So where the hell was she?
"Hey Aziel, have you seen Nyx?" Alden couldn't hold his curiosity.
Aziel hesitated slightly.
"She has been acting weird recently." He replied after a pause. "She vanished after you did—then showed up just for qualifiers, won, and disappeared again."
He continued.
"I saw her today… just a few minutes before you arrived in the lobby but she ignored us…" A flicker of concern flashed across his face.
Aziel didn't show it, but he cared more than most about his friends.
Alden said. "She was probably in a hurry."
"Hmm, maybe." Aziel nodded.
Before he could say anything more, an authoritative voice rang across the chambers.
"Now that everyone is gathered, I will begin the briefing."
It was Cipheria—or Cipher, to be more precise—who spoke.
She stepped forward, her long cloak trailing behind her. Not a strand of her purple hair was out of place.
Perfect. Impossibly so.
