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Chapter 22: The Locket

Third Person POV

Yusei searched around for a while. After hearing Brehnam's information as to where Era would be, he focused on finding Lazar. He had already informed his friends of the situation.

"Anyone have a lock on Lazar yet?" Yusei asked his worry only increasing as the time went on.

"No," Jack answered.

"Nothing here," Crow followed.

"I might have just found him," Bruno answered.

"Where?" Yusei immediately asked.

"A closed down building off the pier," the programmer answered.

"I'll meet you there," Yusei responded. "Wait for me in case Brehnam is around."

"Right," Bruno agreed and they all went silent again.

. . .

Lazar walked inside and met Primo in one of the halls of the building. "The program, sir," he stated.

"You are dismissed," Primo responded and Lazar left. Primo turned to a surveillance camera and saw Yusei and Bruno in the building. "So he's here. Looking for Era and the program, no doubt. But he's too late."

Primo pressed a button before walking off.

. . .

Yusei and Bruno walked around the building and found a factory full of unfamiliar machinery.

"This is almost like a spaceship or something," Bruno stated.

"I guess," Yusei agreed.

They walked around to further investigate the area. "Do you have any idea on where Era is in here?" Bruno asked the angel.

"I'm getting a faint energy signal from her light," Yusei explained. "But it's too faint for me to track without being closer to it."

"Why is it so faint, though?" Bruno asked.

"I don't know," Yusei answered. "And it shouldn't be. It's making me even more worried."

"We'll find her and the program, Yusei," Bruno reassured.

"I know we will," he agreed. "I don't even have a choice with finding Era."

"Yusei!" came a young voice. They turned to May as she landed through the ceiling, panting. "Yu… sei…" she called again between breaths.

"Whoa, easy, May. What's going on?" Yusei asked.

"Era… needs your help," May informed.

"Do you know where she is?" Yusei asked. May nodded. "Where?"

"She's locked in a Demon Cage to the far south end of the building," May explained.

"Do you know if she's alright?" Bruno asked.

"For now, she is. What Brehnam doesn't know about angels is that angels can't even enter the Underworld unless it's by choice," May explained. "So once Brehnam learns that Era can't go with him unless she chooses two, he'll either kill her or…"

Yusei finished for her, "Blackmail her with my safety."

"Yeah," May agreed. "And with her promise to your father, she'll do anything to keep you safe. Even go to the Underworld if needed."

"I promised the Crimson Dragon I would protect Era at all costs. If she even ends up there, I'm going there and saving her," Yusei stated.

"I'll help you with that," May agreed shocking Yusei. "I owe Era a lot. She helped my studies in Angel Academy and her help with the Demon Exorcist Spell is what got me to graduate before the rest of my class. If it wasn't for her help, I would probably be stuck in class still."

"I don't think that's entirely true, May," Yusei corrected.

"Before Era started helping, I was relatively slow with comprehending all the information. Once Era started helping the class and helping me with my studies, I began to speed up and passed all my classes. I graduated just a couple months after Era's record time," May explained.

"How long are angels usually in the Academy?" Bruno asked.

"Usually an angel will be studying there for about two to two and a half years," May explained.

"Huh," was all Bruno responded with.

May was about to say something to Yusei when alarms went off a door with a purple aura around it separated Yusei and May from Bruno.

"Bruno!" Yusei called.

"I'm fine!" the man called back.

May touched the wall and yanked it back. "This wall has a demon's power around it. We can't get back to Bruno," she stated.

"I'll keep up my search on this side while you keep up yours," Bruno stated.

"Be careful, Bruno," Yusei told him. "There's a demon involved. And when there's a demon involved, that means there's something bad going on here. So be careful and watch everything around you."

"Right," Bruno agreed and the two angels heard the human leave.

"Come on, Yusei. We'll find Era and Lazar," May stated and they began their walk again.

Yusei then asked after a few minutes of tense silence, "May, how did you know about Lazar and everything that's going on?"

May brought out her locket and explained, "I got an alert message from Era. She explained as much as she could. I responded but she hasn't sent anything back."

"I see," Yusei responded.

"Speaking of angel lockets," she reached into her skirt pocket, "I have this for you." She handed Yusei something and he opened his hand and looked at it. He went wide eyed. It was a wrist locket.

"I haven't taken the test yet, though," Yusei responded.

"Era spoke to us about what you did. Since it was the exact same procedure as the test itself, we all agreed that we could mark it as passing. Usually Era would give it to you, but she never got the chance. So she told me to give you the locket," May explained. "The locket can be used as a communicator. Lockets are made specifically by the Crimson Dragon and are imprinted with the DNA of the angel the locket will be given to you. And the locket will not work for anyone or any angel other than the chosen angel. So this locket will only work for you. They also tend to have specific extra items depending on the type of angel you are. A Combat Angel's locket will allow you to locate the position of another angel. That's how I know where Era is. A World's will allow the angel to communicate to more than one angel at a time when usually they can only communicate with one. A Stealth's will give the angel extra protection when they're in the Underworld. A Healer's give extra power. Soldier Defense lockets give the angel faster reflexes when necessary. And a Knowledge Angel's locket allows the angel to create projection spells without much energy. With this locket, if you ever get separated from Era, you'll know where she is now."

"That'll definitely be helpful. With how much she likes to disappear," Yusei responded, clipping the bracelet on his wrist. The chain and locket gave a quick glow before fading to nothing.

"Look around while thinking about Era. Do you see a line leading in certain directions?" May asked. Yusei nodded. "That's the way we need to go to get to Era."

"Alright. Let's go," Yusei responded and they began to run again.