As Aida and Kai maneuvered their way throughout the crowd of tourists and normal citizens, an image of a circle with a line across it was engraved on a decent-sized metal plate hanging from a nearby building. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XTzmFolHY
"Look Aida, that must be the local inn," Kai spoke quietly to his companion.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Lr7j7MyrP
The two Faerlu members cut through a few more people before sliding through the door and into the giant building.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJeGZ1RS06
"Welcome to the Forgotten World!" A loud male innkeeper managed to get out over the loud customers that filled his tables.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6qDvHteXI
Kai and Aida stopped to be aware of their surroundings before pulling their hoods down to not attract any suspicious attention. The two walk to the back of the inn and to an empty table. Quietly they sat there, inspecting with their eyes and listening for anything that could be used to help them navigate to the Old Governments Official Faction Department.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aa22SoC1R
"Did you know that the Forgotten World is actually a play on names referencing the myth of a Forgotten World that can only be reached through the ruins in Anucis?" One customer spoke mysteriously amongst his colleagues. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwRoBn7Qcs
"The fish in the market is apparently carrying resources for a Faction that is currently uprising within the city, the Dusk alliance is apparently here looking for them at this very moment," another said from a different table.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7a6Wml7pq5
"I heard the Dusk alliance is here to talk to the Old Government, though nobody has seen them in at least a hundred years," a drunk customer spoke from the table next to them.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqMX6uEWyJ
"Excuse me," Kai had turned and spoke to the recent drunk customer of the inn.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrV4uL3c2f
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"Where exactly is it rumored that the Old Government is at exactly? Out of curiosity," Kai asked.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxI6Ptp6zI
"Why the hell should I tell you anything? Traveler..." The drunk mumbled out of annoyance.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJDlkNrCxQ
A pouch of Kins flew onto the table in front of the man.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIGa4rSO3b
"Just am interested is all," the Faerlu leader spoke calmly.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOPdoq38UR
The drunk stared at the pouch for only a moment before grabbing it quickly. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8u1uFCwjt
"They say the old Floaters on the east side of Njomon, there is one with strange engravings around the structure. It seems to be where most see the Dusk Alliance roaming in," the drunk spoke aloud before standing up and stumbling to the bar for another drink.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jwiwNswk7
"Let's go there then," Aida said softly as she stood in sequence with Kai.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDATt3auwom
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The two of them crossed through the town quickly and cleverly as to not be suspicious, they passed a few Relnad soldiers as well. Hoping to not be discovered, they quietly ran across the last bridge to the massive Floater that carried the abandoned buildings from the slums of Njomon on the East. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAy7hgHh8E
"There Aida!" Kai said while pointing to a building past a few others, carrying unique and ancient engravements across the outside of it.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7g99jBCmk8
The Faerlu Faction members jogged to the door of the building before pulling it open and running in. Aida stood next to Kai with as much shock on her face like his. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaIW7mpl5A
"What is this?" Kai asked out loud. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrJ9pZkkAZ
Around them were lights, running off of unknown power traveling throughout the building. Pipes also ran along with the corners of the walls and into the floor. There was little to no furniture, but clocks and other unique objects filled the building, as well as books and a spiraling staircase to the floor above. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOCOd7FYJl
"I saw them go this way!" A voice outside yelled out of nowhere.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHsfU0QLXw
"Soldiers," Aida and Kai looked at each other before quickly moving up the spiraling staircase. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWQ1AZ0RT5
There was one room once they were up the stairs, the door was locked after being shut behind them. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiT8ZoZv0m
"We need to figure out what in the hell we need to do here," Kai said urgently. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9fRRUi2xM
In the room they were in now, a shelf with no books on it stood against one wall, a desk sat against another, and a large standing clock stood against the last. Both of them split up to engage with their surroundings. Aida instantly ran to the empty bookshelf to look around it, and Kai to the desk. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEe66xoeWjj
Aida looked over the bookshelf, but it showed no sign of information. Kai opened the notebook that lay on the desk, but the pages were empty.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKq69ljLvEt
"Anything over there?" Aida asked.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1g1Bxdeo8Z
"Nothing, I don't get it," Kai responded with a hint of frustration.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT32IyLBriu
The two stood there, lost on what to do next. Finally, after a few more silent moments, Aida began to run her hands over the empty bookshelf, feeling some sort of engraving underneath one of the shelves.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiZlyjGcA8
"Wait! I have something," she quickly proclaimed.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRfECYApze
After kneeling down, she could read what seemed to be a message carved into the bottom of the shelf.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGW1OKi33P
" 'Thousands of years ago, we were the beginning of a New Era, this Era held what is rare today. The number you're looking for is the informative page.' "108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0tIsdQEsM
"What does this even mean?" Aida asked aloud.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqSXk3Y2gO
"IN HERE!" A voice yells from outside of the building they are in.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXX5LV3GXQK
Suddenly the floor shook as the door to the building was smashed in. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZXyWmmCLB
"Look for them! I know they're here!" Another soldier yells.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfZubqeYHC
"We have to hurry Aida! The only thing I can think of is a Primal Year of the Historical World, this being in between the tenth and fifteenth Decade of this time period," Kai spoke quickly as he began flipping through the empty notebook.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPECZFCbnH
"But the pages are empty are they not?" Aida asked.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1mUwKX7B9
"Yes, but I have an idea," Kai answered, stopping on the twelfth page of the notebook.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOqTKoZvTi
Pulling out a small blade, he presses it to the palm of his hand to slightly cut it open.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXg0w7yLO1e
"If my theory is right, Sacer was at its prime in the twelfth decade of the Historical World," Kai spoke. 108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfNnv0Gqsa
The soldiers could be heard making their way up the stairs and to the room they were in now. The Faerlu Faction leader slowly drops some of his blood onto the pages, instantly revealing the hidden writing that he had guessed to have been there.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnb9bpwnkSb
"What does it say?" Aida asked.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSyJMFFBgw
"LET US IN!" A soldier yelled from outside the door now, they began banging against it trying to push it open.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTdVkn1o3V
" 'There were 152 Factions at the beginning of the Old Government, these 152 Factions were the growing point for the Historical World,' " Kai finally finished.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSthxGJg86S
The two of them looked at each other before moving their gazes to the giant clock that stood on the opposite wall. Once they were to it, Kai slowly moved the only hand that was on it to the number one, then to five, and last to two.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSj1WxVAnW
"There's no way this means something right?" Aida asked softly, the sound of soldiers beating on the door echoing throughout their room.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTjXcKpFHU
After the hand reached the last number, the whole building began to shake, and suddenly the soldiers became distracted as they began to stumble down the stairs from the intensity of the quake-like feeling.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PZObrOKWg
A few more moments passed, and the clock moved itself to the side from where it was originally placed, revealing a small door. Quickly, Kai and Aida opened the door and went inside. The extremely cramped space held just enough room for the both of them as they shut the door behind them. Poles ran from the ceilings, giving the passengers something to hold onto, as suddenly the room they were in made a loud vacuum-like sound, before dropping from its current location, and down into the depths of the world.
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