The Rubrum Columbae

It has been two years since the first civil war passed. In the news, and document the one that stopped the civil war was the head family of Rosenberg house. A middle aged man that in his 31 stopped the civil war only in six month after the first outbreak of war happen. He's silenced the Rossweis house with the solid proof on his hand and guide them to the destruction.

In the front of Queen Elizabeth, all member and servants of Rossweis household had been executed with accusations of having carried out a coup against the queen and planning to overthrow her power by force. The news has spreaded and the head family of Rosenberg is considered as a Hero. No one has know how the Rosenberg family got the proof until this time, even the Queen don't know about it.

In the middle of the night, inside the Rosenberg mansion. No one know that something in the dark has been lurking, watching every movement of the member.

"My lord, the problem about 'that' thing reach a dead end,"

The head family personal buttler gave a report to the William, the head family of the Rosenberg house.

While the two of them walking toward Williams office, the buttler keep reporting regarding the situation.

"That thing huh, it seems the movement of that syndicate are unpredictable,"

Know that his master was troubled, Alfred the buttler suggested, "My lord, how about we expand the search area until district five?"

"That can be an option but, expanding the search area take much more time,"

"Then we can increase the personel for-"

When Alfred still in the middle of giving him an option, William interupted with his word.

"Stop it, i don't wan't to dealing with that organization,"

Alfred gasping, he know who's the "Organization" that his master mentioned.

"You mean,....."

"Yes,"

The atmosphere became tense, no one in the house that know "that organization" have a guts to spell the name. The organization that lurking deepest in the shadow and give them information.

"My lord, excuse my rudeness but, isn't the organization is under your command?"

"Don't be absurd Alfred,"

The words in Williams mouth paused for a while and stopped his movement. He know that Alfred only know that organization for six month so William have a responbility to explain it.

"I,.....I didn't have a command of that organization,"

"But my lord, if you didn't have a command to that organization. So why they're willing to cooperate with us?"

"We only have a common goals, and they're using us for that goal,"

Alfred didn't say anything after that, Alfred that heard his master answer began sweating from his forehead. After a while, William and Alfred now in front of the office.

After talking about the next plan and project, Alfred excuse himself and leaving his master alone before William goes to the office.

William then began opened the door and go to inside, inside the room was dark and there's so many document above Williams desk. Today was a full moon, the moon baring its light and it was the sole light source that illuminating the room through the big window behind the workdesk. William on purpose didn't light the room because it's in the middle of the night.

He is coming inside and closing the door, after that he began walking toward his work desk. But in the middle of his walk, he stopped. The atmosphere became chilly, he knows that this chilly atmosphere was not because the weather, but it is because of other reason. William began sweating and his heartbeat skipped faster than before.

"Good work for today, Sir William,"

The sound of other man apart from himself resounding from his behind.

William know that Alfred already leave and he know that no one inside this room when he entered. But, he know the person who talking from his behind.

"Good day,"

"Mr. Shadow the Puppeteer,"

Shadow that standing still now walking forward to the tip of dark area before reaching the moonlight that illuminating from the window.

William slowly rotate his body and facing the man. Shadow was wearing a robe with hood that covering. William can't see Shadow face, his face covered by the darkness and no one know the real identity of the Shadow.

"Sneaky like always,"

Shadow didn't answering.

"It seems you're having fun gossiping with that buttler,...."

William's can't argue with that, his sweat pouring heavy and his heart skipped a lot faster than before. He know the consequence and he know the rules.

"Calm down, Sir William,"

"I'm here only to talk, that's my sole purpose,"

William gulped and answering, "You're always here for talking,"

"Yes, like always, indeed,...."

The quiet atmosphere began lurking again.

"First, you have my thank you for depleting the search personel in the area,"

Shadow bowing formally in front of William. William didn't react and standing still.

"And the second is, i'm here for the usual,"

William's know what Shadow mean by the "usual", with haste William put the document on his workdesk and sliding it until reach the person hand. Shadow take it and began confirming the content.

"Very well," mumbling Shadow.

"Like always, the revolutionaries didn't make a move but it seems they still have someone that backup the movement. And about the rat, the Borvomite device that they researching are now being tested,"

Shadow tossing a few photos black and white to the desk. There's a person in one of the photos that holding a device with ball curve made of some kind of steel. The person inside that photo was flaying. In another photos there's many researcher joyfully and a few of the raised they hand because of the success.

William shocked seeing that photo.

"That's impossible,....."

"I-isn't this too big for Borvomite to work optimally?!"

William's raising his voice a little bit.

"As you can see, it's work properly even though the size is that big,"

Bormovite was a blue crystal that founded ten years ago by some people from coal industries. After its discovery, the Kingdom was excited and many researchers do some research for its use. But, a few month after the researchers do some research. An incident happen, at first that was just ordinary lab accident. But, after awhile the environtment where the incident happen changed.

The people who directly exposed by the blast were dead of cancer after 5 years and some people saved but lost its eyes. After that, the goverment decided that researching of Brovomite was forbidden. Only a few people in this kingdom that legally researching and civilians don't know the existence of Bromovite it self.

The result of goverment research was they're able to use it for lifting a big luggage and most of the company that in goverment command using it.

"We already research it and the result was same and,....."

"According to the agreement, we will take the document with the result as well,"

The result of this research was tantalizing, the Kingdom can use it and make work easier. But William know that he can't provoke or break the agreement with Shadow organization.

With a disappointment William hardly follow the agreement.

"I know,...."

"Good,"

After that Shadow tossing a few photos again on the desk.

The photos that he's tossing was a photos of many children in the prison.

"?!"

William bewildered, his face distorted and angry expression curved on the surface of the middle aged man.

"As you can see, arround 50 children in the ages of 7 to 12 was be held captive. 20% of them already dead because they were used as guinea pig, and the rest are slave that being sold to the lower noble house,"

William's already know that but he's feels hopeless and pitying the children.

"The day after tomorrow we will make a move when the sun set until the highlight of the night,"

While saying that, Shadow tossing something again on top of the desk. It was document with information about the organization that William hunt.

When William's sight focussing at the document, Shadow figures are gone melting into the darknest without a trace.

William stood still with distorted faces, and began talking to himself. With a huge sigh he said, "This current goverment is rotten to the core,"