363 Can’t Be Seen

It must be an ability she's had for a while because she felt at home shifting between her forms. There was also a part of her that was new, she could become much more. There were forms she had not mastered yet and Vy was eager to find out what they were. 

For now, she was focused on her tasks at hand. Vyrena increases the size of her raven form till her shadow fully covered Sorren and Mara who stood down below. 

"Get on," she said to them. 

The two of them quickly get on with their belongings strapped onto their backs. Once they were seated, Vyrena unfurled her black feathered wings and flapped them. Slowly but surely, she was able to lift off the ground. 

Mara realised that it was unwise to look straight down. She kept her eyes forward and held on tightly to Sorren. Sorren was also a little worried, his heart palpitating in his chest. He had never rode on the back of a giant bird before. 

It was exhilarating. 

"Hang on tight," Vy gave them the last word of advice before increasing her momentum. In a manner of seconds, they were high up above ground. Sorren marvelled at the view while Mara closed her eyes shut, trembling as her palms grew sweaty. 

Vyrena could hear her increasing heart beat. 

"Don't worry Mara, we'll let you know when we arrive," she assured with a grin. 

Slowly and steadily, Vy flew higher and higher. She surrounded the building as she went. She also kept a close eye on her surroundings, in fear that someone might be watching them from afar. The sun was lowering down into the horizon, they needed to utilise the time they had efficiently. 

If not, they would need to wait till the next day. 

Vyrena could see the light bouncing off the edge of the building, and they arrived at the top. Upon reaching, she made a soft landing on the rooftop and allowed Sorren and Mara to disembark. 

Vyrena took to her human form once more and stood next to Sorren as they all looked up into the sky. Pigeon's words were, 'At dawn or dusk, find a high vantage point and look up at the sky with your head tilted to the side. You may notice something interesting.'

They were now on one of the highest vantage points they could find. Vyrena looked up and tilted her head to the site. She could see the white cotton clouds against the warm tones of the sky. But she could see nothing else that was out of the ordinary. 

"I… I don't see it," Vy said out loud. 

"That typewriter probably lied to you," Mara added. 

But they could not see anything. 

"Do we even know what we're looking for?" Mara asked in annoyance. 

"No. Pigeon just said, you might notice something interesting."

Vy could see the sun setting in the distance and she grew increasingly worried. She looked out into the surrounding area. If there was another higher vantage point, it might give them a better chance at figuring out what they were supposed to see. 

Not too far from where they stood, Vy noticed an even taller buiidling. She pointed it out to her two companions and suggested they go there instead. Everyone agreed and they took off immediately. 

But disappointment soon followed their initial hopes of a better result. 

"I still don't see anything, Vyrena," Sorren said to her. 

Vyrena knew it seemed hopeless. 

She sighed, "You're right, I don't see anything either." 

Sorren could see the disappointment written on her face. Everything seemed like it was for nothing in that moment. But he could see it from her face, that Vyrena knew there had to be something. 

Looking far out into the distance, he noticed a vantage point that would stand higher that anything else they've had so far. He tapped on Vy's shoulder and directed her to look behind them. He pointed to the gigantic tree that stood in the centre of the Jungle. 

"We should try seeing it from there," he suggested with a smile. 

Vy looked at him in disbelief. She looked out into the distance at the tree he was referring to. Compared to everything else, the tree was much taller. Mara could not believe what she had just heard. 

She walked up to them, "Are you both crazy?! We got out of there by the skin of our teeth and now you want us to go back in there for… for something this outrageous?!"

Mara could see the smiles forming on both of their faces. 

"You two have got to be kidding me. We only have less than a few minutes of sunset left and the two of-"

Before she could even finish her sentence, a huge shadow was cast over her. Mara did not had time to react. Vyrena, in her titan raven form grabbed onto Mara and Sorren with her talons and took to the sky at once. 

"ARE YOU CRAZY?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Mara exclaimed in shock as Vyrena lifted off the rooftop of the building and flew into the sky. 

"Put me back down this instant!" Mara screamed at the top of her lungs. 

Sorren was enjoying the wind in his hair as he looked out at the buildings below. Albeit it was still a terrifying experience, it was exhilarating. He turned to Mara, watching her struggle and hitting helplessly at Vyrena's talons. 

"Are you sure you want her to put you down now, Mara?" Sorren laughed. 

Mara's face turned pale as her eyes started to look down below. 

"I wouldn't do that if I were you…" Sorren warned out of good will. 

But it was too late. Upon realising how high up they were, Mara let out a scream that filled the air. Shortly after, she passed out. Witnessing the scene first hand sent Sorren into a bout of laughter. 

This was the first time Vyrena heard him laugh so heartily. 

"What's going on?" she asked with a chuckle. His laughter was too infectious. 

When Sorren explained what happened, Vyrena joined in the laughter.