Chapter 649: Rate (2/2)
”Let her go,” fired Kul.
”Hey, this is common here,” reassured the boss, ”-they'll treat her fine.”
'-oh yes we will,' said the growing shadows, the doorway brimmed with countless faces of demons, her heart and mind shuddered, ”-no… no… no… no.”
”Leave her,” said Asmo, ”-I'm only interested in money.”
”P-please,” her bloodied cheeks clawed to Asmo's feet, ”-if I could, I'd make a contract with the devil and vanquish all this suffering…”
”Shut up lady,” fired Esvalo, ”-else we'll kill you,” pistols clocked.
”Please,” she stared into his eyes.
”Lady,” he held out a hand, ”-doth thou wish for death?”
”Y-yes.”
”Will thee sell thy soul?” he narrowed.
”Whatever the price to escape this hell…”
”Deal,” she grasped his palm, ”-I'll take this lass as compensation. You don't mind, do you?” he asked, Kul cracked her knuckles menacingly.
”Esvalo, your chick, your word, decide…” said the raspy beaten voice of the boss.
”Take her,” he replied, ”-don't need a drug addict cramming my group.” The little distraction led to the lass being cared for by Kul. First aid and a few healing potions were administered.
”You selling Angel's dust?”
”Yeah, 1 kg for 15,000 Exa.”
”WHAT!” exclaimed Esvalo, ”-boss the rate is too much.”
”No, no,” he gestured to quiet down, ”-if the stuff is refined and high quality, it can go triple the amount. Besides, we had a terrorist attack, most of the produce was dropped in the ocean. Whoever did it must have planned the downfall.”
”Here's a sample,” a small packet flung onto the table. The negotiation continued until the boss agreed on a rate of 17,000 Exa for 1 kg. The drive to the motel felt more or less normal, they made a grand total of 170,000 Exa. The quality was the best the continent had witnessed so far. The creator added precautionary measures to prevent needless deaths, feature customers appreciated.
As the afternoon grew close, Aceline and Kinless left from the memorial. Videos of their solidarity reinforced their station. ”-I know everyone's outraged at the shooting. There was no excuse for security to allow such a travesty to happen. I'll speak loudly and openly, the hate-filled Arcanum writers are to be shamed, as well as the new stations. I stand firmly with Ansoft. If not for our intervention, and I'm sure the videos made news, the death count would have reached hundreds. No matter how wrong and bad one thinks of the agency, the treatment is biased. What about the hotel that carelessly allowed the shooters into their room, the root of the problem could have been stopped with proper precaution. To prove my point, here's an example,” a giant hologram displayed a statement from another hotel, ”-Aslio(another hotel) halted and captured a would-be criminal from the terrorist group before they could bring weapons. Goes to show, if hotels were even inclined to provide safety, it would have never happened. Ansoft went bankrupt, and is in a dire situation, the leader, Amsey, paid triple the amount and handsomely allocated money to the victims. Giving money isn't an easy way out, the point is, he acknowledged, repented, and vowed to do something to appease the harm that was done. Call me selfish, call me whatever, I'll stand by my friend forever and always. He tried his best to handle the issue; our concern must be placed on seeking solutions and prevention of such events. Not aimlessly channeling the unjust anger to a singular party. What about the AHA, what about law enforcement. In what world is a few guards sufficient to guard such a mass of people, the responsibility is on us all, I take the blame, Aceline stands truth on said point. Don't get me started on the Gaso Group's opportunistic attempt and making her agency grand and pure. In a moment of sadness, the conglomerate thinks of money, what does that say about the state of this country. Then again, I'm just an artist and noble from another continent, I have no say in the matter, my voice isn't strong, tis the people who decide what is to be done. In a way, I envy and abhor the current rulership. Those deaths could have been easily avoided if only the conglomerates banded as one to make the event a success, if only unity was present, if only the public service accepted and help to make the night
”Quite the show of words,” said Aceline.
”I had to,” he explained at greater length. 15:00 showed the clock, the manor rose in the distance.
”I'll get back to work,” said Aceline, ”-we have music to make,” her mood cleared from the prior events.
”Alright,” grinned Igna. *We need you.*
A sharp pull spirited the body into a land of relative familiarness. 'The Shadow realm?' he sat in a crowd of thousands, an open-roofed arena gave to fireworks and cheers.
”Welcome back,” said Miira,”-I thought you'd want to see the final trial of the fallen heroes.”
”Hey there master,” waved the homunculus from below.
”What's she doing in the stands?” he faced Gophy.
”We accepted her right away,” she replied sternly.
”Don't worry,” elbows pressed against his shoulder, ”-every crucial member has to undertake Gophy's test,” Intherna leaned and peered over his head.
”Over here,” screamed a very elegantly dressed lady, ”-it's me, Athena!”
”What is she doing here…”
”Came for a visit,” said a voice a seat after Gophy, ”-she's my best friend after all.”
”Goddess Nike,” he bowed, ”-I'm pleasantly surprised of the corporal form.”
”Hey, the shadow realm is awesome,” she winked.