Chapter 94: Decision
"So what can you give me, Arcadia?" Emir asked as he approached the enormous monster he had slain.
Arcadia materialized, looming over the lifeless body of the monstrous salamander.
"Giving you too many relics will definitely make you suspicious to the UEF, I suspect that they already have you on their list." Arcadia said in response.
Emir nodded as he added:
"Well yeah, my excuse for gaining access to those bombs wouldn't fly, they ain't stupid."
"So before giving you better equipment and such, you must first decide if you would like to remain hidden from the Order or go against them openly, after all, if you announce your alliance with the UEF, the moles the Order has would easily find that out." Arcadia reminded him.
Emir flashed a gaze at Lyra before responding:n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Well, about the UEF, I might involve an agent of theirs that I could trust, but besides that, I have no plans of going against the Order so brazenly, that would ruin the purpose of all of Lyra's plan."
A faint smile crossed Lyra's lips upon hearing Emir mention her name.
"Good, then that means that I won't be giving you anything that would obviously announce your betrayal."
"I have a military store in this building, however, as it isn't specialized for high combatants and the gear they have is only up to S rank, I'll provide you an augmented suit with a disguise function and an information gathering device integrated into it, and a weapon of that rank." "The stronger and better you become at using Aether the less your need to use augmented suits and weapons will be; however, for now, and the two years ahead, you will still require them."
Emir shook his head.
"No worries there, I'm not rushing into it, I'll take my time to build up a solid foundation, but I must ask, Lyra, what was the Order's plan?"
"Why have me get better at using weapons when I would end up not using them in the end? And why didn't they just start off with me using Aether after unlocking it back then?"
Lyra flashed a smile as he unleashed his customary barrage of questions.
"These are solid questions, Emir. Long story short, they wanted to build you up as an Aetheric Duelist, a unique class of celestials among the many others that focuses on melee combat and ranged combat. Although you would let go of using guns in the future, you still need experience in being accurate." Lyra answered.
as he went through the motion of shaking her holographic hand.
"Thanks for this Arcadia, I won't let you down."
A chuckle escaped her mouth as she said:
"Of course you won't, I'm betting everything on you, and you must know that I won't bet on a losing horse."
He mirrored her laughter.
"It's great that you're confident, no pressure, eh?"
Arcadia smiled and said:
"No pressure."
Emir then looked at Lyra.
"Alright, let's go then."
She nodded as she walked in front of Emir, leading him towards the teleporter, the only way
out of the deep underground ruin.
They arrived at a large chamber capable of housing numerous vehicles, and the door opened
to allow them entry.
Lyra disguised herself as an average female hunter in an instant, and then confidently strode into the chamber, with Emir following closely behind her.
Moments later, Arcadia's voice reverberated throughout the elevator-like cubicle:
"Goodbye, and good luck, Order's chosen..."