As Miss Sunflower glanced at the spear for a moment, her eyes lit up with a terrified glow. She immediately averted her eyes from the spear. She noticed something terrifying existence from inside the spear, that her entire body began to tremble.
As a result, her mind got distracted and both of them teleported back into the real world.
Seeing that, Azrael became stunned.
"What happened, fairy Lin?" He asked.
"Nothing. Just that, it will take some more days to extract the seed from this spear. Till then do your normal activities as usual. We'll meet here after two days, at the valentines day." She replied solemnly.
After that, without waiting for his answer, she instantly disappeared from the motel and appeared in a garden far away from him and the spear.
"Finally I'm relieved from that cursed tool. Holy shit, what the hell was that spear! If I had looked a little longer, I would have corrupted easily. My excellency was absolutely right... He was also skeptical about using the spear. He only need the seed, not the spear. But, how that little boy can be the owner of that terrified tool! Something must happened in the mountain range, which I don't know. I have to find out the truth about it. But, one good thing happened. Now he will listen all my requests and do all I want. Good then. Anyways, I have to inform my excellency what happened here..." Miss Sunflower said herself in her mind.
After that, she went to the headquarters.
On the other hand, After Miss Sunflower disappeared, Azrael remained silent for sometime. After that, he gradually grabbed the spear. He easily realized that she noticed something in that spear that made her fled from this place. So, he tried to glanced inside the spear.
However, he couldn't find anything inside it, except the shimmering waves of numerous unknown black-and-white colored runes.
He then explained his mind that maybe when she would come two days after, then she could answer this question.
At that moment, he suddenly remembered that he is not in his middle-aged form, rather he transformed into his youthful form. He felt very embarrassed and began to laugh at himself, as now how the outside world would accept him. In that state, he couldn't even go to his office. If they saw that a little boy came to order them, They would laugh at him, and that would be a very embarrassing matter. Even his sturdy voice became delicate like a child.
So, he decided to control his Art & Craft Institution from the shadows. His eyes began to glow in excitement. He had already realised that in his office, not any co-workers actually respected him because of the scandal in the previous year. In addition, perhaps besides Nancy, there could be more behind that scandal. So, he decided to investigate more deeply that matter. If he was in his previous form, he couldn't do any investigations. But now it would be more easy for him to do such dirty works.
After thinking of the idea, he picked up his phone and called someone.
"Hello, who is speaking?" From the other side of the phone, someone picked up the phone and asked.
"No need to know about me. Just listen silently. Mr. Azrael is in danger. Come to 42A, Rainbow Street as soon as possible, if you want to save him. We'll meet there." He replied that unknown person with a slightly threatening tone.
Then he cut the phone.
After that, With a gentle, deliberate motion, he lifted the small matchbox, lying down on the floor. A soft, whispering hiss followed as he scratched the matchstick against the rough edge, evoking a tiny, warm spark. In that quiet breath of a moment, a steady, golden flame blossomed, casting a comforting and warm light.
Gradually he threw the burning matchstick on the floor. Within a few seconds, the fire spread throughout the entire room. The celling, floor, closed door and windows burst into raging flames. He stood amidst the fire, smiling on his face. But surprisingly not any particles of flames could even touch him at all.
Experiencing such phenomenon, he realized one thing.
After he got saved by her, when he first opened his eyes, he had witnessed a vague yet a beautiful dream like scene. In that scene, he had surprisingly noticed that not even any dust particles in the room could touch his bare body. Although it felt just like a dream then to him, still he had suspected something changed within him, except his body transformation. That's why he had decided to experiment on himself regarding that matter.
And, the result he found out was brilliant.
Now a bold thought clicked in my mind. According to what she said to him and what her sunflower garden represented, it seemed her power was some kind of related to nature and natural phenomenons. That's why, when she infused life into him, perhaps a few traits of her powers knowingly or unknowingly merged into him. Otherwise, it was impossible for him to stand amidst in the blazing fire.
However, in his case, it was completely unknown from her. Otherwise, she would have informed him immediately.
After realizing that he became calm. He knew that, as a result of his action, everyone in this area, with the owner of the motel would rush at here immediately.
So, he gradually picked up the spear and that nine millimeter twenty-four carat gold metallic pistol. Both were so fire-resistant that flames couldn't also touch those two items.
Gradually, with a calm and composed footsteps, Azrael stepped out from the room with the spear and the pistol in his hand. There was a thin window in the corridor.
He smiled.
He slowly stood beside the window, inspecting the outside area to see if any unusual incident happened or not. However, everything was normal outside.
He sighed a long relief.
By then, he noticed the receptionist and also other residents in the motel was rushing towards the room. Seeing that, he instantly smashed the glass of the window and jumped outside.
At the last moment, he only could see that they entered in the room, engulfed in flames.
After landing on the road, outside of the motel, he looked at the surroundings if anyone noticed him or not.
But the lane was completely empty.
Actually, the lane was situated in the heart of the city, named as Rainbow Street. As the name meant, the lane mainly divided the city into seven parts. Each parts represented different qualities of the city and its residents' characters.
The middle part of the lane was covered with a vast fountain, where continuously water danced with a rhythm of soothing music everyday and everynight. Surrounding that fountain, many park and resting place had been developed, made the environment of the city peaceful and serene. It seemed like the center of the lane and as well as the entire city was the junction of all city residents' characters. In this part, every emotions, qualities, and mentalities had been blended into one.
Where the lane ran towards the north, mainly the entire headquarters were situated in the entire north province. The ruins were also found in the north. The area in the north was mostly deserted due to high-end developments. And the most importantly, the entrance of the city and the vast mountain range was too closer in the north.
Where the lane ran towards the south, the south province was completely covered with slum areas. Everyone was believed the south province as the outskirts of the city. Not even any influential person wouldn't want to set foot in that area. The people in that area was completely isolated from the lifestyle of the city and its developmental opportunities. They were so poor that most of them in the area, couldn't even afford a single zen for themselves. Even Azrael felt disgusted while thinking about the south.
Where the lane ran towards the north-east and north-west, mainly these provinces were the key hub of the influential and aristocratic families. Very few middle-cast families could live in these areas. Mainly three most powerful and respectable families governed these areas, as the backbone of the headquarters. They were 'Caesar', 'Nightingale', and 'Voidryn'. Mostly, all the developments and the opportunities were developed in these areas. Nowadays, with Valentine's Day approaching, the areas and the lane were decorated with exquisite lightnings, decors, with aesthetic wall and floor paintings.
Where the lane ran towards the south-east and south-west, the south-east and south-west provinces were laid out harmoniously alongside the lanes. Although mainly middle to lower caste people resided over those areas, still well-structured covered drainage systems, highly advanced residential architecture, accessible clean water management, well-structured intricate grid patterned street layouts, and smooth electricity availability made these two provinces much more prosperous and advanced. A huge portion of south-west province was covered with farmland. Only there a little amount of greenery could be found. But, except that farmland, not any plants could be found in the entire city. Asrael lived in the south-east province of the city. His office was also in there.
According to his calculations, almost 1 to 1.5 million people lived in the city. Half of them were from the south. And among the rest of the half, most of them worked under the headquarters from the shadows. A very small percentage was actually independent from theirs dominance.
So it was normal that none was actually cared of his sudden activities in such a cheap motel, except the motel residents.
So, he easily passed through that place, and stopped a short distance away in front of an alley, whose name was 42A. That's why, everyone called that alley as 42A, Rainbow Street.
By then, the sun already had set, and moonlight had been spread across the starry sky. Fluorescent lights had been lit up in most of the houses. Streetlights had been lit up in every roads. However, some alleys including that alley along the street were exceptional than other flamboyant alleys due to the lights inaccessibility, as still availability of the lamp lights hadn't been reached till there.
42A, Rainbow Street was pitch dark from inside.
Azrael took that advantage and hid inside the darkness of the alley. He didn't want to show up in front of anyone with his new identity at that moment. So, he started waiting for that individual there whom he called before.
A few more minutes had passed away.
At that moment, suddenly, Azrael noticed a six feet tall individual dressed in black suit rushed hurriedly in that lane and began looking around in all directions with a careful gaze. A conical black hat on that person's head caught Azrael's attention the most.
Seeing that person, Azrael instantly realized that the person was whom he called previously. He put his tone slightly heavy and called that person solemnly,
"Hey, you... trying to find Mr. Azrael?"
Hearing that, the person slowly came near the alley. His footsteps were rushed yet very careful as if in spite of being worried, he couldn't trust the unknown entity.
Azrael instantly realized that feeling. He faintly smiled.
"You don't need to be afraid of me..." While saying that, Azrael put an object slowly on the ground amidst of the dark shadowy alley. A nine millimeter twenty-four carat gold metallic pistol was glowing on the ground.
"This is the token of gratitude he gave me when I last met him in his office," Azrael slowly spoke.
"Who are you? And, how do you know Mr. Azrael?" That unknown individual asked with a careful tone.
"Ohk. Let me introduce myself to you. My name is Ash. I am just an employee of the Art & Craft Institution. When I last saw him, he was almost unconscious in the waiting room. Only he could give me this pistol and the contact number of you." Azrael solemnly replied.
Upon hearing that, finally that unknown individual became calm and let out a deep sigh.
"After father's disappearance, we didn't talk that much. He was twenty years older than me. But he didn't let me feel that way. He was like a second father to me. From my birth, more than my parents, he raised me with much more care and affection. But after that scandal, everything changed. My brother was not like my brother anymore whom I loved," while saying that, the individual got emotional, "By the way, you can call me Mark."
While listening that, Azrael aka Ash became also emotional. However, he didn't stop his act.
"Don't worry. I have a solution to save your brother. But for that, you have to pay some prices. Will you agree to that?" Azrael aka Ash asked in a deep tone.
Mark nodded in agreement.
"Okk. Then listen carefully what I'm saying...." While saying that, Azrael paused for a moment. He arranged all his plans accordingly. Then, he began to talk with a deep heavy tone...