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.

their

Thwack

the nose from Rui crumpled the man to his knees, leaving him in tears. Rui didn't even bother using his full

him as she headed straight to

as she opened the

inside squinted his small eyes through his rimmed spectacles as he tilted his head, before recognizing her as his eyes

elated. "It's been

interruption." the receptionist apologized. "We tried

interrupted her. "These people

she nodded before closing the door and returning

been?? You weren't even present

Rui realized Wern was probably not aware of the truth behind her father's death. If anything, in hindsight, Bella took a well-educated guess more than she

lot to tell you,

and finish a quick

a sense of safety she hadn't experienced in the past few days.

a seventeen-year-old girl, even if quite remarkable. Rui though back to

from back on Earth in the twenty-first century lead

young age, her

just a kid mentally from his perspective. He would even console her and comfort her a bit if not for the fact that it would be extremely patronizing for a fourteen-year-old to do that to a seventeen-year-old. Especially when teenage girls

returned, interrupting

interruption." Wern said, eyeing her with concern. "What happened? Why