the underground headquarters of Terf gang.
Cien opened the door slowly and peek a little bit if there someone. He saw a long corridor but didn’t see anyone in this long corridor. “I didn’t see anyone” Cien mumbled. He signals the two that he didn’t see anyone, it was like the people here left not long time ago.
Cien realized the Terf gang manpower was distracted to the ongoing war between Udio gang.
He was joyful that they will not worrying the Terf gang might come to them while looting this place as they already left to this place to reinforce the war between the gangs.
Cien opened the door wide. He felt that they only need to worry is the time they looting this place.
“Let’s begin our charity time” Theo said to them while smiling. “hehehehe” Divina was giggling and Dreg was grinning.
They went to every room as they looting everywhere and took what they can get.
“Guys I saw something here” Divina shouted at them. She saw something when she looting this big room.
Cien and Dreg heard Divina shout and went to the room where she at. You will notice that Cien and Dreg was carrying a bag of many full things such as food, money, accessories and so on while they were running going to where Divina at. it was their truly lucky day because their gain was immense that it’s worth almost one year of begging and taking child benefit.
Cien and Dreg was smiling like it was their happiest day in their lifetime.
Cien opened the door where Divina is. He saw Divina and asked “What happened?”.
“Look there is a big hole there and I think it was a mine” Divina said felt exciting.
Cien saw many tools in this big room like shovels, pickaxes, hammers, chisels, and so on. Infront of them there is a big hole like it was a man-made hole that excavate by many people.
“So, what interesting about here that you called us while we are taking charity? You knew we don’t have enough time” Cien said, he was baffle to the action of Divina.
“I knew but I discover something in the mine that valuable than we looting in this corridor, come with me!!” Divina said excitedly and she ran to where she discovered something valuable.
Cien and Dreg went along with Divina as they went to the mine.
After a few minutes, Cien and Dreg saw a cart not far from them. “Look what inside of this cart” Divina said excitedly. Cien and Dreg saw the inside of the cart, it was full of gold and silver. At first Cien and Dreg was dazed when they saw the inside of the cart and felt like they were dreaming but they overcome it and felt excited that they are already in the heaven.
“We're rich HAHAHA” Divina said, she was felt excited and thinking what she will buy after they left in this headquarter.
They hurriedly took what they can get along with them while smiling happily.
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While they greedily taking the silver and gold inside the cart, they didn’t notice that someone was coming to the mine.
Jaren, a gang member of Terf gang. He was working to the Terf gang for seven years so he was trusted and let him work in the headquarter. He knew that this was dirty work but he believed that morality is useless when it cannot even give food to person and he had a family that relied to him for them to eat and not to be starved. He was normal person without power as he worked and climbed this ladder by his own. If he needed to choose two options between his family or his morality, he will choose his daughter and his wife than his morality that doesn’t worth penny to this world.
He was one of the people left behind to guard this place while the main force was fighting above. He was going to the mine as it was the place he assigned to guard. When he was in the corridor he noticed while going to the mine that some of the room looked had been looted by someone.
He was alerted and his face looked solemn. ‘I need to press the button to report this’ Jaren thought, he went to the nearest button to signal everyone inside. A siren sound echo to the whole Headquarter of the Terf gang.
“What happened?!” a member of Terf gang that guarding said. The guards that had been guarding the Terf gang headquarter was alerted as they heard a siren sound that echo to every corner of headquarter.
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In the entrance of the Terf gang headquarter.
Two leaders come to agreement to stop the war between the gangs and share their own benefit.
The two gang leaders and the people going inside of Terf gang heard the siren sound that alarming the people inside that someone infiltrated their headquarter. Bran was shocked and looked to Conan that standing side of his.
“What the meaning of this, Conan? I thought we come to agreement that we should stop the war” Bran said solemnly. His face was unsightly that this bastard didn’t do his promise.
“Hey I don’t have anything to do about behind of this siren! I’m telling the truth; I knew the bigger picture and why would I do these petty things when we already come to agreement” Conan said, he was confused to the happening also because he didn’t plan this petty attack.
The Udio gang will be in the awkward situation when the two fight again and their relation will be worsening if the war between the two escalate to no return and Conan don’t want that to happen. He knew his boundary and limit, he not come here to fight but to get a slice of benefit. fighting all out war to Terf gang only downfall will be the conclusion between the two.
Bran saw the face of Conan and he looked that he didn’t do behind of this.
“Eron go along with ten members along with you and investigate what happened!!” bran said solemnly.
“Yes sir” Eron said, he chooses the ten members that will come with him and they went to where the siren was.
The atmosphere between two parties became awkward because of this unexpected situation.
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To the place where Cien, Dreg, and Divina.
They were very surprised and shocked when they heard the echo siren to the place where they looted, the corridor. Cien realize that they were in the dangerous situation and thought that they should to this place as much as possible.
“Stop what you are doing and we are now going to leaving this!!” Cien said loudly to them. they were in the threatening situation where many adults will come to them and helplessly will be caught if they were saw them.
Divina first reacted and said “Let’s go”. They went back to the place where they came from. Divina went first as she didn’t have many things with him in her bag while Cien and Dreg had heavy bag with them because they took many things.
They saw the big room that full of tools, they felt relief that their still no one in the big room. Divina was in the front while they were running and she was the one going to open the door. When they already near to the door she opened for them to go in the corridor but a hand surface when she opened the door that gripped her neck and a short sword went to her neck that it was only inch near on his neck.
“don’t move or I will kill this girl infront of you!!” Jaren said while panicking and thinking what he should do to this situation. He was okay if it was adult that he will confront but kids that looked below 10 years old was something he never expected working here. He also had daughter that look the same age as them so she was hesitant what he should do this situation.
Cien and Dreg was shocked to this unexpected situation. They were unprepared, Cien was horrified as he saw his sister had a short sword on his neck. He was dazed and cannot think rationally when he saw his sister was in the life and death situation.
The two only was standing there in daze. “PUT YOUR WEAPON DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND THE BAG BEHIND YOU!!” Jaren said, he planned that he will capture these kids but he was still cautious because he saw knife in their waist. Even though these kids look below 10 years old to him, he didn’t underestimate them when they can infiltrate the headquarter easily.
“No, leave me here and go!” Divina said while crying, she realized that its better if she left behind than be captured all of them and their life will be decided by the gang if they will let them alive or die.
Divina said didn’t went to the ears of Cien because he cannot do that to his sister and he had no courage to leave his sister while he leaving without him.
“Okay we will do that but please sir don’t hurt my sister” Cien said, he was looking to his sister worried when he said that.
“I will not hurt your sister until two of you surrender so put your knife down on the floor!” Jaren said solemn.
Cien nodded and did what the man said. He was putting his knife down on the floor slowly and he looked to Dreg to signal him to put his knife down to the floor also. Dreg did what Cien ordered, he also don’t want to leave behind Divina and don’t want to see him hurt.
“You guys! Just leave me behind don’t believe to this old man!” Divina said, she didn’t know if she will feel touched that they are not willing to give up on her or felt heartache because of her they will also hurt by staying here with him.
Jaren didn’t care what Divina saying to Cien and Dreg, even though Divina was fighting back through shaking her body or shouting to Cien and Dreg to leave her behind but his action was failure as Jaren was gripping her tightly and Cien doesn’t want to left her behind. She was helpless as to the hand Jaren as her child body cannot fight back to a strong adult even though she wanted to lost on his grip.
“Lay on the floor and your hand behind your back!” Jaren ordered again.
Cien and Dreg did what Jaren order to them as they lay on the floor slowly and their hand was behind on their back.
Jaren took the rope on his back and he tied up first Divina with rope, “let go of me, you bastard” Divina said not letting herself tied up but she was helpless and he put clothes in the mouth of Divina for him not to speak.
After he done tied her up. Jaren went slowly to where Cien and Dreg, he also wanted to tie them up with rope. He went first to where Cien is, he put his knee on the back where Cien hands and he preparing the rope that will tie up Cien hand. While he was distracted preparing the rope that will tie up Cien. A shovel hit his head, “Ugh…” He rolled in pain on the floor when the shovel hit his head and he touched his head that was bleeding. he struggling looked to where come from that hit his head. He saw that Dreg was standing there with shovel while trembling to what he done.
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“YOU-“ Jaren wanted to say something but he stopped speaking because he felt something, he looked below as he saw that horrified him. Divina and Dreg looked were shocked and surprised to what they saw.
Jaren was on the floor with a knife in his throat that stabbed by Cien and Cien hands still on the knife that stabbed Jaren throat. Jaren looked to Cien and he saw a cold eye that looking at him but Cien hand was trembling.
“You-“ Jaren said, his tears drop slowly along with his last word that sound he was betray by someone. He died with eyes open that can be seen a deep of sadness, horrified, and shock.
Cien was only daze there holding the knife that stabbed the throat of Jaren. Divina and Dreg looked at him, they were also pretty shocked and didn’t expect that this will happen.
A sound footstep can be heard outside to the corridor that coming to the mine. Divina was alerted and trying to say something but nothing coming out to her mouth because of clothes that put in by Jaren.
Dreg noticed the weird action of Divina and he heard a footstep that coming to them. he hurriedly went to Divina first to help him remove the rope in her hand and took the clothes in her mouth.
After they done. They heard the footstep was already close to them “Lets run to the mine!” Divina said, she was also panicking what they should do but only one way they can go to this dangerous situation which is the mine infront of them.
Dreg nodded to Divina said. They hurriedly dragged Cien that was still daze looking to Jaren body and they went to the mine while running to their utmost they can.
They already left and was already inside the mine while running to their utmost they can. The door opened and many people went in to this big room. Eron was the last person that went in to this room as he saw Jaren body that stabbed in the throat. He looked gloomy when he saw Jaren body like the sadistic killer want them to see this.
Eron knew Jaren very well even though his position to the Terf gang was below. He knew Jaren was a faithful husband to his wife and hard-working father for his daughter. He worked to the Terf gang to feed his family and for them not to come back again to the poverty where eating once a day is hard enough. Now the father and provider of the family was dead, his family will experience hard time with their own.
He felt angered that he will not forgive who did this to Jaren. “Catch the one who did this, I will be the one taking his head” Eron said coldly. He looked to the hole where the mine is, he knew that it was the only place where the sadistic killer went.
“Yes sir!!” the Terf members on the surrounding said unison and went to the mine. Eron the last person that went to the mine but his face was unsightly.
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Divina and Dreg was dragging the still daze Cien to this dark mine, they are running without torch or lamp in their hands. After many minutes of running to the Terf gang.
They saw a big door from a far with two torch each side, they were confused as to why there is door in this mine but they didn’t think it deeply. A footstep can be heard behind of them that shiver their spine.
“Let’s go to that door” Divina said, she cannot think the better way out but only this one path and she realize they were cornered in this mine. She only thought using the door infront of them and close it.
They ran to the door. Dreg looked his behind and saw that a light of torch that can be seen glowing to this dark mine.
When they already at the door, Dreg opened the door and Divina was struggling lifting Cien to the side. The door was very heavy that Dreg is struggling to open this big door but they opened it to the size where their body is good enough to go through.
“THERE SOMEONE TO THAT DOOR!!” a Terf gang member said, he shouted to let his comrade to knew that he saw someone to the door but it was vague because of dim light and the distance was far.
Divina and Dreg heard the shout of the Terf gang member as they hurriedly went in to the door that enough space to their body.
They put Cien to the floor that still daze and they hurriedly pushed the door to close it that they didn’t notice what behind to them. after they closed the door and locked it with woods. Dreg and Divina inhale and exhale while facing to the door because they were out of breath for this many minutes of running and closing this door. “I never ran this long that my life depends on it” Divina said out of breath while his two hands was on the door. Dreg agreed to Divina said, he also never ran this long while living to the slum. “Let’s go, we don’t have time” Divina said, she knew that they needed to ran because they cannot compete to the adult stamina and the speed of their running.
They looked to their behind after they done resting enough, they also want to know if Cien was okay but they saw his back when their eyes set what behind of them and Cien was standing there without moving while looking to something.
They gasped shocked and surprised to what they saw that very unbelievable to the eyes of the person.
A portal can be seen but it was different to what Theo saw. The appearance of the portal was not elegant and beautiful to the eyes of the person because it was only pure black without different color to the side like what Theo saw. The size of it was different, it was the size of two floor building.
They heard the footstep coming to them again and a light was glowing to the hole of the big door.
Divina and Dreg was alerted and looked to each other. they understand what the meaning of the look. They searched every corner if there a way out here.
The Terf gang member arrive near to the door. “This where that sadistic killer went!” one Terf gang member said. they didn’t know that the one who killed Jaren was a kid and think the killer was sadistic because of the way Jaren died as he had knife in his throat.
They tried pushed the door but not even inch opened the door. No one present here was blood tattoo warrior or aura warrior but only a normal people so they had no physical strength or power to destroy this durable door.
“Help us and push this door!!” the one Terf gang member shouted to the people behind that still don’t do anything and only standing there. They combined their strength to push this door.
Dreg looked to where the big door at. He saw the wood was creaking every time the Terf gang member pushing the door. He realized that their minutes are counted and anytime the Terf gang member will come inside. He was trembling surprise while they banging and pushing the door every time. Divina felt the same even though she was strong on the outside, she was deeply scared and her hand was shivering when she heard the sound where door at.
After a few minutes, Divina and Dreg went to the middle where the portal and Cien standing daze. they looked gloomy and joyless because they searched every corner of this big room but they didn’t see any way out or passage that they can ran again.
“PUSH, PUSH, PUSH” the Terf gang member was shouting in unison. To Divina and Dreg, it was a shout of death that coming to them. Divina cannot hold back his tears, he sobbed uncontrollably. The pressure and scythe of death that on their neck were something beyond to their mental capacity that hard to overcome by merely 6 to 7 years old.
Divina and Dreg looked to the portal. They didn’t realize that this is a portal through small world that had been talking through folk tale since they were child because it was different to the description of the portal that they told them.
Divina and Dreg realize that the door outside was silence and no one banged the door or pushed.
Outside of the door.
The Terf gang member stopped to their activity of pushing the door. They stand their looking the coming person behind them. It was Eron along with the main force.
“Is the killer inside of this door?” Eron asked. At first, he was worried that the killer was going to the portal which is secret place that only higher up knew but he didn’t believe that they can go to the portal place because this mine was like a maze that had many passages but his expectation betrayed him and he never expected the killer went to this important place and not everywhere passage of this mine.
“Yes sir, one of the Terf gang member saw a person went inside of this door a few minutes ago” a Terf gang member respectfully said.
Eron felt headache and he hoped the killer was 14 years old above.
“Make a way!” Eron said. he unscathed his sword and preparing to destroy this door. The Terf gang members did what Eron said and went to the side.
Eron sword instantly covered by blood tattoo energy, it was blood red color. He concentrated looking to the middle of the door and he attacked the door with one slice after.
The door was sliced in the middle as the woods that keep the door locked was sliced to half.
“Open the door now!” Eron ordered the Terf gang members.
The Terf gang member was daze for moment but they hurriedly went to the door for them to push it open.
Cien was woken up to his daze because of the sound and impact of Eron sword to the door. He saw that Divina and Dreg were sitting on the floor and appeared gloomy while looking to the door that shattered their hope leaving here.
“What happened?!” Cien said. he was confused that happening to his surroundings. but they didn’t hear Cien said and focused looking to the destroyed door, they appeared gloomy.
He saw that the door was opening slowly and he see a man standing there looking at him when the door was opening slowly, their eyes meet and they staring each other.
He saw a familiar drawing of a wolf biting a snake on the armor of that man looking at him and he realized that was the symbol of the Terf gang because he always saw it in the alley when he working in the market.
But he saw the man appeared worried when he saw him. Cien looked to Divina and Dreg, after that he looked behind him and he saw the pure black portal. For some reason his mind was telling him that it was a portal but it appeared different to what it was describe in the folk tale that passed down to every generation.
He went where Divina and Dreg at. “Stand up we are not going to die here” Cien said to them. Divina and Dreg heard Cien said and they looked to their back as they saw Cien cleared his mind and stopped being daze.
“Brother! It felt relief that you waked up” Divina said joyful. They felt joyful because a glim hope appeared to their eyes even though this situation was impossible to escape but a hand appeared behind them that gave them a bit of hope to leave here. They did what Cien ordered to both of them and stood up to the place where they sitting.
“Come with me” Cien said. they did what Cien said and come along with him. They stand near to the portal that only inch to them. Divina and Dreg didn’t still understand this action because they still not concluded by themselves that this is portal.
Cien still stared to the door where the man standing while the Terf gang member went inside one by one, standing and circled them. they had no way out to this dangerous situation.
“Well, I never thought that the one who infiltrated our organization and the one who killed one of our members were kids” Eron said solemn. He was the last one that came inside to this big room. He glanced to the archers on his side and mutter “If they move an inch, fire them without hesitation”. The archers on his side nodded.
He stared again to the kids infront of him “now kids, should I use force or you will surrender peacefully? i advice you to surrender peacefully and you can go home without being harmed” Eron said gently. He used bait for them to surrender peacefully and he scathed his sword because he didn’t want those kids felt threatened and being cornered. Because he felt worried that these kids might use the portal when cornered and he was still hopeful that they don’t know that behind them was portal.
When Divina and Dreg heard Eron said. a hope glim to their heart that they can go home safely but they still let Cien decide.
“I will tell you what our answer sir but how may I address you sir?” Cien said respectfully. Divina and Dreg stared at Cien because they didn’t saw this side of him of being respectful.
Eron was surprised when heard Cien weird question at him but laughed after.
“You are pretty interesting kid, your life and the kids behind you was already in my grasp and you are demanding to knew my name?! HAHAHA” Eron said laughing. he was not laughing because of Cien question, he was laughing because these kids might not know that behind them was a portal and they are buying time to him and was probing him if he sincere. That was Eron guess.
“It’s not bad telling you kids before you went home. My name is Eron” Eron said. He trying to get along with these kids for them to felt safe and surrender peacefully to him.
A silence atmosphere for a second when they heard Eron name. “So, your name is sir Eron” Cien said. Eron nodded agreeing to what Cien said.
“I heard your well-known name sir Eron when I’m living in the slum that you are caring and kind-hearted to your comrades but ruthless and merciless to your enemy, is that true?” Cien said and asked Eron.
“Kid don’t believe to the gossip that don’t have evidence but only baseless. Knowing the person based on what you saw is more important than opinion of others. You had your own thought and eyes, use that than be use by other because of what other said to you” Eron said. He was trying to convince these kids but his reputation hindering him.
“I understood what you trying to say sir Eron but even though the baseless gossip cannot be trusted, there always half-truth to the gossip because it will not made without proven fact by others and even if it was all untrue information, what I can do it was only information I got to you and I had no choice but to trust that information” Cien said. Eron face was unsightly when he heard Cien said and he knew where this going.
“Kid, my patience and kindness were running out. Answer now!” Eron said. he felt impatient waiting to the answer that taking too long so he used pressure for them to rapid response to his question.
“Sir Eron don’t be impatient, its not good for your health. Since sir Eron want our answer quickly then we will answer sir Eron” Cien said. Cien glanced to Divina and Dreg, they notice that Cien was signaling them something that alerted them.
“This is our answer sir Eron” Cien said. he raised both of his hand infront of Eron and others, like he was surrendering but unexpectedly a middle finger was raised by the hand of Cien. The Terf gang member was daze for a second for what Cien did and they heard what Cien said to them.
“Goodbye gentleman and see you next time” Cien said while grinning. He went backward and went in to the portal along with Divina and Dreg, he pushed them by force but one archer was clearheaded, he realized that they are escaping and attacked with arrow that went to Cien shoulder that grazed him bleeding.
Eron was woken up to his daze and realize that he played by Cien.
“That little shit!” Eron said angrily. He looked again to the portal and remember the five quotas of the portal. Now that Cien, Divina, and Dreg went in, only two quotas is remaining. He felt cold in his heart and felt breathless, he panicked, fearful, and nervous as to what he should say to his boss Bran about the three quotas being used already.