Meanwhile, in another part of the city:
In a mostly run-down area in Black Ridge City, in a district just outside the Eredo District, a once modern and sophisticated house stood right in the middle of this dilapidated neighborhood. Now, the house was heavily worn and perfectly blended into the run-down aesthetic.
A man approached the giant, weathered gate of this house and knocked. If Axel were here, he would instantly recognize this man as Jules, the LEVO operative he had spent the night torturing.
Jules's knock wasn't a casual one. The way he struck the metal looked systematic, as if he was transmitting a code. He would knock, pause, knock again, then stop. After he finished this complex sequence, the giant gate creaked open on its own, the sound a loud testament to how worn down everything in that house was.
