146 Backlash (2/2)
The night he has spent as Kiba has taken away all his energy and now the thrill park. He was completely worn out by living two lives with one body.
”Don't be lazy,” Felicity sat down on a park chair along with him.
Zed didn't listen to her words and instead, he placed his head on her lap.
Many people nearby in the park looked at them in surprise and shock.
”Such a cute couple,” A woman who was running a food stall said.
”They must be new in love,” A man near her muttered.
”Bring back memories of our youth,” A middle-aged woman who was accompanying her husband said
”I wish we could be like them again,” The woman's husband agreed.
Felicity and Zed didn't hear the discussion, and even if they did, they wouldn't care if people misunderstood their relationship by mistake.
”How could you be so tired?” Felicity asked.
”I was working overnight on a project,” Zed muttered with his eyes barely half open.
Felicity didn't really believe his words. As she thought of countering him, he closed his eyes completely as sleep overtook him.
She sighed with a smile while looking at his sleeping face.
”How could I ever leave this city with such a troublesome brother?” Felicity ruffled his hairs in a loving manner.
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A few miles away from Dream Rise House.
Two figures, a young girl and a man, leaped from one tree to another as they arrived at the outskirts of the villa. The security droids, the motion sensors and the thermal scanners in the vicinity remain oblivious to the presence of the two.
They were none other than Alice and the middle-aged man.
”Lady Alice,” the middle-aged man glanced at the waterfall upon which the villa was partly built, ”Is this the place where the breach in time has taken place?”
”I'm not sure,” Alice sat down on the branch of a tree, ”But this place is definitely connected to the breach.”
The middle-aged man traced the surveillance features in the region.
”The technology is good,” the middle-aged man said with disdain, ”But compared to our noble family, it is nothing.”
”It is because we are outside,” Alice said as two streams of invisible red light flew from her eyes and moved inside the villa.
”?” The middle-aged man politely waited for an explanation.
A minute later, the streams of light returned back in her eyes.
”How surprising,” Alice closed her eyes.
”What happened?” the middle-aged man looked at her.
”There are secret passages inside the villa and the security features are definitely more powerful than here,” Alice answered.
She conjectured that the security outside was purposely kept low. Most likely, she believed, it was in order to not let anyone get suspicious about the scale of technology the villa owner owned.
”How is that surprising?” The middle-aged man asked. It was nothing surprising for large houses to have hidden passages or secret rooms.
”The hidden passages and elevators are connected to some underground facility,” Alice said with an obvious trace of excitement in her voice, ”But my ability couldn't infiltrate the facilities.”
”WHAT?!” The middle-aged man's expression turned frantic.
He didn't dare believe the words he has heard.
”The ability which originated from Sovereigness Parcae was futile?” The middle-aged man's throat turned dry.
He knew very well the talent Alice was blessed with.So for her to fail could be only attributed to the strangeness of the villa.
”Hmm?” Alice and the middle-aged man turned their heads as they heard the sound of a car dashing by.
The large gates outside the villa opened up allowing the hovercraft to enter.
Alice looked on as Zed and Felicity stepped out of the car.
”That man owns the villa,” The middle-aged man said after glancing at a report on his phone screen, ”Nothing extraordinary about him.”
”Oh?” Alice's pupils turned red and two rays of invisible light left her eyes.
Zed didn't notice anything as the rays of light landed on him. He entered the house along with Felicity.
Far away, Alice's eyes turned wide with horror as she felt her energy connection severed.
”Cough!” Alice coughed up a mouthful of blood. Her body shook heavily with her face losing all traces of color.
”Lady Alice!” The middle-aged man rushed forward to gave her support as she fell from the tree.
”Argh!” Alice's felt her insides twist in agony, ”We have to leave.”
”Understood,” The middle-aged man carried her in his arms and leaped away.
After ten minutes, they arrived at an artificial lake. Alice took some water from the lake and splashed it on her face.
”I'm fine now,” Alice cleared her face and sat down, ”That was close.”
”What happened before?” The middle-aged man enquired.
”I tried to check his Strings of Fate,” Alice answered in a low voice, ”But the energy from my ability was ripped apart after entering his mind.”