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Chapter 20 - Calm after tempest

In a huge field, a lone figure was running, on a side a group of people were observing, who from screens, who were watching directly at him. All of them were dressed in light green uniforms, with black decorations. The figure belonged to a slim blue haired youth, small puffs of condensed air were leaving from his mouth's corners. The gaze was focused, devoid of any emotions. The long hair was fluttering, even though they were tied in a low ponytail.

A small sound was heard and Adeus stopped, he grabbed a bottle of water. " Mr. Adeus, you're free, since you've completed your task ", the man waved his hand and the other people followed him.

Now the field was empty, except for one presence. The youth gaze at the clear sky, while he raised a hand to rub his messy hair. Many thoughts freely popped in his mind.

A few days ago he finally met her. At first he felt very happy, but later discovering the memory loss, he was lost too. He sighed, then he stood up, throwing the towel on his shoulder. He walked back to his room.

" Mr. Daft, here is the info you requested ". The man nodded, while scrolling between the folders. " uh, there's nothing interesting, out of one point. A not mysterious background. Nevermind, where's Adeus? ". The butler reported that he had just finished his morning training and went back to his own place. " Mn, good. Call for him, after he's done. Tell him that I need to talk to him ". The servant bowed, and left.

Not long, the wild appearance of the boy appeared at the entrance of the saloon. With an annoyed face he sat down on a sofa and fixed his gaze on Roswell. " Well, since it's been a while you're here, there is no need to keep that cold temperament, no ? ". " Say what you want, don't beat around the bush. Right, found anything on her ? ". A bright smile appeared on the mister's lips. " Right, here you go ", he just swiped his hand and a lot of screen appeared in front of Adeus. He raised both hands, while tapping swiftly.

To tell the truth, he lied to the boy about his skill, since it was clearly astonishing the rate he was improving. But the point was that he learned all by himself, shutting in his room and not leaving for days. His stubbornness amazed him, and touched him. Since he helped him out, he was seeing a person in him. So alike, yet so different. As if they were a mix of himself and that person.

" Thank you ", the thanks were said by an indifferent boy, who was like a piece of ice. Roswell decided to take back what he thought, he couldn't be similar at all !

While he was shaking his head while smiling helplessly, he interrupted, " So, what's my next task ? ". Two pairs of green eyes met. " Nothing, you will not have any task, just eat your breakfast regularly ".

" Uh ? What kind of request is this ? ", Adeus raised his brow, annoyed. " This is your daily task, is it acceptable ? ", the boy nodded slowly, but didn't reply. " Good, then, you're free now".

On a round table, a group of people were seated to have their morning meal. " Wake up, what are you dazing out for ? ", Ander waved his hand in front of her. " uh, … oh, the chocolate… ". Everyone burst into laughter, " our dear little princess, the food is the only thing you think about ", Joslyn rubbed her daughter's head. Esm giggled, while Dev smiled. On the other side, one was rolling his eyes and the other just kept eating.

Ashlyn happily dropped a generous amount of pieces of the sweets in the hot milk, while stirring the mix. She happily lifted up a spoonful of her breakfast and chewed satisfied. Esm followed her, earning a disapproving glare from her mother.

After the meal was off, the group moved into a spacious saloon. The activity after the meal was watching a film, while digesting all the eaten food.

Yesterday evening all the adults decided to keep company with the little ones, because of the accident. The other parents weren't as worried as Lyn's ones. They were afraid that her mind would have another collapse.

In fact after they were left alone, both discussed it in the middle of the night. " It's been barely two years, and she has had those happenings already. It's really something we can't help with ? ", " calm down dear, we can just hope to help her as much as we can. We'll hire some bodyguards, so some accidents can be stopped in advance ". " Mn, it sounds like a temporary solution ", " then It's settled ".

In a dark room, a man was sitting in front of screens, each of them were filled with numbers. " Director, report, Dr. 0 is here ". A woman was standing behind, purple strands were hanging loosely in the silver mask, deep blue eyes were shining, while a cold gaze was seen within. " Report Director, the progress of the progress reached 50%. The first batch is ready to ship to Sky City. Please grant the authorization ". A pleased smirk formed on the face hidden in the dark, " Granted ".

After having the permission, she bowed and left. Her slender fingers started to dance on the screen and pressed the button, without even hesitating.

Five youth were sitting in a gray chamber, each of them were crouched down, hugging their knees. A guardian walked by, while pushing a metallic chart, he snorted, then knocked the iron door, " meal time, stay back or no food ". Seeing that there was no reaction, he felt a bit comforted, then he pushed up the small door, to put the meal trays.

As he lifted it up, a hand grabbed him and pulled him. The guard was caught off by this unexpected action, his head slammed on the cold surface. Dizziness assaulted his senses, but he was abruptly clear minded as a piercing pain shot up from his wrist. A snap was heard, while the man's face went completely white.

The five people moved in sync while approaching the prey. The man who was laying down, with his arm stuck, watched them, while his eyes were blank from fear.