9 Partner
Ethan came out of battle arena when he saw David defeated easily he want to see Skylar swordsmanship. That girl Clara caught his interest a little.
After turning two corridors, he notices that someone was following him. Ethan slows his pace and after turning some more corridors, he was certain that this person was following him. That person always was at a little distance away.
Ethan walked a little faster and absurdly made a turn toward the other corridor. The person who was following him hurried toward the corridor and meet with Ethan sword. He dodges it clumsily, when Ethan was about to make another strike the person said hurriedly "wait wait, I don't here to fight with you." That person raises his both hands in the air indicating that he was harmless.
Ethan stopped attacking at him. When the person saw that Ethan stop attacking, he releases a sigh of relief. He removed his hood and a handsome face appears in front of Ethan. The man in front of him has blonde hair with big blue eyes. "Little brother, don't attack without any warning. I was just about to piss myself when you attack me"
"Why are you following me?" Ethan asked simply. He did not want to chit-chat with this weird person.
The man turns and sees around him and saw people were looking at them he said. "Can we talk somewhere else? It is not a place to talk?"
Ethan just nodded, he also didn't want unnecessary attention. When the man saw that Ethan approved, he leads the way.
They went to the first floor, it was the first time Ethan that enters the first floor of this building. There were many cells in various sizes somewhere big some small, some brightly lit with light stone some was dim. The cell was also numbered.
After walking they came to a cell that was fully decorated with wood. There were window and door unlike Ethan cell witch have only iron bars. There was also a bell that was ring when they opened the door. Ethan enters in the cell after the man. When they entered a girl's voice came "welcome" when the girl saw that the person enter is the man she said "oh, it's just you"
When the man heard her tone he says "what with just you, call me Master you are working at my shop right now"
The girl didn't comment. Ethan was observing the decor inside. All the stuff in the cell was made with wood and it was dimly lit. There was a bar at a corner where that girl was wiping a glass clean. The girl looked 15 years old a beauty with black hair and green eyes. Her eyes were really mesmerizing.
The man walked toward a table and sat down. "Little brother, let me introduce myself, my name is Lucas and the girl there is Anna." Ethan sits down opposites of Lucas and said "why were you following me?"
When Ethan said this Anna brought them two cups of tea and sat down with Lucas. "Little brother, first I want to confirm one thing." As Lucas said this he looked toward Ethan "where you came into this camp willingly?"
Ethan was confused when he heard this question he thought that here everyone was abducted against their will but it look like that was not the case.
"What if I came here willingly?" Ethan said in a neutral voice. When Lucas heard this he smiled "then you didn't come here willing"
There was an astonished looked on the Ethan face "you pondering how do I know that, well you can say I am a good observer when I asked you about that you came willing here, there was a confused look at your face for split second." Lucas said this with a proud look on him.
Ethan said nothing and looked at Lucas eyes. "Don't look me with those eyes, they gave me goosebumps a little boy should be more cheerful not glooming child who willing to kill anyone at any second." Lucas says this while rubbing his arm.
"Please, stop talking non-sense and come to point. I have no time for your chit chat." Ethan said to Lucas.
"Hmm, OK the point is that I want to work with you." Lucas said without beating the bush
"Work with me? What you mean?" Ethan asked him
"You want to leave this place right, we also want to leave this place as soon as possible" Lucas said as he put a sincere expression.
"Why not wait until you become 18 to leave this place." Ethan asked with a little interest
"Ha, you believe in their lies" Lucas release a sigh, "little brother let me tell you something you can't leave this place, only those who catch the eye of higher up will leave for their training to become an official member."
"How you are so sure about it? I did not see a candidate here who looked in his twenties?" Ethan asked.
"Little brother, what do you think the concealment relic that concealing this place how it's working. You know concealment relics need continuous Aura for operating just like weapon relics. And the concealment relic of this scale needs hundreds of people to operate. So just think a little and you wound found it out." Lucas said
"You saying that only a handful people can leave this place while the others becomes a battery for a concealment relic?" Ethan asked with shock.
"Yes, if you have any question related to it you can ask if none, then we proceed further in our discussion." Lucas asked Ethan.
"Wait, please first tell me how these relics work I don't know anything, I thought that relics can only be used by awaken so why I can use this ring, is this not a relic?" Ethan asked as he was pondering about it for a few days now.
Lucas looked at his empty cup and smile "Anna, please make new tea, we will be discussing thing for a while." As Lucas said this Anna stand up and start brewing new tea behind the bar.
"Okay, little brother, you know that every one that practice Aura particle absorption techniques can become awaken right." Ethan nodded
"Then what will happen to those who didn't practice these techniques. They will be unawakened for whole their life." Lucas said.
"Why not anyone would practice those techniques, it's a dream of everyone to wield powers that can reach beyond human limit." Ethan asked he didn't understand at what Lucas was implying right now.
When Lucas heard this he sighs "I see little brother you have only a little information, let me enlighten you its truth that anyone become awaken but where will you found these techniques. These techniques are not public you know that?"
"What why is not these techniques are public" Ethan become more confused
"To ensure that people don't overthrow the higher ups you can only get your hand on these techniques when you become an official member of a guild or association or born in a family of awakens. That's why there are black guilds these guilds are made by people who don't like the way the world is going."
As Lucas says this Anna came with a pot of tea and she said "remember this that not all black guilds are bad and every other guilds are good."
Ethan understands what she was implying so he nodded.
"So, there came a problem relics can only be used by awaken so non-awaken community was left behind in technology so researchers made relics that can be used by only a little Aura for some time these relics need charging time to time as this ring" Lucas said as he lifted his hand showing his ring.
The other relics like concealment relic or weapon relics need a constant aura to operate them, do you understand what I was implying when I said they need a continuous aura to conceal this place?" Lucas asked Ethan.
Ethan nodded, he finally understand. Then there appears another question "this information should also know by other so why didn't suspect any think?"
"Because the information of relics are little in unawakened community and here almost everyone have common background" Lucas smiled.
"Then how do you know about these thinks" Ethan asked Lucas looking curiously at him.
But Lucas only smiled refuse to answer and Ethan didn't ask further.
After a while, Ethan asked "so what you need my help for?"
"I will be blunt here, right now the way you are, you can't help me at all." Lucas Said in voice as he was saying fact.
Ethan becomes gloomy instantly, Ethan knows better than anyone that he was not any helpful right now "So why you looked for me?"
"I said right now, but you can be helpful if you proceed with training that I will give you if you agree to work with us" Lucas said with a smile.
"Why, you looked for me? There are other people who help you?" Ethan said.
"Because I can't just trust anyone" Lucas said simply, "but me how can you believe me?" Ethan said.
"Well, you can say I didn't trust you either, but I don't have much time I become 16 this year, so I have limited time and you are not influenced by others here." Lucas said "even if people know that information of concealment relic a little will be helped. Because of their greed to become awakened."
"OK, I will work with you, but how we leave this place." Ethan asked the most important question.
"First, you will be following training that I will be giving to you in 1 and half year we will be executing our plan to leave this place." Lucas said and stands up and extended his hand "I hope we will have a good time working with each other.
Ethan also stands up and handshake with Lucas "likewise"
Like this Ethan made his first partner that will help him reaching greater heights.
