章 14: Chapter 14 : NEO EARTH TOWER
Zoar, Kasstia and Maurice have been walking for about 20 minutes and were now very close to Astran city.
"I think I see a building!" Maurice said and ran up ahead.
Zoar and Kasstia caught up soon and there it was.
"We made it, Zoar." Kasstia said.
"Yeah." Zoar took in the sight.
They were on a cliff, guarded by railing hanging over the city.
The city was beautiful.
Tall buildings that gleamed in the sunlight, an ocean and beach in the background.
Astran was surrounded by mountains on all other sides, with highways built into the mountain sides.
Then he saw it, the tallest building in the city.
NEO Earth Tower.
The logo was the companies name. but the 'O' in 'NEO' was replaced by a neon green and blue silhouette of Earth.
That tower was the throne to the man who ruined countless lives, including his own.
Zoar's mind went blank of everything, but vengeance.
Zoar quickly started running down the stairs leading down the cliff to the city.
"Zoar!" Kasstia tried to stop him.
"What the Hell!?" Maurice was confused.
Zoar couldn't hear them, all he heard was "Klara, Maybelline, Kasstia, Daryl, the citizens of Yon...."
The names of those Zoar knew that were affected by Neal's actions kept playing throughout his head on repeat.
Zoar soon made it to the bottom and that's when he realized he didn't know where the Hell he was even going.
His mind cleared and he soon heard the footsteps of Kasstia and Maurice behind him.
"Zoar!" Kasstia grabbed his arm.
"Hey... I'm fine now..." Zoar placed his hand on Kasstia's.
Kasstia looked at him and squeezed his arm.
"You had me worried..." Kasstia let go.
"You... are... too... f-f-fast!" Maurice said, panting.
"Sorry, I kinda lost it when I saw the tower..." Zoar looked down.
"It's okay, Zoar... Let's try to get a map of the city." Kasstia put her hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah." Zoar said.
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They walked around the beautiful city of Astran and saw many things. Shops, cafes, music stores, restaurants, arcades, hotels, a few love hotels and more.
"We can find everything but a damn map here!" Maurice said.
"It shouldn't be too hard finding it. It is the biggest and tallest building here." Zoar said.
"Right, but we should still ask for direc-!" Kasstia was suddenly interrupted.
"ZOAR MALITE! ZOAR MALITE!"
A woman that looked to be in her late 30's to early 40's called Zoar's name.
"Who the Hell is that?" Maurice asked.
"She's kind of hot!"
The woman began rushing to the group, barely dodging other pedestrians.
"Do I know you?" Zoar crossed his arms.
"No, but I know everything about you! I mean... sorry... My name is Velvet. Come with me, please. I already know why you're here and what you want. I'll explain myself too."
Velvet turned around and began walking.
"Wha.... I... Let's just go. I don't see why we shouldn't..." Zoar was dumbstruck, and so was Kasstia and Maurice.
They quickly caught up with her.
"Alright, I'll start by telling you how I know 'everything' about you Zoar." Belt said.
Velvet was almost as tall Zoar was.
She wore a business uniform, that was dark blue, had a skirt, white shirt beneath and a black tie. She also wore black legging and red heels with the suit.
She wore expensive looking glasses that made her green eyes pop.
Her lips were glossed with a light hint of red.
Her long blonde hair shone in the sunlight hitting it.
"I work for NEO Earth." Velvet said.
"You-!" Zoar almost stopped walking.
"But, I'm also trying to take Neal down." Velvet looked at Zoar from the corner of her eye.
Zoar's tension faded.
"I started working for NEO Earth about 7 years ago. The job is high paying and I'm a single woman who needs to fend for herself, so ofcourse I got the job. What they don't tell you during the interview though... it's horrible... First day, your sent to a private room, sealed off with sound proofing and theres no cameras... They tell you that if you ever tell anyone about Neal Abrain... then they'll kill you no matter what." She said.
"Then why the Hell are you telling us!" Maurice looke concerned.
"That's a good question... What's your name?" Velvet looked at Maurice.
It was quite obvious that Maurice was attracted to Velvet, because he turned red once she put her eyes on him.
"Maurice Falcon, ma'am!" Maurice said loudly.
Velvet smiled lightly.
"And you?" She looked at Kasstia.
"Kasstia Goldenart."
"Goldenart..." Velvet said.
"Is there an... issue?" Kasstia said.
Velvet laughed and shook her head.
"No, no, no... The last name was just a little familiar. Anyways! I became stuck working for NEO Earth and decided I wanted to stop them, so I started to learn more about hacking. This would help me leak secret Information online but, that's when I learned about the real Neal Abrain. Gene Malite. Gene's family were secretly one of the richest families to ever exist. They were all crooked and evil, using black mail to take down competitors against their companies and hiring assassins to kill company owners. They were kept secret by doing what Neal does now, paying the government. Gene was the son of Jacob Malite and Yolu Malite. Gene killed them 3 years ago..."
"What!?" Kasstia cried out.
"They were evil too, but to kill your own parents..." Zoar squeezed his right hand into a fist.
"It is truly cruel..." Velvet looked down.
Zoar noticed the NEO NEO Earth Tower just a block ahead.
"Oh yeah... I forgot to tell you that... Neal isn't here right now." Velvet said.
"Where the Hell is he?" Zoar stopped.
"I will tell you that later... Theres something I must show you first, Zoar."
Zoar hesitated, but continued following her.
"If he isn't here, what is there to show me?"
"Just wait." Velvet said.
Zoar sighed.
They were now a mere 15 meters away from the front entrance of NEO Earth Tower.
"There it is..." Kasstia said.
The tower was so massive and tall that is seemed to start disappearing near the top.
"Are you ready, Zoar? What I'm about to show you in here could break you."
Zoar nodded.
Velvet nodded back and unlocked the front door with a key card.
They walked into the tower.
The main lobby was beautiful. The ceiling was atleast 20 meters above the floor, the floors where a smooth white marble, the couches and chairs where made of expensive looking leather, the lights made the whole room bright and the reception desk sat between two elevators.
"Velvet! Is this him!?"
The woman at the front desk jumped up and looked excited.
"Yes!" Velvet smiled and turned to Zoar.
"Don't worry, I have about 60 other employees helping me out."
"That's amazing!" Kasstia said.
"Sure is!" Maurice said.
"Where are we going now?" asked Zoar.
"Be patient! We're going to the deepest basement floor, BF6. Now c'mon." Velvet started towards the elevator.
They followed.
The stepped into the elevator.
It had a black floor and wooden walls.
Velvet pressed the BF6 button and scanned her key card.
The elevator doors closed and it began to go down.
"Gene also loves hurting women... I've been touched in spots before... He also had atleast atleast 500 different affairs while with your mother, Zoar." Velvet said.
"Damn!" Maurice said.
"Yeah..." Zoar said.
"He was always careful to never impregnate one, until he met your mother.... He screwed up and decided to marry her until he figured out what to do... and that's when... you know..." Velvet looked down and spoke.
"Yeah..." Zoar looked down.
The elevator stopped and the doors opened.
2 gaurds with strange looking armour and weapons stood in front of a steel door.
"Is this him, Velvet?" asked the guard on the right.
"Yes." Velvet said.
"Alrighty then!" The guard hit the button that opens the door and behind was a gray wall with a normal looking house door in it.
"Good luck in your fight, Zoar." said the left guard.
He nodded and the group walked through the door.
The gray wall felt weird. The atmosphere was empty and the sound was dead.
Velvet stopped in front of the door.
"Zoar. You go first."
Zoar felt extremely intrigued to open the door, so he stepped towards and put his hand on the knob.
He took a deep breath and opened it.
Inside was a bed, a room that had a bathroom sign on it, a small kitchen, and a girl.
She looked to be about 16, but something was off about her.
Her right arm and both her legs were robotic.
Her neck had bolts in it.
Everything else was normal though.
She had long dirty blonde hair, green eyes and slim figure.
She was wearing a black dress and was barefoot.
She was sitting at a table in the kitchen area playing chess... by herself.
She stopped in the middle of moving a piece and slowly turned to look at Zoar.
"Who is this, Velvet?" Zoar had no clue who she was.
"Her name is... Krycella. Krycella Malite. She's your little sister."
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