Firewall

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Felix frowned down at the world below him, the passing wind blowing his short hair off to the side as he turned his gaze to a building that was by far the closest to the core's protective dome. It was fairly tall but not incredibly 'wide' as it didn't have much of a use other than housing a total of six people.

The Expert's residence had to be, by far, one of the plainest looking buildings regarding its importance. It had a total of six floors, each one being the personal dorm of one Expert. Every time a new Expert emerged, another floor was just added on top. The sixth floor had just been finished by the time Jack had gotten out of the core, hence why he was able to move in so quickly... Now he was stuck there, forced to stay in bed under everyone's watch until Felix ordered otherwise.

He was actually considering giving such an order, since it was looking more and more like a transformation then anything bad, but there was always that shadow of a doubt that Felix had grown to hate. He shook his head; scolding himself "perhaps one of his guards can tell me about it, since MatPat's busy analyzing the code of that eye..." He let out a sigh "it's been two whole days, and Jack is just fine..." he looked up at the evening sky, eyes immediately locking onto a speck in the distance.

Felix quickly recognized Mark, the pink glow of his neon-looking mustache wings giving him away. Felix watched the glowing speck for a while before grabbing hold of the railing in front of him, swinging a leg over, and jumping off.

Unlike the other dormitories, Felix actually lived far away from the other fighters, right at the top of the main spire. A balcony wrapped around his little apartment's edges, providing a view of the city from all angles.

Felix had just jumped off that balcony, pixels of all colors shooting out from his shoulder blades as his own wings began to take form, catching the air and yanking him up so he wouldn't fall to his death. The wind was brutal at such a high altitude, but he ignored the pressure and began to fly over to the glowing speck.

However, he stopped at the edge of the Firewall, refusing to go beyond its protective limits. Felix frowned down at the structure before raising his arms over his head, his wings beating the air with immense strength as he hovered behind the wall.

There was a bright flash, and a ray of pink light suddenly shot out of his hands, forming a beacon of sorts in order to catch Mark's attention, since he was far away from the wall. It took a few seconds, but the pink speck eventually turned and headed in his direction.

Seeing that he had succeeded, Felix let his arms fall to his sides, breaking the beacon. He turned and flew back up to the balcony, his feet hitting the secure platform just as Mark's actual features came into view.

"Yes?" the Korean asked rather cheerfully, his own wings dissolving as he landed beside Felix, the red of his hair whipping back and forth against the wind as Felix's own wings disappeared "come in, too long of a discussion for out here!" Felix responded over the wind, gesturing to the one door that led back into his living quarters.

One would expect the leader to live in a castle, or some form of luxurious penthouse, but the small apartment high in the sky was anything but. It was tiny, only one room, the walls mostly made of glass, and only a few pieces of furniture littered the small apartment.

The only thing that made it 'stand out' was the fact that it was utterly pink.

"I see you haven't remodeled at all" Mark commented as Felix shut the sliding door behind them "this entire room still looks like the testing grounds for a glitter bomb... It's making my wings jealous!"