Book One: Alpha World
19 Eps.Alpha Secret Intruder
The hallway of the Red Iron City Lower Hand District that night was so quiet. The light emitted by the walls of the hallways and illuminated the streets looked gloomy that day. Though usually, the road is used by workers of the Lower Hand district who spend their time to glide after the heavy work they do. Gathering with close friends, chatting the future of Alpha is getting brighter.
But the loneliness only lasted for an hour and a half, the voices of the workers began to be unpretentious from the hallway door. The ten-kilometer-long hallway is now crowded with workers. Thousands more in number, almost everyone carries a large and heavy wooden box. Their bodies carried him. But because of the large number of Alpha troops on the left right who are in charge of watching them, they still have to walk agilely.
The voices of the workers also quietly filled the hallway, encouraging each other, how heavy the burden they carried this time was comparable to the salary received. As a porters lift goods they usually get half fer every one box, but this time two fer for each box. They walked slowly, while chatting and making an appointment to eat together in the best cafe of Lower Hand District.
Although there is actually something strange about the group. At the front of the group was led by a young woman who was stylish and dressed as if she was traveling on the beach. The street was so lithe and the shiny little bag he carried made him look so rich. Passing through the streets of the hallway decorated with mud holes on the right and left of the road he passed through it without any trace in his green clothes, his body, or his high heels.
The workers who from the beginning saw it were strange. They were surprised, usually the rich man riding a flyboard or other objects such as, while the woman was walking in her beach suit. But before entering the hall, their strange gazes had already disappeared, they had gotten used to it even looking more disgusting. But when the woman stopped suddenly in the middle of the hallway and made the workers obstructed they started yelling at her.
“Nona, can you continue the path? We have to deliver this stuff on time. Aren't you the one who wants it to get to the destination as soon as possible?”
“Yes, this is the last group!We are ready to drink hot coffee special coolest cafe in the city, you know!” All the workers laughed.
The woman flipped over and raised her right hand high. ”Stop everything!!”
“Why miss? You want to give us a salary early?” One of the workers tried to joke and make the workers laugh out loud. But when the young woman's stare returned, their laughter was extinguished in a second.
In the dim light of the hallway lights suddenly a man with a worn leather jacket emerged from the void, right next to the young lady of the troupe leader. The man in the jacket turned his face away from the young woman. His body language revealed dislike.
“Zenzen, k.you, what are you doing here?” The man asked lazily. The woman glanced at the man, “Indeed not to?”
The man instead shook his head, ”I just asked.”
“I was lazy to be at the headquarters, so I chose to take a walk at Alpha. ”The woman lowered the hand she raised. The group immediately continued on its way again after a moment of waiting for the short chat to be over. The workers just lowered their heads and fell silent after the short chat, they considered the person who could emerge from the void like that was the district magnifier, so they now did not dare to mess around anymore.
“Zenzen, is this really the last group?” Karasu whispered softly to the Blood Goddess. The woman nodded.
“Didn't you count from earlier? If counted with this group already fit ten groups, the first four groups carry logistical needs, three groups afterwards carry medical equipment, and the last three groups carry weapons. ”The Blood Goddess whispered back to Karasu.
“Iya.iya, I understand.”
“Actually how many people anyway, the rebel unity team from this district?” The Blood Goddess flipped over and walked backwards.
“You're actually in a meeting? During the 204th Meeting yesterday we did not meet Puma? Rebel commander?”
Blood Goddess shook her head, smiled, “You know for yourself, I am lazy to meet such a serious thing as that meeting.”
Karasu nodded, "From the Lower Hand district we have thirty government employees, five district councils, and five hundred troops who do live here." The Blood Goddess nodded at Karasu's reply.
The group continued on their journey quickly. No more than six hours they had reached the end of the hall. The hallway wall light is now starting to get brighter with the light from outside. Karasu and the Blood Goddess who walked far apart were progressing faster, making the workers of the Lower Hand District also have to walk quickly, they were on the verge of reaching their destination.
A gigantic building that was about two hundred meters away from them now. Red painted building with large wooden doors and iron-clad windows like prison buildings. The workers stared at the building in front of them.
“This is a newly created building two days ago right?” One of the workers tried asking the Blood Goddess.
“Iya, and we will make it as a prison for a chatty worker like you.” The Blood Goddess said ketus. The worker immediately fell silent and lowered his head in disdain. The building was now in sight when a fat man stopped workers from entering the building, stopping them in his yard. Karasu and the Blood Goddess immediately entered the building after briefly greeting the fat man and smiling at the workers. The troops followed behind the two.
The fat man clashed violently after Karasu and the Blood Goddess entered the building. ”Consideration! Attention everyone!”
The workers carrying heavy freight on their backs now lowered them and they immediately lined up neatly.
“I will open the portal directly to this building and all of you will enter immediately and start queuing inside. We can transfer your salary to your information ball if you are all already in the warehouse, complete with your luggage.”
Exactly in his last word a huge portal formed the size of a building door.
“Please take it inside!” The fat man positioned his hands like a receptionist. The workers began to lift back their luggage and queued up to enter the large portal before them. Slowly they walked into the portal. Because the portal only fit two people, the queue finally snaked long.
Unnoticed by the guards, five workers disappeared from view and entered the building, while one young man in disguise stood in line behind waiting to enter the warehouse portal.
Maybe you're not known to the Alpha board, maybe you can cooperate with the rebels, but you still don't know who we are in Alpha. This time, you guys are our meal, get ready so have our lunch.
The sky started to turn red when the long queue started to drastically decrease. The young man finally entered the portal. He held a device in his ear. Slowly his lips muttered a word, ”Prepare!”, he whispered.
