Chapter 97 - 97. Three Aeons (1/2)

The third day had come, and the mages didn't appear just like Mack expected.

But the city of Honiara had become a ghost town.

Looking from the penthouse, Mack didn't see a single soul walking on streets. It had become so empty that Mack could even hear the sound of waves crashing on the beach close to the building, a feat impossible a few days ago.

Honiara was the capital of Solomon Islands and the largest city too. For it to be empty, one can only imagine how high things escalated from the first moment Mack appeared on the airport.

[What you are going to do now kid?]

”Is it not obvious? Find the most influential person on Earth and get those mages names, then, kill one by one”

[Geez, sit down kid, we need to talk]

Said Harlack, using his mind link while appearing in the main room of the penthouse.

”What now? Dont come nag me again about how much time I will lose by doing this.”

[You didn't want answers? That's the moment, come sit]

Said Harlack, pointing to the couch in front of the one he was sitting.

Seeing the serious expression of the old man, Mack walked and took a sit by the couch, but didnt say anything. Waiting to see where things will go. The old man never had a 'moment of openness'. If he wanted to talk, Mack was sure that he was aiming for something.

[As you can guess by all the information I gave until now, the Mage Association is an enormous 'empire' of sorts]

”humm”

[....and as you can guess too, I'm not part of it. I belong to an organization that acts in the shadows to destroy this same Mage Alliance]

”Its pretty obvious. But what is the name of it?”

[By the moment, I can't tell you, but you will know soon]

”When?”

[Once you pass the test that I scheduled for you. It's a test that every single member of my organization has to do. Once you pass it you will be able to learn more things, for now... what I can tell you...]

”...”

Hearing that, Mack didn't say anything, but the dislike expression on his face could fully express his thoughts.

[What?]

”Old man, who told you that I want to join this shady organization of yours? If there is a thing that I hate more than mages, is being a lackey of someone.”

Hearing what Mack said, Harlack knew it would not be as easy as he thought to convince him. He imagined that Mack would do anything to join an organization, that the focus was to destroy the Mage Association.

Harlack thought for a moment. If he didn't use the correct arguments now, it was all for nothing.

[First hear me out...]

”No, hear me you, old man, I keep asking for answers about the tower, about you, about those mages that you let run rampant and you keep avoiding everything, now you want to brush things off and ask me to join some shady business? Go get yourself a new face old man, this one is already hard as a wood door.”

Said Mack, already raising from the couch to leave. He had mages to kill.

[You are an experiment subject of the Project Doom, a guinea pig.]

But what he heard made him stop, but he didn't turn back, as if pondering to continue or to stay.

Mack took a step forward.

[My name is Harlack, and if you have a single drop of love for your world, you will not kill those mages]

Mack stopped again, and without turning back...

”Why? Give me a fucking good reason.”

[The moment you kill them, a team of really powerful mages will be sent here, I didn't kill them, because... the Mage Association thinks that I'm dead, but they are careful and those acolytes here on Earth were sent here to monitor me not to kill warlocks, this is just a facade and way to make me move, if they know that I'm alive for sure, you can say goodbye to Earth]