KNIGHTS OF LAZARD(Rise with dark hour)

Vanis the chief incharge.

Meanwhile, back in the Cafe, Rade was busy tidying up the tables when an employer got in, requesting out of thirst "may I have a glass of water?"

"Sure.." Rade headed to the counter, returning with a jug full of water and a glass. Both were covered in fog from the outside due to cold temperature.

The moment he presented it to him, the thirst person drank fast and quickly nonstop nearly the entire jug leaving only a quarter in the end.

"Wow!" whistled Rade amazed adding that this man was surely a thirsty crow.

The employer sighed in relief replying "when you are in charge of the import of the base surely, there isn't any rest when products are losing from the storage".

" Loss in the storage again?" surprised Rade taking his seat facing him "what's going on, Vanis?"

This employee was just a simple and normal type of person just like the others. He was Cheif in charge of the base's storage. Commodities, food stocks, materials required in necessary projects, vehicles, and their repairing sections all we're under the control of Chief Vanis.

He claimed that the base's commodities will soon fall in storage, not just a simple one but, into a risky level due to which he has to stay alert day and night for not any materials to get off his sight without him knowing.

"Seems like the base is falling in erosion" added Rade growing tensed.

When he asked about discussing this with the Captain unexpectedly, Vanis's expression turned irked by this. He wasn't satisfied with him.

"Okay, don't worry all will be clear" Rade comforted him not to worry.

This sentence was often replied said from him whenever the chief in charge brought him an emergency matter or trouble from the storage. He was enraged by this action deciding to pick up the matter himself in his own hands. He reflected the Captain's reaction as though this Captain Raimon was sabotaging the Lazard. He doesn't seem to have any interest in it either from the outside nor from inside.

"I wish a better Leader exchange and takes his place" ended the Chief his sentence drinking up the last glass of water that was still left inside and Rade prayed the same.

Leaning back on the chair, gazing at the high ceiling with his head stretched, resting over the back of the chair the chief asked "hey, Rade I noticed that you are quite good at calculating and organizing so, why don't you change your position taking in charge of a better department? Managing tables, counters, and files doesn't need to be cared about a lot.

Rade just smiled at his word answering "I am sure to my site cause I wish to be by the side of the knights. Whenever they need some help, assistant, comfort, or rest. They need every step placed in order so I am much good at my position".

The Chief was silent by hearing this. It was a clear statement to him that he always would see. The Knights always trusted him for receiving their needs in proper timing and manner. Their food, their reports, their meetings with the Captain, every step was properly organized by this employee named Rade. It was like he was born to do this thing from the beginning.

The Chief was still laying in the chair at the same pose when he recalled an event in his mind and then picked up the topic to talk about with Rade " Speaking about Knights they are out on a mission?" he asked.

"Yes, an announcement was held on the loudspeaker" added Rade to his sentence "perhaps, some of them are out at the meantime attending the assignment".

The man continued " not to mention, the test member added in them".

Rade nodded standing up having high hopes for the test member encouraging that it will be a success.

"However,.... the matter has turned worse" resounded the man in a serious tone breaking the excitement and high spirits of the other person which paused him on steps.

"A Multiversus gate has opened while the mission was still ongoing converting the entire field into a dangerous deadly zone involving even the farmers inside...". said the man seriously and worryingly.

" WAIT!!! WHAT?!!" shouted Rade terrified stamping the table frightened and couldn't believe what what he just heard.

"Did you just say that a versus gate gas opened with the newcomer attending it?!" his fist trembled on the table with stress "No.... no don't tell me" dumb stunned the man in distress not wanting to believe what he was thinking to be true.

"Huh?" sat up the man gazing at him in puzzlement not knowing what was wrong with him. "What's wrong? Why are you turning pale suddenly? joked the man as he always spoke in a friendly manner and was light-hearted which would always make a pressured atmosphere filled with joy or comfort. But, here he was acting differently....

" This is no time for jokes Vanis. Something terrible is taking place" he roared as he knew there was a fact that was taken as a coincidence tragically, it was turning to reality.

"This is no good! No good!" thoughts were running wild in his mind as he ran out throwing away the dusting cloth which puzzled Vanis leaving his seat asking back what was the problem.

However, before he could get a single reply, Rade was already at a distance not to be seen.

"Don't tell me! Don't tell me! clenched the running man his fist as he rushed across the corridor straight to the main hall, trying to convince himself that this shouldn't be the way it has been thought. He wished that it shouldn't be.When bursted into the main hall panting, the atmosphere inside was hot. All the keyboards keys were tripped nonstop and the staffs were anxiety glued to their screens. At the center screen a furious battle was taking place with sound of sharp swords clanging with each other echoing in the silent altered main hall, sound of dashing and speeding steps of the battle ground proved that the battle was on top of the heat.

"Captain!" called Rade as he passed by the other Knights who still remained in the main hall. They seemed worried by the incident that had taken place. They wanted to rush and help their comrades there but, they couldn't enter the zone no matter what they tried so, the only thing they could do was watch them with helplessly wishing and trusting them for their success.

"Captain!" called Rade approaching next to his seat questioning about the situation. "Captain, is it true what I have heard?" he asked worried not wanting to believe, he wanted to assure it himself from the Captain "that newcomer boy Allison is in the battle field and wha..... wait" he froze sweating when he got a glimpse on the Leader's hue.

There was a masked of fixed glaring printed on  his face with a leer on his lips, his eyes fixed on the large screen.

"Captain! Sir! It's the truth! It's just an accident!" he was getting nervous about the relation between the newcomer Allison and the appearance on the portal gates though the base didn't have much information about these portals at present time due to which Lee thoughts were starting to get uprising around the era.

And on top of it were the exception of Captain Raimon on his knight "you see Rade... it's the correct complexion of my words without any doubt.... it is not a coincidence..." his voice turned grave within the last words as he ended his sentence without even moving an inch away from the screen.

This gave an uneasy feeling inside Rade as he knew one threat, always recalling from Raimon within his ears, whispering in a dark deadly voice "I am never wrong..... truth is always my best friend...".