Chapter 67: Shards of Darkness

Arthur was slowly waking up, he was chained and alone in a room, he could hear people talking from the outside, looks to the left and right and sees multiple chains on the floor,

"We brought the two and the girl your boss requested."

"We are grateful for your services but I wasn't informed of a blondish girl."

"Ehhh?? but your boss was the one who told us to get her??."

"Nevermind. As long as our Master was the one who told you I have no qualms with that."

Arthur tried to see if he could break free from the chains creating a ruckus from the inside, someone enters the door and he immediately shuts his eyes pretending to be unconscious.

"Hmmmm this is the brat who my Master fears? *scoffs* Pathetic."

[Ehh?? what is he saying? Master? didn't what he just said is an of treason to his Master or something?]

"It's no use trying to hide boy, I know you're awake."

He opens his eyes and sees the person in front of him, he was wearing a black jacket and wearing a hat, the person's eyes were shining with malice as he stares into his eyes.

"Well I'll have to go and pay a visit to the girl in the othe--!!"

*Whack*

Arthur slammed his head against the person and said in a threatening tone,

"Touch her and I'll make sure the last thing you'll ever see is my sword on your chest."

He was supposed to stay quiet and to let the person go outside without any trouble, but ever since he mentioned going to Dorothy he couldn't handle it and bursts out his anger although he's in no condition to make threats considering his position.

The person's hat was on the floor revealing a number on the person's forehead,

" 5 "

The number five was written in red ink on the person's forehead he went directly to pick up his hat on the floor and gives Arthur a cold stare,

"I like you."

"Ehh?."

"I like bugs who don't know when to quit no matter what situation they're in, I now see why the Master fears a pest like you."

[Master?? I don't know what these guy are after but I believe it has something to do with Dorothy.. I won't let them]

The person leaves the room while walking backwards still giving him the cold stare, with his fingers under his chin he smirks and closes the door.

Arthur was trying to think of a plan on how he's going to get out of these chains and get Dorothy out safely, his sword is missing and it seems one of them is right outside the door guarding it.

[I need to get Dorothy out of here fast!]

Meanwhile at a random street Tazer was looking for Annie while at the same time not standing out in public in order for the heroes not to know of his identity,

He kept his face hidden with his robe while continued to search for her, It was almost nighttime and still nothing, no clues whatsoever until he heard a voice from his head,

[I know where she is.]

[Who are you!?.]

It was telepathy. but from whom, Tazer thought he was unsure at first but he needed to find something soon or who knows what may have happened to her, he's willing to take a stranger's word as long as it benefits him.

[Who are you!]

[I'm a friend, I know where the girl you're searching for was taken]

[Ehhh you better not be lying or I'll kill you myself.]

[I know, head towards the tall building on the right, you'll see an abandoned warehouse]

[And you sure An-- I mean the blondish girl's there?]

[Yup, don't worry you'll see her there]

With the Instructions given to him, Tazer proceeds to the place he was told with confidence to rescue Annie even without a plan he'd still go there in order to save her.

Meanwhile Arthur was doing his best to get out of this situation in any way he can in order to get Dorothy out of here and find someplace safe to stay for the meantime but he was also thinking about Anna who they still don't know whether she's okay or not.

Someone enters the room, a tall young teenager with a round shield He closes his eyes to pretend to be unconscious,

"Hey stop moving! or I'll make you stop moving myself!."

[Hmm.. what am I going to do? how am I goi--!]

"I wonder how much we'll get paid for today's mission... I can't wait!!."

He leaves the room while Arthur opens his eyes, lets out a sigh and thinks of a way for him to escape this.

"What if.... Eist Grey Sires!."

His chains dispersed from the words Arthur chanted, It wasn't a complicated spell more like a simple one, The person outside couldn't hear it and was still daydreaming about their payment.

He was being cautious, looking to the left and right hoping to find anything he can use to fight the person outside, it doesn't matter what as long as he can have a weapon to either defend himself or use it for attack.

but sadly nothing could be of any use to him.. until he saw a small broken glass shard on the floor.

[I could use this... But I don't want to kill if it's necessary]

He crouches slowly and heads towards the door but without someone getting in he won't be able to get outside since it's locked from the outside.

[I can use this!!]

He threw the shard glass on a wall and the person outside reacted to the sound,

"Heyy! what's going on over there!?"

Arthur was silent and waiting for him to enter the room so he could strike, in a few seconds later he enters the room but with his guard on.

He checks up the source of the sound and sees the pieces of broken glass on the floor as he looks towards his front and sees Arthur missing he puts his fingers on his chin trying to figure out what happened here.

And the next thing he knows he was hit in the neck from behind and was falling towards the ground closing his eyes, and now with the door open Arthur directly went outside to look for Dorothy's room.

[I'm coming for you Dorothy, I'll get you out of here]

Dorothy was slowly waking up, she could see another body with her in the room, a blonde girl? she said, she looked around and noticed they were in a prison cell while someone who presumably is the mastermind was sitting in front of them in a red royal chair, he was wearing a hat and was wearing a black jacket,

"Who are you!? Where did you bring us!?."

He stares at her and gives her a no response, he closes his eyes let's out a sigh and asks,

"Do I have to answer that? and in what situation are you able to ask me anything considering to our positions."

Dorothy held tightly on the bars as she was frustrated and a few seconds later the girl next to her was slowly waking up.

"H-Huh? Where... Where am I? [I remembered bumping into someone before and I--!] WHEREEE AM II???."

"Eist Gre--!."

"Try and finishing that chant and you'll be filled with holes in the next couple of seconds."

as Machine turrets suddenly popped up and were aiming at Dorothy, with her current mana still not fully healed she's still in a tight spot, even if she could manage to cast a defensive spell the bullets the turrets would fire would pass through her defensive barrier thus making it useless to try and fight in the first place.

Accepting the situation she goes back and head towards the blonde girl with her and asks,

"Hey are you alright?."

"I-I'm fine."

"Anyways we need to figure out a way out of here."

"It's useless, you both will be my bargaining chip to get out of here alive."

The person in front of them was looking at them like they were insects,

"What is your goal here!."

"Merely to observe."

"Observe? Observe who?."

[The Catastrophic Servant of the Ruler class]

End of Chapter 67: Shards of Darkness