"Wait! You mean that child was fond of telling . . . stories? Like fairytales?"
"Bingo! Apparently, her mother loved to tell her fairytales, love stories and happy endings. It's the typical childhood days. The child obviously fell in love with the concept of fairytales that she couldn't help but brag about it everyday. She even went as far as to imagine she was the princess in a Cinderella story while her parents were her fairy god parents—"
"Not wanting to upset their self proclaimed Fairy Princess, the villagers granted her wish and they became a group of people who adored faeries and fairy tales. They found it amusing whenever the child said "honesty is the best policy." Or that "faeries don't lie, so we shouldn't lie!" It was a beautiful scenery to take in the innocence and enthusiasm of a young girl who adored the world despite of the cruelty it casted upon her. The child was totally ecstatic with the response she got from the villagers. And so, she prayed to the heavens above to bless them. To bless their group as one of the faeries. And she termed their village the fairy Clan. The blessed ones."
"Alright, I understand what you're thinking, Seth. It's normal for children to think of it that way. But how is it connected to the Balck Clan? I mean, yeah, the Balck Clan' information about the wings and the location coincides with your story. But if you speak so highly about this family, I can't seem to imagine, how they got violent and turned to the other side so suddenly." Rose explained as she frowned in confusion. Wondering what Seth point was all along.
"Unfortunately, the village was under attack. The businessmen and corrupt officials wanted to turn the village into a commercial business establishment. The villagers, with the leadership of the family, led the uproar and defense of their village. They went to the White Wolf's Clan for support. Of course, the authority promised them to protect their village from their enemies."
"Alright, I can sense that I will now hear a cliché story once again. Is this the part where I can assume the authority became a traitor yet again and ditched their mission? Resulting in the village being annihilated? And then that's why the villagers, or the survivors of the tragedy rebelled against the authority, turning them into one of the authority enemies?" Team concluded as he crossed his arms over his chest and stared at Seth with mockery written on his eyes. He was getting bored and annoyed with this discussion.
"Your assumption is, in a way, correct Seth. But there's more than that. The cut that the authority inflicted on the villagers was so deep it was beyond repair."
"And what was it? What was the cut which the authority brought upon the villagers and made them broken beyond repair?" Rose asked.
"The first time they went to the authority, the child was dumbfounded by, well, seeing our outfits, armors, weapons and our very demeanor. While the 20th century had advanced far in many places in our country it still hadn't reached this village as it was very isolated. Imagine the wonder and influence the warriors inflicted on the child when she saw them for the first time. Ever since then the child referred the warriors as the true faeries. They became the heroes we know in Marvel series, or simply they became the fairies she knew that grants wishes and bring salvation to everyone."
"But the Authority betrayed them. Betrayed her. And what's the worst? The child was held as hostage by the authorities. Who, instead of becoming their salvation, turned their back against them and became henchmen to those corrupt officials. The authority killed the child first as a warning, and then it was followed by killing the other children afterwards, destroying their village, right in front of their eyes." Everyone gasped at the cruelty they heard from the information Seth got.
"But—that's impossible! She was just a child! Surely the our Clan could show some mercy, right?" Seth looked at his sister and gave her a sad, sympathetic smile. He knew Rose values the concept of family and children so much. Even though most of the time she's being a bitch, that was just her own way of getting attention from her father, to satisfy her wishful thinking that her father still cared for her. Ever since she was a child, she's been longing for the love and affection of her parents, her family. Unfortunately, it was not given to her."Rose, you do know that the White Wolf's Clan in the 20th century were too cruel right? Not that I am saying they're not any less cruel now. But, I hope you get what I mean.""Right. That century was referred to as the Clockwork era. The authority was so corrupt during that time which made it literally a puppet for the corrupted officials. They became an animated clockwork doll for the official's w
"As I mentioned, they rebelled against the authority. They fought against the our Clan for years. But one day, they just mysteriously disappeared.""Disappeared? Did all of them die? Or, maybe they were killed by some mysterious disease?" Team asked as he frowned in confusion. He felt like his head was hurting from all the information he's digesting. He felt like he was trapped in an infinite loop."No. They didn't die. In fact, no one knows if they're dead or not. The ones recorded in the Authority library is that, they just mysteriously vanished into thin air.""The Authority record?" All four of them repeated Seth statement, as if they couldn't believe what they were hearing with their ears."Yes. The authority record. Unfortunately, this incident with the Fairy Clan was not known by its original name. Their group was recorded as the Wild Hunt.""Thi—this
"And that's why I wanted you to be back by 4pm. Well, technically, it's past 4 pm now." The four of them nearly jumped as they were startled by Ash voice looming in. Ash muttered an apology as he and Seth reached out for some water which was placed on the table and drank it. Ash decided not to talk for a while as he let them digest all the information while calming the erratic beating of their hearts. It wasn't until a few minutes later that Team started speaking when they were remotely relaxed and ready to continue the discussion."Okay. So we finally . . . uhm, we finally figured out our current situation. Since you decided to take over the spotlight, I'm sure you've already formulated some strategies for our mission tonight, right?" Team said as he stared at his bestfriend and gave him a knowing look, which Ash returned by nodding. Their bestfriend bond was deep enough to know what the other was thinking and it enables them to communicate their thoughts mentally.
Ash knew Team was doing his best to keep his cool as they proceeded with the discussion about this mission. He hated it when he gets emotional in front of his teammates. Ash chose to let go and accept Team reply, not wanting his bestfriend to go through the emotional torture once again."This time, our main mission is to infiltrate the club, to know the truth behind the Fairy history. We are there to confirm if the information we got is indeed true, as well as their association with the Black Clan. And lastly, once we've confirmed everything, we need to interrogate them about the mystery note, as well as the Black Clan plans. Got it?" All of them nodded in understanding as they got the information of their mission for the night."But Ash, how do we infiltrate the club? If we're correct in our assumption that this is the Fary Clan, or the former Wild Hunt's den, then I think they will be prepared for any intrusion or attack from the author
"Tsk. We don't really have any choice, do we? But that's fine. I love being a badass, anyway. And I'll be badass enough to kick their asses and punch them so hard in the face they'll see stars." Team said as he crossed his arms over his chest and gave them a cocky smirk. All of them huffed in annoyance while Ash just rolled his eyes and ignored his bestfriend witty statement."Anyway, we needed to engrave the Fairy Clan symbol into one of our clothes, so I had Seth add some details to the sweaters we'll be wearing tonight. We will pretend that we're one of them who were in club last time. Well, technically we were there, but with a different identity. We will also tell them what happened in club, the person who were "captured" by the warri, and the mystery note of the Balck Clan.""Wait! I don't like that we need to share some sensitive information to our own enemy! We're the ones who tried hard and kicked our own asses just to solve the
"Alexander, I-I want Alexander to just stay here and guard the apartment." All of them widened their eyes and gasped in shock as they stared at him like he'd gone insane. Alexander, on the other hand, just raised his eyebrows questioning."Ash, do you really expect me to just stay here and do nothing when I came all the way here for you? While all of you, and especially you Ash, are out somewhere risking your life during a dangerous mission?""That's precisely why I cannot let you come with us on this mission, Alexander. It's because it's too dangerous. For one, you're a civilian. I know you've already done too much for this group, and we, no, I-will be forever grateful for that. But we cannot risk you anymore, please understand that as a warrior, it is our duty to keep you safe as much as possible. Plus, you're not really useless if you choose to stay here. You can guard this apartment, in case someone might get suspicious of
It took less than 5 minutes for them to get to the rumored and popular gay stripping club. The five of them walked down the streets until they stood in front of Grand Gentlemen's Club. Everytime they heard the name of the club, they couldn't help but tense up and a tight knot could be felt in the pit of their stomach. They felt rather awkward hearing that kind of name for a club as well.But that was not the only thing that was making them sweat like crazy and feel the erratic beating of their heart as they stood in front of the club's door.Unlike most of the clubs Rose and Team had known, this one was unbelievably quiet.They couldn't hear any noise coming from inside. Nor could they see any drunk, intoxicated and horny people coming to and from the club. They couldn't see the wonderful neon lights that flashed everywhere, bringing the party ambiance and color to the club.Instead, what they saw in
The first thing they noticed inside the club was that, the entire place was covered in darkness. They blinked to adjust their eyes from the change in environment and from then on they could see some candle lights placed in torch-like lamps on either side of the hallway. The walls were painted black, causing it to blend with the surroundings. Their shoes, especially Rose long stiletto heels were reverberating loudly in the emptiness as they walked through the hallway.All of them widened their eyes as they recognised the paintings that hung on either side of the wall. The paintings were full of faeries, fantasies, even fallen angels, and the war that happened between the archangels, with the lead of Michael overthrowing Lucifer. Basically, all of the paintings portrayed histories, folks, and tales about the faeries.At the end of the hallway was a heavy locked door and at the side there was a man sitting behind a desk, who Seth assumed was the recept