The door opened as the creasing sounds echoed everywhere, as Azon stepped forward with his usual undreadable expression, dust particles streaming in the coming light from the door.
Lisa elegantly walked in then around the hall, seeing the mansion for the first time quite startled her yet maintaining her composure, she sighs. Brushing her hair over her ear.
Ender and Zack walked in, with Zack's expression being blank as he didn't want to come here but had to, yet Ender who had an expressionless face was literally thinking.
~ We'll meet again right?. I'll see her again..
– Why the hell are you so excited about meeting her in the first place?.
~ I mean it's logical that when I freed her that I can also meet her again..
– She's a soul...
~ Pretty one..
Ender cheeks curved to a smile, a little blush on his cheek as Zack and Lisa watch him with confused expressions.
"You good?."
Zack asked, shattering the werid silence surrounding them.
"Yeah. I feel like here is too much dust."
COUGH!
He fakes a cough beautifully; it seemed like it was real.
"Damn, you should go then.."
"Nah. I'm fine. It's just for few moments, I'll adjust myself."
He said with a smile, as he was about to walk away he stood and said.
"Please don't interrupt my personal space.."
As he walked to the side rooms on the left side, while Zack was confused as he scratches his hair, but within those words he understands something what he had meant. He meant that no one will distrub him, not just him, so it means he has to not let Lisa for a while.
"Let's go on that side."
As he goes to another side of rooms. Lisa, still here in confusion, wondered as she remembered what Azon instructed her to this day.
[ Moments ago ]
Lisa was with Miss Rose in her lab, the marble titles and the smell of chemicals feel like it was a kab, as the door knocked.
"Lisa."
Azon entered the room while Lisa was holding a test tube in her hands, it had werid jelly like rainbow liquid. Miss Rose looked at Azon with puzzled face.
"You're coming with us today. It's a important task. And we need to talk."
Lisa looked at Miss Rose who gives her sign to talked with him as she goes outside, now standing between series of other doors. Azon said firmly.
"You need to keep an eye on Ender."
"But why?."
Lisa looked at him with raising one of her eyebrows up.
"Just do it as I told you."
He said again, a little strict tone as Lisa reflexively looked down, with that Azon sighs and walks away..
[ Present scene ]
Still lost in her thoughts, Lisa came aware around her surroundings as she first goes to where Zack had gone. Azon this time had gone upstairs.
While on the other side, Ender was roaming on the hallway, a busy expression lingering over his face. As if he was in his thoughts..
~ Lisa behavior has shifted today.. I don't know but it's seems as if something isn't right..
He was walking towards the kitchen area, stood beside the door and leaned to it.
– That Azon.. He's suspecting us, he isn't that dumb to look away the matters or ignore them like Leon. If you don't do something, everyone will suspect us..
Hearing words coming from his inner voice, Ender titled his head upwards, thinking what to say..
~ You're right. To my perspective, he had instructed Lisa to watch over me. I see..
He titled his head to the granite countertop, a grin appeared on his face.
~ It's been a time since we have played..
– Watch out.. Her trame is curtain, she can peek to our thoughts and our void..
His inner voice warned him as he sighs.
~ Leave that to me.. Do you really think a mind reader can read the mind of someone who doesn't exist?..
Suddenly in an instant, palms covered his eyes, it was warm, soft as it removed. Ender turned behind to saw no one there, as a smirked appeared on his cheek before turning around to saw the soul sitting on the countertop, not wearing any slippers as her feet were moving up and down. Her silver hair scattered like moonlight and her red eyes were dazzling the whole room.
"Too bad, you didn't thank me."
Ender said with a chuckle as he leaned infront of the counter, looking at her with a smile. As she giggles before saying.
"You need to prove yourself for that."
She startled with her crimson eyes, as Ender gulped his throat, keeping his composure.
"Well. I do thought we'll meet again. Ender Levin.."
Ender stated his name to her as she brushed her hair over her ear.
"Oh well so you do have a name.. To bad but I don't remember how I died, just my name.. Anastasia.."
As she spoke, she stood down and came towards him, Ender seeing her coming closer, panicked then try to move away but she grabbed his collar. Then place her another hand over his chest.
"Why are you scared?."
She said with her crimson pleaded eyes glaring at his face.
"I– It's just my people are suspecting me.. Nothing else."
"This coat looks good on you."
She slide her arm over his coat touching his upper body in a way, moving herself very close to him as now they could hear their breaths.
– She's a soul!.
His inner voice yelled at him to control himself, yet he can't, no matter how hard he tried, it was as if she was a siren that he couldn't escape her charm.
– Fine.. I'll do it myself..
With that he pushed her away, it's wasn't harsh just enough to so he can get his personal space. She looked at him with surprised expression.
"I didn't do that.."
He murmured to himself.
~ Did you do that?.
He asked his inner voice.
– Of course. I won't let myself be controlled.
~ But you said you aren't me..
– Yes, I'm your unconscious, in a sense I'm you yet I'm not you.
As they could talked about it. Some footsteps emerged as Ender eyes became altered as he takes out a hairpin from his coat's pocket.
"Conceal yourself."
He pointed towards her, as time was running out, she had no choice as she concealed herself in that hairpin, as Ender put it on his pocket again.
~ As expected..
Lisa and Zack stand on the door's frame, glaring at him as he turned towards them with a surprised face.
"Wait. Why are you two doing here?. Didn't I told you something?."
"I know. It's just we're worried you can say."
Zack said with a sigh, as Lisa was lost in her thoughts, thinking what to do..
"Were you talking with someone?."
She asked a calculated question as Ender slightly titled his head towards them with a confused face. Before adjusting it.
"Well I do talk to myself sometimes.."
He walked towards them as they gave enough space for him to pass, now looking at the hallway, Lisa glared at him as her eyes turned yellow in a blink of eye.
"Ah!."
She grabbed her head as if it was screaming in intense pain. Zack looked at her, startled while Ender who was facing at the end where a room was leading.
~ Thankfully, it work.
Ender had used his spirituality to make a chanted shield around him, layered with the word ' Severe Headache' so that if someone tries to peek in his thoughts, they would get an severe headache. He sighs as he said as Zack on behind gave her a water bottle.
"I think I saw someone moving there."
He said with quite serious expression.
"Huh?."
Zack said with confusion while Lisa was quiet, thinking what she should do now.
~ Why I couldn't see his thoughts?. Or memories?.. Did he already knew of that, he knew about my interrogation with Sir Azon..
Still puzzled in her thoughts, Ender moved forward by saying.
"We need to go."
Suddenly the hairpin drops from his coat. Felling infront of Lisa, Zack didn't care much about it as he started moving forward as Lisa was examining the hairpin carefully.
~ Should I see it?.
"Oh!. Sorry it fell, can you give it to me?."
Ender turned towards her with a smile, a warm smile, Lisa was still deciding whether to peek in the or not. As Ender extended his arm towards her. She sighs, before giving him the hairpin.
~ I don't think any ordinary hairpin has anything special. It was my fault that I suspect him in the first place.
She gracefully give it to him as they all walked together, out of the hallway to the room. Bantering with each other like nothing happened.
***
Azon was upstairs sitting on a sofa, it was the same room where Ender and Ruis had first investigate, his sword resting on his sheath. He sighs and titled his head up.
~ He's quite good. Isn't he?.
He wondered as a voice came to him.
~ Yeah. It's a shame that my student was
defeated without knowing she was defeated.
A familiar voice came as from the other side, in the agency Leon was sitting in a room, a projected screen floating infront of him where Ender, Zack and Lisa were searching while also bantering at the same time.
From behind in a chair, Mr Sherlock was also sitting there with a straight expression on his face. A faint smile appeared on his cheek.
"He's quite talented. Even as a human."
He said firmly as he tilted his face beside to saw the captive, the man body was hanged upside down, his limbs stretched by chains; green crystals covering his whole body, even his eyes, mouth everything, as blood was gradually dripping down in drops.
"Kill him.. He has told what he had to."
Mr Sherlock tilted to the screen, takes out his cigarette as it light up on it's own, as he smoked it delightfully. As Leon just sighs and the man exploded, blood and mess spread everywhere but it couldn't pass towards them, cause of a barrier. As Leon leaned to his chair, a smile lingering on his cheeks. Maybe he was happy that someone was this unique, this good, this better..