At night in Pluvia's territory. Snow's falling slowly in the night sky. Streetlights along the road. A peaceful night for everyone. And there's Clara, standing on the top of a building, watching through the city from above.
"Nothing unusual." She mumble to herself.
She keep walking down the road. Avoiding guards patrolling at night as she keep looking around. Unlike Nein who have {Tracer} she doesn't have such oriented ability with her arts. Simply because she doesn't want to think hard by dividing her mind.
"Empty... Let's go home then." She says as she about to leave.
"HELP!!"
A voice coming from another corner of the road caught her attention. A voice of a woman in trouble. She waste no time and immediately went to investigate.
Meanwhile, in Kivia's office. Both of Trawa and Pluvia's leader sitting together for a meeting since the other two already returned to their country and unable to lend their forces due to internal conflict currently occuring within their own territory.
"So how about the investigation duchess Flora?" Kivia asked to Trawa duchess.
"I afraid I have no news regarding this matter duchess Kivia. I've told my people to do what Mr.Nein suggesting. There's no unusual activity nearby nor unidentified individual in my duchy." She explain briefly before looking at the duke of Pluvia.
"It's same for my case duchess. But I've found something irrelevant with our problem instead and is grateful for it." He says with a polite smile to melt the ice.
"Mind telling us?." Flora asked while leaning forward curiously.
"I've discovered a slave market hidden inside my country." He says with serious expression.
Back to Clara, after defeating the people chasing the woman she begin to ask what happened and immediately filled with hope.
The woman, Linda, were a captive escaped from a slaves market hidden deep inside the ground. Clara simply nods and let the woman leave after telling her where the closest guards are.
And with that, she leave her spot and letting the severed body freeze on the snow behind her. To the slave market to complete her tasks.
Deep underneath the white soil of Pluvia lies a child. The boy's sitting behind the bars with tired eyes. A boy with golden hair that lost his family in a civil war and got caught while running away.
A boy who lived a good life and promising talent now helpless inside a small cage in this strange place. But despite his situation, determination is clear in his eyes as he pray for power, for strength to revenge his family.
He gets up from his spot and walk toward the cage's door. He holds the cold bars and closing his eyes as he prays. And then...
Tap. Tap.
A footsteps. He open his eyes quickly and saw someone standing Infront of him. A girl slightly shorter than him, the room suddenly get colder than before and makes him back down slightly.
"...Who...are you...?" He ask anxiously.
The girl doesn't answer, instead she walk closer and grab the steel bars and break it effortlessly. The metals shattered to the floor as she enter the cage and standing before him.
"Why are you here?" She ask, her tone indifferent.
Her voice startled him. He's seated on the floor by her sheer presence. He think to himself maybe his prayers may be answered. He calm himself down and brave himself to stand up straight while using the steel bars to steadying himself.
"My...I lost my family from war. And the people who responsible for that deserted me and I ended up caught by these slave trader." He explain briefly.
"What is it you wanted?" She ask again.
He's silent and begin to straighten up properly. He clench his hand and looking straight to the girls eyes with determination.
"I want...power. I'll make those peoples pay for everything and...I'll do anything to achieve that!. So please...grant me power and I'll do anything!." His voice certain and clear as he kneel down to her.
"... What's your name?"
"I'm Ryan. Ryan Wright."
The girl's eyes fixed to the boy kneeling form. She's silent for a brief moment before speaking again.
"I shall give you what you wanted if you willing to join me and help me find more member in my stead. Now lift your head."
He do as she said and looking intensionally at her. She raise her hand and make a little cut on her finger. The blood begin to freeze forming a red crystal. She move her hand holding the small crystal to him.
He's eyeing the crystal infront of him and take it. There's no turning back now. It's his only chance to get power. To get his revenge. He swallows the crystal and immediately feels the effect.
"Cough, cough!."
He collapse to the floor and feels his body changing. His hair losing its color as he struggles to keeping his eyes open. He looks at the girl as he begin losing consciousness. The pain is clear as if his organ were freezing from inside.
The girl kneeling beside him and smiles faintly at the results. She looks at the boy's greyish hair and whispers.
"I welcome you to winter fog, Ryan." She whisper to him before he passed out.
And with that, Clara who's been speaking following the script sigh deeply. Now as Nein told her, all she need to do is to let everything goes by its own. The infection should be starting now and Ryan will awake in no time.
She found this room after sneaking through the security and noticed one particular place with no one's guarding it. Her job is done now, and it's time to return to tell Nein about it.
Meanwhile in Nein's room. He's still awake, waiting for her to return. He sit by the window. August already giving him permission to use his manor as he returned to Bellona.
"Brother..." She suddenly called while hanging outside the window.
"Oh, you're arrived. So how's it?" He move aside to let her in.
"I got someone. His name is Ryan Wright. A boy who lost his family and determined to revenge for them."
"Oh? That's a good pick. Where did you find him?"
"In a slave market."
Nein paused and looking at her in disbelief. He doesn't ask more about the details, thinking it's not his business.
"So did you say what in the in the script?"
"Yes. My appearance considered mysterious to him as I gave him a bit of my blood to infect him. Making sure to tell him the name of the organization before he completely passed out." She explain briefly as she sat down by the edge of the bed.
He hums approvingly as he shift closer to her side before rubbing her hair.
"Good job. Now all we need to do is to guide that boy to do the rest of it. And remember, you and Nivalis will work together to establish this group of yours."
Hearing that, she nods slowly while looking more exhausted that ever. She's not really into this kind of thing, but after Nein said it's necessary for her goal, she had no choice but to force herself.
"I'll try my best."
He smiles and gets off the bed to grab something from his drawer. A small box of white chocolate and strawberry cupcake. He kneel down Infront of her and speak.
"Here. I never really apologizing to you properly didn't I? Not even when I gave you that scar. And that's why...I'm sorry Clara, and happy birthday."
Today's is 6th March, the day where she was born. She's stunned by his actions. Not even her remember that and she already move on from the past. The day where they first met on earth play back in her head. The day where they're still a stranger and see each other no more than a rival.
She immediately hugging him tightly. And for the first time, she smiles warmly in his arms. It's a simple things that means everything. She's never expecting this from him but doesn't hate it either as she notices the similarities of this.
"Thank you. Nein..."
His smile deepen from her words. It feels good to hear it. To finally apologize for everything and make up with her. Since she's the one that he most likely to avoid back then and only watching over the shadows when Sara's the only one treating her like a human being rather as a weapon.
Meanwhile, back to where Ryan is. He's already awake and feels his body changing. He saw his reflection in the mirror and laugh.
"I see...so I need to prove myself first then. Just you wait my savior. I'll make sure to fulfill your expectations and finally have my revenge. Starting from my first mission you gave me."
And without the siblings even know. This organization they created will become this world turning point in the future.