(A/N Okay, okay, here's the next chappie!

I follow Arkarian and Isabel into a room, Nick trailing behind me. I was getting confused now. I open my mouth to say something, but am silenced by the hand Arkarian raises in the air.

"I realise you have a lot of questions, but please ask them after the story, as a lot of them may be answered here. Nick, do you want to…?" Nick shook head, so Arkarian told me.

He told me everything.

About the Goddess of Chaos, and her evil sidekick Marduke.

About the Final Battle and the previous Guard.

About the Guard's job, and what would soon be MY job.

About the Prophecy.

About the Immortals, Truthseers, and Initiating.

About how they discovered another part of the Prophecy that had been hidden, another part that was taking place…now.

So about basically everything.

Except one thing, I noticed.

"What about the Chosen One?" I asked, and watched as the three of them exchanged looks. Arkarian looked at me, his violet eyes burning into me.

"How do you know about the Chosen One?"

Oops, I thought. Maybe I shouldn't have said that.

You had every right to, said the Voice, once again popping up at the most inappropriate times. Anyway, I can tell you all you need to know.

I looked up to find three pairs of eyes watching me.
"Uhh...never mind. Is there anything else I need to know about?"

After the conversation, Arkarian and Isabel left me to wallow in my newly acquired knowledge. Nick stayed, though.

"Why didn't you tell me?" I asked, my voice barely audible. I look down at my shoes, noticing a small tear in the left sole. I hear Nick sigh, and I look up to see him start pacing.

"You have no idea how much I wanted to. Every day I thought about it, and a couple of times I very nearly did, but I remembered my loyalty to the Guard, and I realised I couldn't do it. I kept asking Arkarian when I could tell you, and he kept saying that I would be able to tell you soon, that you would become part of the Guard shortly. It was the only thing that kept me going really, knowing you'd be in the know soon."

We were both silent for a minute, sat side by side on the sofa.

"Oh." I said. There wasn't much else I could say. Nick had always been so strong and emotionless, and here he was, right here, pouring his heart out. I felt something warm, deep down inside me, and it made me feel happy.

What the hell was that?!

NICKS POV

After I finished my big speech, I sat down next to Ditzy and was instantly swept away by my thoughts. It was lucky that Ditzy was one of those people you could talk to for hours, but you could also be silent with. It was lucky that Ditzy was one of those people you could talk to for hours, but you could also be silent with.

Did I just say that? I had never done something like that before – I had always kept what I feel to myself.

With so many Truthseers around, you don't exactly block your mind and then show all your emotions and thoughts on your face. So I just closed myself off completely. Okay, some people showed some emotion, but I didn't. I don't know why. I just didn't.

So what came over me to do that? It was beyond me.

Ditzy looked at me, touched, and laid her dainty hand on top of mine. I got this feeling, inside me, something warm. It was weird. Electricity fizzed between us.

I looked up at Ditzy, and I saw her eyes watering. Was she…crying? I blinked and she looked totally normal. Oh. Must've been a trick of the light.

"Come on," I say. "Let me show you the sphere."

(A/N: Okay, I know I haven't updated in ages, and yes, I know this chapter is really short, but I've been so tied up in school work and I haven't actually been bothered to write anything for, like, MONTHS now. I may update soon, or I might NEVER UPDATE AGAIN unless people convince me that they want me to. And Tina, you better READ THOSE BOOKS!)