"Hmm.. This world has many interesting laws," They spoke while Deum and Remu were chained to the wall, their bodies bore the mark of the whips that they inflicted upon them.

Then they walked up to their near lifeless bodies and whispered into their ear. "You know, I do want to kill you both but it's better to keep you alive," They said as they looked at the body of the Lead Researcher that was laying on the ground, drained of all of its blood which they used to regenerate the body they were in, the consciousness still trapped inside, nearly dead but not.

Deum and Remu were unable to reply, they slightly raised their head to look at the guards that were already brainwashed by them.

"All hope is gone.. No one in this world will be able to stop them now.." Deum thought as he tried to think of their name, but his consciousness nearly disappeared as his body shuddered in pain.

They looked at Deum and smirked. "Trying to think of my name? Well, it's a new thing we got after our difficulty conquering a world very similar to this.. You cannot recite our name without a severe backlash. I made sure that my name had consequences worse than death," They chuckled, while Deum and Remu remained silent, unable to say or do anything. They were the 'traitors' of their species, those who didn't participate in the war against creation and those who didn't support the cannibalism among Angels.

"Anyways, I will use this place to.. cultivate my true body here.. Since I obviously can't call it here.." They spoke with a hint of anger in their voice, that was clear from the way they kicked the dried up corpse of the lead researcher.

"He was radical, but he didn't expect to die like this." Remu thought of the Lead researcher who was a member of the committee that oversaw the entirety of Techonia Research Centre. He was arrogant and didn't believe in the concept of 'cruelty' or 'death' when it came to expanding knowledge, but he didn't know that the lead researcher was going to die in such a way.

"Rest in peace.. Lead Researcher Aolga." Deum and Remu thought as they looked at each other. Even if he Aolga was an eccentric scientist, he was still one of their colleagues and deserved one last bow of respect while his body was used as a stress toy by them.

They continued to kick the corpse until it was mushed and the wall was dented.

"Tsk.. If I had my real body, I would have turned this world upside down by now.. So I should start making it, shouldn't I?" They spoke loud and clear for Deum and Remu to hear.

They looked up at them in horror as they understood what they meant by 'making their true body'.

A plan that would take a century began that night.

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EIA Detective Agency,

Mr. Monzard was sweating profusely as he asked Iliana. "What is happening?! Why is my daughter being arrested again? I thought the case was solved and the culprit was jailed."

The man was clearly distressed about his daughter, but Iliana was too tired to deal with him. The dark patches under her eyes were from pulling all-nighters to catch up with the sudden increase in work load.

Ever since Supreme Judge Gerald dissolved the Jury system, the new judge has been reviewing old cases day and night, making both the police force and Detective Agencies work overnight to send reports on previous cases whose verdicts seemed even a slight bit rushed.

And Mr. Monzard's case was one of them. His daughter's and the man's charges were dropped too quickly ever since a vampire was introduced in the case and the verdict was passed without any proper investigation on the vampire, and whether if she was guilty or not. There was also an ongoing investigation on the Judge and the Jury Panel of that case and many more.

"I am sorry, Mr. Monzard, but currently, our agency is too busy to handle any requests on previous cases. You will have to take it up with the court," Iliana replied before she went back to arranging reports on her computer, printing and reorganizing them before putting them in envelopes to drop at the court. There were currently seventeen such envelopes on her desk, making Mr. Monzard hesitate to press Iliana for more.

So he took her advice and walked out of the Agency to go to the court to enquire about his daughter.

After a minute, Abel walked into the Agency. Upon seeing him, Iliana smiled. "Welcome back.. I need some help," she said as she sealed shut the last envelope and sat down before sighing.

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"Please get these to the courthouse, submit it to the window as 'Reports of Reopened cases as requested by Judge Jillian'."

"Got it.." Abel spoke calmly as he caught the car keys that Iliana threw at him before he picked up the bunch of envelopes, before adding. "Close the business hours and sleep. I'll be back soon."

"Thanks.." Iliana replied as she walked up to the door as Abel left, putting the close sign and locking the business front door.

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A few hours later,

Upon returning to the office, Abel noticed Eluya resting on the couch and sat down beside her.

"Tired?" He asked calmly, to which Eluya nodded before she turned to him and hugged him.

"You are the worst kind of person I could've fallen for.. You are hurt.." Eluya spoke, as if she knew what had transpired with Abel in the meeting with other Proxies.

"It's not like I can hide anything from you," Abel spoke, smiling softly as he hugged Eluya back. "I was only gone for a week."

"Yeah, and a lot has transpired. The Jury system was abolished completely, a lot of vampires have been released from Aslahan and investigations are being conducted on the corrupt Jury and judges." Eluya said as she wiped the tears off her eyes, a sign of victory against the oppression in Luminae.

But the stigma against the vampires was still present. A mindset that has been there for a few generations will not vanish in a week but it was a step towards the right direction.

"Yeah, I noticed how many people were lining up to inquire about the new system.. including Mr. Monzard.." Abel added calmly.

"Do you think we made a difference?" Eluya asked as she pulled back from the hug, her eyes glimmering with hope.

"Yes, every impartial decision we take or inspire others to take is one step closer to true justice.. I would say, it counts."

Abel smiled at Eluya, wiping the tears from Eluya's cheeks before sighing. "So what have you two been up to? It's clear that you weren't in Luminae and Iliana pulled an all-nighter or two.."

"Yes, I was in Necroma for the report of the 'Rogue Vampire' case and the new Judge is calling old cases and serving impartial justice.. As expected of Geppie's disciples," Eluya said with a chuckle. "Would you like to carry me to my room?" She added teasingly.

"I could.. but that's not fun now, is it?" Abel replied teasingly.

"Yes, Yes.. Not very fun." Austin spoke out of the blue as he and Rina were observing them, followed by Rina pouting as she repeated his words.

"Yes, yes.. Not very fun indeed."

"Meow!" Ellen meowed before she jumped into Abel's head, perched like a crown before purring again.

"Wow, you two haven't gone back yet?" Abel asked calmly, nearly breaking out into laughter at Austin and Rina's jealous pouts.

"We were planning to go back today." Austin replied.

"And we feel much better thanks to Miss Eluya." Rina added, still a bit jealous of the hug Abel got from Eluya.

"It seems our beloved soon-to-be King and Queen love you." Abel said to Eluya, who chuckled back.

Austin and Rina blushed at Abel's comment and cleared their throats to gain some semblance of control over this situation.

"Teasing aside, I hope both of you are fine now.." Abel asked.

"Yes, we had a good week of therapy with Miss Eluya and Ellen." Rina spoke, followed by Ellen meowing to say that she loved it as well before the office fell silent.

"Before you leave, I do wish to have a talk if you don't mind." Abel broke the silence.

Austin and Rina nodded before they sat down on the couch in front of Abel and Eluya.

"Austin, Can you organise 'Corps of Seven' to rendezvous outside Techonia on 23rd September? And Rina, there is a secret force in the republic named 'Terra Krugers', can you make sure that they rendezvous at Techonia as well.. If possible, I would like both of you there as well."

"It's not impossible.. I can try," Rina replied after a moment of consideration.

"The Corps of Seven is under the direct order of Supreme Judge Gerald, so I can only relay your message to him," Austin said calmly.

"And as for us, I can try but I am not sure if my father will allow it but Austin will be there," Rina added, followed by Austin nodding.

"But why 23rd of September?" Eluya asked Abel about the specificity of the date.

"Because Lady 4th has mobilized the entirety of Iron Wolves to wage war on Techonia," 14 spoke, as he suddenly appeared behind Abel, startling Austin and Rina. "It seems that Lord 5th has some idea about it as well."

"It was a natural deduction." Abel said before the room fell silent again.

Then 14th quietly handed a letter to Abel and Eluya before speaking. "There are the letters for you."

"I will get going now. I have a few more letters to deliver." 14th said before disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"That was quite a show." Rina spoke, still startled by 14th.

Abel nodded as he read his letter calmly, while Eluya was reading her letter trembling.

"How can this happen?!" Eluya shouted, scaring Ellen. The look of horror on her face was enough to scare Austin and Rina, after all, Eluya, who hadn't shown any signs of fear before was trembling in what was fear and anger.

"This is our cue.. Eluya—No, Elaira.. Pack the bags, finish any reports you have by tomorrow. We will be leaving for Master's house by ten in the morning tomorrow." Abel spoke with a glimmer of anger in his eyes.

Then he looked at the two in front of them and nodded, "You should leave as well."

Austin and Rina nodded before they put on their disguise and left the Agency.

Once they had left, Abel patted Eluya's back while she crumpled the paper in her hands, her expression twisted into unparallel anger at what she had just read.

"We have lost all contact of the Search Team sent to Techonia, likely due to the booby traps. The last message we recieved was 'The city is empty'."

"Can we leave faster?" Eluya asked.

"As soon as you finish your report and Iliana is up." Abel said calmly as he began walking towards the stairs.

"I will complete it then." Eluya said while gritting her teeth as she tied her hair into a messy bun and began working on the report.

The urgency to leave was strong but she couldn't make any mistakes in the report so she calmed herself down before she began writing, while Abel went into his room and began packing essentials.