The Cygnus Garden was on the 30th floor, so the only way to arrive was by elevator or emergency stair gate.
The security was so tight that even carrying a plasma gun was difficult. Before the guest arrived, they went through 5 stages of security, and then they would enter the Cygnus garden.
The x-ray and infrared cameras were monitoring every single moment, but they still couldn't catch any suspicious activities yet. Every information record it would send to the royal chief guard.
If someone thought to hack this system with their keyboard, then within 3 minutes and 30 seconds, a warning sign would appear in the Igruis firewall. Also, it would alert Maraya and her cybersecurity team. Soon they would start tracking culprit IP addresses and catching them red-handed.
When it came to cyberhacking, nobody could beat Maraya and her team. She was a prodigy in tech, and her neural links could connect with five computers at once.
The EAN (ethereal area network), which was connected through their earring, processed every piece of information and sent the chief guards and the Royal Igruis army.
Therefore, the auto-selfie kits were still going against their will. In total, 5 auto selfie kits caused a commotion.
→Identifying the problem, nothing is found here.← Meg informed her.
"Sh*t! How could this be possible? Perhaps we are going to encounter something big." Maraya had a tensed expression on her face as she couldn't comprehend why the spherical droid was behaving like that.
She glanced at her bracelet and started typing some messages, which were sent to all five chief guards. The best way to tackle this problem was to have every piece of information about them. As a wise man once said, Knowledge is power.
However, nobody knew who was going to take vengeance, as Pandora made lots of enemies. They were most worried about Viktor Kepler, the man whom every country is afraid of. Moreover, the man who was known for 1000 evil deeds yet some prayed to him like a god! Living for 3 centuries in the Duckway Galaxy, he was aware of greed and desired humanoids.
The guests started noticing unusual activities as the spherical droids still revolved like a spinning wheel in mid-air. Some just moved further from the droids, and their guards started complaining too.
"What is going on?" Ruth asked through the transmitter, as he couldn't miss 5 soccer balls revolving like a crazy spinning wheel. It startled everyone.
"Don't be distressed, but Lynna saw a vision about something bad." Maraya replied to him through the transmitter. "We have been trying to locate the problem. "
"Bloody hells! Have you checked into Ian's or Mord's yet?" Ruth interrogated them in a serious tone.
"Chief guards 08 speaking, Ser Ruth, we are monitoring Ian closely as two Hiwag guards are with him. "
"About the Mords, they are supervised by senior chief guards 0120. I don't think anyone is able to defeat the old man." The chief security guards informed him.
As stress rose, there were more chances of making blunders.
"Everyone, be calm and make decisions rationally."
...…...
A few minutes later, they received good news from chief guard 08.
"Chief Guard 08 speaking, we have identified the issue. A man in a blue suit was found doing suspicious activities."
" We caught them, young master and princess. You two can relax." Chief guard 08 said in a delighted voice.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Now, they could have fun without worrying.
That was just an appetizer, but lunch hadn't started yet. The spherical droid's wings haven't captured it yet. They were moving towards the center of the stage.
The Spherical droid spoke again, and it was a man's voice. "Congratulations! " The sharp voice echoed in Cygnus' garden, quivering everyone. Nobody would imagine hearing the beast's voice.
Afterwards, grey smoke covered the Cygnus palace.
"What is this?"
"What is going on?" The crowd seemed puzzled and frozen by sudden commotion.
Poor guests; they were hoping for a grand celebration, but they would get anxiety and terror.
"Where is this smoke coming from?" One of the guests yelled.
"A magical smoke that we prepared for the party, "Maraya informed in a sassy tone as she coughed continuously. The smoke shouldn't have any illegal content except a few drops of laughing gas. It was a little surprise for the guests.
'Fuck! Everything is going wrong! Oh, my old ancestors take care of my family'. She prayed to her ancestor. Although the ancestor might be afraid of this beast.
All of a sudden, a hologram of a man in black clothing appeared in front of them. "Hi little piglet! Did you miss me?"
The crowd went into an uproar and felt the urge to kick this man, who was threatening through bots. Besides, Pandora's siblings were quite chill.
"Sorry to be a party crasher, but you guys are at fault for not inviting me." It was the voice of a devil with an icy tone.
When the audience looked at the man, they saw the maker of this kingdom. They felt intimidated more than that; shivers ran down their spines.
"Is live broadcasting still going on?" Ruth whispered to Maraya as she was standing beside him.
"Yes!"
"Turn it off before the audience watches gore and obscene scenes." Ruth holding Rosa's hand tightly and reassuring her that everything is going to be fine.
Without losing time, she started to work on this. To her surprise, she couldn't interfere with the firewall.
"Uh-ohh! He is already 3 steps ahead of me. Can't change anything. " Maraya grimaced and bit her lips in disappointment.
The hologram of Viktor, which appeared and sounded like him, was the newest technology where video calls were upgraded into hologram videos. Moreover, the spherical droid worked as eyes and ears for Viktor. His keen eyes gazed at one thing. Belladonna!
"KNEEL DOWN!" A cold voice echoed throughout the Cygnus Garden.
Shocking everyone in the Party. Half of the guests could recognise this sinister tone as their heartbeat stopped for a second. Some started having anxiety attacks as he peered at that fiend. Some closed their eyes as they froze. Mr. and Mrs. Jaspians aka Avains were biting their claws and flying away from that man.
On the other hand, the bodyguards put on a strong face, but in their minds, they wanted to leave this damn place.
"You guys are really underestimating me and not listening. Children, what happens if you don't obey me?" Viktor asked, twitching his lips.
The crowd could see every detail of the man, and his appearance wasn't intimidating. He looked like a normal humanoid, with long black hair and golden eyes. Not even muscular, but have a lean body. However, his voice had authority.
A minute hadn't passed yet, and a few guests were already kneeling on the ground. But the kids, the noisy ones, were still playing because they didn't care what was just happening. Poor kids!
No one knew who would see the next day in the presence of a monster.
"You guys are really attentive. So where are we? Ahh! Ruth Pandora, the cold prince. Come a little closer to me." He approached him.
"You're dead. I will visit your funeral." Maraya whispered in a low voice as she was standing beside him.
Ruth shoved her, hinting to shut her mouth. Nevertheless, when Maraya was stressed, she acted like a combination of psychopath and comedian.
Ruth moved forward and straight looked into his eyes. There was no terror in his face except that his hands shook a little. He convinced himself that he was in a war where he would kill or be killed. No other option!
"You are really grown up. Last time I saw you, you were crying and snorting. Congratulations for becoming a man. "
"Cut the chase, Viktor. What is your purpose for doing this?" Ruth interrupted him.
Viktor's expression changed to solemnity.
" First and last warning: don't meddle with my speech. So where are my kids.?I haven't seen them since 11 years ago.
"Kids, your daddy is here!"
The reception party turned into a graveyard.