Infinitum Crystals - Conquest of Virtue [4]

Chapter 6.20 - Zenith - The Beginning of The End

We've returned to the real world. The lid of the Full Dive machine slides open by itself and I was able to see the ceiling of the lab. My body felt quite heavy. I think it's because of how much our brain were used throughout the conquest of Virtue. Everyone else was still in their machine. I was the only one who got up first. I assume it is because I wasn't in there for too long.

I got out of the machine and took a look at one of the other machines. I found White's old classmate. It looks like's Izzy was already awake. But she was still dazed. I leave her be to take a look at the other. Everyone else seems to be in the same condition as Izzy. After that I found Sam, who hasn't opened her eyes yet. I have my fears but I was able to tell that her hearts was still beating as I tried to listen from her chest.

"White...!" I almost forgotten about him.

I continued to search through all the machines to find White. It was until one machine where it finally hit me. It was already empty. It looks like someone already gotten out of it. Could it have been White? I look at the machine next to it and notice that the other Pantheons was still dazed. Even the machine where Error was supposed to be in it was empty already.

"Hold on, why is it too quite...?" I also noticed another thing.

I decided to see the console room next to this and saw both Lala and the detective, Sonozaki Wakana lying down on the floor.

I ran toward them and took a look at them, "What happened here?" I began looking around.

I saw a small canister. I observed it and said to myself, "Knockout gas...What the..."

Before I was able to continue make my guess, my phone started ringing. It was Mei Xue.

"Mei? What's wrong?"

"We found White. He's outside of the lab."

I let out a sigh of relief. "Oh thank The Great Will..."

But Mei continued, "But he's not alone, Zen. He is with someone we never see before."

"Where are you guys?" I asked.

She answered, "We're not too far from the entrance. We're just waiting."

"Then wait for me and surround them." I told her.

I finally put down my phone as I immediately picks up the pace and headed straight toward the exit of the building. I kicked the entrance door open and then I saw two guys in carrying White by his shoulder.

"Stop!" I demanded.

The two person stops and looked at me.

One of them talked to me, "Didn't think you would be waking up that fast."

"Hold it!" Mei's voice can be heard from afar.

Mei as well as the rest of Team Stardust had arrived. Blax, Rulend, Hosuke, Kaym, Lore, Rider, Zone, Haze, Airi and Yin were all there.

The other unknown person then said, "This is quite unexpected."

"There's no escaping from this." I told them, "Where are you taking him?"

Then suddenly I heard an ominous third voice. It wasn't from either of them. It could only be from...

"This has been a surprise for sure. But a welcoming one."

The two unknown person finally lets go of White(?) and lets him stand on his own. White(?) turned around and I was able to confirm that it was indeed White. But, his voice's was not his.

"That's not White's voice." I said to myself.

"Of course it isn't, child! He willingly gave it to me." He told me.