The Martial Unity

Fifteen minutes later, Rui and Bella had navigated through district twenty-three, and found themselves in front of commercial building.

"Is this it?" Rui asked. They'd finally reached the local transport company that Bella had spoken about. Bella apparently trusted the director enough to seek help from him despite her vulnerable situation. Rui was quite hopeful about this, if this man was actually reliable as Bella alluded, then Bella had a pretty good chance of achieving her objective.

Bella nodded. "Let's go."

She had not only covered her hair, but also obscured her face under a cap-like garment to ensure no one could possibly identify her features enough to recognize them if inquired by the Lowminers.

The interior of the reception was hospitable enough, there were seating arrangements on one side of the room, with an array of receptionists engaging with each visitor one-by-one. A little behind them was a several corridors that led to the interior of the building.

"How do you plan to meet the director?" Rui asked. "You'll need to reveal your identity in order to get an immediate appointment with him, that's risky."

"I just need him to see me once." Bella replied confidently. "He'll understand once he sees me. Help me force my way to his office."

Rui nodded.

They walked towards one particular corridor that Bella was aiming for, hoping they would be able to naturally pass.

"Excuse me, please take your seat in the visitor's bay, I'm afraid we cannot allow you enter the building without permission and authorization." A receptionist noticed and insisted.

Bella began running, as Rui followed her example.

guard blocked their

Thwack

Rui didn't even bother using his

hopped over him as she

Wern!" Bella cried as she opened the

his rimmed spectacles as he tilted his head, before recognizing her

elated. "It's been so

I'm sorry for the interruption." the receptionist apologized. "We

her. "These people are my guests,

confused, but she nodded before

"Where have you been??

death. If anything, in hindsight, Bella took a well-educated guess more than she made a deduction. However, she was paranoid enough

have a lot to

"Then let me clear my schedule and finish a quick

as he walked out of the room. She sighed as she sunk into the comfortable sofas, feeling a sense of safety she hadn't experienced in the past few days. Rui observed her demeanor, she seemed like she

she was just a seventeen-year-old girl, even if quite remarkable. Rui though back to the teenage girls from back on Earth. Which one of them would have survived if they were

of them.') Rui shook his head. ('The kids from back on Earth in the twenty-first century lead relatively simple

groomed for inheriting the company from a young age, her

if not for the fact that it would be extremely patronizing for a fourteen-year-old to

returned, interrupting his

her with concern. "What happened? Why did