Location: Zejko Station – Vistas Kingdom
Lucifer and Viron arrived at Zejko Station within a minute, their sonic-speed car braking with flawless precision. The steel arches of the platform shimmered with latent enchantments, haunted by silence.
Lucifer presented his royal notice to Station Master Jane, a stern woman with chrono-lens goggles and a staff carved from train-metal.
Jane scanned the paper, then looked up sharply.
"Four trains have vanished. All had names ending in 'Zest.' Two carried civilian passengers, two carried detective teams. All entered the same tunnel. All disappeared on the 14th day, over four consecutive months."
Lucifer nodded.
"Then I choose the Markzest Train."
He turned to Jane.
"Bring us the engine driver and train mech operator. We need full control and stealth mana locks."
Moments later, the train prepared. Lucifer and Viron boarded.
Inside the tunnel's gate, Lucifer stepped to the center carriage and raised his Mana Crown, channeling his spell.
"Time Magic — Circle 50: Time Flow Alteration.
Add +10 Hours. Fix Date to 14th of the 11th Month.
Apply to Tunnel Zone."
A spell-clock appeared mid-air, gears spinning rapidly. The tunnel glowed violet, the train accelerating into a temporal fold.
Everything blurred.
Then—blank.
Suddenly, the world shifted. A pulse shattered the space.
Lucifer, Viron, and the train crew entered another dimension. Their bodies fainted under the pressure of altered flow.
The Markzest Train vanished.
The next case wouldn't be solved in time—it would be solved within time itself.
Lucifer awoke first. The train had stopped. Around him, Viron, Jane, and the crew lay fainted in their seats, surrounded by silence. Outside the shattered windows stretched an unfamiliar landscape—an abandoned farm, bathed in eerie blue light and surrounded by artificial sky panels.
Lucifer stepped out and saw it: A massive digital cityscape, glowing with neon veins and floating billboards. Towering monoliths pulsed with data screens. Hover-cars dashed overhead.He approached a nearby store, stepping through a transparent threshold. A human clerk raised an eyebrow.
"You're well dressed," the clerk said. "Want today's paper?"
Lucifer nodded.
"May I read here?"
"Go ahead."
Lucifer unfolded the paper and scanned the header.
Cosmos Calendar — Year: 101001 Month: 25 Date: 19
He glanced outside. A floating billboard displayed a video:
News from the FutureStoc Continent
— Ilivain Country, Morleus Town, Teratos Earth —AI Astro Report:
5 children kidnapped today. Police investigations underway.
🥊 Arena 109 Update: New batch begins in 15 days.
Register at DD.Arena-Closure 108. Grand prize: 💰 100,090 Cosmos Bills."
Lucifer stepped back and whispered:
"Mana Crown — Circle 5: Mana Sense."
He scanned the city.
"No trace of mana. No magic. But this world… far more technologically advanced than ours."
He returned to the train.
Everyone was waking, eyes wide with confusion.
"Where are we?" Viron asked.
Lucifer breathed slowly.
"We're in a different dimension. A world named Teratos. No mana here—but full of encrypted tech.
This farm is ours now. We'll start small."
"For food and identity, we work as cafe part-timers. Meanwhile, we rebuild the train's interior—turn it into our new agency base."
He looked at Jane.
"Disguise the train. Make it appear as a traveling office hub. We need information."
Lucifer glanced at Viron.
"You clean the farm. I'll buy a phone and sim card from this world. The name Ferto shows up frequently—we'll use that lead."
Then he summoned light magic.
Light Magic — Circle 34: Dress-Up AnyTime.
Their suits transformed instantly into urban casual wear, matching the fashion of Morleus Town.