In Lumious Grand Hotel, Southern District, Luminae. Delta, Epsilon and Zeta were seated on the floor in the middle of the room. Their expressions were of a dog scared of its owner. And the owner was Omega, a woman with Charcoal Black Hair and Green eyes, dressed in Grey Formal attire and stilettos, which tapped on the floor as she walked around the room.
The air around her screamed horror, giving a reason to call her 'The Strongest of the Corps of Seven'.
"Delta, Epsilon, Zeta.. Your head is on the ground." Omega spoke with a stern tone and the three of them followed without a second of hesitation.
"Yes, Ma'am!" They shouted as they rested their foreheads on the ground with their hands behind their backs.
Omega chuckled, enjoying the look of fear on three of them. She continued to read the file until she stopped on Abel's photo. Her eyes widened and a smile took over the wicked face, before disappearing as soon as it came.
"So.. The detectives aren't in town?" Omega questioned the three individuals and they answered as they were unable to see the change of face on Omega.
"Yes, Ma'am. As per our information, Abel and Eluya aren't in town and Iliana is currently handling the legacy case of 'Ranberr Family'." Delta said in a very professional tone, with a hint of fear clear as day as he spoke further. "Should we place a target on the Agency, ma'am?"
The air grew silent as Delta suggested placing a target bounty on the agency and the next thing that was heard was Omega kicking Delta in the stomach, making him fly through the room and stop against the wall. Delta coughed some blood before he kneeled once again.
"I'm sorry if my suggestion offended you, Ma'am." Delta spoke, retracting his words immediately.
"Don't suggest anything that's too far from your authority, Delta. Or else.." As Omega spoke, the air became denser making it hard to breathe for the three members of the Seven.
Just then, Alpha and Beta entered the room, dressed in a casual T-shirt and Shorts, sighing at the condition of Delta, Zeta and Epsilon.
"Omega.. Can you not thrash your own team?" Alpha said with a calm sigh while Beta glared at Delta.
"We do need to talk though." Beta said, waving her hands at the Delta and his siblings, who ran out as fast as possible.
Once alone, Alpha's expression turned grim as he spoke. "Omega, we haven't found a clue on a High Priest, let alone a Proxy. I'm getting tired of this rat chase, we need to be on the frontlines."
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"I agree with what Alpha is saying, We don't even know if a Proxy is here or not. We are only going by the statement of that Major General and it doesn't seem to be credible because of lack of proof." Beta said calmly, her expression of concern and worry.
The silence in the room was deafening as the three of them present thought about their current situation for a few minutes, before it was broken by Omega's yawn.
"What's the status report on Gamma?" Omega enquired.
"He is.. doing his own things as usual. We all know he doesn't listen to anyone but you." Alpha spoke with an unamused look in his eyes, waiting for Omega's answer.
"sigh That child.. I'll call him. Till then, you two. Pass a message to Supreme Judge Gerald, we need to dissolve the judges here and need a few replacements immediately." Omega said calmly, nodding at Alpha and Beta as they left, however they did have concerned faces at Omega's suggestion to call the Supreme Judge himself, but they cannot go against Omega's orders.
Once Alpha and Beta had left, she reopened the file on EIA detective agency and smiled at herself and murmured. "Master.. Your place has some traces of Harmony. I won't get rid of it, for you. I won't let anything get in your way." She spoke, caressing Abel's photo in the file before sighing, closing the file with a thud.
At that moment, Delta entered the room and knelt as per customs, waiting for Omega's orders.
"Delta, find Gamma and pass him a message from me. 'Limit the Search Area of Southern District.'" Omega ordered with a commanding tone, much different to the soft murmuring from a moment ago.
"Yes ma'am." Delta spoke obediently, walking out of the room leaving Omega alone.
Meanwhile, Alpha and Beta entered their room, and stood beside the table with a map fixed on it.
"I think we should visit Aslahan for some clues, don't you think, Beta?" Alpha asked with a firm tone. Beta nodded, agreeing with this little detour in this search.
"If you agree, then we should go today." Beta said calmly, twirling her hair around her finger. It was clear from her expression that she wished there was no Proxy or High Priest in Luminae, lest the fight will burn the entirety of the town and quite possibly a part of Northern Forests.
"Beta.." Alpha whispered calmly, acknowledging the concern in Beta's eyes. But he couldn't bring himself to wish the same thing or show weaknesses.
"Let's go. We'll spend the night at Aslahan, so pack our equipment." Alpha said calmly before he sat on the sofa and dialed a number on his phone.
"It's me, Alpha. Send a message to Supreme Judge Gerald.. It's from Omega."
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"Your Honour, Omega wishes to dissolve the Jury of Luminae and requests you to oversee the dissolution."
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"Yes, Your Honour. We will do as you say."
After Alpha lowered his phone from his ear, Beta knelt in front of him, gently taking the phone from his trembling hand and placing it on the table.
"I don't like talking to higher authorities.. I always get scared." Alpha whimpered, earning a chuckle from Beta.
"It seems the Second-in-command of our Corps is still a child at heart." Beta teased, tickling Alpha's cheeks before walking away to prepare their bag for the trip to Aslahan.
Meanwhile, in the Capital City of Garharia Empire, Melobranch, The Supreme Judge Gerald was sitting in his office, surrounded by luxury which he felt were meaningless but not enough of a problem to remove, pondering about the sudden request from Omega to dissolve the Jury of Luminae.
Gerald, The Third High Priest of Justifia, was intrigued.