"Good morning, Zach, Mrs Alfred" Dellon took off his hat.
On the other hand, Zach was speechless. His mind immediately returned to the time when the astral massacred the people at the gate. It's not something Zach can handle.
"I'm sorry to interrupt but I need to talk to Zach" Dellon put his hat on his chest.
...
At 8 a.m., Zach and Dellon climbed a lighthouse on the west coast of Amethyst. After asking Emma and Leonard for permission, Zach followed Dellon who seemed to be about to explain what happened.
At the top of the lighthouse, there is a small bench. Zach sat there while Dellon stood leaning against the lighthouse railing.
"This is something that is kept secret by the higher ups. But since you are also part of the Gate Keeper, I will let you know" Dellon said while looking down. Her eyes seemed to have almost lost their luster as a sorrowful expression cradled her.
"Do you believe that the shadow creatures, Astral haven't become extinct yet?" Dellon started what he was going to say.
Zach just nodded, feeling familiar with the question. Then, Dellon sighed as he recounted what had happened in the city of Obsidia while he was away.
It sure is the same thing Zach remembers. Dellon's explanation is very detailed, so it takes quite a long time to finish the story.
Zach digested what Dellon said with great interest. He lowered his head as thoughts appeared in his mind. "It's almost the same as my experience. There are only two points of difference from what the Captain said. The first is, the Captain being one of the survivors of the tragic incident at the gate. That's because the person who was in the tent with the detectives was the Captain taking over from me before"
"The second one is, Astral Vilion was locked up in his own house after killing his family. It's certainly very different from before, where Vilion became a guest in my house after killing his family in his house"
According to what Dellon said, the decision making and quick reaction from the mayor and the church, the light of wisdom in giving quarantine appeals, did not cause many victims.
But there is something more surprising than that. Astral Vilion was defeated and purified directly with the help of the Wisdom Light Church and Troops from Amethyst City and Emerald City which were also not too far from Obsidia City.
It was a relatively small amount and didn't match Zach's thinking. And that was because, similar incidents also happened in the Vandash city and the Star Prime Empire.
That made a bad thought come to Zach's mind. "Is the Stonefield continent going to face the shadow creatures again?" That was the first words that came out of Zach's mouth after thinking for a long time.
When the Dark Ages engulfed Stonefield in the past, it took thousands of years to be free from the horrors of shadow creatures. Requires advanced and skilled people called Guardians to deal with the shadow creatures.
Nowadays, there are not many people who can fight to save themselves. This was very different from the passing dark ages where everyone had sufficient preparations to fight against it.
Besides, things related to the ritual connected to the Clourfuss Symbol were also still inside Zach's brain. Especially after the suffocating dream he had and the terrible experience of his death.
"This has not been announced publicly, the Gate Keepers in Obsidia City were almost completely massacred. That leaves me and you as the only remaining Gate Keepers of Obsidia City."
"If this were announced publicly, it would cause mass panic. After all, the higher ups are still not sure what caused this Astral appearance. Are these three cities really the only ones having bad luck? or are there other Shadow Beings hiding"
"To think that Vilion, a promising Gate Keeper had to face such a horrible fate. It makes me quite concerned." Dellon closed his eyes as he let out a silent sigh.
Vilion Stark is a Gate Keeper who becomes Zach's teammate. In addition to his temperament that is not open, he is well known to his colleagues. He is 24 years old, which is a year older than Zach. Not yet married and chose to live with his parents and pay for his younger brother's schooling.
"And they died at the hands of Vilion himself" Zach muttered with concern.
Dellon opened his eyes and returned to explaining the current situation, "While trying to annihilate Astral Vilion, we lost several teams of Gate Keepers. Even so, we managed to take them down"
"This will be investigated by the main star empire, seeing as this happened there as well. Other than some of the impact it had in the Obsidia environment, I believe it is the same as the impact it had in the city of Vandash. and the main empire of the stars"
"For now, the gaps in Obsidia City's Gate Keepers will be filled by Amethyst and Emerald City's Gate Keepers, of course you can still come back"
Zach had an outline of what was going on in the city of Obsidia, after all he had seen it firsthand. He felt that Dellon's survival from the incident was natural because he was no longer involved in the incident. As for the second discrepancy in memories and recent events, Zach still couldn't understand it.
"Did it change because I wasn't in Obsidia?" Zach slightly lowered the corners of his eyes while muttering.
It could be that his absence in the city of Obsidia made what happened there different from what he remembered. But there were also things he already knew would happen like the Detective reporting directly to Amethyst City. it was also the reason why Amethyst City got news quickly. So is the Emerald City. It's all thanks to the detective who acted quickly.
"Well, after all they are detectives. Their thinking must be far ahead" Zach nodded slightly without losing his previous expression.
As for the matter regarding the wisdom light church's actions, Zach still wasn't sure of the cause. Even though he had connected it with his dream last night which featured the same church interior and he recognized it.
"Nothing is impossible. After all, it might just be an over-thinking that gets carried away into a dream. Well, but somehow it still makes me feel weird" Zach muttered.
After getting information from Dellon about what happened in Obsidia City. Zach calmed down a bit. It wasn't an appropriate reaction but considering what he went through in order to save his family, Zach could only sigh.
"The Empire will investigate about this, there shouldn't be anything to worry about now. Emma and her parents are safe. And the Captain is also alive" Zach closed his eyes as a thought of relief appeared in his head.
"For the time being, Obsidia City's Gate Keeper will be replaced by a Gate Keeper from another City... It is a wise decision if you don't want to cause mass panic among the people"
"The appeal from the mayor and the light of wisdom church is enough to keep astral-related happenings hidden"
"I hope, in the future there will be no more things like this" Dellon sighed.
Followed by Zach who leaned back in a chair.