[Realm: Human]
[Location: Underealm]
[Coordinates: Unknown]
[Prepare For The Unknown]
As each one of them dispersed through the portal, they appeared right in front of a wooden door. Lights shone from chandeliers above surrounded them in a completely hollow, darkened alleyway. They each looked behind them, but it was just a long, darkened alleyway. There was blue paint on the walls around them.
"WHO'S READY TO RUMBLE!"
"Wooooooo!"
"Yeahhhhhh!"
"Let's get it kickinnn!"
Loud voices just beyond the wooden door began erupting, and underneath the entrance, they saw lights flashing, like a disco bomb in several colours.
"Looks like they're having fun in there," Zenos said, his hand held on the knob, preparing to enter.
"Maybe I should take a picture before we go in," Frey said, as she stepped behind them.
"Let's do this already," Emilia added rudely.
As they were about to open the door, Zylus stopped them.
"Remember," he whispered, calmly, preparing to enter, "Play it safe, make sure no one here suspects you, since we don't have any clear Demon attributes, we should be just fine," Zylus said anxiously.
"We know we know," Emilia responded. "But didn't Kash say that we would go into a battlefield or something?"
"You mean an underground entertainment district?" Frey responded, "I've seen this lots in movies, actually."
"What do you mean?" Zenos asked.
"I'm guessing just beyond this door, there's a party going on. So there's probably a bartender, and a code we have to tell him to enter that secret entertainment area." Frey finished, as she put her camera away, in an attempt to seem less suspicious to the following crowd.
"She could be right, so we should split into two. I'll be with Emilia, and Frey will be with Zenos. If you find any trouble, either use the teleportation stone from Kash or let us know." Zylus said as he began to walk forward towards the door.
Each one of them nodded, "So what's the pace? Let's go in." Zenos said smirkingly.
They all let their grudges on one another aside, understanding the intensity of this objective, to truly seek a top spot in the course and to become a high-ranking individual with more merit. They understood each of them must work together, leaving each of their slight hatred aside.
Creak…
The door slowly opened as Emilia and Zylus took the left side while Zenos and Frey took the right. Dancing women on poles with lustful outfits to show their curves surrounded them, men wearing rich designer suits with bottles of alcohol in each of their hands stood in subtle groups, and many more weird human activities were on display. A room filled with loud noises, tables of alcohol, gambling and men hooking up with women. A disco ball hung above them, casting light throughout the spacious area.
The room was ninety-four feet long and fifty feet wide, the size of a basketball court. It was fully darkened and covered in a nice modern wooden interior, with the disco bomb being the only thing lighting the room. The smoke from cigars and the smell of vapes grew stronger as Zylus and Emilia continued to walk side by side.
"Now… There it is." Zylus said.
"What did you say?!" Emilia screamed, attempting to listen to what Zylus had said beneath all this noise.
Zylus pointed to the very left of them.
"Oh…" She whispered.
It was the bartender they were looking for. The one they would probably have to crack the code for to get inside the arena. Remember, this was only an assumption made by Frey, but it was the best guess they had. So they followed, in an attempt to seek answers from others, most specifically the code.
Zylus began typing into his system.
[Message Sent To Emilia Scorce]
[Message: Let's walk together around here, try to seduce some people]
[Message Reply: I didn't even know this was a feature, but it's better than talking in this hazardous commotion. How much I despise these irritating humans]
Zylus started walking around, looking for one light that would help benefit the mission. Emilia followed closely on his right, as Zylus found his first case.
"Perfect," Zylus whispered as he spotted a group of guys separated from the dancing individuals, stepping towards them.
[Message Sent To Emilia Scorce]
[I may need to use you...]
…
[Message Reply: Fine, only for this mission]
Each one of them held a cigar and looked old age in luxurious suits, all shorter and less presentable than Zylus's majestic appearance. Just as he was about to enter that group, the music slightly lowered, to a very low volume, and now, he was able to hear human voices once again, rather than a song playing the entire time.
"Well, hello there, kind gentlemen," Zylus smirked as he bowed down, putting his hand on his chest as a sign of respect.
Emilia stood just behind Zylus, preparing to help if needed. Each one of them, all three, looked down at him with interest.
"Do you know about an underground arena? Wondering about the code, I just forgot it the other day." He said, raising his head high above them.
They all began to laugh, as one of them proclaimed, "Has this man taken me as a fool? What a joke! Now, you shall be on your way."
Zylus smirked as he moved out of the way, "What if I offered you this for the night?" He pointed right at Emilia, mainly her chest, to seduce the three old men.
"Smoked Old Fashioned." One of them whispered into his ear before looking around his vicinity. "Then end it off by telling him a shot of French 75."
Zylus smiled, "You are much appreciated, sir." He opened his eyes wide, staring at Emilia's annoyed-looking face.
He then began to walk away, trying to seek Zenos and Frey, whom he spotted at the bar. As he began to walk towards the bartender, Emilia followed from behind.
"They let you go that easily?" Zylus asked as she walked tightly beside him.
"I gave them a fake phone number, and don't ever try that again," Emilia said.
"My fault." Zylus's eyes opened up as he put his hands up in surrender.
Each step forward now felt nerve-racking, as they each aimed for something greater.