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Secret Keeper (after Market Shuffle, night, closed)
By: NPC Date: January 12, 2017, 12:57 am
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Moments after the Sean incident John had taken off into the
crowd a grin on his face as he replayed the afternoons adventure
and the bit of information he'd managed to get. As he walked the
only question that came to mind was what to do with said bit of
information, he could of course go straight to the king and
inform him that the Protector has been found or go to a certain
dark and dangerous organization and tell them. Both had their
merits and cons, going to the king would insure the world would
probably be safe and he might even get a bit of fame and glory
as the boy who helped save the world. Of course being a boy of
secrets having the spotlight on him wouldn't help in keeping up
his somewhat criminal ways. Now were he to go to shadier
pastures the pay would vary depending on who really wants this
information and what they'd do with it and who knows what could
happen. The temperaments of criminals were sometimes hard to
judge and he didn't fancy getting himself killed if someone
thought he was lying and or didn't want the word to spread of
his interesting find. The other thought on his mind was his run
in with Zion earlier that day. He wondered briefly if the other
had something important to discuss before they were interrupted
by his dragon companion.
John sighed and dragged a tired hand through his hair, it's been
hours and he still had no clue what he should do. With a sigh he
found a set of steps to sit on and decided to rest there and
gather his thoughts. "Fame and glory, but possible loss of being
anonymous. Maybe a huge pay out but probably gonna get
murdered." he muttered and thumped his head on the bricks behind
him. As he sat there he heard two voices float down the streets
towards him, frowning he ignored them as he kept thinking.
"...I could say the same of you Priestess. You fled your post
just as quickly as I did and from what I've gleaned none of the
knights have found anything either." the roughened voice of the
man spoke, his irritation apparent at the woman beside him.
"Fair enough Simon, we both were too hasty to leave, it left us
without an inside eye to the castle and that is something he
won't be forgiving any time soon. All I know is we must find the
target. Though they haven't shown up so i don't know why he's so
worried. No training, no idea what they must do to save
everything." the woman spoke, the click of her heels loud on the
market streets. Eyes closed John suddenly tuned into their
conversation and quickly became invisible before they could spot
him "Are they talking about the Protector?! Maybe this is a
sign!" grinning he waited til they passed before getting up to
follow. He took a look at his new companions.
The man, Simon he assumed, had shaggy brown hair, the locks
falling in front of piercing blue eyes, he wore a light green
cloak. An odd choice of color to wear while walking the streets
of Dawn Rift at night, it was sure to attract attention, but the
sword strapped to the mans side quelled him of any thoughts of
the man being an easy target. John turned his attention to the
woman and nearly gasped when he saw who it was. "I know he said
priestess but I didn't think he meant the head priestess of
Celestia!" John thought watching the womans silver hair flutter,
she wasn't dressed in her ceremonial robes, instead she wore a
tight fitting black outfit. The two continued walking in silence
for several streets before coming to a stop at the Faded Gray,
the bar sign was off signalling it had closed for the night but
the two strode right on in. John hurried in after them before
the door shut and tucked himself into a corner when he saw more
people were seated at the bar. Looking around he noted the two
he followed, a red headed youth, two black haired men that
looked to be twins, upon closer inspection he noticed their eyes
were different, and standing behind the bar was a man with light
green hair. John wondered where Wilson was and why these people
seemed to be holding a secret meeting in his bar.
"So kind of you to finally join us, honestly Maziky you could've
gotten here sooner no one was allowed to eat til you two made
it." the read head complained, he was leaning back in his chair
rubbing his bare stomach when it started growling. Maziky rolled
her eyes "Blaise shut up, it's not my fault you're a glutton.
Now be quiet so Chronos can speak." she commanded and turned her
eyes to the green haired man.
"Be patient Lukas we shall eat soon. Right now I simply wish to
focus on the fact we have failed in finding the Protector. The
only good thing in that is while we haven't found them neither
have the other countries. The world will soon fall into panic
once the populace begins to truly comprehend that the barrier is
falling. Now while I enjoy a bit of chaos I still wish to find
the Protector" Chronos said, his gaze landed on each of them,
lingering for a few seconds before moving on. As sky blue eyes
danced across the room they seemed to almost pause on the site
John was hiding in causing him to hold his breath while a mild
panic overtook him. Soon though his eyes continued on and John
relaxed "Who are these guys, I know Maziky is from the castle,
and I think I remember the red head from the Coronation?" he
thought and focused.
Chronos' turned his gaze back to Maziky and Simon "While we did
not expect miss Mimiru to not be the Protector-" Lukas scoffed
and Chronos ignored him "It was foolish of you both to abandon
your posts, we've lost your valuable eyes in the castle and
political setting. It is upsetting but we must not dwell on it,
instead we must come up with suitable rewards to entice the city
to find the Protector. I believe 500 million units would be a
good starting price for any information." he said, ignoring the
somewhat confused looks of the group. Chronos stayed silent as
the group seemed to begin talking among themselves, he tuned
them out as he kept his gaze steadily on the stained glass.
From his hiding spot John heard the offered amount and his jaw
dropped "500 million units and that's....that's just for
information who knows how much it'd be for knowing legitimately
who she is" he thought trying to come up with some idea of how
he'd spend that much money he didn't even consider to ask
himself why this man seemed to want the Protector. Decision made
he stepped out from the shadows and dropped his invisibility "I
have information on the Protector!" he stated, making his gaze
confident as the five looked at him in shock which soon turned
to threatening as they each took out their weapons. From behind
them Chronos smirked inwardly while his eyes remained impassive
despite the kind smile. "Lower your weapons, this boy means us
no harm. He has followed us and has now chosen to speak despite
the danger. I wish to hear his so called information." Chronos
tilted his head, signalling the other to speak once the rest of
them sat back down though they looked ready to battle if the boy
posed any threat. Mentally John steeled himself and straightened
up "I have met the Protector, she was being attacked by that
creep Sean. Luckily she had some friends keeping her safe from
being almost sold off to traders." he explained causing Lukas'
eyes to widen. "So she's already found some of her Guardians..."
he thought and felt an almost pang of sadness that he quickly
smothered down.
Simon frowned, his eyes narrowing in suspicion "How can we trust
anything this low life says. If he has been in here spying then
I bet he's lying to get the cash reward." next to him Maziky
nodded. The twins gained an excited look "We don't mind
interrogating him sir, after all nothing brings out truth faster
than a bit of kindly questioning " the blue eyed twin was nearly
bouncing in his seat as he spoke. "Silence, I believe this boy,
is there anything else? After all 500 million is merely the base
for information of knowing she is alive, a name and description
warrants much more money." Chronos leaned against the counter,
his eyes seemingly glowing thanks to the moonlights spilling
through the glass.
For what felt like an eternity John stared into Chronos' eyes,
it felt like the other man was looking straight through him and
trying to pick apart is brain. Shifting he lost his confident
gaze and glanced away. "I umm...can give you a name...names I
guess if you want the names of her friends." he seemed to
mumble, but his words were easily heard in the quiet room.
"Descriptions too, but it'll cost! I've got plenty of folks
willing to pay top money for this sort of information." his
voice growing stronger as he regained his arrogant posture. From
his seat Simon seemed ready to unsheathe his sword "How insolent
of you to demand anything! Scum like you need to learn to keep
silent when spoken too by their betters." he growled out and
stood up. John took a step back but continued to stare, not
willing to back down. The atmosphere was tense as the group
waited to see who would speak first, after several moments the
silence was broken by the quiet chuckle of Chronos. "You are
brave. Simon be seated I will not have our newest friend feel
threatened while we discuss his payment. All of you retreat
elsewhere and eat." he commanded and waited for them to follow
his orders. Once they moved to a table in the back he motioned
for John to come forward and take a seat.
John took a seat at the bar, sitting stiffly as he kept glancing
over at the group who in turn kept looking over at them. "Pay
them no mind, please tell me your name. I'm Chronos Atlas." he
said and held his hand out. John shook his head "I"m John
Black...kinda hard when they all seem ready to kill me on the
spot." he forced himself to focus on Chronos. "They are just a
bit protective of our goal. None of them want to see it fail and
you must understand you've come out of no where and offer us
information...we'll it does look suspect." his tone was
apologetic as he spoke but he continued. "Now I can give you the
500 million units for the bit of info you've provided. But I am
hoping to sweeten the deal and offer an additional 200 million
units for her name and description and 70 thousand units if you
agree to work as my employee." Johns eyes widened once more as
he calculated the amount being offered before pausing "Wait a
minute...work for you?! I don't even know who you guys are and I
tend to do more freelance" he said frowning and shaking his
head. For a brief moment a dark look entered Chronos' eyes and
it made John flinch back in surprise, so far the man had been
pleasant if not a bit creepy but his current expression made
John realize he might've made a mistake in following those two
here.
"My apologies, you just seem like someone who might benefit from
my employment. After all just because you would work solely for
me does not mean I'd get in your way were you to continue doing
other work." Chronos said, his dark look melting away and
returning to his friendlier look. "Just think all that money
with hardly any effort on your part while still free to keep
doing as you wish." he added softly and leaned forward to
closely look at John. "I think you'll see that my offer is worth
taking." he leaned back and waited. John let out a soft breath
and averted his gaze, the offer was tempting if it worked out
the way he described. He'd be getting paid consistently but free
to anything else he wished, that and he assumed trying to
decline would prove to be fatal so best to look at it
positively. After a few minutes he nodded "Alright, I'm in." he
looked at Chronos and nodded again causing the older man to
grin. "Let me introduce you to the others. Everyone pay
attention we have a new member to our team and I expect you to
treat him properly and with respect !" a few of them seemed to
grumble but nodded. "Now then the beautiful woman over there is
Maziky Molernz the former high priestess of Celetia, next to her
is Simon a former knight. The man with the blue tie is Kiba and
the man next to him is his twin brother Tomo, they're known as
the Arashi Twins and the red headed fellow is Lukas Blaise." as
he introduced them some nodded in greeting while others, Simon
mostly, scowled and did nothing. "We are a small group but we go
by the name CHAOS." Chronos finished and watched the others
reaction
As soon as the name left his lips John instantly paled and
stared in shock "CHAOS...yeah okay cool..." he said nervously
and knew for sure he'd gone and bit off more than he could chew.
If the rumors he'd heard about this particular group were true
then he had no choice but to accept the offer and trying to find
a way out would prove even more stupid. For now he'd just suck
it up "Now how about you tell us everything we need to know."
and with that John slowly nodded and began explaining to the
group how he came across the new Protector and her Guardians.
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