Chapter Eight

When nightfall arrived, Stan emerged from the restroom to find Crave watching the people leave, leaving only them and security. Crave grabbed Stan's hands and led him upstairs, where they could get a better view of the orb.

"So what's the plan?" Stan whispered

"I'm going to cause a tremor cracking the walls and hopefully making the chandelier collapse," Crave explained

"Or how about something else that's not going to take lives possibly," Stan suggested

"It's not like I can see the orb, which is why I'm glad you came," Crave explained.

"We could've used Katty's help she can grab the orb without needing to touch it?" Stan asked

"I'm not bringing her into this but if you got any ideas I'm willing to give them a shot," Crave said

"Teleport me to the chandelier and I'll grab the orb myself," Stan said

"Hm, that's not a bad idea, just tell me where to aim," Crave said, blue smoke billowing from his hands and his grip on Stan's shoulder tightening.

"Just a little bit down then left, then right there," Stan glided Crave

"Are you ready?" Crave asked

"Yeah, I'm ready," Stan said as Crave blue smoke took hold of him and he appeared on the chandelier. He quickly grabbed the orb and ripped it out of its holding place, causing him to fall. Stan braced himself for the fall, but Crave appeared and caught him.

"Thanks," Stan said

"That could have been handled better but at least we got the orb," Crave said

"Should we get going?" Stan asked

"Yeah let's go," Crave said as the two started walking to the exit but a security guard walked in, He must have me alerted by the noise Stan made, Stan hid the orb behind an artifact and stood still as the guard couldn't see them thanks to Crave invisibility.

"Is anyone there?" Crave and Stan remained motionless as the guard continued to walk around, flashing his flashlight in search of any sign of a robber. The Guard looked everywhere but saw nothing out of the ordinary until a bird flew out of the museum.

"It had to be some damn birds hitting the chandelier," The Guard turned off his flashlight and returned to his station, but Daren appeared suddenly and punched the Guard in the back of the head, knocking him out and turning around to face Stan and Crave.

"Your trick won't work on me Crave I know you're right there," Daren said walking towards them.

"Wait, did you kill him?" Crave asked

"He'll wake up with a headache, which is far more merciful than what I'm going to do to you," Daren predicted.

"How are you going to hide the fact that there are cameras here?" Crave was perplexed.

"I took care of them while you two were having your adventure," Daren explained

"You've been watching us this whole time?" Crave asked

"When your friend came looking for you, I stalked him, making sure not to get in his line of sight or else I'd have been caught," Daren explained.

"Look, I know you have every right to kill me, but don't hurt the kid man, he's like us," Crave said.

"We got the message he paralyzed my pack," Daren said

"It's temporary ...I hope" Stan said

"I can't kill the kid because he can undo what he did to my pack, but I can kill you," Daren explained.

"I'm working on repaying your debt just give me a couple of hours at least," Crave said

"And why should I trust you when the only thing you are known for is deceiving others?" Daren questioned

"Because normally, my lies only get me in trouble, but someone almost died as a result of my deception, and I just want to make things right." Crave stated. Daren sighed and massaged his tempo against the wall..

"How is this going to help you repay your debt?" Daren asked

"We grab an orb containing a powerful creature and the person who asked for it will give up what I asked for," Crave said

"And who is this person that asked for it?" Daren asked

"Look if you want to know more then just come just us," Crave asked

"How do I know you're not leading me to a trap?" Daren Questioned

"If it were a trap, we would pay dearly for it because you have a pack of Lycans in the distance," Stan said.

"Then it's decided that I will follow you until your business is completed and you pay your debt to me," Daren explained.

"Shall we leave now?" Crave asked

"We shall," Daren said. Daren jumped up to the rooftop with the other Lycans as they followed the two magicians back to Qoaldin. When they returned, Crave spoke out the phrase for them to gain passage, but when the door appeared and opened, red strings appeared and snatched the two. Daren attempted to jump after them, but the door closed and vanished, causing him to roar in frustration, believing he had been betrayed once more.

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