Chapter 135: 135
"I'm pretty sure that's her . " Jay said quickly pointing out a golden glow radiating out from a crowd .
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"Let's make it quick . . . . " I replied noticing there was quite the crow around her .
"Daisy! We've been ordered to meet up with the rest of the class . " Jay quickly instructed Daisy convoying the urgency turning her around as we arrived .
"We are? . . . . . What happened? . . " She asked looking shocked .
"No idea . . . . but Sven caught us slacking off so we need to head back to the refugee camp . " Jay informed her .
"Really? . . How the hell . . . " she said seemingly to power down her radiating aura slowly fading it to nothing . "Sorry everyone . . . . but I need to go now . . . . . Please everyone try your hardest and rest well . " she smiled thanking and shaking hands of what seemed to be other followers of Serra .
"We need to hurry . . . or we're gonna be stuck in detention for a week . " I said trying to get her to hurry up .
"OHHH crap . . . I've never been in trouble before!!" She moaned quickly picking up the pace . Without looking back or a second thought we quickly followed her out towards the entrance .
"Ohh you guys made it . " Sven smiled greeting us . "Everyone okay? . . " He questioned looking at all of us .
"We're good . . . . " We answered .
"I'm so sorry!!!!!!! I was helping people who were in need . . . . . I didn't mean to break the rules!!" Daisy instantly confessed as if she's never been caught breaking the rules before .
"Ummm yes . . . you're in big trouble . . . . . I'm afraid you're gonna be in detention for a week . " he firmly said leading the way for our group .
Daisy fell silent like a guilty criminal, looking down in shame following us out the front door . "Don't be so hard on yourself . " Jay replied trying to cheer her up .
"I knew I should have left with you guys . . . . . " she mumbled to herself .
"Stop!!" The lead guard stopped us as we began exiting the building .
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"Anything we can help you with sir?" Sven asked courteously .
"Just wanted to ask a few questions . " He smiled in return with that same slither of wickedness in his smile .
"Sure . . . . ask away . " Sven smiled .
"Umm if you don't mind could we ask some questions in private? . . . . " He asked Sven politely .
"I'm sorry I can't let that happen? . . " He smiled totally unfazed by the guard .
"You know I was hoping you'd say that . . . . " The guard instantly smiled his true colours came flooding out .
"I thought you would have . " Sven smiled . . . and without warning all the guards were forced together and almost instantly after two fell lifeless slumping on the floor bleeding from the head .
"What the fuck!!!" The remaining two shouted out before being silenced their necks making a hideous twisting noise as his neck and head turned in an unnatural way silencing them both with a resounding series of cracks .
Instantaneously four more guards showed up walking to the silenced bodies looking near identical to the ones lying on the floor .
"Don't worry Sven we'll take care of the bodies . " The new lead guard smiled giving us a wink .
"Ohhh don't forget their ceremonial daggers . " Sven smiled and nodded .
"What the hell just happened? . . . " I asked in shock barely being able to come to terms with what happened .
"Don't worry they are Atlantis students, thanks to your intel we're now able to take steps in preventing in whatever they have planned . " He smiled .
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"What's gonna happen now?" Helen asked as we quickly rushed our way to the refugee camps .
"The Deputy Head Mistress wants a head count then you'll be take back safely to Atlantis . So let's make haste . " Sven explained hastening the pace back through the city .
"What's going on? . . " Daisy asked still in the dark .
"Those guards were Dark Elves . . . . we have reason to believe they have already infiltrated the city . . . . . Everyone is considered hostile . . . . even high ranked officials . " Sven answered .
"So we're evacuating? . . " I asked concerned for the refugees .
"We've received a message for all non-first years . . . . to locate and gather all freshman . " Sven added .
"How did she know? . . . " Grace asked .
"I sent a message through my strings . " He answered with a proud smile .
"When? . . . How? . . . Grace questioned deeper .
"Via a language we designed through the tapping of my strings . " He smiled .
"Wow your strings are way more useful than I expected . " Jay confessed causing Sven to chuckle .
"Why thank you . . . . I aim to please . " He smiled bowing his heads .
"Is that how you manged to locate us so easily? . . . . . and Daisy and Helen inside the building? . . " I asked .
"Yes . . . I hope you all didn't mind but when we first met . . . . I did attach strings to you all . . . just for safe keeping sake . . . " He apologized .
"All of us? . . When . . . " I asked checking myself for the string .
"Can't feel it? . . " He smiled .
"No I feel nothing . . . . . " I replied causing everyone else to check themselves .
"The one's I've attached to you all are currently only one strand thick . . . . . . it's almost impossible to feel them unless I want you to . " He smiled twitching a finger causing his mechanisms to move .
"Ohh my god I felt a slight tug . " Helen and Grace said after waiting a few seconds .
"I don't feel anything . . . . " I replied waiting a little longer .
"Wow impressive being able to feel the slightest of tugs on your clothing . " He replied to Daisy and Helen .
"So who and what killed the guards? . . " Grace asked curiously for some reason the heightened Elven senses didn't even see much .
"It was a joint effort between me and another student of Atlantis . . . I pulled them together with strings I already placed around them the first time we passed them . . . . . But this time it was around hundreds of threads thick . . . . and the other was a shot from S-Ranked student Travis . . . . No doubt he's camped up somewhere as over watch . " Sven answered .
"No way . . . . . " Grace gasped in shock looking around the city for high locations .
"But I didn't hear him shoot . " I objected in disbelief .
"It's part of his specialty . . . . training in hiding his presence and taking out or subduing targets from extreme range . " Sven answered .
"How about the safety of the refugees? . . . " I asked .
"What about them? . . " Sven asked .
"We need to keep them safe . . . . " I insisted .
"Well . . . I'm not sure what Atlantis is getting paid for . . . . " Sven answered .
"So I assume it's not good . " Jay answered .
"Sadly to the rich elite . . . . . Refugees are considered like roaches and rats to the city . " Sven answered accepting the grim truth .
"We can let that happen!" I argued .
"It's out of our hands Emilia . " Sven replied .
"Whys that? . . . . . We can do something if we wanted to!" I argued .
"Because life isn't that easy . . . . we can't be seen giving free handouts . . . . otherwise we'll lose sponsors and funding . Then who will pay for all the Atlantis's expenses… . . " Sven informed me .
"Why are we given these gifts if we can't use them to save people the in need? . . . " I argued .
"It's the way the world works . . . . good will and nature can only get you so far . . . " Sven explained .
"I'm sorry but I can't just sit by and let the innocent and defenceless get left out for the slaughter for some stupid politics or money, lives are more important . " I argued making a stand .
"You remind me a lot of the House Head . . . . besides I did say 'Seen' . . . . . " He smiled . "He gets in a lot of trouble doing the good things going against teachers . . . . . Stupid idealist . . . . . But at least someone is doing the tough job making the hard choices . " He sighed but I can tell by the way he spoke about him . . . . . He deeply admired him .
As we made our way through the town . . . . . Suddenly my nervous feeling disappeared . . . replaced with a feeling that everything will turn out just fine . . . . . . . . Is that you Paul? . . . . Have you come to help? . . . . .