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I tried not to panic. I tried to keep my head calm and my hands steady as I caught myself against a building after being pushed aside. The streets where filled will unknown people, people who were known not to be kind towards strangers. I kept to the sides of the streets, clenching my sweaty hand around the orb in my pocket. What am I doing?
I leaned against the wall of another building in a lesser busy street. I closed my eyes, trying to keep my mind focused. Miolyn and Sora are lost somewhere in here. I need to find them, I told myself. I looked up. A wind elemental was watching me from her stall selling small trinkets. I hurried on, keeping my head down. I'm so stupid! Here I am wandering the streets of Yachav's city! Every time N'thero and Ryuken came here, they came back to me beaten, sometimes almost dead! What do you think will happen if someone finds out you're the leader of the Rogues, Meiwma? You can't fight, you can't-
I hurried into an alley and slid down the wall to the ground. My breathing was hard as I tried to control my thoughts. Miolyn and Sora are lost, I told myself. You need to find them. I looked back to the busy streets of the hostile city. Two elementals suddenly got themselves into a fight, beating each other with their fists. One then grabbed a sharp knife from his pocket. I ran further down the alley, not wanting to see the outcome. I felt the panic come back as I came to another alley. Now you're lost! My mind would not leave me alone. How do you expect to find them now, Meiwma! I clenched the orb in my pocket. Please… Jin, help me…
Just calm down, Meiwma…
My eyes shot open. Jin? I thought.
Yes… sorry I took so long. You were in a hurry. I could picture the smile that would be on his lips. I slowly pulled out the orb of my pocket. It had a pleasant glow, lighting the alley slightly. My breathing calmed as I felt Jin's soul from the orb. Feel better now?
Yes, I thought back to him. I returned the orb back to my pocket, keeping my hand tightly around it. I… I'm sorry, Jin, I-
Don't worry. We'll get you out.
No, I haven't-
I know. And I said don't worry, alright?
I nodded slightly. I began to feel a pull, as if my mind was being tugged on. I slowly looked that way, then began walking. I followed the pull back to the streets, then hesitated before stepping out. It's alright, no one will recognize you.
I took a breath, then stepped out into the busy streets. I felt Jin's pull lead me down farther into the city. For a moment I was worried that this wasn't Jin leading me but someone else, until I remembered I still had to find Miolyn and Sora. Scatterbrained, I heard him chuckle.
I'm sorry, I thought. I was just worried, I-
It's alright, I was just teasing. I sighed, thinking I would smile if I wasn't in this city looking for two children who may have gotten captured or worse.
The tug stopped in front of a house. Jin? I thought frantically. There was no reply. I pulled out the orb, making sure no one would see it. The glow was gone. Jin?! I thought again. I looked up at the house. I felt the tug trying to pull me in. Then I realized the tug was pulling on the orb. I slowly reached for the doorknob. It wasn't locked. I looked around, then looked back at the door. I pushed it open.
I was in a dark room. I squinted, trying to find a light. I stumbled against a chair then froze. There was no sound, no one was home. The orb tugged me towards the stairs. I then realized where I was. Fear kept me rooted on the spot. I saw papers scattered across a desk and table. There were some on the floor, blown there when the door was opened. Then I saw his piano. It was exactly how Jin described it in his journal. This was Roan's house. I looked towards the attic. Jin was… Jin's body was up there.
I slowly crept to the stairs. I walked up them, the floorboards creaking under my steps. I came to the second floor hallway with four doors leading to different rooms. I saw another staircase behind an open door. A light brought my attention back to the orb. It was pulsing, the soft light going on and off. I went up the stairs.
I came into the single room in the attic. I could not take my eyes off him. Jin sat in a chair, the only piece of furniture up there. His head was slumped against his chest. His arms rested on the arms of the chair as if he had just sat down to sleep. The only thing wrong were his eyes. They stared at nothing, his mouth slightly open.
I stepped towards him. I ignored the glow of the orb growing brighter. I slowly reached out, my fingers inches from his face. "Jin…" I whispered.
Meiwma, behind you! I spun around but then was knocked back onto the floor. The orb flew out my grasp, rolling across the floor. Hands grabbed my arms pulling me to my feet. "Don't… touch him," he hissed in my ear. I froze. The hands tightened their grip. "Don't ever… touch him." I couldn't move. I felt Roan's breath as his hands nearly crushed my arms.
"I… I just-" I muttered. He turned his head away from me. My eyes found the orb. My blood turned cold. I… I brought Jin… right to him… He released my arms. I stumbled past him as he went to get the orb. I fell painfully onto my stomach, my fingers almost touching it. Roan's hand came into view and gently picked up the orb. I stared up at him, his dark eyes looking at nothing but the orb that held Jin's soul. Then he looked at me.
"Thank you… I didn't know he had stayed…" he murmured. He knelt in front of me. I couldn't get my legs to move. He reached out, his thumb tracing my cheek. I stared at him, my mind going blank. His face turned cold and he stood turning away from me. I wished he would turn back, touch me again… I didn't know why… I didn't know anything. I laid my head against the floor, not bothered by the dust on the wood. I was behind the chair that Jin was sitting in. I saw Roan kneel in front of him. I closed my eyes.
I didn't care anymore.

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I tried not to panic. I tried to keep my head calm and my hands steady as I caught myself against a building after being pushed aside. The streets where filled will unknown people, people who were known not to be kind towards strangers. I kept to the sides of the streets, clenching my sweaty hand around the orb in my pocket. What am I doing?
I leaned against the wall of another building in a lesser busy street. I closed my eyes, trying to keep my mind focused. Miolyn and Sora are lost somewhere in here. I need to find them, I told myself. I looked up. A wind elemental was watching me from her stall selling small trinkets. I hurried on, keeping my head down. I'm so stupid! Here I am wandering the streets of Yachav's city! Every time N'thero and Ryuken came here, they came back to me beaten, sometimes almost dead! What do you think will happen if someone finds out you're the leader of the Rogues, Meiwma? You can't fight, you can't-
I hurried into an alley and slid down the wall to the ground. My breathing was hard as I tried to control my thoughts. Miolyn and Sora are lost, I told myself. You need to find them. I looked back to the busy streets of the hostile city. Two elementals suddenly got themselves into a fight, beating each other with their fists. One then grabbed a sharp knife from his pocket. I ran further down the alley, not wanting to see the outcome. I felt the panic come back as I came to another alley. Now you're lost! My mind would not leave me alone. How do you expect to find them now, Meiwma! I clenched the orb in my pocket. Please… Jin, help me…
Just calm down, Meiwma…
My eyes shot open. Jin? I thought.
Yes… sorry I took so long. You were in a hurry. I could picture the smile that would be on his lips. I slowly pulled out the orb of my pocket. It had a pleasant glow, lighting the alley slightly. My breathing calmed as I felt Jin's soul from the orb. Feel better now?
Yes, I thought back to him. I returned the orb back to my pocket, keeping my hand tightly around it. I… I'm sorry, Jin, I-
Don't worry. We'll get you out.
No, I haven't-
I know. And I said don't worry, alright?
I nodded slightly. I began to feel a pull, as if my mind was being tugged on. I slowly looked that way, then began walking. I followed the pull back to the streets, then hesitated before stepping out. It's alright, no one will recognize you.
I took a breath, then stepped out into the busy streets. I felt Jin's pull lead me down farther into the city. For a moment I was worried that this wasn't Jin leading me but someone else, until I remembered I still had to find Miolyn and Sora. Scatterbrained, I heard him chuckle.
I'm sorry, I thought. I was just worried, I-
It's alright, I was just teasing. I sighed, thinking I would smile if I wasn't in this city looking for two children who may have gotten captured or worse.
The tug stopped in front of a house. Jin? I thought frantically. There was no reply. I pulled out the orb, making sure no one would see it. The glow was gone. Jin?! I thought again. I looked up at the house. I felt the tug trying to pull me in. Then I realized the tug was pulling on the orb. I slowly reached for the doorknob. It wasn't locked. I looked around, then looked back at the door. I pushed it open.
I was in a dark room. I squinted, trying to find a light. I stumbled against a chair then froze. There was no sound, no one was home. The orb tugged me towards the stairs. I then realized where I was. Fear kept me rooted on the spot. I saw papers scattered across a desk and table. There were some on the floor, blown there when the door was opened. Then I saw his piano. It was exactly how Jin described it in his journal. This was Roan's house. I looked towards the attic. Jin was… Jin's body was up there.
I slowly crept to the stairs. I walked up them, the floorboards creaking under my steps. I came to the second floor hallway with four doors leading to different rooms. I saw another staircase behind an open door. A light brought my attention back to the orb. It was pulsing, the soft light going on and off. I went up the stairs.
I came into the single room in the attic. I could not take my eyes off him. Jin sat in a chair, the only piece of furniture up there. His head was slumped against his chest. His arms rested on the arms of the chair as if he had just sat down to sleep. The only thing wrong were his eyes. They stared at nothing, his mouth slightly open.
I stepped towards him. I ignored the glow of the orb growing brighter. I slowly reached out, my fingers inches from his face. "Jin…" I whispered.
Meiwma, behind you! I spun around but then was knocked back onto the floor. The orb flew out my grasp, rolling across the floor. Hands grabbed my arms pulling me to my feet. "Don't… touch him," he hissed in my ear. I froze. The hands tightened their grip. "Don't ever… touch him." I couldn't move. I felt Roan's breath as his hands nearly crushed my arms.
"I… I just-" I muttered. He turned his head away from me. My eyes found the orb. My blood turned cold. I… I brought Jin… right to him… He released my arms. I stumbled past him as he went to get the orb. I fell painfully onto my stomach, my fingers almost touching it. Roan's hand came into view and gently picked up the orb. I stared up at him, his dark eyes looking at nothing but the orb that held Jin's soul. Then he looked at me.
"Thank you… I didn't know he had stayed…" he murmured. He knelt in front of me. I couldn't get my legs to move. He reached out, his thumb tracing my cheek. I stared at him, my mind going blank. His face turned cold and he stood turning away from me. I wished he would turn back, touch me again… I didn't know why… I didn't know anything. I laid my head against the floor, not bothered by the dust on the wood. I was behind the chair that Jin was sitting in. I saw Roan kneel in front of him. I closed my eyes.
I didn't care anymore.