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Chapter 14 - Unexpected Guest

"Hey, you! Don't you have eyes, mate… "Watch where you're going!" screamed a man on the sidewalk after colliding with another man who was hurrying through the crowd. He did not answer, instead of moving quickly and without looking back. He had something wrapped around his arms. He seemed frail. He panicked and dashed down an alley, disappearing into the darkness

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"WHAT!" exclaimed Leo and Lexus after hearing Neila's plan.

"No… No way… I'm telling you, Leo, she's attempting to murder us... This is the dumbest idea I've ever heard"... Lexus sighed.

"Well, it's perilous and risky... But we don't have any other alternatives, and since they sent us a warm present, we're obligated to return one for them, right?" Leo smiled.

"What? Breaking into a yfel lab and castle is insane... It's psychotic"... Lexus groaned once again.

"I believe your knight is lacking in courage, Prince"... Jarse seemed to be putting Lexus down.

"You two just said that, you nearly escaped from the palace… and now you want to return"... Lexus enquired of Jarse.

"It was an unexpected attack, and I can't leave Kenneth there like that...

I have to help him"... Neila locked her gaze on Lexus.

"Only if he's still alive... Lexus remarked sarcastically.

"Guys, don't quarrel over it; what Neila suggested is a risky plan, but it's a good one, and our surprise attack on them will show that we're serious about this... I also know that every one of us are strong, and that we can accomplish this together... "Let's continue once Eesah and Bella return"... While others sat in quiet, Leo stated.

"What are you guys planning to do?"... Bella's voice came through the door... Everyone turned to listen to her voice; she and Eesah were not alone; there was a strange man with them. He had a dark scarf over his head and appeared feeble. He had something in his hands that he was embracing.

"Neila proposed a strategy... "However, who is this?" ... Leo inquired.

"I don't know either; he dashed in front of our car as we drove through K-city, and after meeting Eesah, he insisted on joining us, to meet you"... He claims to be Leht... Bella elaborated.

"Leo, I believe I recognise his wrist tattoo; it resembles the East Leht clan's... I believed he may tell you anything since he asked about you"... Eesah clarified.

"Keep your distance from him"... Neila took her sword and swung it at that weird man... "You? You are a subject from Yfel's laboratory, according to the number on your neck... "Aren't you?" she said, her crimson eyes scowling at him. The stranger collapsed, quivering with terror.

"You? You are a yfel? Why is there a yfel here? ... why? Don't touch me"… He screamed as he knelt on the floor, shivering like a terrified kitten out in the streets.

"Neila, wait!" Leo stopped her

"Prince, he might be under Reiner's spell, and they could be using him to hunt us down since lehts can track each other down faster than yfels"... She said

"True, Prince, but I don't see any charms on him, Neila"... Added Jarse

"In that case..." Take a look, Lexus"... Leo commanded

"Piece of cake, excuse me, Princess"… Lexus knelt in front of the man and touched his face... "Don't worry, I'm simply using my power so we can ensure you're not a spy... alright, relax"… Lexus placed his palm on the man's face carefully... " Garud, observe"... a girl's visage sprang into Lexus's head initially, she was a yfel... She was sobbing and screaming, "I will wait for you, Jeremy," then he noticed him sprinting through the halls and into a dungeon... He took out a few guards and kept a close eye on a chamber at the end of the passageway. He was about to fight when a red warning signal went off… He noticed security guards exiting the dungeon... He then beats the other guards as he enters the darkroom, where he notices a book on an altar in the centre... "Ruyat Binyamin" is inscribed in golden script on the book's cover... Lexus abruptly let go of his palm and glanced at the man, speechless.

"What is it Lexus?"... asked Leo

"Is he under any spell?"... Eesah inquired

While everyone was waiting for Lexus to respond, he was dumbfounded...

"You? You are… Jeremy? Jeremy Welppy, the son of the Eastern Leht clan chieftain... Are you Jeremy? "I thought you were dead"... Lexus embraced him. Everyone was baffled... Leo and Bella were shaking, yet they smiled and hugged him as they obtained something from the death.

"Jeremy… Is that you?… Oh! Allai! I couldn't even recognise you"… Bella hugged him and said

"Jeremy... you are still alive"... Leo was overjoyed...

"Was it you, kid?" Eesah patted Jeremy's head and smiled at them.

Neila, sparrow, and Jarse were absolutely befuddled, unable to comprehend the situation. "Well, hate to disturb your enjoyment," Sparrow said, "but please do explain what's going on here."

"Oh! Sorry"… Leo and the others, as well as Jeremy, got up and walked over to the table. Jeremy gulped three glasses of water quickly to quench his thirst.

"Neila, guys, this is Jeremy Welppy, the son of Eastern Leht's leader; we are the same age, but we all thought he was killed in the war with Agriola with his tribe, yet he was alive"... Leo enthusiastically explained

"Unfortunately, based on your looks, I believe you were a test subject in the first batch of Nephilims he began... Number 004 Jeremy Welppy"… Neila locked her gaze on Jeremy.

"You are correct... We were not expecting such a shameful miserable defeat that day, but Agriola was incredibly powerful with Satanus, and they slaughtered everyone... They did not murder the children, but they did take us with them. We were the first group of Agriola's Nephilim project"... Jeremy answered. His eyes gleamed with the terror he had endured for years.

"How did you get out of there?" Leo inquired.

"I don't know, I was seeking an opportunity, but it was so difficult... One of the yfel princesses, who is my experiment mate, assisted me in escaping... Then, in the morning, someone broke into the castle, and because the guards were following that invader, I was able to slip away"... He elaborated.

"An intruder?"... Hearing this, Leo, Lexus, and Sparrow, who was eating, turned at Neila and Jarse.

"I think it's us..." Jeremy, you're welcome"... Jarse grinned.

"Now, tell us about the book... the book you tried to sneak out of the dungeon... I noticed it... in your recollections... " Ruyat Binyamin: "... you noticed the book of Benjamin there, right?" Lexus asks, smirking. While everyone gasped in unison, everyone's gaze was drawn to Jeremy.

"Yes… I couldn't get it... but I pulled a few key pages from it"... Jeremy unwrapped a shawl and found several pages from Benjamin's book within...

"Brilliant! … My Allai!" ... Eesah exclaimed.

"It covers prophecy and the apocalypse"... Jeremy continued

"Whew! Thank you, Allai... We don't have to follow her idea any longer"... Lexus smirked at Neila.

"He's a complete moron"... Jarse remarked.... "I agree"… Sparrow continued

"Yes, indeed"… Neila concurred... "Yes, occasionally"... Bella and Eesah start laughing.

"What?"....

"Oh! Lexus, you're mistaken; her idea is now fantastic, and we're going to blast it." As he looked over the papers in his hands, Leo grinned.