Sebas’ point of view:
“Colonel! Colonel! Something strange is happening near the main square.” One of the officers under my command bursts into my office shouting. He didn’t knock, he just entered, it must be something very urgent.
“Several passersby have detected strange things around. Some ran into an almost transparent wall, others felt the ground move, and a few saw a young man disappear instantly when everything happened.” The guard explains after I ask for more information.
“Let’s go immediately.” I’m in charge of this area of the city, I can’t let this keep growing, I must stop the problem as soon as possible.
On the way, something keeps pricking my mind the whole time. Those last words from the guard: a young man disappeared when everything began. I have a bad feeling, that sensation that I won’t be able to control the whole situation on my own.
When I arrive, I can indeed feel a strange mana around. The guards have already done their job, they have closed the perimeter and are alert to any movement.
“Colonel Sebas, this is the situation.” Another guard approaches me running, the information hasn’t changed much, but I’ve received key details.
“So… attacks from a ruby rank don’t do anything to it?” I confirm again with the guard.
“Yes, Colonel. We have tried even with three ruby ranks attacking at the same time, absolutely nothing happened.” He answers quickly.
“Are you completely sure about the statement of that old man?” A person saw how a young man with dark hair was caught in the middle of the activation of this isolating complex. The old man is a ruby rank.
He swears he saw the young man wearing some kind of disguise, he stated that the young man had reddish or brown hair, not black as he appeared, and that his eyes were of a strange color, something similar to violet.
“We made him give a sworn statement, we can trust his words.” That answer stresses me even more.
That person shouldn’t have lied, because in a sworn statement you allow others to use their Imra to connect with yours. Lying in that situation is very difficult, you would need some kind of ability to avoid altering your Imra while declaring.
Reddish hair and eyes of a strange color similar to violet. Only one person comes to my mind. Shit! I’m screwed. I only find one solution in my head, I act quickly before it’s too late, if that person is him, the council of elders won’t punish me.
As a colonel, I have certain authority to use the city enchantments in these situations, I must always ask for permission, I only don’t need it in certain cases. From my point of view, this is one of them.
If that person is Maki Vichag, I won’t receive any punishment. That child is adored by the council of elders, especially the old woman Susan, she would give everything to save her favorite.
I look at the clock, not even five minutes have passed since everything began, it shouldn’t be too late. That child is a genius among geniuses, he must be alive, he has probably already finished off his attackers.
A ray of mana with the power of a very strong diamond rank splits the sky. The isolating complex trembles until it slowly breaks, at that moment the ray of mana stops.
My eyes widen when I see the situation inside. None of us has time to react to what is in front of us, the place is a disaster.
No one expected something like this, it really is Maki, I was able to see his eyes and hair for a moment, I cannot forget that face after so many memorable fights in the tournament, no citizen will forget his face in the coming years.
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We see how Maki’s body vanishes, by the use of some teleportation object, I feel like cursing at that exact moment. There are two dead people, one of them completely turned into ice, and two others are on the verge of death, one of them is activating another teleportation object.
As if I would let you escape! I shout in my mind while reinforcing my body and using my movement ability.
Unfortunately, I see that person disappear in front of my eyes, but she stopped trying to take her dying companion with her. I arrived just in time to interrupt her attempt to escape with the woman on the ground.
“I need a doctor! We can’t let this person die.” I shout toward the other guards.
The woman is on the verge of death, we must save her if we want to know what the hell happened here. Two people come running to give first aid, they are smart enough to put her to sleep while healing her. We don’t want suicides or anything strange while she is being treated.
“You!” I point at one of the soldiers, I don’t have the head to remember his name at that moment. “Take this to the General, explain the situation and let him know who the attacked person was, the old woman Susan must know this soon.” I massage my temple trying to calm down.
I hand a red medal to the guard, this medal means the case is of maximum priority, it must be resolved as soon as possible. My head hurts just thinking that I have to face Susan, many powerful families and even Princess Brendu will appear soon.
I feel destroyed inside, if I had arrived just 10 seconds earlier I could have avoided this catastrophe. I look carefully at the object used to teleport Maki, although I don’t have much experience, in my long years I have seen many of this type, they are used to teleport to dungeons.
I don’t know what type of dungeon, where it is located, its rank, or any useful information. It hurts to know I couldn’t help someone, it hurts even more because I know how good a person Maki is, he has never gotten into trouble and there are many rumors of him helping elderly people and women.
The only negative rumor about him is being a bit of a womanizer. I can’t blame him, many nobles and non-nobles have multiple partners.
I raise my gaze to the sky and whisper softly. “Survive, boy, show why they call you the demon of violet eyes, although I prefer one of your other titles: the anomaly.” Deep inside, I know it, he will return.
Brendu’s point of view:
“What did you just say? Can you repeat it?” A female officer came to find me, just seeing her I could already sense bad news, but I refuse to believe it is something this bad, I refuse to believe her words.
When I raise my gaze to look directly into her eyes, I see clear fear in them. I need to calm down a bit, I tell myself several times until after a few seconds I manage to steady myself. I must control my Imra, which has been wanting to destroy everything in its path, that is one of the reasons why the officer is panicking.
“Princess, I’m sorry, but according to all the evidence gathered so far, everything points to the young Maki Vichag being teleported to an unknown place by an unknown criminal group.” The officer stutters a bit, but manages to say it again.
This damn city is supposed to be safe. How could an attack happen in the middle of the day? In the middle of the city. How is such a late reaction possible? They should have done everything possible to prevent this.
I shake my head from side to side. I’m just looking for excuses, the officer already explained the situation, it was a well-planned attack, the security acted quickly and at least they managed to capture one person alive.
I calm down after thinking for a moment. “Take me right now to where they are holding the attacker.” I can see some doubt in her eyes, she opens and closes her mouth searching for an answer. “I will not accept a no, he is almost my husband. Don’t worry about any punishment from your superiors, I will take responsibility if there are consequences, although I doubt that will happen.” My firm words convince her.
My carriage is already ready downstairs, I get in with the officer and we head to a maximum security prison near the city. This must be Susan’s doing or one of the other elders, they are the only ones capable of sending a criminal to that place so quickly.
“Princess, I’m sorry, we cannot let you pass, we have not received orders.” Two officers stop me at the entrance, blocking my way. I can feel panic in their movements because I remain firm.
“Contact your superior, let them know I am waiting, if necessary contact the old woman Susan.” I will not back down, I will not leave without answers.
The officer hesitates, looks at his partner, neither knows what to do. After a few seconds, they make a decision. “We will send a message to our superior, please wait for a response, Princess.” He is about to leave when something happens.
“That won’t be necessary, I will take care of her from here.” Susan appears in front of us. When our eyes meet, I see anger, frustration, and sadness all mixed together. “Follow me, Brendu.” The guards let us pass, I follow behind her firmly.
“Thank you, aunt.” The obsidian rank woman turns and gives me a slight smile.