Chapter 20 - The Gala Invitation.

Creed and Jephtah just got off the elevator and got back to their floor in their headquarters. The floor was being repaired due to the damages the area accumulated in their encounter with Lycan and Feiryon. Deep in Creed's thoughts was the message the two of them had sent while fighting. 

"Have they become stronger? Or did I become weaker?" He thought to himself.

"Lycan's at par with me like always but Feiryon...His strength grew more..." Creed thought to himself.

Jephtah was looking around the floor for anything they could use to track the two Disciple members down. A midst his search he thought about Lycan and his relation to his brother. He did not think that Lycan was actually his brother because he knew that Nohume had died a long time ago.

"He looks like Nohume...but it's impossible because my brother died a long time ago." Jephtah said.

Both of them were searching for clues to track the Disciple members down when Jephtah's phone suddenly started ringing. He answered it and the person on the other line was Tanri. 

"Jephtah can you hear me?" Tanri said.

"Loud and clear, why? What's up?" Jephtah said.

"Take Creed with you meet me on the 8th floor of this building I have something to show you guys." Tanri said as she hung up the phone.

"Yo Creed, We gotta go to the 8th floor." Jephtah said as he called him.

"The database center? This has to be interesting." Creed said.

The two of them rode the elevator to the 8th floor which was the database center. This was where they kept the profiles of every known man in Etto city. Think of it as a motherboard of the data at where they consult this database center to find even the most difficult criminals to track.

The elevator stopped at the 8th floor and Creed and Jephtah got off. They walked further and saw Tanri searching the database computer for information about the Disciples. 

Creed approached her and said. "I guess you oughta know by now that I used to lead the Disciples." 

"I've known that for a long time. When you joined the RFI. I had your file pulled from here and to be honest, you have quite a rap sheet." She replied as she opened a folder in the database computer and it showed Creed's database.

"Creed Dyskienth, former leader of the Disciples and the Grand Kaiser's former second in command in the Republic. Trained by Slade who was also King's former second in command and the mother of modern assassins. Fought at the resistance at 15 years of age, joined the Republic at 17, became a member of the Disciples at the same age, promoted to leadership at 18, became King's second in command at 20 and left at the same age. Joined the RFI at 21 and currently still in service. Weapon of choice, .45 caliber pistol. A very experienced hand to hand combatant." The computer program said in a robotic voice.

"Wow." Creed said.

"I was surprised when she did that to me too." Jephtah said to her.

"You'd be surprised that you were once at our wanted list but it got pulled out when our search turned futile. You should thank Jade, Creed. She was the one that convinced the Head Boss to get you in the RFI." Tanri said to him.

"Will do." Creed said. "So what was the real reason why you called us here?" he asked

She clicked two folders in a different database and it showed familiar faces to the both of them. It was Feiryon and Lycan's data in their computer.

"The Motherboard computer is connected and registered to the Republic's database so it can easily access the data of the members of the Republic including the Disciples for easier tracking. The Grand Kaiser is the only one with the privilege of privacy." Tanri said.

Creed and Jephtah were looking at Feiryon and Lycan's data. 

"Weapon of choice: none, Telekinesis master." Creed said as he read Feiryon's file.

"The orders that you will about to hear came from the Head Boss himself." Tanri said to them.

"What is it?" Jephtah asked.

Tanri opened the news section of the database. It showed in the headlines that the Grand Kaiser will be throwing a Gala Celebration in commemoration of his 10th year as the Grand Kaiser of the Republic.

"Your orders are to bring back Feiryon and Lycan here and infiltrate the Gala Celebration and get information from them about the Grand Kaiser. The Boss thinks he's a suspicious man with a plan of his own." Tanri said.

"Since when does the Head Boss care about the republic's affairs?" Jephtah asked.

"The favor came directly from the Kaisers." Tanri replied. 

Creed was shocked when he had heard this.

"So we work for the Kaisers now?" Creed said.

"Only in this mission. That's the only thing that I can disclose now." Tanri said. "You guys will also be rewarded handsomely if the mission goes according to plan." she added while handing them the invitations to the Grand Kaiser's Gala celebration. "You'll need these."

Creed and Jephtah took the invitations from Tanri and got out of the database room and stood in the hallway for a while. The two of them we're surprised at what they heard on what is to be their next mission.

"We're under the employ of the council of Kaisers now?" Jephtah asked Creed.

"Looks like it." Creed said as he lit a cigarette. "Which means that something is not right. Let's get Jade, we have to check this out." he added as they went to the infirmary floor.

The two of them we're now on the infirmary floor and they went inside Jade's room. Jade was surprised by them.

"Hey what's up?' she asked them.

"We have a new mission. It was requested to us by the Kaisers." Creed said as he handed her the invitation to the Gala Celebration. 

"What's with the invitation?" Jade asked the both of them.

"We have to infiltrate the Gala Celebration to get information on the Grand Kaiser by apprehending the two members of the Disciples, Lycan and Feiryon namely. Jephtah replied.

"Be sure to be in proper attire." Creed said as he got out of the room.

"Could Falrich be telling the truth? Is King really planning a war against the Kaisers?" Creed thought as he was walking in the hallway.

"It's gonna be one hell of a night.." Creed thought to himself.