Caidoz

Chapter 27

   A tall, slender man raced down the hallways of the Caidozian Palace. His white lab coat flowed behind him, his short hair was disheveled and sweat dripped from his face. Cbyeric lens were pushed upwards as they had threatened to fall from his face and clatter to the floor. A small glass screen was gripped with sweaty palms to his aching chest. The man stopped at a high security Caidozian energy door.

   Trembling hands reached into the pocket of his white coat and a wearable badge was thrust violently to a waiting slot on the side. The door gave a loud beep and a white light flashed over the top. It opened, sliding into the wall and he hurried inside.

   There was a large circle of a room which officials were seated around a pit-like area, the top covered in a dome shaped glass. Down there, a tomb like coffin was placed, standing upright in the center, covered in reflectum. This was a special kind of metal which was virtually invincible, and a symbol glowed white on this encasement. The walls were made of the reflectum metal, and the floor was hard steel which clattered as people paced across it in frustration. Papers were littered in every corner, coffee mugs perched on every table, and strings of hair fell on the ground from previously being ripped out by its owner.

The man tried to act calmly in his actions, but for how was he to appear in such a manner of already seen Caidoz? His colleagues, to which he had grown with half of his entire life, and worked with for the other, did not bother any friendly gestures to him as he passed them by, for they were lost in their depressing thoughts and worry. Their behavior did not startle him, however and he payed them no mind. He had an assigned task and he hurried to it.

   "Mr. Draco, Mr. Draco! I have news about the conditions of our matters!"
   The head of the guards turned around sharply in his chair, which was the center of the curved iron tables. His face was different than the others around him. It was neutral, with no visible worry to be placed upon his countenance. His face was clean shaven, unlike the other men around the young guard, all who had given up in their appearance due to their stress levels and now contained many growing rough stubble upon their chins.

"State your report. What of the whereabouts of the substitute monarch?" The man in the red robes asked him.
   The young man looked furiously at his glass screen which lit up, and showed him the information. Lens were again pushed up the bridge of his nose. His throat was cleared in a manner to be professional to his superiors."Lord Gemini is still nowhere to be found, sir."

    A fist was slammed down on the table, shocking several people out of their slumber. "So help me Caidoz, if King Libra does not wake up within the next forty-eight hours, I am personally going to destroy that twiner from his hysterics at our darkest times!"
   Many heads turned at the commotion, hoping for a breakthrough in their situation.
   Draco took a deep, calming breath. "Ahem... excuse me. No information whatsoever?"

"No sir." The young man rechecked his screen for extra precautions.The other people surrounding Draco were the superiors of Caidoz, advisers in certain areas of defense, war, and strategy. Most would assume they would fight over power during the absence of the king. However, it seemed to be far from it.

    Without the guidance of King Libra, they simply fell to pieces with no proper leadership. Draco tapped his fingers on the iron table. His head snapped back to the man in the white coat. "Then what is it that you are to report? If not the whereabouts of Lord  Gemini, then of what?" The head of the guards asked.

"Sir, I do believe we had a breakthrough in the labs downstairs. We wanted you to come." He said.
   "Me?" Draco laughed in a strange manner. He shook his head in a slight bewilderment. "I am the head of the guards at the Caidozian Palace. I know nothing of your expertise, if you wished that of me. In that way, you could call yourself my admiral."
   The other people around him murmured.