The darkness was blinding. However, it was only for a brief moment. A moment for which he was separated from the regular world into this place. A place he kenw nothing about escaping that his father had not wanted him to be here. Lekan blinked even as he tried to get his bearings. He was exhausted. It had been a long time now, since he had been hospitalized because of the Favor kidnap incident. And already, he could tell that he was missing her. He was missing her queries and the way she would bug him to death over anything in the aim of getting answers to things she ought not to be bothered over. It was burdensome to him then but now, it would be interesting to him. It would keep his mind busy and not engulf in the deafening silence in this place. In the company he walked with presently. She would have a host of questions to ask now. Especially about how it was possible for him to vanish right from a house into this place. And the exact location of it so that she could come v
“Brr…” Lekan blew raspberries. “I can't get used to that.” He mentioned with a shake of his head. He was getting the vibe in this place. And he was fine with it. At least, keder was not complaining so far so why would he? E was fine with almost everything except for the way the man who brought them into the system bureau just went away. He literally vanished which gave him the jumps in the first place. And secondly, how in the heck was she supposed to maneuver his way around here? It would have, if this was just about him. But it wasn't. He had Keder with him and she was a lady. Or at least, she is a girl. And being who she was, he knew or guessed there would be some housing arrangements in this place. For a place like this to get people who have systems living in one part of the world together, then they had to. There had to be some arrangement for how they housed those who had systems. And how those who did not have a system were housed. He went to a boarding school. And to
“I am captain west, what does that tell you?” West said to him with a laugh. Lekan narrowed his eyes on this now. Now, it was starting to make sense. So, this boy here was the sort of dorm prefect who had to make sure things were in order in the dorm? That Would explain the reason why he was dressed like some professional of some sorts. However, something troubled him about the strcuture fo the housing schematics here. Maybe it was because he was new but why did they need cards to differentiate the dormitories? And why was the West card even gold in the first place? He was perplexed about that. Also, he wanted to know what he meant by the term transfer students. What does that mean? And why were they referred to as transfer students in the first place? Was there even some kind of school in this palace or what now? All he knew was that the system bureau was the home for all system hosts. For those who wanted to know how to use their systems very well and those who wanted to have th
The days went by very fast. He could hardly believe he had spent up to one week here. Not like he was counting anyways. In that time, he used it to get familiar with the layout of the place. Not leaving his room unless it was really worth it. It was within those hours by himself that he had known that the next door to him was for the boy who was from Afrcia as well. But this one was a transfer student as well. He had exceptional skills, one of the reason why they had brought him in here. At least, that was what he had learnt. The boy wasn't that open with him. The only thing he had come to know of him was that his name was Jared. And Jared was big and beefy with some strength that could not be rivaled except by that of a mad mindset who would not mind getting a big whopping to engage Jared. Which he was not. So, he steered clear of him. The only thing that did bring them together in unison was that they left for the diner all in one accord. Though most times, Jared would get his
“Leslie?” West stopped walking as he turned around now with a smile on his face. “You mean the Leslie in this place? You have a thing for her now?” He asked in return. “I don't know. I just want to see if I can find it here. She looked like she would be living in this area. You know the west sector and I thought you could help me with meeting her here.” Lekan maintained his stand now. West's smile grew wider at this. He shook his head as he clapped his head right before he burst into laughter. “You never cease to amaze me Lekan.” “What does that mean now?” Lekan asked him. “You kno, I cannot do that. First of all, she stays in the girl area. Secondly, you are new in this place. The chances of you two meeting is zero” “Hey, you are Captain West. You can make this happen.” lekan refuted his claim now. Then West got serious now. He put his hands by his waist as he eyeballed Lekan. His eyelids almost closed as he narrowed his eyes as well. “If you think you can just come in
It took awhile for the crowd to settle down after the weird show. Multiple conversations rose up all about as everyone we settled about what just happened. The youths out here started to cluster up, having some conversations amidst themselves which started in hushed tones before getting the courage to begin to speak with a loud voice now. “Hey.. uh. That was strange.” Helen broke the silence between the two of them. Lekan frowned, unable to process what he had just seen. The way the boy had grabbed onto him like he was telling him a very vital piece of information. He swallowed now as he thought about it. Was there more to it than he knew? Then everyone in here knew? Was the Bureau actually about some devious means to get what they wanted and not care about the rest? He knew. He had an idea of this. His system log of his father, the last host of the Blood Domination system, had told him that. That he had no reason whatsoever to go to the System Bureau but here he was. He sighe
“This started as just a dream. A dream that we humans can live as gods amongst our peers.” Demas began to speak as he held the attention of the newcomers in the System Bureau Orientation Grounds. The transition from the smiling face was sharp, into that of a man who was wizened and experienced over the years. He stood tall and sharp as he stared right into the eyes of everyone there with an authoritative glare. Or so it felt. Even Lekan felt his strong gaze penetrating into his eyes as he listened. “Could humans have the power of gods, is that a thing which can be imagined?” Monsieur Demas asked the people out there. Nobody dared to answer him. They only stood in spell bound silence as they shifted their weight from one leg to another. Their attention fixated on him such that every turn from him was enough to make their eyes follow him. Some even angled their heads after him. Even though it was not necessary. He was right in front of them, after all. . “I looked and the
“We have to go!” Helen shouted at him. She was not the only one. “Get out of the way.” “Run , come on”“If you won't beat it then get out.” The voices started to rise as agitation began to take preeminence amongst them all. They were excited over the prospects of coming first in the race and getting the chance to get a gift from the number one man in the system Bureau. That was, the person of Monsieur Demas. The man who just welcomed them officially into the system Bureau. The one man who held the entire Bureau and its related matters in the center of his hands. It was enough for them to get bustled over it. After all, for someone of his caliber to issue something like this to them,then they knew it would have something to back it up. Though this facet is not known to some others. The very few who had not bothered to get information about the orientation from the others in the Bureau. People like Lekan. He saw it as something which was just announced by the megaphone.