A/N: As we all know, in the previous chapter Rick and Cire defeated Voron, the Demon General of the first labyrinth. Rewarding them with many great things, such as the ability "Gates of the Abyss", an SSS- ranked ability, and "Unseen Hands", a BB+ ranked ability!
A/N: We have also discovered a hint of the personalities and secrets of one of the association's organizers, "Orlando Lester Venezuela. It seems that "He" has a suspicion that Cire and Rick have discovered his secret, what will he and his group do now? How will the |....| react to that?! We will soon find out…
Alarm: *Ring*
Cire: Good morning my very annoying yet helpful alarm!
Cire: Oh boy am I going to train today!!!
Cire: I gotta have breakfast fast, so I can get down to training at the training ground!!!
*Doorbell Ring*
Cire: Huh?! Who is it? I don't usually have company. Unless it's one of my colleagues/friends, but they're not around here, plus I usually meet them around work. I wonder who it might be
Cire: Well I gotta open the door. I can't leave them outside hanging
*Doorbell Ring*
Cire: Coming!
*Opens the door*
Cire: Well what a surprise!
Rick: Hello Cire, did I wake you up?
Cire: No, not at all, In fact I was about to head outside
Cire: Didn't know you were a morning person! And hey, how did you find my house?!
Rick: Eh I have my ways, It wasn't too difficult. And yeah I had to wake up early because I couldn't hold the urges to test those things we got a few days ago!
Cire: Same reason here bud! Well what do you say we go together!
Rick: Sure
Cire: Oh yeah, I am not too familiar with the training ground and labyrinth stuff, where will I be training?! I mean you're level 15 so you're probably at the high 1st labyrinth or 2nd low labyrinth, but am only level 10
Rick: It's alright, you will get a hang of it soon! Hey you do know you can go to your inventory and use the guide scroll the association provided us right? Or if you don't feel like doing that, I can show you where to go
Cire: Nah it's alright, I don't wanna waste your time, I will just have to figure out the layer by myself and the guide scroll helping me
Rick: You sure?
Cire: A hundred percent
Rick: Well suit yourself then
Cire: Well see you around!
Later that morning:
Cire: Ah yes, finally finished my shift, time to go training!
A/N: After Cire finished his shift, he went on the same path leading to the training grounds. But then, he saw an explosion Northeast of his direction, and so Cire went ahead and checked it out, he later meets a mysterious person that could possibly reveal the whole truth of life to him..!
Cire: Whoa! It seems that a person who is covered in black and Lester are fighting in an abandoned land that is inhabitable nowadays!
Cire: Wait a sec!!!
Remembers - "Lester: Have you both met a person that is covered in black?! *With an intense voice*"
Cire: He's the guy Lester was asking about!!! Wait, that is also Lester, I guess he found him! I wonder why he was looking for him
Lester: Hey look out kid!!!!
*FSHOO*
???: The kid is now, Mine!
*Teleports*
Lester: DAMMIT, DAMMIT, DAMMIT!!!
Lester: Now he can easily use the kid as a new vessel! Ugh!
In a mysterious Realm:
Dracula: It seems that you let …., get away. Not only that, but you also let him get away with a vessel! A new vessel!
Jester: That was disappointing! You should've had a better "Play" Lester
Lester: I apologize to the both of you
Orlando: How about the rest of us?!
Lester: I would rather not.
Venezuela: Kinda rude don't you think?
Orlando: Agreed
Dracula: Now, now, calm down everybody, this is no time for jokes either.
Jester: Dracula is right, we need to figure out a way to stop …. from completing his final quest!
Training Grounds:
Rick: This is unusual. How come Cire is not here? I mean, I am 100% sure that he ends his job before we meet at the training ground
Rick: And knowing Cire, I don't think he would miss a day of training, is he perhaps sick? Maybe, or is he perhaps, in trouble….?!!
Rick: If he is in trouble, I need to help him right now
Rick: But how? I can't contact him, he won't respond, and worst of all, he's nowhere to be seen!
Rick: Oh man, I don't really know where that idiot has gone off to
Rick: I wonder if the people around knows where his at
A/N: And so Rick began asking everybody around if they knew Cire and his location, but sadly, nobody knew a thing…
A/N: Eventually, Rick had lost hope after searching around for almost 5 straight hours! He didn't find a hint nor a clue that led him to Cire. Finally, Rick has come to a conclusion that he should go and ask Lester if he knew anything about where Cire might be. It seems he came to the perfect place…
Rick: Mr Lester, Mr Lester!
Lester: Please feel free to call my Lester, I assume you've come here to speak to me about Cire?
Rick: I assume you know then. Well…?
Lester: There are many things I cannot tell nor speak about to anyone…!
Rick: I don't care, hurry up and tell me!
Lester: *Sigh*
Lester: Cire was kidnapped by the mysterious man that's covered in black that I mentioned when speaking to you and Cire.
Rick: W-What! H-How?! When? Where did he take him? WHY?! I have so many questions, It's hurting my brain!!
Lester: Calm down, sit down for a bit.
Rick: *Exhale*
Lester: As I said previously, there are things I can't talk about to you, and anyone.
Lester: The person who kidnapped Cire is looking to manipulate him so Cire can become his next vessel…I can't tell you any details for now, but do have faith in me! I will bring Cire back to his homeland!
Rick: Alright, fine!
Lester: Good, it was nice cooperating with you, go home and rest, I believe you had a long day today…!
Rick: Alright sir, thanks for the info, and my apologies for wasting your time
Lester: Don't worry about it
Dark Dimension:
???: Wake up
Cire: Where are we? Who are you?
???: Questions will be answered later pal
Cire: Well I need answers now!
Icre: Or else…!
*Powers up*
???: Ugh, oh god, here we go again!
???: Look pal, you don't wanna do this, again! So just drop it
Cire: Again? What do you mean! Have I done something like this previously? How? And when?
???: You were conscious not too long ago, you started asking the same thing, you failed to cooperate with me, so I knocked you back out, so now. Like I said, questions will be answered soon just shut up and stop being reckless
Cire: Fine!
???: Good, now follow me
Cire: Where are we going?
???: Damn, you got one big mouth and one little ear, did you seriously not hear me say "questions will be answered soon"!
Cire: Okay jeez, why do you have to be so rude about it!
???: Uhm excuse me? I have been dealing with this nonsense for almost an hour!
Cire: An hour!
???: That's the time wasted from you waking up doing crappy reckless things, and then getting knocked out
Cire: Wow, I got my butt kicked huh
???: Mhm, just follow me please!
Cire: Alrighty
Few moments later…
???: We have arrived
Cire: That's a massive building
???: Thanks, It's actually my HQ
Cire: Is that so…
???: Anyhow!
???: My name is Mr. Patrick Wagner
Patrick: But you can call me, Patrick
Cire: Nice to meet you
Patrick: Pleasure is all mine
Patrick: So I brought you here so I can protect you, an important piece of the puzzle of mysterious, from Lester, mostly known as "The Descendants of Braham"
Cire: What? What are you talking about!
Patrick: You see, before Lester has officially become an organizer for the Association! I was actually the leader, I eventually got overthrown by an army of the manipulated people of Zenith's Hill, who were tricked by one of the Cards of Lester!
Patrick: His whole plan is to rule over the Southern and Northern borderlands unit!
Patrick: By taking a hold of them, he has free will to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants! Meaning that he could complete his plan of resurrection, which he needed material specifically spotted at the Northern and Southern Cross-Emporia
Patrick: The Northern and Southern Cross-Emporia, is a time where many of both the Southern and Northern tradespeople rendezvous for trading goods and other purposes. This event usually occurs every 2 and a half years, making it special and important
Cire: Whoa, that's a lot!
Patrick: I know, now his going around spreading news and rumours about me kidnapping you to use you as my vessel
Cire: Oh….well are you?
Patrick: Who knows am I right! (Chuckles)
Cure: Uhm, yeah am not doing this anymore, how do I know your not lying and your only manipulating me so I can be your vessel!
Patrick: Do I look like a lier?
Cire: No, not really
Patrick: That settles it then
Cire: I guess
Patrick: But if I do let you go back to that world…I can't have you snitching on me
Cire: I won't!
Patrick: Just in case, I will be erasing the memory that was in this dimension from you and placing it in a sector box, just in case Lester tries doing magic like memory manipulation on you!
Cire: Ok, thanks for all the help and support! I appreciate you filling me in on all this! Am sure that you haven't told me everything, but I think you have your reasons! I just hope that one day you do get the chance to!
Patrick: Totally, I will be transporting you their soon, don't worry time is different here so you won't miss on a lot
Patrick: Now what I need you to tell Lester is…
A/N: After Patrick discusses the fake story he prepared for Cire to tell Lester, he went and took Cire with him for the transportation
Cire: So what's this room? How do you use teleportation, especially through different dimensions that I have no information on!
Patrick: Don't worry, just go through this portal
*Slice*
*Portal Opens*
Cire: Well, am sure this is not the last time we see each other, see you soon!
Patrick: Hopefully!
*WHOOSH*
*ZOOM*
Cire: Whoa, I'm in my room! I suppose I came back from that portal
*Ping*
Lester: You guys sensed that correct?
Orlando: Yes
Venezuela: I'm assuming his back, what should we do? How do we approach this situations
Jester: Be self aware at all times, never let your guard down, and about how we're going to approach this situation…We're going to go to his location without acting suspicious, and simply question him
Venezuela: Seems okay
At Cire's House:
*Teleport*
Cire: Whoa! Lester, didn't expect you to be here, why are you here anyways?
Lester: I have some questions for you, it's about your kidnapper
Cire: Let's hear it
Lester: When he teleported you with him, what did you see? Can you tell me info like location, what they did, how he looked like, his true name, etc…
Cire: No actually, when I was kidnapped…
Cire: I was unconscious the whole time! I saw nothing but darkness, I couldn't hear or feel anything, then when I woke up, I was in a silver like room that was locked away, and then I got teleported back, I am not aware of anything they did or researched about/to me!
Lester: I see
Lester: Well then, good night
Cire: Night
*Teleports*
Jester: I used some spells on him, doesn't seem like his lying, and his memory doesn't show any records except his story that he told us, I assume it's true then
Dracula: Well that wasn't a helpful clue nor hint, guess we have to continue with our plan, and keep an eye on him
Orlando: I will see to it
To be continued…