo turned to him as well as Christopher, Lleu, Hanuman and Zaden glared at Proteus: "MISFITS?!" The fight breaks out, Borvo stepped out of the way. He went towards Samson, who keeps him by himself like a fatherly type. Cassandra stared at everyone fighting and rolled her eyes up to the ceiling, then she flexed out her hand and yelled, "SHUT UP!!!" The others were lifted from the ground, Cassandra couldn't believe that she was the only doing this. Then she drops them down safely, she sighed and smiled. "Now, tell me....who's a misfit?" asked Cassandra with a witty look on her face. The others stared up in amazement, "Ohhhh...." They chorused. One minute later; Samson, Justice, Echo, Proteus, Kamaitachi, Christopher, Lleu, Hanuman and Zaden were standing up like soldiers. Cassandra paced left and right from them. "Listen up!" She said to them. "We come from different places of our homes, and brought here for an unknown reason. So, If we're going to find some answers, we need to ventured to the unknown and find this person responsible for this; we must put our colors--our personalities aside--and become one....Any questions?" Borvo raised his hand, "Ma'm, I have one." He said. Cassandra turned to him, "Yes Borvo?" She asked. Borvo then talked normally, "Um...Exactly where do we start?" Cassandra nodded, thinking about that. "Ah, that's a very good question my friend." She turned to the horizon of the city, pointing over to a building. "You see that building over there? This building stands out than the rest of them, it has stained glass windows. I'm curious to know what's in there." 
Cassandra wasn't the only one, the other girls found friendships and heading to that strage building too; Eulalie and her new friends are awesome too because they saved her life, these people were: Heyoka Leo, Hermes Antares, Joan Ladon, Isis Lynx, Minos Apis, Coyote Thoth, Lifa Heidrun, Aurora Jade, Themis Pegasus, and Nestor Chapa. Deirdre met some girls that started off in fights with one another however Deirdre accidentally reveals her succubus form, which amazes them. The girls she befriends them: Marian Sagittarius, Judith Apollonius, Selene, Deborah Reginald, Athena, Susanna 'Sunna', Nyx, Freya, Sif, and Artemis Janus. Turan & Norna meet some people who were belligerent but stand for justice and this army: Ares Cuchulain, Kai Medon, John Phemius, Perun Umi, Ajax Heracles, Sharik Jofur, Asura Susanoo, Tucker Achilles, Yazi Nezha, and Gwedion Lancelot. Even Ariadne's group is a bunch of strange folks however they are a bunch of badass warriors that seem to suit Ariadne: Bricriu Alexander, Ceridwen Phoenix, Peredur Silas, Medea & Katie Vasily, Antigonus Klaus, Dorian Peetrus and Gavin Didymos. Even her misunderstood friend Melisande. And Juana's posse are charming, beautiful of people: Diarmuid, Adonis, Hyacith, and Ishtar. Cassandra and her boys were wandering the streets to get to the strange building with the stained glass windows. When all of a sudden, they begin to hear music in the air: "Do you guys hear that?" Echo asked. "Yeah, where is it coming from?" wondered Cassandra. "Is there a carnival?" Borvo sounded so excited. "Let's find out." said Samson. And they head over to see that three guys were doing a performance. There was a sign above them that said, "The Sofus Bros. Circus" The ring leader is Hamdir, who has red haired. The other performers, brainy brunette Sorli and dumb blonde with a hair strand like an antennae name Erpir. 

Hamdir stepped out to the crowd: "Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! Step right up, come closer, you won't believe your eyes behind this curtain! Witness something you've never seen, heard, or dreamt before, The most amazing show on earth! So sit back, relax, fasten your seat belts it's going to be a bumpy ride to the other side!" announced Hamdir. Sorli was the juggler while Thor was the one in the mascot, Erpir, who doing all sorts of tricks. Hamdir continued to grand stand before the audience, "As they say 'things aren't always what they seem to be.' Even in your greatest fantasies; You won't believe your eyes or even recognize the wonderment that lies behind the shimmer and the lights. But you may think, 'Is it true what they say? Is it all just fun and games? Or is there more behind the makeup and the faces full of paint?'" He ranted. Cassandra looked at this with curiosity as she seemed amused but not naive like the rest of the crowd. Odd continued to rant. "People, I like to ask: Do you want to be widely entertained? People to know your name? Do you crave fame? I ask you, do you want to come and play?" Just then, Cassandra begins to have visions of monsters. They looked like a naked human, or large hairless wolf. Its body looked unorthodox as if it had been hit by a driving vehicle. And it had large claws. Their fangs are bared, and they attacked the crowd, who screamed as others ran for their lives. Cassandra saw this in horror as she remembers the night of the prom massacre. Traumatizing memories of her friends who were shot and killed. Just then; the creatures attacked, puncturing Cassandra's body abdomen. Cassandra felt anger, the wounds on her body begin to vanish from her skin. 

Samson, Proteus, Zaden, Lleu, Christopher, Hanuman, Justice, Echo, Kamaitachi, and Borvo are shocked to see this. Cassandra had tears in her eyes; thinking about her dead friends and their dreams which were gone forever. Now she was pissed, the creatures looked scared so they try to leave but Cassandra 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: Eulalie, Deirdre, Turan, Norna, Ariadne, & Juana and their new friends heard this. Curious, they walked over there to see what was going on. When they got closer, they were shocked to see Cassandra losing control on the monsters who had killed innocent lives. Once it was over, Cassandra finally calmed down and looked around the deceased of others, she saw that there was a child's body lying there motionlessly. She had tears in her eyes and she looked at the citizens who were watching her lose control. "Does anybody have anything to make a cremation? I want to make a proper funeral for the lives that are lost." said Cassandra. The others looked at each other, not sure what to do. Samson turned to them and said, "Listen, I know that was scary for all of you to see but this girl saved all of you from those beasts and she had a heart for the people that were killed." A bartender came forth with a bottle of liquor. A guy who was a smoker had a lighter. And someone who had fireproof materials & a proper funeral was made for them. While doing this cremation; Cassandra thought to herself, "What kind of person would sent so much monstrosity to kill innocent people? Whoever it was, they were gonna pay with their lives for this." Later on, Cassandra and her team--With Eulalie, Deirdre, Turan, Norna, Ariadne, Juana, and their gangs following--as they head for the stained glass windows building where they come across the front where a security scanner examines them. "Subject Examination Approved." said a computer voice. Then the double doors opened automatically opened at once. The computer voice said, "Please enter the door on your left, Mimir Sofus is waiting for you." "Neato!" Cassandra said. Kamaitachi gives her a look, "'Neato'?" He asked. Cassandra gives him a look, "Riddle me this, twitch." She remarked. Borvo giggles, "'Twitch'. Good one." Cassandra smiled, everyone walks in and saw a man they never met before. He had his hair in a short ponytail and wore clothes. 
He was meditating as Cassandra and the others walked in. Cassandra spoke up, "Hello? Are you the one responsib--" "Smoke." said the man, his eyes didn't open yet. Cassandra looked at him perplexed, "Beg your pardon?" She asked. The man responds back, "You smell of smoke, I can smell it from your clothes." The others were surprised, especially Cass. "Does this guy has a nose of a bloodhound?" She thought. "Oh, I'm sorry. Would you like me to bathe first?" asked Cassandra, politely. The guy opens his eyes and smiled, "No, no. It's not that bad." He assured her, turning to her and everyone else. "Can I help you?" asked the man. Cassandra remembers what she was going to ask, "Um, yes. Are you responsible for these strange events?" The man shook his head, "Oh no, I'm not. You people probably haven't met her but she didn't mean no harm, she was supposed to follow orders...Please forgive her." He said. Cassandra looked at him, this is was surprising. A girl was the cause of all this? "Who is she?" asked Deirdre. "Opehlia Tagtraum." Everyone looked at one another, "Can we talk to her?" asked Lifa. The man shooked his head, "I'm afraid you are going to wait until she wakes up from her nap. But let me explain why she did this and myself, my name is Mimir Sofus. The reason why she did this because we need to find someone who is brave enough, emotionally understanding enough to help others and fight to save the blood of innocence. Now before I continue, does anybody have any questions?" Again, Borvo raised his hand, "I have one, is this place Heaven?" He asked. Mimir smiled, chuckling a little. "I wish but no. This differs from the afterlife. This is a different world. It's called Father Sky, it's where floating islands and flying ships are resided." He explained briefly. Then moved on to the subject, he went into a wall, which was a secret drawer secluded in there. He pulled out one of a device with a screen on it. 

"This is interactive monitor device is called Moneta. It is a memory device that plays back good, bad, and traumatic memories of others. No camera recorded, it already can keep storage of memories like this. But besides that, this device has different applications--It has different applications: One is a telecommunication where you press on the speaker and ask the Moneta anything. You don't have to type, you can always speak into it to. Whatever you guys want." He said. He handed it to his rookies. Then, once everyone got one, Mimir then explains the rules: Cassandra, Eulalie, Deirdre, Turan, Norna, Ariadne, and Juana are to go to the other worlds in flying ships. Their teams cannot come with them, much to everyone's dismay, but they had to observe from the scrutiny monitors. The next thing Mimir tells the others is about Wendigos--the creatures Cassandra slaughtered with her powers. These mysterious creatures become faster and go on their hind heels and hands as they crawl like a spider. They can bite, so everyone needs to be on a look out for these things. Now that this was out of the way, Mimir gives them an hour to come up with a team name for everyone. During this process; Eulalie's team came up with the name 'Zodiac Tarot', Deirdre and the girls came up with the name titled 'Amazon Brigade'. Turan and Norna came up with the name 'Miscreants Band' for their love for carnage and also for justice. Even recklessness. Ariadne's team is 'Concord Ritters' and Juana's group is known as 'El Elite'. For Cassandra? She and her friends struggled for a team name however Cassandra came up with a name, her friends' last names each means 'ten' and there is a lot of boys in her squad. The name is known as 'Brother 10'. Once the results of this information has been sent, Mimir decided to let the others rest since they've been exhausted from all that has happened. Nevertheless there will be dark days ahead. 

A figure was busy writing in a book, she loved books as she tensed her hands a bit as she has perfect handwriting. But then she heard her mother calling her name, "Ophelia!" The figure took the headphones off her ears. She went to the edge of her balcony from her room to look down to see her mother on the couch, watching TV. "Ophelia, are you going to the gathering?" asked her mother. The girl seemed uncertain, her plum red lips begin to twist around, thinking. She then replies, "It could be loud." "Mimir was concern about that but it's not, don't worry. So...Do you want to go?" replied her mother. The girl smiled a little, "Are they going to be there? The ones that Mimir told me about before?" "Of course they will." answered her mother. The girl felt thrilled, "Then yes I'm going." she replied with a calm face. But when she went back to her room, she went into her a closet and squealed happily, "Yes!" Later, she had showered and brush her teeth. She freshens up and wears nice clothes. At the gathering, it wasn't so loud as she feared. But she seemed shy, looking around for Mimir. She found him talking and laughing with some young people. Ophelia is fascinated in the young woman who looked happy. Ophelia felt ease, curious how to approach this but she fears of disapproval, to be judged for her flaws. "No, never again. Don't let them in, don't let them see...You gotta be good like you have to be. Obscure, swim with the tide....Don't let them in." She told herself. 
One of them look back to see Ophelia, who turned away quickly. Mimir noticed her and grinned happily, "Ophelia! Come and say hello to our newest batch of operatives in the agency." Mimir said. Ophelia shyly approaches them, she makes her head look up and gave them good eye contact. "Hi there, my name is Ophelia Tagtrum. It's nice to meet you all." She said in a polite manner. Cassandra looks at her up and down, this was Ophelia? This little angel? Ophelia was a petite young lady with fair olive skin that was striking. Eyes dark brown and perfectly white pearly teeth. She had a curvaceous figure, she even had a large bust. Ophelia looked shyly at Cassandra and said, "You remind me of someone I used to know." Cassandra looked at her perplexed, "I do? Like who?" She asked. Ophelia felt like an idiot. She looked away, "I...Sorry, not important." said Ophelia quickly. "Great, just great! My first impression is that she reminds me of stupid Abigail! Ugh, why the hell I have to go and say that!" "No, no. You can tell me." assured Cassandra. Ophelia looked up at her hopeful, Was she trying to be nice? Or was it just an act for her to look annoyed and then be rude to her later? She didn't know. Cassandra smiled, "If you don't want to, it's OK." She assured her. 

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She remembered the time that she found herself in Caer Sidr with complete strangers however she couldn't see them completely. "Can you tell us your name?" One of them asked. "They're all dead..." Cassandra said weakly. There was silence, "Who is?" asked another voice nervously, a woman. Cassandra started to speak but she stuttered. "My--my--my--" She felt someone's hands on her shoulders, "Whoa, whoa, take it easy!" The third voice commanded sternly. Cassandra begin crying, "He's a bad man, a bad man! He's evil!" she sobbed. "Nice goin', Brennius!" said a guy's voice. "What? Hey I didn't mean any--" the third said. Then Cassandra begin to howl in anger. "MURDERER!!!!!! MONSTER!!!!!!" she screeched and thrashed. Then, the hands on her shoulders pulled her into his chest. "Hey, hey, easy! Take it easy!" He said loudly but Cassandra thrashed more and more. "I'll kill him! I kill him and---" screamed Cassandra. She then calmed down and sighed into the guy's lap. "Easy, easy...That's right." said th guy, caressing her hair. The female made an 'hmph!' sound, the guy soothed Cassandra again. "You're okay, you're just upset. It's OK, shhh." Cassandra spoke up, "You're all gonna die...." And passes out. Cassandra woke up to find herself in a garden, underneath a cherry blossom tree. The petals of the blossoms were falling off were cascading down like snowflakes. Cassandra saw this as she laughs joyfully. She was like a butterfly fluttering and fluttering in the spring, from flower to flower. It was so peaceful, being in someplace that wasn't...She stopped wandering enough to see a piano. A piano that she once had as a child, she remembered that sounds of Beethoven's "Fur Elise" that she used to play with her mother. That was so long ago, Cassandra was seven years old at the time of that happy memory. Cassandra walked over to the piano and begin to play this classical piece. Her fingers were adequate on the keys, she let the music guide her. She didn't realize she was attracting someone else's attention. Cassandra felt like she was living in her happy moments of her past all over again! By the time she finished, she felt cool over her. "Ahem!" Cassandra snaps out of her daydream and turns around to see a young man applauding. He had disheveled dark haired, he looked like a nice guy with a rebel going on. Cassandra moved away as she seemed embarrassed. "Oh! I'm sorry!" She whispered softly. "That was beautiful." said the young man. "Th-Th-Thank you, I hope I--" stammered Cassandra. But the young man seemed to pity her, "Do you know Beethoven? I mean, I know his pieces but I never met anyone who can play one of them. You're talented." "Thanks. I, um, looking for someone name Brennius Zwilling?" Cassandra said. The young man grinned impishly. "You're looking at him." He replied. Cassandra looked embarrassed. "Oh....! I didn't know! Your voice is familiar, I didn't see you clearly in the van. You were the third voice, right? Thanks." Brennius nodded. "Its fine, you look lost." He noted. Cassandra turned away with a flushed face. "Was I?" She said, looking at the window which begin to rattle. "Everyone can be lost sometimes, even I can be so you're not alone." Brennius reassured her. Cassandra said, laughing to herself but she felt a . "I don't think I'm lost, I think I have gone a little crazy."  Then, the window cracked in a startling matter. "Whoa!" Brennius cried. Cassandra covered her mouth, "Oh! Oh, damn! I'm sorry." She said. Cassandra said this as she turned around and locked eyes with Brennius. Embarrassed; Cassandra bowed her head, Brennius put and arm around her in an embrace so gingerly that Cassandra felt comforted and safe for a moment, just a moment she felt safe. 

Mictlan was hell, it had always been to hell. "What is this place? Oh god...!" gasped Cassandra. Brother 10 observes this as they couldn't believe this was Mictlan, it was a nightmare. Destruction, like the apocalypse. What kind of world was this? Turan was panicking and freaking out as she begins to lose her mind a little by the shock she was seeing of this place. Cassandra and the others were shocked to see a monster confronting her. Then Cassandra could hear its thoughts. "You--you want to eat me? No, I won’t let you!" said Cassandra to the monster. She flexed her hand and uses her telekinesis to kill this monster. The monster convulsed, it twisted, and then finally; it exploded! There was a mass of beige substances splattered all over her! Cassandra was stunt for a while before a grin broke over her face. She giggled to herself, "I did it! Ew....I really did it! I can't believe it! I just nobody saw--" She turns around as her smile faded. "--That."What she saw was a 15 year old boy. Chocolate brown hair. Red eyes. Light skin. Buttoned shirt, a cap on his head, it looks like. He was a teenage soldier, who looked horrified at Cassandra. He saw it, he saw her kill that beast. "Oh crap." Cassandra thought. "Busted! How do I get myself out of this?" She slowly smiled kindly, "Hello there---" she greeted but the boy lunged at her, "AAAAHHHH!" He cried. The boy begin to claw at her like a wild man. Trying to punch her but Cassandra restrained the boy. "Hey! Hey!" She protested, the boy did not yield. "Stop! Cease! Take it easy! Will you stop?! I am not going to hurt you!" Cassandra held the boy's fists away from her. "Who are you?!" The boy demanded. "My name is Cassandra. I swear, I will not hurt you. Here, I am not going to hurt--" She reaches over to touch his face but the boy recoiled away. "Get away, no! Don't you dare--Don't--" But he was helpless, Cassandra was calm as she stroke her hand on his face. At once, Cassandra could read his mind, know his name. But not completely of a lot.

"Did you seriously kill that Revenant?" asked the boy, softly. Cassandra did a double take. "That's a Revenant?" She asked in disbelief. The boy looked at her with amazement, "You never seen one before?" he asked. "I heard of them..but in all honesty, I didn't know that was an actual Revenant!" Cassandra pointed out. Just then, a voice called out. "Jack! Who are you talking to?" Another boy in the same uniform as the other guy's was standing there. He looked young, quite a fetching fellow. "Nobody!" Jack called, he turned back to Cassandra fiercely. "Listen, you gotta get out of here now!" He demanded. "Why? I can help!" Cassandra persisted. "No, you--" Jack started to say but the boy calls back: "Jack, who is that?" "No one!" Jack snapped. He turned to Cassandra with pleading eyes. "Please, get out now!" He begged. "I can help. I can hear that your thoughts are disoriented so--" Cassandra insisted, but Jack stopped her out of shock. "What?" He gasped. "You--you--can read minds? You can hear my thoughts inside of your own head?" "Of course I can." Cassandra said, in a matter of fact tone. Jack was shaken out of fear. The red haired boy appeared, "Jack? Who is this?" He asked. Cassandra smiled and held out her hand, "Cassandra Endymion. It's a pleasure to meet you." she said. The boy was stunt, he shook her hand though. "I'm Bellerophon Leseratte." He said. A girl with shoulder length hair appeared, wearing the same uniform as Jack and Bellerphon. "Boys, who is this girl?" She asked in a voice so soft but full of curiosity. "Wow, this your girlfriend?" Cassandra asked, to Jack. Jack glared at her, "She's not my girlfriend!" He declared. "Who are you? A witch?" The girl asked. "I am no witch, I am an ally and I came to help." Cassandra said. "No, she's--" Jack started to say, but the girl stopped him. "Hold up, Jack. This girl may able to help." She said, coming to Cassandra's rescue. 

"Sh'yeah, I killed a Revenant." Cassandra admitted. Bellerphon and the girl were shocked. "How?!" They asked. "I have an ability where I can move obstacles or other things with my mental conscious." Cassandra explained. Bellerphon and the girl looked at each other, they turned to Jack. "You know about this?" Bellerphon asked. "Yeah, but she doesn't know what the military does here." Jack said. "Let her help, Jack. She can be of help to us." The girl said. Jack was irked but he agreed. Cassandra smiled with delight, "Thank you." She said. The girl turned to her, she stretched out her hand. Although her stern face remained unchanged; she sounded nicer. "I'm Minerva Toter." "I'm Cassandra--" Cassandra said but other Revenants attacked and Cassandra, Jack, Minerva, and Bellerphon prepared for battle. They ran from them while battling. “Who are you? Why the hell did you come here?” screeched Jack. "Be careful, Jack Morder. Don't do anything reckless!" Cassandra called out. "How did you know my name?" Jack asked with shock. Busted! Cassandra turned away, "Later!" She shouted. The Revenants were chasing after them. Cassandra thought craftily as she reached over to Jack, carried him into her arms and flied! Jack was amazed by this, "What? You can fly?" He asked. Minerva and Bellerphon watched in amazement but they followed the gliding Cassandra. "YOU! CAN! FLY!" Jack shouted, Cassandra smiled at him. Minerva, and Bellerphon were amazed as well: "Oh my..." Bellerphon breathed. The two followed Cassandra and Jack to wherever they are going. Back with Cassandra; They managed to find a quiet, abandoned place and landed there. Cassandra let  Jack go safely from her grasp."So, whatcha think?" Cassandra asked with a smile. Jack was speechless until he remembered what happened. "Arrrgghhh!!!!!!!" He shouted.  Jack charged at her with a vorpal blade but it smashed into a wall. "You're right, you're right. I was trying to show you--" Cassandra said quickly as possible. "You....You!"  Jack warned. "Right, sorry! Sorry!" Cassandra apologized."OK, OK, Take it easy." She claimed.  Jack nodded, "Are you an angel? A demon?" He asked. “Not at all, I just…I don’t know what I am but I can tell you one thing. I am no demon nor angel. I come in peace and came to know you— Jack Morder. Please, let me talk to the authorities and explain what’s going on.” Cassandra explained. At once; Jack lowered his weapon and nodded. “OK. I’ll trust you. But if you pull anything, I’ll kill you.” He said. Cassandra nods, obeying to his word but she fear of being hurt again. Minerva and Bellerphon came by, “Are you OK?” Minerva asked. “I am now.” Jack said. Minerva and Bellerphon stared at Cassandra with curiosity. Wondering who she is. Cassandra, Jack, Eulalie, Bellerphon, Deirdre, and Minerva walked back to the base of the camp where there were staring from the others. Jack looks at Cassandra, "Well, ask them if you want to talk to the 'authorities'." He whispered. Cassandra was nervous around these people, she cleared her throat and spoke up, "Hello there...Is there someone I can talk to? Please?" Just then, the commanding leader Adam Rustung appears before her. "I may be useful for any assistance." He said to her. A few minutes later, Adam & Siegfried are seen talking to Cassandra who was seated and looking rather shy. 

"Let me see if I heard you right, you are trying to tell me you took on a Revenant with just your mind. You didn't even touch it, am I correct?" asked Adam Rustung. Siegfried scoffed, he didn't even smile though. Adam gestured him to be quiet, Cassandra nodded. "Yes sir." She said. "That thing wanted to eat me...And I didn't, I didn't want to die so I had no choice but...Is that a problem?" Adam shook his head, "No. Not at all. I think you did it to survive and I must say I am impressed." He admitted. "Can I say something?" said Siegfried, "I like to see some proof of your power." Cassandra looked at him with disbelief, "Right now?" She asked. Siegfried nodded, "Yes." He said. "Me and my big mouth." thought Cassandra. She stood up as she said slowly, "OK..." Cassandra straightened herself together, she rolled her shoulders back and then she closed her eyes as she whispered, "...Here goes...." Concentrated; she was about to summon this power but the distraction of the door bursting open made her lose concentration. A soldier's voice called out, "Commander Rustung, I apolo--" Cassandra spun to him to glare however her telekinesis accidentally sent the man backwards, "Ahhhh!" He cried. "No!" Cassandra screeched, using her telekinesis to save the soldier, who was shocked over what just happened. "Do not tell anyone." begged Cassandra. The soldier was so frightened that he couldn't speak, he was speechless so Adam came to him and said, "I would advise you not to speak of what you saw to anyone. I believe this 'witch' you would try to accuse will not be in this record." 
The soldier saluted, "Yes sir!" He said and off he went. It was silent for a moment before Siegfried spoke up, "I don't think this is good for her to use this power. She shouldn't use it." Cassandra looked at him with surprise, "What--?" She asked. But lucky for her, Adam came to the rescue: "She needs practice, that's all. A little encouragement." He said. Siegfried glared at him, then he thought about it. "True...." Siegfried admitted, he was quiet for a moment before he spoke again, "...I have an idea." Krieger and Cassandra head out to the training area of the encampment. A lot of soldiers were talking a little, Cass saw Jack among the crowd. "Listen up!" Siegfried Krieger announced , silencing the chit-chat. The soldiers immediately were standing tall, and they looked stoned face. "Captain Siegfried Krieger!" They respond. Siegfried Krieger removed his cap and spoke to the others with authority. "You will assemble full tilt and without a sound." He said, loosening his white collar underneath his uniform. Ariadne looked at him with wide eyes, he looked almost dashing but she too went stone faced. Siegfried turned to the soldiers and then he called out, "Cassandra Endymion, step forward please." Cassandra froze, she gesture towards herself. Siegfried nodded, "Come forth." He said. Nervous, she approached him but Siegfried seized her by her chin and found herself looking at Siegfried's icy blue eyes. "Let me see those eyes." He instructed. Cassandra looked at him in the eye. Waiting. After what it seemed like an eternity; Siegfried nodded, "Hmm...They look normal, display your powers OK?" He says, letting go of her. "Just, relax." Cassandra looked around, she was shaken. Cassandra never learned how to maintain her powers, it was really scary for her to display it publically. Captain Krieger realized Cassandra was not using her powers, so he walked over to her and stares down. Cassandra didn't meet his eyes but he spoke to her: "He who is impulsive can be murdered. As a result, though we have heard of foolish urgency in battle, inventive has never been seen associated with far-off hindrances. To accomplish centenary fights is not of the cardinal merit. Conquer one's enemy past combating is the climax of power. You can't show fear, you are stronger than this." 

Krieger went behind her, speaking softly to her. "Allow your expedition be that of the tempest, your density that of the woods. In maraud and liberation be like the pyre, in stability like the peaks. Allow your strategies be crepuscular yet substantial as night, and when you run, drop like a drum fire." Then he spoke up, "Let's try it again." said Siegfried. He moved away, Cassandra took his words to heart and she concentrated. However she can hear something, she looked around but no one was speaking but she can hear in their thoughts. A song, it sounded strange. Like a chorus of an army. The song goes like this: “Art of war….” and Cassandra could hear a thought singing, “Quick as the cyclone air.” The chorus of thoughts belted into her mind, “Art of war….” The main thought crooned, “Of the calming as the woods.” The chorus of thoughts intoned in Cassandra’s head, “Art of war…” The main thought serenaded, “Be brutal as the flaring flames, adequate as the great peaks of the mountain.” The singing in her head, it gave her courage. She concentrated and then she managed to telekinetically break apart all of the objects of the training. All the dummies but she manages to control her emotions. Once she was finished; there was an applause from the others. She was embraced by someone from behind. She looked to see that it was George grinning and Margaret hugging her, Eulalie and the others praised Cassandra. Jack had a hand around Cassandra’s shoulder, he has a small but pleased smile on his face. For the first time, Cassandra could belong. She noticed that Siegfried was slowly applauding to her. His face remained unchanged however there was a hint of satisfactory.

While taking a walk in the forest, Cassandra saw Jack training but then Cassandra watched in horror as Jack turned into a Revenant creature, “Oh dear Lord! He’s a Revenant?” She thought. Revenant Jack begin to do all sorts of combat moves in order to take down these savage, killer monsters. Cassandra hide behind a tree, watching him work hard at his skills. Once Jack was done, he changed back to normal but he fell unconscious. This is it, this was her chance to see inside his head and she rushed over there. Cassandra kneel down at the unconscious Jack, she placed her hands on the side of his face and begins to read his mind: In a flash; she saw it. His memories. More clear though. She saw a memory of a young Jack living in a happy life but he was a fearsome person when it came to his anger. Jack was not an idiot, he was simply emotional. The memories changed--It was an unconscious dream of darkness and blood flowing...Wait? Whose blood is that? There were monsters with claws and baring their teeth. Someone called out a name, "Jack...Jack!" The boy, Jack, woke up from sleep with a start. He panted and looked around, his foster sister Minerva was calling his name. She was dressed in uniform. "W-what?" Jack asked. "Come on, we're gonna be late." Minerva urged. At once, Jack threw the covers to reveal he was in his pajamas. "Sorry, coming!" He called. 
As Minerva left the room; Jack got ready. He got his uniform on and looked out the window. The beautiful sky, would it be like this forever? He wasn't sure about that. "Jack! Minerva is waiting!" It was his mother's voice. "Coming Mom." He called. And left his room with his messenger bag. It was the first year of middle school, Jack and his friends were attending there. They were excited about the next field trip until one day, it happened. Jack was paying attention but he heard a scratching sound. “What the heck was that?” He wondered. He turned and was shocked to see an Revenant! Jack got up, when his teacher asked but saw the creature too. The Revenant broke in and wreck the classroom. The only ones that survived luckily were Jack, Minevra, and Bellerophon. They each hurried back to their homes, Jack enters his house but is stunt to find his mother struggling against an Revenant. She looks to see her son, “Everything’s going to be OK. Just don’t look.” “Mom!” Jack cried but his mother shake her head, “Sweetheart. Just go, please!” She said. Tears welled in his eyes, “No….No, NO, NOOO! I’m not leaving you! Just forget it!” Jack shouted. “JACK! GO, RUN!” screamed his mother. The Revenant bite into Jack's mother, who gasped. Jack was motionless, frozen, his mother was lifeless now as she bled to death. Jack was pulled away by Minerva, who dragged him off. She and he reunite with Bellerophon and other survivors from the school. Losing his mother to a Revenant was the most unsettling mental wound, and ever since that day; he vowed to wipe out as many Revenants as possible. 

When Jack was 15, his present age; He made friends during his training: Beowolf Kannibale, Apollo Himmel, Gaia Erde, two goofballs name George Trottel & Margaret Reiten and made a rival with Tristan Fanger but they made a truce and got along just a little bit. However things changed when Beowolf, Apollo, and Gaia turned out to be Revenants too as they were the ones that started the massacre of Jack's school. "Jack...I don't want to hurt you, I just want to understand you. To feel better, to feel like I'm not the only one." Cassandra thought, talking to him in his thoughts. Suddenly, she felt a burst of pain through her. "What's happening? I feel--Augh! It hurts!" She said, gasping. Jack regained consciousness, he was shocked to see what was happening. "Oh no!" He thought. Cassandra begin to change into a Revenant, she was unaware of what is going on but for the first time, she wanted to fight. She saw other Revenants and she went after them fiercely. She lunged at them as she rescues lives like the other soldiers and kills them. As soon as she is done; the soldiers stared at her in fear. Revenant Cassandra approached them and placed her claw-hand on Lieutenant Reiten. A few moments later; she was in astonishment. “Cassandra…Endymion? Is that you?” asked Margaret. Cassandra transformed back to normal. She gasps as she fell unconscious to the ground. "Did Cassandra just--?" asked George. "How did she do that?" Margaret inquired. Adam glanced at her body, his face was calm and relax but he looked concern at this mysterious girl. "Cassandra Endymion, what are you?" He thought. 

Cassandra turned off the Moneta as she knew that this will be the last time they spend so many adventures but she'll come back once she fulfills her dreams. She knows that she will miss her friends the most and it will be a tearful goodbye.