Glory in War [EDITED VERSION - SHORTER CHAPTERS]

Chapter 36.3

16:13

Hours later, the city finally woke up while these two stood on one of the roofs of the buildings for the ruler to rest. The boy admired the view in the meantime as always, so nothing much happened. After CHE5TER woke up from His nap, they got down and began to wander around the city again, going towards the merchants, the nearby bars and so on.

CHE5TER took a drink for Himself when He found the occasion, thinking that the effects of the drinks shouldn't affect Him anymore like they did last time, and even the boy wished to try one, but it didn't know anything about those drinks at all, of course. So, the ruler helped it to get something soft for it, to not get drunk or anything as it seemed to Him that the boy has its first drink ever. Or at least first drink in this city.

Then, they went to the merchants to look around, thinking that the boy would wish to buy a few things to bring to its home and show to its people. It didn't want anything at first though, but it got interested later on when it noticed a small object that looked like a key ring with a tiny handmade sculpture of one of their gods, faceless, which simply caught its attention because of this design of a god. Though it didn't ask who this goddess it, as it didn't seem to care that much about this subject.

And then, they simply got to walking through the streets while the ruler says a few words about each area, like how many people live there, what are their occupation and a small fun fact wherever He can. But it doesn't seem as the ruler wants to bring this boy anywhere besides the general city, like the areas of the "walls" which include a few buildings that belong to smaller clans or even the clans of the Council, the crevaators' area, some important yet abandoned parks and so on.

[General]-...And why exactly are you hiding from those of the above?

[CHE5TER]-I guess because of a small conflict of ours. We've been hiding from them for some good years now, and who knows how many years in the future we will continue doing so. Some of us do go up there because of work, or even a bit of wandering, though the rules of our city have changed a while ago and only those with permission can now enter the City of Above.

[General]-So in other words, you guys like to complicate yourselves with laws, huh?

[CHE5TER]-Something like that. But it is a way of protecting everyone after all.

[General]-What about those that rule over this city? You've told me that both of the cities are ruled by some people, right?

[CHE5TER]-Right. It's not much about them though, because the information regarding the ones that protect the city isn't revealed to the public eye, so I do not have any kind of words to say.

[General]-But you work in a base, right? And told me that you are a soldier too.

[CHE5TER]-That shouldn't mean we are a part of those people though. We are just a small organisation, which I guess it has some kind of connection to the protectors, but we do not get much information about them either.

[General]-So another complication of yours... Then what do you know about them?

[CHE5TER]-Just that they are called the "Council" and over them there is a "boss" that is actually the ruler of the whole city, making all the decisions that are put in practice later on, the "Great Leader". It is a general information that each citizen of the city knows about it, so no matter who you ask, they will tell you the same thing. Or, well... maybe a few more things about each clan from that group if you are lucky...

[General]-What about that "Great Leader"? Do you know anything about that guy?

[CHE5TER]-Not really. The Great Leader wished to be anonymous His entire existence, even the first one that had this title. The descendants simply did the same, so nobody knows exactly who He truly is. The best you could do is to ask the Council since they are led by Him after all.