Elementals Chapter 4: Celestial Tides (OPEN)

Ignis smiled, thinking as he spoke to make sure Evan had heard, "Ignatius. That was Fire's mortal name. The elementals were beings of pure energy. Always perceived as gods, hence the temples and stories. Ignatius would walk the to admire the creation he took part in. Apparently, he walked the very halls of Dark's temple. I'm guessing for the rest of his life he couldn't shake the thought of seeing Dark as she died in his arms."

Ignis looked to Kali, "Perhaps it was. I can still see Darkness dying as if I was there."

“Oh…” Alister sat there, thinking. “Sounds like a metaphor for something.”
“Oh yes, I remembered a question I had,” Noel perked up a bit. “Did you find anything else while we were stuck? Did we actually accomplish anything here?”
The fact that they went to this temple only to get stuck with weird, poisonous water and a memory was kind of getting to her. Granted, the shadow traveling and being in the Shadow Realm was cool, but they didn’t do anything else with it other than escape.

Ignis looked at the temple and smiled, "Yeah, I did"

“… are you going to explain what?” Noel asked. She swayed back and forth where she sat, impatient.

"This temple was an attraction to all mankind to honor her legacy. Fire created these traps in the physical world to prevent mankind from destroying it. Everything I heard about is true. But it isn't in the physical world, it's in the shadow realm."

"Exactly. Fire couldn't go in it so I doubt there are any traps. That's why the water can't affect us there." Ignis looked at Kali

Huh. So the Shadow Realm would actually be used for something. Noel stopped swaying and said, “Woah. Okay, your answer satisfies me.”
The siblings both stared, wide-eyed. Still, their curiosity was not.

Ignis looked at his hands, "To be honest, the strangest thing is how I managed to escape. When the crystal activated, I was shot straight into the shadow realm. "

Ignis got leaned and tilted his head towards Kali, "Aww, you wanted to be first?"

The siblings giggled. But then Noel cleared her throat. “Um, excuse me, but what crystal?”
Alister kept giggling. “The crystal yeeted him into the Shadow Realm.”
She smacked him. “C’mon dude, be serious.” But an uncontrollable grin had spread across her face.
“Sorry! I’m tired and my brain is going in too many directions.” He wheezed.

Ignis smiled and faced Alister and Noel, still keeping in mind of Evan, "It's called a Star Crystal, it allows one to transfer energy in various ways through contact and activated via energetic current."

Noel yawed again. “Fascinating,” was all she could say.
Her brother managed to calm his laughter. He made a little OK sign.

Ignis turned to Kali, "So….burn anything yet?"

Noel gave Evan a sarcastic but sympathetic pat on the shoulder as she said, “Dang Kali, do you feel like committing arson or something?”
Alister chuckled nervously before facing Evan, giving him a sympathetic glance.

“Good on you for not making impulsive and destructive decisions.” She flashed her pointer finger at her, chuckling.

Ignis felt surprised by Kali's response, he turns to Evan, I didn't ignore you. I am just answering the best I can. And yes, that's how I can use darkness.