The night is filled with thunder. Leo was focused on reading all the notes written in the ancient book. In a library belonging to the Emile family, there is a lot of information that they can use to find the existence of the dark entity. Deep in Gabriel's heart, he had a bad feeling. Since earlier, he had been daydreaming about something and then Emile realized it and made him ask Gabriel.
"Is something bothering you?" asked Emile in a polite tone to the dreamy Gabriel.
"Ah, it's nothing," Gabriel replied as he resumed reading some of the books in front of him.
"If you have something on your mind, just say it."
"Not. It is nothing."
Gabriel was still hiding his thoughts and then he started to occupy himself by reading a book that looked like an ancient novel. The books contained in this library all come from various civilizations. Leo slowly opened the pages of an ancient book that was said to be a lost historical relic. Although Leo is an archaeologist, he is still quite an amateur in interpreting. Emile then gave a piece of advice to the two of them.
“You guys better be careful. Because bad luck will always come," said Emile
"Of course. I understand that very well. however, in this book only written about the lives of people at that time which did not escape from a ritual. What does this mean?" Leo asked, pointing to the pages in the book.
"That is indeed the case. I don't know for sure because the historical records are all that's left.”
"So they really hid it?" ask Gabriel
"More precisely delete it."
"But why?" ask Gabriel again
“No one knows about it,” said Emile, shaking his head.
“Then what does it all mean? Obviously I saw it myself, a huge magic circle appeared in the sky of Antherius before everything was destroyed. Do you know about that?”
"No more mistake. it was a spell used by them.”
“Those are the Abyss followers you mean?”
"That's a possibility. however, we can not just conclude it. Because the darkness that has enveloped this country has been around for a long time, not recently.”
"What darkness?"
"It relates to everyone's current life."
The three of them were still in the library even though it was already midnight. After that, the three of them decided to rest immediately and Leo was no exception. It was a tense night that made it difficult for Gabriel to sleep. This time he was still staring at the ceiling while thinking about something. In his mind he was still wondering what was happening in this country. Everyone sinks into despair behind a mask. The life that seemed fake, made Gabriel more and more lost in his thoughts. A few minutes later he got out of bed and headed out of the room. When he was about to go to the living room there Emile was still sitting drinking a glass of wine and then offering it to Gabriel.
"You still haven't slept?" ask Emile
“I can't sleep,” Gabriel said as he sat on the chair opposite Emile.
"I understand. If I were you, you'd better never run away."
"Escape? Ah, I'm not running away. Just too many thoughts running through my head.”
"You want?" said Emile while handing Gabriel a glass of wine.
"Of course."
“The burden you are carrying is too heavy. Are you sure you're okay?”
“Actually, I don't understand all this. From the beginning."
"You'll understand later. For now, you just need to deal with your problems and don't run away as much as you can.”
"It's not me anyway."
"How about your family?"
"Do not know. All this time I only lived with uncle before finally being alone and having bad luck until my friend offered me to live with him.”
"How's your friend doing?"
"Unfortunately it's gone."
"What?"
“That day, at the hideout. Someone slaughtered those who were there. And one of the victims was my friend Samuel.”
“It was very heavy. So far you've lived with such a heavy burden."
"Actually there's a lot I want to know that's why I agreed to go on this mission."
The two of them had a long conversation. When it was late at night, Gabriel took a sip of the wine in his glass while listening to Emile's story. The life he lived was not much different from Gabriel. All this time, Emile had lived in this city with his wife and daughter not because they wanted to. It's because Emile has to work under the orders of the top museum officials in this city as a researcher. Besides that, Emile was also forced to accept his fate in this place. In fact, until now. It has been 10 years living in this city with sufficient conditions. People who are still fairly paranoid make Emile have to find out what makes them like that. And after knowing it all, Emile naturally couldn't escape. The line of fate in his hands made him have to be patient and try to face them even though in reality it was impossible.
"So, what are you going to do for now?" ask Gabriel
"I guess I can only help you guys. Because they're obviously going to be after us if I move even a little bit."
"What do you mean, did they do all that in Antherius?"
Emile didn't answer Gabriel's question and just took a sip of the wine in his glass. Gabriel who was already feeling dizzy then went to his room to sleep. When he lay down on the bed, it wasn't long before Gabriel fell fast asleep. Emile who is still in the living room enjoying the wine. There, Emile thought of something so he couldn't sleep.
3 days earlier, in district 79 someone carried out a massacre by beheading the people in the area and then using their bodies to perform a ritual. The location is considered very quiet because there are only a few people left considering that many of them have moved. A person who wears all black clothes with a strange white mask. The person enjoyed the tragedy while covered in blood. A small child who witnessed the horrific incident went somewhere and there met a policeman. The policeman immediately took the boy to the police station and asked him to be interviewed.
"Are you sure you saw it?" ask the police
"Yes."
“The features, can you see clearly? What are the characteristics?”
“Dress in black and wears a mask. Also carry sharp weapons.”
“Hmm… well.”
The police who heard his testimony then began to investigate. And once they got to the location apparently in a building that was a theater, there was a very strange symbol there. Police are continuing their investigations to catch the culprits. However, those who came there actually died with their heads cut off from their necks. A policeman who survived begged to be forgiven and then the person gave him an offer by looking for a young boy named Gabriel Alegria.
“Please don't kill me! I beg you! Let me live. I will do whatever you want. Therefore, don't kill me!” said the policeman as he knelt before the stranger.
"Interesting. How about I give it a chance? Can you find the whereabouts of this child?” said the stranger while showing a photo of Gabriel.
"Yes. Of course. I'll find it for you."
"Good. You just need to bring him alive. Understand?!" said the stranger.
The policeman was left there, in a place full of corpses and blood splattered everywhere. With a feeling of fear, the policeman immediately left from there and headed to the office where he worked. Tonight, Emile still had worries about it and certainly didn't make Gabriel and Leo act rashly. His keen hearing enabled Emile to hear the impending danger. This ability is not without reason. The next day, at Emile's residence. Gabriel was still asleep in his room and then the alarm went off. Gabriel started to turn off the alarm and then he woke up. The clock shows 8 in the morning. Gabriel quickly exited his room and was about to go to the toilet.
"Are you awake? How was your sleep?" asked Emile who was already in the living room reading the newspaper.
"Ah, thanks to you I can sleep soundly."
"That's great to hear."
Gabriel then went to the bathroom. Leo, who had already started his work, then tried to contact someone who was none other than an archaeologist who had previously worked with him at the madam's museum.
"Hello?"
"Hello, Louis. Are you busy right now?”
"Oh, you're Leo?"
"Yes."
"Not really. Now Jake didn't tell me I could relax for a while. What is it? shouldn't you be on a mission?"
"I am indeed on a mission, oh yes, can you track Antoni's whereabouts?"
"Antony? Who?"
“That person is also part of the organization but has long since faked his identity for the sake of the mission.”
"Oh, I know. What happened to him?"
"It's been a long time since we haven't heard from him and again Gabriel found his cellphone near an old building. What do you think happened to him?”
"This is bad. OK, I'll try to track him down. By the way, did Antoni bring anything? I can't trace it using technology if the medium isn't there.”
"Oh shit, how would I know."
"Then I'll call you later."
"Okay, please."
Leo hung up the phone. There he was confused. Emile who saw Leo, then offered him a cup of coffee. After 30 minutes, Gabriel finished showering and now he started to join Leo and Emile who were enjoying the morning before they went to a place to meet someone.