After Ray and Kobie left, Cass sat down on the nearest sofa and hummed. "If you want to ask me out, just say it and stop irritating me", Soul said and stepped out of the shadows. She smiled at him and offered him to sit by her. "What do you want?", he asked. "Oh C'mon Soul", she slurred as she caressed his hair,"do it for Sydney. Please?"
He got up and offered her his hand. "If you say it's for good reasons, fine. I trust you". She giggled and conjured an evening gown. "Did you have to do that? And red? What's with you females and red?", he asked and conjured his suit. "Nothing. Let's go", she said and skipped to the door.
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"Welcome to the La Luna Pub", Kobie proclaimed. Amsterdam stood at the entrance, frozen. "What's wrong?", Sydney asked her. "This is my uncle's pub", she said. "Like, Blades Somore!?", Kobie asked. "Yes", they heard a voice.
Leaning against the door, was Blades Somore, wearing a dark gold suit. "You", Amsterdam said and stepped forward. "Yes me",he said, "it's seems you know one of my trusted employee, Kobie".
"You work for him!?", she yelled at him. "Yes. Should I have told you?", Kobie asked back.
"Amsterdam if you don't want to be here....", Ray said and was trying to hold her hand and she stopped him. "No. If he tries to provoke me, I can close his business down", she smirked, "after all, my father gave him the place to begin with".
Ray, Sydney and Kobie both stared at Amsterdam then back at Blades.
Amsterdam, then Blades.
Then again.
And again.
And... Again.
Until....
Finally, Amsterdam pushed Blades out of the way and entered. And the others decided to rush inside at once. But before Kobie was able to enter, Blades pulled him back.
Baldes: Who are the others?
Kobie: Ray and Sydney are her most trusted employees. They're basically friends. Ray is even my brother.
Blades started smiling and put his arm around Kobie's shoulder. "If I can get my brother's company, I need intel". "Yeah good luck", Kobie slid away, "if you want to convince anyone, they aren't helpful".
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"What do you think?", Cass pointed to the scene ahead of them.
"Likely the actual culprit is amongst them?", Soul asked. "Yeah, and also there's a family feud", she added.
"True, but I wouldn't count on it", he said. "Well I would, because it would cause a lot of rivalry", she said.
She started walking again but Soul stopped her. "I think there's already rivalry, not it beginning. Cass this isn't good", he said. She looked at him and frowned slightly.
"Nagamo", they both said, understanding what it would do in the upcoming Phase. "They need to start their investigations. But I have mine to do separately", she said. "The events?". "Yep. Anak nominated me again"."You've got to be kidding me! Again? Frankly speaking you alone can beat all her soldiers".
She slapped him and yelled, "Do you know that every new Domain the Fire Phase becomes more dangerous?! Do you know why?! Only Ceri and Anak notice it because it's closest to them! And even that I'm the only person realizing that the soldiers are slowly becoming stronger and stronger!"
"Cass...". "Don't Cass-Nass me! It's because we're two in one body that's why we're the most powerful after you deities. Anak loves me as his own child. Well, of course he and Nagamo molded me. If anything I'm the first to know from both sides before the rest of you".
Suddenly Nass appeared and slapped Soul again. "Nass!". "Shut up Soul. Cass has said it all. So I need a favour", she said. "What?", he asked. She reapplied makeup on her face and turned to him. "I need to be stronger for us. For the Realms. Unfortunately against Nagamo. I would need a human to be with me when I manage to defeat Nagamo".
Soul gave her a suspicious look but she pretended not to notice.