Ring... ring... ring... ring...
The sound of a telephone ringing echoes in a huge, empty room. The right hand of a man, his face indistinguishable in the darkness, reaches for the phone, accepts the call, and puts it on speakerphone.
"Hello, Boss."
"Leomord. Are you alone?"
"I'm with Eve and Theo."
"Tell them to leave."
Silence reigned for a while. The two hooded figures, accompanied by echoing footsteps, opened the massive door to leave the bombshell room. Even as they left, the door closed slowly behind them, creating a loud noise, the empty room making the sound echo too loudly.
"Are they gone?"
"They have gone, Boss."
"Leomord, we have a meeting next week..."
"I'm listening, boss."
"I think I've found the heir." the person behind the phone said, and to Leomord's ears, there was a hint of anger in his tone.
Then there was silence. The only thing visible in the dark room was the pressure Leomord was exerting on the phone from all sides. So much so that he could not control the force and shattered the phone. Leomord stood up with a sudden movement. The sound of footsteps once again dominated the room. The Leomord, whose face could not be distinguished, left the room with frequent footsteps. Then he picked up one of the spare phones and called the boss again.
"The phone is broken."
"No problem, Leomord. The heiress's name is Ruby."
"Ruby... I understand. I know what that means."
Leomord hung up the call with that last sentence. He turned on the light, letting light into the dark room. He had black hair in long braids. There were prominent bruises under his eyes. He took a razor blade in his right hand and made several deep cuts on the palm of his left hand. His facial expression did not change as he made the cuts, it was dull. The flowing blood began to take shape on the ground. Leomord did not take his eyes off the blood.
Xavier found himself near the hangar where he had gone before. Unfortunately, there was no one in sight. He untied his legs, placed his knees on the ground, placed the palm of his left hand on the earth, and closed his eyes. He sighed deeply and triggered his Earth Alchemy, trying to use the vibrations in the soil to detect moving people in the area. After a few minutes, he detected several groups of people gathering at some point a few miles away from him. He opened his eyes, broke contact with the ground on his hands and knees, frowned slightly, and began to move forward. His hands were balled into fists and his body was erect. He did not pay attention to the sounds of his footsteps, he moved as fast as he could. As he got closer, he came in front of the secret tunnel, which he sensed through the vibrations. He turned his eyes to the most striking thing in the center of the tunnel door, directly in front of people's eyes. It was a huge triangle and a circle in the center. This tunnel he had found led to the base of the Order of the Sun.
"I will avenge you, father."