Chapter 9: The God that Failed

[Tuesday DeCastro]

Tuesday wakes up the next morning, feeling sore. She had slept restlessly, waking up every few hours drenched in a cold sweat, breathing heavily so she was still pretty tired. It was almost like she hadn't slept at all.

Sitting up, she gazed around her room, which was upturned from the struggle with Markus the day before. A couch cushion was on the floor, a couple chairs where on their sides and there were a few blood spots on the floor. She wondered if she'd be charged extra if she couldn't get the stains out.

Her phone rings, breaking her thoughts, and she blindly reaches into her purse for it. Without checking the caller ID, Tuesday hits talk and puts the phone to her ear. "Hello?"

[Taniel and Taline Qassim]

Once Taniel cam back from the nearest food store with a bag of food, he quickly notice small group sitting in front of the Twilights Store.

"Sorry to be late, guys." Taniel says to the customers as he open the front door.

Once he open the door and left the customers in, he quickly place the bag of food behind the cashier area and heads upstairs to check on Taline, who is taking a shower. Taniel then heads back downstairs, and help the customers with the cds and other music related stuff. As soon as the last customer brought her stuff and left the store, Taline came downstairs.

"Its alive." Taniel says to her.

"Knock it off." Taline reply back. "Sorry that I did not open the front door."

"Its alright, I mean, I can't blame you for having that disease."

"Yeah.....anyway, should we try and find Horacio?"

"We can, but....you serously want to be arrested by the Manalist Soldiers?"

"No, but we can stay the DL or something like that."

"Whatever....." Taniel answer back.

Then few more customers enter the store, Taline went to the back room, lay on the couch, and quickly went to sleep. Taniel is still somewhat pissed about her sleeping but don't want to make a big deal about it.

[Eun/Aoi Kiriyama]

As soon as Eun enter her house, she walk straight to the bathroom and lock the door behind her. She shed her clothes off, turn on the cold water and took a shower for an hour. When she turn off the water, she heard the front door open and slam the door close.

"Great.....she's here." Eun mutter to herself. She wrap the towel around her lithe body, quietly open the door, and quickly walk to her bedroom.

"Eun?"

"Yes, mama?"

"Did you went somewhere?" Haneul ask

"No...." Eun reply. She knew that she is lying to her mom, but if she told her a truth, hell will be raise because of her paranoia.

"Alright." Haneul says quietly before walking to her bedroom and lock the door behind her.

Eun also went to her room and lock the door behind her. As she change to her pjs, she still remenber how Lucio was taken away from the emo looking guy with the votex power.

"Crap. Lucio is probadly is in Manalist Prison.....and I don't want to go back there. I already have went to find Linnea." Eun says to herself. "And I can't fight that guy. My powers is kinda suckish, but at least I can heal my deep cuts and have a dick, which it depends my mood."

Then she remenbers about her designs for SOTA.

"I hope Keito isn't mad at me that I haven't came to work for three days." Eun thought to herself. "Maybe I transform into Aoi and try to rescue Lucio from Prison."

Eun simply shrug it off before grabbing a couple of water bottles from her mini fridge, and began watering her cactuses and white roses.

[Maeve Cullen]

"Mornin' sunshine." Maeve replies, guessing from the tone of Tuesday's voice that she had been sleeping. "Alexei told me what happened. Wish I had been there... But anyway, are you all right?" She questions, though at least it was obvious they hadn't taken her.

[Tuesday DeCastro]

Tuesday stretches a little. Shes relieved to hear Maeve's voice. "Actually, not really. That man that was chasing me in Genetech, well he must've tracked me down or something." She stated, getting out of bed.

"I walked into my hotel room yesterday, and he just came at me from under my bed. He wanted to know where the rebel paper was published, and because I wouldn't tell him I have a few nasty cuts." She explains.

"Actually...I'm kinda surprised that I'm still alive. I thought he was going to kill me."

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei glanced at a watch but waited patiently as Maeve talked to Tuesday. He wondered if she'd found her friend Malak, or atleast figured out who took him. He contained an inward groan, having a feeling they'd need to take a booth again.

[Maeve Cullen]

Maeve narrows her eyes suspiciously. That did not sound like the Manalist style. "How about I pay you a visit? I don't trust the Manalist to be done with you if they suspect you're involved with a rebel movement. Is Malak still gone?"

[Tuesday DeCastro]

"Please do." Tuesday said about Maeve paying her a visit. She's still frightened, and weaponless, so she has no way to protect herself.

"No, I haven't found him. The moment I got back to Helsinki I came back to my hotel, and well someone with a gas mask was waiting for me." She frowns, switching the phone to her other ear.

[Maeve Cullen]

"Mm... okay. Just sit tight, we'll be right there." Maeve thought about suggesting she make sure everything was locked, but if he hadn't really left it probably wouldn't matter. She hangs up the phone and begins to walk quickly to the nearest teleportation booth. "She got attacked by the same guy that was here, said he cut her and then left. Knowing the Manalist, though..."

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei nodded slowly. He began to wonder why he was still pretending to help. What did he have to do with some freaky gas mask guy running around cutting people? At first he'd convinced himself it was because their could be potential gain, but it was getting harder and harder to deny he did so more out of curiosity. Ah, well, might as well see it through.

Regardless, he tenses as they neared a booth.

"Do you maybe have that pack I gave you? I could really fucking use a cigarette."

[Maeve Cullen]

Maeve remembers when they had used a booth earlier and nods. She pulls the pack out of her pocket and flicks a cigarette to him, drawing one for herself. "This is just fuckin' lovely, eh?" She says as she stops outside the booth, lighting up hers. "You need a light too?" She questions, offering Alexei her lighter. She was in a hurry, but she'd rather be relaxed enough to think in a stressful situation than react how she normally does.

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei shakes his head slowly and takes out a zippo lighter, flicking it open and attempting to light his cigarette. His eyes never leave the booth, both his hands shake. It takes a while for him to light it with the flaming vibrating back and forth, but eventually he succeeds and put his lighter away.

He takes a deep drag and nods at her.

"Lets...go."

[Maeve Cullen]

Maeve nods and steps into the booth, pulling out her labor card as she put her lighter and the pack back. After Alexei steps in, she swipes her card and inputs the location of Tuesday's apartment. They're teleported to the nearest teleportation booth to that location. She steps out after Alexei and takes a long drag on her own cigarette. "All right, I'd keep sharp eyes if I were you starting now."

[Alexei Nacharade]

Aexei reaches back and adjusts the manala pistol sitting in his waist band. He shifts it to the side a little bit so it's easier to reach. He slides out his balisong and gives it a few flips, reassuring himself before sliding it back up his sleeve.

"Oh, I'm sure we'll be fine." He lies, glancing around and following Maeve to what he guesses is Tuesday's hotel.

[Maeve Cullen]

Maeve snorts, but says nothing in reply as she heads to Tuesday's hotel building. She'd feel better with her jack knife in her hand, but she didn't want to scare anyone. A cutoff tanktop wasn't too adapt at concealing weapons in your hand. She knocks on Tuesday's room number.