Chapter:-6

"As I mentioned, they rebelled against the authority. They fought against the our Clan for years. But one day, they just mysteriously disappeared."

"Disappeared? Did all of them die? Or, maybe they were killed by some mysterious disease?" Team asked as he frowned in confusion. He felt like his head was hurting from all the information he's digesting. He felt like he was trapped in an infinite loop.

"No. They didn't die. In fact, no one knows if they're dead or not. The ones recorded in the Authority library is that, they just mysteriously vanished into thin air."

"The Authority record?" All four of them repeated Seth statement, as if they couldn't believe what they were hearing with their ears.

"Yes. The authority record. Unfortunately, this incident with the Fairy Clan was not known by its original name. Their group was recorded as the Wild Hunt."

"Thi—this is ridiculous! The Wild Hunt are a bunch of wild hunters and rebels in the remote part of Wis—"Team stopped abruptly as he realized what he was about to say.

"Shit! Shit! They got us. The—the Wild Hunt—"

"Are the hunters that came from Wausau, Wisconsin." Simon continued Team statement for him.

"And apparently, the Wild Hunt were recorded as the group of mysterious people who were so cut off from the society. It was so hard to get their cooperation, and when they finally shared some information, their statements were always . . . cryptic." Rose decided to voice out her thoughts as well.

"Yes. It was the group's doctrine to never tell a lie. But just because they are telling the truth doesn't mean getting the truth from them was an easy task. You needed to ask them the right questions if you wanted to get the right answer. And before you were enlightened with the truth, you had to first pass the challenge they gave you." Simon continued voicing out his thoughts as his mind tried to remember all the information they studied about the Wild Hunt.

"And the challenge is to find the truth behind their testimonials. They didn't lie about anything, but they gave you a twisted truth as an answer. Which, coincides with the Faeries' characteristics. They don't lie, but they give you the twisted truth. It's up to you to figure it out." Seth concluded as he released a heavy sigh to relieve some stress from this serious conversation. He actually felt proud that he was finally being of help to his colleagues. This time Ash was not the only one unraveling all the mind blowing mysteries. His expertise and passion for fantasies, anime and manga helped him solve a case in real life.

He was finally proving to everybody that he's not living in a world of dreams, the world of fantasies. Fantasy is always paired up with reality. Scratch that, fantasy is a version of another reality. It cannot be separated, nor destroyed. Or else the balance and symmetry of all things will be destroyed.

But, he had to admit, he wished he wouldn't be continuously solving riddles and codes. Because the process of doing it was also blowing his head into pieces. The entire time he tried to put the pieces together, he felt as if his mind went numb and literally blown up by the explosive twists and truths he uncovered. If it weren't for Ash guiding him step by step in interpreting and organizing the bits and pieces of ideas he discovered, he wouldn't be able to picture the entire scene.

It made him respect and commend Ash more for his gifted talent and elite skills. He was truly a genius.

Suddenly, he heard Simon' skeptical but cute voice that made him turn away his focus from his thoughts.

"But there is just one thing that's been bugging me, Seth. The Wild Hunt didn't hold any crest, and we didn't know for sure why they never lie. And they just disappeared suddenly, like, 20 or 30 years ago, no one really knows. I cannot see the reason why they would reappear out of the blue, after such a long period of hiding."

"Simon, did you notice that any missing information between the two groups was being supplied by the other one? The pieces are falling into their places . No offense to the past elite Authority who handled the Wild Hunt case years ago, but I—I think we managed to supply the missing pieces and completed the Wild Hunt case. The missing pieces and important bits of information which was lacking from their report, we managed to retrieve it—"

"And besides, this is just my theory, but I think—I think that the reason the Fairy Clan, or the Wild Hunt suddenly disappeared is because they were recruited by the Black Clan. And they are just appearing right now because they finally have enough power to go against the our Clan and have their revenge."

"And the last bit of information I can give to you, is that we know where the Black, or the four prisoners we caught once, are traveling to. We know about the location those prisoners mouthed when they saw us a while ago." The four of them fell silent as they tensed slightly at the thought of this inevitable confrontation. They were looking intently at Seth as they were anxiously waiting for his answer.

"Where is it?"

"At the Grand Gentlemen's Club." The moment those words slipped out on Seth tongue, the four of them looked at him as if he'd lost his mind.

"Grand what?"

"Grand Gentlemen's Club, a gay stripping club located at 861 Grand Ave, Schofield, WI 54476. In which, coincidentally, is part of the former location where the villagers became victims to the Authority siege."

Everyone gasped in shock as their mouths hung wide open, forming a big, deep "O" as everything finally clicked together. The room was filled with deadly silence and tension as they let their mind picture the whole image as they gathered the pieces of information together.

Seth was startled when he felt a light weight on his shoulder. He tilted his head and saw Ash wearing a smile with gentleness in his electrifying deep eyes. His inside melted as he felt proud for the very first time, even though Ash would never speak his thoughts verbally, he knew that he was congratulating him on a job well done. He nodded in understanding and finally took a step back to give way for him.

Now that he was done with his report and role, it was time for Ash to take over the crown.

It was time for him to speak about their strategy for their infiltration mission.