The Lost Wielder

Chapter 14

It all started when Felli sensed Lyra fighting and woke everyone up. Layfon and Sharnid had come out of their rooms to hear Nina demanding that Felli find Lyra so that Nina could yell at her. While she had been in the process of searching for Lyra, Felli suddenly stopped and looked at Nina.

"I've picked up some strange activity by the heart of the city."

Nina furrowed her brows, "what do you mean?"

"It's hard to tell exactly what it is," Felli explained.

"What do you mean?" Nina demanded.

Felli didn't respond for a few minutes. Layfon studied her during that time. It was obviously something important.

Felli then shook her head, "there's too much activity there, but it should be looked into."

Nina thought for a second and then nodded, "The machinery is where the electronic fairy should reside. We should check it out. It'll give us answers as to what happened here."

"But what about Lyra?" Layfon suddenly asked, though instantly took a step back, seeing the look of annoyance return on Nina's face. Instead he turned his attention to Felli, who was working to scout again.

"She's with the captain of the fifth platoon," she started, which caught Layfon off guard. Why would she be with him? Felli continued to speak, "they're in trouble."

"Trouble?"

"But we should also look into the machinery as well," Nina then added.

"I'll go," Layfon offered.

Nina looked over at him, but then nodded her head and then looked at Sharnid, "we'll go to Lyra. Felli you stay here and keep us updated with the situation. And Layfon," she paused and made Layfon looked towards her. Layfon tensed slightly, wondering what the captain would say, but she then shook her head.

"Just stay alert."

Layfon blinked. He didn't have time to ponder the situation. Soon enough everyone was off. Felli had been guiding him towards the building; however, it was strange. As he got closer, it was harder to hear Felli. It didn't help that she was still disappointed in Layfon for a few things. Her answers were slightly abrupt, but by this point, Layfon was starting to get used to it. What bothered him now was why Lyra suddenly ran off. He knew she tended to be reckless at times, but still. With the situation they were in, she should have known better. And what made it even harder to understand was that Gorneo Luckens went with her. Unless he was trying to stop her, Layfon found no reason for him to go with her.

"Stop there," Felli's soft voice interrupted his thoughts.

Layfon stared at the building he arrived at. This seemed like one of the buildings that would be linked to the machineries of the city.

"You sure it's coming from here?" Layfon asked to confirm.

"I wouldn't have told you to come here if I wasn't," she responded, which made Layfon flinch. Of course that was a stupid question on his end.

"But why didn't you sense anything before?" he wondered.

"That's what you need to find out," Felli replied. She then hesitated.

"What is it?" Layfon asked, sensing hesitation.

"After entering that building, I won't be able to contact you," she explained.

Layfon nodded his head. He knew she wanted to say more to him, but she wouldn't. "I'll be quick," was his response.

"You better. Keep an eye out for people. There's something strange going on with them," she warned him and then cut off the conversation. Layfon just nodded his head. He then restored his dite and shot out the threads to pull him into the building.