Alexis was taken home by Etham on a large black motorbike, this was the first time she had ridden on a stranger's motorbike so she was a bit confused but then her confusion disappeared because Etham drove so fast that it scared her out of her wits.
Stopping in front of the alley leading to the house, the girl jumped off the motorbike and breathed heavily because she had just gone so fast that she might have met her deceased grandfather.
"You're really too weak" - Etham
"It's because you're going too fast! What if there's an accident, and aren't you afraid of breaking the law if you go like that?" - Alexis
"You don't need to worry about that. You can just bend the rules of the road or use an invisibility spell" - Etham
Looking at the white-haired young man speaking so obviously, Alexis couldn't understand what this guy was thinking anymore. So without saying anything, she went into the alley to return home, standing in front of the familiar iron door but also very nervous because Alexis did not know what her parents would say so she was a bit scared.
Just when the iron door creaked, the person who opened the door was her mother, the mother with a loving face that was a bit strict. Alexis was startled and did not know what to say, but her mother spoke first.
"Why don't you go inside, what are you doing outside?" - Talia
"Yes, mother" - Alexis
Entering the house, her mother sat down on the chair in the living room, as if understanding the middle-aged woman's intention, Alexis also sat opposite. Her breathing became tense, her eyes did not dare to look up at the woman opposite, because her mother might ask where she went yesterday, she would definitely be punished.
"Are you okay?"- Talia
"I'm really sorry for sneaking out without telling you yesterday!"- Alexis
After a moment of silence, Alexis realized something was not quite right, her mother's voice was not as loud as if she was shouting but rather asking about her health. Could it be that her mother knew something?
Alexis raised her head to look at her mother, instead of an angry frown, it was a worried face.
"Someone contacted me and told me about your situation. But I still want to hear it directly from your mouth. You're not seriously injured anywhere?"- Talia
"Mhm, just a little scratch, nothing serious. But why aren't you angry?"- Alexis
"Because I knew this day would come sooner or later"- Talia
"So what do you know?"- Alexis
"You should rest for now, don't worry too much about this"- Talia
"Huh? But...you haven't answered my question"- Alexis
The middle-aged woman didn't say anything and left, leaving the girl with an unanswered question.
In the end, Alexis had no choice but to keep quiet and return to her room with a new, confusing thought that was hard to explain. It seemed like her mother was hiding something that she didn't know about.
No. That wasn't quite right.
Or rather, what is her family hiding because Ved himself said that her family doesn't necessarily use scarecrows to cover their eyes, so that means there is some secret hidden deep inside.
Normally, she has simple thoughts but when something happens, she can't help but feel restless. Looking at the bag of cards in her hand, Alexis pondered for a long time.
"Wiro, are you there?" - Alexis
"I'm here but I can't show myself because I don't have enough energy" - Wiro
"Then you should continue to rest" - Alexis
So the wolf fell into a deep sleep to recover, then Alexis went to the computer to search for information, although what was on social networks had very little information related to tarot, most of them were too sketchy or not true at all.
A notification popped up on the screen, it was a letter with a wax seal on it, the symbol on the wax seal was quite familiar, Alexis seemed to have seen it somewhere before. She immediately looked up the symbol online and found out that it was the symbol of Stolas, which was Ved.
Alexis immediately remembered the owl-headed man this morning and hesitated, because what if she clicked on this message and her computer got a virus or worse, was hacked, what should she do?
It was best to delete this message to avoid trouble. While dragging the letter into the trash folder, Alexis noticed something unusual, she couldn't drag the letter. Could it be that her computer was faulty?
So she had to find the computer's power cord to unplug it and plug it back in to restart the computer.
The light bulb in the room suddenly flickered, she didn't care much, guessing that the light bulb was about to break, so she would deal with it later.
But the light bulb kept flickering, causing Alexis to pay attention, the door and windows closed, the computer screen malfunctioned into a red screen showing the sign of the demon Stolas.
"What is this?!"- Alexis
Writing began to appear on the screen, each word written very slowly.
[You don't need to be afraid, you know who I am]- Ved
"Ved, how did you find me?"- Alexis
[Nothing is impossible for a high-level demon, this is nothing]- Ved
"What do you want?"- Alexis
[Of course I'll give you a mission. The mission helps you get used to the new lifestyle and improve your skills]- Ved
"Mission? Right now?! But I don't even know what to do!"- Alexis
[There will be masters to teach you while you do the mission. Don't worry, Alexis. With you being Ourobos, your life won't die so easily]- Ved
"That's not the reason for me to go to work"- Alexis
[Address: Building 300, Golden Horse Street. Appointment time: 7:00 p.m.]- Ved
"You have to be kidding me"- Alexis
The computer screen immediately returned to normal as if nothing had happened.
Alexis couldn't believe that she was being sent on a mission that she didn't even know if she was okay with. But the mission that Ved himself sent was something that she couldn't refuse. Maybe she should just ignore it
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6:45 p.m, at Golden Horse Street.
And before her eyes was an abandoned building built in Eastern European style and a large wall with three rusted iron doors. On the fence were dangerous looking iron spikes.
According to the information that people passed around, this place used to be a hospital, but there were so many people who died that it was abandoned. Others said that it used to be a cemetery, but because it was not worshiped properly, it was haunted and haunted by ghosts. There were also many groups of young people who went to explore it before.
Most of them were nothing but abandoned buildings and abandoned furniture, occasionally there were pigeons wandering in there. Most of those videos were filmed directly by the people in them, some were staged, generally speaking, it was hard to distinguish which was real and which was fake.
"I really want to go home"- Alexis said to herself
"Then why are you afraid and still coming here?"- Wiro
"At first I thought it would be okay, because I've passed by this building a hundred thousand times. But this time, standing in front of this building, I feel a chill, as if someone is watching me"- Alexis
A hand lightly touched Alexis' shoulder, making her startled.
"Holy moly!"- Alexis
She swung her hand back but missed, the person standing behind her was none other than Ryu, she dodged Alexis' swing.
"Woah, woah, calm down girl. Why are you reacting so violently?"- Ryu
"Brother Ryu, why are you here... Are you my companion?"- Alexis
"Yeah, there was supposed to be a CPTR person assigned here but that person suddenly had something to do so I had to go instead. What a bunch of people who don't know how to organize their work"- Ryu muttered the last sentence
"CPTR? What's that?"- Alexis
"Certified Professional Tarot Reader, that's level 3/7 of a tarot reader's certification. They're the level of experience a tarot reader should have, CPTR is quite suitable for leading a rookie like you"- Ryu
"So that's how it is"- Alexis
"We should go inside and do the mission, I don't want to be late"- Ryu
"Yes!"- Alexis
Standing in front of the rusty iron gate, Alexis wondered how they could get in when the iron gate was locked with a padlock and sturdy chains. Could it be that they had to climb over the fence, that would be quite dangerous because there were sharp iron bars on the fence, just a little carelessness and they would be stabbed through the butt.
Ryu looked at the gate and then she pointed her finger and flicked it down, the lock was loosened, she removed the lock and the iron chain and gently opened the door to open it inside before Alexis's astonished eyes.
"How did you do that?"- Alexis
"It's simple, just a few tricks. For a CTC like me, this is as simple as nothing"- Ryu
"CTC?"- Alexis
"That's Certified Tarot Consultant, average level of certification experience. Removing locks and understanding intermediate magic is something you should know. Be careful, once you step in here, you and your tarot soul will face danger"- Ryu
Hearing that, Alexis swallowed, the wolf Wiro was sitting on his master's head, ready. They walked through the door to go inside, the iron door gradually closed and the chain was locked as if it had never been opened.
What was inside this abandoned building?