The Underground City

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So, even more minutes later, they managed in the end to get back to the Underground City before the suns were finally set and the real darkness has started. Though there are some hours left until the night schedule begins, and RY4N being already away with the mission of today, the ruler still seems as He got Himself something to do in the meantime after He brought back the equipment to the base. He simply took a few papers that were left on His desk by His brother to look into and managed to meet up with the stranger to take a pause around the city.

[General]-...Sooo, where are we heading next?

[CHE5TER]-Nowhere, just yet. Since the night has come, the demons have probably started wandering around the lands, so it isn't safe for us to go outside the walls. We will have to continue again tomorrow.

[General]-Not safe? What about that demon you've showed me some days ago?

[CHE5TER]-*sigh* I don't know... I can't say I'm certain that he is fully trustworthy, but I can't say he is an enemy either. I simply need to find more about the situation in cause to draw a conclusion.

[General]-And until tomorrow, you tell me that we will walk around the whole night?

[CHE5TER]-I mean, if you like staying awake, then you can do that. But I'm simply here because I have to know you don't do anything stupid around this city. You are still an uninvited guest here, remember?

[General]-Eheheh...

[CHE5TER]-Until I don't bring you back to the City of Above to stay there over the night with my mind rested that you can't come down here without me, I will stay here for a while. It's not like I have much to do from what I've seen anyway.

[General]-Alright, alright, I got it... Then? Can we visit something new in the meantime?

[CHE5TER]-I've told you. There is nothing that I can show you for you to not have already seen. You can buy whatever you want, I don't really care as long as you pay the merchants. But more than that, we can't do much.

[General]-Then, do you think I can borrow some money? I don't have anything on me.

[CHE5TER]-Oh, Brother...

A bit pissed, CHE5TER looks around His clothes to get some coins He had with Him, maybe some savings kept for Himself, and gives them to the boy.

[CHE5TER]-...You know, it's pretty questionable that you know about this currency even though you are an outsider.

[General]-Huh? Maybe it is a currency used worldwide. I mean, my people use Novha for some years now.

[CHE5TER]-Define "some years".

[General]-I don't know... Around six or seven years?

[CHE5TER]-Six or seven!? This late??

[General]-What do you mean by that?

[CHE5TER]-My people use it for centuries now!

[General]-Eh? How so? Are you sure of this information?

[CHE5TER]-Yes, I am! W-W... If that's how it works, then somehow your people got their hands on our money! How didn't I know that??

[General]-No, they didn't! You're talking nonsense! It's impossible for you to use this currency for so many years! What are you even talking about??

[CHE5TER]-What am I talking about!? What are YOU talking about?? There is no way your people could've get these without stealing it from us and entering unauthorised in the cit--

Yet as He argues with the boy, He notices behind the stranger's back and gets rather confused, making the boy being puzzled as well.

[General]-What? What are you staring at?

But CHE5TER doesn't respond to that question, simply ignoring the boy and starting making His way towards what He had noticed. Of course the boy was confused, so it simply followed the Great Leader blindly, only for them to get closer to two crevaators that were arguing as well.

[DA4VAHNDAR]-...Huynadtse uv! Fujzhtse monhai veghtai il tse'zdijai hevbh vath zevhneh! Vith esuv yijdivohd al tse? (TR: I'm telling you! I've done everything in my power to get what he needed! Why are you mad at me?)

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-Lavaih esneh no onushav hora hevbhuv tsai il ravught. Jhav hevbhtsai brovudhav, kalvhtsai kuj-- (TR: Because it's not the first time you get us all in trouble. If we get caught, we might as well just--)

[CHE5TER]- --DA4VAHNDAR! MOVID7LUNA4I!

Yet the moment the ruler started calling their name, both of the crevaators panicked, freezing at the location they were. One sure was scared, but the other one was simply mad that this had to happen.

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-...Kuzovijt! (TR: Shit!)

In the end, both the ruler and the stranger got even closer to see what they are up to, even though these two sure didn't want it.

[CHE5TER]-What are you two doing here? Don't you remember the rules anymore?

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-...Master, with all due respect, we need supplies from the city! You cannot just ban us from simply walking around the merchants' area and don't let us help our own people!

[DA4VAHNDAR]-Y-Yeah! B-Besides, the last terror we have caused in this city was way long ago! It's not our fault that people are simply scared of us! W-We've done nothing wrong but to buy a few more supplies!

[CHE5TER]-Then instead of breaking the rules, why don't you talk to me personally to solve this problem of yours? This is the same reason why I don't let you near the city anymore. If you cannot fulfil promises, then you might as well not get any kind of supply anymore.

[DA4VAHNDAR]-B-But it's not fair! We didn't promise doing anything! You just forced this rule onto us one day out of nowhere and expected us to simply forget about it and respect it for the rest of our lives!

[CHE5TER]-Then if you despise this rule so much, why did you have to break so many to force my hand in the first place? If you did your part of our agreement, then nothing of this would've happened.

[DA4VAHNDAR]-...Zistzvertse wukqhuv uv! (TR: Hope you kill yourself!)

Since CHE5TER doesn't know this language almost at all, He is a bit confused on what the crevaator said. But something sure gets Him off guard, and that is...

[General]-Vith esuv ow yijdivohd, crevaator? (TR: Why are you so angry, crevaator?)

...the stranger speaking in Crevaarian. And He is not the only one who got surprised for sure, as the other two people are watching the boy so confused, while the ruler seems to stare at it shocked.

[General]-...What? I know a bit of Crevaarian. My master taught me.

[CHE5TER]-How do y--

[DA4VAHNDAR]- --Szefnagh, puvhwoyuv no na gyjhrav. Estse yijdivohd lavaih na man avicht xyskneh monhai tsai'kontavtai ih monh veghtai zevhtsai suvhrek. (TR: Kid, you don't understand the situation. I am mad because the man over here cut all our contacts with any kind of things that we need in order to survive.)

[General]-Ho... kalvhuvai no duyvad riydovoght punagh na ebrovhal ih neh? Havugh ovus kalvhuvai manayih la ha sobrovhal jhav szevauvai vavhrak. (TR: And... cant' you discuss properly about the problem with him? Maybe you two can come to a solution if you stop fighting.)

[DA4VAHNDAR]-Ohohohh, zistzvertse! Zav CHEE5TER es ow zvijtvol yaszf esneh kjo nopovyghtnam la-- (TR: Ohohohh, I wish. But CHE5TER is so stubborn that it's almost impossible to even--)

[MOVID7LUNA4I]- --DA4VAHNDAR!

The moment the other crevaator started shouting that name, the talkative crevaator gets rather confused and turns his view at his colleague.

[DA4VAHNDAR]-Vath? (TR: What?)

[General]-..."CHEE5TER"?

And of course he realises his mistake when the kid ask that question with such a puzzled face. So, the moment he looked a bit at the ruler, he now knows that he has to run and never face Him ever again. And that's exactly what he does, as he slowly steps back, before starting to run for his life, only saying a final sentence by leaving his friend in this situation alone.

[DA4VAHNDAR]-E-Evraiyh, MOVID7LUNA4I! Esuv onhav lovegh! I-Idavaah! (TR: S-Sorry, MOVID7LUNA4I! You are on your own now! S-See you later!)

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-DA4VAHNDAR, uv... (TR: DA4VAHNDAR, you...)

So of course the boy was confused as hell seeing a crevaator in flesh run like a kid scared of darkness. But then, the other man starts speaking again.

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-*sigh* I apologise, Master... I really do. But you know how DA4VAHNDAR can be sometimes.

[CHE5TER]-...That is still no excuse for him to simply go off his words like that, you know, Lunai?

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-I know. And I do know that I will have to face the consequences too because of his actions alone. But right now, it really isn't the time.

[General]-Can I ask why did that guy run so quickly out of nowhere though...?

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-Doesn't matter. What were you interested in, Master? Is there another information that you wish to know?

[CHE5TER]-No. I simply noticed you both on my way in the city and came here to see what you are up to.

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-Look... I know we broke the rules and all, but we still need supplies as said. Leader ESTVA4NH7SE ordered us to go in the city and buy a few more things, that's all. We did not scare anybody intentionally this time, I give you my word.

[CHE5TER]-*sigh* Alright, Lunai. You get just a warning this time. But tell your friend that he better not come again in this city.

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-Thank you, Master. Idavaah. (TR: See you later.)

[CHE5TER]-See you.

So, with that, the crevaator begins to walk away to get back to his part of the land, where he will have to meet up with his friend again and maybe argue with him about the situation. But while this conversation was going, the stranger sure was pretty confused, but also interested into saying something stuck in its mind. So, before the crevaator leaves for good, it begins to speak.

[General]-...H-Hey, hold up a second!

[MOVID7LUNA4I+CHE5TER]-Huh?

[General]-Can I ask you a question myself?

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-Oh, um... Sure, I guess. Go ahead.

[General]-Are there any chances of you knowing anything about my village?

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-"Your village"...?

The Great Leader was confused too, but He got the plan only a few seconds later, realising that the boy actually doesn't have such a bad idea in mind. After all, the crevaators are specialised in secret information.

[CHE5TER]-...Yes, he is right. I almost forgot about this. Do you have any knowledge on a village outside the Great Walls? Somewhere on the south-east?

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-I-I'm sorry, but... I am a bit confused. What are you talking about?

[General]-My home! My home has people like you too! Surely at least one crevaator has to know about it! Please!

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-I'm really sorry, but I don't know anything about a village outside the walls. I really don't. Maybe it's because I'm not such an old member of the clan, but I never heard my people talking about such a thing either.

[CHE5TER]-Are there any chances of you finding out something about this?

[MOVID7LUNA4I]-I won't promise anything, but I can try and ask around. Maybe someone will tell me about it. I will tell Leader ESTVA4NH7SE to contact you if I get any information regarding it. If you don't get any feedback, then I probably didn't find anything about this information.

[CHE5TER]-Alright then. You are free to go.

And so, the crevaator gives the weird symbol which means their "see you later" to the ruler and finally leaves them behind. Yet the boy sure looks pretty disappointed on what it has heard, even CHE5TER noticing it.

[CHE5TER]-...Okay. Want a small drink? My treat this time.