บท 44: Chapter 44 : ( The Exilir arena 2)

"Recent massacre in Null Void, Natch D, what is your opinion about that?"

"The recent massacre was sorrowful. So many lives are lost, but in my opinion, they deserve that." She sipped her herbal tea and put a diplomatic smile on her face.

"Damn! She has changed so much." Zek commented as he focused on her face.

"Indeed. Her life has changed. Perhaps she just memorised all the answers given by the interviewer." He spat it out and wondered what changes occurred that made Augustya's polite twin sister become like that.

As they were leaving the Elixir Arena, a butler approached them. He was in a black and white suit, had crimson long hair, and a few antlers on his head.

"Good evening, Master Augustya and the rest." He bowed down to him.

The next moment, he handed over an envelope to the Augustya Pandora. "Princess Lynna told me to deliver you and escort you to the VIP Room. "

After saying that, he distanced himself for a little bit. Everyone was perplexed and wary of this gentleman.

"May I know your name, Mr. Butler?" Occasionally, they have names on their breast pockets.

"I am not allowed to say names in public."

"What if this will bring us trouble?" As they were interrogating him, he accidentally pushed the button. Either he was a puppet of an insurgent group or an assassin.

"Hello, my sweet pea. I hope you are doing well." He heard Lynna's voice on the bell.

She continued," I am waiting for you in the VIP room."

"Mr. Butler, show me where Lynna is." He said it calmly.

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The VIP room where his dear sister was waiting for him. The room had an earthy and misty fragrance. The glass windows were opposite each other, giving off natural light. Lynna Pandora was sitting on the sofa and munching cookies. It's been a very long journey to come to Kurma B6, so she needed cookies to replenish her energy. An informant told her that they saw Augustya in Kurma B6. She came with his bodyguard and wanted to confirm something.

The door opened, and Augustya was a little hesitant and anxious to enter.

He clenched his fist, calmed himself, and entered the room.

He glanced at Lynna's back as her infinity bracelet shone in the dimly lit room.

The infinity symbol represents Pandora and also tells about the 6,000-year history of his kingdom.

"Ly-lynna."

"Hello, sweet pea!" Lynna rejoiced to see her brother and quickly hugged him tightly.

For the past six months, he had never met anyone, touched them, or heard their bickering.

Lynna's hug was enough to melt the little boy's heart. His eyes had a few drops of salt water spilling down from his cheeks.

"Sweet pea, how have you been?" She asked as she patted his back gently.

He didn't say anything; he just embraced the warmth of his sister. A few seconds later, he moved further away from her. Realising what he had done was super embarrassing and awkward.

"I apologise if I went overboard." Augustya said this and grinned.

"You may sit now. And drop the act; it's not like you with everyone." Lynna waved her hands.

"This is not an act; this is how I talk." The courtesy and etiquette he had learnt from his teacher hadn't been forgotten yet.

"Weird! I thought after you went to prison, you would forget all your manners. Become like a tribal man." Lynna mocked him. Augustya sat down beside the chair.

A wise man told him that the way you talk and act would discriminate against you. It applied everywhere.

"I wish, but reality is different from our imagination. Some are really like us." Augustya said in a cheerful voice.

"You are saying they are better than us. Interesting notion, sweet pea." Lynna scoffed and had another bite of cookies.

Igrius came to the top of the pyramid undefeated, graceful, yet filled with highly qualified citizens. The queen mother of Pandora, ruler of three continents, was a true example of the word perfect.

Augustya Pandora sighed. Sometimes he really wondered, were they actually born from the same birthpod? He glanced at her sister, who had long lilac hair and dark blue eyes. She had a dark skin tone like him, but her glow was radiating. Lynna's dark ear is big compared to his. She was wearing a neutral top, mustard trousers, and a silver striped blazer.

"Sister, your attitude didn't change a little bit. Always dominating others. So how have you been?"

Lynna shrugged her shoulders and observed Augustya carefree nature and his attire. Not cautious yet, his attire seemed to be from a third class shop.

Suddenly someone called her in the middle of a conversation. "Miss lynna, due tension between space pirate and syndicate we have to delay our departure." The guard informed her.

Kurma B6 was always a target of Space pirates and syndicates, perhaps that was the reason investors didn't want to invest in the planet that much.

"Are you leaving so soon?"

"We are leaving, sweet pea." Lynna corrected." We will leave in 3 days so you have time to say goodbye to your lowly friends."

Augustya stared at keen eyes and took another bite of cookies. After many months he was having sweets. It was delightful to his taste buds.

"This is quite shocking to me. You didn't ask my opinion about that. You changed!" Augustya exclaimed in a disappointed voice.

"Excuse me. I am doing it for your sake and you are saying I have changed?"

"Yes, lynna." He said in a confident voice.

The sister he knew always asked opinion rather than ordering him. "Is it our mother who ordered you to take me home so they can wipe my memory again?

"So you know about that?" Lynna had a dry chuckle. It was clearly written on her face; she had known from the very beginning. Although she kept pretending to know nothing.

The fake smiles had gone; now it was time for Augustya to unravel the situation.

"Yeah! You are not here to pursue me right back home."

Her silence had said everything. Lynna pursed her lips and looked down at the floor. She didn't have any remorse on her face. "How can you do that to me? Don't you ever consider me a brother?" Augustya huffed, enraged.

" Sweet pea, I love you but.." She stared at his face and uttered her words. "But we were born to be manipulated and abused by others. Also, I'm just doing my job."

"A job to make your own brother a puppet? Sis, you are being ridiculous here."

Lynna Pandora had a melancholy look and bit her lower lips. "You have time to think about it. If you don't follow my request, the consequence will be unfavourable to you. "

Augustya took another bite of cookies and concealed his expression. He detests when someone tries to control or threaten him.

On the other hand, Famra Kelvis and Zekrom meet the former bodyguard of Augustya, Zen. They were waiting outside the lounge area. Zekrom yawned and stared at Lynna's bodyguard suspiciously.

"Zen, what were you doing in the attack on Segal?"

Zen was sitting beside Famara, shifting his gaze towards the fair-skinned boy. "I am not obligated to answer that."

Zekrom crossed his hands and chuckled.

"I was very eagerly waiting to ask that question: why was Lynna present there and interfering in the battle between Segal and Verma?"

"Zen, does your leader know about your treachery?"

Famara's face palmed and knocked Zekrom.

'This boy's mouth will bite him back one day.' He thought and stared at the imported Nebula drink.

"Listen, Nurgian, zip your mouth or.."

"Or what.." Famra interrupted the conversation and grabbed the Nebula drink. He didn't like it when others threatened a child. A very cowardly act. Furthermore, Famra used the same tactics.

"Rather than frightening a child, which is what low-grade species do, why don't you just cease his curiosity?"

Zekrom had a big smile on his face. "So back to my question, what were they doing at that time?"

Zen pondered for a second and answered.

"We got a message from Doctor Rim, and Lynna went to aid him. Afterwards, things just happened."

"Interesting! How many times have you told this story to intelligence? Spit the truth, Zen. We both know that the lilac-hair girl is plotting against Pandora."

He continued with the allegation, "Aren't you the bodyguard of Augustya?" Don't you have any sense of responsibility?"

He stepped further from them; however, swiftly, Famara put handcuffs on his hand.

"Can't go anywhere. Answer what he is asking." He put an evil smirk on his face and crossed his hands.

They didn't give a choice rather than answering the questions.

Zen spits the truth." Lynna got a call from Dr. Rim, and he told her that she should help Verma. She ran away without thinking twice. "I traced the call, but it wasn't in the system anymore."

"He is lying. Lynna had the ability to manipulate others, and he was manipulated by her too. " Zekrom spoke in a serious tone.

"The lilac bitch is really good at playing mind games."

"How do you know that?" Famara asked in curiosity.

"Well, she tried to play bloody metal games with me but ended up fainting."

Famra couldn't believe his own ears. It was hard to believe that guy had some brain cells. "You are really not as dumb as others say about you."