As Kita, Raya, Caity and Alex walk along the marble second floor and gold lined building, Kita can't help but stare at the beautiful architecture and colours of the city as people in white or navy blue robes pepper the marketplace.

They arrive at Ms Eeve's shop, a lot quieter and focused than before. Before they enter, Alex looks back and passes each of them a nod with a pause for confirmation before glancing at the next person.

Kita isn't the greatest at planning, she made Raya very aware of this although she seemed to have had experience with Kitas improvisational style. As Alex passes Kita a nod, she feels the rush of the dark one's presence through her body. A sharp and sudden fear that prompts her to turn her head around- but there's only civilians in sight. She was expecting to see Jan souls taunting her with that ego-filled smile that's etched in Kita's image of the dark one.

Is he here? She asks herself as the surge of fear begins to dissipate. But she's unsure. Should I tell them?

She looks back over at Alex, who has a slightly concerned face overlaid on his game face. And she nods in confirmation, despite her uncertainty.

Everyone's so focused right now, this could throw them off. If the dark one shows up, they'll have to deal with it in the moment.

Alex opens the door, and confidently barges into Ms Eeve's store and the rest of them follow his lead. The store is relatively empty considering it is still early in the morning- There are four strangers in it, but Ms Eeve is not within sight.

"Don't hurt them," Raya says, passing a stern look to Alex.

"You four," Alex orders, rolling his eyes at Raya and pointing at the strangers from a distance. "Get out,"

The store guests stare blankly at Alex, and subtly chuckle to one another. So, he pulls out a gun tucked away from behind his back, clicking on its lever with his thumb.

"Out!" He yells at them. Fear glistens in their eyes as they immediately shuffle to the front entrance. Dropping whatever they were holding to raise their hand as they scurry past.

The weapon looks familiar to Kita and the name is at the tip of her tongue. A rev… olution?

From the back door, the one with the room full of pills behind it, emerges Ms Eeve with an angered look on her face. Another two of her guests pop out from behind her, cuing Alex to raise the gun at them.

"What the hell are you doing?" Ms Eeve yells at Alex flaring her golden teeth in anger.

"Tell them to leave," Alex order with the gun pointed at Ms Eeve.

She doesn't budge, and holds a brief glare at Alex as she considers the best course of action.

"Please leave," Ms Eeve asks her guests with her eyes fixed on Alex.

Caity follows behind the guests as they rush for the door and she locks it behind them.

"Call your security guard," Alex orders.

"Thabo," Ms Eeve reluctantly calls out. "Please come here,"

The large security guard steps behind Ms Eeve, noticing the situation and scanning the room with a frustrated glare as he looks at each of them.

Alex reaches into his pocket and pulls out a pair of handcuffs before throwing it on the floor at Ms Eeve. "Put those on him," Alex says.

"You should really carry a backpack," Kita says.

"I'm not usually passive enough to need more than a gun," He says, still glaring at Ms Eeve.

That probably sounded intimidating to the hostages, but that doesn't justify shoving everything into your pockets.

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Ms Eeve slowly crouches down to pick up the handcuffs and looks up at her security guard. "Sorry," She says as she steps behind him to lock the cuffs.

"It's alright Ma'am," He says with a deep, monotonous voice, "It is safest for you to comply,"

Once Ms Eeve handcuffs her security guard, Alex goggles his gun at the man and then to the floor. The man follows suit and walks behind the counter and sits down with his back against the wall.

Kita looks at Ms Eeve to awkwardly lock eyes with her infuriated glare.

"We're back," Kita says with a half-hearted smile.

"Stealing one of my pills wasn't enough for you?" Ms Eeve scoffs.

"She did that," Kita says, pointing at Raya. "She's got quite intrusive fingers,"

"What the fuck do you want?" Ms Eeve stomps her foot.

"Take us upstairs," Alex says, sheathing the gun behind his back. "To your home on level three,"

"What?" Ms Eeve's expression drops. "I-uh,"

"Upstairs," Caity reiterates.

Ms Eeve takes a big gulp and straightens her back. " If I say no?"

"This would be a lot easier if we didn't have to hurt you," Alex says.

"I'm open to the idea," Kita grins, stepping forward to prey on Ms Eeve's timidness.

Ms Eeve stays put, eyeing Kita as she approaches and maintaining her nearly rigid expression.

"Is there something you don't want us to see up there?" Kita asks.

Ms Eeve breaks eye contact and looks at Alex before shaking her head.

"I will not," She declares, prompting Kita to start brainstorming ways of forcing this lady to submit.

Mind control would be the easiest option, but the thought of it alone feels as though it would heavily tax her available souls.

Ms Eeve glances at the security guard, who glances back at her and slowly nods his head.

"Eyes on me!" Kita barks. Without much thought, she slowly raises a hand and feels it getting hotter, and the moisture on her skin evaporates into thin wisps of steam. The thought of a frying pan fresh off the fire should do.

She slowly etches her hand closer to Ms Eeves face, and in response Ms Eeves body jolts to the approaching heat.

"Not too much," Raya says, prompting Kita to sigh and roll her eyes.

"If you ask me, this is already quite tame," Kita whispers to Ms Eeve with a grin. Kita grabs Ms Eeves shirt and pulls her back.

"What's it going to be?" Kita asks as she brings her hand closer and closer.

"They won't let you through if I'm hurt," Ms Eeve says.

Kita uses her cool hand to grab Ms Eeves arm. "You're immortal, remember?" Kita chuckles and slides up one of Ms Eeve's long sleeves. "We can do this over and over again," Ms Eeve panics to the sudden motion but reacts too late, and Kita grabs the exposed forearm with her hot hand.

The sound of meat on a low heat grill sizzles as Ms Eeve howls in pain, using her other arm to pry away at Kita's grip. Kita let's go, and Ms Eeve squirms as she reaches for the shriveled wound shaped like a handprint.

"Want more?" Kita asks as Caity tosses Ms Eeve a bottle of water from her backpack.

"No!" Ms Eeve cries as she raises her hands up at Kita's approach. "I'll take you upstairs,"

"See, that wasn't so tough," Kita chuckles as Ms Eeve houses her forearm with the bottle of water, grunting in pain as the sizzle sound dissipates.

"I should have known you were soulless," Ms Eeve scoffs as she glares up at Kita. "It's written in your eyes… I didn't know there was one that is so old,"

"What the fuck do you mean old?" Kita bites, stepping aggressively at Ms Eeve.

"Relax," Alex says, putting an arm out to block Kita.

Ms Eeve chuckles as she squints at the burn mark on her arm. "Who knew this was the extent a soulless' powers,"

"That's the tip of the iceberg," Kita says, "Say something stupid again and I'll show you what's hidden beneath the waters,"

"Roll down that sleeve," Alex orders Ms Eeve as he grabs her by the collar and lifts her to her feet. "We don't have time to listen to you talk,"

"Alright!" Ms Eeve yells as she stumbles to Alex shoving. "Your aggressive friend over there has done enough,"

Ms Eeve walks to the other door behind the counter, and opens it to reveal a larger room stacked with more boxes similar to those underneath the shelves filled with flowers and herbs. At the opposite end of the room, there is another door which she unlocks using a key attached to her bracelet. It leads to a dimly lit room with lamps across a elongated desk that has an assortment of shaped glasses and tools.

"What is this?" Raya asks.

"My lab," Ms Eeve says, "I synthesis medicines here,"

"Where is it?" Alex orders, pushing Ms Eeve to the center of the room.

Ms Eeve grunts in frustration as she holds her burnt arm up close to her body. Once she regains her footing, she points towards two steel doors behind a shelf, smaller than Reiku's.

"Ah fuck that," Kita sighs as she glres at the elevator.