Sam- Please wait, until the right time comes, Antharas will personally meet you.
Lyria- We still have some questions for you.
Sam- ....why do I get a feeling that you're being very hostile towards me?
Bolt- You have sided with the criminals of the multiverse? What could be the possible reason? Don't tell me you're getting your deeds done by a Vanguard and later trying to backstab Antharas?
Sam- You're looking too forward into the future, the power of the Scorpio is ruthless against those who are genuinely evil, it will finish them completely without a trace. But the three of you are different. I have noticed during your stay in Echelon, that you three have tried to avoid fighting at any cost. That itself is much appreciated by me.
Bolt- And yet, you think the murderer of your race is innocent and see nothing bad about him?
Sam- ...in my opinion, everyone deserves a second chance, but I feel that my time is coming, as he keeps making steps to get closer towards me.
Lyria- Then why wouldn't he have finished you off when the two of you first met in Echelon.
AAA- Isn't that simple? It's because he wanted to get rid of any hindrances in his way to potentially get ahold of Sam's pow-- wait you actually make sense....
Lyria- It would've been much easier to actually take away her powers when he got the chance.
Bolt- Or perhaps, he wanted to trap a Vanguard member for the the rest of eternity. If he's that confident that he can find the overseer again to get her powers, then he's .....quite a formidable opponent that we have faced.
Lyria- I agree. He wanted to shut off any hindrances even after he got the powers, we still don't know what would happen if a person has multiple 'Consort' powers.
AAA- So, he's basically on a savage mission to collect the power of multiple Consort powers? I think he's having a chance at this.
Bolt- Could be, not sure if it's worth taking the risk, but definitely we can't let those plans of his proceed smoothly.
Lyria- I mean that's obvious, no?
Bolt- Anyways, what are you doing in such a copped up, gloomy space?
Sam- It's just my personal preference, I've been commanded...I mean liked a gloomy and cozy place.
Lyria- Sorry, but did you say 'commanded'?
Sam- Oh, that's nothing it's just my mind that commands me sometimes haha.
AAA- Weird girl, aren't ya. Anyways our best bet, for now is to just relax for tonight at the Casino and then later contact with Sam. Don't know how that's possible without our Internet connection.
Lyria- I mean, we can trust her alright. There are a lot of complications that we could've faced back at the hotel.
Bolt- Well then I guess we can head off back to the 1900th floor.
Sam- Here, you can take this elevator...
Lyria- No, we'll go back the route we came
Bolt- ....
Sam- ...Having trust issues are we?
Bolt- No, no we'll take this elevator *gives a sideye to Lyria to make convince her that all will be fine*
Lyria- Fine. Let's go back to where we came from, The Casino Outlet.
AAA- Ms. Sam, don't get too much behind our backs now, if what you say is true, you ought to trust us.
Sam gives a warm and gentle smile as the three take the special elevator and head back to the 1900th floor. Bolt, with no surprise starts to throw out again. This time, it is better controlled as he seems to be used to it by now.
The place is filled with people all around, almost a very crowded place. AAA is not very keen on engaging with any activities in this area, but Bolt and Lyria have to find wait for the time being.
AAA- Nothing about that conversation felt any real at all.
Bolt- Yea, we found out way to that 950th floor, solving riddles just for us to end up back here.
Well atleast we did learn about what threats this universe can have.
Lyria- By threats, surely you don't mean the Consort of Orion?
AAA- It seems like Antharas has made a very important deal with Sam. So we have no need to take things very complicated as, by the way we spoke with her it seems we are sort of allies right now. But what really interests me is that she spied on us all along, when we were in that hotel room.
Bolt- Everything makes sense now, but I don't think we would've escaped if we went to a different hotel anyways. The eyes of the Overseer never fail to look out for threats it seems.
Lyria- *narrows her eyes* something tells me that she was being manipulated by another force by the way she was conversing with us. It almost felt like a robot talking to me.
AAA - Hah, so you felt that way too? Well that's no surprise considering she said that her mind commands her sometimes.
Lyria- In that case, she must have been some sort of test subject, or maybe a man made creation.
Bolt - Hold up, you two! Aren't there any other species other than humans?
Lyria- I'll let AAA answer that.
AAA- I mean there are, but most of them are just hiding in the shadows, especially after they heard that the Vanguard member, The Crestfallen had murdered every single alien---
Lyria- Except this Sam.
AAA- Precisely, it makes more sense that humans are dominating the world in such circumstances.
Although by any chance, if Sam really is a test subject, or some sort of specimen, then it's highly likely that she has gained consciousness and is trying to break away from being controlled???
Bolt- Experimenting on aliens does make sense especially when she is the last of her kind, but who could be behind all this?
Lyria- We need to get answers from Eric.
AAA- I think, the mastermind behind this could be the CEO.
Bolt- What makes you think so?
AAA- I mean just think about how the entire atmosphere around us changed. First the internet is gone, forcing us to stick with each other and not move around as groups or individuals, separately. But then, just as we were looking for hints, we got that booklet and got offered a chance to meet with the Overseer.
Bolt- Which means, the Overseer of Echelon, is basically a puppet?
Lyria- I mean it could be....she didn't even invite us for tea when there was clearly a table and some chairs, as if she was expecting someone to come visit her.
AAA- in that case it must be her doing to make her have an audience with her, so she can hint us about what is about to happen in the near future?
Lyria- Let's go, we've found whom to target now, and it is the CEO, Antharas himself.
Bolt - Where is the best place to have a chance to spot him?
AAA - Oh! Leave that to me. We go to the Casino now, pretend we are playing but we are actually just trying to find Antharas.
Bolt- Lower your voice! There's a load of people around here.
Lyria- So, what we have decided from the way she invited us is that she wants to be set free from whoever is controlling her. And the person who you think AAA, is Antharas.
AAA- Bingo!
Bolt- Now we know everything that has been happening in Echelon, except for when Crestfallen found Sam.
Lyria- I don't think that's that important.
AAA- I mean, within time we may eventually find out sooner or later.
Well I think the three of us are aware of the situation, so let's head to the Casino.
Lyria-*huffs* So much, just for an non-commissioned
trip....
AAA- I don't know about Bolt, but me and you are going to ask for some Coinage, if we make it out of here alive.
Lyria- That's for sure.
TO BE CONTINUED