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Chapter 24 - Dagger in the Shadows CH 25

"So, this is my master old home." Aquaryth had just arrived at Luceniel's old home, the place was empty, covered in layers of thick spider webs.". Aquaryth, try to find some clue about Luceniel grandmother but after using his skill search he found nothing.

"Strange I'm pretty sure I get some signal from here, but now there's nothing." Aquaryth standing middle of house ready to leave after finding nothing.

[CLANK... CLANK... CLANK...]

'BARK…. BARK….'

Aquaryth, slowly leaving house. Because of his metal body each step he takes make a sound.

[CLANK... CLANK... CLANK...] 'STOP'

'BARK….'

Suddenly he Stop, he used his skill search again and find a dog underground.

"Wait, why there is a dog." Aquaryth go to underground basement and find that injured dog, around his neck a chain is hanging, he shocked to see a dog living here all alone.

That room is very clean, like someone human living there. There are also table and chair.

On that table serval glass bottle and stone on them, a dagger is also on table with a black liquid on it, from that dagger a scream coming out but Aquaryth can't here that scream.

(save me save me).  Someone shouting save me save me but no one is there other than Aquaryth and injured dog.

(What is this atmosphere change now, something is wrong here.) Aquaryth, know something is wrong around the dog but he can't ignore someone injured.

"Poor dog, let me help you" Aquaryth feel bad for dog, he walks closer to dog and take that heavy black chain around his neck. pet him to make him feel good and safe.

'BARK …. BARK…'

"I'm sorry little one I can't understand you right now" Aquaryth, can't understand any animal language right now. Still, he tries to find what happen here, he raises his one hand.

'Raise hand'

A light green aura release from his hand, that dog feel a calmness, he just wants to rest now, his injured leg now fully heals, his smile return, he wants to thanks Aquaryth for saving his life, but he falls due to low energy.

'Bark…bark.'

'Close eyes' he closed his eyes due to weakness; he didn't something from days. But he is smiling someone save him.

'pet'

 "it's ok little one I thing you didn't even eat something form days because you trap here." Aquaryth raise his hand again but his time, aura is blue. Now the dog is full of energy, he opens his eyes.

 The dog stand again, take a step closer and closer.

'JUMP'

'LICK'

"he..he..he I'm glad I able to help you little one now doesn't just stay here, leave this house at once and never return." Aquaryth point finger at exit and told him to never return back here.

'Bark…bark…'

'JUMP'

'Bark…'

'Tongue flops out playfully ''Jump'

(WHOOSH—)

The dog thanks Aquaryth ones again and run away for that creepy basement. Even thou Aquaryth is a robot we can clearly see he feel happy so much to help someone injured.

"I hope you live a good and happy life little one." 

'Turn around'

'CLANK….CLANK….'

'Pick up dagger'

"Why didn't I sense this dagger before, I feel like some voice coming to his but I can't hear." Aquaryth just stand there with dagger staring at that.

'Open a subspace'

'Put dagger on that'

'Close subspace'

 "I will show his to master luceniel he'll surely find something from this" Aquaryth put dagger on this subspace and ready to leave.

'CLANL…CLANK…'

"Hmm…" Aquaryth still think about dog and dagger. He couldn't just ignore the fact an injured dog and a dagger with a black liquid present middle of a destroy city.

Aquaryth finally leave house, around him everything is already destroy in a war. No tree no house no human.

"search" he used his skill search again to confirm that dog is safely leave.

"My master old home destroys in a war between country P and Country I; this is not a place a human can live again because of atomic weapon, I also should leave this place"

Aquaryth ready to leave that place living nothing behind.

"rim"

A voice coming from that house again, Aquaryth froze to hear signal again.

"NO" Aquaryth every system telling him to go but his signal also froze. He can't even use his skill search again to find who's in house.

'Raise hand'

"HYDRO PUMP" Aquaryth launch A crazy and very strong water attack power full enough to blast whole area in 500 meters.

Nothing remains around him not even a single grass.

"what's that, why it's felt not good."

'fall'

Aquaryth fall on one leg. He doesn't have enough power to stand now.

"Wait, how I have an infinity energy core how can I feel low on power." Aquaryth can't understand anything he tries to think again and again where he goes wrong. Suddenly he remembers dagger.

'Open subspace'

'Take out dagger'

'Through away'

Aquaryth throw that dagger away from him, he suddenly feels a relief now his power coming back. But also, an old women coming from that destroy house"

 "He Hehe" her slowly laugh can unconscious normal human.

'Tap... tap... tap...'

'Pick up dagger'

She picks up that dagger and licks its sharp point, her dress has many cuts, she can't even stand straight.

'Lick again'

"Tasty blood"

'Lick again'

She licks that dagger serval time and say tasty every time.

'tap.tap.tap.tap."

She takes a run toward Aquaryth ready to stab him with that dagger.

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