Chapter 24 - Mystery of clock tower (I)

-The next morning-

#They all gather outside of the Inn and plan their move to magma dungeon#

Angiro: So...what is the plan?
Lauste: Well, if you can keep me alive I guess I can take some hits.
Yuufa: Don't worry about that.
Echo: And I guess me and Sunya will be throwing range attacks.
Sunya: Sounds like a good plan.
Angiro: And...I don't really know what I can do.
Sunya: Just sit back and relax.
Angiro(disappointed): I don't like to do that.
Sunya: I was just joking.
Angiro: Well I guess, I can fight something if I have a weapon of some sort.

#Oliver enters with a bag in his hand#

Oliver: Hey guys.
All: Hello.
Echo: What brings you here, teacher?
Oliver: I just remembered something. While it seems all of you have some sort of weapon, Angiro seems to carry nothing.
Angiro: That's...true.
Oliver: Haha just as I thought. Well, I remember back then when I was in Yuno visiting a professor friend of mine, he gave me this set of things. As much as I like to keep it but it will be useless to me as I am not a warrior myself. Maybe these will help Angiro out a little. -hands Angiro the bag-

#Angiro opens the bag. Inside holds a set of book. Among all there is one with fire symbol, one with water droplet symbol, one with lightning symbol and the last one with tree symbol#

Angiro: These?
Oliver: I believe these are enchanted spellbooks that contain elemental energies according to their symbols. How to use it? I have no idea. You will have to experiment with them.
Angiro: I see. Thanks a lot Oliver.
Oliver: Not a problem. I will need to head back for my experiment now, good luck in your journey.
Angiro: Good luck with your experiment too.

#Oliver exits. Angiro takes out the set of books, fascinated by what they can potentially do#

Sunya: Hey, wake up. We need to go now.
Angiro: Right...let's go. Anyone know the way?

#All silent#

All: ...
Angiro: No one knows?
Lauste: Well...I kind of know the location of it, but I don't know where it is exactly.
Echo: Maybe we should go ask my teacher about it.
Angiro: Seems to be a good idea.
Echo: Let's go then.

#They all start to catch up with Oliver. At this point, noises from the middle of the city catch their attention#

Angiro: What's going on there?
Yuufa: Don't know, let's check it out?
Angiro: Guess that won't hurt either, any objection?

#No one says a word#

Angiro: Ok then, let's go and see what the city is up to.

#They all approach the clock tower, where the source of the noises are from. As they get closer they see a humongous group of people gather around

Angiro: What are all these people doing here?
Lord: The citizen of Aldebaran may I have your attention please! We are going to take down the clock tower!
Citizen 1: Why?
Citizen 2: It has been here for ages, and it is a symbol of the city!
Lord: I understand. However we need to expand the city and this tower is taking up quite a lot of free lands.
Citizen 1: What the Niff? That's no reason to take down the tower! I strongly oppose this idea.
Citizen 2: Me too.

#And thus a wave of resistance arise#

Lord: Regardless, we will start the process of taking down the tower...tomorrow. Those who live close to the tower is asked to evacuate. Idus will be here to supervise the process.
Idus: Any opposition will be eliminated.

#The Lord looks around at the angry mob and notice Angiro and the others. He shows an annoyed look on his face.#

Lord: I am heading back to the castle. I will leave this to you, Idus.

#Lord proceeds to head back to castle with soldiers around him. Idus wanders around the clock tower#

Angiro: That's one stupid reason to take down the clock tower.
Sunya: Expanding the city my niff! That idiot must have lost his mind.
Angiro: You think we can take a peek inside of the clock tower before it goes down?
Yuufa: But we have to go to...
Angiro(interrupts): I am sure a couple minutes of touring won't hurt, right?
Echo: Actually, I want to see what is inside too.
Sunya: Same here.
Angiro: Then it's decided, let's go in.
Yuufa: Sigh..

#They all enters the clock tower. Inside the clock tower, there are a lot of gears revolving around each other. There are no clocks inside the tower as oppose to the tower's name suggest. However, on the floor, there are many different clock prints, some even with clock hands and are actually moving. The walls in clock tower are painted in blue. The tower gives off a mysterious feeling to anyone who enters#

Angiro: This place is just...great.
Echo: I have never seen any infrastructure like this.
Yuufa: This is truly fascinating.
Lauste: In ancient civilizations, people were able to construct buildings that people would consider to be impossible to build nowadays. This one is a living example.
Angiro: It's a shame that they are going to take it down.
Echo: This place...somehow gives me an uneasy feeling.
Idus(shouts): Who goes there?
Angiro: Uh oh...

#Idus appears from above of the group and jumped down to the ground#

Idus: No one is permitted to enter the clock tower before the destruction of it.

#Idus appears to be fearsome to the group and they avoid eye contact with her#

Angiro: We are just travelers...and would like to see this wonder before it goes down. We were supposed to head to magma dungeon anyway...maybe we should go now.
Echo: Yes...let's go.
Idus: Not so fast. Anyone who violates the order will be sent...
Angiro(Interrupts): Hey hey! We aren't bad people. We are just curious and want to take a look that's all. Besides, we have a much bigger task at hand and we can't afford to be sent anywhere.
Idus: Much bigger task?
Angiro: Yes. We are to defeat the evil that returns to RO.

#Idus' eyes widen for a second#

Idus?
Angiro: It is a long story.
Idus: Regardless, I will not allow people who infract the order go unpunished. You all will have to follow me to the jail.
Angiro: What? I told you...
Idus(Interrupts): One more word from any of you and your head will be on the ground.
All: ...
Idus: Now if you will, please come with me.

#They all follows Idus out to the clock tower, not daring to say a word. They are thrown into the jail#

Idus: Soon you will receive your punishment.

#Idus exits#

#All of them inside the cell, looking at each other, sit down and remain silent.#

-Fade-

They are jailed! Once again their journey is hindered. What will happen to them? stay tuned.