Lost

Chapter 2

The I.R.I.S Headquarters
Old London, 1604 B. C.

As time goes by, the IRIS Headquarters have been recruiting members and renovating the headquarters. The information about the location of the IRIS Headquarters is top secret. Not all of the agents in the IRIS know where is the headquarters. There are some branches around the world. One of them is right below my house, in between the mountain ranges. The one under my house is one of the 217 branches in the whole wide world. It is considered as the 046 of the IRIS. The 001, is of course the Headquarters, biggest of them all, but is also hidden. You'll never notice that one big apartment, a swimming pool, a beach and a night club, are actually part of the IRIS Headquarters. - The biggest headquarters that I know, and has the highest technology, in the universe. -

Peep. Good Morning. Welcome, Di. The Master is waiting, please come in. Peep.

The AI - Artificial Intelligence - of the Master's cabin is as cheerful as ever. Her given name is Yin. The giant door - more like a giant vault - of the Master's cabin opened as soon as Yin finished her greetings. And yes, there are more AIs like Yin all over the IRIS Headquarters.

"There was a time when dragons rule this planet," greeted the Master, who is coming from my left side. As swift as the wind, I bowed and greet the man, who is called the Master. He has had a strong build, well, for as long as I knew him. His hair is messy, but isn't as messy as my hair. He always gets along well, so you'll never know, that he is the Master of the International Risk-taking Investigation Squad. Well, even the agents of the IRIS itself may think that this Master is just another agent. He isn't very old yet, more like a brother to me. He had been the Master of IRIS for about eleven long years now. It actually seems like he was Master after a year that I came in. It is a bit weird, but I never am able to ask him the reason why. He seemed so busy every single time I met him.

I never am able to see him on action, which is fighting, but he sometimes come home, to the IRIS Headquarters with scars and stitches. Those injuries that he had are normal injuries, but sometimes I can't help but wonder, why did he get those injuries and what caused those?

"There's no need for manners, kid, Loine," said the Master. "It's too bad that Mono is out of planet." - Yes, we, the IRIS, don't only investigate Earth, but space and time too. - continued the Master.

"Well, if he's here, will you give him the order to do his mission, Zhi Wei?" I asked, a bit furious, to know the fact that I am the only one that is OK in between the three top agents.

"Well, actually, truth be told, no," he answered, " I am planning to give you direct orders."

"But what's all the commotion? The agents have been working even harder and more serious today. Thy seem so stiff, and held suspension? What the heck is this, Zhi Wei?" I asked, without manners as he told me to. Then as I say his name, his smile from a minute ago was gone. This must be damn serious. To think that Mono is out, and Tri is injured. I am the only one left of the top three secret agents. Damn, I thought this will be quick.

After a minute or so, he started talking, "The M Ward has been making a move, as you may know - Tri should be telling you that information already - the M Ward haven't been showing any movements since, well, your parents died," he hesitated and I gave no respond. Seeing me like that, he continued, "Your parents, while they are on the last mission, they found an artifact. The Ancient Artifact that we have been studying for over the past 11 years. It was written on the last report that your parents gave to me." They are the ones who found the artifact? I thought.

"Whoa.. Wait a sec, so you're telling me, that my parents, didn't die from poison? You lied to me?" I asked, with a furious tone this time. "What the heck is all this? And after 11 years? I.."

"They were killed by poison," he said, without letting me finish my sentence. "They were found out, while on mission, and kidnapped and then they were forced to breath in poison by the M Ward. - Don't stop me - Their bodies were left at the mountains and we found their bodies using the GPS. And from what the forensics say, they didn't resist. But. But, they left us the artifact. They left us a note. It was the only thing there. You must trust me. This is the truth. We have searched, but the only thing we found, is the ancient artifact," he said, then giving me a moment or two to process the whole story he had just say.

"So? What is this now? You think that there aren't only one artifact, but there are two of them, and you're saying that the M Ward had been holding onto the other one and are trying to decipher it for these 12 years? And now, 12 years after my parents' death, you're saying that they have decipher it and are trying to do whatever it says?" I said, furiously, without any space, and they took me three full breathes. I am so frustrated.

"True," he said. One word it is, but a thousand it meant. It is... "We think that there are two artifacts, and the so called M Ward had deciphered one already." He stopped for a moment, sighed, and then complimented, "You are just as intelligent as your mother, Loine."

He is acting weird. I never thought of this before. No, it might be a lie. Or this might be a test. Yeah this one must be a lie, a test to be exact. It will be a preparation for the mission that I will be getting. So, I should just stay calm, and then..

"This isn't a lie, Loine. Nor this is a test. This is the sour and bitter truth. They sacrificed their lives to get to hold of those artifacts. Unfortunately, the other one was taken by the M Ward who also murdered them," said Zhi Wei, it was as if he could read my mind.

But why then, they only take one of those two? It is absolutely weird.

"The only reason that one of the artifacts is here, is that they made a special thing, to protect the artifact," he mumbled, and again, it looks like he read my mind, but how in the name of Heaven did he read my mind? My mother was once the Mono of the I.R.I.S, that's before my dad came and became the Mono of the I.R.I.S. Since that day, they have been working together as the Mono and Di of the I.R.I.S., and logically, to once be a Mono of the I.R.I.S, you must be very intelligent, active, but also strong. My parents were both that strong, I know. But what could have protected the artifact if they are dead?

You're full of crap, Zhi Wei. "What's your point, Zhi Wei? Straight to the point. How can they protect the artifact, -"

"When they are dead?" he mumbled, and again it looks like he read my mind. "Because we, young lad, your parents, you and me, aren't totally human. We aren't 100% human. We take the form of human body, but we aren't human," he continued.

"Whoa.. Whoa,, Wait a sec. We aren't human? Then, if I - We, are not human, what are we?" I asked, without any clue. I have thousands or maybe millions of questions inside my head. But this one is what matters. And as soon as I finish my sentence, my right eye began to ache. I can't trust him. It's too... Weird. How can this be happening, and why is my right eye aching? There are too many questions. Can I trust him? Or..

"You're gonna have to trust me, Loine. Either way, I will tell you the truth," he stopped, but then continued, "that Codes and Flo entrusted me to tell. The truth, that your parents entrusted to me. I guess this isn't the right time, but it is necessary for you to know, that...", he hesitated. This is wierd.

"There is an island, far away from the Mainland where we live. There, humans like us live peacefully, and does everyday work like we do. But, there is a big difference between the ones who live in the mainland, and in that isolated island. Humans there are called the Descendants. They are called the Descendants because the blood that runs within them. The blood of the dragons."

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Uh, I hope all of you understand 😣
English isn't my first language, so please understand if there are any grammatical mistakes.

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-lieabell