"Remember Gabe, I swore to never leave your side, so whatever path you choose to take, I will thread it with you," Willow said
"You know you don't have to right?" Gabe asked
"Oh, so you pressure the others into going with your plan, but I, that even volunteered, you want me to step aside."
"Is it because you feel I'm weak?" Willow asked.
"No, it's because I don't want you to get hurt," Gabe replied.
Immediately Gabe said this, Willow blushed and stared at the floor, before looking up with a newfound resolve.
"Don't worry, I'm a witch, I have many tricks. I won't die or get hurt, not now, not ever," she said.
"So let me get something straight, you do not want her to get hurt, but it's ok if we get hurt."
"Is that what you are implying, Gabe?" Rose asked.
Gabe wanted to answer but he still got a signal from Abel, telling him not to.
'Do not say anything bro, You're walking on thin ice, thin ice I tell you," Abel thought.
"So will you guys go with my plan?" Gabe asked.
'Thank you, God, massive bullet dodged. Way to change the topic, Gabe. You should be the god of changing topics,' Abel thought.
"To be honest, I knew deep down that living a quiet and peaceful life wasn't going to cut it, but I still wanted to give it a try though. Anyway, thank you for the opportunity to grow stronger, I am in support of your plans," Abel said.
"Yeah me too. I would just be like one of those super spies in stories and movies. One would think he was just like any other ordinary folk. He goes to work and he does things just like any other person but in secret, he is the most badass spy you would ever know, he is, James Jack," Jack said.
"Wait, your name is also James?" Rose asked.
"No, it isn't, I'm an orphan, I don't have any other name apart from Jack. Haven't you guys heard of James Bond? I would kill to watch that movie. It's kept in the greatest museum in this world, The Museum of Men. For those of you who don't know, many things from the time before the merge to Gehinnom are preserved there. The Gresh household, the greatest of the eight ancient families is the one who runs the museum. You can trace their roots up to five hundred thousand years ago, the time before the merge. Even with civilizations rising and falling, the Gresh family managed to remain. Sometimes I wonder, they could just be vampires," Jack said.
"Seems history is your strong point. Thank God you used your time at the facility well. As for the Gresh household, I'm pretty sure they are vampires," Gabe said.
"Rose, don't keep a young man waiting, are you in or not?" Gabe asked.
"I am! Let's do this!" Rose said.
"Alright. Thank you all. Let's make some money. I will be receiving a text message from Stella later concerning our services, hehe! So everyone prepare, we will be setting out tomorrow," Gabe said.
"What if she thinks it's a scam and refuses to pay?" Jack asked
"She will surely pay. Due to how sensitive the situation is, she is willing to do anything, meaning she will be more than happy to pay anything to avoid doing anything stupid," Gabe said.
"So, how are we to save Cole? What tactics are we employing? Are we getting weapons?" Rose asked.
"OK, our identities must be kept a secret. We will be wearing a black face mask, a black jacket with a hoodie, and contact lenses that glow red. Into our outfits, I'm also going to fit in signal disruptors. This is so that those with higher cultivation, or those with an x-ray-type magic will not be able to see what is under the hood. The magical waves and signals of devices that can also scan us and unmask our identities will be disrupted."
"As for weapons, even if we receive the payment, we are basically new to society, so we do not have any plug, we can purchase weapons."
"They are some rifles in the airship we took. There is no time to start creating arms now but I can whip up some explosives. Also, the airship will currently be our main source of transportation. Cole's house has a lot of equipment, so I was able to change the track number of the ship. I also gave the ship a new look. Just a different color and some things I retrofitted here and there," Gabe said.
"Woah, it seems we are really doing this then," Rose said.
"Yes we are," Gabe said.
"And Gabe, what will be the name of this organization?" Willow asked.
"Well, the name I was thinking of would have caused us more trouble than expected in the future."
"Do you guys have any ideas?" Gabe asked.
"Before choosing a name becomes another issue, let's just call ourselves Pupillus," Willow said.
"And what is the meaning of Pupillus?" Rose asked.
"Well, don't get offended, Pupillus means orphan in Latin," Willow said.
"Nah, we are truly orphans so what's the big deal."
You just mentioned Latin, isn't it one of the ancient languages?" Jack asked.
"Yes, it is. Many spells witches cast use words from many ancient languages. We are taught at least five languages before we are ten years old." Willow said.
"Hmmm! And now we have a linguistics expert," Gabe said.
"Willow, for this mission, you're not going to be on the field. Now before you start thinking whatever it is you want to start thinking, just know that I will need someone to remain in the house here and keep the misdirection spell running. You will also be doing a lot of stuff apart from that, which I will tell you later," Gabe said.
"Ok, although I still want to go, I understand where you're coming from so I have no objections," Willow said.
"Thank you. Alright, everyone, this meeting is dismissed," Gabe said.
Gabe went to his room which in the two weeks Cole was unavailable, had now become a workshop. Willow and Rose remained in the sitting room. Abel and Jack went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
An hour later after Gabe had gone to his room, the awaited message came in.