𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓭𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓭𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓱

Nᴏ.2 ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ

{Hello! Its me again! The art cover of this chapter is not from me! Its from - Andantonius on deviantart !}

▸Aʟᴀɢᴀᴅᴅᴀ ᴄɪᴛʏ◂

-035's ᴘᴏᴠ-

The young boy had woken up as he rubbed his eyes a bit with a yawn leaving him, he had sat up and looked around to notice a dim room, he had a confused expression, he had moved to the side of the bed as he got up, he walked towards a door and grabbed the handle. He twisted it and pulled it open, he was soon brought to a bright light, he had stumbled back and blocked his arms up from the light, he then moved his arm away to look back as his eyes adjusted, he left the room and walked around to notice he was in a dim house with a rich aesthetic to it, he soon came across a room with two figures, the two had looked at the young boy. A female and male figure had been noticed by the attire they wore, the old woman moved towards the young boy, she had kneeled down to hold his hand as she was noticed with wearing a mask with a smile on it, she had tilted her head as she spoke ❝ ᴄᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴀʟᴋ? Dᴏ ʏᴏᴜ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ Eɴɢʟɪsʜ? ❞
The boy head stayed still for a bit as he nodded slowly ❝ ʏᴇs,, I ᴄᴀɴ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ Eɴɢʟɪsʜ.. Wʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴍ I? Aɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴏᴛʜ? ❞
He spoke rather calmly as he was still tired and confused, the elder woman stood up as she let go of his hand, the elder man soon stepping forward, he looked at the two seeing how they both had light grey thick hair and both wore fancy attire, the man wearing a suit and a mask, the woman wearing a dress as if she was ready to slow dance, also wearing a mask. ❝ ᴡᴇʟʟ, ᴡᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀsᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴀʟᴀɢᴀᴅᴅᴀ, ᴏʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴏᴜʀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ғᴏʀ ɴᴏᴡ. Mʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪs Dᴀᴠɪᴅ ᴡᴀʀɪɴsᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴍʏ ᴡɪғᴇ Pᴀʀɪs ᴡᴀʀɪɴsᴏɴ ❞
The old man had spoke with a rough but calm voice to the young boy, the woman had waved when her name was told, the little boy nodded. ❝ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛs ɴɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ Mʀs. ᴀɴᴅ Mʀ. Wᴀʀɪɴsᴏɴ, ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪs- ❞
The young boy froze there when he was about to give a name, soon pushing his real name away and coming up with a new one. ❝ ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪs ᴏʟɪᴠᴇʀ. ❞
The boy had succeeded to give himself a new name as he stood straight with a proud attitude spreading from him. The two smiled behind there masks as the woman then spoke softly to the young boy. ❝ Wᴇ'ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀsᴋ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ, ᴡᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʙᴏᴀᴛ.. ❞
The old lady led them to the living room as the three sat on a soft and warm couch.

The boy leaned back taking in the warmth as he looked up at the two.
❝ ᴡᴇʟʟ- I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ I ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ,, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟʟ I ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪs I ʀᴀɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ... I ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ. ❞
Oliver had to put a lie in his sentence of where he came from, he knew about what information to tell and what not to tell.

The two old couples nodded at his reply as the man then spoke.
❝ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴀʟʀɪɢʜᴛ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ғᴇʟʟᴏᴡ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴜs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ? ❞
Oliver looked at the old man who spoke, he took in his words and thinking, he soon then nodded as the two old couples smiled again.
The woman had sat straight as she spoke to him.
❝ well oliver, in our city everyone must wear a mask, it is a big rule everyone must follow, so until you get a mask you must stay in the house. Okay? ❞
Oliver listened to the old lady, he had nodded as he smiled knowing he was a great mask designer. He got up and turned to them both.
❝ ᴍᴀʏ I ᴀsᴋ, ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ sᴜᴘᴘʟɪᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴍᴀsᴋs? I ᴀᴍ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴍᴀsᴋ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴᴇʀ! Sᴏ I sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ, ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ ᴏʀ ᴛᴡᴏ! ❞
Oliver smiled as he waited for a response.
❝ ᴏʜ! Wᴇʟʟ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʟʟ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴜs, ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʀɪɢʜᴛ, ɢᴏ sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀʀ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ ɪs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴɪɴɢ sᴜᴘᴘʟɪᴇs! ❞
Oliver smiled more as he thanked the two for their help and answers, he then rushed down the hallways and got to the room they mentioned about. He then stopped at the door as he opened it, he saw shelves covered in many different designing supplies, he went to a certain part of the room as he looked around, he searched and searched until he found just the type of material he loved to use, porcelain. He grabbed the material and carefully carried it with him as he closed the door and ventured through the halls again looking for his room. Soon he found his room he woke up in earlier, he opened the door and closed it as he turned a lantern on, he placed the black small lantern on his desk as he placed the material there, he moved to the bed and found his bag, he opened it and grabbed a book of different mask designs he wrote about, he walked around the room flipping through pages just searching for the porcelain section in his book. He then found that section as he started looking through what designs he could use. He then smiled when he found it.

▸ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ◂

Oliver had been walking around the cities sidewalk's as he held his jacket close from the cold air brushing against him, he had noticed how everyone had either the same mask or different masks, there was obviously two or three classes of people here, they were always resembled by mask designing. There was royalty, the medic's, and the civilians.

Oliver came across a shop, he had entered as the noise of a soft bell sang through the shop, the door closed behind him. He started walking around looking at different supplies and objects the shop had, there were stuffed toys, lanterns, clothing, and books. Oliver walked to the books section, he was looking at some poetic books, others were either romance and horror, he was about to grab a book until a metallic voice made him freeze.
❝ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴀʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ? ❞
Oliver had turned to meet where the voice was, only to see another young boy in front of him that was at least an inch or two shorter, he pulled his arm back to himself.
❝ ᴜʜᴍ,, ʏᴇs, I ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ sɪx ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴀɢᴏ? ❞
Oliver looked at the male, now seeing his features, he wore a white bird mask with a dark grey cloak and black gloves, he assumed he was a medic trainer since most medics had that kind of attire.
The short boy had held a hand out towards him as of greeting him.
❝ ʟᴇᴛ's sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ sʜᴀʟʟ ᴡᴇ?... Gʀᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢs, ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪs ᴍᴀxɪᴍᴜs, ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴍᴀx ᴏʀ ᴍᴀxɪᴍᴇ, ❞
Oliver nodded as he held his hand out grabbing the others as of giving him a hand shake in return.
❝ ʏᴇs, ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪᴅᴇᴀ, ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪs Oʟɪᴠᴇʀ, ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴅᴇʟɪɢʜᴛғᴜʟ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ,, Mᴀxʏ, ❞
Oliver gave the other another nickname for his, he let go of his hand as he did a quick bow of his head. Both the boys stood there for a bit before the smaller took the silence away.

❝ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ, ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ I'ᴅ sʜᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ? ❞

Oliver nodded with a smile behind his mask.

❝ ʏᴇs, ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴏᴜɴᴅs ɴɪᴄᴇ! Sᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇɴ Mᴀxʏ! ❞

❝ sᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴏʟɪᴠᴇ, ❞

The shorter had left as oliver grabbed a couple books from the shelf and went up to the shelf paying for them, he then turned and left the shop getting his way back home.