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Their happy life came to a sudden halt when a messenger from the tower came to them. The white piece of paper bearing the insignia of the tower instilled fear in the heart of Elehiya. She couldn't bring herself to even touch that letter as if it would burn her.

It was her husband who received the letter. He embraced her and patted her back gently. They were expecting this to happen but for it to happen sooner than they expected was something they couldn't accept. Their child was only born a few months but the letter arrived.

Elehiya decided to leave the letter be. She did not have the courage to open it and chose to hide it. It was also written in the diary that Jagan visited them once regarding the tower.

She mentioned that Jagan warned them regarding the tower. He could not stay long because the tower was watching his every move. Jagan left after that and the disaster happened.

Elehiya went to the forest to collect some herbs but when she returned, her husband and child were already gone. She rushed to where she kept the letter and tore it open. She should have read the letter.

She contacted Jagan first but she couldn't get in touch so, she left and went to the tower. The entry stopped there and they guessed that she must have not written anything on that book after she was captured. The next pages were blank not until they reached the end of the book.

It was a letter, the writing was different and the message was written for Ezio.

Ezio my son,

If you ever find this book, I hope that you are doing well. I and your mother love you very much with all our heart and soul. As much as we want to be with you, I am afraid that we can't. I have entrusted you with my brother and I hope that you grow up well.

Do not let other people direct your way, create your own and live freely. As for me, I need to stay by your mother's side and block all the bad things that are hurting her. I hope that you understand us someday, for doing what we must. We love you dearly and so much.

Revus.

The letter ended there and even the whole room became silent. Everyone in there gave him the moment to mourn. Ezio didn't  know what to feel. He was sad and at the same time relieved  because he knew that his parents actually love him.

"I won't let the tower get away with what they've done to my mother and father." Ezio broke the silence.

He was not sure what really happened to them but he knew that the tower had something to do with his parent's death. Ezio turned to look at the master with conviction. Cygnus grinned and waved his hands at Ari. She retracted the projection and retreated to the side.

"What do you plan to do with the tower?" Ezio's focus was now on the master's plan.

He wanted to participate now more than ever because he already knew that the tower had a hand on his family's death. He would uncover the truth behind that letter and behind his uncle's departure from the tower. No matter what truth he would find, he wouldn't forgive them for what they did.

"Alright, since I can see your resolve. I will allow you to give me a hand in destroying this damned place." Cygnus's grin widened as he shook hands with the young man.

Ezio integrated within the tower easily and he appeared docile whenever the elders called for him. Naturally those people were happy because they saw the change. They were oblivious of what was about to come.

Cygnus visited Linius's base once again and saw their preparation. He grinned because of how serious the major was. Instead of going directly to the major's office, he made a detour and went to a small house in the area.

He pushed the door open and casually entered the barren place. There was no  furniture or decoration inside that house. There were only doors that Cygnus had set up himself.

He hummed as he went to one of the doors and casually opened it. Behind the door was a darkness that was swirling like it would swallow someone whole. That scene was not new to him already as he stepped in without any worries.

Cygnus came to a dimly lit corridor with a musty smell in the air. The walls and the floor were made with bricks that already turned into green and black with how old and moist the place was. His shoes made a loud sound as he walked through that ominous place.

On both sides of the wall were iron bars that kept the prisoners in there locked. He looked from side to side and saw that the people inside were silent as they didn't mind the poor condition of where they were. They were the people that became test subjects from the laboratories they destroyed.

"They're doing better than what I expected," Cygnus looked at every cell to assess their condition and was surprised that they were actually doing good.

"It must have been because of your blood," Linius came to his side as they looked at one of the people in the cell.

He was the child they found from the laboratory that Nina and her group destroyed. His time was limited and he was about to explode but when they injected the master's blood in his system, he became better and the red crack lines on his body slowly disappeared.

"They're pretty accepting of my blood and mana. I thought that the power in them would be in conflict with mine, but it is a surprise that they recovered." Cygnus placed both his hands in his pocket as he observed the child. Though doubts started to rise in his mind, he shrugged his shoulders and ignored it.

Linius also stopped after he heard his words. "But the moment we let them loose, that doesn't matter. What's important to me is that the tower must be destroyed."

"Why don't we do it tomorrow?" Cygnus suggested out of the blue.

Linius looked at him like he lost his mind but the man in question was still looking at the person in the cell. They don't have a plan as of the moment and yet he wanted to do it tomorrow, how careless. The major took deep breaths before he had the energy to speak again.

"Isn't it too soon?" Linius was uncertain because the master hadn't shared any plan to them.

"Too soon?" Cygnus let out a laugh that echoed and woke up the whole prison. "Major, you've been with me for a long time now but you still don't know how I work."

Linius gulped then sighed, "That's not it, we don't have a plan right now. We are talking about destroying one of the pillars of the kingdom, aren't we rushing in?"

"I don't need neither a plan nor somebody else's opinion to create chaos." He tilted his head to the side and looked at the man with a wide grin plastered on his face.

At that moment, Linius lost the courage to speak. He could feel his body heating up and started to feel pain. The man's gaze was piercing and he felt like he was being cooked in fire.

"I understand." He did not have the strength to disagree and go against him.

"Just let these guys create some havoc within the city to divert everyone's attention. I'm sure that the Magic Tower will step forward and volunteer to subdue them once they see these people." Cygnus was massaging his chin while instructing Linius.

He wanted to see the panicked faces of the elders and how they would deal with the aftermath of those experiments. Cygnus was excited because he was about to witness something worth remembering for. This should be written in history.

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