"Not native to these lands. Then what are you?" Kal'tsit asked, her eyes hardened like diamonds.
"From your guys perspective I'm an alien basically. A being from another world entirely. Not something you may see everyday." I said as I stood up and walked behind the couch.
"Then why are you here, you here to conquer our world?" Kal'tsit asked, making sure I didn't leave her sight.
I could feel my face flash a devilish fox-like grin, likely similar to that pink haired fox "Who knows, perhaps I will. After all, it would be a good goal to have." I said mockingly as I placed the sucker back in my mouth.
Kal'tsit rushes up from her seat, hard eyes fixed on me. Small traces of bloodlust were moving in those eyes of hers, it seemed like I poked the bear too much. I raised my hands in surrender.
"You really do care for this world, or perhaps do you care for the people on it? Which one is it Kal'tsit? The world or its people?" I asked as I approached her without letting a hint of animosity, rather genuine curiosity at her answer.
"Mon3tr"
As fast as Billy the Kid draws his pistol a spiky black creature appeared in front of Kal'tsit making whatever was between us fly across the room, its razor sharp arms pointed at me ready to smite me down.
"Oh, that's cool. Is that a summoning of some sort?" I continued to look at both Mon3tr and Kal'tsit and something clicked in my head. "Or perhaps its something closer to home?" I said as I winked at Kal'tsit.
"Is that wink of yours an attempt of seducing your way out of this situation?" She asked.
"Nope, just wanted to do it." I said. "But answer my question Kal'tsit, what do you care for the most, what do you wish to save if in this situation. The people or the world?" I asked as I continued to move forward, only stopping when Mon3tr's arm touched my chest where my heart is.
"If you truly believe I'm a threat then you are fully in your right to attack me, I won't resist." I said calmly.
"I rather not have to explain to Marth why you are injured or worse, dead." Kal'tsit stated, her voice blank and cold, similar to a businesswoman.
"Don't worry about that, I already have something for her if that happens. Now answer me Kal'tsit." I repeated.
I moved forward again, at first I couldn't move as Mon3tr's claws couldn't pierce my skin as I had my body strengthened. Then again even with the tense situation from Kal'tsit's point of view she hasn't ordered Mon3tr to attack nor do I sense much if any force behind it.
"Guess I have to drop it." I said blankly.
I could feel a warm liquid run down my chest as it splattered on the ground.
"I wish to save both." She answered.
"It's that kind of greedy? You wish to make the cake and eat it." I said staying where I am as Mon3tr's claw was mere milimteres from piercing deeper into my skin.
"Without the people the world is barren devoid of what makes it what it is,yet without the world the people will have nowhere to go. One needs the other." She answered.
Her answer cleared everything for me. Her eyes only backed her response. To me that was a fair response.
"Then I shall join you, I'll lend my body to your cause. Rhodes Island, an organization that travels the world helping their fellow man. " I said as I retracted my steps allowing the injury I've sustained open for the world to see. It wasn't anything life threatening for me or really anyone.
"Why do you wish to help us? After all this isn't your world and yourself mentioned before you have no clear goal. I will admit that I am pushing my boundaries but with you admitting that you aren't of this world you can understand me being a hard ass about you." Kal'tsit said.
"No offense taken, I would have the same thing in your position. Just that fact you picked an option I didn't mention sparked a fire in me. So I wish to treat Rhodes Island like how I treated Chaldea, a place that is protecting the world weather that be from itself or something beyond. That is all." I explained as I popped another sucker.
I returned to my desk as the wound healed.
"Kal'tsit, just see me as another tool in the toolbox. I'll make sure to get whatever you need finished in a reasonable amount of time. That I promise you." I said.
"Then I will end our conversation here. I accept your help but I still do not fully trust you, but I will send you out on a mission when needed." Kal'tsit said as Mon3tr disappeared back behind her.
"Then that means I have to earn that trust with results." I replied as I layed back and grabbed a sucker. I aimed it for Kal'tsit's feet and flicked it. "I think you'll like this flavor, from one friend to another." I said.
Kal'tsit leans over and picks up the sucker. "Then I will see you at a later date."
Kal'tsit leaves the room leaving only me, my suckers and my thoughts.
"Now Kal'tsit let's see what you do now. I've given the truth of who I am. I'm currently a puppet of Rhodes Island, so now throw me into the fire, order me to do your dirty work. I will gladly be the tool who walks into the dark abyss this world may have."
I felt my heart throb and twitch as a talk from the past made me feel the same. I popped another sucker to calm me down.
"If anything goes wrong, I trust that you will take care of Marth. That's just the person you are, Kal'tsit." I said as I continued to devour my sucker.
3rd POV
Amiya could be found in her office diligently filling out paperwork related to a business deal. She was enjoying herself as she entered a good workflow, orange juice and snacks within arms reach Amiya was fully ready to get everything done.
That was until her phone's vibrations traveled across the entire desk. Her ears perked up slightly as she saw it was a message from Kal'tsit. She unlocked her phone to read the message.
Amiya's ear fully perked up at the first two words of the message.
"My Office."
Amiya put down all her things and walked out the room. Amiya could tell from the quick wording that whatever Kal'tsit called her for was important. It didn't take her too long before she reached her office.
To say the level of strength within the room was high would be an understatement. Within the walls of Kal'tsit's office were people that are known and seen as Rhodes Island's elite operators. Ace, Mechanist, Closure, Misery, Outcast, Pith, Sharp, Stormeye, Touch, Scout, Mantra, Radian, Project Red, Blaze, Warfrain and Whitesmith were present. Logo, Ascalon and Project Red weren't there which isn't a surprise since those three are often the one not on the landship the most with Outcast and Scout closely behind them.
In the center of the room sitting behind her desk with a small stack of papers on her desk sat Kal'tsit. Her eyes and expression were cold as ice which to many wouldn't be anything too out of the ordinary but for those who knew Kal'tsit for a long time could see the small signs to show that what is being discussed today is highly important.
"Thank you everyone for getting here in a timely manner. For that you will have my thanks." She said as she snapped her fingers, with it a large screen came from the ceiling displaying the Rhodes Island logo.
"What is the issue Kal'tsit, you normally don't call us like this unless the world is basically ending." Ace said.
"All will be explained, I just need everyone to take a seat." She said,
Everyone took a seat around the room. The screen changed from the Rhodes Island logo to a picture of the world with all major locations labeled.
"I just finished having a rather interesting conversation with Apollo Kotomine, one of our newer operators. I've learned some rather pressing information about him, primarily about his origins." Kal'tsit said.
On the screen the window containing the map of the world got smaller and in the empty space came another screen. Apollo's operators/medical files and all relevant information about him.
"For those who haven't had the chance to speak with Apollo to a large capacity I'll bring you up to speed. Apollo Kotemine is a relatively new hire along with another operator so he can help with their oripathy treatment. The things we will focus on are his ability and origin as those are the main anomalies." Kal'tsit said.
On the screen two spaces were highlighted on Apollo's file. His place of birth which was labeled as unknown and a line in the notes for additional information about his ability.
"I'll start with his place of birth. Anytime we asked Apollo where he was from he always said 'Japan', from conversations he had with others and myself. It was a place very similar to Higashi yet when asked about the word Japan none of the operators from Higashi knew what the word meant." Kal'tsit explained.
"Then could it be possible that Japan is a stationary village within Higashi? After all, not everywhere in the world will be known to everyone." Amiya asked.
"That would be a fair explanation and if that was the only thing then I would overlook it however another piece of information paints Apollo as a person we must keep our eyes on." Kal'tsit explained as she turned everyone's attention to the other highlighted line regarding Apollo's abilities.
'The ability Apollo uses isn't arts. He says it comes from his homeland, it's similar to Nian's forging ability in how the fundamental ideas behind him appear to be different from our understanding of how things work. Frankly it's frustrating but it isn't going to stop me!'
-Closure.
Closure couldn't help but feel a small smirk come from her smile but also feeling embarrassed seeing her failure on screen for everyone to see.
"Just like Nian, Apollo's ability is unknown but unlike Apollo is someone who we can trace their origins to, which brings me to the information that connects everything. Apollo himself told me where Japan is." Kal'tsit said.
"So where does our mysterious operator live, it must be a place Scout and I can investigate." Outcast said as she fiddled with her halo.
"Unfortunately that is impossible right now. Japan isn't here, at least not in this world." Kal'tsit said clearly so that no one mishears her.
Confusion rose in the world at those worlds. Who can blame them? It was such a foreign sentence that it sounded like it came out of a comic book.
"Kal'tsit, what do you mean not in this world. Are you saying that Apollo isn't from Terra but from another world altogether?" Outcast said.
"This isn't what I'm saying, it's what Apollo said of his own accord. Japan is likely a nation in this world, along with Japan there as well as other nations but we likely won't have to worry about that." Kal'tsit explained. "Raiden, you talked with Apollo before, haven't you? What is your opinion on him?"
Raiden, a woman who is in her mid thirties with peach colored hair tied into a ponytail. She wore a simple shirt and jeans not leaving much to the mind.
"I have. He has helped in dealing with some of the children on many occasions. He was a great help and many of the children like him, at times it feels as if he is able to understand the child regardless of their age." Raiden explained as she remained on the funny moments she found herself in because of Apollo.
Kal'tsit could only sigh with the new information. Trying to figure out how to handle this sudden anomaly. "As of right now the plan is to keep a close eye on Apollo, he doesn't appear to be openly hostile and is willing to help us in our problems."
Kal'tsit could only deeply sigh as she continued relaying her thoughts on the matter.
"However that can easily change while he says that he plans to help Rhodes Island, he didn't deny the possibility of him wanting to take control of things here. It's very possible he did that because of his aloof nature but better safe than sorry. Does anyone else have anything to add?" Kal'tsit asked.
Scout stood up from his seat lowering the cloth that covered his mouth showing an old scar that has healed from years past. "I will add for how aloof and carefree Apollo protrays himself he has a keen sense of the world around him. Even I couldn't hide from him although I will admit I wasn't fully trying to conceal myself."
Many of the older operators who knew Scout's skills collectively raised their eyebrows at the words spoken, Scout whose stealth ability who is highly respected behind snuffed out is something to take note of.
Kal'tsit looks at the room full of Rhodes Island's finest before closing out the meeting.
"If that is everything, then you are all dismissed."