Chapter 220: True Behind His Mask

Opening his eyes and seeing that he was in his room, Adryan settled better on the uncomfortable bed and let out a grunt.

'Will was acting weird, something's wrong with him... He looked... scared.' The redhead thought heavily. The atmosphere in his room suddenly felt heavy.

If there was anything that could scare a Sequence 1 Angel, he'd rather not know it!

'Could it be that the Fanatic got too close and he's frightened?' As soon as that idea came it left. Shaking his head, Adryan held his chin and narrowed his eyes.

'If it had been the Fanatic, Will would have reset and started as a baby in a different family, not moved to Lenburg with his current family...' His pupils shrank and the redhead let out a shaky sigh as he lowered his hand and stared into the void.

Remembering the abrupt change in his demeanor, the man's eyes narrowed in suspicion.

'Besides he specifically said that last thing, as if he was trying to tell me something without explicitly saying it...'

Frowning, Adryan looked out his window at the crimson moon.

'The last thing he said was that when I finish my business here I should go visit him in Lenburg...'

Tap* Tap* Tap* Tap* 

Tapping the table beside him calmly, his mind was silent for a moment repeating the snake's words.

"Did he mean that when I advance to Sequence 6 I have to go to Lenburg... Or that something could happen in Backlund and I should be careful?" The man mumbled looking up at the dark crimson night sky.

"... As soon as the Hermits of Fate meeting is over I will get everyone out of here..." 

Adryan thought about the coin that was stored in the City of Calamities.

He shifted uncomfortably in the seat and after a while, he summoned a fireball and relit the ritual candles.

His spirituality was telling him that he should take out his Admission Ticket.

...

Looking at the silver coin that was slightly larger than a penny, Adryan's frown deepened.

As soon as he had pulled it out of the City of Calamities, the coin glowed for a few seconds before returning to normal.

So it was with some distrust that he was analyzing it for oddities.

On the front was the symbol of the Hemits of Fate and on the back was the complicated code that dictated where and when the next meeting would be.

Adryan's red eyes looked at every detail of this coin, he couldn't decipher the message encrypted on it but he could realize something after looking at the coin for over half an hour.

"Some symbols are a little different..." He muttered with a frown.

While he couldn't remember things through dreams like the more mysterious Paths, a Pyromaniac's memory for recalling details was not to be underestimated! 

Thanks to that he could remember how the coin was slightly different from the last time he saw it.

Was that good or something wrong? He couldn't tell as the only one who could figure it out right now was unconscious and he had no idea when she was going to wake up.

'I just hope the meeting hasn't been moved forward...'

Shaking his head, Adryan placed the coin on the altar and put it back in the Wardrobe.

Cracking his neck, the redhead grabbed a fresh change of clothes along with soap, shampoo, and a clean towel, he put on the Burnt Band and hopped into the shower...

Once he was clean he would be leaving this building but not before thanking the owners for letting him stay so 'nicely'. 

'The safe was in the office right?' thought the red-haired man remembering a conversation he eavesdropped on as he undressed and stepped into the horrible shower.

...

Wednesday, August 8, Earl Hall Villa. 8:00 a.m., Breakfast Time.

"You seem to be in a great mood today Audrey." Caitlyn Hall commented graciously looking at her only daughter with a sweet smile.

Blushing slightly, Audrey tried to lessen her smile and gave a soft curtsy to her mother.

"Sorry about that Mother, it's just that I received some good news and I can't help but feel very happy." 

Earl Hall raised a curious eyebrow at his daughter's words.

"Oh? And what might that be, dear?" 

The older sons were out of the city for business and wouldn't be back until the end of August.

Audrey smiled graciously at her father and shook her head softly.

"Ladies secret~" 

"Hehe." 

At her daughter's words, Caitlyn Hall couldn't help but laugh softly while Earl Hall only sighed.

"Hehe."

Seeing her father's reaction, Audrey couldn't help but join her mother in laughter.

The reason for her joy was because yesterday Mr. Fool had contacted her to tell her that the first Tarot Club mission had been a success!

Qilangos had fallen at the hands of Mr. Chariot yesterday and she couldn't help but feel proud for helping to take down such a foul person!

'But I can't help but also feel a little bad... I would have liked to have done a little more.' Audrey thought slightly disappointed but that was quickly overshadowed by her pride.

'When I get stronger I'll be able to have a bigger part in these missions! Maybe for the next one, Mr. Chariot won't have to carry everything by himself!' Audrey thought determined to digest her spectator potion as quickly as possible to advance to Telepathist.

'I will use the Viscount Dutch party to act and digest more of my potion. Then I'll take advantage of the Orphanage opening two days later to act some more.' Audrey already had a plan and was waiting for August 12 to arrive.

She had taken Mr. Chariot's words to heart and only acted when she was at a party or tea room. She never acted as a Spectator when she was with her family.

'Don't lose yourself in acting...' 

She kept repeating that to herself whenever she had the urge to act to calm herself down.

Lifting and taking a soft sip of her chamomile tea, Audrey's emerald eyes strayed to her father.

'Dad's been stressed since yesterday morning...' 

The head of the family had been called away in the middle of breakfast and had to attend an emergency meeting.

Before she could continue to think about what could be the matter with her father, the man's butler came through the door carrying a neatly folded newspaper in his hands.

"My lord." The man extended the paper to Earl Hall who took it with a sigh.

"It's happened already eh?" The father murmured as he opened the paper to the surprised eyes of his wife and daughter.

"Honey?" 

"Father, is something wrong?" 

The man never read the newspaper at breakfast so this was a surprise to them. More so for Audrey as this was totally out of character for her father.

Earl Hall read the title of the paper and let out a long, heavy sigh.

He handed the paper to his butler who took it to his wife who took it hesitantly.

Reading the title, the woman's mouth dropped open in shock and her eyes were like marbles.

Turning to her husband, Caitlyn Hall had a stunned look on her face.

"This was the meeting you had to attend in such a hurry?" she said as she handed the paper back to the butler who took it to Audrey who was about to explode with curiosity.

'What's in today's paper? Is it something bad? Something good? A new species discovered?' 

All sorts of thoughts were going through Audrey's mind as she took the paper from the butler without forgetting her etiquette as a noblewoman and read the title.

"Huh?!" Her mouth dropped hanging and her emerald eyes widened wide.

* BREAKING NEWS: CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE INFAMOUS PIRATE HURRICANE QILANGOS AND THE FIRE MAGE OF EAST BOROUGH! THE TRUE IDENTITY OF JAMES HOLMES REVEALED!*

Yesterday, Tuesday, August 7th at 8:30 a.m. a historic event took place. 

The infamous Admiral Hurricane Qilangos had infiltrated Backlund with unknown motives and had been on a murderous spree.

But that was until the Fire Mage of East Borough confronted him on Sunflower Street in a brutal fight that ended up destroying the entire street and severely damaging the buildings.

In this brutal confrontation, James Holmes emerged victorious and took the life of Qilangos!

The Fire Mage defeated an Admiral!

And that's not all! During the brutal combat, the man's distinctive mask was destroyed revealing his face to the world!

The true identity of James Holmes is that of 21-year-old Adryan Kenway!

The man who disappeared about a month ago and was presumed dead was actually James Holmes all along!

The Loen Kingdom has raised a reward of over 10,000 pounds for any information on the whereabouts of this hero!

** 

Beneath that long title, was a highly detailed drawing of a handsome young man. With red hair and crimson eyes.

Audrey's jaw hung as she read this. Not because of what the newspaper said but because of what it meant!

'Mr. Chariot was the one who finished off Qilangos... And if James- Adryan Kenway was the one who confronted Qilangos...'

Looking at the drawing on the paper, Audrey couldn't help but shiver.

Mr. Chariot was James Holmes!

Adryan Kenway was James Holmes!

Mr. Chariot was Adryan Kenway!!!!

Looking for the first time at the face of one of the Tarot Club members. Audrey put her hand to her forehead extremely stunned.

This was not the way she thought she would meet the face of one of her fellow club members!

"Was confirmed that Qilangos is dead?" Caitlyn asked with a whisper to her husband who nodded somewhat pale.

"Someone claimed his bounty on Sonya Island during the early hours of the morning..." Earl replied uncomfortably.

According to the Kingdom's intelligence, the bounty had been claimed using only the pirate's head.