Chapter 56 Conflict of Interest

Esai is in his room grabbing his personal belongings while changing into the gray jumpsuit as he zips up the zipper to his turtleneck collar. Despite everything he made his bed presentable and neat as he opens the nearest window which is twenty stories high, while all the hovercrafts are in ongoing traffic in the line column.Wind breezing upon his face, spiky hair waving backward, and navigating by gilding. Esai jumped out the window as aim for a random hovercraft to latch on to.

"I got to find Somu then eventually, figure out how to get Isaac, Abel, and Leo out of there." Esai thought while holding on the hovercraft.

There are these neo light lanes that keep all these vehicles organized. Esai had to hang on long enough without getting noticed by the suspect driver; it would not be long for the authorities to be searching for him. Recalling what Anarosa taught is spiritual concealing or lowering spiritual presence. Esai hated the idea of hiding his spiritual light, but as it stand; he stood out among the crowd. Focusing on lowering his spiritual presence during the back of the hovercraft's back bumper. His spiritual presence is like fluoresceent of sunlight, bright and warm. Esai had no idea how bright his spiritual presence was until he lowered it, only for a time.

This hovercraft's owner noticed just now the sluggishness a recent weight added as the owner who just opened her driver's window to investigate.To the lady dismay was seeing a child hanging on her back bumper.

"WHAT THE--!KID JUST HANG ON, I WILL LAND AT THE PARKING STATION!" As the lady turns carefully to the next stop to the parking station.

They arrived at the parking station where hovercrafts like a beehive that go in and out of the station. Found one open spot for a clear descent landing as the lady said to Esai "Hey kid it is safe to land on the floor." The concerned lady had her window open while landing at the parking spot.

Esai listens to the lady as he squat lands on the metallic floor. Before he could leave the woman went to scold for his reckless action.

"Kid, you nearly gave me a heart attack back there! What are you even doing!? Hitchhiking on my vehicle, do you know it is illegal to do that!?" The lady looks at Esai disapprovingly.

"I am sorry, I was desperate! Forgive me!"Esai bowed his head in apology.

The lady could not help to feel a bit sorry for the boy.Hovercrafts passed them by over their heads as there was a row of vehicles parked.

"Alright, spiky haired kid. Something tells me you need to go somewhere." The lady asks Esai politely.

"Is there the nearest hospital that I can go to?" Esai lifted up his spiky hair.

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Sometime later Esai arrived at the hospital to thank the lady that he had hitch hiked earlier. Standing in the large public staircase that hospital is like a huge fortress while there is a patrol of amazon warriors who had been notified about him already. One of the amazon warriors speaks with one random citizen about him.

"Have you seen a boy with wild spiky hair?" Armor padded woman asked.

Esai had to figure out without getting detected and seen since he was the only kid with wild spiky hair. Until I saw a bunch of random people that had similar hairstyles that were ridiculous. Some had greaser yuzuka that stuck upward like a horn that would impale someone. Some have lion's mane spiky hair and finally some have your typical punk hairstyle. Esai could not help to feel that he does not stand out that much at all. They all thought they were all in trouble for something.

"Lady look, we may have wild hairstyles. I am going to ask who you are looking for specifically?" The man in greaser hairstyle wore a levi jacket.

"We are looking for a child who is still in the elementary school range with dark brown spiky hair."Amazon warrior inquired.

"Well look lady, you're gonna have to look a while longer because most of us are in highschool."The teenager with greaser hairstyles spoke with rebellious sarcasm.

"Hey watch your tone when speaking with me." Amazon warrior warned.

"Could you hurry up, I want to visit my sick father, which is why I am here with my friends that they respect him." The teenager greaser tapping his foot impatiently.

"Very well searched for them." Orders the red hair woman amazon warrior for the rest of the squad to identify the individual.

Esai felt he should not waste his time, this is going to be challenging as he scopes his surroundings as noticed the medical hovercraft going through inside the facility. Esai had to wait for the right moment for the next one to come around. Before he did anything the Holy Ghost did not use his spiritual presence if one is not careful. Esai does not know how to fully utilize his spiritual abilities; however, it seems easier to use Vida energy. Esai follows the guidance that he received as leaps on medical hovercraft.

Moving on to the rooftop to steady himself to make a leap on the next Medical vehicle to come next. Esai made his landing on the top of the vehicle's roof while entering the troll gate. Esai kept his head down no matter what as security guards gave the allowance as the drivers showed their badges as it got scanned from holo-computer. Once the medical hovercraft went through as the gate lifted up, Esai took a peek to see these sophisticated scan waves machines as laser net scan began its route.

These cranes have a systematic diagnostic scan as it searches for anything abnormal as it progresses like rave lights. Esai had to flat roll left to right; it was unbelievably fast as choppy motion. Esai went to the crouching position as he carefully timed the rhythm. Forward rolled as the crane's scan goes down, Esai is nervous about how long he can keep this up. Esai side steps aside as it passes through back and forth as its swish breezes as cranes move swiftly. Barely holding as he is at the edge the cranes scam are closing in.

Esai had no choice but to bail as he hopped off. Stumbling on the floor as a thud echoes while scrabbling to find cover around the corner. Esai had to calm his breathing down because his heart rate was beating rapidly.The security guard heard something as a young woman went to investigate the noise she had heard earlier. Esai still feels his heart beating on his ear drums as it beats like a drum. Esai holds his mouth so his breath does not make a noise to avoid being detected. The security went to use her spiritual sensing to see if there was a spiritual presence to be found. As she pulls out her baton to see if there is someone there.

"Hey you come on out before I knock you out." The security woman warned.

Esai is having a difficult time maintaining his spiritual presence as the perspective his spiritual presence is brightening up as a vector of light is trying to release. Esai will have no choice to reveal himself. However, something else happened: he sank to the floor like water into the shadows.The security woman went to confront the person who was hiding. Alas, the woman is a bit baffled that no one is there as she could have sworn she had detected someone earlier. She scratches her back of long black and bottom silvered dyed hair. She put away her baton and returned to her post.

Esai opens his eyes expecting to be caught by the security woman instead he is in a shadowy silhouette seeing the halls of nurses and doctors walking around the hallway as well patrols are watching out for him.Esai just realized that he just Shadow Shifted through a shadow shade. However, it will be difficult to go through the shadows because the light here is way bright and something about these lights are unusual. There are no existing shadows to be purposely designed to be shadow proofed during the day. This hospital is no joke; they have designed this place to be well protected against Darkbringers.

Esai had to find the darker shadow in this place, usually brighter the light the greater the shadow it is. Esai is actively searching for a dark corner to go to. Esai sensed a shadow that was reasonably dark to go through.It was a basement crate of metallic boxes that were sitting on the shelves. However, he had to be careful because there was heavy patrolling of Amazon warriors rotating around a maze-like corridor. So Esai selected an area that would be their blind spot as he was in a room that had a desk with a computer where there are well organized scrolls and books with not a single speck of dust.Crawling out from a dark shadow as he made physical contact to the floor like a surface as the shadow to his lower half is misty air being pulled out.

"I am safe for now; however, they will eventually find me."Esai thought as he got up from the shadows completely.

Esai had to make his next move before the amazon warriors would detect him. Esai needed to know where Somu was exactly. He must meditate to amplify his spiritual sensing. His spiritual vision shows an outline silhouette that shows the degree of light and darkness of the hospital that show individuals clearly for Esai to observe from spiritual vision.This hospital shows individuals clearly for Esai to observe from spiritual vision.

This hospital is definitely obscured by these No-Kai kanjis which blot his spiritual vision as solid objects are blurry from the entire area that are blocked.Esai had been around Somu Kio couple times that he might recall her appearance:Semi-long green hair, olive tone skin, hue blue eyes, and has athletic body. Howsoever her spiritual presence does have an interesting personality to it has a catty attitude with a hint of caring heart, she smiles a lot, shows a hint of loneliness, and she will treasure people who willingly be around her for it carries weight with her.

Unfortunately, her current state of her spiritual presence has been through terrible and painful things. Esai recalls from a previous time after reuniting with Isaac, Abel, and Leo as well meeting Mazura and Rei Merchandise. Somu was absolutely miserable and with extreme bitterness as it showed she was wearing a raggy cloak even ashamed of herself. When she saw Esai, she thought she saw a ghost that was tormenting her for failing to rescue him. Instead he shows concern for Somu which she held Esai arm closely as she embraces tight in fear of losing him. This was awkward for Esai regardless this meant a lot for her. Somu felt very low from her own spirit and definite abandonment around her. This actually fills a damaged heart and possible hope to her when all had rejected her.

Esai uses this feeling to connect with Somu as his spiritual vision to see where she is. It was faint as the fragment light of Somu's spiritual presence that Esai was near to him in deeper levels of the basement can explain how heavy security it is because they are guarding Somu. Esai thinks his options of going gun blazing would be very foolish especially when these amazon warriors would destroy him in combat as well outnumbered him one to fifty. Surrendering is not a bad idea, but he may or may not be able to reach Somu. They might ultimately take him to Sarah immediately.

Then he might have to sneak around the basement to find Somu in the lower levels. Which is exactly what Esai is going to do as Esai focuses on the metallic side in the door that has three shades of shadow that is gradient. Esai phased through the shadows and made a droplet effect behind him. Shadow Shifted once again he sees silhouette as darkness is clear as day while some light in this area can be blinding unless Esai uses his spiritual senses to see specifically light would make things easy see all his blindspots for only and maybe for a short time.

"Okay let's do this."Esai silently encourages himself.

Once he crawled out from the shadow as the shadow made three shadow shades as his face was covered by darkness as he slid sideways slowly moving as he saw the amazon warriors in two pairs approaching through this corridor as they are actively spiritual sensing within their range.

Esai holds still while they pass him by like he did not exist as he crouches corner to corner by metal boxes which are the shelves. Esai carefully looks over to see another pair of amazon warriors walking as they casually talk.

"Sarah is making a big deal about whether this boy would actually break into this place."The young adult with ponytail red hair had doubts in her voice.

"That would be very foolish to try to break into this place. It is heavily guarded and filled with No-Kai seals that will detect any spiritual abilities that will ensnare him as well alerting us to the exact location." Woman with black short bob cut hair informs her partner.

Esai is glad that heard from these women vital information that would help to navigate around these No-Kai. He continues crouching as he slips them by. Esai follows Somu's spiritual energy as he sees fragments of light lingering behind as his spiritual vision is like petals that are within his sight. Esai carefully prone over the shelves between metal boxes with slightly open space in between.Esai did not realize these metal boxes containing No-Kai seal traps caught his hand which held him in place.

"Ishydie…"Esai curse his own carelessness as he struggled to move his hand.

Esai had thirty seconds to do something before No-Kai would sound the alarm to everyone in the building in the proximity. The No-Kai had a purple circle binding to Esai's hand; he could not afford to freak out as he used his spiritual vision to see if there was much to be done. Unfortunately Esai had no idea what to do until there was another voice Esai did not recognize and spoke directly to him.

"Esai heed to my instructions there isn't time to idle." The voice informs Esai's head.

"What should I do?" Esai's spiritual vision reveals certain No-Kai kanji that glow light to which one to dispel.

Esai quickly selects three No-Kai that release from holding him as the No-Kai sealing disappears. It was the same voice that he had helped before although he had no time to remain in the same place.

Esai hai to get to the lower basement level as the amazon warrior noticed something off with the room as they now look between the shelves.Esai realized their intuition is sharp he got to really move it. Phasing to the shadows once again as he senses Somu is close to a hidden trap door as there were six women surrounding to guard its entrance.

"That got to be it." Esai thought while phasing to squeeze between the women's shadow.

Esai notices the No-Kai are heavily sealed with most complexity as Esai is going to have to risk revealing part of himself. Seeking answers from the voice that helped him earlier. However, his spirit got the information he needed, selecting the No-Kai kanjis that are coded. Eventually figured out how to safely disarm the seal.

Esai phased through hidden trap doors here. The amazon warriors are completely unaware of him now. He should not let this opportunity be wasted as for now the room is lit with fusion energy with hydraulics beside the walls not very claustrophobic when walking down the corridor. As the blue energy light lit up the room that had harmonious hum as now there are four doors that slide in automatic doors that squarely even from one another ten feet apart.

Esai knows this is a medical ward room as it stands in the center of the metal plated floor that is lighted with dimly dappled orange lights that are guiding lights. Following Somu's spiritual residuals which lead him to the room that had automatic doors open for him once he pressed the panel button. He found Somu in an advanced medical stretcher that is keeping her in suspended stasis in midar. Seeing her sleeping peacefully is the first time she looks healthier than before. This room was spacious with basic cabinets, water sink, table, chairs, and Somu's basic clothes that are right next to her.

Esai sighed with relief that Somu is safe because he had not seen her for the last two weeks.As he went to Somu's advance medical stretcher to Somu's advance medical stretcher to turn off Somu's air suspension stasis Somu gradually landed on her bed. Somu was still asleep, wearing a patient's gown.Picked up her clothes placed it in his pocket dimension for storage for later. As Esai did a princess carry to Somu as she seemed to be much as ease with Esai's presence. He turns around while he carries Somu the next thing he knew that Esai was engulfed with bright light next thing he knew he was outside on the rooftop heard a calm angry voice.

"You know I must say you exceeded my expectations for breaking in the hospital that was heavily fortified and with well trained Spirit Sensitives just being underhanded by a mere child." Sarah's eyes angrily flared while trying to maintain her calm demeanor.

Esai could not help trembling as feeling full anger from Sarah's Spiritual presence as full force of Spiritual Intimidation it was like a storm.

"Sarah…"Esai silently utters.

"Speak up boy, I can't hear you!"Sarah sharply retorts at Esai.

"Why are you angry?" Esai dared to speak up.

"Why did you run? I thought you trust me."Sarah sounded offended.

"After what you did and especially what your 'daughter' did to me. I am leaving with my friends so this is goodbye." Esai turns his back on Sarah.

"Oh, I don't think so." Sarah is already holding onto Esai's shoulder barely containing her anger.

"You are not going anywhere, you are going to get disciplined." Sarah glared at Esai threateningly.

"What!?"Esai is shocked before he gets slapped across the face when he drops Somu.

Sarah caught Somu with her hand as she placed her on the floor as Esai was dazed by what happened; however, he got to shake it off as he was by the edge of the roof. Esai stood up as he was exasperated while breathing as well feeling a stinging sensation on his left cheek that is aching.This getting tiresome as he is eying Sarah as she is asserting her spiritual dominance upon Esai.Sarah is actively watching Esai's intentions while winds breezing between them. Esai knows that she can read his thoughts since she has telepathy. Strong contention runs high as their spiritual presence is trying to overlap one another like waves of tidal waves to over take to see who wavers.

Esai should not be on the defensive however, he is because Sarah is going for the attack. Esai gritted his teeth as Sarah is going to make her move very soon. Esai does not know what terrible position to be in. She went in with blinding speed as Esai barely reacted when she slaps across left cheeks. Esai twirls from the impacts crashing to the floor with a painful grunt.Esai recoils back to crouching stance to be on his guard.

Esai had no intention to hurt Sarah, albeit opposite for her for she is truly hurt by Esai's actions. This lady acts like she is his mother which made him furious.

"You had no right to strike me in the face and you certainly are no mother of mine!" Esai talks back to Sarah.

"I am here to discipline a student who is obviously impudent." Sarah disrespects Esai going for another swift slap to Esai's face.

Esai redirects her hand direction of motion as it makes a sharp wind cut through the rooftop.

"Are you here to punish me or kill me?"Esai questioned Sarah's intent as he backed away from her.

"Don't make me laugh, if I wanted to kill you. I would have done so!" Sarah disapproves as they move swiftly across one another.

Esai avoids her slaps as it goes like a rapid fly swatter.While sharp wind cuts the rooftop from the motion tearing it asunder. This nearly hits Somu in the process which worries Esai which Sarah is counting on for him being distracted.

"So, you are going to remove traumatic memories from me? You will have to remove my experience and kill part of me." Esai evading the attacks from Sarah.

"You are too young to have such memories, it will negatively impact your life. It is far better to remove it now than festering in your mind and heart." Sarah compels Esai for her views as she caught Esai's spiky hair.

"Then I would have resented you for that."Esai maintained eye contact upon Sarah's eyes as it caused discomfort to her.

"You would resent me...:"Sarah is troubled by Esai's words which are unexpectedly blunt.

"From what I can tell Rinora whatever memories you had removed from her had made her only resentful and bitter."Esai still maintains eye contact with her while Sarah is unraveling.

"You allow Rinora to do whatever she wants.By allowing her to make other people suffer, especially one who is much happier than her." Esai is standing up as Sarah's hand is released from Esai's spiky hair.

"That is a sign--"Esai said sadly.

"Stop please."Sarah is covering her face.

"--of a failed parent. How can you help me when you can't help Rinora and yourself…"Esai finishes as Sarah is no longer in a fighting state.

"I did what I thought was best for her. She was at the time, only a child I absolutely believed she should not have experienced...I just made it worse." Sarah is on the verge of tears.

Esai felt his spirit should not press for anymore information. Esai went to get Somu until Sarah went to hug him.

"I wish I had a son like you." Sarah embraced Esai slightly tight.

"Wha…"Esai was dumbstruck by this confession as he was wide eyed at this.