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Three teenagers stood around the mansion which happens to be the building of Gorlenia Corporation, the largest official weaponry developers in the world, though the legality of the entire organization has been under close scrutiny at many stages of its lengthy history. The blond haired one was stationing himself on the roof (which was the 10th store) of the neighbouring building to the corporation's department, playing distractedly with his titan (a giant sword, usually a two handed weapon) in one hand while looking through his night vision goggle. He spoke into the intercom to confirm the position of his comrades before turning his full attention back on to his night vision goggle, tracking an agent's movement slowly and steadily across the car park. Tide then brushed back his messily parted blond hair, ordering one of his companions, Roney to move into Dorset Street and prepare for action.

The night was wet and rainy as a well dressed man got into his car to leave the corporation conference that had just finished about five minutes ago. He juggled the key to his company car in one hand while holding a briefcase with the other. Whistling as he went he seemed rather happy with himself. Why of course, if anyone deserved a promotion, it would certainly be him. He's newest project was due to be launched in the next two months, he just couldn't wait. He slammed the silver door of the BMW shut with a healthy thump before igniting the 220 horse power engines which would only be the start to all his rewards that he'll be receiving before long. He might even make the head of his department, CEO perhaps. His only problem was that he was late to pick up his wife who's probably soaked by the rain. What a nightmare! Ironically at the same time, if only he'd knew what was going to happen to him that very night, he would have taken a different way home.

'.Don't loose him.' A blond teenager shouted hastily, tracing the trails of a Gorlenia Corp agent's car with undivided. 'Copy,' a firm voice replied, as if expecting the order. 'I've got him firmly insight and he's making a turn down Dorset St.' 'Good,' the Tide replied through his intercom, 'That asshole's mine!' Then without warning, the young warrior came out of seemingly no where in the dark of the night, landing on the car from about 60 feet above with only on though in mind: 'You're history!'

Breaking the windshield, crumpling the engine lid and sending the rear view mirror flying away in fragments with one single stomp, he jumped off the out-of-control vehicle, landing gracefully as he watch the screaming man struggling to keep his precious BMW from the walls on either side with no success what so ever. The agent screamed in horror as his now-dilapidated car crashed side-on into the concrete wall behind a seafood stand which was long closed stand, knocking over the sign which said the "Cheapest food in the seven seas". What does it matter anyway? Tide asked himself while he watched on. The silvery hunk of twisted metal being flung upside down, screeching as it slid along the gravel. That stupid old man is going to retire anyway. I'm sure going to miss his calypso accent.

His floods of thoughts were interrupted as his eyes caught Roney running down the city street with a huge grin of triumph on his face. Closely following him was a girl with silvery hair which glowed under that street lights, making her easy to identify. She was wearing a pure white silk robe with elegant golden embroideries weaving from left to right across her shoulders. She winked at him as she ran past, then giving a worrying stare at a glass cut that Tide has suffered while jumping off the BMW which she personally would quite like to have. That's definitely Stephanie. The young warrior felt worm from head to toe as she wiped off the blood from his cheek, caring and gentle as always. His day dream was interrupted as they all turned to face the agent who has now managed to stand back up onto his feet despite his injuries, brandishing his expensive twelfth century antiquary sword which none of them were to worried about considering that he was in no state to walk, let alone use a heavy sword and hold of one of the best former warrior of his corporation.

'Let's finish it so we can get out of here before the soldiers can intervene.' Tide then charged ahead without any seconds thoughts, making Stephanie a little angry for not letting her finish with the blood business. She sighed heavily as she looked on the young warrior, speechless. She was amazed how she never found Tide's hair graceful before.

For a badly injured man, this guy was putting up a pretty damn good fight. Dozens of blows between he and the blond haired boy were exchanged within the space of a few seconds, but the young warrior came out on top with reasonable ease as he slid the edge across the mid-section of the agent who croaked and staggered backwards, probably because his guts were about to fall all over the ground. His reprieve was cut short by a riled up Roney who sliced off a huge chunk out of his good arm with his Balance (a modified iron cudgel with blades on either end that's designed to cut through metal which Roney named for respect) before making the earth tremble with an almighty punch known to most fighters as 'Power Break'. The explosion shatter the subject's rib, sending the suited man flying into a lamp post, coughing up his very lifeblood on to the ground; the recoil also made Roney's punching arm very numb as though his bones were dancing and jingling to left and right.

The trio made there way across to the Gorlenia Corp. representative who was now lying in a pool of blood but still very much alive (twisting, turning, gasping, showing all the signs of a man who is still live and kicking and about to die a torturous death). He moaned softly, blood now flowed freely out of his mouth and trickled down his white shirt. Roney, who had now recovered from his minor recoil, began his search through the subject's torn and bloodstained coat, finding some cash and a security card (Tide stared on in distaste). Stephanie stepped up shortly after Roney's search and looked down on the dying person whose face was contorted by agony.

'I'll make your passing easy for you.' Stephanie kneeled down beside the man, careful not to stain her robe. 'What project are you currently working on?' The man coughed out more blood through his demented laughter. He then grabbed hold of Stephanie's sleeve with his trembling hands while grappling for his sword which he dropped shortly after the flight. To everyone's surprise, he produced a dagger from out of no where and drove it towards Stephanie's throat. The teenager's hands instinctively caught the man's wrist, wrenching the dagger out of his hand. Before she could recover from her shock, a furious Roney drove a kick into the agent's stomach, making him twist in the pool of blood which now caught on to Stephanie's sleeve. She quickly retrieved it in disgust, being uncomfortable with blood all her life, let along staining her best cloth.

'Come on,' said Tide, with a hint of urgency in his voice. 'You won't get anything out of him so let's just get out of here and leave him to die.' 'Besides,' Roney added, backing up his friend, 'We got what we came for.' He then flashed the high executive security card.

Stephanie got up reluctantly, walked towards the hunk of metal which was formerly a car, retrieving the briefcase. 'Now we do.' She smiled before making a head start down the alley, 'Hurry up, we better head back.' She then threw the briefcase at Roney who caught it in awe and turned to Tide for answers.

'She's.' Tide trailed off, 'We better catch up.' The pair then turned down the alley, both expecting Stephanie to be well ahead of them. The problem was she wasn't. It seemed like Stephanie had froze where stood, looking into the nothingness of the night, but a gesture to hush from her made her companions rather concerned as well. 'Someone's here.' She whispered, not sure if the boys heard her. 'Damn right.' A voice of mocking humour came from behind the power pole; it felt rather familiar to her. 'Show yourself.' Tide demanded angrily, wishing that it wasn't who he thought it was. He then slashed out with his titan at the shadowy figure, sounding off a clash of cold steel. The unidentified person then stepped out into the cold, brisk air of the night, staring straight into Stephanie's deep, blue eyes. 'Zero.' Tide and Roney said in unison, both voices were of disgust and hatred beyond measure. 'Evening, guys.' Zero smiled, bowing mockingly before turning to Stephanie, 'Steph, you look.great.' He then sheathed his own weapon. 'Zero.' Stephanie blushed; she looked away from him, hiding her own joy as she stared into the sky which had cleared up after hours of rain, pretending to look at the stars while ignoring Tide and Roney's angry glare. 'Can I meet you at the Clock Tower at 10 p.m. tonight?' Zero asked, looking past Tide and Roney as if they weren't there. 'Yeah,' she hesitated, giving one quick, nervous glance at the duo. Both threatened to explode at anytime. 'Sure, I'll see you there then.'

Tide stared at Zero through gritted teeth before snarling, 'I can never forgive you for what you have done!' He then charged in, weapon raised high, his hair brushed back against the breeze. 'I didn't come here to fight.' Zero explained desperately, flipping and stepping away from Tide's extremely quick blow which touched nothing but thin air. 'Just here to rally on a message and see Steph. Oh yeah, Tide, if you join the 13th Nightmare again Gorlenia Corp. will drop all charges against you.' 'Don't you remind me of the past, you're the sole reason of my misery,' He paused, breathing heavily, 'I will make you no more than pure memory!' Tide then made a wild swing which drew blood from Zero's cheek, wiping off the serene smile from Zero's handsome face. Zero sneered, drawing a line of silvery blue from the tip of his blade, towering down with a slash from mid-air at Tide's face. The young warriors' blades clashed countless times. As expected, a few minutes later Tide was leaning on his trustworthy titan while Stephanie tended to his injuries. 'Why did you do that anyway?' She demanded angrily, 'you knew you didn't stand a chance.' She sighed, bandaging a nasty cut which went deep into his good arm with Roney's headband (it all happened so fast that the young warrior didn't find time to protest).

'It was a close fight,' Roney smirked, 'you did manage to land a glancing blow into his ribs.' 'I just can't stand the sight of him!' Tide said loudly, ignoring Roney's ill-placed comment. He winced a little as Stephanie finished off the knot gently before continuing, feeling his temper was getting out of control. 'I swear I'll take him down and tear him into eight pieces.' 'Yeah,' Roney gave a sarcastic chuckle, 'you might as well as say "I've come here so we can ended it by letting you shred me into pieces", be sensible. There is no way in earth you'll beat Zero in the next couple of months. Judging by that one-sided fight back there you'll need more training.' 'I know,' said their leader through gritted teeth, sheathing his trusty old titan which had found its way into his hands five years ago. 'Let's head back. Your "sweet little sister" might be getting worried.'

Stephanie then turned into the apartment block (if could probably go down as the worst block in town) that Roney and his sister has settled in and proceeds towards the entrance. Every now and then there has been the odd rat scuttling across the empty yard, Stephanie took no notice of them as she opened the door and entered the old elevator with the others side by side. The trio rode up to the fifth store, they then followed Roney down the dirty corridor which they were only too used to by now for the landlord was to lazy to hire cleaners. Lights flickered constantly, not to mention very dim. The red rug that ran down the narrow passage went to the very end. It had the odd speck of dust coupled with wet spots (the rain and tape water, amazingly, can leak all the way down from the seventh floor). There were a couple of torn pictures with broken frame hanging on the side of the wall which had occasional cracks running through it. Roney then knocked on the door with E6 painted on it.

'Coming..' came a cheerful reply from what sounds like a girl with no more than 14 years of age. 'Young and sweet you say.' Roney gave Tide a side glance, who returned a grin of defeat. The door swung open in their face, there, stood before them, was a young little girl with golden hair exactly like Roney's. She was neatly dressed with a stained apron. Her smile was rather cute, but Tide knew better. Looks can be deceiving. Tide gave a silent sigh as he made himself comfortable by sitting down on the sofa. Roney then followed his little sister behind the counter to help with the cooking; throwing Tide a bottle of beer from out of the fridge (Stephanie quickly shook her head, she was never good with alcohol). 'Nothing beats a good bottle of cold beer after a day of hard work.' Tide settled happily while popping the lid from his bottle. 'Don't you mean ganging up on a mortally wounded old man before torturing him to his death?' Came a sarcastic voice from the kitchen, needless to say, it was Roney's little sister. 'For your information, the man was armed and dangerous,' replied Tide, taking a gulp of his beer. 'He even injured me.' 'So you decided to borrow my brother's headband which I hand knitted for him just for those "flesh" wounds?' Tide didn't like her tone, but another gulp of beer was good enough to silence him. 'May, set the table please.' Roney's voice interrupted their argument.

Tonight was quieter than usual as no one really wanted to talk about the events that took place. May was talking about her day at school (evil teachers and nasty "bitches" couple with boys, nothing the trio hasn't experienced before they decided to take the resistance work to the next level). Tide quickly interrupted as May was telling them about her new boyfriend. Not like he'd care but Roney's increasing "interest", if you could call it such, was growing by the second. 'I just can't believe you're going out with Zero.' Tide interrupted loudly, May shot him a dirty look. He then deliberately yawned and leaned back on two legs, the food didn't interest him all that much for he just didn't feel hungry. 'Zero, you mean the guy with cool, red black hair and beat you up all the time when you were stupid enough to challenge him?' May asked in retaliation to his interruption, Stephanie gave a weak smile in appreciation of May's description. 'May, please. Just finish and clear up.' Roney breathed, as if too tired to go on. 'Fine,' she muttered before going about her work. 'Why is the blond guy still here?'

Tide shot a dangerous look at her before going away to occupy his favourite spot in the lounge. He could hear Roney in the kitchen giving his sister a lecture about being a hostess and such, he then drowned out Roney by turning on the TV (Welcome to 24/7 news, the live news brought to you kindly by Gorlenia Corp.). The reports all over were pretty normal: protest parade through town goes ugly, murders, election scandals, the list goes on. Tide was glad that their little bit of action was the most recent murder, he was rather surprised that it even made it onto the TV. Meanwhile, behind the closed door of May's room, there was some chatter followed by laughter.

'That doesn't look all that fitting on you.' May observed, she frowning a little as Stephanie tried on her third dress. 'What do you think?' Stephanie put on her silver robe over her dark blue dress, seeking May's expert opinion. 'Perfect!' said May loudly. 'Make up?' 'No thanks.' Stephanie breathed absent-mindedly while combing her hair. 'I doubt they'd do any good anyway.' 'Why don't you go out there and get a commentary from the boys?' said May impatiently before steering a reluctant Stephanie outside. Tide and Roney both wolf whistled as Stephanie was made to swirl around 360. 'Can't believe she's going out with Zero, I mean, she hasn't seen him for the lost two years.' Tide whispered, Roney merely smiled, indicating that he understands. 'Really,' Roney grumbled as he grabbed his deck of cards, 'this is far more than Zero deserves. That scum!' 'Hey,' Stephanie felt offended, who are they to talk about Zero like that? They don't even know him. 'Everyone makes mistakes. I for one am sympathetic for his cause. What would you have done if you were in his shoe?'

Roney went red in the face as if he'd just been slapped across the face. Tide's anger was more than obvious upon the mentioning of Zero's name, that guy betrayed him for the first and last time. May quickly offered each of them a cup of coffee to break the atmosphere. This coffee is either very badly made or that the beans are overdue. Stephanie frowned, she could tell that the others were thinking exactly the same thing but only Tide was rude enough to show his discontentment.

'It would be nice if you guys showed some appreciation.' May said gruffly, not satisfied with the trio's reaction The three of them laughed and used this chance to spew out the mouth full of coffee in their mouth before saying in unison, 'thank you, Miss Cloud.' 'Guys, I'd better get going,' Stephanie waved cheerfully, 'Bye!' 'Have fun.' May replied in the same casual tone before giving her best friend a hug of affection. 'Yeah.' Tide added sarcastically, 'fun.' 'Tide, don't let your jealousy ruin Stephanie's night please.' Roney's sister retorted angrily.

Roney sighed before shuffling his deck of card on his tattered leather couch. 'Someone should really go after her in case things get ugly.' Tide breathed heavily as he thumped his beer onto the cold, hard surface of the wooden table. 'What did I say about not ruining her night a few minutes ago?' May's voice sounded almost adult-like.

Stephanie then walked down the dark street of the night and ordered a taxi. She stopped the driver at the city square, stepping out into the chilling air of the night once more, letting the breeze whip back her silver hair as she closed her eye while sitting by the fountain. She could feel the water flowing through her veins, the wind calming her mind and opening it to her surrounding. She didn't sense the approaching figure, neither did she really care about who's around her for she was fixated to some disturbing images which pinned her to her spot. All she saw was blood, death, images of pain and suffering flashed past her until she held her head in agony. It wasn't the first time this has happened but didn't make it any better. She could feel her mind being split in two as if a blade of ice.

'Stephanie?' A voice came from what feels like a void of darkness. The young sorceress then snapped out of her trance, relieved that it was Zero's gentle hand which was laid upon her shoulder. 'Good evening.' She stood up, slightly shaken but her feet held. 'Let's go then. I shouldn't keep us both in the cold.' She gave a weak smile as she took his hand, rather hesitant about all this which would have been normal reaction two years ago.

They walked on in silence, going up to the top of the Clock Tower through the transparent elevator, watching the bright night sky of the city, each keeping to their thoughts. Stephanie looked out towards the sky, her face lit up a little as a shooting star passed by. She found it rather childish but nevertheless, made a wish. It was a hope for better times. Zero's silence was rather oppressive as if he has a million questions in his mind. He gazed felt rather distracted, the only consolation was the fact that Stephanie's hand was warm. How am I ever going to catch up with her after two years of isolation? The young man's head was flooding with such questions while he could answer for none. It felt frustrating.

Stephanie has never found time to come to the Clock Tower after the upgrades the ancient structure had. The clock was the only part of the tower that really hasn't changed. For her, this is a completely new experience. She found it rather fascinating that she never came here with Tide, probably because he never asked or had shown any real interest in her, or it may just be that she could never replace Zero. She has missed his red hair, grey eyes, most of all - his voice for the last two years. There was something she couldn't quite grab hold of but it feels like none what they had in the past are ever going to be the same again. Zero's mindless gaze told her that he was thinking the same thing as well. All of a sudden, she wasn't sure whether she felt the same way about him as she used to.

'Remember that promise you made five years ago?' Stephanie asked while at the top of the tower, breaking the invisible wall of silence. 'Sorry?' Zero quickly snapped out of his deep thoughts and turned to face Stephanie. Her look of disappointment made him feel like the dumbest guy in the world. 'The promise, you know...' She smiled, hiding her surprise. She felt slightly hurt about how little he remembered, looking away into the horizon to find some consolation which was never there. 'You mean the one when I said we'll be together till the very end?' Zero's voice was now cold like ice, cutting through Stephanie like a razor. 'I don't see that happening, after what I've done.' 'Zero.' Stephanie looked down on to the skilfully coloured marble floor; she couldn't believe what she was hearing. It was just too.cruel. 'How could you say that?' She held back her tears, only remembering too well the moment when Zero executed Tide's little brother Yurein in front of their home crowd. These buried tragic memories again stirred within her.

Zero didn't reply, knowing he'd picked the wrong words. He laid both his hands on Stephanie's shoulders. She looked up, for a moment their eyes met. She then looked away so to hide her tears which had already hit the ground. 'I meant I remember.' He whispered into her ears as he held her close, giving her a gentle kiss on her forehead. 'I really missed you.' Stephanie returned his embrace, 'I missed you too.' She whispered. They found a table later on, sitting down opposite to each other while Zero order some wine before tipping the waiter. He then stared back at Stephanie as if to read her mind. The young girl also senses that Zero didn't invite her here for a normal date (which didn't help the awkward situation). It had to be something far more serious. Please don't mention our faction..anything but that..Stephanie pleaded silently, if only this Zero she once knew would think of something else. Zero then cleared his throat. Please not the resistance.

'I invited you here partly so that we could talk about the resistance which you have participated.' Zero spoke solemnly, as if chocking. This was clearly a topic he didn't want to touch on. 'Oh please,' Stephanie said angrily, 'how many times am I going to hear you giving me a lecture on such issues?' 'Calm down, Steph,' Zero laid a hand on her shoulder, trying to keep this conversation from prying ears, 'I'm not going to give you a lecture, it's just that I can't stand watching you guys throw yourselves into the flame. The resistance is futile. What are you hoping to achieve? What is it -?'

He never finished as Stephanie interrupted angrily, thumping the table heavily with her two hands. 'We've fought for the last two years to make this world a better place, eliminate Gorlenia Corp and build a new world, but I guess that's far too unworthy for the likes of you who goes wherever there is cash!' 'Stephanie,' Zero whispered desperate, they are attracting far too much attention. 'Keep it down!' He could feel his blood boil within him upon the mentioning of the very corporation that he works for, but years of training allowed him to conceal these trivial emotion. He then settled back down 'Sorry,' she then settled back down into her seat grumpily, still angry with Zero's words. How could he say that, doesn't he know what they were fighting for? 'Don't you ever have any faith in me?' 'I'm just doing what I think is in your best interest,' Zero said earnestly, 'to be frank with you, I personally can't turn a blind towards such matters now that I'm the captain of the 13th Nightmare.' 'Oh, so a promotion has completely blinded your judgement of right and wrong?' Stephanie spoke angrily, keeping her voice down as far as she can. 'I don't believe a single word that's coming out of your mouth, Zero Latios. What happened to the Zero from four years ago, what happened to him?' She demanded angrily, the glass in her hand tipping precariously. She then added, 'do as you will, I'm not sure if I know you anymore.' 'I grew up,' Zero replied as calmly as he can manage at the time. 'I only wish that you would do the same and quit your childish pursuit for this better world of yours.'

Stephanie's hand swung past Zero's face in a blink of the eye, sending off a crisp sound, she was grateful that it didn't attract too much attention. 'Childish pursuit, you say. Forgive me if I am wrong but weren't you, Mr. Latios the one who once said "dreams are meant to be fulfilled"? What do you have to say now?' She didn't even think about how Zero would react, all she thought cares about at the moment is defending her pride, defending the very cause which they would be prepared to give up their life for. 'Then there is nothing to be said.' Zero concluded in an unusually calm manner, standing up before giving Stephanie a classic cold shoulder. 'From today on, we'll have to stand against each other. I'm guess there is no room for two ideals between friends.' 'Why can't you come and join us? We could really use your helping hand.' Stephanie suggested, then wishing that she never did. 'I am not without dreams, Ms Loryna. I'm no longer a child and can never be again. I only wish that you'd withdraw from your futile pursuit.' And with that, Zero walked out on her. 'And next time we meet, it won't be like this.' 'That's pretty much the story.' Stephanie conveniently left out their argument and their kiss (which basically meant the whole date so she had to make something up to make it sound convincing). 'I still can't believe he walked out on me!' 'What did you expect?' Tide's voice was cold. 'All he would ever see is cash, that scumbag!' 'Can we stop talking about it please?' Stephanie was obviously annoyed, it already disturbed her greatly that her ex-boyfriend walked out on her, let alone having Tide talk about him like that.

Tide and Roney settled down for another round of maximum as Roney dealt the cards. She knocked on May's bedroom door before entering quietly. She found the younger of the Clouds sitting by the window side, looking out into the night sky. 'What are you looking for?' Stephanie's voice cut through the silence, startling May who quickly turned around. 'Nothing really,' She replied dreamily, 'maybe I'll see a shooting star, who knows?' She gave a smile before replying, 'I could really use a miracle right now.' 'I see.' Stephanie replied apprehensively. She moved to sit beside her, patting her warmly on the shoulder. 'How'd your date go?' May asked as if this was a bed time story for school girls of her age. 'It..' The despondent girl trailed off, this wasn't a topic she was comfortable about. 'It didn't really go as planned.' 'Did you guys kiss?' She asked, staring on through her wide, green eyes. 'Yeah.' Stephanie gave a weak smile, finding it impossible to refuse this little girl. She lied down on May's bed, 'that's why I feel like I've lost something.' 'Zero dumped you?' May enquired loudly, not making a bit of effort to keep her voice down. 'Something like that,' murmured Stephanie, she felt tired after one eventful day. When is this all going to end anyway? Why do I have to look at Zero like that all the time? This just isn't fair! I can't help but think that there is more to his persistence than it seems.he's not being honest with me. Feeling frustrated, Stephanie fell fast asleep in her own bed. 'That's another win for me.' Roney laughed, 'and another hundred first class credits from you. Tide, I think you should quit before you gamble away all you stash.' Roney took a sip out of his beer while shuffling the cards single-handedly, he felt invincible tonight. 'Yeah, let's leave it at that,' Tide breathed heavily before walking off to the balcony, welcoming the night breeze that whisked by his blond hair. 'I'll get those 300 credits back, you wait.'

Roney shuffled his cards again before retrieving them back into his sleeve. He then took another drink of his beer, staring across at Tide who seemed to be in a trance. Tide came back in and settled into the couch, he always slept here for he had nowhere else to go to. His old house was confiscated and made government property, now a minor training ground for all sorts of soldiers. All his precious memories died with the flame in the backyard, it made him feel rather empty. He drifted off to sleep with a mind full of thoughts. 'Roney, it's another letter from the boss.' Said May casually across the breakfast table. Tide was a caught up with his toast while Stephanie drank her milk slowly. Roney looked up over his papers. 'Thought they might e-mail,' Roney grinned, folding away his papers in one smooth motion, 'it better not be another assignment.'

Tide seemed rather self-absorbed this morning. He's couldn't even taste the toast which he took a bite of every now and then. His titan was laid on the side of table, holding it loosely on his fingertip, flipping it every now and then. 'So they need a major black out to organize a huge weaponry theft,' Roney murmured thoughtfully, 'any ideas?' 'We could always go and blow up the local reactor,' Tide said with a mouthful of toast. 'I've got the map, you know. I've also done quite a bit of planning in the past should we ever have the need to do so.' He then quickly added, 'that is if you take it seriously.' 'Tide, be sensible. How are we going to do that?' Stephanie asked dubiously while washing away her dishes. 'Actually,' Roney smiled, 'I think that will be a perfect sign to show the boss that we're still here. Tide, can you please grab that map you were talking about?' 'Sure.' Tide seemed rather about Roney's reaction, he was only joking after all. 'Well then.' Stephanie breathed heavily before clearing a space on the table while Roney replied a quick e-mail their plan. 'So it's settled then,' Roney concluded as Tide packed away the map. 'We'll receive the explosive that we need by midnight. The reactors are gonna go down in flames.' 'Well then, we can rest up for the mean time and wait for the mail.' Tide spoke wearily, dreams have interrupted his sleep continuously and it made him very rather tired. He could do with a few hours of sleep.

Stephanie sat down heavily and began to flip through her books of ancient magic to check for various destructive dark arts through aged brown leafs. It wasn't all easy to find for most of it requires a ritual of spell circles drawn and some were beyond her depth. The only thing that disturbed her was Zero's flowers (red roses) which she received along with a weird looking necklace of gold. It all seemed peaceful for now, prior arrangements has been made.