[45] "Illuminati"

In the center of a small open door, a man with open arms and a friendly smile welcomes them, "Welcome to Illuminati headquarters, I hope you like our facilities."

"Enter paradise," the man invites, as they all follow his footsteps to enter the door. Instantly, it closes behind them.

"Let me give you a little tour of the base," Ares offers,

Kayden, Kartein, Rebecca and Silvia watch him intently as they walk into the base.

The sides are magnificently constructed, with a beautiful marble walkway connecting the different buildings. Trees and grass adorn the sides, and a huge pool of crystal clear water sits in the center of the buildings.

(Image. Reference of the buildings and what the area looks like).

"As you can see, Illuminati takes the comfort and luxury of our members seriously," Ares explains as the tour continues. The four visitors nod enthusiastically as they continue their tour of the facility.

Ares excitedly points to the huge, futuristic white building at the end of the driveway, illuminated with golden lights. "That building will be the main base for our organization, with offices and luxury dormitories," he explains.

Everyone is dumbfounded as they look at the sheer number of buildings.

"Do you really think we'll use all those buildings, Ares?" asks Rebecca, a bit shocked by the constructions in front of her.

Ares laughs and replies. "No, but who knows how much the organization will grow. It's better to have room to spare than to have too little. Besides, Kartein likes to be alone, so he can pick an unoccupied building to live in," she adds with a smile.

Kayden doesn't seem to agree with the idea and comments. "Spending so much money on stupid things."

Ares laughs again and replies, "When you push your limits, you need a good place to rest."

Kayden snorts and is silent.

"Well, let's keep going," Ares says as he points to the left. "These buildings are unoccupied, each of you can use one if you wish for the time being," he adds as he points to the six buildings to the left of him.

"Next," Ares indicates as he points to his right. "This building is the library, with books from all over the world in different languages and with subway floors," he explains as he flashes a confident smile.

"On any subject?" asks Kartein interested.

"Yes, it covers everything you can imagine and many more," Ares replies enthusiastically as he continues the tour of the facility.

Ares pointed his finger towards the second building on the right and with a smile on his face said. "This is the training place, it has state of the art technology and machinery to facilitate and maximize your training. We can call it a gym."

Rebecca, encouraged by the announcement, couldn't help but ask. "Is there a place where we can fight?"

Kayden and Kartein, raised an eyebrow, curious at the question.

Ares nodded his head and replied with a mischievous grin. "Yes, it's in the subway, it's a large space so you can give your best in the fight."

Rebecca felt excited at the idea of training in a place where she could test her skills in a fight. She kept silent waiting for Ares to continue the tour and show her more interesting facilities.

Ares gestured towards the third and fourth building on the right. "Here we have the research and technology building."

Then, with a look of excitement in his eyes, he pointed behind them, "And last but not least, the Bifröst. It's a space bridge that can teleport anywhere in the world just by calling it."

They all turned to look at the circular marble platform with stairs around it, decorated with strange signs carved into the floor.

Rebecca was dumbfounded, "It can teleport you anywhere in the world?"

"Exactly," Ares replied, handing them each a black card made of a precious metal that read, on one side, Illuminati and on the other, Bifröst.

"You need this card to be able to call him. If you give it a drop of blood, it will recognize you as its owner and no one else will be able to use it. It also serves to open the barrier," Ares explained, cutting the tip of his finger and dripping a drop of blood onto the card.

By interacting with the blood, the card added Ares' name under Illuminati.

Everyone followed in Ares' footsteps and the card added everyone's name.

Rebecca was amazed at the power of the card and the ability to teleport anywhere in the world with just a call. She was excited about everything she had seen and experienced so far on her tour of the facility.

"Where are the other members?" asked Kartein.

Ares raised his hands in response. "You don't know. You know how they are, they go from place to place and show up whenever they want. Anyway, they can teleport here."

Kartein bid the others farewell with a sigh. "Puff... I'll see you soon, then. I'm going to the library to see if I can find anything interesting."

"See ya!" the others replied in chorus, each heading off towards their destination.

Kayden made his way towards the gym, while the others stood and watched as the two people circled an area with water.

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