Ares: Never Grow Up
S2-Development!

Well then, there should be people with the ability to control crows, like Safa! And I also just realized, why can Safa only summon ants when there are crows here?!

POV: Ares

Riot and I looked at each other for a while, we finally chose to shut up and tell the others in a whisper.

"Everyone, come closer here" Riot said, waving his hand. I also came closer and lowered my head a little.

I have to find a way to get rid of these crows, so they don't see Riot's ability. But how is it? If I make a grenade, then it'll be harder because it's too attention-grabbing.

Giant fan? Oh wait, can I create anything other than things? Like the ability to fly at that time ...

Well, then, there's no harm in trying.

Let's make a big enough tornado.

CRING!

WHUSSSS!!!!

BRAK BRAK BRAKK!

I closed my eyes and started calling for the wind to gather and spin at high speed. The wind that gathers more and more and the resulting rotation is also stronger.

"HUH?! VANI! WHY ARE YOU CALLING A WINDSTORM?!" ken shouted furiously as they were also almost attracted by the wind.

"WHAT?! YOU ACCUSE ME?! I'M NOT THE ONE DOING THIS!" vani replied with an angry expression as well.

"I'm sorry, but I made it" I said with an innocent expression. Ken, Vani, and Riot immediately glared in disbelief. Ken had already opened his mouth and was about to ask around, but Safa swiftly silenced Ken's mouth with her hands.

"Oh, we better get going first! Go Riot!" safa said while looking at Riot. He immediately held our hands and made sure everything was connected, after which we immediately teleported.

Fuuts.

Bruk!

We fell on the asphalt inside a small alley, I immediately stood up and then ran towards the big road. I saw that the tornado I created was still there, but it was a long way away. Probably about 5 miles.

"It looks like we're teleporting quite a distance this time" Ken said as he cleaned his pants. Riot nodded proudly.

"Because our chast is more, so I don't hesitate to use my teleportation power," he replied as he rubbed his nose. Vani laughs softly at Riot's cute arrogant manner.

"Can't be so dong~ you still have to use your power wisely, you don't want to run out of chast at important times right?" asked Vani while pinching Riot's right arm slowly. Riot pouted and then laughed.

"Oh, I already got some information from the ants. Looks like we should make a plan first.

And, the state of this city, maybe more serious than we think," Safa said suddenly. I immediately walked back towards the entourage and began to sit beside Safa. Ken, Vani, and Riot had also sat down, pesky listening to what Safa was going to say.

"This town ... contains only about 250 people left. The other 3000 people, have already been massacred."

DEG! DEG!

My tongue doesn't feel like it's open.

"Oh, it's good that it's still a lot." Riot suddenly made a sound.

"Huh? Many where? In my city alone there are still about 2000 more people," said Safa confused.

"In my town I'm staying" replied Riot again. Safa instantly fell silent a thousand languages hearing Riot's reply. Yes ... please remove this dark joke.

"Oh .. uh ..." Safa was confused to answer Riot's words again.

Plaque!

I clapped my hand once, and now their attention is all on me.

"Okay, let's just move on. How gawat?" I asked Safa.

"Oh! So this is how, according to what the ant said, the city is controlled by several people, one of whom is the child who controls the crow earlier. You could say that they are like the main criminals of this city, they also have other gangs and operate like the head of a gang" Safa said. I nodded in understanding while closing my eyes, after hearing Safa's explanation earlier, I was able to attract a speculation.

It was possible that there had been a great war just after the red gas had spread out and started to give power to the people. The great war caused thousands of people to be killed, and made the victorious entitled to occupy the position of ruler.

And after that long bloody war, there were only about 250 people alive, be it from their gang, or maybe the one who surrendered, or even people who have not given up and choose to hide waiting for an opportunity.

"Ho .. so, we just started a problem with a dangerous person?" asked Ken with a dumb look.

Deg.

Lah, yes too. Though we only plan to pass by, why do we even get involved with troublesome things ... again?

The truck!

"Who?!" I turned my head quickly when I heard the sound of a can being dropped. My eyes stared at the side of the building where the can rolled to the side.

The riot that was staring at him instantly disappeared suddenly.

Fuuts.

But 5 seconds later he came back here again.

Fuuts.

"He was pretty fast, and I used teleportation, but he was still faster. All I saw was ..the wave blonde hair he had, he was a boy, wearing a brown t-shirt and dirty short green pants" Riot said without looking at me. Hearing Riot's description, I didn't feel that the boy who was watching us was part of the gang that controlled this city.

If he's part of the gang, his clothes should be more conspicuous, and rather than running away after being caught.

"It's okay, for now .. wouldn't we rather find a place to stay?" vani asked while embracing Safa from her shoulder.

"Hm, there seems to be a lot of empty houses here, one of them. Why don't we just go in here? Then stay for a few days" Safa said, pointing to the apartment in front of us. The part that Safa pointed to was the back door of the apartment, without a second thought, we agreed to Safa's proposal. Because if we get caught, we can run away again with Riot's ability.

We immediately walked to the door of the apartment and tried to open it several times.

Cklek!

Brak brak!

"... Don't want to open up" I murmured while looking at my reddened hands.

Ugh, this 12-year-old hand is so weak, time made pulling the door alone is flushed.

"Soge away." I heard Safa's voice behind me, spontaneously I immediately stepped aside, giving way for Safa to pass by. He walked towards the door while removing the hairpin made of wire only, then put it into the keyhole on the door of the apartment.

Click click ... Click click.

"Woah .. Can you open the door with just a hairpin?" asked Riot in admiration. Safa was still focused on the door and answered Riot as she was.

"It could be .. because when I was in the city, I was a fugitive, and had to sleep anywhere," Safa said while remaining focused on the door. The extremely enthusiastic Riot was still silent and observing what Safa was doing meticulously.

Clamps!

"Yes, I have." Safa breathed a sigh of relief, then pulled the wire pinch from inside the keyhole.

Krieet.

After which, Safa opened the door slowly until it let out a creaking sound. Safa comes in first, followed by me, Ken, Riot and new Vani. Since Vani was the last one, he locked the door from the inside.

Clamps.

"Woah .. very .. dark." Riot's voice rang out, but I couldn't see his form. This is natural because the electricity has not been on for a long time, and the outside also only rely on lighting from the moon.

The cring!

Tricks tricks.

I made a lantern that lit up quite brightly, I could now see Riot and Ken looking at me with a relieved look. I chuckled at the two of them who seemed uncomfortable with the darkness.

"Are you afraid of the dark?" ask them.

"Where possible, it's just that it feels weird that it's dark" Riot replied as he looked away.

"Good, then, Ares ahead." Safa spoke to me, pointing me at a door with a picture and writing 'emergency ladder/evacuation path'.

I changed the way in front, then immediately opened the door carefully.

Clamps.

As soon as the stairs opened, the first thing I saw was a lot of stairs. The stairs circled around until they reached the top of this apartment.

If not wrong, this apartment was about 25 floors. And seeing there is a ladder that goes down, it means there is also a basement.

"We're going to the top floor?" many confused.

"Hmmm, to the 5th floor only first, the important thing is that we can rest" said Vani. I nodded and started to climb the stairs.

"Oh yes!" I remembered something.

The cring! The cring!

"Ken! Vani's! Catch her!" I made two more lanterns and gave them to Ken and Vani. Because the position is that Vani is in the middle of the five of us, and Ken is behind himself.

"Well, it's a good thing you're making another lantern" Ken said. I smiled in response and then started to climb the stairs again. One by one, we walked up the stairs. Maybe about 5 minutes up the stairs, we finally arrived at the 5th floor door.

And again the door was locked. Safa now advances in front and begins to unlock her with her abilities as a former city fugitive.

Clamps.

Kriet.

The door was open, displaying a super dark passageway inside there. I gulped my saliva nervously at the pitch-black darkness.

"Ares, are you scared?" riot asked suddenly while nudging my left elbow.

"Huh?! No!" answer me quickly.

"Let's go in dong" said Riot again with a grin on his face. I closed my eyes and swallowed my own saliva with great difficulty.

Why is the hallway so dark?!

TBC.

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