The Disparate One

Chapter 58 - Elite

"Step outside the container please.", ordered Sil to Ray when he stood firmly five meters away from the metal container.

Ray came into their view after a few seconds. Two guards approached him from both of his sides, the guard to his right is carrying a device, which is a tracker, and the guard to his left is carrying a metallic-black aluminium briefcase. Ray was curious when he was told by Sil to grab the briefcase while the other guard placed the tracker in his right index finger.

"Ow.", Ray writhe his right hand gently when he felt something pricked his index finger, he guessed that it was the device that did it.

"Don't worry... That's not going to kill you.", said Sil to Ray when he walked up to him.

Another metal container moved passed by them, Ray assumed that Fier is in it. Before they left France, they went to an unknown location, it was dark, Ray and Fier can see nothing but two steel containers with a chair fixed in it and for some reason they were told to get it in, in case they try to do something daring.

"Follow me, a member of the high societies is waiting for you in the dome.", said Sil to Ray before he started to walk towards the elevators and Ray followed behind him while quietly watching the second steel container, where Fier is, shrank in size as it gets farther away from them.

"I'm confused.", Ray talked when the elevator started to go down.

"Stop talking.", Sil rebuked.

Ray remained silent in the elevator and even when they arrived to their floor. A silver droid came into their view when the doors slid open. The robot looked at them quietly while also keeping both of its hands behind its back. Sil approached the robot and handed it something that he pulled out from his pocket.

"They're waiting for you.", said the droid to Ray who just walked out of the elevator.

"This is as far as I can go, this droid will show you the way to the dome.", Sil told Ray all of a sudden.

The droid started to walk away after a few seconds of them ending their conversation. Ray nodded at the man before moving away from him. He continued to follow the robot when he decided to look back, he caught Sil entering the elevator and when he was about to turn around, Ray moved his head to ask a question to the robot.

"What is this, dome?"

"It is a new area for the high societies, it is located on the bottom of the Mariana's trench. The dome is only made out of glass and steel.", answered the robot whilst keeping his upright posture.

They came to a stop in front of the two large glass doors, it is not completely made out of glass, there are just two layers of glass, one in each side, the glass is also not easy to shatter or even make it crack, it is an armoured glass, it protects the components and the machines of the door. The reason why they decided to put glass is because they want it to look nice and so that they can easily find the problem if the door isn't responding. Ray heard a loud thud coming from the walls, and noticed that the gears started to move slowly, the door started to open by itself.

"What took you so long?", Cal spoke since he was the one who greeted Ray.

Ray began to stammer when Cal grabbed his by his arms and pulled him into the dome, leaving the droid alone in the hallway. Ray was told to take a sit in the middle of what seems to be a court.

"Sorry, my name's Cal, third of the high societies.", Cal introduced himself to Ray when he walked back to him just to shake his hand.

"Ray.", replied the man who's wearing a white general uniform.

"Let's get this over with, shall we?", Cal moved his hand out, and Ray handed him the black suitcase after realising that he needed it.

Ray placed his hands on the glass table and moved his feet close together as he was watching Cal resting the suitcase on a glass podium and opening it right after. He took out a black folder and the red folder which hold all of Ray's information. He brought it to the glass desk and placed it between him and Ray. Cal then sat down on the other side of the desk, keeping his eyes focused on Ray.

"Can I ask a question?", asked Ray and Cal nodded back at him. "Will you leave Oxford, his family and Fier alone?"

"Of course... that is why they brought you here, to sign something important.", answered Cal when he started to tap his fingers on his ride side corner of the desk, where a holographic number pad appeared. In just a few seconds, a digital contract emerged in the space between the two folders, facing Ray. Before Cal started to explain the contract, Ray has already begun to read all of the texts in it, carefully.

"So it's either I join the elites just for you to leave them alone or not join the elites and they will die?", Ray talked.

"It's a tough decision, I-"

"I'll take the first one.", Ray interrupted the man.

"Good choice.", commented Cal before he grabbed the two folders, stood up and placed them back in the briefcase and then handed it back to Ray. "The droid is yours and it will lead you to your office once you walk passed those doors.", he added.

Ray slowly stood up when he retrieved the briefcase and walked to the doors as it started to open, revealing the droid which is waiting quietly in the hallway. Ray stood next to the robot and when it started to walk and the doors behind him close, Cal said something that made Ray to jerk his head.

"Don't break any rules, just like Oxford."