every person welcome, or not. everyone was on the famous 'Gold Room.'
everyone on the party was wearing their finest clothing. all males on a tuxedo and the ladies on elegant dresses or business clothing. everyone understood perfectly the meaning of a fancy party.
Joaquin is wearing a cream color tuxedo. silver watch on hand. he even has some gel on his hair. fancy shoes. he looks like a respectable man.
Joaquin is having some fun drinking fancy drinks. he looks around of him with a smirk. this was his second time on the 'Gold Room.' he knew how much pride Zeus feels for this place. he also knows said Deity doesn't use the Gold Room much.
the place is so huge that there are thousands on the building. and the place doesn't even look half full. most Greek Deities, ninety-two Deities from other Mythologies, more than thousand NPCs and like nine hundred 'Offerings.' those are the numbers of the people on the Gold Room.
Willow is drinking with Hunter. both of them are enjoying of their last time, their last time taking part of their Guild. Hunter can't log in on the game anymore, there is a lot that he has to investigate. Willow is going to become a neutral player after today.
Joaquin is on a table in front of Hunter. they don't talk. Joaquin has his own problems of which he has to take care. he just discovered about the traitor among them. he is afraid of what the traitor is capable of doing.
Master of Lies is drinking something fancy. he walks towards his former comrades. he steps in front of Oblivious Soul-Rage & Quick Kill-Man. there are things that were left untold among them. there is a lot Master of Lies wishes to Do, or to tell them.
not far from there are Ridere & Femina Lorem (members of the Happy Face Cult) having a meeting with others. Frigus (member of Little Dead Creatures) is also on the meeting. the meeting is about the Fallen Hero's next move.
Ridere is so fucking angry for the outcome of the Halloween Special Event. Femina doesn't care much, for her only those who are weak died. 'there is no need to cry for the weak,' that is her motto.
Frigus feels nervous knowing that the Fallen Heroes are feeling cornered by the Heroes. like his father told him once, 'there is nothing more dangerous than a wild animal feeling cornered.' Frigus isn't sure if he should stay for the time on their side, or if the appropriate thing to do is betraying them now that they are distracted.
on his own table is Cabra-Head looking at the show. he surely is enjoying of the party. this type of parties are perfect for getting information from others.
Man with no Face is hiding his face with a mask. he stays away from everyone. he wants to speak with Beau alone. he walks slowly. he is trembling nervously. he has become more, and more paranoid with his 'Curse.'
Man with no Face walks behind Beau. he pulls Beau's right hand. Beau looks at him. Beau recognized him right away. he follows him away from everyone else. Beau is nervous as he doesn't know what to expect from this man.
"they want to kill you. they will kill you. I can't do anything to protect you, nor to help you. I am on a point on my power, in which I can't do much. my 'curse' is too powerful."
said Man with no Face looking away nervously.
"I know. if anything happens? or doesn't. I am Beau Nguyen. I can't fully trusted you unless you give me a name. if I survive I will give you my support, but only with a name."
said Beau with an emotionless tone of voice.
"I can't give you my real name. you can know me by 'Clifton.' that is a nickname by which I am known. I hope to have a beer with you on the outside."
said Man with no Face with a force smile. he looks around. Man with no Face whispers on Beau's ear warning him of a possible traitor working on his Guild. Man with no Face tells him that he is afraid of him not making it. his people may be trying to take him down. his hands are shaking.
Beau doesn't know what to do. he looks around. a man who can see the future, a man who can see his own death and even feel it. a man like that can't tolerate much before a mental breakdown. Beau can't even imagine how much has suffer this man.
"I won't be able to communicate with you for too long. I am going to hide for a while. I am also cutting communication with most people. if you ever need of me, then go to 'Charon.' he is the only one in who I trust, I have enough trust to keep contact with him."
said Man with no Face talking on a low tone.
"to be honest, I don't know if we are on friendly terms. but I hope to see you later when we are finally safe. we have a long and dangerous road awaiting for us."
said Beau as he walks away.
on the opposite side of the Gold Room; Cat-Girl & Dog-Boby are having an argument. the problem is that she doesn't want to risk her life. he wants to convince her to stay. they keep arguing mostly, because they want to stay together.
next to them is Cake Eater. he is as pale as a corpse. 2nd-Hand Cigar is trying to help. they both were badly affected by the Halloween Special Event, which costed the life of many of their friends. Cake Eater is looking at Oblivious Soul-Rage. Cake Eater keeps looking at him with rage.
his friend joking around tells him, 'that he is so pale that he almost looks German.' Cake Eater looks at his friend. he laughs a bit. he asks to his friend for his forgiveness. it is so hard for him to stay strong, it is harder to stay mentally stable.
Hunter is just sitting on front of a table. he drinks some liquor. a waiter brings him some delicacy to eat. Hunter feels strange as he thinks of this as his last time. he will never be able to come back here. he will miss most of the guys. he hopes that Beau will make it out of here alive.
Hunter has been holding his tears for too long. he is about to explode at any moment. he wishes for Beau's happiness. he feels regret for many things, but the thing he will never regret, is his friendship with Beau. he is the one person who gave a meaning to his life.
Hunter looks at Willow, who is saying goodbye to most of the guild members. he feels terrible for what he did. he knew he was going to die, he knew he will never see her again, and jet he never stopped himself from having some physical contact with her.
Willow looks at him for a moment. they eyes meet. none of them knew how to react. Willow keeps saying goodbye to everyone she knows. after some time she walks in front of Beau. she says goodbye to him. Beau stops her.
Beau asks about Hunter. she is silent. Beau asks her why she is leaving. Willow tells him the reason. Beau understood really well what she meant when she told him, that she is afraid of turning into a monster. he hugs her. he wishes for her safety as he walks away.
eventually Willow walks in front of Zeus. she tells him that she is ready. he smiles in a friendly way. he tells her to follow him. Zeus guides her to her new home. he tells her that she isn't going to regret this choice. he talks for some time about random stuff.
[announcement: "Offering" Willow White also known as Peace Inc, is officially out of the Hero Guild Bravo- Holly Mommy-One. she has become a neutral player.]
Hunter looks at the table feeling conflicted. he wanted to say so much more to her. he wanted to say many things to her, before she walked away. but he was afraid of letting go of the tongue. he was afraid of saying things, things that he should keep to himself. for that reason he couldn't even say goodbye to her properly.
some tears fall from Hunter's eyes. with his right hand he is holding a glass too tight. the glass eventually breaks on his hand. his hand is bleeding a lot. some people are looking at him worry. Hunter ignores the eyes of others. he even ignores his own pain.
"today is a day to celebrate & to be happy. I am just enjoying of the night. I am just drinking in name of everything that is holy."
said Hunter to himself as he forces a smile on his face.
no one wants to asks him if there is anything wrong, nor tries to help. the reason is simple, most people believe that Hunter may be drunk right now.
Beau looks at his friend feeling pity for him. Joaquin walks towards him. Beau looks at Joaquin confuse. Joaquin tells him that they need to talk in private. Beau follows him quietly far from the crowd. they found a room in which they entered to talk on private.
Beau nervously sits on a sofa. Joaquin tells him that there is a traitor. Beau doesn't understand. Joaquin explains that someone on their Guild is an enemy, someone is working for a Fallen Hero Guild. Joaquin tells him that he is trying to find this person.
Joaquin is nervous, he explains that he can only trust on Federico and him. everyone else is a possible traitor. he is afraid of the possible intentions of the traitor/spy. there is so much that one single person can do. there is so much that they can lose on seconds.
"how can we be so sure about this traitor? I don't want to turn against any friend without any real evidence. I am an ass. I am an asshole. but to suspect of a friend, or an ally of being a traitor, that is not me."
said Beau.
"I know, but I can't look away. if one single traitor wants. he can cause so much damage, if they are not stop. we need to be careful of any suspicious activity. we can't allow our friends to die on hands of a false friend."
said Joaquin feeling scare.
there is nothing more scary than a friend, turning out to be an enemy. there is nothing more scary than someone causing trust issues & chaos on a group. a group that depends of trust to be. once trust is gone, any power a group holds will turn into paranoia against each other.
Joaquin is tired of doubting about his friends' loyalty. he is tired of having to wait for them to be in danger because, someone who walked among them turned out to be the enemy they are avoiding.
Beau knew this was a serious situation. Beau knows how this traitor issue affects the whole guild. but there was nothing that he could do. if he ever attempt to do anything, it could put himself and others on danger. he believed that it was better to leave this issue to be solved by itself.
"so that is your answer. okay I won't judge you. I am only asking you to take care of yourself. so be careful and suspicious of anyone, of anyone who can put your life on danger. there is a lot to do."
said Joaquin trying to hide his discontent with Beau's answer.
"don't worry. with the 'Gift' I have. I am untouchable. I wish you luck finding this traitor."
said Beau with sincerity.
Joaquin walks out of the room. he walks slowly looking around of him. he can feel it, he can feel deep inside of himself. something big is about to happen. he wants to believed that everything will be fine. that no one will be in danger, but then he found about the possible traitor. this is a serious problem.