January 7, 1876
8:19 PM
Central Underground Prison, Cairo:
Ryujiro, Vasilisa and Wo Ming were sitting inside. Beaten up and tied with chains.
There was no light inside.. Only two candles at the corners of the walls of the cell.
Vasilisa: "Huhh.. Who.. Who are you. What do you want from us.."
Murad: "I already told you..
I'm Murad El-Hakim. This prison is authorised by me.. And I'm the one closely linked to the ruler of this world."
Vasilisa: "Ruler.. of this world?"
Murad: "You're no one to know that.
25 years ago.. I found two kids.. Abandoned.
One of them was him.. The absolute ruler."
Vasilisa was struggling to break out and was filled with rage.
"Tell me! What the fuck are you talking about!!?"
Ryujiro: "Vasilisa.. It's no use."
Murad: "You'll be kept here.. My Lord told me to let you roam freely.. But you don't deserve that..
Egypt.. is close to the centre of the world.. And here in Cairo, is the capital where the answers are.. If you were strong enough.
Until we meet again."
He leaves and the prison fills with silence.
Vasilisa: "We should've gone to the capital!"
Ryujiro: "How would I know that. It was a compulsion that we couldn't fight. If we did.. We would've messed with a whole empire and been distracted from our main goal."
Wu Ming: "Now what?"
Ryujiro: "We have to wait.. Wu Ming. You trust Zhang Liang, right?"
Wu Ming: "Of course I do."
Ryujiro: "So as a captain.. Let me see if he's worthy or not.. To be honest. I trust that guy instinctively."
Outside, on the land.
Zhang Liang and Yuki were standing in front of the prison entrance. His white, Egyptian cloak flowing.
"Yuki-san.. I'll protect you and take you back to Ryujiro-San.
Now... Let me be a glowing nightmare for this world."
TO BE CONTINUED