The Random Strangers

18

Meanwhile, in the place where Reuter lives. A very dark and intense environment. The location where this place has not been identified by anyone. Neither does Reuter's army know where they are. Reuter's throne was in a place of complete darkness. Although his body is entirely shown. The face is kept in the dark. No one has ever seen Reuter's face. Not even his highest subordinates.

"My Lord. Patrick Willmond has sent us a message. Through perouf code." said Corell, the highest headman of Reuter's army. All the commands Reuter gives to Corell are then passed on to the rest of the subordinates and army through him alone.

"Patrick? The one who went on a journey to get some particular gem is it? Why is that disrespectful fool sending me a perouf code of all things? Can't he come here and address me? What an insolence!" sighed Reuter sitting by his throne somewhere on top of a room where it was completely dark.

"I apologize for the inconvenience, my lord. This is what I have hopefully comprehended from the message he has delivered," said Corell as he had the vulture in his hand who was going to relay everything that Patrick had told the vulture in the form of perouf code. The vulture with the help of its bill started to boop Corell's hand and also was shaking its wings to convey the message through perouf code and Corell then added, "Apparently, he was attacked by a group of people who had abilities like that of 'Engine Form'. And also they were discussing you, my Lord. They even asked him to provide information about you. He resisted. And he also mentioned a name and the people who he could memorize..."

"And? What does it say?" questioned Reuter.

"One of them is Khalia, my Lord," replied Corell.

"Hmm? Khalia is it? Ah I see, Adonis' sister eh? And if I recall, she's the brat who escaped from that tragedy years ago. She is also the only one in her entire family clan who couldn't achieve the power of 'Deevilambo' eh? She means no harm to me. She is just a normal human who is capable of nothing. And also I expected that she wouldn't survive after that one tragedy. Seeing one's peoples killed, will only destroy one human's mind completely. Yet, here she is, still alive... Quite a stubborn kid." said Reuter in annoyance.

"Yes, my Lord, It's her. And she is accompanied by people who have Engine Form. He has also mentioned that they were a group of 7 members. With one more individual backing them somewhere in the corner. He couldn't tell who exactly. But he heard the conversation from them and it seems to be that..." the vulture then started swinging his wings abruptly, "There was a person who could stop the use of his Engine Form..." gazed Corell.

"Stopped the use of an Engine Form?? And then what else does he say?" queried Reuter in sort of surprise.

Before the vulture could relay any more messages of Patrick to Corell, it started to hiss around casually without conveying any more perouf codes, as it was not being controlled by any Engine Form and didn't know what to deliver anymore. Later the vulture flew away.

"My Lord, it seems to be like that was the only amount of information he could transmit to us. And as of now, one of our subordinates reported to me about Patrick, as he has stopped receiving signals of Patrick's senses throughout the world. That only concludes that to the fact that Patrick Willmond has been killed. And that is also the reason why the vulture stopped relaying any more perouf code to us." responded Corell.

Reuter took a deep sigh and said," He is dead? Well, he was weak after all. The only thing he wanted to achieve was fame and wealth. It's only just if scum like him would die off like that somewhere in the world. And I would care less about Khalia. Even if she might have trained somehow, she will never surpass me anyway at all. A mere human is nothing in front of my capabilities. But Engine Form still can't be underestimated..."

"He doesn't care less about his army dying and carrying his duty forward like a normal day... Ah, Lord Reuter! You are very delightful!" appreciated Corell in his mind.

"And a person who can deflect the use of an Engine Form... Interesting after all," said Reuter in a way as if he knew something.

"Your orders, my Lord?" requested Corell. as he bowed down to him.

"Destroy them. Send whoever you'd like to go into battle with them. Your target is Khalia and those seven comrades with her. I leave the rest to you." ordered Reuter.

"Understood, Lord Reuter." smiled Corell in satisfaction as he bowed his head and left the room.

"Did you hear that Adonis? Your beloved sister has started creating a ruckus with some companions out there," said Reuter to Adonis, who was leaning to a pole right under where Reuter was sitting. Adonis spat a chewing gum out of his mouth and with a revulsion said, "Hmpf! That foolish brat is nothing but a nuisance. She won't even reach close to any of our army. She can't even defeat normal humans to speak off. Can't believe we share the same blood. You don't have to worry, she'll be long dead before you know it."

"Yes, I am aware," smirked Reuter.

"No one will reach over what I am capable of. You defeated only one, who was barely or not even close to the word 'strong'. So don't go ahead of yourselves. Try your luck best out there, your group of amateurs and Khalia..." mused Reuter in his mind as he started to laugh by himself.