Chapter 9

***\*1 Year Before Reset. . .***

Arius and their brother sat in a library, reading books while passing time. It had been a year since they had joined The Rebellion. After their meeting with Dina, they had explained everything that was happening, and was given a place in to stay in hidding. A few months ago, the Queen had fled here with the Princess, also given a room to stay in, a more fancy one of course.

". . .Do you think G is still out there?" Rue stared at their brother with those empty lifeless eyes. Even if they don't show it, their feeling relaxed.

"He's not dumb enough to die just yet." Arius put down another book, and picked up another, one they had been reading for probably the hundredth time.

". . . Then why have they not found us...?" Arius stared at the book, and sighed, putting it down and looking at their brother.

"This place was made to hide from him. If he was going to find us, he would take a few years to find this place before that. Every monster has their limit."

". . . He's getting closer isn't he?"

"The undeniable." Arius went back to reading their book, while Rue just stared at the wall, god knows thinking of what.

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"It's been a year, G, have you found any traces?' The phantom "sat" on a box as their murderous friend put down the body of yet another failure.

"We are getting closer that is... I can sense it." They took out a book, and looked through all the notes and information they were able to collect. They know that there were monsters hiding somewhere... but where? All the monsters that they had traces to would rather die then speak up. And due to the murder of the royal family, more and more monsters were disappearing to nowhere.

"Well?" G turned towards DisReal.

"Let's go back to visit my **son**."

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Akuji opened their eyes. The same, dark room they have been in for a long time. How long has it been? A week? A month? A year? More? They can't tell. That man... he had been kept here for so long, being experimented on, tested on. It's painful, so painful. They had grown so weak, barely any food and water to keep them alive. The door squeaked open, signalling the arrival of the "scientist".

"Hello my lovely child." G stepped into the room, smiling. "Looking well you are, I see."

"What do you want bastard..." The man chuckled, then slammed their foot into the boy's leg, cracking a bone, and too earning a yelp.

"You know what I want. I know you can track your siblings. Now tell me, where are they."

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The Princess sat in the room with their mother. No windows, no outside time, just a room. They stared at the wall, mind blank, then holding their head in pain, remembering what happened that day. That man... her parents told them they were the Royal Scientist. A very smart and useful man. He made The Underground great. But for some unknown reason, he became corrupt. And he... he killed him. The King.

They looked at their sleeping mother, The Queen of The Underground, then looked towards the door. It was now, or never. They silently opened the door, and snuck out of the room.

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Arius stood up midway through reading, and walked out of the room, Rue following behind. They could sense someone that they had never sensed before in the area. They felt... special in a way.

". . . Where are you going Arius?" The brother looked down at the emotionless child.

"There is someone we should meet."