79 Control

Rushing off in anger forgetting all about withdrawing her mana's pressure, Alice passed by the crowd of people making it clear with the look in her eyes that whoever tries to stop her will lose their heads. 'I'M GOING TO GET YOU BACK SORA JUST WAIT FOR ME! ' Alice thought to herself as the air around her slowly started catching fire before taking out her wings and flying high into the sky above the kingdom.

"WHO EVER HAS INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAN NAMED QUINN MEET ME AT THE CHURCH OF NYX. IF YOUR INFORMATION HOLDS VALUE THEN YOU MIGHT JUST EARN A HOLY COIN. " Alice shouted out as loud as she could with the assistance of her wind element so that everyone below her could hear her.

Flying off towards the church as soon as she said what she needed to say, she landed moments later to a crowd of people forming around the entrance to Nyx's church where Okami was standing, preventing people from rushing inside the doors.

"What in the world is going on Alice? Why are you offering such a high reward for information about Quinn? " Okami said, rushing over to Alice wondering what could cause her to act so rashly.

"Just give me some space and I will explain. " Alice said coldly, unable to get rid of the hatred she was feeling.

Seeing her anger Okami took a step back and waited for Alice to say what she needed to say.

"I called you all here for the chance to make a large sum of money in exchange for valid information about the whereabouts of Quinn's hideout. His men have stolen my friend, someone I hold close to me. Quinn is now dead but I still need to know where they take their so-called 'Talented Youth' to train them. The first person to give me information leading me to where my friend is will get a Holy Coin. " Alice said, pulling the large coin out of her inventory and holding it above her head for everyone to see.

"I know where they take the kids! "

"Fuck off! I know exactly where it is!!! "

The people in the crowd around her began arguing with each other over who would get to tell her the information they had first in hopes of getting the Holy Coin that had just been shown to them. To most people a coin like that was enough to last them until they died, now they had the opportunity to get one just by giving some information that was fairly common knowledge to most people.

"Alice, if that is all you needed to know you should have come to me.. Even children know where the place you speak of is located… " Okami said, causing the crowd of people to get angry and start cursing at him.

"Silence! " Alice yelled out wanting to hear what Okami had to say.

"It will be easier if you just follow me. " Okami replied, sinking into the shadows so that no one but Alice would be able to follow him.

Following Okami she realized this was the first time she ever had to chase after someone using the same kind of movement she thought only she was able to do for the longest time. Coming out of a shadow in the same place as Okami they stood in front of a very expensive looking building bearing the flags of a few different kingdoms with the flag of the faction itself as the middle one above the entrance showing various symbols of the elements as well as two swords crossed in the center.

"This is the building that Quinn and the soldiers come often, only members are permitted to enter. Even I as an envoy would face hostility and be attacked if I were to try and force my way in. " Okami said, trying to let Alice know she should not be too reckless when trying to get her friend back.

"I do not care who stands in my way, if I do not save her she will die. " Alice said, feeling that hatred boiling back up to the surface.

"How do you know she will die? Their methods may be a bit cruel but they do indeed train the children, as far as I know no child they have taken has ever died. " Okami replied after taking a moment to think about their faction.

"I have my ways. " Alice said before remembering she had a spell that would allow her to control someone as long as she had the mana to keep control over them.

"You can go back now, I will find her on my own. " Alice replied, waiting until someone left the building to hit them with her spell.

"What do you plan on doing? " Okami asked, wondering just what was going on in her head.

"Just do me a favor and go back to whatever it was you were doing before I caused you trouble. Trust me I have this under control. " Alice said flying up high enough people wouldn't notice her but low enough she could watch the building.

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"What should we do Bruce? Quinn is dead, this branch of the faction no longer has a higher up now. Some of the others are fearful that the woman who attacked us will come and slaughter us. " Jayce, a skinny man with blonde hair and blue eyes said trying to hide his fear after hearing how the others got sliced in half by the little girl's friend.

"Don't worry about her, as long as we have her friend I don't think she will attack us. The little girl named Sora has favor with a Goddess so we should at least try to turn her over to our cause. " Bruce said while opening the door behind him revealing Sora tied up and gagged so she couldn't yell and scream.

"We still do not have a leader, what do we do? " Jayce asked curiously.

"It's obvious that I will be taking over now, spread the word to the others that I am taking on Quinn's position until the other faction leaders can make a choice on a replacement. Until then continue everything as normal. " Bruce said before closing the door and walking over to Sora who was trying her hardest to flail around and escape from the ropes she was tied up in.

"Relax little one, would you like me to take off your rope and gag? " Bruce said, trying to act friendly to her.

Shaking her head violently, Sora tried even harder to escape, still able to remember what they did to her father just moments before.

"It is not very nice to refuse a kind offer to a little girl. " Bruce said, pulling the gag off as Sora took the chance to bite his hand as hard as she could.

Forgetting to hold back his anger, Bruce picked Sora up and threw her against the wall near the bed, knocking Sora unconscious. "Fine brat take a fucking nap then. You better hope you wake up in a better mood otherwise i will just get rid of you. " Bruce said as he left the room slamming the doors behind him.

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After waiting for what felt like an hour Alice finally found someone leaving the building, flying above him she waited until he reached a spot where she could attack and question him without people seeing her.

Seeing him enter an alleyway between two buildings Alice dove down not wanting to miss her chance at getting all the information she could out of him before making him her puppet.

"Who..who are you? " Jayce asked in a shaky voice, feeling her killing intent as if it was touching him and grabbing his neck.

"You do not deserve to know my name. Your people took someone very important to me and I want her back. You ARE going to tell me what I want to know. " Alice said coldly, taking a step closer to him causing him to fall on his ass and pee a little.

"I will tell you! I will tell you! Please don't kill me! " Jayce begged trying to scoot back as she slowly walked closer to him.

"Move again and you die. I can just wait on someone else to leave the building. Now tell me where she is being kept. Tell me everything you know about Sora. " Alice said, pulling out her weapon ready to send his head flying if he decided not to talk.

"I.. I only know that Bruce and the others left with a man named Quinn Valentine to go and bring a special girl in for training so that she would be able to fight for our cause… Then you kill Quinn and Bruce returns with the little girl and is keeping her in a room attached to the main office in the building… I do not know anything more than that I swear! " Jayce said, shaking in fear seeing some blood still left on her scythe.

"You are going to help me rescue her. " Alice said, grabbing him by the neck as her shadow slowly vanished while wrapping his body and taking control of him.

Blinking Jayce realized he could no longer move other than his eyes, his body would not do what he wanted it to do. Instead he found himself standing and walking back towards the faction building. 'Please god save me… ' Jayce thought after realizing he was dead no matter what happened at this point.

Looking at the quest window Alice grinded her teeth seeing the time limit count down.

| Time Remaining - 113:23:01 |

"Please do not let this take more than four days… " Alice said before concentrating on controlling Jayce who was now walking up the stairs back towards the office where Bruce was.