*You think Lucian is a demon?*.
*That's the most bizarre nonsense I've heard all day*.
Alouis walked out of the room with Lucian while communicating with Kai.
*I might be wrong since as we're not fully connected I can't properly use my powers without harming you*.
*We have to be together for over a week before I can do anything properly, what a pain!*. Kai complained.
*But either way, I do believe he's not normal, so watch him for a while*.
*You gotta be wrong, there's no way someone like Lucian is as foul as you, if you had said Sally I would have believed right away*.
*Hey now, not all demons are bad!, and don't you dare insult my beautiful girl!*.
*Woah she doesn't even know you, you sick f**k..... See, we need to get something straight if you're planning on staying*.
*What's that?*.
*You can't like Sally or fall for her like you said, she's totally off limits*.
*Why not?*. Kai asked.
"So are you feeling any better, you four eyes shrimp?". Sally asked sizing him up.
*That's exactly why*.
*She's the epitome of annoying, if you look beyond her pretty face, there's no...
*So you do think she's pretty, ehh?*.
*That's not the point*. Alouis sighed.
"I'm fine now, thanks for your concern, grandma".
"Who're you calling a grandma?!". Sally glared at him.
"You of course or was I mistaken, I thought it was only elderly people that could be that short".
"Hey!, don't you dare make fun of my height again!".
"And if I do?".
" I'm going to kill you!". She dragged him down to sit beside her.
"Really?, I'm so scared, please don't kill me grandma!". He scoffed.
"You little...!!!
Sally grabbed his collar and forced him to stare at her.
" Geez, you even so short when sitting". He smirked.
"You!!". They glared at each other.
"That's enough you two!". Everling butted in.
"I'm not doing anything, she's the one grabbing me ". Alouis complained.
"Sally, let go of him". Everling sighed .
"Okay".
"Don't you ever call me short again, you featherbrain". Sally dropped her hands.
"Featherbrain?, oh my goodness you crack me up!". Alouis laughed.
"Your sense of humor is on another level".
"You guys better arm yourselves, because this is just how they are".
Lucian said to the 'new three' who watched Alouis and Sally with bewildered faces.
"I thought Alouis was very quiet". Lucy asked.
"He is normally, but when it comes to Sally, he has quite a lot to say". Lucian answered
"She just really good at pissing me off, that's all". Alouis said.
"Me piss you off?!, give me a break, you're the annoying o..
"Shush!, ... What have you guys been talking about anyways?". Alouis totally sidelined the poor girl.
"Oh, we were discussing about the mission".
"We've spent some days here and since we're leaving tomorrow, we thought it would be best to spend some time on it". Varian explained.
*But Bryan, Lucy and Vincent are here*.
*What about them?*. Kai asked.
*We haven't even gotten any info on them and I told my teammates not to reveal anything to them, because I think Kate sent them to spy on us*.
"Oh I see". Kai just woke up from a nap and wasn't really paying attention.
*What happened to you since, you've been quiet*.
*I was napping a little, but I'm awake just..!!*.
*What now?, seen another demon?*. Alouis asked.
*No, not a demon, something far more sinister!*.
*Who's it this time, Sally..?*.
*Of course not, it's that boy with a can of coke in his hand*.
*Bryan..?*.
*That's the na...
*Stop with these baseless accusations, I do think there's something off ab..
*It's not baseless, there's something off about his soul, I can't even make him out as a demon, he's...
*Great, so now you can see souls, what are you, some...
*Now's not the time for jokes, stay far away from him!!, this is a warning there's something about him that reminds me of HIM!!*.
*Who's that, some urban legend?*.
*Of course not, he reminds me of..
"Hold up a sec, if he really is so powerful that's making you give me a warning, then why's he working for Kate?*.
*Kate, you know her?... Wait! there are up to a thousand people with that name so I might be wrong*.
*You know a Katherine Verun?*. Alouis asked.
*Verun..?, that's not Glanied?*.
Glanied was the language spoken throughout glazir.
Other than a few native languages, the official language was Glanied.
*It's not?*.
*Yeah, it sounds like something I know*.
*You think it's another of those ancient languages?*.
*Ancient language, maybe? But no, it sounds....!, I knew it!, I've heard it countless times, how could I forget, it's more like a demon's language*.
*Demon language?, demons have their own language?*.
*Yeah, we speak in it some times, that word means something Ravens*.
*You think?*. Alouis asked.
*I don't think, I'm not a guessing demon!, I know for a fact that it means Ravens*.
*Okay, so do you know a k..
*Katherine Ravens, ... How the hell did you come in contact with a demon?!*.
*She's a demon??*. Alouis eyes widened.
"Hey, hey!". Sally shook Alouis violently.
"What?!". He frowned.
"I've been calling you for quite some time, you seem lost in thought*. Varian said.
"Oh, my bad, what were you saying?". Alouis asked.
"I asked if you're figured out anything about Kate's Mom whereabouts?*.
*Even if I have, I won't tell you guys in the presence of these three*.
*As far as I know, Kate doesn't have a mom*. Kai said.
*She doesn't?*.
*Nope, she's a bit of an ille..
"Bryan, can I ask you a question?". Alouis said.
"Me..?, yeah sure". Bryan looked shocked but responded nevertheless.
"How long have you known Kate's Mom?". Alouis asked.
"Since I was twelve, and now I'm twenty two, so I'll say for ten years". Bryan replied.
"Mm-hmm, really?, then what about the rest of you?".
"I don't know anything about her, even though she hired me, I worked for Kate". Lucy said.
"Really?".
*But Kate said you were trusted by her mom, was it only Bryan she meant?*.
*I already told you Kate doesn't have a mother*.
*I know, I know, I'm just testing something*.
"Same here". Vincent added.
"I've never seen her mom before".
"So you two haven't". Alouis muttered.
"What about you Bryan?, have you met her?".
"Yeah, I actually work for her mom".
*Lying, are we?*.
"I see, so how does she look like ".
"She's really tall...
"How tall?". Alouis interrupted him.
"Around 5'9". Bryan answered.
"Is she?, hmmn".
"You seem to like tall people?". Lucy asked.
"Huh?, yeah something like that ".
"Hmph!". Sally scoffed.
( Fun fact: Alouis was 6'6 while Sally was 5'2 currently).
"You jealous?". Alouis stared at Sally and chuckled.
"Of course not!". Sally retorted.
"Anyway Bryan, continue with your description please". Alouis turned back to Bryan.
"Oh, you seem quite interested in her".
*Nope I'm just interested in how long it'll take before you make a mistake with your lies*.
"Yes I am really interested and since we're looking for her, I feel like knowing more about her, hope I'm not stressing you out?".
"Of course not ". Bryan shook his head.
*So you do believe me?*.
*Of course I do, but if you are I'll s..
*I'm not lying, trust me some more, would ya?*.
*I'll take your word for it then*.
"So what's her hair color?". Alouis asked.
"It's light brown, people say Ms Kate didn't take after her in that aspect since her hair is blonde".
"Oh I see, so what's her...
"Alouis!, take a chill pill, geez it's sounds like you're interrogating the dude!". Lucian chipped in.
*That's exactly what I'm doing, you dumb *ss, so don't disturb me*.
*You really think he'll flip?*. Kai asked.
*Of course, sooner than you think*.
"I'm not interrogating him, I'm just asking some vital questions". Alouis replied calmly.
"Oh..ok". Lucian stuttered but shut up immediately.
No one else said anything because they knew this was just how Alouis acted when he had figured out something they hadn't. He would calmly tell them not to butt in.
"So what's she into?". Alouis asked.
"Huh?". Bryan paused.
*Aha!, I knew it*. Alouis smirked inwardly.
"I mean what business is she into". Alouis said.
"Oh she's into..um.. liquor business". Bryan replied.
"Really?".
"No wonder, she owns that famous bar". Lucian said.
"But how could she call out such an exhorbitant amount just to find her mom, isn't it too strange for just a bar?".
"She must really like her mother ".
* I've already caught on you can stop lying, that one second pause was all I needed*.
Alouis had mastered the act of knowing when someone was lying, it could be their facial expression, body positioning or a few seconds pause.
But there was always something off about them, no matter how long they try to keep it up, there's a particular time that they would slip up.
"To spend billions?, that's rather interesting".
Everyone stared at Alouis.
"Is something wrong?". Sally asked.
"For a bar,..
"A hotel and bar actually ". Bryan cut in.
"It could even be a bar and restaurant, I don't give a fuck". Alouis replied without the gentleness in his voice again making everyone know something was up.
"Her mom's liquor business was also there". Vincent added trying to reduce the tension in the room.
"A liquor business, a bar and a hotel?, to run something like that you'll need some sort of document in the country, won't you?".
"But when I did research on her, I didn't get anything like that, not a single information on Katherine Veru....
"You did a research on her?". Lucy eyes widened.
"Of course, but that's not the main part". Alouis eyes circled the three of them.
"When I searched the list of the bar owners since it is a partnership business, I'm sure you knew about that?". Alouis stared intensely at Bryan.
"Yeah". He answered slowly.
"Good!, but when I searched about it, I didn't see Katherine or her mother, isn't that weird?".
Bryan gulped.
"So if the bar's not for her, if she was even part of the partnership I would have said she sold her shares or something, but she isn't!".
"And that made me wonder, what kind of unknown liquor business, after all in liquor business, you have to be really popular to make it large, but there's nothing about her mother's so called liquor store,
"So how the hell did she get billions to throw around, you guys aren't into something shady, are you..?". Alouis asked after his long explanation.
*Let's see how you get out of this one*. Alouis smirked inwardly staring at Bryan.