Malcolm started to walk with too many thoughts in his mind. He initially wanted to investigate The Marooner because of something he wasn’t even sure of, but he ended up finding a person with blood abilities. It was like this whole incident was his lucky encounter. Not only could he validate the thought he had after he saw him, if he were to find The Marooner, but the latter also helped him find a person with blood ability.
He would eventually hear the person with the blood element, but it was always better to be aware of it earlier than later. If they left the person with a blood element growing up without their knowledge, they would pay for it.
He was still troubled with the newly emerged blood element user when he saw the most beautiful woman on Earth. He stopped and admired her from afar as she talked to her colleague.
She had raven black hair and almond-emerald eyes. She had a white lab coat over her black clothes, and the contrast was brightening her beauty.
Talking to her colleague, she noticed stares at her. She then looked in a certain direction. A rose bed then blossomed on her dimples as she saw the person staring at her. She said her goodbye to her friend and walked to Malcolm.
“You are watching me like love stricken again? I thought you would stop doing it after our third child.” She said lovingly as she reached out for a kiss.
“I will always admire your beauty, my Queen.” Malcolm said as he tried to hide the goofy look on his face.
“Oh, you're gonna make me blush.” Evelyn said but then turned serious the next. “Have you found him?”
“Not yet, but we are close. I found three possible strongholds he can be in.” Malcolm said as he pulled Evelyn to a side. The hall was crowded, and he didn’t want to talk among too many people.. Malcolm checked to see if there was anyone paying attention to them before showing the map his aide sent earlier.
“Are you sure about your insight? I mean you were still far from him when he ran away. Is there a chance for you to be mistaken?” Evelyn asked after some time. He knew his husband, but the thing he said was something she was researching for years. She was lost, because she was defeated in a scientific breakthrough, but she was also glad to see her ideas were still possible and proven.
“Positive. You know my power. I can null any power in a circle around me, it also helps me to feel the powers. It was far away from me, so I couldn’t feel exactly, but I am certain that The Marooner has no electricity element.” Malcolm said.
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“Then we are right. The armor has two elements.” Evelyn looked at the footage of The Marooner wearing the armor without holding the orb and another scene where he is unleashing an electric attack. “We finally found a clue that two elements can appear in one orb.”
“Yes darling. Now all we have to do is find The Marooner, and ask him how he did it.” Malcolm said with a smile.
Evelyn was experimenting for such a long time without any clue, and now they found it.
“But, would he help us?” Evelyn asked. “The armor seems to be high tier, he must have a background that helped him to acquire it. Why would he help us when he has people supporting him?”
“Since he risked his life to fight against Starve Cleric, he must be a person with a conscience.” Malcolm said and looked at his wife, “He is not some criminal, I am sure of it. We just have to find him."
“His armor was Grunt-Rank pinnacle-tier, and even though criminals were all Grace-Rank too, they all had pinnacle-tier weapons. It is not always helpful to give Grace-Rank people higher tier orbs because it will slow down their progress and growth, but since The Marooner had no trick up his sleeve, he shouldn’t have a strong background.” Malcolm rationalized his ideas.
Evelyn looked at the map with a nod and realized something. “Oh, he can be in the same stronghold with Miles.”
“Yes. I wanted to talk to him too, but Coin is not answering. They must be in Portal World.” Malcolm said.
“I wonder how they are doing? Is my baby getting bullied because of his condition?” Evelyn said as her eyes got teary.
“More like he bullies others.” Malcolm murmured silently.
“What did you say, honey?” Evelyn looked at Malcolm with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
“Sweetheart, I wanted to tell you this, but I wasn’t sure how you would react.” Malcolm said as he loosened his collar. “Miles, kinda, took a Strengthening Serum and is a lot stronger than what we think.”
“WHAT!?” Evelyn was surprised. “Who let my baby take that damned medicine at his age?”
“Probably us. Remember you said there was 1 ml missing from 10 bottles a year ago.” Malcolm said. “They probably weren’t missing.”
“Ah, as expected of my son. He took 1 ml from each bottle to make one, instead of stealing one whole bottle.” Evelyn praised her son then realized.
“That spawn of the devil will get smacked so hard, the serum will come out his nose.” Then she looked at her husband angrily. “How long have you known this? To think my baby survived after using that medicine only proves his will, I wonder what he is doing right now. I know we decided not to bother him with constant calls but I can’t help but wonder.”
Malcolm, at this point, lost all his demeanor and looked like a scared kid. “I learned a few days ago, I promise. Merlin told me and he learned it from Quinn.”
“Hmm.” Evelyn snorted and walked towards the door. “That lass? I like her. But Merlin will taste motherly love when he returns.”
“As for you—” Evelyn turned back and looked at Malcolm with an evil smile. “You are not getting it for a month.”
“NOOOOOOOOO!” The painful cries of the Major General reverberated throughout the headquarters.
All men heard the scream, and shared the pain with the fallen soldier. They all stood still for a minute to support and showed him respect.