Ruth Pandora, eldest sibiling of all, a man who would always stick to his words. Moreover, his qualities were uncountable; he was unpredictable like waves and as cunning as his grandmother.
Ruth was just 22, yet he mastered the art of politics and the wisdom of seeing through people. Half of his life he spent with military guards, politicians, philosophers, and celebrities. Most importantly, her grandmother, Nelium, taught him well. The Kingdom of Pinok called him the Ninth Luck Master for some reason.
One day he would sit on the Igruis throne and rule the Igruis. Ruth had never lost a battle, as he knew how to use his pawns very well. Augustya often said nobody could beat him in a mental or physical battle except one. Although the man was already dead. His physical appeal charmed many young women who were willing to become his mistress.
His golden hair matched a pair of purple eyes that matched his biological father's eyes.
His physique was lean, yet anyone could see his muscular shoulders and chiselled chest build. Ruth liked to be clean-shaven and wear simple clothes that made him presentable.
He believed clothes could say many things about a man. Despite being the show-stopper of this party, he was still working.
"Hello, your highness." A husky voice echoed into his cabin, which made Ruth startled. Stranger continued in a calm manner, "We need to talk about something."
Ruth frowned as looked at him and rose from his chair. "Ian! This is trespassing in my room." Ruth raised his voice and still had a mask of calmness on his face.
Afterward, some guards hurriedly arrived with frightened looks and said in an apologetic tone, "Sorry, my excellency. The man wasn't buzzing and shoved through the door."
"Are you guys so weak that you let him in?" Ruth scolded them even though he knew Ein's strength didn't match their house guards.
"Sorry, your highness!" The guards lowered their heads with shame and cursed this man in their minds.
Ein shrugged his shoulders and snorted to see the guards in misery.
He said in a prudent tone," They were not letting me enter, so..."
"So you picked up the ferocity." Ruth clicked his tongue and waved his hands as he gave a signal to leave us alone.
He would handle the guards later, but now this man is a major concern.
Besides, Ein sat down on the chair without his permission and looked straight into his purple eyes.
Ruth turned blind eye, as he knew Ein was the 3rd commander of Viktor's soldiers. He was taller than Ruth, as his grey long hair tied in a ponytail.
"Which unfinished business let you come here?" Ruth asked in an annoyed tone.
Ein sighed as he looked at the man's nonchalant expression and straight posture. Furthermore, the icy stare duel continued between them as they wanted to dominate each other. None were willing to give up.
"A year ago, you vowed to me that Master Augustya Kepler would come back home safely. But I don't see his shadow here yet."
Ruth scoffed, "He is a Pandora and always will be. You should remember that. Currently, I don't have any information about him or his whereabouts."
Even if Ruth had information about Augustya, he would never give it to him. His meeting with Augustya made things worse and questioned his identity.
"You have a large army and spies that are scattered around in the Duckway galaxy."
"Still, you can't find a little boy. I thought Pandora was competent." Ian chuckled and a straightened his posture.
Ruth changed his expression to solemn and crossed his legs. He could feel the cold tension between his back, but he knew how to counterattack.
"Aren't we sitting on the same boat? You came here to learn about my brother. Rather than hiding and deceiving me, how about we just share information with each other?" Ruth made a proposal to him.
Ein took a pause before opening his mouth. "The last time we saw Master Augustya was on the Ferry Cosmopolitan island, where he brutally punched a fat man. Afterwards, we lost track of him. "
"Then we find his traces again on the lowly planet, umm.. Burma.. KurmaB6!
Later, we found his tracks on the Kurma B6 planet, it was gone as if someone was erasing his tracks."
Vidyut always gets rid of every trace of him and the whole gang for some reason. He knew if Igruis guards or the Intergalactic force found them, things would turn nasty, spilling many bloods.
So for now, nobody knows Augustya's whereabouts except Vidyut himself.
"Interesting!"
Ian took out his phone from his pocket and put it down on the table. Suddenly, four hologram images appeared. It was none other than Zekrom, Julie, Vidyut Besar, and Famara Kelvis.
He chuckled as he glanced at the Jokers.
"A schatten, Nurgian, and Wanzing with him. Your brother is allied with your enemy. Fascinating, isn't it?"
Those who lived on the Nurg 3 planet were known as Nurgin.
He continued, "Master Augustya is really one of a kind."
Ruth glanced at the hologram image and exclaimed," Indeed. I never thought one day my brother would be friends with Schatten. What about the Wanzing he is with?"
Ian chuckled at Ruth's question: "We both know how capable Wanzing is. Fortunately, this Wanzing is friends with Lord Viktor."
"Good for us. We don't have to worry about my brother."
He tilted his head on the ceiling and questioned, "Aren't you the one who helped Lynna run away from home and gave her a spaceship? What were you thinking before doing things?"
"I think Princess Lynna is capable of taking care of herself. Kepler's blood flows through her veins. Besides, I was just following her order."
Ruth scorned him as he listened to this nonsense. "Mother is right. You are a fool and blinded by your loyalty. You don't understand how giving power to a 13-year old girl made things horrible. However, I can't blame you for that."
"My first and last warning, never get involved with my sister. She is not worthy of your loyalty."
When Lynna ran away from the Cygnus palace, it was a nightmare for him. He knew her chaotic sister very well and how manipulative she could be.
"I will do what my masters say. Even if they tell me to burn this place, I will do it with pleasure." Ian had determination in his eyes when he said those words loud and clear.
"Idotic fool!" Ruth muttered under his breath and grinned.
Their conversation started heating up as they were unwilling to open their cards. Both of them talk for an hour, but the only thing they get is nothing. It made Ian furious and reminded him of something that the eldest prince of Igruis had forgotten.
"A year ago, you asked me a favour, and in return, you would help us connect with twins."
He continued, "A year has passed, and we still are not bonding with them. Perhaps Pandora does not value his words."
Another hologram image had appeared on his phone; it was a contract between Vermaish and Ian.
"Have you forgotten your highness?"
Ruth put her hands on the table and glared at this man. Then he noticed his brother's signature. He hadn't forgotten a single detail about what happened that night or the sorrow of misfortune and weeping of his family.