.: The Remains of Sin pt1 :.

by =BunniAngel

“This can’t be good.” Cerulean said, stopping suddenly in the golden road and bending over to peer at the spot before her. Cerulean was the Dark Keta to the Ila Blue Ambiance and she fit the role of a detective with the short midnight blue trench coat with a long collar that she wore over a long cobalt and midnight blue skirt.  A bubbly Aquamarine came skipping up behind her and almost toppled the astrian clean over. “Would it hurt you to watch where you’re going?” asked Cerulean, glancing back at Aqua who stood balancing on one foot to prevent the two colliding. Aqua was almost the complete opposite of Cerulean and didn’t act like the Alternate Keta she was suppose to be. She was silly, absent minded and unusually happy at any given time. Aqua smiled before collapsing gleefully onto the golden clouds in the exact spot Cerulean had been investigating.

“YEOUCH!” she yelled, hopping up instantly from the spot. A good chunk of her curly hair was dissolved, and wisps of smoke was all that was left. “Well the clouds are sure in a bad mood this morning.” she grumbled. Cerulean just gave her a sheepish grin and shook her head before looking at the clouds again. There was a large indention between the clouds where the edges were burned and there was a yellow foam like substance oozing from them.

“If the remains of whatever did that made your hair dissolve, I hate to know what it can do to us itself.”

“What do you think could do that?”

“I don’t know.” Cerulean answered, looking sideways at Aqua, “I don’t think I want to know…” Aqua shrugged as Cerulean began to lean over more to get a closer look, being careful not to let it touch any part of her.

“HEY GUYS!” came a loud extremely happy voice behind them that made Cerulean almost loose her balance again. She took a step to the side to avoid falling into the yellow substance. Aqua glanced back and then turned folding her arms and raising her head high.

“This can’t be happening…” Cerulean mumbled holding her face in her palm, “not both of them.” she looked over to see Aqua and sighed, “Would you stop that? We aren’t even in our Spectrum. I – ”

“Hey Ceru! Aqua!” a young woman squealed, waving her hand as if life and death depended on them seeing her. She wore a bright yellow dress that flared out around her legs. Her arms were adorned with long muted yellow gloves and her short chin-length hair could out-shine the sun. Her skin was a golden-yellow and shined like bronze. Her bright yellow eyes were accented with half of the sun symbol that vaguely resembled a scar.

“Hi Yellow.” Cerulean mumbled dryly, then she turned suddenly, “Do you know what could do something like this?” She asked, pointing to the abnormal clouds. Yellow looked and when she saw the color of the substance she turned her nose up and her back to Cerulean.

“Are you insinuating that something in my spectrum,” she made a dramatic gesture towards the substance, “would defile the very sacred grounds of Astria?!”

“Oh put a bolt in it Yellow.” said Aqua, who had turned to witness the known drama queen’s antics. The two had forgotten she was even there. “No one is blaming you or your spectrum. Its highly unlikely that something that can affect any astrian it wishes came from any known thing in the Spectrums.” Cerulean gaped at her,

“An intelligent comment…coming from you? I must be dying!” Aqua stuck her tongue out at her, while Yellow giggled. “An intelligent comment coming from you would have the same effect Yellow…” Cerulean added under her breath. Yellow’s eyes narrowed and she was about to retaliate when Red walked up.

“What is going on here? And please don’t pretend as if you weren’t talking to each other,” Cerulean and Aqua turned and bowed,

“We were just inspecting something in the clouds Ila.” said Aqua.

“You don’t call me Ila…” pouted Yellow,

“You don’t deserve it.” Aqua snapped glaring at her. Yellow returned the glance.

“Pleeeaaaseee!” Red yelled agitated, stepping between them to see what was being inspected. The sight of it made her eyes widen. She carefully knelt before it and went to lay her hand in the indention.

“NO! Ila it dissolved my hair!” Aqua squealed turning on the spot and almost falling back into the yellow mass again.

“Keta Aqua, it is fine…” Red stated, her hand turning to a blur of red color as she touched it. She winced but no outward damage could be seen.

“What is it? Do you know?” asked Cerulean.

“Yes. Sadly I know exactly what it is, but I don’t know what form it is in or what is causing it.”

“What is it?” asked Yellow.

“It is Sin.”