Hi everyone! eclipze here again, with a new chapter, and hopping that every one of you enjoy it completely. We will have a little insight of what's happening at the other side of the portal again. Read it now!
9th Hierarchical City of Akitsu-Kō.11:07 pm.
A tall, green haired man was being held by a giant purple doll in front of Relius Clover, a genius scientist in opera-like outfits. The green haired man wear a yellow hooded cape with black designs and ending in rolled cuffs, with the rest of his arms covered in black bandages, black pants, a white shirt companied with a brown vest, and brown iron plated shoes. This man is called Yūki Terumi. His cape and pants were in really bad state due to a recent and tough battle, one that almost ends with his existence. Even with the notable pain in his face, he still exhibits a big half-moon smile with clenched teethes.
"Ignis; unbind him" said Relius, making Ignis release him, and letting him fall on the ground. Without so little force remaining, Terumi just barely stands up, with an expression of severe pain.
"Old chap… Long time no see don't you think?"
"I don't have the time to deal with your shenanigans. Given that you're self-observing it means you need to re-fuse with Hazama, isn't?" said Relius, seeing how Terumi's souls was strangely wavering and have weakened so much from the last time they saw.
"Hmpf, you're pretty sharp with this, I give you that. Yeah, I'm searching him. And where's that as***le?" Terumi said with an angry tone, only cut by a low pain grunt.
"You look really desperate. It's a little out of character for you, isn't? And only out of curiosity: how did you find he came here?" said Relius with a little mocking smirk.
"I just found him some hours ago, and then he started to come here. Just hurry up and tell me where he is now!" He was very angry and would have grabbed Relius by the collar if he wasn't so weakened.
"Hazama's no longer between us. He decided to help me with a little experiment, and for that to happen he needed to abandon this dimension." Relius said totally calmed at a desperate Terumi that started to lose his composure.
"What?! How in the hell… Sneaky bastard! Can't he keep his ass in a damn place for a second?! I think you owe me a little explanation" Terumi shouted, cursing Hazama in his mind, and calculating if he knew all this time Terumi was following him.
"Well, it's certainly a bad situation for you, and I don't owe you anything; I'm not the babysitter of your vessel… But perhaps we can come to terms with a little deal"
Terumi was pissed, knowing that he will be an experiment rat for Relius, and without any real options, and give up, talking with a lower tone "Spit it Relius. What am I supposed to do to find him?"
"Would you be interested in keep his track outside of this world as part of my research?"
Terumi was shocked, and shouted "You're research implies me going out of the fu**** dimension?! In what twisted experiment are you now?"
"It's just a field experiment, looking for unexplored lands thanks to a recent anomaly. I could go into detail, but Hazama I suppose Hazama is your principal interest. He used a special portal to a different dimension that proved to be suitable for life, but that's all the data we have"
He was about to complain, but couldn't deny that he give all the information he need… more or less.
"This world you talk about, are you sure that is safe to just jump in there?"
"Not 100% sure yet. Hazama just went there hours ago, and his first report was going to be in 24 hours. Are you going to take the risk?"
Terumi thinks for a couple of seconds before deciding it "Fine… As much as I hate it that prick is my only chance now. I just hope that you're not wrong with this"
The only response that Relius give was to start the process to open the portal, making the colorful and bright portal open. "If you found him he has an artifact that will make you capable to establish contact with this laboratory. If the time comes and you don't find him, wait in the place where you land. Hazama will come to give me his reports and I'll open up the portal again"
"Fiiine, understood Coronel weirdo" Terumi glance at it with a sight of worry, clenching his teeth "It's the only option. Alright, no more suspense and do this sh**"
He then jumped to the portal.
6th Hierarchical City of Yabiko. Block 01. 11:15 PM.
Iron Tager, the red big colleague of Kokonoe has gathered an important group of people; this people were Noel vermillion, Tsubaki Yayoi, Makoto Nanaya, Celica A. Mercury, Kagura Mutsuki, Hibiki Kohaku, and Bang Shishigami. It was one special person that responds to the name of Bullet, who was watching the scene separated from the rest. This group was reunited on Kagura's office, hearing the explanation of Tager about the location of Relius Clover, and thinking on a plan to catch him without any form of escape.
Between them the one leading the conversation was Kagura Mutsuki, a tall young man, who wears a white robe-like shirt with long sleeves, tied with two normal and one large belt, black pants, black and brown metal tipped shoes, wraps that cover his palms and forearms, and a long cape, black outside and red inside, with gold decorations close to the neck that was held on his shoulders thanks to a brown strap
"Akitsu-Kō… Are you sure of this info Tager?"
"Kokonoe is totally sure. She said that we need to catch him immediately. How much time will you take to prepare a vehicle that can travel that long"?
"Well, the vehicle it's not the problem here; but the time. It's too far to get there quick in electric fleets, plus a couple of hours in the dawn to take one of them without the rest of the Duodecim knowing it. And with the disbeliefs of some of them towards Homura it's impossible for him to make them lend us one"
Tager was a little down for the situation "So it is that bad then… how many time you estimate to get the transport and arrive in Akitsu-Kō?"
"In a bad day can high up to two and half days. But if we make the travel tomorrow, and… Maybe ask some special favor…" He started to think, making some calculus and making memory of certain people of the N.O.L. "Probably can get there at the morning on one day"
"At least it's something" Tager tough, with a sigh. "Then please make all the preparations. With the exception of Celica, we need the rest of you to sleep well, and being prepared to depart"
He then left the office to go see Kokonoe, and give her the info. But the rest of the group remained in the office, silent. They all started to leave the room, and on his way to their rooms Noel, Tsubaki, and Makoto, a group of here best friends with blonde, red, and brown hair respectively, started to talk really low on the corridors.
"Do you think that… Carl and Miss Litchi are with him too?" asked Noel, very concerned for the wellbeing of that people.
"Well, it's probably… last time we saw them they were really helping that bastard… but I just don't believe Carl join to him just because he wanted. I don't know what Relius did to that two, but we're going to find out, and then we'll make them come to the good side" said Makoto, seeing Noel with a hopeful smile in her face.
Tsubaki, however, was a little pessimist on the matter "Even if we do find the coronel that doesn't secure us that they have good motives… and what if they still follow him after defeat? They already made that before"
Makoto's smile changes to a more apathetic expression "Tsubaki, you don't need to say things like that. I'm sure we can convince them once we got Relius out of the game"
"But Tsubaki could be right. We aren't really sure of why did they join in the first place, and they could maintain that union once more" said Noel, with a low, sad tone.
"Now you too Noellers? C'mon, don't be so depressed you two. If we don't know why they did that, then it could be possible that whatever motive they had we can help them, right? Just don't be downers with this, and probably this is going to came out good"
That logic was solid, and both of them agreed with her. But even after that, she was really preoccupied for the possibility of his old friend having turned to the other side forever. And if he did really was evil now? She can't let dad tough prevent her for helping him, no matter what.
They get to the dormitories and then Tsubaki stay to give Makoto and Noel the goodbye
"Bye-bye, now is better to just rest. Makoto, Noel, have a good night, and don't stay awake"
"Understood Miss stretched~" Said Makoto before preparing to sleep, marking Tsubaki's face with a little anger expression.
"Jeje, good Night Tsubaki" said Noel before following Makoto. Then Tsubaki leaves, going to Jin's room, and finding Celica, who have come minutes ago when Tsubaki was with her friends, giving him the last treatments for the day. Celica see her entering the room, and prepare his things to leave.
"Good luck Tsubaki. Sleep well, and… Don't push yourself too much watching for him" Celica said before leaving.
Tsubaki just went to sit by his side, tale his hand, and keep seeing him, until eventually she felled asleep in Jin's chest.
Kokonoe received Tager in his lab, and he started to tell her all the things that will it have to be done tomorrow. Kokonoe was a little reluctant to the fact that she will have to rise early, but it's a little sacrifice and every one of them were already making several sacrifices.
All the team went to sleep, waiting nervously for tomorrow to come,
Midtown of Vale. 05:07 AM.
A tall green haired man in suit started walking around the city, searching freely for places that could contain good information. He was really… displeased to say the least after a good old night sleeping under a moist tree, getting his ass stained with dirt, without finding a good position to sleep comfortably, and with the sound of early workers waking him up. This definitely wasn't a good day, so he had to hurry up to find something about this world, like where can you get a good meal and a soft bed. Lucky for him he found what he was looking: A library. He smiled a little and pushed the door of the local called "Tukson's Book Trade", just to found the owner arguing with a certain familiar red haired man.
And that's it, for now. Hmm, i wonder how are going to collide this two personalities, this two clothings styles, and this two sharp tonges (Well... Maybe that last part not...). Anyway, review on what do you think until now, and if you have any predictions of the story course.