A soft knock came at the door.
”Excuse me,” it was Tenshi’s voice. The light fox, possibly the calmest and the most attractive of the foxes, was still a mysterious figure. Despite being open with his care, he’s still extremely closed about his mind and his backstory.
(P.S. I’m getting a new roleplay up soon :P)
(Ooh, really?)
(Sorry…)
Hinata looked up at the knock, pausing with Kagami's hair.
"Yes?" She called out. "You may come in." She continued to braid Kagami's hair, looking at the door now. Kagami looked over too, recognizing the voice.
(Can't wait!)
”Thank you,” Tenshi said, opening the door just enough for him to slip through.
”I won’t be here for long, I just needed to clean up the room as Matthew have said. Kage made a bit of a mess here,” the angelic fox mentioned, motioning to the shelf and reorganizing the items on it; the picture frame, the piece of paper, and the book. However, he quickly slipped the syringe into his clothes’ opening.
He turned to the two and smiled.
”I’ll leave you two be, you can call me at any time if you need assistance with about anything,” he mentioned with his casual warm voice as he exited the room, softly closing the door on his way out.
(It won’t be as passionate as this one though, none of my other roleplays are… actually XD)
Hinata nodded when Tenshi walked in, watching him. She tilted her head a bit when he slipped the syringe in his pocket, a simple sign; I saw that.
"Of course, thank you," Hinata said to the last comment, watching him leave once again. She finished Kagami's braid, who leaned back against Hinata with a yawn. Being out like this was exhausting. Still, Hinata didn't call her back, just letting her snuggle. She wrapped her arms around the girl, thinking to herself. After a moment, Tatsuo appeared, leaning his back against her on the bed.
"Things are getting interesting," he mumbled to her.
(The roleplay is up if you wanna join ._.)
(Downstairs…)
”You got the syringe?” Kage asked, leaning against the wall of the living room.
Tenshi nodded as he walked over to the shadow fox, handing over the syringe filled with crimson.
”Be more careful next time, if it does get out, we’ll be in more trouble…” the angelic fox reminded before turning to his master who was sipping a cup of tea.
”Should I be looking for Dr. Eisuke now?” Tenshi asked.
Finishing his sip, Matthew let out a soft breather with the words of ”Yes, that would be great,”
Tenshi bowed and nodded as he turned back into his fox form, rushing outside and towards the big palace in the center of everything in the Labyrinth.
”Hey Kage,” Serena turned to him.
”I’m going on a walk, do you mind assisting me?” she’d asked.
”Not at all,” Kage answered immediately as Serena stood up and went outside with the shadow fox following her. Before exiting, Kage exchanged looks with Matthew.
Find Erebos for me, Matthew mouthed out as the fox nodded and closed the door.
As Kagami slept, Hinata and Tatsuo discussed what was going on.
"That syringe was worrying," Tatsuo said calmly.
"It shouldn't be. It would be useful in figuring out how to stop the Infection."
"And how would that be? It seems to me it would be used to infect others to study them. Are you sure we can trust-"
"That's enough," Hinata snapped, cutting Tatsuo off. "We can trust him."
"Hinata, is been ten years. People change-"
"So? I'm not going to listen to you talk about Matthew like that." Usually, Hinata was the most cautious one, but when it came to Matthew it was as if she blindly trusted him. That's what happens when someone truly earns her trust. Tatsuo scowled a little, standing up.
"I'm going for a walk. Is that alright with you, Master?" Tatsuo what the word at Hinata. He knew how much she hated it- she wasn't his master, she was his friend. She flinched at this, looking away.
"I won't stop you," she said calmly, biting her lip. Tatsuo left, slamming the door behind him.
"Hinata," Kagami said softly. The arguing had taken her up. "Why are you and Tatsuo fighting?" Hinata sighed softly, pulling Kagami a little closer.
"We just had a disagreement," Hinata said softly.
Matthew was downstairs with the owl, Strix. They seemed to enjoy the silence, both of them. Matthew was doing the dishes, humming a soft song under his breath while Strix was writing something down in her notebook.
”What are you writing?” Matthew asked, his back turned to Tatsuo.
”I’m just mapping out the infection status. Since Skylar was found infected earlier, those who came in contact with him were potential carriers,” the owl mentioned, biting the tip of her pen.
”Those would be Jason and Chrysus,” Matthew mentioned, his attention mostly given to the dishes.
Strix nodded as she wrote the names down. She looked up and saw Tatsuo.
”Where’re you going?”
Normally, Tatsuo would be relaying this information to Hinata right away, but now he was too mad at her.
"Out," he almost snapped. Normally he would be quite respectful, but the fight with Hinata had really shaken him. Why wouldn't she just listen to him? She couldn't trust someone she hasn't seen in so long, who only forced her here to help with their problem. He made his way to the door, intending to leave.
Hinata wanted to go down and stop Tatsuo, but that would just make things worse.
When Tatsuo left, another figure was outside. He had a nice pair of azure eyes and wavy yet straight black hair tied as a small man bun. He gave Tatsuo a confused gaze before stepping into the house.
”You got visitors?” the person asked.
”Yup. The Balance Keeper to be exact. That was one of her allies,” Matthew answered, placing down the dishes.
”Also,” he stepped towards the door ”why are you here?” he asked, smacking the back of the visitor’s head.
”Hey hey, I just wanted to stop by. Also—“ the person showed Matthew the bag in his hand ”—Ta-daaa~~” it was a bag full of fresh ingredients; fishes, shrimps, crabs, spices, and such.
Matthew blinked rapidly before smiling.
”What should I have expected from you, andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer)?”
(Knight’s Profile)
[andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) Carter]
[Ability : Butterfly Core]
[Knight Class : A+]
[Knight’s Sector : Nightwalker]
Tatsuo ignored the man, quickly leaving the property and just walking to clear his head. He shoved his have in his pockets, too busy thinking to really pay attention to where he went.
Eventually, Hinata couldn't take it anymore. She stood up, holding Kagami, and made her way downstairs.
"Did Tatsuo say where he was going?" Hinata asked, weary. She readjusted her hold on Kagami, looking concerned. When she saw sometime else with Matthew, she nodded to him, but she was more focused on making sure Tatsuo was staying safe.
”Hmm?” Matthew turned to Hinata before answering a plain ”He didn’t say a word, but I think he’s somewhere down the road…”
The other Knight looked past Matthew and smiled warmly at Hinata.
”You must be the Balance Keeper. It’s a pleasure to meet you,” andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) stated with a grin on his face.
(Oh yeah, from the 25th on, I’ll be able to get online in the morning [i.e. your late evenings] as I have online classes to attend in the morning. And of course, I’ll be online here during the class XD)
(Sounds good to me XD)
Hinata nodded, still concerned.
"It's a pleasure to meet you as well," she said. She set Kagami down.
"I'm gonna go talk to him," she said calmly. Normally she would have given him his space, but she knew it was easy for him to get in trouble when he was like this.
"Behave, okay?" She instructed Kagami quietly, motioning for her to go back up to the room. Hinata made her way it of the house, hurrying to catch up to Tatsuo.
Kagami, instead of going back up to the room, just say down, playing with her braid and smiling at the two men.
(Okee!)
andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) made his way to Kagami.
”Hello young girl, you’re quite strong yourself, eh?” the butterfly Knight smiled as he petted her head gently.
As Tatsuo would make his way down the road, he would bump into a hooded figure. Most of the figure’s features were hidden except for his extremely dangerous looking eyes which were given at Tatsuo. The figure’s hands were in their pockets as well. Most people would’ve walked past like nothing has happened… but the hooded person stopped and stared at Tatsuo for a bit, their eyes vibrating like crazy and were shown to be bloodshot.
Kagami smiled at the head pat, shrugging a little.
"Not me sir." She didn't seem upset by that, swinging her legs a little. "I just help spot any threats."
Tatsuo looked up, mumbling an apology when he saw how the figure was reacting. He took a step back, realizing it might not have been a good idea to go out on his own. Hinata spotted Tatsuo and the figure ahead of her, making her way towards them.
"Tatsuo," she called out before she reached them. Tatsuo looked back at her, glad she had come after him.
When the true source of the energy andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) sensed moved away, he realized that the girl wasn’t exactly strong. Though he accepted that she seemed quite adorable in her own manners. He always enjoyed being with children and inspiring them from time to time.
”Ah, I see,” he smiled again.
”It’s getting late, should you be making dinner andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer)?” Matthew asked, picking out a bottle of water from the fridge.
”Alright,” andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) said, standing up from where he was and motioning to the kitchen to start preparing everything.
When Hinata called out to Tatsuo, the hooded figure turned to her. He quickly turned back to Tatsuo, pulling down the cloth mask that had been covering his lips.
The figure blew out a small group of opaque smoke at Tatsuo. As he would breathe in, he would faint and immediately fall to the ground. The figure then pulled the mask back up and turned to Hinata.
He made sure that she saw his vibrating and bloodshot eyes. It looked like several pairs of those eyes were staring at her though…
Tatsuo crumpled to the ground, out cold. Hinata started running towards him with a sharp yell, faultering a little under the man's eyes. Still, she had to get to Tatsuo. She rushed forward to grab the back of his collar, pulling him back.
Kagami had been relaxed and happy, but now she froze. She jumped up, hurrying over to Matthew.
"Tatsuo's in trouble," she said, looking scared as she held onto Matthew's shirt.
The figure just stared deep into Hinata’s eyes, giving her unnecessary amounts of both fearful energy and trembling factors. The figure let out a soft giggle.
”Got a problem?” the figure teased with his tense tone. His dark irises turned a crimson color when he looked deeper into Hinata’s eyes.
Matthew stopped doing what he was doing and turned to Kagami.
”Stay here Kagami-chan,” the Knight rushed outside and closed his eyes. What followed was him disappearing into the ground and reappearing as a grouping of vines behind the hooded figure. He had his spear at hand and was determined to pierce the figure’s heart.
The hooded figure smiled as he pushed Hinata down, jumping away from Matthew’s spear and landing softly on the other side of the road.
”Well… well…” the hooded figure clearly smiled behind his mask ”… this is getting interesting—“ the figure’s veins turned a bright orange when they landed.
Hinata actually trembled a little under the figure's gaze, pulling Tatsuo to her chest. She stumbled back and feel when he pushed her. She pulled Tatsuo back to her mind, needing him out of the situation for now. She screamed back up to get get, pulling Katsuo out in his weird form this time.
"What did you do to him?" She growled, biting back another tremble. She should have never got in that fight with Tatsuo.
”Oh… just hypnotic gases mixed with faint cyanide recollections… he’ll be dead in less than an hour even if you pull him in…” the figure laughed maniacally after he has claimed the former.
Matthew gritted his teeth, knowing who this figure was and not expecting them to get infected so early. He reached up to his earpiece.
”Backup wanted. Adam infected. I repeat. Adam infected,” Matthew said, sending his spear flying at the figure only to have the figure jump over it.
”Come on you two,” the figure slid to the side when the spear came back to Matthew’s hand ”Let us dance under your limited time,”
(Knight’s Profile)
[Adam Cirrus]
[Ability : Toxic Smokes]
[Knight Class : A+]
[Knight’s Sector : Chaos]
Hinata's eyes widened, clutching Katsuo's hilt. This was not good. If Tatsuo die pd, all four of them would be out of commission for at least two days, and they couldn't afford to lose that time. She gritted her teeth, leaping forward to attack. She was almost sloppy, though, affected by the toxins in Tatsuo already.