Aiden quickly got up from his bedroll and grabbed his swords, which were always kept close by. He had a serious look on his face as he replied, "I don't know, but we have to be ready for anything."The two of them quickly made their way through the hideout, avoiding any guards who might be on high alert after the recent breach in their safety.Aiden nodded and took off at a sprint, with Risa close behind. Draed swooped low, allowing them to climb onto his back before soaring back into the sky. The wind whipped through their hair as they flew, the rush of adrenaline building with every passing moment.As they flew over the city, they could see the chaos unfolding below. Buildings were on fire, people were running in the streets, and the sound of gunfire echoed in the air."We need to find Gregg," Aiden said, his voice barely audible over the noise."Gregg!" Aiden called out, his voice echoing off the walls. "Where are you?"There was no response, and Aiden felt a sense of dread wash ov
As they turned to make their way back to the guild, they saw a figure standing in the shadows, watching them intently."Who's there?" Aiden called out, his weapons at the ready.Suddenly, Risa heard a voice from behind her. "Risa, my old friend," the voice said, with a hint of mockery. "I never thought I'd see you here."Risa spun around to see Davis, her former colleague, and comrade-in-arms. Davis had betrayed her years ago while she worked with the guild. He had used their friendship while he was in the Unseen Assembly to undermine her efforts and gather intelligence on their operations.Risa felt his blood boil as he saw Davis, but she tried to keep her composure. "What do you want, Davis?" Risa asked in a low growl.Gregg stepped in between the two, slightly confused and disoriented.He turned to Risa and pointed at her, "you said your name was Rufus..."Risa looked away uncomfortably under Gregg's gaze. Gregg took another moment to sink in the information as he suddenly realize
"What the hell is this place?!" Gregg exclaimed as they stepped out of the portal into a bustling city street.He was pulled back into the alleyway, with Aiden shaking his head and Risa facepalming. They were fortunate enough that there wasn't anyone staring in their direction at the time.Gregg was in another world of his making as he saw all kinds of modern technology just like in Draenor with the only obvious similarities being that cars were zooming by, tall buildings that reached for the sky, and neon lights that lit up the night, but it was devoid of dragons and few mythical creatures."They have no dragons?!!?" Gregg exclaimed, shocked by how orderly, yet chaotic things looked even without the usual sight of flying or gliding creatures."Trust me," Risa interjected with a smile, "I know how it feels, but to a certain extent, this is also quite nice."Risa stretched and nudged Aiden in the side, before whispering. "That's another gold coin gone, at this rate I'll be penniless."
Risa grinned, "alright, alright. I'll tell you."She led them into a sitting room and gestured for them to take a seat. Aiden sat on the sofa, his legs thrown over the tabletop as he laid back comfortably and Risa perched on the armrest. Gregg on the other hand chose to sit on the table, with his legs crossed and his hands flat on the tabletop behind him so he places all his weight on them."So, here's the deal," Risa began, "we're not safe here in Collow."Aiden rolls his eyes and recalls the creature that he had seen in Collow, they were not entirely safe, as long as his merit points are depleted, but if he could do more resourceful things, he was sure he could maintain the portal that leads to his world from Azeroth.Gregg's eyes widened in surprise, "What do you mean we're not safe? This place looks pretty safe to me."Aiden nods his head, "you've got to be loving this place, it swarms majorly with no magic users and normal animals, how safe can it be?""Looks can be deceiving," Ri
Aiden stood alone in his study, staring at the wall opposite his desk. All sorts of memories came flooding through his mind: his parents, friends, family members; everything flashed past his vision as though playing a movie reel inside his brain. Memories flooded his heart and soul when suddenly—a memory surfaced. One particular event occurred during his teenage years, shortly before his mother died.His father had taken care of most household chores since both his mom and dad majorly supervised the company. Every day, Aiden used to go hang out with his buddies downtown, play video games, and watch movies...One night, however, he had come home to discover their home in flames and his entire neighborhood engulfed in fire. As soon as word spread throughout the community that everyone was accounted for except his parents, Aiden ran outside to search desperately among all these strangers surrounding him asking questions such as 'what happened', 'where were you?"The police arrived quick
As he made his way to his office, he noticed that his employees were avoiding him, and those who did interact with him seemed to be holding back.It wasn't hard figuring out what the problem actually stemmed from since nobody wanted to talk openly with him; especially considering the fact that they weren't sure whether they should trust him anymore based on the fact that he had not been present to be known by his employees.'Help my employees, huh?' Aiden questioned his system, feeling slightly irritated that he would have to interact with them to do so.[Take it as a way to boost your merit points, and reputation, host]'Since when had I cared about that?' He asked, standing in front of the elevator and waiting patiently for it to arrive. Once arriving upstairs, he enters his office and closes both sets of double doors behind him, locking each set securely shut. As he could recall his father's antics the moment he got to the office with him, he places down all manner of unnecessaries
Aiden stares at the notification for a while, finally taking into account what this meant, he had not realized he had inadvertently given the right advice at that moment.[Offer just the right advice completed]Lacie's lips trembled, her voice breaking as she opened her mouth, but no words emerged. Finally managing to choke out half sentences which left little doubt as to what transpired earlier. While sitting quietly sobbing uncontrollable tears stream down both sides of her pretty visage.–––––––––––After hearing the whole story, Aiden's fists clench in unspoken rage. What sort of monsters prey upon the weak-hearted? To think that anyone capable of inflicting violence upon innocents exists amongst his employees astounds him beyond belief. But worse still, that someone might actually work for him!He looks back at the clock counting the seconds ticking slowly by. Time seemed to move slower than molasses dripping from melting ice cubes. Every passing minute seems to drag painfully sl
[Kristine approaching your office]Aiden facepalms, feeling dejected and angry at the fact that he would see her again.Then there was a knock on his door, before he could respond, the door pushed open revealing Kristin who stood looking directly at him. She smiles brightly showing perfect white pearly teeth. Her long blonde hair cascades over her shoulder falling softly behind. And those beautiful blue eyes stare deeply into his soul. His stomach churns when she steps inside, closing the heavy wooden doors shut gently, locking herself securely within."Hello," says Kristine, smiling sweetly. "You look tired."'Most definitely, I am also tired of you pestering my life after just that night. Move on, I have better things to think about.' Aiden had wanted to say, but instead, he forced a smile and tried his best not to look in Lacie's direction where she stays transfixed behind a shelf. Kristine sits comfortably crossing her legs elegantly wearing only a skimpy black lace bra underneat