13 Tower

Henry and Harbek are now back again to his house. When they arrive Harbek lets Henry prepare his clothes first as it will the first time where Henry will travel in the Netherworld and the harsh life will surely cost him lots of fabric until he can get a functional one using special materials.

"Are you sure it's enough?" Harbek asks looking at his hiking bag.

"Yeah, 3 weeks reserve of clothes, 3 Spare Phones, 3 reserves Bluetooth headset, and 3 solar power bank. I spend all my money on this trip. I'll think of away when I get back," Henry smirks. Showing his hand at Harbek who just shakes his head.

[11:59:59 AM]

As soon as the second time resets the two already crossed the border of his door.

They again appear at the rotten version of his house. In the basement merry gathering is happening with singing and yelling. Harbek again shook his head.

"Let's go," Harbek flies toward the house entrance.

"Oi? Aren't you gonna met them?" Henry asks but Harbek just ignores him.

The first time Henry walk out of his house in Netherworld. The world was colored in yellowish hue with lavender essence filling the air. Henry grasps in amazement as he looks at the towering trees that have green and blue glowing vines.

"Shit... Awesome- *Boommm!*"

Henry was interrupted when the ground suddenly trembles. A large eye peeks behind the lushes yellow leaves of the tree. A massive brow earthen hand reaches out for Henry but it doesn't have any malice as it laid its hands down in front of him. Harbek flies toward the hand and Henry follows.

The hand moves up and they reach about 50 meters high above and he sees a herculean golem. It has a brittle looking white stoned body.

"How are you doing Karakan?" Harbek ask.

"I....am...Finneee....." He answered like a sloth. Henry smile at the exchange and Karakan also smile.

"This is Henry, my contractor. I wanted to register him at the Tower," Harbek then introduce Henry and he bowed as a courtesy.

"Hooooo... At....lassstt. I'll..... Shall..... Send... You..... Now...." Karakan brings his other hand at them and make a wide circle from his fingers where a blue portal opens up.

"Shut up," Harbek said before Henry even talked.

"Thank you Karakan. Have a pleasant nap," Harbek bowed and they enter after receiving a nod from Karakan.

"Who was that?! Whoooaaa!!!" Henry burst into question when they crossed and see a magnificent castle that has an identical castle at its top looking like an hourglass.

"Karakan, the Guardian of Gnomes. He controls Earth and Portals. Now we are here. Welcome to your hell," Harbek said menacingly and Henry grimaces from his weird acting.

"Not cool..." Henry said.

The Tower, grandeur shadows the vast number of traveling species. Henry look around in awe. From the scary to a cute species passes him. Portals will open every second carried a specie that is very foreign to Henry.

"Oohhh!! Shit! More like heaven," Henry said as he sees beautiful fairies and elegant Elves.

"Oh!? You hope so! Hahaha! Let's go register you," Harbek then sits on his head and pointed where they will go. Henry sigh at Harbek's action.

Then like the light was killed off the place descended to silent with Henry holding his breath hard in distress.

"It's night so that's normal. The time is resetting here so don't worry," Harbek assured Henry and the sky became bright from numerous fireflies flickering.

"There we go... Go on..." Henry nodded while looking above and then notice the light coming from below his foot. Every step he took illuminated the pavement. All resumed their actions with the two passing by a wide arc door that somehow created a covering on his whole body.

"What's this?" Henry ask.

"Security measures, they will know where you are and what you are doing every visitor will be supervised except for students."

Harbek guides Henry toward the very center where a lone green-scaled woman stands on an empty desk behind her is the very door entering the inner section of The Tower.

"Welcome to the Tower, how can I help you?"

"I need to register my contractor and enroll him at the Tower's new Mastery System," Harbek hands her a black card and she nodded her left hand reaching out toward the crystal ball.

"Please go to 2-5-1-9, Have a good night."

They enter the water passage. Henry marveled again when he doesn't get wet from literally walking through water. What he sees further makes his already twinkling eyes from expectations to be a shock. A row of compartments in circular rows.

"How do we find what we are looking for?" Henry ask.

"2-5-1-9..." Harbek ignored Henry saying. The tiles they were standing on trembles then floats up. They started to fly toward the very center and they were joined by others. Henry stares at the fairy flying beside them but the fairy looks at him with disgust.

"Um... Why did she look at me with disgust?" Henry pokes Harbek while asking.

"Fairy and Elf are nature kind species and Human is abusive of nature and even destroy forest just to create resorts. The Mortal Realm is connected to all Dimensions. When a forest is wiped out. The forest in other dimensions will either weakened and dies. Nature life always affects all Dimension as Gaea is alive," Harbek said with a deep revering tone.

"Ohh! Gnomes are children of Gaea. I get it but why don't you?" Henry asks in confusion.

"Why would I? I'm a black wizard from birth I'm being looked down upon. You're like my kindred," Harbek answered in amusement.

"Haha, I get it. Before I start my study. I'll give you something to do for Our Project Seduce the Queen," Henry said playfully and Harbek smile at his word. The two heard a sneer from behind and there Henry sees a handsome male Elf that has a wide arrogant smirk.

"Let them, Male Elf always look aloof and proud even if they were under Woman rule," Harbek said the tiles they were standing on arrive at the center and floats up and enter the second-floor compartment.