"Have we located the boy?"
A raspy dark voice rang out from a dimly lit room.
"Yes sir. The boy is on a trip alongside his classmates."
"Where?"
"Soradeus sir."
'I see.'
The man sat down and thought to himself.
He couldn't just kidnap the boy in front of everybody, his friends would've noticed the lack of his presence.
This made things difficult.
Not only were they not at the campus near the main Berith base in Haneul.
They were also in a completely different city.
"Do we have any idea what they're doing for this trip?"
"They're all visiting the Riftwalker museum."
The man said with a respectful tone.
"Hmmm-"
The man thinking to himself had light blonde hair and yellow eyes.
The rest of his face was concealed with shadows.
"Amon-if I may?"
The man standing up suddenly said.
"What is it?"
"We can hire some thugs and mercenaries to do the dirty work for us. Instead of his kidnapping thing directly to us the blame could be shifted onto a simple terrorist attack."
Hearing the man's suggestion, Amon pulled out his laptop and pressed a few keys before opening up to a website.
"These guys could work."
Shifted the monitor view to the man standing up, Amon suggested to hire the men in the images.
"I'll get right to it sir."
The man bowed towards Amon before leaving the room.
Amon lit a cigarette that slowly filled the smoke with room. With only his yellow eyes shining out of the smoke, he exhaled and the smoke dispersed.
"Haa- time to get my shit back."
*****
8:00 AM, Harrison Hotel, Soradeus.
Woooosh-
The morning breeze had a slight chill to it. The sun was very bright due to being above the clouds, but there was a way to fix this.
Soradeus was surrounded by an RC barrier that created artificial clouds and helped with gravity control.
"Nnnng-"
Seemingly struggling to get out of bed was a girl. A girl with long dark hair and fair skin.
Her hair was scattered across the pillows and her windows her cracked open, letting the breeze come through.
"Come on Lilith! We're heading to the museum in half an hour!"
Shouted a girl with bright blonde hair.
"Hmm? Oh alright."
Lilith got up from her tornado of blankets and rubbed her eyes. Her hair was in a frizz and she needed to prepare for the tour.
She made her way to the bathroom and met with Jenna and Fukuyo. They all had separate rooms but the students were separated by rooms akin to apartments.
"Half an hour you say?"
Lilith asked.
"Mhm better be quick."
Fukuyo said whilst drying her face off.
"I see."
Lilith said indifferently.
She started freshening up with a quick shower and then moved onto skincare as well as brushing her teeth.
All of the girls changed into their respective uniforms which were slightly different compared to the male uniform.
They had black skirts and stockings, but the upper uniform was relatively similar to the male version.
A black and silver uniform.
As soon as the girls finished their routine, they headed downstairs to the lobby in order to meet with their group.
Lilith was the most quiet compared to the other two girls. Despite all of them exuding an aura of confidence, Lilith seemed the most confident.
She was also the tallest of the group, coming in at around 5'7.
All of these factors gave a sense of separation and individuality compared to the other two girls.
"Ready for our trip?!"
Jenna asked the two girls.
"Mm I'm ready."
Fukuyo was the first to answer in a soft voice.
"Lilith?"
Jenna looked towards Lilith with curious eyes.
She seemed distracted.
"Hmm? Oh yeah, I'm ready."
Quickly snapping back to reality, Lilith replied to Jenna with a smile.
Lilith was seemingly distracted by a message sent on her phone. She put it away, shrugging it off, and continued to walk with the girls.
*****
"Ahhhhh I'm so excited guys!"
A boy with emerald eyes exclaimed.
"This is the first time I've ever seen him this ecstatic…"
I said.
"Yeah….me too…"
Kiran and I both looked at Samael in horror.
This was the first time any of us had seen Samael acting this way. Every time I was around Samael he was either sleeping or arguing with Asa.
"Hm? What's up guys?"
He turned his head towards our direction and asked us a question.
"It's nothing…"
I said while forming an awkward smile.
We were on our way to the museum and we were going in group.
I was in the student council group, although I didn't really have an essential role in the group.
I still felt out of place.
"This is a crazy city…"
Snapping me out of my thoughts was Kiran. I tilted my head to face him and when I did I saw his face struck with awe.
His red eyes shined with the sunlight and the wind swayed his dark hair.
If there were any random girls around he would've been called absurdly handsome.
But to the Scion girls he was simply "handsome" that's it.
'I really don't fit in…'
My weaknesses were still clouding my mind. I sank my head and went deep into thought.
'I have to get stronger, I just want to be able to keep up with my friend.'
'I can do this now.'
Thoughts went through my mind like cars on a racetrack. I wasn't all too sure about my RC situation and if it would even increase at all.
But it was a start.
My circumstances weren't normal either. So maybe I really have a chance.
"Here is the famous Sora Drive!"
My head shot back up and focused on the voice that rang out ahead of us. It was Kiyoshi guiding us through the city.
"Here you can shop at various clothing and gift shops as well as dine at some of the most delicious local food we have!"
He said ecstatically.
"What's your recommendation Kiyoshi?"
Naomi said, trying to make small talk with the handsome man.
"Ah! I recommend this very delicious pasta restaurant! I can take you sometime if you aren't busy."
Kiyoshi replied with a confident smile.
"Hmmmmm is that so? We'll see about that."
Naomi shot back with a smug grin.
"Fucking weirdos.."
Kiran said in disgust.
"I heard that."
Naomi instantly turned around and glared at Kiran. His expression of disgust instantly became an awkward smile.
"Ehe- sorry about that."
"Tch-"
Naomi swiftly turned around, flipping her hair.
"Heh- idiot."
I said while grinning at Kiran.
"Shut up."
We made our way past the famous street and headed down towards downtown Soradeus. There were fountains and statues of angelic like beings.
Paragons.
Looking around more, I could see plenty of advertisements of various companies and products. Some even belonged to the Galen Medical Institute.
"Wow look at that!"
"Woah it's so pretty…"
Behind us two students were star-struck by what they had just saw. A massive statue located just outside of downtown.
"Ah here we are! Welcome to the Riftwalker Museum."
Kiyoshi presented the statue to us with a bright smile.
The building we were at was located in a very open and exposed area that was open to the public.
"This is the statue of one of our founding kings! He created this museum in honor of owing a Riftwalker his life. Truly an astonishing man."
"Amazing…"
Samael said with bright eyes.
His expression was once again something neither Kiran or I had ever seen before. He was actually full of excitement.
"Will you guys go look around the building with me?!"
He instantly turned towards us in anticipation.
"I uh- I gotta go meet up with Jenna. She wanted to show me some stuff uhhhh- Keir will go with you!"
"HUH?!"
"Good luck-"
Kiran patted me on the shoulder before taking off.
"What the-"
"So you'll come with?!"
Samael looked at me like a begging puppy. Was this the same guy I knew?
I couldn't tell.
"Ugh yeah whatever I'll go with you."
I said with a forced smile.
"Awesome!"
Samael exclaimed.
I guess this could be used to interact more with Samael. I needed to interact more with separate members of the student council.
So this was good.
At least I think it is…
*****
**OUTLINE WILL DELETE**
- BERITH PLANNING POV
- MORNING IN THE HOTEL LILITH POV
- MORNING IN THE HOTEL KEIR POV + MEETING WITH SAMAEL
- SORADEUS TOUR (W SAMAEL AND JENNA)
- STUDY GROUP WITH JENNA, KIRAN, FUKUYO, LILITH, ASA, AND SAMAEL
- BERITH POV AGAIN