Traveller's Darkling Legacy

We arrived at a dirty street that was not far from the previous luxurious street.

"It said that every day Kurth passes this place," I said. "We only have one hour, look for all the information and find Kurth, I'll look there," Zenius pointed to a branch road ahead, apparently to save time he suggested we go down a different road, I nodded. 

Based on information about Kurth in Keeper, he is a diligent but careless person, he is never late for work and never skip makes a mistake while working. One of his carelessness is what will kill many people later.

I paid attention to the road I was going to take, it felt quiet and not in accordance with the environment, basic knowledge about the world with social strata is that the number of commoners is much bigger than the nobles and this road is one of their residences, it feels strange if it feels as quiet as there's no one.

I looked at the footprints on the ground, the footprints were in the shape of the soles of two men's sized shoes that dragged slightly to the right and disappeared.

If this is indeed Kurth's last trace, it looks like he was kidnapped.

Considering that even Head Librarians like Archery Thassel don't know about the Keeper's fateful events... it seems like the person who kidnapped Kurth has dangerous powers.

Should i just go there myself or call Zenius?

But I think something bad would happen if it was too late for the Keeper storyline. I decided to follow the final direction of the land line to the right. The road is much smaller and I can smell the stench from there. I didn't bring any weapons but I hope nothing dangerous will happen. At least I'm pretty confident in the strength of my fists. 

I stepped into the narrow alley and felt anxious because the feeling of something wrong was getting bigger with every step I took.

"..?"

"Didn't you lock them all up?"

"I did."

I heard a whispered conversation between two people on the second floor of one of the houses with hanging plants in front of it. I looked up, two people wearing plain clown masks were sitting at the second floor window and we stared at each other.

"Where are you going?"

I gulped. "This is my first time here, I'm going to my friend's house but it seems like I don't really know the way," the two men turned to each other and looked at me again, "go away, you will get hurt," the man on the right moved his hand as if to shoo me away.

"What will happen?" I asked, looking for a way to find out how much they knew about things that even someone like a higher-up didn't know.

"Someone will throw a tantrum because the story was interrupted," the one on the left chuckled. Does that someone mean Zenius?

Archery said that the Recorder is a spirit whose job is to watch over people's lives and deaths. If the perpetrator hadn't burned down the theater, would he have set himself on fire and killed people to fit the story?

Thinking about it gives me goosebumps.

I'm not sure whether he would really do such a cruel thing or maybe my heart is not ready to face that reality. It seems it's better to see people die in a fire naturally than to die because of a man who is still mysterious in my eyes. 

"Are you guys from here?" the man on the right nodded, even tho I knew he was lying. "Do you know where Kurth Holand's house is? He is a friend of mine who works at the theater."

I could feel the wary gazes of those two people. The only human being on the street who asks a sensitive name, they will naturally be suspicious.

I put on a stupid face as if i didn't know anything and everything i'm going to do is natural.

"Yes, I know and he's not at home."

Of course?! you guys kidnapped him...

"Now go," this time the voice sounded bitchy.

I shook my head and smiled awkwardly, "i don't think I can, because it's my first time and I don't know what will happen if I miss the time limit," I gathered energy in my legs and took Keeper out of my pocket and lifted it towards them.

As soon as the two men stood up in surprise I immediately ran as hard as I could.

The Keeper said that Kurth's residence had many branch roads but they were connected to each other, because I didn't have a weapon and the two men in clown masks looked strong there was no other way but to run and pray I meet Zenius at the end of the road.

I turned around a little and they were almost able to catch me.

Shit!

This is not fair, they are clearly not ordinary human like me, where is that cold man, if i die here he will be the one in trouble, right?

Damn!

"Hey where did you get that book!"

"Stop or I will hurt you!"

"Uh, we're not allowed to harm ordinary humans, Kal. That's only done by those bastards, we're not like them."

How can they talk while chasing me.. and what's surprising is that their speed instead of getting slower actually gets faster! 

But hearing this, it seemed like the two people were related to the Traveler and the Recorder.

Are they opposites?

I feel my breath slowly feels heavy and my legs went weak and I didn't see Zenius' figure at the end of the road. I stopped suddenly because the masked man that was the one sitting on the left window suddenly used the wall along the road as a foothold and stood in front of me.

If they have power like that, it means that from the start they were just playing with me, they really only thought of me as a stupid human being.

"Where did you steal that book? Are you alone? Do you know about us?"

I shook my head, half-honestly because I didn't know who they are.

"Hand over the book, it's too dangerous for a human like you." The person behind is ready to block me if i tried to run away. "Leave it t-"

BANG!

My heart almost stopped that second. The man in front of me fell to the side and blood splattered from his head. I gaped. Zenius was seen at the end of the road brandishing a revolver. He shot him!

"Zenius von Deatje."

"Damn it, that means that is Orchid Thassel's Keeper, we should have killed you from the start. How could an ordinary human have Keeper!"

I jumped over his partner's body and look at him who had already taken out a revolver similar to Zenius's.

"If I die here, they will still know that Orchid's Keeper has been taken over. It's just a matter of time until they find out you are human."

He hissed and pulled the trigger on his revolver.

The cool thing that I saw with my own eyes was that the bullet collided with the bullet shot by Zenius. It whizzed by the side of my head, almost grazing my neck. It seems like this time my heart will actually stop. Zenius run so fast and pushed me aside and they put the butt of the gun to each other's heads.

I saw Zenius grinning, his eyes seemed to darken.

"One of the best spirits of the moon division, you should be able to use your brain better."

"Is that so?"

The masked man fired his revolver, Zenius dodged quickly and fired his shot at the man's right leg.

They are now trying to attack each other and I could only lean against the wall and watch the blood flow from the head of the man near my feet. I crouched down and my hands took off the plain clown mask, the man who died with a hole in the back of his head was apparently just a young man, I thought I would see a face with a species other than human. They have strong strength and aura, even the weapons of the man who was fighting Zenius are the same, are they also spirits?

But I think the influence of gods and goddesses here is absolute, who really are these clown masks?

"Help me damn it!"

I was a bit surprised to hear Zenius curse at me, I looked at him annoyed, "???" what do you expect from a human like me. Zenius repelled the man's bullets again with bullets from his revolver.

"Open your book!"

I reopened the Keeper and looked at it confused, what could I do with a book that was like a diary.. "damn."

"Hmm, Mr. Keeper, can you take out a weapon or something?" I whispered, it felt strange talking to an inanimate object. But apparently the inanimate object responded to my question but i can't see anything than the ribbon was glowing, I chuckled, "I need a weapon fast or he will kill me first," I whispered in a hurry, there was still no response, I sighed then thought of a crazy idea, "super duper strong book master please help me," unfortunately the idea was really responded to and I could see the tip of the sword slowly coming out.

What a narcissist.

"You really have a weapon? Then why I had to run like an idiot..." I grumbled and grabbed the sword.

White long sword with golden waves.

Seeing their fight so fiercely make me feel like there was no room for me to intervene. I threw the sword and was surprised to hit Zenius' shot mark on the man's leg.

"Argh!"

He fell and without waiting long Zenius executed the man with a direct shot to the head.

I had just entered this world and had already seen the man who would become my partner already kill two people without hesitation.

This man's aura scares me.. 

I looked up, i felt a sharp gaze from one of the roofs, I looked at Zenius who didn't seem to care... could it be just me?

***