Embodiment of Destruction

Chapter 2: A week before the 13th

Kalkin's POV:

Right now, I am sitting in the transport, it's kinda like army trucks I had seen in historical movies set around the time of 2030s, but it's different in the sense that it's far more spacious and bigger and rather than using petroleum which was I think a popular chemical back in 2030s, this utilizes ether stones and is enchanted with all types of protection magic and soundproof barriers than become active upon the Captain's approval and if I didn't mention they are fast a hell lot faster than those old mechanical junks of 2030.

The interior of a group's transport showcases how the company supports/sponsors them as well as the respective wealth of the team. Compared to my team's transport this one feels a lot more peaceful as if there is an order established and no one will dare to oppose it and I don't know why but it has a royal feel to it, probably due to Captain Paul belonging to the Aristocrat family and the 4 members of his team are children of his father's council of support. It's like as Captain Paul is grooming to become the Head of his Adam's Family, these 4 members are also grooming themselves to become the Council of Support in the future.

These people are :

1. Jacob Smith: The Aristocrat's Bodyguard and right-hand. He is a bit stoic and feels everything said by Paul is a command that he needs to follow till his death. He is the fighter(tank) of their group proficient in many hand-to-hand combat skills and I guess he was trained from a young age as a mercenary too.

2. Samantha Ruth: She handles the finance and budget of the group and in the future maybe the budget of Adam's Family. She likes Paul but cannot confront him. I think Paul likes her too but likes to play dumb to see her advances. She advances in the use of magic especially attributes alluded to natural surrounding like earth, wind, and fire. She is currently learning about water magic since it would greatly reduce the burden and time of searching for water on the upper floors.

3. Prashant Massey: He is like the jack of all trades. He like Paul is the Mana User of the group but is also proficient in the use of some strength-enhancing magic and hand-to-hand combat. He is the one out of the 4 that Paul trusts the most, probably due to him being the son of Paul's Dad Dave Adam's butler and he is currently grooming to become one himself in my opinion.

4. Marissa Holmes: She is the main healer of the group. Her job is mainly the healer but she can use other magic types too like ice magic and shadow magic, ya I know it seems, very different set of skills but it's not unusual since her family in the past used to carry out assassinations requests of Adam's family or were the 'shadow bodyguards' of various Heads of Adam's family. It is well-known fact that if a member of the Shadow family( Holmes is just one of the many Shadow families they are the ones that are quite public about their jobs and skills, the other Shadow families are relatively unknown and prefer to live in silence) support some Aristocrat, that means that Aristocrat is or will be a huge deal. The Holmes family is also one of the few Shadow Families that openly support an Aristocratic family or faction and if they are openly supporting Paul then he will become the head of Adam's family in the future. 

I think this is the reason why there is so much silence and order in this transport, unlike mine where it feels more dangerous than the dungeon itself. It's not like it's physically dangerous but my captain Samuel is always training and forcing us to train with him as well. I just don't understand how Captain Paul and Samuel became close friends.

Other members of this group are Nathan( the muscle head), Shreya( attack-type magician), Rena( attacker and axe-wielder),  Mapa( mana user), and Rebecca( Sword-master's disciple). These guys do not belong to any Aristocratic Family and are the commoners of the group. It's not like they're treated any differently, their pay rate and accessibility are the same as the rest of the group, it's just that their family didn't have any notable explorers till now so they are trying to establish their family names too.