Somewhere inside the dark cave, with similar pillars with ancient text displaying the drawings. Multiple people are hanging around with different styles of clothing. But what they all have in common is that dark tattoo on their skin. Some of them are on their head, while others are on their legs.
These vast majorities are quite diverse, but they all believe in one god. A god that is capable of giving out an additional element. Even those who are unfortunate to have powers have one.
Perhaps anyone would say it's a miracle! It is only given one power, and that is void. Everyone who has that tattoo has void powers. Thus, they mostly have duo Elements. Sinister Elemental is almost completely man-made. These are the same element that does a crazy amount of experiments on the beast.
Of course, let's not forget there's a survival of the fittest. The Weak stay weak and the strong stay strong.
A man is sitting on top, and he's one of the councils taking charge of this whole section. After all, this is one of their bases and each of them assigns one council. The councils have the largest amount of Void.
The head of the council? Nobody knows, the face is always hidden.
Despite they're all diverse, each council has its preference.
His whole figure was revealed, he was dressed in a nice reddish-black suit with a cape extending to the knee level. His hair shines red in a very tidy way. With normal black eyes on his face. That man named Lucas preferred Elegance and ingenuity.
Lucas is a Fire user, besides Flame. Moreover, that Fire Magician is super rare and underused. He was never even seen in person. Though, people can use fire enhancement that is used in battle.
Lucas remains expressionless as if he sees any normal occurrences. To see a bunch of crazy people roaming around. To be honest, he was bored.
One of them that looked like a butler walked forward to him and even bowed to him. "Your excellency," he said in an elegant voice.
"Speak," Lucas remarked while his eyes were on people.
"According to information, the guy you hired has been caught." A butler continued to stay in bow state. This place holds all the information, so it's easiest to gather all the information across the nation.
"Is that so? A shame, if possible. Kill them. They're no longer needed." Lucas sighs. "We'll find another method and of course a safer route. Who did they get defeated by? I'll kill them as well." This is all to conceal information, it would be troublesome if some of the information got leaked.
"Shannon Davis. Liana Strait, Kashi Chancelot, and Flame," Butler named all four names.
After hearing the three names, "Shannon? A rank? This would be troublesome... No matter, I am about to break through S rank." Lucas is at the peak of A rank and about to break through S rank. However, the requirement is difficult, thus he needed something more than just training. After all, Fire users are bland and not the most useful in the whole situation.
But what surprised him the most was the word Chancelot. "So you finally found him." He even thought that man was useful for finding Kashi. At least he had a lead since all the information that he tried to find was stopped by his family security. The most secret of all.
Then the final word is Flame. Lucas's eye was fixed on Butler. "What did you say?" Lucas is confused and missed the last word that he said.
"Shannon Dav-"
"The last one."
"Flame"
Lucas leans forward as if he's focused. "How interesting, there's another Fire user. What rank is he?"
"B rank"
"Not bad. There's no need to kill Flame yet. Kill the other if you must." Lucas waves, signaling them to leave. The butler bows and walks away.
Lucas had a slight smile. "As long last. With him, my power will rise to S rank." He hasn't felt more excited in a long time.
***
The sound of a slam on the table and since it's a confined room, an echo reverberates. "Why can't you tell me?" Liana was angry. That man was unwilling to tell. After hours of countless questions and yet there's no answer. In an interrogation room, there are three people. A Knight standing near the door making sure everything is okay. Shannon, Liana, and of course the boss.
Shannon knew time was running out. Liana doesn't have a license for the interrogation. Although it wasn't her path, she wanted to follow Shannon since they are besties.
Shannon is pacing back and forth, the question about the black crystal, Artifacts, and more. But all of them are naught since someone didn't say a word!
The knight reminded them, "You got 2 minutes, the other will come and figure out the rest according to Justice Law. After all, this isn't your job."
"I know!." Liana complained. She then had enough. She grabbed his suit. The boss was startled trying to resist, but it was all for naught since they locked him with the chain on his hand.
The knight had to step in, and Shannon stopped him. "She won't kill him. He'll be fine." She said calmly
"But-"
Shannon gave him a stare. He had to back out and remain neutral.
Liana's grip is really strong, enough to lift him off the floor. Even tore his clothes. "If you don't say anything I'll" She whispered in his ear. A man's face is full of fear, a fear that he hasn't had in a long time.
She dropped him and waited for his answer. Shannon was also listening.
"The reapers," he replied.
"The cult?" Shannon added. "What about it?"
He mumbled, unsure what to say, but he remembered eavesdropping when two councils talked to each other while they were in the base. "We need several certain artifacts to revive something." He blurted out.
"Revive who?"
"Our almighty god. That would spread to clean impurities in the world!" The man shouted.
"Which god?" Liana asks to make sure.
Then suddenly a scream echoed in the room. A painfully scream. It's coming from a man. His hand grips tightly on his neck, making it bleed. "It hurts!!!!. It hurts!!" a word repeatedly as he screams.
All of them are stunned. The knight had to step in, "What did you guys do?" attempting to calm him down.
"I didn't do anything!" Liana yelled. She was so confused about what was happening and had to take a couple of steps back.
The chain on the handcuff was pulled hard, and it was enough for his hand to bleed and break the chain. The Knight even can't stop his tantrums, Screaming won't stop until the tattoo starts to glow. It keeps on getting brighter and brighter.
Shannon knew immediately. "Everyone, behind me now!"
"But" The knight doubted.
"Do it if you want to live!"
As soon they are all behind them. She activates a light barrier. "Liana now!"
Hearing this, Liana also pulls up a water wall.
After a few seconds, it all exploded, leaving no trace of the victim's body.