"Uhm, I don't wanna think about it right now." Hakai sagged his arms, walking up to Hachiman. "But, I do have things to tell you." He centered his stare on him while passing by.
"Talk," Hachiman demanded while Hakai reached for his chest. Grabbing hold of him, Hakai dragged him along and away from Mai. Or at least that was his intention, but Mai kept following the pair without realizing they needed space.
"Mai-San..." Hakai looked behind himself. "Space for just a second." He uttered, with severity in his stare.
"Well, yeah, of course." She stood still, twirling her fingers.
***
Voom!
Ares flew inside of a cloudy dome.
Bam!
Ares landed on the opposite side of the earth. A sign on top of a gigantic temple-like palace, held up by many pillars, read, Palace of Zeus. Walking in the direction of the massive two doors, they automatically opened, and a long red path of light appeared, leading Ares to the end where Zeus' throne was.
A massive lighting-shaped throne appeared in Ares's vision, and a buff, long, white-haired figure was seated. In his left hand was a spear of lightning, and he calmly rested his left on the armrest. He was dressed in a long white torn robe, exposing his abs and what seemed to be a new cloak resting on his shoulders.
"Ares." A deep, old voice spoke out, full of wisdom and experience.
"Zeus, I've come with news." Another path appeared, while a throne, smaller than Zeus, appeared from thin air for Ares.
"Speak, War Lord." Zeus rested his bearded chin on top of his knuckles.
***
"An army, a full-scale invasion?" Hachiman uttered back to Hakai. His eyes flickered. He was shocked.
"I have sensed it, but not on this scale." Hachiman looked worried. "I'll need you to everything down regarding this issue. No ifs and buts. The Heavens need to be alerted." Hachiman asserted, demanding that Hakai follow his order.
"Okay, I get it." Hakai looked a bit sore but seemed to accept it for the most part. "Just don't trust them too much."
"Domain Dimensional Vault, expand!" Hakai unlocked his domain dimensional vault. Reaching into a dark portal, he pulled out a pen and scroll and a small hind bag attached to a belt that he put on right away. "Haven't used these in a hot minute." Finally, he spoke out loud, walking away from Hachiman. "I'll write everything down and somehow mail it to your residence. Bye for now, Hachiman!" He waved Hachiman off.
"Hey, listen to me. Don't cross the line and quickly find something for Mai's sake. We'll be in touch." He told Hakai, seemingly needing to be somewhere, that he was ready to take off at any moment.
"Okay, just go already." Hakai sensed that he was in a hurry.
"Hmm, stay in contact, okay!" Hachiman's repeated departing words echoed through the alley.
"I need to find an answer, is the court of the earth a direct challenge to heaven's rule, or is it just to imply our authority respectfully?" Hachiman seemed iffy about establishing a court that would directly compete with Heaven's rule.
"Hey, Mai-San." Hakai's voice packed less excitement and less of himself as he called out to Mai while writing down. "Let's get you ready and figure something out." He told her while placing away the pen and scroll.
"Okay, well, should we go back to my room for things?" She asked him, pointing to the exit of the alley.
"Sure, up you go." Hakai lifted Mai's feet off the ground.
"Wait..." She tried to stop him but couldn't. He carried her onto his arm like a princess.
"Now, you'll match my speed." He smirked, jumping onto a building's roof.
"Woah." She commented as the wind brushed against her face. Hakai zigzagged from roof to roof and slowly sped up to a comfortable pace.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" He opened up to the beautiful scenery while it passed their vision.
"Hmm, and there's my house." She pointed it out to Hakai, who changed his footing and leaped onto the incoming roof.
"Watch out!" She commented, worried that he'd injure himself in the landing.
Shup!
He comfortably and harmlessly landed on top of the roof.
"Don't worry. I've got you." He smiled, making her blush like crazy.
"I-uhh!" Her mind melted while looking at him.
"I was worried about you." She said as he took off in the direction of her house again.
"Don't like going on top of people's roofs; mind walking?" He asked her as he spotted the street to her house.
"I don't mind." She told him as they landed harmlessly on the empty street after falling from the roof.
"Down you go." He carefully placed her feet onto the concrete road.
"Th-that was so much fun!" She lifted her hands into the air, pumping them up in excitement.
"Well, someone's adrenaline is at least kicking." Hakai chuckled while the pair walked to her front door.
As silence set in, Mai asked him a question.
"What should I bring with me? What should I tell my parents or school?" She looked a bit worried, but Hakai had already thought of a way for her to accompany him and ensure everything was checked and done in order.
"No worries, I'll pick you up from school and drop you off at home every day at dawn." He smiled, pointing his right thump to his smirky face.
"That's asking for too much, though." She sagged her arms, thinking that she was holding him back.
"No worries, I told you that I've got you. It would be best if you had answers, and I need the Heavens not to involve themselves with you. I will figure something out, please, trust me." Seriousness spilled from his face looking ahead himself.
"Where are the Heavens, and what are they? Why not involve them? Why doesn't he trust them?" Mai began to think to herself while looking at him with curiosity.
"I-I trust you!" Mai spewed. She held her hands close to her chest, happy to hear those words.
"Oh, then it's settled." Hakai brought down his chin, smiling with confidence.