Chapter 53
Third person
At the headquarters of the Organization, the Professor was very angry, all his efforts to control every aspect of society had been compromised because of Rassimof, who was kneeling before him begging for forgiveness.
-Have you used the power of the Organization just to take away the inheritance of an insignificant Casterwill?
-Sir, I think that through her we can finish off Dante Vale.
-Fool! All you have done is alert the Huntik Foundation to our infiltration of the world's banks! You have made known to them the reach of our resources and our power. You've ruined years of work! And all for nothing!
-But sir, without the Casterwill girl's resources, they won't be able to go anywhere in the world, their research has been frozen. Also, according to a Claus source, Dante Vale is only helping the brats by contract with the girl. Without the money from his inheritance, they don't have Dante.
-It seems that you are more stupid than Rassimof thought. Did you really think Dante would abandon them for something so trivial, like a contract?
-I ... sir ..., I did not think that Dante took a liking to them.
-Shut! You haven't gotten anything good with your stupid plan. In addition, the Huntik Foundation has already managed to recover the inheritance and eliminate our infiltrator. And they have dedicated themselves to investigating all the operations carried out by him. You have only managed to make them more attentive to our movements and that we lose a large part of the financing that we had obtained
-Sorry…
-Be quiet! You need obedience exercises, dog.
The Professor rubbed his golden ring with a blunt gem, the ring shone, and a ray came out that enveloped Rassimof forcing him to bend even more.
Third person end
Zhalia's POV
We had managed to get far enough away from the Organization. We were able to pitch the tent before a real sandstorm started. We were sitting on folding benches. Dante had the Holotome open to be able to speak with Guggenheim, or rather with the holographic three-dimensional head that he showed, Dante was quite angry with the Organization.
-Claus is behind the Irish attack, I'm sure.
I was scared, I had been the one who had told Claus about Ireland, it was not my intention, nor did I tell him that way. By accident, in a call I forgot a bit that my father was a genius of evil, and I saw him more as my father, and human being, and I told him that we were not going to have missions for a while, since we were leaving vacation to Ireland. It was not my intention to sabotage the team.
-It is possible- Guggenheim looked nervous- We will make this an official mission of the Huntik Foundation
-So, what can we do now?
-We will find another way to enter the tomb.-Dante was determined, although Lok seemed a bit pessimistic.
-What other way?- Wow, Sophie is pessimistic too, and then they complain about me.
-Don't worry about that, the Foundation will provide you with all the means you need, after what you have done for us. Thanks to the information from Zhalia we have been able to dismantle an operation in a few banks in Europe. The infiltrated agent has fled, but we have been able to recover a large sum of money that the Organization collected clandestinely.
Guggenheim hung up and a picture of the excavation appeared on the Holotome
Mission: The Tomb of Nefertiti. Access the Tomb of Nefertiti, discover the Organization's plot in Egypt "
Dante took the card that appeared and put the Holotome away. He recommended that we rest and clear our heads a bit for tomorrow, as we were going to enter the Tomb and confront the Organization.
The sandstorm stopped and the boys and Cherit decided to go for a walk to clean up, and Sophie wanted to cheer up Lok a bit.
-Every time it seems that my father is further away.
-Quiet Lok, we will surely find it.
Dante and I stayed outside the tent, to get some fresh air. Dante was thoughtful, it seemed that his head was ruminating something, and at this time it was not good for Dante to think, I had enough with my problems.
-That big shot from the Organization, Claus, seemed like he knew you.
-What are you talking about?
-Have you ... ever fought?
-Eh-he thought not- Now I also had to go for a walk- And I always remember my enemies.
Why did we have to go to the Tomb tomorrow? Why couldn't we wait a couple of days? My cell phone rang, Claus was calling me, but I wasn't going to answer. Claus was not worrying me right now, I would face him as long as I had to, but now I just wanted to think about my performance tomorrow. This was going to have to end soon, and he didn't know how to do it.
POV's Zhalia end
Lok's POV
We got up very early, before dawn, we prepared to sneak away, the first part of the plan, or the part that Dante decided to tell us, was to enter the Organization camp while they had their guard down. Zhalia had sprinkled Sophie and me with Amphisbema powder to be less noticeable and delay our discovery for as long as possible. Although the Organization no longer bothered to pretend to be an archaeological dig and had removed more "official agents" from the Organization. Despite there being more officers, they didn't go to much trouble to keep watch at night, so it wasn't a difficult task to sneak into one of the stores where there was only food in storage and start organizing for our next move.
We were around Dante, while he explained to us with the help of the Holotome the continuation of the plan. We were going to go over the plan one more time and into action, when I heard footsteps approaching the store.
-Someone comes.
-Hidden.
At Dante's order we looked for somewhere to hide, unfortunately for me I was not fast enough, and the best places were taken, and I was not able to think of any other place and I hid in the worst hiding place in the world.
The agent opened one of the curtains, but luckily, he did not let it fall, since that was my hiding place, to call it something. The agent looked around, until he saw Cherit's shadow and went to investigate who he had been.
-No one.
The others came out of their hiding places, Sophie from a trunk, Dante from behind stacked boxes, and Zhalia from a blanket on the floor. Cherit flew in.
-Well done, Cherit. And thanks.
-That's what I'm here for.
-Good job. Lok, be on the lookout for anyone to approach again.
-Sure Dante.
-Let's keep going. My Holotome has taken three aerial views of the camp.
Dante took out his Holotome from under a table, where he had hidden it, and opened it showing us the entire camp in much more detail than the night before. I took out a type of puzzle that I had in my pocket, it consisted of a series of interlaced or tangled pieces, and my goal was to separate them all.
-The Tomb of Nefertiti is near the center. Here- Dante touched the hologram and marked it with a red dot.
-It's huge- Sophie was very impressed, it looked like a giant hole to me- They have thrown the house out the window.
-Perhaps you are looking for a nice vase to decorate the teacher's office. Something to replace the lack of my presence with.
-From the information that Guggenheim has given me, what you are looking for is this.- An Egyptian sceptre appeared in the Holotome, with a gold Ankh cross motif with a large red gem and three small green gems- The sceptre of Nefertiti.
-Hey! What does he have written?
-They seem like instructions to use a power- Sophie answered me.
-I've heard of that- Zhalia seemed ... surprised? She wasn't sure- It must be the power never lost, that power detects the magical energy that radiates from the amulets and hidden creatures, that way you would catch any camouflaged creature.
-Can we use it to find the ancient amulet of the will?
I liked how Sophie thought, but I was quite entertained with my toy, usually Dante won't let me bring any and I was taking advantage, but always with an ear on what they were saying.
-It will not indicate the exact place. Legendary Titans have different ways of protecting themselves, but power can point us in the right direction.
-Sure,-I sat down on one of the boxes and took out my backpack to get his diary, -that's why my father came here, to help him.-But it's a bummer, it's not funny if a spell tells you where the amulets are.
-You're weirder Lok.
-Look who was talking, Sophie. -I looked away from the newspaper to look at Dante- Dante, do you think the sceptre ... could it detect me too?
-It is a possibility, for that reason it will be necessary to be careful that the Organization does not obtain it.
-The challenge is to find the sceptre and learn to use its power- Zhalia made us focus again on the mission.
-That's right- Dante explained the plan again. Figures of Dante and Zhalia appeared on the Holotome walking as Dante explained- Our mission is to retrieve the sceptre and find Ethan Lambert. We will divide into two groups.
-So I'm going with you Dante? - Asked Sophie with great emotion.
-Yes. We're setting up a diversionary operation in the explosives shed. Zhalia- Dante pointed to a store on the map- It seems that in this store is Claus, chief archaeologist, go there with Lok and Cherit and get us a map of the tomb.
-Zhalia, you and I have never worked together- I was excited, although Dante and Zhalia didn't seem equally happy. Dante looked at Zhalia suspiciously.
-Yes, that hurts- And Zhalia… it was Zhalia. Zhalia pulled away to look for something.
-It is still daylight, but we have to act now.
-Dante is right.
-Guys, remember that Claus is the most competent agent of the Organization that we have known so far. It won't take long for him to sniff the sceptre of Nefertiti.
-I really like this plan.
-Here- Zhalia threw my robe all over my face.
-Uag- I took it off her face and cheered it off my nose as much as I could- This suck. That my distinctive features have disappeared does not mean that my senses have too.- Despite my protests I put on the robe, as did everyone including the hoods.
-Sorry, I haven't had time to go wash it in the river.
-OK, OK. Sorry, but come on, the sooner we finish the sooner I can take this off and not lose my sense of smell or pass out.
Dante gave me an apologetic smile and we left the store. Cherit hid in the hood of my robe. Zhalia and I went one way and Sophie and Dante the other.
Zhalia had the grace to walk six feet ahead of me, but she wasn't going to let that put me off.
-You know Zhalia, I'm excited to team up with you.
-Wow what a surprise, you're excited.
-What do you mean?
-Oh, come on! You get excited about everything, even the non-existent possibility of finding your father.
-What?- I couldn't help but feel that that comment demoralized me.
-Oh; Come on Lok, I wasn't serious. I'm very nervous, that's all. - Shorten the distance between us.
-Zhalia, I know you are a good person; my instinct tells me and it does not usually fail me. No matter what Sophie says, I wouldn't have gotten here without you. Finding my father is not a dream, it is the reason why I became a search engine. You must have had a reason too?
-The reason was that I wanted to know how to take care of myself. I was born on the street, I had nothing.
-And what happened?
-Someone helped me, it was not easy, but he gave me an opportunity and I took advantage of it.
-Just like Dante and Sophie did with me, that's why I'd do anything for them.
-That's right, because of the person who gave you an opportunity, you are capable of doing anything. Lok, you may not understand now, but there comes a time, when that "whatever" no longer encompasses everything, and you will have to start making your own decisions, even if it goes against Dante and Sophie. a few moments in silence-Come on, come on we have a mission to accomplish.
Zhalia and I organized to get rid of the guards who were guarding and to enter. I walked around playing with my puzzle and my head bowed so that they would not recognize me, the two guards noticed me immediately. Those two weren't very smart, I didn't even have to try to convince them that I was the new messenger and that my puzzle was an ancient artifact that had been found in the excavation. I told them that the one that the chief archaeologist wanted someone to solve the puzzle, and that he would promote the two people to solve it. Both men were very happy and started trying to figure it out. This distraction gave Zhalia a chance to enter the store. I let the men pull the pieces senselessly, and when I saw an opportunity, I took them off their hands to "try" to help them, rolling the pieces even more. When I hit the puzzle again, leaving the men puzzled, Zhalia left the store with the map in her hands, I let Zhalia sneak away first and then I left under the pretext that I had more work to do.
POV's Lok end
Zhalia's POV
My head was not working properly, Dante was suspicious and had sent me directly to Claus, he was testing me. My thoughts were in chaos, full of fears and doubts, I was acting on automatic pilot, and that's why I screwed up to the bottom with Lok. How can I tell you that? What was he thinking? Why did he have to be cruel to the least deserving of all the people in the world? Lok must have hated me.
-Zhalia, I know you are a good person; my instinct tells me and it does not usually fail me. No matter what Sophie says, I wouldn't have gotten here without you. Finding my father is not a dream, it is the reason why I became a search engine. You must have had a reason too?
I knew that Lok was sweet, but I did not think that he would be able to personify me, or understand me, much less give me comfort, and here he was, after being the most insensitive person in the world with him he was understanding me. I couldn't help but be honest with Lok and tell him what he had on my mind.
-The reason was that he wanted to know how to take care of myself. I was born on the street, I had nothing.
-And what happened?
-Someone helped me, it was not easy, but he gave me an opportunity and I took advantage of it.
-Just like Dante and Sophie did with me, that's why I'd do anything for them.
-That's right, because of the person who gave you an opportunity, you are capable of doing anything. Lok, you may not understand now, but there comes a time, when that "whatever" no longer encompasses everything, and you will have to start making your own decisions, even if it goes against Dante and Sophie. a few moments in silence-Come on, come on we have a mission to accomplish.
I hoped I hadn't scared Lok too much, I hoped that he would think about what he had said, although I don't think Lok will have to face Dante or Sophie, but you will have to make your own decisions and I was hoping that my advice would be of use to you in some way.
After organizing ourselves to get into the store, Lok went to fulfil the part of it, distract the guards. I think the whole team underestimates Lok, and I may be the first ... or the second, depending on how you consider Sophie, so let's say we are tied. The fact is, we have burned into our heads that Lok is a puppy, and we infantilize him more than we should, but we are not aware of how cunning, clever, and capable he is, and he shows us every time they occur to him. brilliant plans that, so far, have worked 100%.
His plan to distract the guards was very ingenious, as well as his powers of observation to realize that I had more skills to sneak into the store and steal the map more effectively. While Lok was distracting the guards, I entered the tent. Luckily for me, there was no Claus in the store, just a bald blond man, he only had hair on the top of his head and glasses. I walked over to the table where he had all the maps pertaining to the excavation spread out in front of him. I walked over to the table and looked at the maps.
-Sorry, is it the map of the tomb? I have to borrow it.
-I am not authorized to loan this map. And who are you? I hadn't seen her around here.
Of course, another simpleton like that of the French commissioner, and of course, I was going to take care of myself in the same way.
-Simple mind- I moved my hand in front of his face and his eyes glowed orange leaving Mercer out of my spell- I'll give it back to you right away, I promise you. You look tired, you should get some sleep
I snapped my fingers and the man fell unconscious to the ground. I rolled the map we needed and walked out of the store, gesturing to Lok to let him know that we had accomplished our part of the mission.
POV's Zhalia end
Sophie's POV
I was happy to work with Dante. We went together to the area where the shed with the explosives was. We had to access the shed, but there were two agents guarding the door, Dante soon devised a plan, and I volunteered for the part of distracting the guards.
I approached from the back of another cabin; the agents did not suspect anything. I leaned against a barrel and did a somersault jump to get into a small storage room attached to the cabin, and with another jump I climbed to the roof of the explosives shed. A small disadvantage of the Amphisbema powder was that I could not use my wings. I did not bother to hide, but on the contrary, I took off my hood and jumped off the roof falling at a safe distance from the agents, it was necessary for Dante's plan to work I had to get them away from the shed in order to incapacitate them.
-Working for a big fish, you should at least wear a good suit, don't you think?
-Hey, that's the Casterwill girl- And there is genius number one.
-Claus has told us about you.- And there number two.
-Well, come and catch me if you are brave
I ran in the direction I had come from, and the idiots fell into the trap and followed me leaving the shed unprotected and giving Dante a chance to finish the first phase of our part of the mission.
When I got far enough from the shed, I pretended to be exhausted and to fall over with exhaustion. The agents approached preparing to catch me, I needed to focus to be able to get rid of the agents in a more durable way.
-Claus will be very happy when he sees you
Sophie's POV end
Dante's POV
Sophie was excited to work with me, and she wasn't trying to hide it, and I liked it, I liked that Sophie didn't act so adult and more like a teenager. I presented my plan to get rid of the shed guards, I was surprised that Sophie offered to act as a distraction, I know that she does not feel comfortable without being able to use her wings as an escape route in an adverse situation.
I hid near the shed and waited until Sophie ran away from her and the officers followed her without thinking. I went into the shed and set the detonator. I ran after the agents silently. I saw Sophie fall and the agents gloat that they had a chance to capture her. Sophie quickly turned around, before one of the agents could hurt her, and I knocked down the agents using "Double spell" to duplicate "Lightbolt", the agents shot backwards, and I was waiting to catch them by their coats and bumped their heads. One with the other to knock them unconscious and drop them.
-We should go right away.
-How much does the detonator have left?
-Seconds.
Sophie was shocked and we started running to get away as soon as possible so that the explosion would not affect us. Our intention was to meet the rest of the team at the entrance to the tomb.
Dante end POV
Lok's POV
Zhalia and I hid behind some jerrycans in front of the entrance to the tomb. We were waiting for Dante and Sophie's distraction so that the agents guarding the entrance would leave and we could enter the tomb. There was an explosion and the ground shook, I couldn't help but cringe from the explosion, having great hearing is sometimes a curse, like when the team tries to blow things up.
The agents and the foreman were alarmed by the explosion and things got better when Claus started yelling at him through the earpiece and everyone went to the explosives shed leaving the entrance unprotected. When all the officers left and there was no chance of them coming back, Zhalia and I emerged from our hiding place and met Dante and Sophie at the entrance. Once inside the tomb we took off those stinky robes, it was a great relief to my senses. Zhalia handed the map to Dante and began to read it.
-The Organization has been working very hard. It is indeed the map of the lost tomb of Nefertiti.
-Cartography is very interesting, but we should do something. Our distraction is hardly distracting.
Zhalia was right, we couldn't wait for them to come and act as a guide. Dante studied the map and the room. Unexpectedly, he took out Metagolem's amulet and asked him to block the entrance to buy time. Metagolem raised a pillar of hieroglyphics, removed it from its place, and placed it at the entrance. With the Holotome let's scale the map.
-Do you know where my father was going?
-No, but they have made a map of this area, the sceptre must be nearby.
We followed the map on the Holotome and Dante began to guide us through the tomb to the sceptre. He was hoping to find some clue about my father's disappearance or his possible whereabouts.
POV 's Lok end