"You guys can go in unnoticed?" (Luis)
They both look at the mansion that's in front of us. There are security cameras on the top of the walls. Based on what I sense there's a couple of dogs and some guards. Well, I say guards but they only look like they are hanging out a friend's house. But I can sense guns on them so it's no use hiding it from me.
"No." (Both)
"I see, in that case, wait here for. I will be going in."
"Are you insane? Do you see that place? It looks straight out of a movie." (Sara)
"And your point is?" (Luis)
"There's no way to get in unnoticed!" (Sara)
"We have to find things out about Jose's replacement. Sure this might not be the riskiest method but it's the most efficient one. Besides, 'this place is impregnable" only applies to normal people, right Argus?" (Luis)
"What?" (Argus)
"I can already tell that you are looking for a way to get in." (Luis)
"Yeah, I guess so," he says in an aloof way. I swear, something is off about him, there's something about his presence or something. I just can't put my finger on it.
"Do you think there's a way?" Sara say to Argus
I will just go in by myself, no need for these guys help. I'm sure they won't try anything stupid. I will be in and out before anyone notices.
"I can go in, I don't need your help, it looks like this is where our cooperation ends." (Luis)
"You have a plan to get in there?" (Argus)
"Yes, I have my own way of doing the things I want." (Luis)
"... Can't I go in there with you? I'm sure I will be useful if you use my earth element." (Argus)
"No thank you, we were only cooperating before, now that you can't follow me in there it's easier to just go in by myself." (Luis)
"..."
"Woah hold on, and why exactly do you think you can just leave us out here?" (Sara)
"Nothing, you could try following if you are confident you won't have this plan going to shit. I'll be going." I say as I walk away.
"... We will just follow you."
I ignore them, they are determined to follow, I honestly don't care. But now I have to adjust my plan since I was planning on using my fire magic too. Sigh, these people are as annoying as always. We walk in silence until we come near the residential area. The house to the right doesn't have much security. We go past Crimson NIght's house to the front of this one.
"If you guys are following me I recommend that you match my timing so that the camera doesn't catch you." (Luis)
"Which camera?" (Sara)
"You gotta figure out what you are gonna do to get over this wall 3." (Luis)
"Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait." (Sara)
"Sare, get closer."
"1,2,3." As I finish the count down I jump and grab onto the wall. Almost at the same time, I jumped.
[Earth pillar] (Argus)
They both get over the wall
"Fall," I say as I make the momentum carry myself down and land on my feet by cushioning my fall with wind magic.
[Back to Earth] (Argus)
They decide to jump down, don't know why, and they both landed face first.
"That hurt!" (Argus)
"Fuck!" (Sara)
"SHH! You people wanted to follow me inside, don't complain and try to match my timing if you don't want to get caught." (Luis)
"..."
"Don't you think you are being too paranoid about the camera looking at us, I mean, doesn't the camera have to be watched to know there are intruders."
"Perhaps, but I'm not risking the answer to that possibility. Now follow me." I say as I start walking towards a place in the wall where there isn't much in surveillance.
Well, there is but the timing of the cameras are off so it's easier to get past them. I make expand my presence sensing to see where the people inside and the cameras are. I sense 3 groups of people inside, as for the cameras... If we can enter with that timing
"What are we-" (Argus)
"Shut up," I say as I keep sensing the pattern of the cameras.
I get the timing down for the camera. I can easily jump over this and run after getting to the other side by slowly descending with windstep. But with these two, ughh I guess...
"I was trying to get us the right timing for us. Can you open this part of the wall?" I say as I point to a part of the wall, "Without destroying it, of course." (Luis)
"...Okay." (Argus)
He walks to the wall and touches it.
[Open] (Argus)
A hole in the wall opens, and it's extremely small the fuck. Is there a limit to how big he can make the hole?
"Argus, the hell, we can't fit through there." (Sara)
"Any-Anyone can fit if they try hard enough." (Argus)
I give a light gigle to what Argus said. That sounds sound right.
"...Argus." (Sara)
"Yes?"(Argus)
"That didn't sound right, don't ever say that again." (Sara)
"...I see. We finally heard Dark Menace show a bit of emotion though, he's usually just calm and collected." (Argus)
"Make the hole bigger now." I make my voice sound colder than usual
"..."
[Open] [Open] [Open]
He keeps on saying spells out loud, is it more effective that way? Anyways let's focus on the rotation of the cameras.
"Alright that's big enough when we pass after it just makes the earth rise behind us or something, we can't waste the time it takes for you to seal the hole." (Luis)
I mean if you take you that much time to make it, it should take just as much time to close it.
"Ok!"
'Now let's just wait until we have the right timing... now!"
I jump through the hole followed by Argus and Sara right after me.
[Earth pillar]
A pillar covers the whole.
"Speed up," I say as I put more magic enhancement, however, they start falling behind, Such burdens. I get to the house first.
"Open this part of the house," I say as I point to a part of the wall behind me
He reaches and touches it
[Open] [Open] [Open]
It only took him three times this time around, does that mean that was the first time, he used that spell? We jump through.
[Close] [Close] [Close]
I expand my sensing area right away to see if anyone noticed us. After a few moments, I don't sense any irregular movements. The people outside haven't moved and the people inside didn't hear us, or at least they lack the awareness they should have if they have heard us.
"We are good, no one noticed." (Luis)
"That's good." (Argus)
"That was crazy, why did you run so fast?" (Sara)
"Let's move," I ignore her and decide to flip my switch onto information gathering mode.
"?!?!"
"Why do you both look so alert?" (Luis)
"Ummm... I can barely sense you right now even though you are in front of me." (Argus)
"You are used to this or something?" (Sara)
"Doesn't matter, let's move." (Luis)
Is this that "erasing my presence" thing I see all the time? Did I learn it after trying to go after people many times before? I expand my presence searching radius, the two groups are still the same, two in a bedroom... that will be the last place I check. Actually, this is Ricardo's house so... shit. I guess I'll try to memorize how his presence feels for now, though it's a bit perturbing.
Eight in the living room. We'll probably hear stuff from them
"I found Ricardo." (Luis)
"How?" (Sara)
" *sigh* Please don't ask, it's just a bit of intuition, Argus can fill you in if he decides to do so but I don't feel like it."
"Ok." he closes his eyes, after a moment of what I assume was he sensing things around here. "I see where your deductions come from."
"What?" (Sara)
"He's doing night exercise." (Argus)
"..."
"Let's try to get me within earshot of the guys in the living room." (Luis)
"And what exactly is your earshot?" (Sara)
"Who knows." (Luis)
"Why won't you tell us about yourself?!" (Argus
"Shut up, we are inside Crimson NIght's hideout not in the first day of some kindergarten!"
"..."
"Why are you so hostile." (Sara)
"I'm not hostile, I just don't do work like this to meet people and make friends. "
".."
"Anyways, let's try to get as we close as we can to the group of people downstairs. We are bound to her a thing or two about the guy coming in to replace Jose,."
"Okay." (Both)
I guess we'll be doing a bit of things to mess things around here. I say as we get up froom where we were and decided to slowly head closer to where the people hanging out were. After we got as close as we could, we hid and started listening.