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Reys'a could only stare blankly and was silent for a moment. 'Am I following the right person? Should I… get out of here?' That matter played in Reys'a mind and raised doubts in his heart. While that situation was playing on his mind, suddenly— "We have reached your destination at the Destryian Street, please unfasten your seat belt and you may exit the vehicle and be careful at your journey. Thank you." That was said by the screen which showed that we had reached the destination.

"Hey Reys'a, let's go, we've already arrived at the place," said Adrian. Reys'a then got out of the vehicle. The atmosphere in that place was very different from the one they had visited before, where there were many city dwellers everywhere, vehicles passing by, the hustle and bustle there made the place feel alive but here it felt very empty, quiet, there were very few people, despite that this place was still nice, it was just that were before technology was the main convenience for them and here it seemed to not follow suit. Although there was technology, it wasn't as sophisticated and advanced as in other cities.

"Back then, this place was a lively place, filled with laughter and children playing around" Adrian murmured, his voice distant. "Including me… but now it has changed like a forgotten relic." The eerie silence made Reys'a uneasy, as if the town itself was holding a secret no one dared to speak of. "Come on, my house is at the very end." Said Adrian. Reys'a could only follow him.

After walking for a few minutes, the two of them arrived at Adrian's house which was located at the end of the road and was next to the alley. The place was quite dark with the street lights flickering. Suddenly— 'click'. Apparently, it was just a light that was about to be fully turned on. It seemed that it was getting dark and the lights were illuminating for the night. Adrian's house was clearly visible, with a one-story house that was not too big, brownish green like moss. Despite that, his house looked cozy and comfortable.

They entered the front of the house with a wooden door and a round iron knob. Adrian turned the knob to open the door and wanted to enter the house.

Adrian stepped his right foot into the house with his hand holding the plastic containing the chocolate he bought earlier. "I'm home," suddenly there was a sound of loud and fast footsteps towards Adrian's, as if someone was approaching them. a man who looked like Reys'a's age. "Brother." the sentence he uttered.

"Caelus, where are the other siblings? I don't see them in front of this living room, you guys usually hang out here together." Adrian replied to Caelus. "Valsar and Mitsuya are currently training to fight each other in the back, Saei is sleeping because he was tired from training earlier and while Zu Sheng is downstairs doing his thing as usual. Brother, did you buy the chocolate I asked for?"

"Of course I bought it, how could I forget. Well here, your favorite chocolate." Adrian held out his hand holding the chocolate and gave it to Caelus, looking happy. Caelus took it with pleasure. "Hihihi… Thank you my brother —huh? Who's this guy?" Caelus only felt Reys'a's presence there, because his interest in the chocolates his brother bought him made him not feel Reys'a, moreover Reys'a's small body and hiding behind Adrian's body made it even harder to see.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce this Reys'a, I just met him in town and I invited him to come with me back because he had nowhere else to go." Adrian also moved his body aside so that Reys'a could be seen more clearly by Caelus. "Hi, my name is Reys'a," said Reys'a to introduce himself to Caelus.

"Before that, can you call all the other siblings to the living room? I want to tell them something and introduce Reys'a to them for once."

"Alright," Caelus went to call the others. "Hey Reys'a, come in and make yourself at home, don't be shy, they are very friendly to guests... although not all of them."

Reys'a and Adrian entered the house. There was a small living room in front with a small TV in front. There were only two rooms, one on the left and the other on the right. The inside was not that big and could be seen from the outside. Behind it was the kitchen. They sat in the living room, there were no chairs so only the floor was used as seating. "What story do you want to watch? I can turn on the TV." said Adrian. "It's okay, no need." replied Reys'a.

Caelus came from the back door with two others behind Caelus. They were both sweating with their bodies full of scratches. They went to Reys'a and Adrian. "Aik... where are Zu Sheng and Saei?"

"I woke Saie up earlier but he didn't wake up, maybe he was really tired and I called Zu Sheng to go upstairs and he said he would be back in a moment because he wanted to finish his work first." said Caelus. "It's okay, let Saei sleep later and I'll tell him myself. Well... before that, Valsar and Mitsuya introduced, this is Reys'a." Valsar and Mitsuya just kept quiet and watched Reys'a who was dressed like a homeless person.

Valsar opened his mouth to speak. "Who did you bring from? even you know we can't show ourselves off right now, let alone bring someone we don't know to our house. It's possible he's in disguise and is a spy for our enemy." Valsar seemed unhappy with Reys'a presence in their house. Valsar's hand, which was still warm, released electric sparks in his fingers as if to attack Reys'a.

"Wait, even though you know that your elder brother wouldn't bring anyone into this house without permission, there must be a reason, don't keep accusing him as you please, Valsar." said Mitsuya while calming Valsar from doing something inappropriate. "huh... wait a minute, I'm not an enemy spy, let alone an undercover one, right Adrian?" Reys'a replied in a panicked state.

"hmm… but Valsar is right, even though he's not the enemy, he can't be here," said Caelus. Suddenly— 'BAANG! CREAAKK!!' the sound of someone kicking the main front door loudly coming from nowhere.

"BAM BAMM, I'M HEARD SOMEONE'S TALKING ABOUT THE ENEMY!! WHERE IS IT? LET ME SHOOT HIM USING MY NEW WEAPON"

"Wait Zu, maybe we can use him to find out where the enemy is." said Valsar. "Yeah we will torture him HAHAHAHA" The man named Zu laughed sarcastically as he was used to this in this house. Adrian just silently observed his siblings' behavior and didn't defend Reys'a at all. Adrian narrowed his eyes at Reys'a, his lips curling into a small, unreadable smirk.

"hmm... maybe what you're talking about is true. Perhaps he is a two-faced enemy and pretends not to be.Should we kill him now?"

Said Adrian. "Huh!!? What's going on?" Reys'a's blood turned ice cold. His mind screamed at him to run, but his legs refused to move. What is Adrian talking about? Was I wrong to trust him?

'What is Adrian talking about? Is Reys'a wrong to follow Adrian? They will kill Reys'a?'