Fifteen minutes later, the heavy double doors at the top floor of the Continental Alliance headquarters were pushed open with a loud bang.
Inside the conference room, the lights were burning brightly despite it being past two in the morning. Old Man Sol, in his usual Hawaiian shirt, and Old Man Tobias, who had arrived in Verdant Hollow just an hour ago via emergency transport after Maple informed him of the kidnapping, stood around the massive holographic strategy table at the centre of the room.
Neither of the two Half-Step Mythical legends was smiling. The air inside the room was already thick enough to suffocate an ordinary man, and the moment Raiden walked in with Isadora, Yuna, and Maple trailing behind him, both old men snapped their heads toward the door.
"Boy!!"
Old Man Sol was the first to step forward, his eyes widening slightly as he took in Raiden's appearance.
