582 Gaining Allies Among Enemy Ranks (1/2)

Jack opened his mouth to reply but a telepathic message stopped him.

'Jack, Lyrun wants to talk with you.'

Replying to Moranti, Jack stated, 'I'll be there in a minute. Let me finish something really quick.'

'No, Lyrun wants to schedule a time to talk,' added Moranti. 'He wants to know if you'll be able to speak with him in thirty minutes.'

'Sure, that's easy.'

'Great. I can't wait to see what you two come up with!'

”So, are you excited to finally get involved with Lyrun's plans?” asked Daruun, catching the women off guard.

”Then Lyrun should be the new ally you talked about?” Jack replied with a question and a smile.

”I'll allow you four to get back to business. Don't worry about visiting me unless you're desperate for advice or there's an unforeseen emergency. My seventh body has already entered a meeting with Silas and the other two district leaders of the Resolute Enterprise,” added Daruun. ”I'll be heading back home so I won't be nearby to help you.”

”If anything comes up, then we'll let you know. I think we already understand enough to make things work for now. Thanks, Gramps!” Jack hugged Daruun again, saying goodbye.

Daruun hugged each of his granddaughters as well, elated to see them desirous to grow stronger alongside Jack. After finishing his goodbyes, Daruun parted with a final wave as he entered the spatial gate.

Jack let his wives get a closer look at his second body while they had a few minutes alone. Eliza was the first to feel up the new body, verifying that it was indeed a second Jack in every way. Maura blushed as she felt the new body's shoulders and arms. Daliea, on the other hand, kept the touching to a minimum but was blushing more than anyone.

Soon, Jack made his second body became invisible and took his wives back to the guild. Jack was going to need to hold a meeting and explain the concept of the void to the others, excluding Sterfen's origin for the time being. But that would be after his auditory meeting with Lyrun.

Maura hurried home to prepare lunch with Daliea and Eliza left to visit Argyle, leaving Jack alone to pay a visit to Moranti in their conference room.

They patiently waited until the precise moment a half-hour had passed. At that moment, Moranti chuckled and passed the contact crystal to Jack.

”Hello?”

”Jack, it's nice to speak with you again. I hope you're doing well after your encounter with Halmut.”

Chuckling, Jack replied, ”Don't worry about that. I'm doing fine. Mind telling me why you're breaking ranks to contact me?”

”I agree that we should be allies. It's something that Moranti, Sterfen, and Daruun are very adamant about.”

”Then how can we make it happen?” asked Lyrun. ”What would you suggest?”

Jack answered, ”There are a few things that are on our immediate to-do list. One is to get the final enchantment key from Kylon.”

”You know that she has it? Might I ask how?”

”Daruun. But I've also verified it myself,” Jack chuckled, proud to have his system.