ReBirth Of The Primordial

They waited that patiently that first day. Eden felt hope as their chances of survival grew when the colossus turned and went although reluctantly in another direction. After that first night had passed, Eden was okay with waiting, but after the third, with no sight of the colossus returning, now more than ever was the time to escape.

It was over this point that Dagan, Sorcha, and Eden had argued over extensively. Ultimately though, Eden won the argument. Angered by the doubt of one their own kind versus an apex predator of unknown origin. Eden finally acquiesced. "Fine, you believe Io will come back what if Io is dead. Would she want you to wait here forever? To die here? How long are we supposed to wait"

Sorcha crossed her arms, cheeks puffed in anger while Dagan stared moodily at the entrance. "Io promised us!" Sorcha yelled. "Never aban- aband, ugh, never leave us! Always!!!"

"Yeah, Io promised." Dagan chucked in, his yellow cat eyes still burning from the fury when Eden argued that Io was not one of them and that they did not belong together.

"Fine. I will stay. You will stay and when the colossus here. We will all die!" Eden retorted angrily as they finished cleaning and wrapping Dagan's palms with the various plants that Eden had grown to make the cave more comfortable during the night.

"Io won't!" The duo simultaneously roared back.

At the end of the second day in that cave the trio split. Eden off one side while Sorcha and Dagan sat together on the other.

As the third day passed, and Sorcha made remarks about going out and finding Io. Eden brought up leaving for a safer place only to be glared at by the duo until Eden gave in.

On the fifth day, thunderous roars of the colossus reverberated through the mountain range. Sorcha was fed up with waiting and wanted to seek out Io while Dagan stoically watched the cave entrance for Io.

The thunderous roars had continued through the night and into the sixth day. Sometime during the afternoon, Sorcha had made a run for the entrance yelling about how something was wrong and that Io needed their help. Dagan had to remind Sorcha over and over about their golden rule, 'When Io stashes you, park your ȧss.'

As with the last two days, the roars from the colossus continued, only it began to weaken until it eventually stopped altogether by the nightfall on the seventh day. At this point, Dagan who hadn't spoken since the day before, clung to Sorcha's arm to keep her from leaving and while Eden did understand their fierce loyalty to Io, Eden helped Dagan keep Sorcha from running. Together they both talked Sorcha through her grief. As difficult as was for Eden to comprehend their bond with Io, Eden did want either Dagan or Sorcha hurting any more than they already were. Eden didn't want to admit to themself either, but there was a faint hope that maybe Io had not abandoned them, but had indeed sought out the colossus to keep them safe as the twins said.

The night of the eighth day, Eden spoke to Dagan over the sleeping Sorcha, "Dagan, I know you believe that Io will come back but what if she doesn't. What then? If we don't leave here, we will die ourselves. The colossus is gone but us waiting here is only going to get us killed. Rather it is by other monsters or starvation. How long do you expect us to wait?" Dagan shifted and looked at Eden, the exhaustion visible, but how haunted his yellow cat-like eyes look tugged at Eden's heart.

It wasn't just that either, Sorcha was starting to get thinner, her opalescent scales dimming from a soft luminescent to a dull white. Thus far, they had been able to make due by foraging off of the various fruits and vegetables that Eden was able to grow, but they needed some meat soon. They were just too young to go without vital nutrients so soon.

"We wait Eden. Io no die. Io promised." The boy said in a raspy voice. Eden's red eyes narrowed as they maintained eye contact with the Dagan only to see his steadfast determination.

"Fine. However, if the both of you pass out don't blame me for dragging you out from here." Eden said coldly before turning back to stare at the entrance. The rest of the day passed in silence. Dagan and Eden only got up when they needed to get some water for themselves or Sorcha before sitting back down again, each taking comfort in the other's presence.

Just as the three moons were making their way across the sky, Dagan and Eden heard movement from outside the cave. After making eye contact to confirm that they had both heard the sound. Dagan woke up Sorch quietly.

"Sorch, Sorch, wake up. White." Dagan whisper as he gently shook his sister's arm.

"Get up Sorcha, you need to get ready to run," Eden murmured, as they gently rub their dampened claws against her face.

"Mmm? What?" The little ice cube asked blearily.

"White. Maybe black. Maybe Io" Dagan responded as he got up. Eden glared at Dagan. .

"You don't know that whatever that's making that noise is Io. It's probably a monster looking for dinner!" They whispered-yelled at Dagan angry over the potentially precarious situation they were in.

'If only they had listened then they would not be in this situation. Fuck!' Eden cursed internally. Eden was too weak to use their abilities in a real fight for any length of time. It was enough to grab something and hold it while they made a getaway or grew small things for food, but being able to dynamically handle a battle was just too much for Eden right now. The twins couldn't stably control their skills yet either and generally reacted to difficult situations instead of taking action to control for the most part.

The sound grew closer and closer. Eden tensed up, "Dagan if it isn't Io we have to get away from here. It is dangerous. Take Sorcha and run. I will distract it." Dagan looked at Eden before slowly stating, "We will not leave you behind just like Io did not leave us behind."

Eden stared at Dagan, but the little flame only stared back. Yellow clashed with red and held until a tired ice cube broke her way through between the two.

"Eden, we wait for Io."

"Arggggh. Sorcha what if Io doesn't come back. What if she died? Are we supposed to die here? Is that what you think that Io would want? Us just to die here after she sacrificed herself to keep us safe!" By the time Eden was, they were yelling. For some odd reason, their eyes were blurry. Eden hiccupped as they rub their hands across their face.

Sorcha looked at Dagan both hugged Eden telling them that it was all going to be okay, they were here, and that Eden was safe. After a few Eden got a hold of themself, Dagan responded to Eden.

"We know. It's scary.. We dunno' when Io come back, but Io, Io doesn't break promises.