Chapter 23

“–neither… That I always say, but for now a friend.” «Arsur»

“Then, could you now show yourself? I had a lot of questions to ask.” «Vayne»

“I couldn’t…” «Arsur»

“You couldn’t? Didn’t you said that you are a friend, so why is that you don’t want to show yourself?” «Vayne»

“Well… It’s not that I don’t want to… I just can’t, I’m not in the island… I’m talking to you telepathically using an artifact that I secretly place on the back of your suit, it looked like a stone tablet but it’s a small version of it.” «Arsur»

Vayne made a quick tap to his back and felt a unknown object attached to his upper right shoulder. The size of it is almost exactly like a handheld radio but only a bit wider.

“Oh, almost forgot.. Let’s start calling ourselves by aliases, just for protection. I would be called the [Supreme Being], you would be [Xherua].” «Arsur»

“Don’t want to… How about I call you [LOKI], that name is perfect for you… and I’ll be called as [HUNTER].” «Vayne»

“Ouu… That had a nice ring to it… What does it mean? Feels like there’s a meaning behind it, so tell me. And I could tell if you are lying.” «Arsur»

“Tch… Yeah there is. Loki is a name of a god from my story, he is a God of Deception and Trickery.” «Vayne»

“Fufu… Hahaha!!” «Arsur»

Vayne was somewhat confused why Arsur began laughing loudly, but because he was talking telepathically, no one would hear him laugh. He could only imagine that somewhere, Arsur is right now laughing as he roll on the ground.

“Hahahaha… I never in my life… Hahahaha!!!” «Arsur»

“…” «Vayne»

“It’s decided, I will officially use the name [LOKI]… And you, [HUNTER]… The name ain’t bad as well, though it’s exactly like the name [Xherua].. Hmm, nevermind..” «Loki»

Vayne didn’t get what he meant that their exactly the same, he wanted to ask him what he meant but Arsur, –or Loki just played ignorant.

Xherua is a dead language from almost ten thousandth or even a hundred thousandth years ago, but no one knows what it meant but unknowingly only Arsur could understand it. Behind the word itself means, Hunter or Great Hunters.

“So, are you done yet? Cause I’m leaving..” «Vayne»

“Hahaha… Hah… Rude ain’t ya, then let get serious. I can provide you with a certain information that you might like, though I can’t share how I got it but I could tell you that this information is invaluable.” «Loki»

“But there is a catch, right?” «Vayne»

“Oh, you catch on! Yes, there is a catch… and I guess you may already know right?” «Loki»

Vayne already foreseen it and know where it going, even so he still couldn’t help but to ask. Now he surely knows what he wanted, and what he intended to—

–To be indept to him, grant him a favor. But what he see is like a devils contract, ready take his soul. Loki, the name he accepted fit perfectly for him.

“So, do you accept?” «Loki»

“If it take to get them out of here, even if I had to sign a devil’s contract. Then I’ll accept that offer…” «Vayne»

“Ohh.. Brilliant!! Though I’m kinda hurt to be referred close to a devil…” «Loki»

“… The information… Can you now tell me this information?” «Vayne»

“Very well, time is precious and their aren’t on our sides… Listen well, because I won’t repeat it twice. My sources tells me that the main mastermind of this incident had an influential power, he can’t be track, he can’t be trace, but what he had mind… it is surely big. Who knows what he planned, but I do know that today’s captives can be used as a chip to his cards.

I also heard that he tried two times before but failed them. He needed something from them badly, so bad that he is willing to try the third times and it seem that he got the results that he wants. So I suggest that you get them out of here tonight before the are to be transported somewhere more securely.

I have a way how to get you inside, I’ll have someone guide you in but after that you are on your own.” «Loki»

“S-so… W-what do I have t-to do?” «Vayne»

Vayne was able to force a word out of his mouth, but even now he’s having a hard time swallowing everything he had heard. Realizing how nervous he is right now, he felt pathetic of himself and tried to calmed down.

“Tell me what I have to do to get inside undetected?” «Vayne»

He felt an imaginary smile coming from Loki but immediately dismissed it as he shook his head.

* + * + * + *

Somewhere inside the compound, the girls were brought to a confined room where it only had a bed, a table, and a toilet. You might say that this confined room is a prison cell but it lack something, and that is the feeling of a prison cell.

The room look less prison feeling, but the guards on the door outside brought them back to reality that they are captives and the room is their cell.

They are currently at the third level underground, so no window could be found except a ventilation shaft above them, but it is screwed tightly.

On a chair, or a couch, two girls sat quietly while the last person is leaning on the wall bit far from them. The one who’s next to the wall is Princess, while the two girls on the couch is Eliza napping on the lap of Erica.

The atmosphere on the room is very quiet that they could even hear their own breathing. They themselves are intoxicated with anxiety and depression, still they were affected from the talk from before and worsened because they were kidnapped.

No one dare to talk, and as well dare to try. Princess kept glancing at the twins on the couch, thinking of a way to break the silence as well had them accept her apologies.

Before long, Erica had broke the ice.

“10 years…. Almost 10 years ago, Vayne lost his family. Killed from an accident, although her mother still lived she didn’t woke up, even today she still slept silence on her bed. Did you know what happen when he was told?” «Erica»

Princess’s composure changed from bad to worse, she didn’t even how to answer her question. But Erica still continue to tell his story.

“He fell on a deep depression…. so deep that he didn’t even tried to stand. He sleeps, woke up and quietly sat on a chair. Repeating this over and over and over and over and over again. We felt that Vayne is slowly going away, further away from us.

But…. but one day, he came back. He came back to us, stood on the lobby as if wondering where he was. We felt like we were dreaming, but at the same time happy to the point we never want to wake up.” «Erica»

Erica stopped the story for a minute to wipe her tears from her face, Princess seems to did so as well.

“Day by day he recovers, gaining back his lost vitality and health. It was then we thought that it wasn’t a dream anymore, he really came back to us.

But it wasn’t before long, another horrifying incident took place on our home. The three of us were kidnapped by this people, they killed three servant that took cared of us and protected us from them, but they were still killed and we were kidnapped.

At that time, Vayne comforted us. He said that he would protect us and nothing would go wrong.

So one day, we tried to escape but soon got caught. They beat up Vayne to the point that he would might get killed from it. Seeing it in front of us, we begged them to stop. We begged and begged and begged, begged them that we wouldn’t try doing another attempt again.

Even so he didn’t stop. Suddenly, Erica’s rope come loss and jumped in front of him and took the punched to her chest. And then, everything began to change….” «Erica»

Erica wrapped herself with her arms and faintly trembles as she reminisce the past. Princess wanted to stopped her from continuing on, but her curiosity wanted to know more of what happened.

“He just suddenly stood up, ignoring the pain on his body like a sting pulled him up. His hair color began to slowly changed into black, and a great pressure coming from Vayne froze me and the person beating him.

The kidnapper began his barrages to Vayne as he felt something from him. Vayne…–he suddenly moved forward and greeted the barraged with a dodge and parry. When he got close, he took the knife from that person and stabbed his right thigh.

It didn’t stabbed through but just gave him light wound. Provoked, the person took out his gun and fired it towards Vayne. I close my eyes and scream at that time, when I opened it I should have seen a pool of blood coming from Vayne but I was wrong.

I didn’t know what happen, so as well as he. Again he fire another round and saw that he dodged it and just grazed him…. Suddenly he took a step forward, and another three after the next round. He didn’t stopped taking a step further in, provoking the person even more.

Suddenly he made his move, he knifed his hand and stabbed his right leg. But he didn’t stop there, he began attacking on places where he would feel great pain and still enough not to kill him. He slowly tortured him, he did so begged him to stop.

And yet no response from him, still continued to torture him to the point he begged him to kill him.

At that moment, what I saw is not Vayne. But a doll, a cold-hearted doll. Moment after rescue came, what they saw is Vayne torturing him and the person is still barely breathing.

It was horrifying, not to Vayne but to the monster inside him. The cold blooded monster that is living inside him. Luckily Vayne didn’t remember much what happened, but I promise myself to never tell this to him.” «Erica»

Hearing the whole story, Princess realize that Vayne is very obsessed when it come to the people he cared. Now she felt fear towards Vayne and as well pity him for his experience, but now she felt complicated how she would see Vayne. Should she fear him or fear the monster inside him.

“I know that… you are wondering how you should see him when you meet, but please don’t tell him what I told you… and wish that you never witness what I saw.” «Erica»

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