Chapter 3: 2. Behind the dust

He felt something hard touch his back, between his shoulders.

Fi guessed it was most likely a pistol. However, he didn't act like someone with a gun against his back. Instead of being afraid or listening to the attacker, as if nothing had happened, he turned around, at the same time, dropping the food bag from his hand, he pulled out a previously stolen toy from his pocket. A super hero with a robotic half body and dog ears, then shouted:

Fi- No, you don't! Protective shield!

He held the toy out in front of him and pretended that he really had created a magical protective shield with the figurine.

??? - Oh no! My bullet missed! The shield protected him! But I still have an ace up my sleeve! That's it, a poisonous gas that even your shield can't stop!

The attacker was a girl with short blue hair. Releasing her toy gun, she joined in the further fun she had started. From her pocket she pulled a small oblong device that had a button on the end. She pressed it, and pink smoke started coming out of the device, though not much.

Fi - I'm suffocating! I'm suffocating! But so are you, because you forgot to bring your mask! 

??? - What!? It was a double-edged weapon! I didn't foresee that! Air! 

They both pretended that the smoke that escaped from the object was poisonous. And to escape from this smoke, they ran to the window at the end of the room and opened it, trying to get some fresh air. 

Fi - It was close, we almost got poisoned!

 ??? - I know! Luckily it's all over!

After this short action, they leaned against the window sill and breathed evenly to calm their hearts from the sudden fun. The girl turned her back to the window and sat on the sill. It was Feli, a little over a year younger, Fi's sister.

Like her brother, she had round eyes and a slightly round face. She had the same sense of idiot as her brother. She was a little shorter, and her physique looked athletic. Though she had no fangs, she had horns just like her brother. Black, two small ones in the middle of the head. Unlike her brother, she had black wings at the bottom of her back. And unfortunately, she only had one arm. Only the left one, the one that should be on the right, was missing. Her clothes were loose and comfortable, and a necklace hung from her neck that looked maybe like a sun, maybe a star, or maybe a snowflake. Hard to say.

She looked at her brother and at the toy he was holding. 

Feli - Where did you find this figurine? It is great!

Fi - Someone threw it on the balcony.

Feli- What!? Seriously!? How could anyone do that!

She was indignant at this stranger's behavior and puffed out her cheeks in anger. 

Fi - And Felyy! Look, look!

He ran closer to the front door. At the moment when their pretend fight began, he dropped the lunch bag from his hands. He picked it up and pulled out two kebabs wrapped in paper.

Fi - I beat up some guys and Kebamakio gave them to me for free!

One of them was handed to Feli. The girl immediately unwrapped the dish and bit into the middle.

Feli- Mmmmm~! Good!

Fi- Isn't it!?

They both savored their free lunch while Fi told her about the day's events.

Feli - Guess what I bought today!

After the meal was over, it was time for the younger sister to tell something.

Fi - Comics?

Feli - No.

Fi - Candy?

Feli - No.

Fi - Some chocolate!?

Feli - Neither.

She smiled every time Fi missed, and swayed from right to left to the rhythm of his questions.

Fi - Awesome t-shirt with King Kong playing with a toy octopus with only five tentacles and bat wings while sitting on top of a tall tree from which you can pick chocolate cubes!?

Feli - Wha... I want one! But no! You didn't guess it, haha!

Fi - Theeeen, ummmm.........

He racked his brain to think of something else.

Feli - Are you giving up?

Fi - Yhm.

He nodded in confirmation.

Feli - Come on, follow me!

She walked over to the only door in the room other than the front door. She opened it and entered the bathroom. Fi, growing curious, began to peek over her shoulder, trying to see what she was up to.

The girl walked over to the towel in which there was something wrapped. Carefully, so that Fi wouldn't notice what was inside, she grabbed the mysterious object. She looked back at her brother with an evil smile.

Feli - Orient!

She quickly turned around, not giving the boy time to react, and a stream of water flew from the mysterious object, which completely wet the boy's face.

Feli - I present to you, our new water guns!

Fi - Extra!

He wiped the water from his face with his hands.

Fi - Do you have another one?

He looked at the girl, and she, in response, tossed him the gun she was holding and reached for the towel, pulling out another.

Each holding a water pistol, prepared for battle. They stood facing each other in the bathroom, their weapons pointing downwards.

Fi - Ready?

Feli - Yes!

Fi - Well, three,

Feli - Two,

Fi - One,

Fi, Feli - Start!

The second round of their fight has begun! Feli sprayed water right in her brother's face, but Fi did the same aiming at her chest.

Avoiding Feli's water shot, the boy ran out of the bathroom to the main room. He jumped over the couch hiding behind it and aimed at Feli, who just ran out of the bathroom.

Feli didn't dodge the blow, but instead decided to take advantage of the moment when Fi leaned out from behind the couch, and she took aim at him, hitting him squarely in the head.

Their firing was picking up speed. Amazing and agile dodges would put anyone in amazement and disbelief. Feli would be definitely more accurate than Fi, if not for that the boy was good at dodging, so every shot she took that would hit him in exactly critical places, missed.

Feli - I will win!

She happily announced to her brother after she had hit him in the head for the sixth time.

Fi - No way

They were on par and went neck and neck with the number of hits. Their fun creates unbearable noise that for sure disturbed the neighbors.

Fi aimed again at Feli, who, to avoid the water blow, jumped on the cupboard which was behind her. However, this cabinet was covered with a lot of items, there was some photo frame, clothes, plates and a few other bits and pieces, so when Feli jumped on the cupboard, she tripped over the items on it, and fell down, knocking down the entire creed.

The fall of furniture produced a big bang, which I'm sure even more distant neighbors could hear. Things that were on the cupboard were now lying on the ground. A frame with a picture of little Fi, little Feli and a woman with black hair, wings and horns, who was probably their mother, was all broken.

Feli - Oh nooo... Garef will get angry!

Fi - She'll be here soon! Let's run!

Right after the big bang, they both started to be afraid of something, so much so that they ran up in the blink of an eye to the door. They opened them, intending to escape the apartment, but a large mountain stood in their way.

Or at least that's how it can be initially described, because it wasn't a mountain that stood in front of them, but a huge woman. She was a bit older and quite fat. She has sharp teeth and a scary face,

her ears were oddly shaped, like leaves or a coral reef, her skin was grayish shade, and the curly hair was green. She was Garef, the owner of the flat where Fi and Feli lived.

Fi - Through the window!

The command was obeyed by Feli right away. As fast as they could, they turned to start running to the window they were about to jump out of. But they were too slow.

The scary woman grabbed them by their T-shirts and pulled them close.

Garef - What have you guys done again!?

She had a heavy and scary voice. Fi and Feli knew it was too late to escape, so after Garef let go of their T-shirts, they cuddled closer together in fear of the scary lady. And shaking horrified, Fi answered her,

Fi - Yo, Garef!

He greeted her as if nothing had happened. Waving his hand in front of his forehead.

Garef - Answer!

Fi - We, we didn't do anything. I do not know what you mean!

And although the boy denied that the noise came from their room, the behavior betrayed him, it was obvious at first glance that he was lying. Though of course no matter what he said or how he acted, Garef was sure it was them who were responsible for everything.

Garef - Don't talk back to me, brat! What have you screwed up this time! wardrobe again? Mirror? Or maybe a lamp!?

The woman pushed the two in front of her away and entered their apartment. As always, there was one big mess. There were clothes and food scraps everywhere. In addition, in all corners of the room you could see figurines, toys or comics with which siblings are having fun.

Garef - I'm used to your shit, but why the hell is it everywhere wet!?

Feli - Well, because we were shooting water guns.

Garef - In the apartment!?

Feli - ....Is that bad?

The girl scratched her head, not understanding Garef's anger.

Garef - You are absolutely forbidden to play with water in the apartment! I will see again that everything is so wet here and I'm kicking you out! And what does that mean!

She pointed to the broken frame with the photo inside.

Garef - This is the only picture left of your mother! Take care of it a bit!

She grabbed the frame and looked at it for a moment. Then she carefully put the broken item down on the floor.

Garef - You're lucky you didn't break the cupboard. I will never buy you anything again, so better watch out! And you're supposed to clean the hell up!

Fi, Feli - Yes!

They responded like children in kindergarten.

The scary lady came out of their apartment and gave a menacing look even before closing the door. Which made them shiver as they felt the cold flowing from her eyes.

Fi - We're alive.

Feli - We survived.

Fi, Feli - We survived an encounter with a monster!

Feli - Now nothing is scary for us!

Fi - We just became brave warriors who drove the evil monster out of ours castle!

Feli - Everyone cheers! Applause and ..................................

They clapped their hands and rejoiced as if it were indeed a medieval celebration party defeating the dragon by brave knights. However, they finally noticed that the door to the apartments were ajar, and the monster they thought they had chased out peered through.

This time there was no help for them,

Garef - WHO are you calling a monster!!!???

She entered their apartment again and punched them on the head, then turned around and this time it came out for real.

Fi, Feli - De...defeated.....

Lying on the ground, they spoke in fear-filled voices.

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It was a strip club. Beautiful ladies wearing revealing clothes walked around the guests, attracting their eyes with their beautiful bodies. The club was filled with dark pink and blue colors. There was smoke in the air, which added to the atmosphere of the place. Club was divided into two parts, the first being around the dancing pipes. There were tables with chairs spread out, where customers sat, and beautiful waitresses moved between them. There was a little crowd and noise. The second part included private, round couches placed on the periphery of the room. It was often necessary to pay extra for them, but they were definitely more convenient.

In the club, music played non-stop, played by a band, including scantily clad girls

One of them, the one who played the guitar, stood out more than the others, but not because of her beauty, but by strangeness. Even in a world where all sorts of intelligent races have walked, her appearance stood out. Her skin was pink. Her waist was morbidly narrow, although it was the result of her genetics, not the disease. She also had no stupas and her legs were in pointed shape. She had elongated ears, and not far from them, in the middle of her head, only one big eye. Her hair was maroon-pink, combed in a mohawk. She cannot be named ugly, but her appearance was unique.

Woman - Trix, listen, one of the guests wants to get to know you better.

And this exceptional-looking girl was approached by one of the female employees, a waitress if I have to be more precise.

Trix stopped playing the guitar and turned to the woman.

Trix - Are you sure it's me? Maybe you got it wrong with Leno?

She pointed to the other guitarist, a beautiful woman who had played in a band with her.

Woman - No, I even asked more, it's about you.

Trix - Another freak? Only they want me.

She put the guitar behind her and followed the woman to one of the private boxes.

Woman - To my surprise, not this time. The client is a rich asshole son our club's biggest sponsor, so be careful.

Trix - Asshole? If it turns out that I'm only going there to make fun of my appearance, then believe me, you will pick them up off the floor.

Woman - How scary. It's there.

She pointed to box number 3 and sent the Trix there.

Woman - Good luck.

Trix - Thanx!

A couple of young people were sitting on a round sofa and you can see they are thirsty for fun and alcohol men, the youngest was maybe 19 and the oldest 26. Besides them, there were sitting a couple of other female employees who entertained them.

Trix - Hey, I'll make sure again! It was me you wanted to invite?

Trix entered their entourage. She seemed quite a loose and relaxed person, not having interaction problems.

Man - Not us, but me.

One of them answered, the one in the middle. It was easy to see that he was boss here. His legs rested on the top of the glass table. He was wearing a leather jacket and expensive branded clothes. Green leaves replaced his hair and he had elven ears. He was even a handsome and well-built young man. Though he was far from the type that Trix liked.

After making sure it was her they wanted, Trix threw herself on the couch right next to the man.

Trix - So what? Beautiful sexy girls have already bored you?

She went about it casually, as if she were at home with her friends. She also reached for chips that were on the table and picked up a bottle of beer.

Man - Not so much bored as sometimes it is worth introducing some novelty to life.

What's your name?

Trix - Trix.

Man - Asil.

He introduced himself and put his arm around her.

Asil - Sometimes when I come here, I see that you play on stage, but I heard nothing about you.

Trix - Hah! And that's quite an interesting topic you've brought up, because you see, I think that's a bit about me you've heard of, but you don't know it. Do you know anything about the "Old House Monster" or "Devil from above the water"?

Asil - Yes, I've heard something about these town legends.

Trix - Then you've heard of me! I've been to those places and some kids saw me, and started spreading rumors about the monster! Look how popular I am! Ha ha!

She laughed at how other people saw her and turned it into a joke. She was impetuous and seemed strong.

Asil - It's a pity, even if I go to those places, I now know that the monsters that are there don't exist.

Trix - Sorry for ruining the fun!

She took a few more long gulps of beer, as did the other guests in the box, and the fun began.

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Trix - Fi, are you listening to me!?

Fi - Yes, yes.

Trix - So what did I just tell you!?

Fi - ....Well, you were with someone and he didn't pay you or something.

Trix - This is definitely more serious than "He didn't pay"! Feli, tell me you at least care!?

Feli - But Trix, what happened, happened. What good is it for us to hear you complain?

Trix - We're friends, almost like siblings, so you could at least care a little!

She was angry that Fi and Feli were ignoring her.

Today she woke up in bed in a hotel near where she worked. After a successful night at the club, she and the other girls were invited to spend the night at the hotel and of course sleep with their client.

The rented apartment had several rooms, one of which she and Asil took for a night out. Upon waking up, she saw that Asil was not in bed, so she got up and headed to the main room where she found a group of men. The rest of the purchased girls had already left the hotel and only she was left.

She was also about to leave the hotel, but before that, she expected her pay, but she didn't get what she was supposed to. Asil and the rest of his colleagues unanimously replied that they were not going to pay her any ter*. After asking why she wasn't getting paid, everyone started laughing at her and saying, "A monster like that should pay us, not the other way around." "With a body like that, you should be free," even Asil himself said, "Enjoy, that anyone wants you at all.

*ter is the name of the currency, e.g. euro=ter

Trix is ​​not a person who cares about insults about her, however, she did her job, gave her body and wanted to be paid for it. She was furious when she was refused money for such a reason and wanted to collect the money by force. She was going to attack, beat them so they would regret it.

However, after seeing that the girl was ready to attack, Asil and two others drew their pistols. The Trix might have been able to defeat them if they had fought barehanded, but with a weapon like that, it was a different matter, especially since she was surrounded on all sides. She had no choice but to accept her defeat and leave the hotel.

After leaving, she headed straight for her best friends, Fi and Feli. She entered their apartment and found them playing a board game.

Furious, she told them what had happened that night, but she was not listened to.

Trix - Damn!

She fell to her knees and slammed her fist against the floor.

Trix - I hate, hate, hate this! You don't know how much I want to punch this asshole!

Fi - So hit him, what's so hard about it?

Trix - The thing is, this asshole is the son of some other rich asshole who sponsors our club and I could get in trouble if I punch him, I'll probably get fired or worse. And alone, I'll lose to him. These guys had guns, so without preparation, with a couple at one a time, I don't stand a chance.

Feli - If you want to beat his ass, then just do it, and what comes after, comes later.

Trix - I wish I could borrow your dumb minds and not worry about a thing, but it's not that easy!

Fi - ....If you don't want to do anything about it then don't come here just to complain.

Trix - I want to do something about it! I just don't know how...

She leaned her hands on the couch and buried her head in them.

Fi - No, you don't know, you're just afraid! Coward!

Trix - Don't call me a coward just because I worry about others!

Fi - But you're afraid to do something, so you're a coward!

Trix - !!!

She knows from experience that Fi is not worth arguing with. He always says what he thinks and won't change his mind. Trix clutched her forehead, trying to think things through, but honestly, she's not one to think about things for long, so she stamped her foot on the floor and screamed,

Trix - ALRIGHT! So I'm going to punch him in the face! And you're coming with me!

Feli - But at the moment we are playing.

Fi - And I don't want to go beat up some guy I don't even know.

Trix - We're not going to beat one guy, to get to him, we're going to have to beat a lot of others. We're going on an adventure!

Trix knew well what words could convince her friends to act. After hearing the words "adventure" their eyes lit up and they excitedly got up from the couch they were playing on.

Fi, Feli - Adventure!!!

They shouted ready to leave.

Trix - There's only one problem.

Their enthusiasm cooled down.

Fi, Feli - ?

Trix - I have no idea where this asshole is.

Fi - Eh? So we're not going on an adventure?

Trix - I didn't say that, it's just that first we have to find a place where this adventure will be. Any ideas on how to find this place?

Fi, Feli - ...

Trix - ....

Unable to come up with a plan, they sat in silence for a while until someone knocked on their door.

"Knock, Knock"

Feli - Who is it?

Feli got up from the couch and opened the front door. She saw a large figure in front of her. She recognized it immediately and closed the door at the speed of light.

Feli - It's Garef!

Scared and stunned, she didn't know why she had come.

Garef - Don't close the door in my face! Open!

Trix - You'd better open up or it'll get worse.

She leaned over the couch and looked at Feli. Instead, the girl looked at her brother, who grabbed a pillow and held it as a shield.

Fi - I'm ready, be brave and open it. I believe in you! If anything happens, just know that you are the best sister in the world!

Feli - If anything happens, just know that I've always loved you!

The girl gathered her courage. She straightened her back, took a deep breath, and opened the door, revealing a terrifying monster. Then, with courage in her voice, she said,

Feli - I don't know what happened, but it's not us this time.

Garef - Ha!? Is it always because you guys did something when I come here?!

Feli - Yes

Fi - Yes

Trix - Yes

They all answered in turn. When they were children, sometimes she would come and take care of them. But in recent years, when they have grown up a bit, at least physically, because mentally they were still children, she only comes when they do something wrong.

Feli - So what's up?

She tilted her head, trying to think about the reason for the scary women's arrival.

Garef - Haven't you heard what the event is today?

Feli - Party!?

Fi - End of the world!?

Trix - Hmmm, my work colleagues were talking about some wind...

Garef - Yes, once every few years the wind is strong enough to blow away some of the dust and reveal some of the sky. If you want to see, you should go upstairs now.

For a moment they didn't know what to say, but after a few seconds Fi understood what the word "sky" meant.

Fi - Sky? Will we see the sky!? It's something blue, isn't it!?

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Feli - And the suns!? Will we see the suns?

Garef - I have no idea, go and see for yourself. This opportunity is rare, so don't miss it.

Fi and Feli looked at each other and immediately decided to run out of the building and head for the stairs leading to the surface.

Trix - Aren't you coming, auntie?

Although Trix called her Auntie, they are not related, but that is what she called the woman who took care of her and Fi and Feli when they were children.

Garef - No, I don't like crowds. I've seen it once in my life and that's enough for me.

Trix - I'll tell you what was seen!

And Trix, too, ran out of the apartment and headed for the main stairs leading to the surface.

Two main roads lead to the surface, the first is a long and wide staircase, and the second is a large elevator that can accommodate up to 30 people at a time. Fi, Feli and also Trix prefer to use the stairs where there is more space. It is also not a problem for them to climb, because they are physically very fit. The ascent and descent hardly tire them at all. And Feli has it even easier. Instead of climbing normally, she flies over the stairs, after all, that's what she has wings for.

Fi - Hurry up Trix or we'll leave you!

He shouted to a girl who was far away. She ran out of the apartment later, so she was further away too. However, as Fi and Feli ran a little slower for her, she caught up with them in no time.

Fi - They say the suns are yellow, right?

Feli - And the clouds are white!

Everything they knew about the sky and what was beyond the dust came from books, comics, and other people's stories. They never got a chance to see the sky or the sun. The same applies to large trees, large patches of greenery and nature in general. In the city you can find at most some small flowers, bushes and possibly small trees.

Trix - But when the suns reveal themselves, don't look at them!

Fi- What? Why!?

Trix - I heard you can go blind if you look at them.

Feli - Burns out the eyes? I don't want my eyes to burn!

Trix - I mean, I don't know how it works, but I heard it's dangerous.

Fi - So what, people 600 years ago didn't look up either because otherwise they would have lost their eyes?

Trix - ....Um.... Ah! Don't ask me such hard questions, I have no idea! Let's check it out!

Fi, Feli - Yes!

They reached the surface. It was as dark up there as downstairs. No sky could be seen, only black dust from behind the dome. However, there was better airflow, because the wind passed through the shell without any problems.

And the wind was really strong that day. At times it was hard to open eyes so that the wind wouldn't blow against them. They found themselves among a great crowd who also came to admire what would be revealed from behind the dust.

Everyone waited impatiently for the wind to be strong enough to clear the sky. They were looking high up, which caused a little pain in their necks.

Suddenly, an incredibly strong wind blew. Those who had hats had to catch them to keep them from flying away. Everyone's hair was in waves, blocking their view, so they had to brush it back. Women wearing flared dresses had to be careful not to accidentally attract the eyes of men☺. Many closed their eyes or put their hands over them to keep them safe, but eventually they all looked up and saw what they had come for. No one paid any attention to the hats or the sight of the ladies. Everyone, without exception, stared breathlessly at this amazing sight.

A small patch of clear blue sky emerged from behind a thick layer of dust. Such a clear blue color they had not even dreamed of in their dreams. And on the big blue blanket were two suns, one much smaller than the other. A powerful light such as they had never experienced before, entered their eyes.

It hurt and hit the eyes, but no one dared look away because it was too awesome.

Fili, Feli, Trix, each of them stood silently watching this strange phenomenon, their eyes turned upwards until the last second, until the dust again covered the exposed patch of sky.

Fi - Wow, that was something.

Feli - Eh.. But why so short...

Even these siblings, who are usually not interested in anything but toys and comics, were amazed at the moment.

Trix - Maybe if we wait, it will show up again?

Feli - Yes, let's wait!

Fi - Uhm.

They agreed right away. And they waited another half hour to see the sky again. But it no longer appeared. The wind gradually died down, and the races* began to disperse to their homes and work.

*races - Instead of using the general term "humans", I will use the word "races". Because humans are just one of the many races that exist in this world.

Many more races had the idea of ​​staying and waiting in this place, but slowly they too realized that they would not see this sight again, at least not any time soon. So everyone started to disperse, then one voice emerged from the crowd.

??? - Exactly 600 years ago, miners discovered huge deposits of unknown dust under the earth's surface!

It was a man with brown hair, a tail, and elk horns. Motivational speeches were often heard in the main square. That was their job. Even living in such a place all their lives, even getting used to the fact that there is no sky and no sun, that you can't go outside but stay inside the domed city forever, there are races that lose hope. Many people do not see the point in further life, saying that the end of the world has come and it must end, which is why many activist groups have been created that want to restore this faith.

The publisher was standing next to a statue of a man. Probably some important person.

Man - But they couldn't stop this deadly dust. Over the next 20 years, black dust covered the entire world, destroying it.

That was the story everyone knew. If only this great deposit of dust had not been found, perhaps, right now, the sky and the suns could still be admired.

Man - It was a great catastrophe, an apocalypse... But we survived! We found a way to survive! Protecting ourselves in domed cities, we can still live, we can still enjoy, get to know, love. Just because we can't admire the sky every day doesn't mean we can't live! Dust or no dust, even if we have to take injections every week to survive, we're still standing here, so let's make the most of it!

Fi and the others paid no attention to this speech and began to turn back to go underground.

Fi - I wonder if we will ever see it again.

Feli- Maybe tomorrow!?

Trix - Such an opportunity comes only once every few years, and maybe even longer.

Feli - Oh... Then we'll wait until in a few years, right Filyy?

Fi - Yes, and next time let's climb a tall building to see the sky even closer!

Feli - Yes!

Trix - I'll join you too! But back to this morning, how to find this asshole?

The sun has been and gone, now it's time to go back to the things they left off.

Fi - Shall we search all the houses in town?

Feli - Shall we make an announcement?

Trix - No, none of this will work. Eh....I would like to hit him so much...

They descended the large stairs to the lower part of the underground.

Trix - I could probably meet him again at the club, but I don't want to hit him in a place like this. I'm going to lose my job right away and it's going to be even worse for me.

Feli - Then why don't you follow him and see where he lives?

Trix - Yes, it's probably the only solution.

They walked for several more minutes until they finally reached the bottom.

??? - It's you!

They were stopped by an unknown person. The boy with red hair. He had red scales in some places on his body, but they were few and far between. He had two fangs in his teeth. He looked to be in his early twenties, maybe a little under twenty. One of his legs was bandaged at the ankle and he was on crutches.

Fi - Me?

The boy pointed at Fi, but Fi didn't recognize him at all.

Boy - Yes, I'm lucky I noticed you. I'm from yesterday, remember?

Fi - ?

He still had no idea who the stranger was.

Boy - You saved me when I was attacked by a group of thugs, I mean... you hit me too.... and actually that one hit of yours hurt way more than them..... But you saved me.

Fi - Aaaaaah.... I guess there was something like that...

Fi didn't have a good memory for things that weren't important to him. But he managed to make a connection.

Fi - So what's up?

Boy - Before you came, these guys took my wallet, do you have it? It was black with blue stitching.

The boy thought for a moment.

Fi - I don't think I've seen anything like that.... I gave everything to Kebamakio and Kebamister...

Boy - Keba....? Can you tell me where they are? I'd like to know if they happen to have it.

Fi - No problem, by the way,

He looked at Feli and Trix,

Fi - We'll have breakfast, shall we?

Feli - Yes, I'm hungry!

Trix - Why not.

And so the four headed to the kebab shop, but they walked at a slow pace, because otherwise the boy walking on crutches would not keep up.

Fi- What happened to you?

Boy - Ah, it's since yesterday, I sprained my ankle.

Fi - ..... Just for yesterday? ....

He said quietly to himself. Fi didn't realize the difference between him and the others.

Trix - Ow, I'm sorry. I wouldn't want to be in your place.

Boy - ...It's rather obvious.... By the way, may I ask what race you are from?

Trix's appearance attracted the attention of many people.

Trix - I'm not sure myself, my mother died quickly and I didn't have time to ask her, but I think it's something from a cyclops and something else. By the way, what should I call you?

Boy - I'm Coin.

Trix - And I'm Trix,....I just thought! Fili, Feli, this asshole who cheated on me, his name is Asil, if you hear his name somewhere, then say it.

Coin - Asil? About 23 years old with green leaves and elven ears?

Trix- Huh? Do you know him? I have to beat you too!?

She grabbed Coin's arm and brought her face close to his, threatening him.

Coin - What!? No! I only heard about him from my older brother. My brother is the city guard and he is checking on Asil's father. He wants to find irrefutable evidence of his illegal activities and apprehend him. And, I also heard a little about his son, this Asil.

Trix - Oh... So in other words, you can know where this Asil guy lives, right?

She smiled slightly ominously, hanging around Coin's neck.

Coin - ....M-maybe. But I shouldn't reveal it to outsiders.

Trix - Attention group! Stop! We're not leaving until Coin tells us where to find the asshole!

They obeyed the Trix and stood still, waiting for events to unfold.

Coin - What? No, I won't! I can't reveal such things.

Trix - Either you tell us or we won't give you your wallet.

Coin - .....I-I can't reveal things like that, it could get my brother in trouble.

He wasn't sure what to do, but the wallet seemed to be extremely important to him. He fought with his own thoughts.

Trix - In that case, we say goodbye, and we will not take you anywhere. Fili, Feli, let's go somewhere else.

Trix grabbed her friends and started walking away with them when,

Coin - .......O-okay..... But don't tell anyone I told you.

Trix - The deal is done.

She smiled victoriously knowing she could get her revenge.

Fi - So we're going on an adventure after all!

Feli - Let's go!

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Makio was on the surface. Like everyone else, she admired this amazing phenomenon that was the sky and the sun, although she did it on occasion, because her purpose was different.

After the show, she moved to another part of the city to a large square. There were 3 stands in the square, each of which had a long queue, each with maybe even 50 people, and they kept coming. However, these queues shortened very quickly, so even if you were at the end, you only had to wait a few minutes.

The girl stood in the first line, from the right, and waited her turn.

??? - I don't want it! I don't want!

From one of the queues came the scream of a small child. And there was nothing unusual about it because hardly anyone liked needles, and this line was for an injection.

This injection is given to everyone, from birth to death, every week. The dust that covered the whole world not only suffocated, but also poisoned. This injection was supposed to protect against the symptoms of poisoning, in other words, against death.

Every person living in the city was listed and each was assigned 1 injection on a specific day, once a week. Today was the day Makio took the injection.

Finally it was her turn. As always, she sat down in the chair where the predecessors sat and uncovered her arm from the sleeve.

Nurse - Number?

Makio - 32110

The second nurse searched through the long list that lay on the table, finally found the number listed. She marked her presence. At the same time, the second nurse stuck the needle into the arm, injected the contents of the drug, and applied a small piece of tissue paper to the arm.

Nurse - It's done, see you next week.

After the command, Makio got up from her seat.

Makio - See you later.

She said goodbye and began to return to the underground, to her home and work. To go down, she used a large elevator, which takes you from the top to the bottom much faster than the stairs.

The elevator was crowded as many races were returning from the show. It was hard to breathe and move in such a crowd, but after a while the elevator opened and half the people came out to the upper part of the underground. Makio stayed because she was going even lower, to the lower part of the underground. After a while, the elevator went down to the very bottom and Makio went outside. There wasn't much of a difference between the 3 parts of the city, although the top smelled the best. Unlike underground, where the air is musty and heavy, there is a constant breeze on the surface. This also meant that apartments above the ground were definitely more expensive and only people with good earnings lived there. Makio lived in a poverty-stricken area.

She was walking through a dimly lit city, where from time to time you could see a drunk or someone who had just smoked. However, having lived in this place since she was a child, it no longer impressed her. Besides, it wasn't as bad as some on the surface said. There were many nice and trustworthy people here. There were various shops here, albeit inexpensive. And many other things necessary for life. As for crimes, there was a so-called "code" that everyone voluntarily followed, gangs, mafias and other smaller organizations did not enter their premises, and ordinary people did not care. It made for a certain peace here.

Makio reached the kebab shop where she worked. Downstairs was a restaurant and upstairs was her house. Only her sick mother was at home, while her father worked elsewhere.

Instead of going inside, she stood frozen staring through the windows. There were uninvited guests inside. Her heart began to beat like crazy with fear. She knew it was bad. However, she was more worried about the safety of her grandfather, who was there with the thugs.

She took a deep breath to reassure herself and stepped inside.

Makio - Can I help you somehow?

She asked as soon as she entered. The scene she saw terrified her as well as worried her. Just like the day before, her grandfather was battered. He was sitting on the floor, leaning against the counter, surrounded by young men.

Man - So she came. You're an employee here and his granddaughter, right? It just so happens that we've been waiting for you.

Kebamister - No! Please! I run this place, if you want anything, it's only from me!

Man - Shut up!

The thug kicked the old man in the head, closing his mouth.

Man - Yesterday, another group came to collect the payment, but we found that they were defeated and the money was returned to you. So now, in exchange for what happened, your debt tripled. But you're lucky. Our boss is understanding and knows that you won't get this sum so quickly, so you have time until tomorrow.

After hearing how much time they have, Makio got scared. It was like a dream, like a nightmare. She couldn't believe what she heard. Their whole lives fell at their feet.

Makio - Huh!? It is impossible! We won't make it, we didn't even have enough to pay the normal sum.

Man - What do we care? You have time until tomorrow, although it would be more accurate to say your grandfather has time until tomorrow.

Makio - Eh?

They started approaching her. She didn't know what was going on or what she should do. She took a step back in fear. And that's when they pounced on her.

Makio - What are you going to do to me!?

One of the thugs grabbed her arm.

Makio - No! Leave me!

She struggled as more of them grabbed her. They put her to the ground. Her tail was curled and her fur bristled.

Man - Don't struggle, you'll be fine. ..... Until tomorrow, you'll be fine.

The thug signaled again that the time to collect the money ends tomorrow. Men felt satisfaction by bullying the weaker. They started laughing disgustingly.

Kabamister - No! Please don't take her! Don't hurt her! Please!

Man - If you don't want anything to happen to her, there's supposed to be 60,000 ter here tomorrow. Haha!

He started laughing again with a creepy smile.

Maki - No! Sto-

-p wanted to say, but one of the men punched her hard enough that the woman lost consciousness.

Kebamister - No!

The old man couldn't sit still. Even though he knew he had no chance, he decided to act.

He bared his canine fangs in anger and ran to them. He grabbed the shirt closest to him, trying to pull him away from his granddaughter, but he was quickly pushed away. He was already weak and old, and after being pushed, he fell to the cold floor, and it was difficult for him to get up.

After he fell, everyone started making fun of him and laughing.

Man - You have time until 7pm tomorrow, you better have that money.

The thugs left with the unconscious Makio. The races standing outside noticed the girl, and guessed what had happened, but no one dared to react. Nobody wanted to stand up to the mafia.

The old man was left alone. He was sitting on the floor of his place. He cringed and couldn't hold back his tears. Even though he was old and had been through a lot, he cried like a baby.

Kebamister - What am I going to do now, hlick?

He was talking to himself, pausing from time to time to cry.

Kabamister - And what am I going to tell my son and daughter-in-law now, hlip?

Makio's mother was ill. At the moment, she was upstairs in her room, most likely in bed. She had no idea about the problems her family was facing. Nobody wanted to worry her about these things. Makio's father worked in another part of the city, and it is mainly from his earnings that the family can afford medicines for his mother. He would come home late in the evening and leave early in the morning, and while he knew about some of the problems, he had no idea how big they were.

Kebamister - I'll have to tell him. Hlip. We'll take all the savings, ask the neighbors, hlip. We'll ask the other grandparents if they can give something, hlip.... Maybe...maybe something will come up, hlip.

He tried to cheer himself up, but no matter how long he kept saying it, he had little hope that it would work.

Curled up, taking no further action, he sat on the floor in silence for a few more minutes. All he could hear was murmurs from the street and the occasional hiccup he had from crying.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps and the door to the restaurant opened.

Fi, Feli - Kebamister! Kebamakio! We came....

They started shouting in cheerful voices, but their joy quickly passed when they saw an old man sitting on the floor. His head was bruised, with traces of blood visible from one spot. His eyes were red from crying and he looked miserable.

Trix - What happened, old man!?

Trix immediately ran over to him, checking his condition.

Kebamister - Ah, this? That's nothing...

He said so, but then something got stuck in his throat.

Kebamister - [Is this supposed to be nothing? It's supposed to be nothing!? What am I saying!?]

His thoughts took on an angry form and his face changed from shattered and sad to angrier.

Kebamister - They took Makio! They took her and won't give her back until I have the money for tomorrow! Tomorrow! Tomorrow they will kill her!

Trix - Who? What happened?

Kebamister - It's...

The old man grabbed his forehead and slowly got to his feet. He walked over to Fi and grabbed him by the shoulders with both hands.

Kebamister - These are the people you beat up yesterday! Now they want even more than yesterday! And they took Makio! If only yesterday you hadn't done anything to them!

He let out his anger by shouting at the boy. He shook his shoulders and looked like he wanted to hit him.

Trix - Old Man! I don't know what happened, but don't you dare blame Fi! He didn't hurt you and he didn't take Makio!

The girl immediately defended her friend, whom she considered almost a brother. She knew that no matter what Fi did, he didn't mean it badly.

Trix - Do you know where Makio is now? Where did they take her? We can save her ourselves.

Kabamister - Don't talk nonsense! You're just kids! You can't do anything, it's the whole gang, the whole mafia!

He immediately dismissed the thought of saving her. As an older man, he knew how cruel life could be. He knew a suicide mission wouldn't help in this situation.

Coin was listening to the whole conversation. On the one hand, he knew it wasn't his problem, on the other hand, he couldn't just let it go.

Coin - Em,.... sorry to butt in, but is this "gang" called "Blue Cobra"?

He spoke uninvited.

Kebamister - Yes... yes, that's what they were called, and are you?

Coin - The blue cobra is a gang run by this Asil's father.

He ignored the old man's question and hurried to explain.

Coin - Their base is the same place I told you about.

Trix - So can we find Makio there?

Coin - I think so. But don't even try to go there! I'll tell my brother what's going on, he'll mobilize the guard and-

Fi - Kebamister!

The boy, as if not hearing what Coin was saying, approached the old man.

Fi - It's really my fault this time, so I'll bring Makio back, I promise!

He was sure of what he promised. Without waiting for an answer, Fi grabbed his sister's hand and ran out of the building.

Feli - Me too, I promise!

Just like her brother, she promised to bring Makio back.

Fi - Trix, where is it?

Trix ran right after them, also not listening to what the old man behind her had to say.

Trix - Their base is on the surface, we have to run up. But first, I want to get my toys out of the house.

She smiled at the thought of using the devices she was working on. Likewise, Fi and Feli became very excited about the use of "toys". Their eyes shone with curiosity, and completely forgetting the seriousness of the situation, they unanimously exclaimed,

Fi, Feli - Toys!

They rushed to Trix's apartment, which was in the same building and on the same floor as Fi and Feli. They entered her room. It was much tidier than the siblings' room. The room was decorated in a bold style, in red colors. There was one guitar on the wall, and some ornaments around it.

Trix walked over to the cupboard and opened the lowest drawer. She took out several spherical and strange-looking objects. Fi and Feli looked at them with great interest, but Trix gave them nothing.

Trix - So now, to the rescue of Makio!

They left the apartment and then the column. They reached the stairs and ran up them to the surface. While the average person would take about 40 minutes to climb these stairs, they were at the top in less than 10 minutes. Remembering what Coin had said, Trix led everyone to the periphery of the dome, where they found the building they were looking for.

They hid behind one of the buildings and watched the base.

It was cut off by a high fence, and there were several guards inside. At first glance, they looked vulnerable, but that was just appearances. They hid their weapons so that the city guards would not notice them, although it was probably only by arrangement, because the guards probably knew about this place, they were only bribed not to do anything about it.

Trix - Well, it's time to use my beauties.

Trix took from her bag a certain device, spherical but uneven in shape. It was painted neon pink.

Trix - Ready?

Fi, Feli-Ye-! I means yes!

At first they were about to scream out loud their excitement, but after a while they shut up and did it in a whisper so that they wouldn't be heard.

Trix - So here we go,

Trix came out of hiding and immediately, so that the guards did not notice her, she threw the device behind the gate. As soon as it fell, it started spinning and making a hissing sound. Immediately after that, huge clouds of pink smoke began to fly from the device. It was a smoke bomb.

With the cover of smoke and the confusion of the guards, Trix, Fi and Feli easily jumped over the fence, and the action began.

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