TRAILING SHADOWS

The horse neighed now. The fire at its hooves died off completely as it trotted to a stop. Niniola looked up at the sky, noticing the brightening. 

"It's almost Sunrise. We should probably get ready to scout. Now, can you you stop hugging my waist or...?"

"W-what?" Tayo yelled, jumping off from the horse as Niniola giggled. 

Meanwhile, up above them, an Irunmole leaps into view. Or rather, shimmers into view from a beam of light that crashed down, sparks of light sporadically flying about. 

He has white, finger length, full hair, wearing white leather armor that covered his upper and lower torso. His arms are b.a.r.e, revealing the white bands of light that spiral around them to the open.

He rests his hand on the wall beside him, his eyes solemnly fixed on an activity before him. 

The activity, being none other than the teasing of Niniola and the stiff-headedness of Tayo in the blue cloak.

He is hidden for their sight from his position as they seem rather oblivious of him. Inhaling, the Irunmole snaps the fingers of his left and a glass orb appears in the air, floating before his left shoulder.

He muttered out words, inaudible words before tapping and cl.i.c.k.i.n.g at Orb in the air. With a vibration, the orb expanded, or rather extended half of it to the outside. It's new appearance being that it possessed two rectangular cuts in a vertical position, that extended outwards giving it an airplane wings vibe.

The center of it shone with bluish light, howbeit, fully. Afterwards, a rectangle, horizontally this time, stretched out above the orb. The Irunmole flicked a finger of his left and the orb responded, drifting till it stood before his c.h.e.s.t, some little distance away.

"Connect to Captain's Timestream Orb." The Irunmole muttered.

With a beep, the orb responded and there and then, the rectangle screen begins to pixelate, a face of another coming into view.

"I see Niniola. That exiled girl. She is in the market as at now. She happens to be with... I don't know him. He's hooded."

The face in rectangular screen squinted nuts eyes. This one had a crewcut hairstyle of black, his eyes revealing fierceness while youthfulness radiated from his face.

"Send the Intel over. I would I.D him at my end. If Niniola is here, then, that means the soul sensor actually is accurate." 

"In that case, it means..." The Irunmole made to say only to be interrupted.

"...that Sunday is here. She has a knack of appearing wherever the boy is. Log out, I'll check on Dystella's scouting on the mercenaries that came to town earlier."

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In the dull brightness of the morning, an Irunmole stood, arms crossed as he watched the shop with the signpost that read 'Obedi's Special from opposite the street. Behind him is a stall but at this time of the day, the stall is closed. Just as most of the shops are as well.

Nonetheless, it provided an optimum environment to run scouting and recon. In this instance, they would need not run into interference by passerby or have to hold back from full force because of the people around.

However, the Irunmole bit his tongue, he hoped it would not come to that. 

Crew cut, the white, sleeveless, shirted Irunmole on black trousers, sighed. He was the same Irunmole that had checked in the mercenaries from BlueMoon Mercenary Alliance House when they arrived from a flying saucer. However, that was not his intended duty. He only was covering that field because he had a mission to work and getting his hands on every bit of information, he reasoned, was paramount to total success

 Before him was an Orb, a Timestream Orb to be exact. Above the orb, at eye level was a rectangle through which he observed Tayo and Niniola heading out with the horse. 

Swallowing, he lifted his eyes up, catching the sight of the jolly duo, except the hooded one was not smiling, walking on. And from it, they appeared to be moving towards the shop he was standing guard at.

"They had better not ruin this." He thought aloud "Or else, Nagging Prime would nag me to death. 3rd Prime may be considerate but nah, not 2nd Prime. I'd dig my grave before she nags me to death. That why you.giys shouldn't mess up, okay? 

We've got to retrieve Sunday and send him away. Right before The Elder gets a whiff of it."

And this time, her background was made of trees and leaves.

"Solia, are you in a tree? Why?" The Captain asked.

"Yes, captain." Solia replied, taking her eyes from what she was gazing at away to look at the rectangle. 

Solia appeared, from her upper bust, to be dressed in the same way as the other except for her short, dreads of black.

"In other to blend in, I had to stay in the trees to avoid detection. There was a bit of trouble here, Captain." 

"What trouble?" The captain's voice tensed. "I hope you didn't interfere much?"

"No, not at all. You gave the orders." Solia rubbed her chin. "A pyramid hierarchy technique was used here. Ibiyemi, the daughter of General Folarin of the BlueMoon. She awakened an eye, the Eye of Chance."

"Hm! Give me visuals on them."

"Yes Captain." 

In a moment later, the screen revealed a far imagery of the mercenaries, Tobias, Ibiyemi, Elias and Elisa seated around the doused flames.

"Mmm... This meat is actually good. The cook must have being a genius." Elisa m.o.a.n.e.d, biting onto the barbecue she has with both hands.

From the looks of it, they appeared to have each shared two large pieces of meat, ones that they ravenously ate.

"Ibiyemi, I'll teach you how to hide your eye. Do you want to learn?" Tobias asked, dusting his now empty hands.

Ibiyemi looked up from the meat, her right eye still glowing as she nodded.

"Alright guys. We've relaxed just as Tobias asked. Tobias, I hope you're ready to go again?" It was Elisa asking from her lotus pose.

"Yeah. I must confess. Ibiyemi's eye did quite a number on me. Hehehe." Tobias scratched his head.

"Okay, looks like you're good." Elisa replied. "Take your spare masks, all of you. Now that Tobias casted a secret technique with the pyramid hierarchy, we have info on where the bounties are. Luckily, for us, the Niniola bounty is headed towards the location of Sunday, which is at a shop called Obedi's Specials." Elisa added.

The screen view changed, showing Solia's face.

"Captain, Sunday appears to be a bounty for them. Do you want me to cut them off now?"

"No, it's okay. You're outmatched. I want all of you to head back to me. If we are fast enough, we can take down Obedi's Specials quickly and get the mister.

I'm done with my recon as well and right now, I have the internal structure of the facility.

Sending the map data over... Immediately you received, converge with me at once."

Solia nodded her head. The male Irunmole too at his place, inhaled, rubbing both palms together.

The Showtime was just about to begin.

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