"He did say the truth, the precious boy return to this world. Just like his grandfather and fail like his grandfather, but still you coming back to this world, to revenge and show your rage upon us all ?"

"That is quite a lot of knowledge for some idiot fighter. So how do you see your fellow human race outside the wall, you can answer this if you still have enough in your head to taunt me."

"Nothing more than criminal disobey the will of the society and the weakling."

"Then i have nothing left to said, you won't let us go then i guess we have to fought our way through. I really hate to use this ability because it is just nothing more than just an illustration of frenzy and losing control, i just want to seal away this power forever but sometime thing has to be done."

Blood ritual, blood manipulation, the act of user using their blood to perform magic and power, it doesn't cause any shock or weakening in my power but it is a disgusting art but... can i transcend it, i still can bend my philosopher's rule. Kalifia, not something i can say weak but compare to the twelve princes, they still far behind miles, i wonder how can a organization like WORLD can hire people like this.

"Stand still."

"Even weaker than twelve princes, something i really think WORLD is just a mediocre organization. And to speak again, i have no intention in revenge, my grandfather let WORLD capture him, don't be an idiot."

"You sneeky brat."

"Come to your meltdown point already, that is quick. I thought i will need to try harder, Arih how is thing over there ?"

"Already done."

"Then i shouldn't be left behind right ?"

The blood drop converge into many small needle pierce through the everything in front of it, wall or building or human, all the same. The needle can pierce through anything but it is not lethal unless i aim for the vital point which is not. The woman attacking me take a step back before she see blood leaking out from her hand, she seem to know what happen when i am really mean it. 

"Even easier than twelve princes, but your qualities not allowed in a new world. Bravery yes but other qualities like pride and greed reduce your chance of being allowed in the world, you can be prideful but lose your sympathy is not allowed. But i will not taking a single life to process, after all, you all must work so hard, how about taking a long dream."

The dream eye at full power drain away my strenght but its power only enough to make Kalifia fell asleep, this power in Altoris is enough to make the world fell asleep. After using the eye, i felt no strenght left even not enough to stand i fell on the snow, Arih have to carry me on his shoulder. i felt nice when being carried like this sometime.

"Does that power drain your strenght that much ?"

"No it is because of this world, resources is exhausted and nature is destroyed, i can no longer felt the power supply by the world. The red needle formed from my blood, a type of magic controling life force and shaping it into weapon, the amount of blood i used for that attack is not too much. But the spell to make Kalifia fell asleep is different."

"How different is that, i thought all power is the same ?"

"No it is much different, the power to control life force is simply draw out blood and manipulating it into a weapon but the sleeping spell and most of my other power is magic require spiritual power which come from nature. I can store that power inside me to use it but release that power is exhausting."

"You really enjoying this don't you ?"

"Yes. Kinda."

The laboratory is locked behind a gate, same as the house, any trespassing will kill the intruders and destroy every document inside. The oracle will be hidden away forever, so to enter the laboratory need to be extra careful, those organizations hired by WORLD may follow us and enter the laboratory whenwe enter. The laboratory is avaiable for the savant and elite member of ORDER, the laboratory contain a lot of experiment and other knowledge from grandfather's research.

"Welcome back master Higeki."

"Yes, and it's nice to see you again oracle, and intruder try to enter ?"

"Yes master, there are some of them try to enter the labotory but the sentinel did great job to stop them. The one coming with you master ?"

"(Yes, this is in my mind, i may trust him a little but i need you to search everything about a man name Arih, we will just look around the laboratory for clue about grandfather since i guess you don't know anything about him too."

"(Yes, i understand and your foretelling isn't wrong, i can't observe anything about master Musouka since the day ORDER fall)"

"(Do you think someone betray us ?)"

"(There could be that possibility master but let me finish searching about the man you mention first.)"

"(Alright, i will take a small tour in the laboratory first.)"

Because of the small golems, the laboratory is cleaned even when grandfather and other researcher is not here. The laboratory is not as big as a factory but the true laboratory is located underground and can be acess by savant with their underground train system. The underground laboratory is larger and more modern since the most of researcher are killed in the attack from WORLD so pi and omicron make this their workshop. Pi is the lead engineer while Omicron is his helper.

"Master Higeki."

"No need to be formal, how is the progess in replicate my grandfather's creations Pi."

"Everything is going smooth, we do need some other part of the research but we think some adjust and unique touch of our own idea should be added."

"Yes, that is recomended, i am able to get some research from grandfather's house, these might be useful, i have no knowledge in this field so i think i will let that in your hand."

"Yes, these might be useful. And Higeki, we want to borrow your companion a little bit, we want him to test some new weapon and equipment."

"What is your oppinion Arih ?"

"Sure, i wouldn't mind that."

"Great then i need to visit the ORACLE, you two can continue what you are doing."

Different from the rest of the laboratory, the ORACLE must be kept in a place where only our bloodline can enter. The ORACLE also like Rosalia, they have to appear in a realm suitable for them, the ORACLE is different from Rosalia because she can't appear outside of her realm. Long ago, grandfather created the ORACLE as a helper to help him with the task of observing the world. 

"ORACLE, i will enter now."

"Yes, please come in master Higeki."

The door open and the air inside is not too cold, different from Rosalia, ORACLE is staying in her purest form rather than manifest into a human-shaped form - a floating ball of light. Her power is observe allow her to know any information she need to be added in her judgement, grandfather's order her to disable Altoris if they have any intention to cause any threat over the laboratory. 

"Anything about that man ORACLE ?"

"There is something i have to tell you master Higeki, there seem to be no record of that man except when he is fifteen years old. I have no record about his birth in this world, becareful master Higeki, that man could be a potential threat or he could be someone can help you."

"So he maybe not from this world... interesting. ORACLE, there is no need for your further observation on this man, focus on observing WORLD, if anything wrong happen conduct emergency meltdown."

"Yes, master Higeki."

Maybe not a person from this world, could he also someone return to this world like me but what is his true intention. If he is not trying to stop me then everything is fine, and that letter with the G seal on it, i think it is also the perfect time to read it. I remove the seal and the letter inside is kind of different than normal paper from Altoris.

"Musouka,

Kuoni is having a great plan, it seem like even Quill have no knowledge of this great plan since when he wrote to me the letter said only him and i know about this. Maybe his plan need something from the world you are currently staying in, you should becareful. Since the corruption, Kuoni changed, if anything wrong on your side then let me know. The fate of every world lie in our hand again but this time it is not Kyle nor Kuoni, something else is crawling in the darkness wait for its time to strike. 

Gold."

A great danger, Kuoni and Gold, all the name that i didn't know and something about those name make me felt anxious but for now, the only thing i can do is find grandfather and get rid of WORLD. Tomoe is waiting for me back at Arborine, can't keep him waiting.

"How is the new equipment, Pi."

"Everything is perfect master Higeki. The record of master Musouka enhance a lot of detail we currently missing, thank you master Higeki."

"No problem but i think everything is complete now, as for you Arih, i have something or some question i wanted to ask personally."

We left the laboratory and made to the station, inside my mind is mixed between my trust to Arih and grandfather's teaching. Trust no one except your family, i trusted Arborine because they like family to me, but Arih there is nothing more than a promise to a stranger. So listen to a stranger is something have to considered.

"You have been quiet for a moment now, anything wrong ?"

"Yes and no, i want you to answer my question and you only can speak the truth."

"I will speak the truth and only the truth for you, i swore to you, cross my heart."

"Then my first question, who are you ? And i am not speaking about something like i am Arih living in the slum of the city. I am talking who you really are ?"

"I made a death oath that i won't speak until the perfect time but i am not an enemy or a person who want to stop you, the day you return i even felt joyful because after nearly ten years of waiting i finally can meet you. I endure life in this world, all that tragedy and pain i endure them."

"So who are you really ?"

"A promise i must keep, but this is for you, i don't want to wait anymore longer, i will speak to you when that time come. I learned something in my old world, a spell or a power you may say allow other to bind their own life into object. Then i bind my own life into this stone, you can crush it with your power, if the stone is destroyed i will die. Is that enough to prove myself to you ?"

"I won't pry it any further, another promise you have to kept even important enough that you have to sacrifice for it."

We continue to the train, our next destination is the factories, another place to stop by if i want to look for him.