Artland Series: MINORITY TALENT
Warm News

...Ten men were found dead in one night in the suburb of Artland. According to one witness, the perpetrator was suspected as a short-haired female Paravisi Agent, with an above-average height....

The news headlines in the Artland City Daily made Evan Jeremiah a beard fire. He threw the newspaper in his hand on the floor and then rushed out and drove his motorcycle away from home.

At the same time, Elijah also read the same news from different newspapers. I did not kill them, Elijah got angry and dumped the newspaper on the back of the sidewalk.

Athena nodded, then froze and listened.

Making Dusk automatically frowns. "Captain?"

Athena was aghast and stared at Dusk half stuttered.

"Are you ok?" Dusk asked. She gave a smile that made her misbehave.

At the time, they were both in the elevator. And Athena was used to finding Dusk always nervous while in the elevator. Dusk phobia in metal and enclosed spaces. No wonder if he always looks wrong every time he is in the elevator which is quite clearly has elements both. Narrow space and metal. So Athena did not realize there was another element that made the man nervous.

Dusk turned his attention to the floor, trying to restrain himself so that his heart would not speak.

Athena observed it from the opposite side and only caught the sound of rain. The woman narrowed her eyes for a moment then smiled faintly.

Dusk glanced at him silently as the woman in front of him had already turned her attention to the floor.

A moment later, the two heard the sound of a metal thumping.

Dusk throttled restrained. Then groaned as the lights in the elevator suddenly darkened and went out.

Oh, shits! Athena groans. The elevator was stuck, he thought. He jumped from his place and approached towards Dusk. "It's ok!"

He raised both his hands to cover his ears. His body almost fell on the floor because his knees were unable to support his trembling body.

Athena caught the man's hands and pulled him to her feet.

Both of the men's hands were still raised covering the ears.

"Look at me!" Athena shouted as she patted Dusk on the cheek. "Alley! Can you see me?"

Dusk opened his eyes slowly and tried to focus his gaze onto Athena's face.

"Nice, Sweetheart!" Athena held onto both of Dusk's cheeks to calm him down.

But the elevator then shook leaving a deafening crackling sound. Making Dusk stagger back.

Athena held the man's hands together with both shoulders, while her hands coiled around her waist held her body. He can't keep going like this, he thought worriedly. If a positive mindset is not enough to make him change, he must change bad memories of metal objects and narrow spaces as well as dark spaces, Athena thought. If he is unable to change it, I will change it, Athena's determination as she tightens her arms. He slipped his face between the two arms of the twilight still folded and brought his face closer to the face of the Dusk. "It's ok, Sweetheart," his hiss softly.

Making Dusk suddenly open his eyes and stammered to find their faces almost touching. He gulped with difficulty but did not dare to move. He didn't want to lose that opportunity.

"Can you see me?" Athena asked.

"Yeah!" Dusk answered without trying to distance his face.

"Nice," hiss Athena pretended to be relieved. Then stick his cheek on the cheek of Dusk.

Instantly, the man's heart beat and a sensation of warmth began to spread on his cheek, then spread to his chest. Made his blood flow suddenly heavy. Relaxes all his nerves.

A moment of Dusk held his breath and when he released it, his breath seemed to falter. Make it severed.

Athena's heart was pounding as she caught the tremors in the chest of Dusk. The reaction astonished Athena herself. What's wrong with my feelings? He wondered in his heart. Makes his heart hunt more irregular.

Slowly dusk lowered his hand from the ear, but did not lower his elbow from Athena's shoulder. He lowered his palms to the back of Athena's head and wrapped them around Athena's neck.

It made Athena flabbergasted and looked up, but it made the tip of her nose swipe at the bottom of her chin.

Making Dusk could not help but press Athena's head and immerse her face deeper and deeper until Athena's lips were attached to her neck.

Athena groans in distress. Then pulled his face away and looked up to sigh.

Dusk seized the opportunity to grab Athena's lips. Then take a deep sip. Soft yet greedy.

Making Athena tighten her embrace even more.

At the same time the elevator shook again. Then stomp. Leaving behind a screeching metal explosion. The elevator soon returned. And the lights are back on. But Dusk and Athena didn't even notice it. Until the elevator doors opened, the two of them still linked themselves to each other.

"Oh, wow!" Great Tirta was dumbfounded watching his two Paravisi comrades from the doorway. "I'm sorry," she said nervously.

Not hard enough, but enough to make both of them flinch and aghast, then turn towards the door.

"It's ok, I'm just passing the stairs!" Agung Tirta suddenly misbehaved. Then twist his body and tiptoe off the elevator.

Dusk and Athena were still staring at the man before they finally looked at each other and realized. Then let go of each other and bowed to hide the red hue on each other's cheeks.

As soon as they reached the meeting room, they were greeted by the gaze of Paravisi and a number of ominous Assets. Some judging. Some scorn. Some were amazed and in disbelief.

"You haven't been able to control your teleport power yet?" Evan Jeremiah scoffs. "I hope next time you'll be able to use it when it's really needed" he commented sharply.

The twilight is silent. Just smiling thinly as usual. He knows the nature of Evan Jeremiah. When his heart is disturbed, automatically his brain and mouth are also disturbed. Evan Jeremiah was never nosy unless his mood was really bad.

Athena also said nothing until they joined the others.

"Well..." The Great Tirta cleared his throat after Dusk and Athena took her seat. "Welcome, Captain!" He greeted Athena. Then say hello to Dusk. "Welcome, Master!"

The two Paravisis only raised next to his eyebrows in reaction. Then Athena raised her hand hinting Agung Tirta to continue the forum.

"Thanks for joining. Just a guide, I'd like to give you a little information about our conversation before you arrive." Tirta explained. "We are discussing..." He hesitated. "News is warm" he said, staring at Athena and Dusk in turn.

Athena lifted her jaw as she returned the gaze of Great Tirta.

Valentine watched over Athena with his eyebrows interlocked.

"Elijah is in big trouble, and he has not been found until now!" Agung Tirta added.

"Elijah is innocent" Athena said. "Mass deaths did not just happen in Artland. Feat Street is also exposing the same case recently!"

The whole room was suddenly quiet.

"The ten men they found last night were not the first victims in the city of Artland. 35 People have also died in one night. It's just that the media is not fast enough to load the news because all the victims are found in different places. Last night's news went viral because they found the victim in the same place" Athena said at length. "We have a chance to exonerate Elijah from the charges!"