[08:17] 1 April, in Shiva, with Gherico
My seal gives me the ability to heal most wounds; this was the only reason everyone inside that store was able to survive with only slight injuries.
Right after feeling better, I took the kid and hugged him tightly while carrying him out of the shop. We were the last ones to get out of there.
"Gherico! You saved us" Orite said, coming towards me. Abello was still scouting around, looking for the reason for the explosion.
Then the kid said shyly and fearfully, "I need to go find my brother; he was next to me" I tried to reassure him.
"Don't worry; it was close enough to be covered by my healing. If you want, we can go search for him"
I still was able to recover from the burns, and I was wondering who or what caused this explosion. Maybe we are used to Zahilia, and here it's normal to be blown up like nothing.
We were about to start searching for the brother when we heard,
"Oi Vins! Here, it blew up pretty bad. Are you sure you didn't drink today?" We all turned in the direction of the voice. Two figures appeared from the distance, walking towards us.
"Impossible, and you felt it too, the body of that criminal shattering to ashes; probably something else interfered"
As they approached, I was able to get a better look at them. Two individuals, wearing suits, both tall and skinny. As they were talking, something was shining in their mouths. (They have golden teeths??)
"Greetings. My name is Vins; I am a War Officer" Right there he showed me a medal engraved with the Shiva's Military Emblem.
I was panicking; this dude was powerful, the type of power that might get me in prison for the rest of my life just because the color of my hair didn't match his suit. My voice was cracking up, but I tried to explain the situation to him, until I was interrupted by the other guy.
"Oi Vins! Why are we wasting time here? They didn't pay us enough for this" The guy in front of me, named Vins rolled his eyes and snorted, ignoring his friend.
"I need to know if there are any "Honored" here, and I need to talk to them. Hand me your plates"
To understand what he just said, I need to explain something, which may not be obvious.
Most people don't know what the words "Descendants" or "Chains" really mean. That's because this is something uncomfortable for the Reign. They even created a specific cult called "Phoenix", followed by the majority of the population. This cult proclaims the concept of peace, but in reality acts like a military association.
Also they have influence over education, they brainwashed the people into thinking that the Descendants are people who sinned so much that they had some interactions with the devil, and they made him a "Promise".
All of this is false; only the real descendants know the story, and the Reign wants the situation to be like this. It probably would be a problem if everyone knew; many people would kill to know the Chain of the descendants.
"So…3 Honored, right?" Vins was talking to Abello, who was brave enough to speak to this guy. After a little chat between them, while I was reassuring the kid, who was named Septum, the other guy came towards me. He was wearing a suit similar to Vins', both had black leather gloves and shiny golden teeth. This guy had a crossed earring on his right ear and an Afro cut.
He was holding, (more like a bag of potatoes) the other kid I saw in that Pastry Shop. Septum rejoiced and screamed "BROTHER!"
It could have been an emotional reunion if this dude hadn't thrown the bigger kid to Septum, making them fall on top of each other.
"Jeez, I hate kids" He looked at me; he seemed less able to communicate without using brute force than his companion.
"Now it's your responsibility. Don't talk about what you've seen here; this area is currently under investigation, so move away" I nodded, grabbed the two kids, and with Orite as soon as possible, we left that place.