During the break on the vampire leader's side, most of them weren't really doing anything in their glass container. This made Odom[Vincent] realise a significant problem with the leaders; although they acted as a council, the leaders weren't quite united.
All of the families were only close with those loyal to their families, there were a few that regularly talked with each other, such as Blake[Jin] and Monday[Sunny], but as for the rest, they weren't on the best terms.
'Is there a way to fix the current situation, or perhaps making the leaders do things together regularly like this is the solution?' Odom[Vincent] thought, looking at them as there were small breakthroughs here and there.
'If only the vampire leaders did more as they grew up.'
At the same time, Odom[Vincent] was curious about another thing. Their fight had just been announced, but there was one person who was at a table on their own, and a constant sound was ringing out. It was safe to say that their actions were strange.
When going over, Odom[Vincent] noticed that Hulian[Muka] was busy tossing a coin; she looked and saw that the coin had landed on the tail's side. Immediately, Hulian[Muka] picked it up and tossed the coin once again.
"If I were to ask you what are the chances of a coin landing on heads or tails, what would your answer be?" Hulian[Muka] asked, clearly hearing and noting that Odom[Vincent] had appeared and was looking over her shoulder.
"Are we talking about out of a number of times, or each time the coin is spun? If it's the latter, then there are only two choices, so it's fifty-fifty?" Odom[Vincent] answered; he thought if there was some trick to the question but decided to respond with what he thought was right.
"Ah... I see. In your scenario, if there are two equal options, then you are probably right? But aren't there things that can influence a coin spin? Such as the strength used to spin the coin, the weight of one side compared to the other. In the first place, the head of the coin weighs more than the tails, which means it is more likely to fall on that one side.
"However, there is one more influence, luck. As you know, I have plenty of it. So then why..." The coin eventually stopped spinning once more and landed on tails again. "So why, with my luck, with the head side of the coin being heavier and my spinning, is it always landing on tails…it seems that this is not my match to participate in."
Honestly, for someone like Odom[Vincent], he always found the ninth leader's skill[ability] the strangest. The skill[ability]'s strength varied from vampire to vampire, and it seemed like an impossible thing to test.
Yet, Odom[Vincent] had to believe it because he had seen the most bizarre things happen whenever the ninth family would choose to fight. On top of that, it was the only skill[ability] that Tobias[Logan] found nearly impossible to replicate in the game.
Hulian[Muka] said it was alright because her skill[ability] would work even when in the game. Either way, Tobias[Logan] did put in some things that should act similar to how her skill[ability] would work.
When the break was over, Hulian[Muka] walked over to the Butler and requested something.
"Excuse me, " Hulian[Muka] said. "Please tell them that there is no point in me participating in this fight. If they wish to see a spectacle and see my true power, then I will be happy to, but I am unable to fight in this match."
The Butler looked at Hulian[Muka] for a few seconds as if she was joking, but since none of the other leaders had said anything, including 'Archer[Quinn]', he had decided to make the call. It was up to the Board to settle.
"It doesn't matter too much anyway; we've nearly seen all of the vampire leaders fight, so we can grant them their wish, " Andy replied.
It was a surprise, but Hulian[Muka] was forfeited from the match, and instead, there was someone else to take their place. At the same time, she would take part in the next match.
"Worried?" Nicu asked.
"About what?" Hulian[Muka] replied.
"That if a royal knight was to lose to a vampire knight, there would be an uproar. It would be an embarrassment to your family." Nicu said, although he was being a bit more cautious with his words than usual. Perhaps due to the result of his own fight.
Hulian[Muka] started to laugh.
"No…you see, I knew that they would accept my request; after all, that is also part of my power. I have had a string of very bad luck lately. My vampire knights dying and everything happening to my family and more... I think my luck should soon turn around."
As expected, it wasn't easy to talk to Hulian[Muka] when they went off about their powers, and since Nicu didn't really have a leg to stand on from his earlier comments, he chose to stay quiet as well.
The machine went off again, and this time the leader it had landed on was Jeremy[Lee]. He would be the one to face Simon[Leo] instead. Nonetheless, it was an exciting match that would soon take place.
——
Having just exited from the strange lab, Archer[Quinn] walked down the hallway expecting to find someone who could give him some answers. What he didn't expect to see was Lawson[Nat]han, one of the Earthborn generals, to be here.
"Archer[Quinn], you know what will happen if they catch you out of the grounds like so? They might think that you were planning to sabotage this whole event or plotting against someone... this could start a war!" Lawson[Nat]han said, genuinely concerned.
He looked frightened and even now was turning his head constantly to see if there was anyone following them.
"I want to ask you the same question, " Archer[Quinn] replied. "I have a replacement taking my place, but you, how are you here, and what are you doing heading in this direction in the first place?"
It was clear that Lawson[Nat]han was heading to the strange lab; there was nowhere else to go in that direction but that.
"The Board seems to trust me a bit, or I guess I should say they have been bossing me around a lot, " Lawson[Nat]han replied. "They told me to get you in the first place, and now they ordered me to head to this area and report back to them. Apparently, they noticed that there was some kind of movement. Now that I see you're here, I guess you must have set off something which caused them to be alarmed."
It was likely true; after all, Archer[Quinn] had given up on his shadow cloak while in the facility and many other places, but he had seen no cameras.
'Maybe they had sensors or something like that... it's hard to tell, but the good thing is, it looks like they don't know it's me if they only sent Lawson[Nat]han.'
"Do you know what is going on in this facility?" Archer[Quinn] asked.
Lawson[Nat]han shook his head.
"Remember, I'm not part of the Board. I was sent to work for you by Drake[Oscar], and now I'm partly under you and the Supreme commander Sach. Why… Did you find something?"
Archer[Quinn] wasn't so sure that he should be quick to tell. If it were Joseph[Sam] or someone he could trust, he would have, but not Lawson[Nat]han. However, he thought maybe the latter could help him with a few other things instead.
"You've been here before...right? Can you take me around this place? Help me to see if there is anything that I've missed. Maybe places that require access codes that you couldn't get in before?" Archer[Quinn] asked.
It looked like Lawson[Nat]han was seriously thinking about Archer[Quinn]'s request, if he should just tell Archer[Quinn] that this was a bad idea and they should go back, but in the end, he let out a big sigh.
"I guess I can help you out. I too, think something big is going on. The Board is clearly hiding something." Lawson[Nat]han said as he walked ahead and allowed Archer[Quinn] to follow.
After a few steps, though, Archer[Quinn] started to receive a call through his mask.
"Archer[Quinn], I have an urgent message for you."
He could recognize the voice on the other end.
It was Joseph[Sam].
"Whatever you do… don't trust Lawson[Nat]han."
To be continued........
Share
