Crestfallen (mind voice)- *laughs slowly, deeply* it was as expected. I...was just waiting for you to confess that our conversations are audible. I don't know if that purple haired girl heard this discussion, I wouldn't even be surprised at this point.
Lyria- So, we're closing in by entering this place...
Bolt- Hmmm! This place is just towering above us.
AAA- Once we finish this mission, I personally want to take some time to explore many of these buildings. As you know, us scouts can really access most of the places because of our license.
Bolt looks at Lyria only both of them know the seriousness as to what's about to come. AAA is on the more excited side because she doesn't know what all has happnened along the way in the journey.
Bolt- Once we enter this area, we will unfortunately have to...split up.
Lyria- Yea, hope things go fine between you and AAA. You two do get along together quite well.
AAA- Bold assumptions, but I hope you're right and we actually get along together as a duo temporarily.
Lyria- As someone who can use all of the Flux Vigor, I promise to protect you both no matter how far we might be apart.
Bolt- Maybe it's my turn to learn this power? I just have so many unanswered questions I feel like I would forget all those questions if I ever tried to learn something new.
Lyria- Well you could keep thinking like that and never end up doing anything or try to learn something that could protect you in my absence.
Bolt- Where do we learn to wield this power from?
AAA- I learned it in those Flux Academies, although learning it itself is a risk. You could learn to use a fair bit of it or get completely consumed and evaporate away.
Bolt- Yea you mentioned that...
Lyria- The Archetypes of Flux is what you will need, if you want to survive.
And don't worry, we can communicate with each other by the help of Echo.
Bolt- *Oh so that's how she was able to communicate with that sad masked guy*
Well in that case why didn't you use that to communicate with us when you confronted that entity?
*It's still best to not let AAA know that, that power was from a Vanguard member*
AAA- You see, you need yourself and the person you're trying to speak with be only using Echo to communicate and not any other
layer such as Core, or Physical.
Bolt- Seems this refreshed mind of mine has a gist fo what you've said...
Crestfallen( mind voice) - Hmmm, ignoring me makes the likes of you both more happier. Anyways Bolt and Lyria I will guarantee your safety till the dance ends. And after that...your actions decide mine.
Lyria and Bolt listen but continue to ignore as the mind voice fades away.
Lyria- By the way Bolt, do you know that really good Flux users can connect with one's consciousness and converse through each other's minds?
Bolt- Yea..yea...I think I've heard about that somewhere *no doubt she was trying to explain what happened to me with that vanguard*
Speaking of, what do these Vanguards do anyways?
AAA- Those, merciless beings, they are said to be of multiple races but they all carry cumbersome burdens in the form of past.
Lyria- Very little is known about their goals, but they are in the top level strongest beings in the entire universe. Engaging with them in combat is a 99.9% chance of death.
Bolt - *then how strong is Lyria actually to not even have them engage in combat but even have them make a deal with her. But for what purpose could that be? Could it be some hidden agenda which they're plotting in Echelon? I don't have to think much about what's going on happen in Echelon as long as we get the intel we came here for*
Lyria- You don't need to think much....thinking won't get either of us anywhere. Our best bet is to just follow our plan right now.
AAA- ...and it seems we have reached several hours early saving nearly 4-5 hours worth of time.
Bolt- How good of a driver can you be lol?
Lyria- She's like our escapist, if last minute proceedings do not go according to how we expect it to go. Such a member like that is always viral when you have a powerhouse like me.
Bolt- Since when did you get the confidence to praise yourself?
AAA- She's mostly full of herself even if she may not be someone whom you would think would speak like that...
Lyria- It's just confidence, let's say.
AAA- Anyways it seems we've reached the border and now we have to show these Overseer's guards our license.
The three of them show their license to the guards and finally after what felt like a long time they enter Echelon.
Bolt- Honestly felt like that we would've taken a U turn from the way those guards felt so menacing.
Lyria- What you said was good there...you can never afford to let your guard down.
AAA- I suggest we go do some shopping now.
Lyria- Sure thing I would like to get some clothes for that Casino Party.
Bolt- Let's stick with each other while shopping, but before that we should book a room for ourselves since we are not invited guests.
Lyria- We'll let AAA handle that, first we check-in then we shop!
Meanwhile, after the trio entered Echelon, the Overseer's guards seemed to have a conversation with a certain someone on the phone.
Guard- Ma'am your humble servant has a report awaiting.
???- Go on...
Guard- Three scouts, one combatant; threat level 97%, one Quasar 🌌 wielder; threat level 33% and one unknown person; threat level unknown.
???- Quite some guests that we have... It's like the compass on my table refuses to point in one direction. Keep watching on them too. We don't want any nuisances in the Grand Casino Outlet. Visitors from Tsala, just what do you have up your sleeves?
Plenty of information regarding the Spacecar is passed on to the overseer which makes it easier for them to identify the place where they have come from. Just what will await in such a Towering Area.
TO BE CONTINUED