Esmond had returned back to the cabin in the Spatial Ark Star World, leaving behind Isabelle to manage everything while he came back.
He was planning on having Isabelle organise the people within the town and fix up the areas that needed immediate work done.
In the meantime, Esmond thought about training by the spring so he could improve the level of his Body Core and Energy.
But when he started to practise by the Universal Spring, Esmond noticed some changes within his Body Core which was sparkling with Lightning.
Focusing on it for a second, Esmond heard the typical ringing in his head when the space had analysed and discovered something new.
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*Ding*
[Recognised!]
[Lightning Element has been added to the Spatial Ark Star World!]
[Lightning Element can be utilised by the Artificial System Spirit Cores!]
[Lightning Element can also be spawned within residents of the Spatial Ark Star World!]
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While Esmond wanted to see how the others were doing with the news, he chose to remain at the spring, jumping into the large body of water.
He didn't know how long he was there, but Esmond only stopped once he saw a notification, he wasn't familiar with.
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*Ding*
[Host hasn't turned Daily Wheel of Chance in 24 hours]
[Host has unlocked Daily Wheel of Chance Bank, which can save any spins not used for a later time]
[Host can also merge the saved spins for greater rewards!]
[Banked Spins: 1]
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That's only when Esmond noticed it was the 12th of February, and he hadn't used his spin.
It wasn't a big concern in his mind, but heading back home, he noticed some food was packed up for him to eat.
Gabriel and Vaazakra ended up cooking that night, leaving a small note behind for Esmond on the kitchen counter when they all went off to bed.
Esmond smiled as he saw the food.
He never expected Gabriel and Vaazakra or anyone else to cook for him but seeing that they had made him feel cosy and with his family.
For the next two days, Esmond focused on his training at the Spring, leaving the rest of the work to everyone else.
He didn't want to head over to Stovi which was doing absolutely fine with Isabelle controlling everything.
She'd found plenty of information in the manor the Alnwick nobleman had been staying at which showed his behaviour to swindle the people.
That wasn't all, as the nobleman had kept track of the 'small' donations made to the temple.
All of it showed the Alnwick nobleman's complicity in making the situation worse, which was sent with the commander of the Royal Guard whose shield was sliced in half, however he wasn't looking for retribution.
Instead, he wanted to possibly try and recruit the fellow, though that'd gone to ruin once Isabelle handed him a list of the crimes the Alnwick nobleman had committed.
The commander knew from then that he was the fool out of the clash.
Only person that remained to be dealt with was the Bishop, however to Esmonds surprise the church had already sent someone over who demanded Esmond come over to meet the Bishop immediately.
Isabelle refused their request and showed them out when they tried to make a ruckus at the Clan headquarters.
Eventually the messenger was sent back by force with the droids taking him back and a note to tell the Bishop saying Esmond would come and visit once he'd come back from his training in the forest.
Just saying that Esmond was going to the forest to train was enough to let the Bishop know the individual wasn't someone simple.
They'd even tried to hound Julius and his family, but the Droid guards there wouldn't let them get anywhere near the Lords Estate.
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Knowing she had everything under control their, with the ability to leave the world and let the space hold the time flow, Esmond got up bright and early on the 14th of February.
His flight to Phuket, Thailand was in a couple hours and since it was an international flight, Esmond needed to be at the airport earlier than usual.
Esmond thought about ordering a car to the house to take him to the airport, but Carter assured him that he could open a gate in a secluded area close to the airport.
It gave him more time to waste in the space before heading over to the airport but all that was on his mind was the meeting with the Gloomy Shadow Games managers and founders.
He didn't know how hard it would be to convince them to move from their home, but Esmond planned to entice them by letting them use the headgear to enter the Virtual World and play Stella Wars.
One might have assumed it would be easier chatting with game developers than special force soldiers, however Esmond found them to be a relaxed group of individuals who could make the best out of any shitty situation.
The other group Esmond would be meeting was Antons old order he used to be associated with.
All he knew was the main chapter of the order and shut down in the ancestral home, sending the other chapters around the globe into chaos.
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Having reached the airport from a gate opened in the space, Esmond quickly went through First Class check in, before eventually boarding the flight to Phuket on Qantas.
Esmond liked the presentation of the First-Class seats, though he believed it could be improved, he wasn't too concerned since he planned on sleeping.
Once he sat down, Esmond soon crashed out and went to bed, only waking up for his meal and when they landed.
Going through customs and immigration without any issue, Esmond soon exited the airport to be hit by the humid weather like an upper cut out of the blue.
Esmond was thinking of grabbing a taxi straight to the Villas, but he noticed someone with Manston written on their white piece of paper.
"Carter… did you book me a car?"
'Yeah.
Trust me, its better having a driver than not.'
Esmond didn't argue and introduced himself to the nice and chatty local, who was filling Esmond in on the food and places to visit, passing Esmond his business card once they entered the man's car.
Looking at the passing scenery, Esmond just chatted with the driver until they arrived at the Villa, a couple hours later as it was on the outskirts of the city.
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"Thanks for the drive, Apinya."
"No problem, sir, I hope you enjoy your trip in our beautiful country."
Esmond left a hearty tip with Apinya, leaving the staff of the villa to grab his luggage as he entered the grand office with decorative plants surrounding the path to the building.
The staff he met along the way were quite friendly, which made Esmond feel like he'd made the right choice with selecting the place.
As he was about to reach the counter, he heard a familiar voice call out to him that he hadn't heard in the last few days.
"Boss! You finally made it!" Anton screamed as he ran over to Esmond with a large margarita in one hand and a cigar in the other.
"Seems like you're enjoying yourself."
"Well, when its on the Boss's dime, why not… no offence Boss." Anton totally forgot who he was speaking to for a second as he hugged Esmond like an old friend.
Finding no fault in Anton, Esmond just laughed before leaving the rest to Anton who promised to have everything sorted for him at reception.
Some of the staff were told by Anton to take Esmond to meet the others who were resting with their families beachside in the meantime.
Not wanting to fight his men, Esmond accepted and gladly followed the staff until he came across the other soldiers all either playing with their children and spending time with their loves ones while others were drinking and partying like there was no tomorrow.
A few noticed Esmonds appearance and began to look in his direction with a handful remembering who he was through the drunkenness mess they were currently.
Some of them thought about heading over to greet themselves but someone had already made the move before them, and it was someone who'd recently arrived as well with Anton.
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Standing before Esmond, the man dressed in colourful clothes to match the setting with shorts and sunnies on his tried to look intimating, but Esmond just thought he looked silly.
"Our Master wishes to meet you… follow me."
Saying nothing more, the man turned around and started to walk towards some of the tented buildings on the beach which provided shelter from the scorching sun.
Esmond was wearing his half face mask which made him look elusive and captivating when anyone saw him walk past, leaving them all wonder what kind of smile he was hiding.
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Arriving under the shelter, Esmond noticed an elderly man laying down on what seemed was a flotilla of pillows.
The man leading Esmond bowed before the elderly man before turning to introduce his master, however the elderly man raised his hand, stopping him.
"Aamir, my child… go and relax with the others while I speak with Mr Zars…"
"But Master!"
"Leave my child…"
Aamir begrudgingly left, however he stared at Esmond as if he was trying to instill fear within him, but when Esmond stared back, Aamir felt like the universe was going to swallow him whole.
The only thing that saved him was his master noticing.
"Enough!
He should know better… now…" the elderly man said to Esmond while staring at his disciple Aamir who'd collapsed into the sand.
After Aamir was helped away by his brothers, the elderly man turned his attention to Esmond, "… You seem far too young than what I expected…"
"You seem far too old, but no matter, I can rectify that…"
Esmond spoke as if it wasn't a big deal, but to the elderly man it was like dream that'd go unfulfilled forever.
"Hm… well the way you're speaking then I'll take it as a done deal, however I must ask…
Can you bring order to the Hassassin?"
The elderly man had led the Order of Hassassin, that'd nearly been wiped out from the world during the fall of the Persian empire, though it survived and thrived under the leadership of certain Mentors.
Eventually they arrived at the modern age and Rashid, the elderly man, had to constantly keep atop of the changes in the world for the order to survive and not be left behind.
Some members of the order thought Rashid were wrong to change and adapt the order to suit the developments of society, but it was the only reason they'd survived till now.
Unfortunately, a new age of leaders and council members have their own thoughts about the orders future, causing utter chaos in various chapters of the order around the globe.
Some wanted to sell their services to the world leaders and influential powers, while others wished to hide the powers and strength of the order and keep to the core beliefs it was established on.
Rashid believed Anton might have been the one to bring the order into a new age many years ago but once he'd left the order, Rashid lost all hope until he heard of Esmond.
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Finally seeing Esmond across from him, Rashid prayed this man was the answer to all of his problems.
"I can do it…
But not only that, I'll end up reforming the order as well.
Do you have any problems with that? Mind you, I will be asking for your council, now that I know you'll be full well and fine in a couple hours."
Rashid found it hard to believe Esmond, but seeing his honest smile, Rashid could do nothing else but smile as well.
"Eh? Boss, what are you doing over here?
I thought I sent that staff guy to send you to the rest of the la-… Master Rashid, forgive me for intruding on your meeting!" Anton dropped to his knee before Rashid, still holding onto his margarita and cigar in the process.
Both Rashid and Esmond giggled lightly at the sight before Esmond picked him up using his Lifeforce Control.