Chapter 5: Chapter 5 - Meetings

I changed in those strange clothes Aroux was giving me. I ended up in a pair of tight jeans and a white shirt like him. I also had a black jacket on and he also gave me a mask. "I know you don't like it without your mask, so I got you one!". He sure was a caring person, but also a mystery, you never could understand him, no matter how hard you are trying. He also gave me a necklace with a crystal on it. "Keep it always on, it protects you in dangerous situations" I grabbed my notebook on the bed and wrote: "What kind of situations?". He stared at me with a skeptical expression. " You'll find out soon enough, Julio.". He showed me the way out and told me to follow him. We stepped down massive stairs and walked through the Realm. It was really extraordinary. It was just like the human Realm, but the 'people' looked unique here. The atmosphere was also unique. The weather was cloudy and gloomy and I got a lot of attention. "Look at him" "Is he a human?" I stepped closer to Aroux and tried to hide my face. Aroux noticed my uneasiness and told me it was okay, That I have to deal with it and of course he was right. After a while of walking, we stopped at a gigantic building. It looked like a dark temple and I felt a dark aura and I became uneasy. Aroux grabbed my hand and pulled me through the enormous building. It was huge inside! There was a lot of paintings and we stopped in front of massive stairs. The rooms were filled with plants and there was a huge red carpet. It was almost too fancy to be true. "There is someone I want you to meet, Julio, my brother". B-Brother?! I quickly took my notebook out of my backpack and wrote: "Why should I meet him?". Aroux chuckled. " It'll be more interesting and fun with him around!" he grinned. I stared at him annoyed and I almost snapped, but someone interrupted me. "What is all this disturbance about?" an unfamiliar voice said. We both turned around. The boy standing and staring at us on the top of the massive stairs had black-blue hair and very pale skin. I also noticed his red eyes. Red eyes... He stepped closer to us while I tried to step back, but Aroux still held my hand. "Aroux, it's been a while. Have you been doing well in the Human Realm?". He was communicating so polite and his voice was surprisingly calming, maybe it's a habit. " I've been doing great, it was surprisingly interesting, but now we shouldn't be considered about that. I have someone I want to introduce you to, Zero" Zeros face turned into a skeptic look. I stepped forward to Zero and reached my hand out. "This is Julio, Unfortunately, he is unable to talk". I looked on the ground and tried to hide my blush, I use to be very shy. He shared my hand, but he still looked, skeptical. "Well, Nice to meet you, Julio. It is a psychological issue why you are unable to communicate?". Huh? How... I quickly shook my head, but he looked more skeptical. "You don't have to hide it, Trust me I have experienced it too."