"What do you think Mister Sage, are you up for the task?" Nika smiled after Walter retreated.

"Am I up for the task!? I'm so excited I can't wait to depart already!" Uriel exclaimed barely containing the widest smile to ever appear on his face.

"Now this is awkward." Nika muttered.

"What do you mean? Is there anything stopping us from departing?"

"Actually, we set off a couple hours after you boarded the ship." She shrugged. "The trip should take less than two days, in the meantime you are allowed to do as you please and I'll be in charge of making sure you're comfortable. Please ask me if you want anything." She finished with a playful wink.

Uriel didn't notice the ship's takeoff or the passing of time because he was mesmerized into his conversation with Mister Walter. Of course none of that bothered him in the slightest, if anything, he was actually grateful because it meant they would be able to reach their destiny even sooner.

Now, he had the whole zeppelin as his entire disposal, he could come and go as he pleased. Borrow books? He could simply take them without telling anyone, food too, even clothes, he could ask for absolutely anything and within a couple minutes everything would be solved. He was given free reign over the airship and he enjoyed every second of it.

The best part, though, was enjoying Nika's attention. Not because she was a beauty, but because she was really good at her job.

All he needed to do was say something like "I'm a bit hungry." and then she would disappear only to come back with a lavish meal. The same thing happened over and over, it was so efficient it was annoying.

"You know, you'd make a great maid. I would absolutely hire you if I had the money." Uriel joked.

"Then If I ever find myself without an employer I'll take your word for it." She joked back.

Being a scientist, Uriel felt like testing the extent of Nika's ability. He purposely left a book in one corner of the ship and once he was at the exact opposite corner he complained about 'forgetting' his book somewhere in the ship. Nika nodded slightly and then vanished in front of his eyes, not even a full minute after she appeared back with the book on her hands.

"Is there anything else I can help you with Mister Sage?" She said with a smile.

"How are you doing this!? It's really unsettling that you disappear and appear out of nowhere!" He finally gave up in attempting to secretly find out about her trait.

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"You're asking me about my trait? I thought it was some sort of an unspoken rule among hunters to never ask other people's traits but I don't mind telling. My trait is called shadow companion, I can merge with the shadows of any one person and emerge from there too."

After his question was answered he spent the rest of the evening exploring the zeppelin and getting familiar with it. Everyone on the airship saluted him as if he was a high ranking military officer, it made him feel really awkward, but deep inside he reveled in it.

When he finally grew tired of all the attention and there was nothing else for him to do, he simply went to the luxurious room he was assigned but then it was Nika's time for mischief.

She popped inside the bathroom just as he was about to take a shower, then she popped behind him while he was changing clothes. Uriel did his best to remain alert, but she always appeared out of thin air and every single time he was startled.

The worst part was when it was time to sleep, though, because Uriel was tired already and the only thing he wanted was to get some rest.

"Can't you just go somewhere else?" Uriel begged.

"No can do." She said with a grin. "I'm currently your bodyguard, wherever you go i must follow."

"You say that like my life is on danger, but I just want to sleep!"

"Wasn't it funny to send me look for your book?"

Uriel resigned himself to the situation he was in, it was incredibly odd and awkward to fall asleep with someone staring at him from the corner of the room. After a while he opened his eyes and she wasn't in the room.

"Nika, are you there?" He asked tentatively and when he didn't receive a reply he sighed in relief.

"Yes, how may I assist you?" A shadow crept from below the comfortable bed.

"That's enough! I really need to get some sleep, if you don't go somewhere else I'm asking for another bodyguard."

"You won't ever find a prettier bodyguard than me. Come one! There's no need to be so shy, in fact, I could sleep with you if you ask me." She said in a seductive tone that would have worked, if not for the fact that Uriel was already tired.

"I don't need a pretty bodyguard, I need one that will let me get some sleep!"

"Fine, I'll go." Nika went out the room faking a sad smile, then she looked back towards Uriel who was still on his bed expecting him to call her back, but he didn't and she finally left.

"She's really pretty... I wish I wasn't so shy and could have asked her to stay with me." Uriel said out loud once Nika was out of the room.

"A HA! I knew it!" Nika said as she crept out from below the bed using her trait once again, only to receive a pillow to her face.

"I can't believe you actually fell for it!" Uriel laughed. "Now go, this time for real." He said glaring at the bodyguard.

Although the ship was supposed to be a safe place, it was on her best interest that her 'Asset', as bodyguards referred to their proteges, remained safe at all times.

"This guy is no fun" Nika said once she was out of the room, for good this time, but in truth she was thinking the exact opposite. He wasn't arrogant or entitled like most of the people she had worked with before. Despite her being the head of security in the Mapple corp, she started her career as a mere bodyguard which explained why she was so good at her job.

The next couple days Uriel enjoyed life on the zeppelin. Lavish food, nice clothes and people treated him nicely. It was heaven, but as much as he enjoyed getting spoiled he was so excited about the expedition that he couldn't wait to land.

As soon as the zeppelin touched ground he grabbed a backpack that had been prepared for him and ran outside.

"This is amazing! I've never been in a place like this before!" He said after breathing the humid air.