The night was getting darker and the moon was covered by dark clouds.
After the curfew of nine o’clock the traffic on the streets of the imperial city decreased. Some of the bars and small shops were closed. The curtains were drawn and the doors were closed. The Shadows covered the earth.
There was an oil lamp in the research room behind the temple. The light reflected on the side of Dudian’s face. The three of them stood next to him and carefully waited on him, they didn’t dare to look around or make any sound.
The sound of the pages flipping echoed from Dudian’s fingertips. There were a lot of books scattered under Dudian’s feet. They were all top secret information. Some of them were sketched with patterns, it was shocking.
“Split... Hatch... Aragami Research...”
