Fruitlock Eight: Say hello to Luke...The Homeless Hero

After finding an abandoned place to talk, an apprehensive Luke prepares to divulge everything and reveal who he truly is.

"Well, you wanted to know more about me, right?"

"Yeah, lay it on me."

"My name is Luke Carruthers and I used to work at Pantheon as a construction worker. However, I was fired after the company claimed they had to 'downsize'."

"Nice to meet you Luke. My dad used to work for them too and he was fired too. Strange thing, he died days after being fired. At least that's what mom told me."

"So you haven't found your dad?"

"No. There's no body, no evidence that he even died. Nothing."

"That's weird. Anyways, I found the belt while I was looking for food at a garbage disposal. See, Pantheon has such a grip on the city, it's hard to find work that isn't Pantheon related. So I was out of luck and I ended up losing my house. Anyways, the belt was lying right in front of me and I picked it up. Then I found a forest that was separated by a portal. So I went in and found a banana fruitlock. Since then, I used the power to fight against the monsters and against Pantheon."

"Hey, that's how I found my belt and fruitlock. This must be fate or something."

"I guess so."

"Hey, did you ever meet a strange woman who was in a white dress?"

"No, the only thing I saw was a red monster and it looked like he was looking for something."

"Weird. Whoever these monsters are they seem to be looking for something."

"Yeah, whatever they want they think it's here."

"So since you're homeless you want to work at the antique shop?"

"Are you serious? I can't accept your charity."

"I insist. Besides, you helped me a lot and I hope that you understand that I am doing this so you can find yourself a house."

"Thanks. I owe you big time."

"No you don't. I promise that you will be better off."

"Okay, but if I do this, we have to keep this a secret."

"No problem. Wait a minute. There's a portal just like the one I went into."

"Yeah, let's go in."

The two enter the portal and arrive at the forest where they found their belts and fruitlocks. Meanwhile, the red-headed stranger who had seen Cade at the adjacent shop looks from a nearby street and looks to his friend.

"So Joseph, do we go in?"

"Sure Flynn. But remember, this is their fight, not ours."

"I know, but we have to make sure they know who they are."