(? AD - Stonehound)
Max Adelgard had packed his things and was ready to leave after a meeting, "Oi! Where's ye going!?" someone said, "Sorry, but I can't work here if everything I make is just rejected." Max answered, "The primary idea of Stonehound is make or trade, But what's the point if one's missing? You can't have one without the other." Max then left and didn't turn back.
Max arrives back at Nadamis, having to meet with Stonehound. Though, He obviously wasn't comfortable with it, "Oh boy, I don't even remember how long it's been since I've worked here." He said, as he headed to Stonehound's Base… Nadamis Castle.
As Max opened the doors, everything seemed to change while he was gone, "Oi! Maxim lad!" someone said, "Eh? Mohinder? Austin Mohinder?" Max questioned, surprised he still works at Stonehound, "It's been a long time since you were here." Austin said, "The Time's have changed." Max was still confused, mostly by the fact Austin still has a job at Stonehound, "I thought you were going to be fired because of your laziness." he said, "Oh no, Maxim. It was thanks to my laziness that Stonehound managed to find many moles in their workplace, it was all thanks to the new leader using a theory of-" Then Max placed his hand on Austin's mouth, "New Leader? What happened to Cideon Stonehound Berselius?" he asked, "Oh…. They have yet to tell you…" Austin said, "Lord Stonehound had died about five months ago after you left." This left Max devastated, as he regrets not apologizing later on for his outburst, "...So who's the new one?" he asked, "His next of kin of course, Draco Stonehound Berselius" Austin answered.
Max walked through the hallway and was about to enter the office, "You have a lot of nerve coming back here." Another person said, "Oh boy… Aventola" Max mumbled, then Aventola held him by his collar, "Lance Aventola, second in command now." He introduced, "Really, A guy like you? What was Lord Stonehound on?" Max questioned, then Lance attempted to punch him, but missed as Max moved his head back for a headbutt, "So what? You prevented the message of Cideon passing?" He questioned angrily, "Oh, don't make dumb assumptions" Lance answered, then suddenly, "SILENCE!" The door was blown back, pushing Max and Lance to the wall, "God damn it Aventola, What did I say about Guests?" Draco said, picking Max off of the wall and bringing him to his office.
Max was dropped onto a chair, and Draco went back to his desk, "So you know why I called you here?" Draco asked, "Is it about Stonehound Passing?" Max questioned, "No, It's actually something different." Draco gives Max a photograph of a pool in red, which emitted white aura when inside. "...What?" Max said, confused by the pool, "As you've heard from Mohinder, his laziness helped us find many moles in our workplace, but all of it led to this pool." Draco answered. He then brought out a bottle of the red liquid, which made Max's curiosity heighten, "I had Mohinder get a sample of this thing, so we could get an idea of what the moles were doing with it…" Draco explained, "...For a good three minutes after a mole came out of nowhere and drank the liquid, they were invincible, impossible to take down. we were forced to wait out the timer before Aventola came in and suplexed the guy." Max put his goggles on, and looked at the liquid very closely, "So what did you guys name it?" he asked, "We called Red Essence, red obviously being for color." Draco answered, as Max looked at the Red Essence, instead of emitting white, it turned black, "I…. Suggest we leave this room." Max said, which confused Draco until the bottle began to shake, "Quickly!" Max yelled, as he and Draco left the room, the bottle exploded, leaving the office in ruins. "Ok… I'd say it's best not to leave it still inside of something too long." Max concluded, "Holy! What the heck happened there?" Lance asked, "SILENCE!" Draco yelled again, blowing Lance and Max away as they were still loud, "...why…?" They said quietly.
-To be Continued-