3 ▫Eakra's Clan▫

What was that male beings' problem with her anyway? Why did he gave out an expression like that? Gladly, her thoughts had to stop at that point. In order to appreciate the beauty in her task, she must avoid all those toxicated questions from her mind by every means.

No one could even assist her with this task but their has to be a secret reason to why the elders from the Warzone Clan could not risk the item to be discovered and acquired by another clan.

She look up at the hollow upper half-sphere structure ceiling, her visions were illuminated by the three dust moons beaming in the Arkedss morning sky. Who would waste a view like this? She took a few steps forward, closer to the gothic window style then raised up her right hand to slide down her index and thumb fingers on the royal blue silky curtains that were being tided up with a gold ribbon.

Ciana did not mind that the sentries were still watching her every actions. She just enjoyed her quick moment of having peace alone.

The natures piece of art was worth to watch for more than half an hour or even forever if the cycle would let her do it.

She glanced at the waving flag of the Eakra Clan and all she can think about was how the Eakra Clan got its name and it was because of the owner, Sleakra. It was told in the planetary old news that Eakra Clan was a place for sellers, buyers and bidders. Those with a lot of money could sell their own item including the dignity of a living being and those without a huge sum of money would come and go due to a ongoing balance in their payments. If one can not pay the exact amount on the required date, they will be haunted and be fed to the hungry night creatures. Even if they did hide from the others, hide from themselves, they well still be captured. However , if it happened to her and if she was the one being sold off to someone. . she would hide well in addition she would definitely succeed.

She continued to stare out at the thick window, she wanted to stay and see the dust moons. Those moons were making her life meaningful, most of the time she did not have to think about the situation that she was in. She was like a tiny dead seed trying to grow out some roots without getting watered. She was underrated.

Then the moment she and the sentries was waiting for. .there was a knock on the door. It opened before she could speak any words. It was the same male being who sheepishly smiled at her, again. He was standing in the framed doorway.

Ciana step back, until she can lean her back against the window. The three dust moons were making her starry skin glow and that made the male being look at her with a bite on his lip. She felt disgusted as her brows created mini wrinkles in between her nose bridge. Thankfully the sentries were on her side, "Let this guest slipped away from your dirty thoughts, she is a 'valuable guest' here."

What the single sentry said to the male being made her feel at ease. But she was not yet down to the main business of the event. And it was a day for her to get choked on by somebody or was it just because of her mood?

"It is time for you to go out now," the male being announced as she hurriedly move away from the window.

As she strolled out and got to her destination in the building, the door has been closed from behind her. She was standing in the dark, without knowing she was the center of attraction. She thought the task she accepted would benefit her with a lot of 'Yors' (a money term used in Arkedss). But it was to late for her to back out from where she was standing, somehow she did not think that she would be safe.

There was tightness coming from her dress, her eyes was focused in the endless darkness, those well-structured shoulders that she was not ready for other beings to take a glance at it has been exposed as the light shines bright at her. She was now in a bad mood. It was not obviously the lack of the temperature. A bad show was about to happen or even if she acted a good one out from what she practice on pretending as a nice being, she would not let the other living breathe her strong scent and see how she looks like. She wanted to clear out herself from the stage.

Well, not for the time being.

What was she waiting?

"Our next item, worn by Miss Ciana Aolina from Warzone Headquarters." She gazed at the audience who was expecting the item, but clueless Ciana did not know where the item was.

"What's wrong?" The announcer covered the microphone while whispering at her, "I do not have the item, I am here to bid out an item." She explained but the announcer smiled instead, 'What is happening?' She asked her mind.

"You can not fool us here Miss Aolina,"

"I am saying the truth," she said.

Then a tiny spark attempted to go out from the center of her chest. It was a round shard with another triangular shape inside of it. Glinting a blue-violet hue.

She did not knew. She was surprised. She looked at it when it floated above her head.

Ciana put into her eyes that a female being can give when she has been threatened while she carelessly did not appreciate the view that was out from the stage.

The announcer explained the element that she bought out from her chest, 'Light'. Lights origin has been hidden from the Stighelts palace. Crystal flowers were growing underneath but even the announcer only heard its story from the outsiders. And how the Elders from the Warzone Headquarters got the item was unfamiliar.

"The price will start at 500 thousands of Yors!" The announcer stated.

Ciana then remembered, 'When the bidding will come to an end, grab the item that you will see above you then run away from the Eakra clan to bait out those sentries. Your task will end once the back up team arrive. However you will get another task after that.' This was what the elder told her before she was dismissed from the assembly office.

Now she understand what the elder meant.

"Beings from different headquarters, let the bidding start!"