MERCIA
22. Soul Eater Poison.

A few days later.

Royan University.

Nora finds Julia looking moody in the corner of the cafeteria.

"You're not taking classes?" ask Nora.

"I'm lazy" said Julia.

"Where's August?" ask Nora.

"The class schedule is not much, usually he goes home early, to Mr. Borris or go with Aira" said Julia.

"you're so ugly are you fighting with him?" ask Nora.

"no. I'm just being lazy" said Julia flatly.

"you know where Aira lives?" ask Nora.

Nora's question slightly surprised Julia to hear it.

"i don't know, why are you asking?" Julia asked back.

"i just felt a little strange looking at the girl" Nora said.

"A weirdo..? meanin? julia was confused.

"don't you notice, the class schedule is the same as your boyfriend, he arrived at the college after August arrived, and during his time at the college he only interacted with your girlfriend" Nora said.

"you think he'll take August away from me?" ask Nora.

"i don't think so." Answer Nora.

"Then what do you mean?" julia asked, getting curious.

"he was like a guard, he didn't let anyone try to get close to August to hurt him" Nora said.

If someone else said it Julia would not have rubbed him from the beginning, but she strongly believed Nora, her instincts were incredible. Julia knows Nora is a fan of Sherlock Holmes books and movies or other detectives, it affects her personality.especially when the night of August's kidnapping, she remains calm not rash, he said, even when the kidnappers left Nora did not rush to report or follow the kidnappers, instead she checked the scene and found the music box that was the key in finding August, although Julia doesn't know how Aira found her.

"what's the reason you're concluding like that?" ask Julia.

"When Bryan banged my body against the locker I saw August on my right side, and Aira was in the middle of the crowd, but when August kicked Bryan, I saw him, when I fell I saw Aira was already behind August."

"When it happened once it arrived I could still see it" Nora said.

"i also felt that he was a little strange, but did not think too much about it" said Julia.

"i tried to interact with him several times, but he always seemed to keep his distance, he never answered where he lived" Nora said.

"you want me to ask August?" ask Julia.

"no. no need, I can find out for myself" Nora said excitedly.

"you are a mystery enthusiast, by the way, why are you telling me all this?" ask Julia.

"it's been four days that he wasn't seen on campus, could something have happened to him?" mumbling Nora.

bell rings.

Nora leaves Julia, still having two classes to attend today, while Julia takes her cell phone to send a message to August and walks lazily to her car to leave campus.

HAACHII..

"i think I have a fever" Aira said.

"You don't have a lot of reasons, your abilities are indeed lame" Aruna said.

Aira and Aruna went back to training. Within a few days their strength had returned and increased.

**

"Boss you called me?" ask August.

August who originally wanted to go home, had to turn around when Mr. Borris called asking himself to come to the barn.

"Hey August come in, I need your help" said Mr. Borris.

"what's the boss?" ask August.

"i checked the delivery report and I found one item that had not been delivered, the owner of the item called this office to ask to send it immediately, if he did not receive it at eight tonight, he's gonna ruin my little business."

"if waiting for the other courier to return will take time, so I'm calling you, I want this matter to clear up quickly. will you drive him?" ask Mr. Borris.

"of course" replied August.

"where should I send the package, boss?

"the address of the package is in.." Mr. Borris was surprised after seeing the address.

"what's wrong with the boss's address? ask August curiously.

"I'd better find someone else" said Mr. Borris.

"Boss calm down, let me deliver the package" August said.

"No. no. This is very dangerous, I should have seen the address before calling you" said Mr. Borris.

"Boss, nothing will happen" August said.

Mr. Borris took a deep breath.

"Alright, but you need to let me know right away if it's over or there's a problem."

"Good boss thank you!" answer August.

August immediately went to deliver the package with his electric scooter. The trip to the black zone is always smooth, because almost no one wants to go there.

August is always happy if he gets an emergency job like this, he can get two hundred to three hundred dollars for one or two packages delivered.

at seven o'clock August had arrived in the slums, he only needed to find a motel, because the destination address there is a note twenty meters across from the motel.of course this is very easy to find.

August stopped his scooter and asked one of the guards.

"Excuse me if this is red building number 66, there is a package delivery for Mr. Gorran."

the guard pressed a device in his ear to report to his friend inside the building, before August was allowed to enter.

A guard greeted him and escorted him to a room on the second floor.

Upon entering the interior of the building, August was intimidated by the murderous gazes of the guards, but after he climbed the stairs to the second floor August began to feel a little calm. the guard leaves August in front of a room.

tock.tok..

a black-robed man with a hood in his head opened the door. August glimpsed the man's face looking very pale before he bowed his face back and allowed him to enter.

August sees a very large man wearing a fur coat playing mini golf.

"Sorry I want to deliver the package to Mr. Gorran, are you Mr. Gorran?."

Lord Gorran looked at the watch on his left hand.

"Mordo give the boy a thousand dollars!" lord Gorran's orders.

Mordo walked up to a painting, he shifted the painting, looked a safe hidden behind it. After entering the code he opened the safe door and took a thousand dollars and he handed it to August.

August stunned.

"u.. what money is this?" asked August shaking.

"quiet, you win the bet, before I bet on Mordo, if the package comes before eight I will give a thousand dollars to the courier who delivers, if the package comes before eight, it's only 7:35 that you win.

"Put that money in your bag!" said Lord Gorran.

with a trembling August put the money in his bag, he really did not understand and also did not want to make these people angry. August just followed his orders.

"Ma. sorry Mr. Gorran can you sign the receipt" said August.

"you opened the package and I signed it" said Lord Gorran.

August wanted to refuse, but he thought it was not wise.he opened the package slowly, after the package was removed it looked like a black chest.he wanted to give up the chest, he wanted to give up the box, but Lord Gorran gestured to continue opening it.

August opened the small chest, and a small needle came out on August's chest.

"ahh. a. what is this..?" August says.

as soon as his body collapsed, his vision darkened, he collapsed unconscious.

Seeing August pass out Lord Gorran smiled in satisfaction.

As Mordo approached the unconscious August, he placed his palm twenty centimeters above the black needle, the needle lifted without him touching it and then re-entered the small chest. he handed it to Lord Gorran.

"Master, the soul-eater poison has entered the child's body, what are your plans now?" ask Mordo.

"Let the boy go, let the crystal power fight the poison.I don't want to risk the woman and her friend coming to save this child if we hold him" Lord Gorran said.

"Good master" said Mordo.

Mordo came back to August, he took a small bottle from behind his waist, he opened the lid and shifted the slide around August's nostril.

August awoke when he smelled a pungent scent.When he regained his senses, he was surprised the pale-faced man was in front of him.

"a.. what happened.., what did you guys do to me?" August says.

Mordo did not reply, only handing over the receipt of the signed package. August did not see any big men there.

"go" said Mordo flat.

August took the receipt, and hurried away from the red building with many questions on his mind.