Afternoon, November 25
Leaky Cauldron
Kai stood in the middle of three people.
He was wearing a scarlet uniform with brown shoes, a glossy gold belt, and a sturdy gold cap.
There was a badge over his left chest pocket, which glistened with the image of Gringotts. On his right arm was a black strap on which Gringotts Wizarding Bank was written in gold on the half side, and Security Task Force on the other half.
In the morning, he, along with two other recruits, was supposed to head to the Bank for the commencement of his training. The chilly morning had come and gone, though. The afternoon would have been a pleasant time to take a walk, if not for the chaos that had taken place in London.
"How did a squib like you get the job?" the recruit on Kai's right asked, twisting his lips. He was a wizard, of course, and so was the recruit on his left.
"You, white hair. Come here." The man standing in front of Kai, who had been keeping the three from going to the bank, called out.
Kai's entire body felt hot, his back drenched with sweat, and the serpent sleeping within him shuddered. The Mana around the man was heart-palpating.
This man was an Auror.
The thing was, he wasn't the only Auror in the Leaky Cauldron. Two others were also questioning various wizards and witches. Some were complying with them and some resisted. The latter got taken away almost instantly with a whip-cracking sound. Their fate? Unknown.
Another thing was that this had been going on for the last five days.
The cause? A bombastic attack of terrorists at 10 Downing Street some five days ago.
The series of explosions that had brightened London's dark sky that night was terrifying beyond measure. Only the Aurors knew that there were wizards involved in the attack and it started with the disappearance of the Chief Security Guard of the Prime Minister's Field Task Force, named Heavy Block.
Kai could only guess what must have happened.
The scouts from another Chaos team must have noticed the absence of Heavy Block at his usual patrolling time. The leader of that Chaos' team, taking the chance, descended on the street with such wrath that all Contestants of Order must have been killed before the wizards could control the situation.
It was a chaos Kai hadn't unexpected. He was grateful for it, though. I hope I will get some extra Worth Points through it, he thought, taking off his cap as he stood at attention in front of the Auror.
The High Guard of the Security Task Force was standing behind the Auror. Both wizards stared at Kai, their eyes narrowing on the list of names in their hands.
"Name?" the Auror asked.
"Arlen Silvas."
"Place?"
"Yorkshire."
... and on and on they kept asking. Kai answered every question according to the secret identity Snaglok had prepared for him. One last question remained. The most troublesome.
"Recommendation?"
"Mr. Snaglok."
"How do you know him?" the High Guard asked, his wand rolling in between his fingers.
Kai licked his lips, his anxiety clearly visible on his face. "He... He..." Kai feigned a stammer. "He owes gold to my family."
The Auror and the High Guard looked at Kai in dumb shock. Goblins didn't owe money, it was known. Everyone owed them.
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Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic
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