In the middle of Fex’s explanation, after hearing and learning that the matter had something to do with Quinn, a particular person had found out that he could be in trouble. In the dark backroom of Vorden’s mind, Sil had stood up and was interested in what they had to say.
Most things seemed uninteresting to him, and with nothing happening so far that relied on Vorden using him, he had remained quiet.
He listened carefully while standing by Vorden on his left side and Raten was thier on his right. The explanation had just finished as Fex asked Vorden to gather Quinn’s blood.
"Well...of course, we’re not going to agree to that right?" Raten asked. "Hey, I know I’m crazy, and I’ll fight anything, but do you remember what happened last time? He turned into that bald-headed monster. Sorry, but I’m not fighting in this one."
"Raten, didn’t you just say you would fight anything?" Vorden replied back, annoyed.
"Sorry... I refuse to fight anything that’s that ugly with no plus side. At least when fighting a beast we get a crystal out of it. A human, well that’s just fun, but that."
After hearing what Raten had to say, Vorden was concerned and was hesitant whether or not to agree to the plan. Quinn was definitely strong. If it was the Quinn from a few months back, then maybe without Raten’s help and a strong ability, he would be able to knock Quinn out and gather some blood.
Right now, he would need at least two strong abilities to increase his chances. It wasn’t just a question of winning such a fight, but being strong enough to overpower Quinn to the point where he could win without having to badly hurt him.
He could always try to find an excuse to ask about the blood, but he couldn’t think of anything right now and needed a backup plan in case that didn’t work.
It looked like Fex’s suggestion of beating and knocking him out was the best one. The question was whether he could do it without Raten’s help.
"Say, we’ll do it,��� Sil said all of a sudden.
This response came as a surprise to Vorden. The whole reason they had gotten close with Quinn in the first place was due to the way Sil saw Quinn.
"If we don’t do this, the bad people will take Quinn away, right?" Sil asked.
It seemed like he had understood more than he thought. Vorden felt bad for underestimating Sil. Maybe he was slowly getting better. His mind returning to what it once was.
"Yes, you’re right. If we do this, then the bad people won’t take Quinn away."
With Sil agreeing to help and fight Quinn just in case, they decided to take the job and get the flask.
Vorden asked Layla to head back to her hotel room and prepare whatever she thought might help. In her room, there were still a few items she had from Pure that should be able to help block out the cameras around the place. The truth was, Vorden just wanted Layla to leave him alone while he made some preparations of his own. He didn’t actually expect her to have some useful things.
If there was the chance he was going to fight Quinn, then he needed the strongest powers he could find, and he knew just the place to get them.
Inside her hotel room, Layla went under her bed and pulled out what looked like a small metal box. On the front was a keypad where she proceeded to input the code in her mind. Soon, the small metal box was opened, revealing the black ball that was usually in there.
This time though, the black ball looked a little different than before, as a blue flashing light was blinking on the front. This indicated that there had been a message left on it. Placing the blinking black ball on her bed, she chose to ignore it.
’No, I am no longer a part of Pure or that life.’ With her palm faced towards the ball, she started to concentrate. Slowly, components of the black ball were being pulled out piece by piece. They were gradually lifted away from the black ball and eventually, the ball stopped blinking.
Inside the box, there were still a few more things inside. She quickly grabbed them and placed it in the pouch around her waist. They were special tools that she had been trained with her whole life, although she hadn’t used them that much since it was her first mission and she hadn’t really been given any tasks.
She quickly went to leave the room to meet up with Vorden at their designated spot. But before doing so, she turned around one more time and took a look at the black ball. As she closed the door, she muttered,
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