Jack of All Trade

Chapter 5: A Twist in Fate

We arrived near the location, staying hidden to observe what was happening around us. Surprisingly, the cafe doesn't seem to be destroyed in ruin and it does look like it's stuck in time. The dome around it looks like a timedome. I summon another drone to check the surrounding area. I open my hand and a green programming code summons around my hand. Slowly and steadily, a new drone is created and immediately activated. A new window appears in my vision and shows whatever it's capturing. I give the drone a little lift and it flies on its own. It scans the area and gives me information on the area.

Red dots on the other side of the dome show that they are fighting over there. I ask the drone to get the card of the others and they quickly fly towards them. I also get to see a glimpse of the battle occurring.

It does seem that the others are holding up quite firmly. Good thing their training really paid off. The drone quickly snatches their card, quickly. They looked shocked at first but once they saw a drone they knew that I was there. They smile at the drone, assuming it's me. They better not slack off. As the drone zooms across the battlefield, it also catches a glimpse of Sauren and the others. It doesn't look like they noticed the drone.

Sometimes, I hate the drones for doing that. Looking at Sauren just gives me bad memories. The drone quickly comes to me and gives me their card. Finally, I can speak with them. I get my drone and make it scan their card. One by one their vitals and information come up.

Ansley, the Mangagaway card bearer. Sara, Mansisilat Card owner. Horrily, the Hukluban card owner. And, Kaden, who wields the Mangkukulam card. All of their information shows up. Their health is still fine. Heart Rate slowly goes up but they look like they are able to hold themselves very well.

"Hello, do you guys hear me?"

"Waz, thank heavens you're here," Kaden speaks. "The card is in the cafe. We were about to get it till they showed up. They immediately attacked us and forced us outside the dome." Horrily struggles to speak.

"Hor, focus on keeping them at bay. Kaden, provide some healing to Sara. She seems to be in a pickle. She has some bruising and scarring on her lower abdomen." I say to them.

"Got it." Kaden says.

"Keep on fighting. I'm with Baron right now. We'll try to sneak in."

"Be careful, you might trigger Sauren's senses," Ansley says with heavy breathing.

"Don't worry. Baron is here so it's pretty safe." I tell them.

The Bathala card was there after all these years. Lawrence was the previous owner of the Bathala card but due to circumstances in the past, he was unfortunately killed in a battle. This battle was between him and Sauren. Yes, Sauren killed Lawrence in battle. What twisted fate, huh?

I signal Baron to follow me. He nods and we quickly find a place to head in. We head closer to the dome and I ask Baron to do what he's best. He nods and he brings out his card. He closes his eyes and a dark smoke comes out of his card. It slowly engulfs him and he transforms into a giant black dragon. He takes a big bite out of the dome. He looks at me and I give him a pet on his snout. He continued chewing on the chunk he just bit out as I quickly ran in.

The place is dark. I look for the switch and miraculously, it still works. The place looks untouched. The board games scattered around and the door to the backroom was still open. I guess Sauren didn't clean this place up after their fight with Lawrence. The more I look at this place, the more unwanted memories come flooding in. It gives me a headache.