Chapter 10

Lok's POV

I looked out the window of my room, I thought about the dangers that awaited me outside, just thinking that they could catch me made me nervous. My ears moved back when I heard a small flutter.

-Hello Cherit, is something happening?

-No, but the others have sent me to look for you, you've been here since we arrived, they're worried.

I sat on the bed and Cherit sat next to me.

-Only I am exhausted, and a little sore-I passes my hand through the purples of the abdomen unconsciously. -In addition, Dante keeps saying that the sparks that I emit is power, but I am incapable of using simple powers.

-Lok, quiet, you've only been a part of this crazy world for a few days. Dante and Sophie have trained since childhood to be seekers. You are doing it very well.

-Yes, but even Dante said that someone with half my age can create a sphere of power.

-Yes, but do not invoke a titan on the first attempt, and least one as a Freelancer, even adult searchers find it difficult. And invoking it is one thing; you summoned it in the middle of a fight and controlled it!

Cherit's words encouraged me a lot; I got up and told Cherit to follow me. He settled on my shoulder. I left the room and entered the room where Dante and Sophie were gathered around a table. Dante was standing and Sophie sitting on a chair, they were talking about the mission.

-Starting without me, huh?

The two looked at me a little embarrassed, I was with my arms crossed and as serious as the situation allows me. The two shared a look and then they looked at me again, I laughed and joined them.

-Busters, we have a mission.

Sophie and I shared a look and then we looked at Dante a little surprised, he ignored us completely. He placed a strange machine on the table; it had strange symbols covering the surface. Dante opened it.

- Show me the central cemetery in Prague.

The symbols gleamed and showed a holographic image of what Dante had asked. My eyes were opened by the excitement of the new object.

- Is that a hologram?

I looked at Dante waiting for the answer, but it was Sophie who answered.

-Not quite. He is a Holotomo. Search groups like the Foundation use them to plan missions, gather information and analyse titans.

Sophie touched the floating image causing a letter to appear. Dante continued.

- Based on the information gathered, our goal is the tomb of Jodis Lore. Mission: The Golem. Arrive at Prague's central cemetery, find and access the tomb of Jodis Lore, and gather clues about the Golem.

Dante picked up the card; I could not help but make a sound of admiration earning me a funny look from my team.

-This is new for me. For us normal, this type of technology does not yet exist.

-Lok, you when you've been normal? -Asked Sophie amused.

- When you stopped believing yourself superior.

Sophie glared at me, pointed at me with one finger.

-It is good or not I play with you.

I pouted at his threat, Dante laughed.

-Concentrate guys, we'll enter here.

Dante pointed to the main door of the cemetery in the Holotomo. The doors opened and figures of the four of us appeared representing the plan.

Lok's POV end

The previous night

Zhalia's POV

I had just gotten out of the shower, put on my green bathrobe and started drying my hair with a towel. My phone rang, with the towel in my hair I went to the living room of my apartment and started looking for the phone on the sofa cushions without success, I heard a noise behind me, I turned and saw Gareon, my titan resembling a Iguana, on a shelf with the cell phone in my mouth, like a good boy approached me and gave it to me.

Look who called me: "Claus"; without thinking I answered right away.

-Yes?

-Zhalia, dear, I have a mission for you.

-I hear you.

Claus laughed happily at my answer.

- I need you to join Dante Vale's team, or at least help them a bit.

- I did not know Dante Vale had equipment; he does not seem like the kind of person who likes that type of responsibility.

- Well, now he has, well, he's more of a babysitter for a puppy and a girl. And let's say you're going to need your help soon and you have to be prepared.

- Okay, but I will not mix too much, I do not like babies.

- Honey, one more thing, how are you? Are you being careful?

- Yes, quiet, all right, the previous work was not very difficult.

- No Zhalia, it was, but you're the best.

- How are your experiments?

- Well, I'm dying to show you the last thing I created, when you come to see me I'll show you.

- Seem right. Goodnight

-Goodnight.

I hung up and lay down on the sofa, Gareon settled on my belly, I liked the calls of my adoptive father, and people saw him as a monster, although he was not at all. Yes, he liked to create horrible things and experiment with mutations, but he never tried it in humans until he achieved his goals, almost nobody knew his tender side, he tried very hard to be a good father and he even keeps trying now. I was very happy that they trusted me so much that they asked me for a mission like this.

Present

Third person.

Near the hotel, an agent of the Organization was under a tree, spying on the Huntik team with a listening device. When he had listened to everything that interested him, he closed the device and left smiling with satisfaction. The agent did not notice a hawk with a Roman helmet and Egyptian collar perched on the tree.

Third person end

Lok's POV

Dante was explaining to us how to move through the underground chamber in the Holotomo.

-If there is an underground chamber, it must have dimensions like these. Probably we can only use small and medium titans, like Slowing and Sabriel.

In the Holotomo appeared images of both titans and showed their statistics. Slowing came through the window surprising us Sophie and me, however Dante stretched his arm for Slowing to settle on him.

-What happens if the Organization finds out about our plans?

Cherit asked making me grimace, I did not want to meet them again and so soon.

- They already know it - I answer Dante seriously.

-What do we do? - I asked worried.

-Calm down, this hotel belongs to the Huntik Foundation. We will be safe.

-It's not like a few agents are anything to you, right Dante?- Sophie approached Dante. -Let me show you my idea.

Pay attention to the idea of Sophie, although my ears moved all the time picking up noises, I tried to ignore them at first but after a while I noticed a strange smell, one that I had never smelled before. Covertly locate the provenance

- Guys, now I'm back.

Lok's POV end

Dante's POV

While Sophie was explaining her idea I noticed Lok's ears move a lot, I realized that seemed to alter him a little.

- Guys, now I'm back.

We watched Lok leave, Sophie did not seem to give much importance, he thought he should be wrong because of the information overload of the last days, but I had another idea.

Dante's POV end

Zhalia's POV

I put my three amulets in my thigh bag, I took my handset and threw it on the sidewalk, and then I stepped on it. I smiled satisfactorily as I headed to my new mission.

Zhalias's POV end

Lok's POV

I was in the bathroom of the suite, I cooled my face a bit with water, the sounds had been able to locate them in the room next to where Sophie and Dante were, but I did not find anything. I suppose that my encounters with the Organization must have altered my senses. Suddenly a Redcap opened the curtain of the shower with a roar that followed a horrible scream.

Lok's POV end

Dante's POV

Sophie and I heard the scream of a Redcap from the direction the one Lok had left. The doors opened and Lok entered running being chased by a Redcap. Sophie took a step back and looked at me with concern.

-How did you get here?

Another Redcap came out of the closet; I kept quiet though I was also wondering the same thing. I heard Sophie scream, I turned around alarmed, another Redcap had hidden under the bed, and now I had grabbed Sophie's leg and thrown her to the ground, Sophie was kicking him in him horrible face, but I did not let her go. I had to act; I kicked the closet door shutting it shut leaving the titan trapped inside. Then I sent a "Rayfire" to the titan who was grabbing Sophie causing her to let go, who ran to my side.

-Slowing!

Slowing, who had been flying through the roof, went to help Lok with his new friend, who seemed to never tire of chasing him. Lok took advantage of the distraction to hide under a table with Cherit.

The entrance door was suddenly opened by the arrival of two agents, they attacked us with Raypulses, I kicked the table in front of her, knocking her down and causing both attacks to hit it. Sophie created a shield of pink light that she called light-shield.

We were trapped, I was about to attack when there was a small explosion, a woman with a titan like an iguana entered the room. The woman had blue hair and brown eyes, wore jeans, a top that came down to her belly with another tighter underneath and boots.

-Touchdam!

She shouted throwing his green power at our enemies, knocked down two Redcaps and shattered the windows. His titan jumped off his shoulder and, shooting some rays with his eyes knocking down the remaining Redcap.

The agents were distracted with the arrival of the new guest. I ran towards them.

-You should not turn your back on me.

I rolled on the floor, took impulse with my hands andI kicked in the face to the agents.

Cherit spat a lightning bolt with great determination and eliminated Redcap who had already recovered and was trying to attack Lok.

The agents she had hit fled to confront the newcomer, Sophie tried to be the one to stop them, but I stopped her with a wave of her hand, and I watched smiling as the woman eliminated them. The woman ran towards them, jumped on their heads. As soon as she landed she pulled out an oval amulet with a red stone.

-Strix!

Three giant wasps came out of the amulet and crossed the Redcaps back to their amulets. She made them come back and made a mockery of the defeated agents.

Note: I thought it would be nice to show the love between Zhalia and her father, there will be more moments like that, but things will change a bit.