Ignavus : City of Blood

Act 37 : An Island Beyond

“We don’t have to think about it that much, sis.”

Gads Gilmore fell into discern of the warning in the same way of his sister does. In spite of his effort for relinquishing confusion within the mind, sudden attendance of Angela Rhapsody and her announcement made entry into their thoughts in depth. She mentioned of someone important to Aldo Meridic that Shanice has killed.

A query that would be difficult to find its exact solution in a glance, it is the current issue they have had in mind. Gads Gilmore braved himself to approach the hooded remains on the ground. His surveillance drone also flying downwards to get closer for immediate record. The bearded man started it off by opening his cloak that were gotten dirty by massive amount of blood upon its cloth,” You’ve murdered this man in seconds. Better safe than sorry, I see.” He glanced a bit towards the leader that was standing close to the stalk. Her eyelids fluttered when meeting direct gaze from Gads Gilmore whose figure was standing adjacent to the corpse.

Those were never the kinds of flustered look in his opinion, but rather about her disconcerted feeling after an unexpected hassle they have faced.

“I can’t really know if that man’s related to Aldo Meridic, can I? It’s not entirely my fault.” She reasoned. The bearded man nodded in answer to her insinuation. It is the sole response for their current event, for anything else would be considered harmful to the confidence of the leader instead. Gads Gilmore has no sort of footage to back-up her claim. To investigate further, he required to divulge them one by one in adequate portion rather than diving into the problems directly,”Yeah, I would definitely do the same if I were you.” said the bearded man to follow.

~beep-beep~

‘He was dead instantly because of internal hemmorhage. In 100 % percentage, the reason of his death was due to excessive contact against spreading bullets in extreme speed.’

The surveillance drone added its brief analysis in subsequent manner to the red laser scanner that its frontward sensor had captured. Such functions was driven in automated fashion whenever the drone detected signs of its owner in investigation down below, carried a hunch of its insight towards the event occurred and given a word of thought to digest.

Yet, the bearded man baffled,” It’s so obvious, Jimmy. I can see many bullet wounds on the body, it’s useless to inform me that way or another.” He griped. As if the drone caught his stint of irritation, it immediately drifts backwards to make some space for the man,”Well, I suppose it’s close to one month. I need to repair its function in a blitz.” He muttered.

“You named your drone, Gads? I’ve never thought you..”

Shanice weirded out by his advance. Whilst the curly-haired woman assisted her brother in the gun shop, Gads Gilmore never buzzed up those monikers towards the flying drones inbound. Today is the first time for her to learn of such human-like names that the bearded man assigned.

“It’s not much. I’ve tried to identify them with personality intact, so I’ve come up to that name afterwards.” The bearded man replied,”Anyway, I’ve found no one in my list that would be considered close to that overlord. Do you have ideas on who he is?”

Gads Gilmore has examined his database of Axeport city residents he downloaded from the Police station at Brathe. So far, no one resembles infamous last name of the notorious billionaire at all in every name list stretch. His pointed chin and crooked nose missed each mark of any registered face shape within the police archive,”Hm, not only I’ve found none for his name, I’ve located neither face that matched any identification number on the residents list.” He rubbed his chin in bewilderment of such personality before him,”I guess we’ll have to carry these informations to Gannaro. He probably have this man’s identity at hand.”

“Yeah, that will do. We have a plant to catch.”

~tap-tap-tap~

Shanice trailed the cobblestone pathways before her brother does. They have less than thirty minutes to arrive near the coast in their current speed. Angela Rhapsody was eager to inform them of the upcoming calamity. Yet, they have no further ideas over how it would be unfolded before them as they descended down to the coastline,” There’s our target. Could your Jimmy find us a boat down there?” Shanice asked midway through the staircase. Gads Gilmore immediately supervised his device whilst roving down behind.

~beep-beep~

He inputs a profound detail on their presumable target. The trackers implanted within his surveillance drones have advised them to take a sunlight-powered motorboat. It is a common ride to find at the dockyard of Neatol. Every household owned at least one for their fishing business, no matter of how their profession aligned with such time-consuming parade. Gads and Shanice also inherited one from their foster parents that took care of them after grand escapade from the cold hands of Gannaro. So, either of them could drive any of those technology with ease.

‘I’ve estimated of two boats located down the river end across the north. It has four knots capabilities and a fishing net to use. I assumed it would have been dragged away from the close-knitted water bodies of Neatol at some point.’

The automated system programmed both objectives into two separate blue dots on the map. They were splitted up to twenty meters in between. From the surveillance drones speedy database, it has similar features that brought them identical in every sense, so they have no mandate to find which one is suitable for them as it is relatively alike,” What’s your hunch of these pair, sis?” Gads Gilmore asked after its picture transferred into her goggles. He was already dropped himself under nearby tent as the heatstroke hits hard above the head. For Shanice, however, such meandering intrusion would never halt her advance forward.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for someone to consider options amidst their blistering speed. Shanice ended up her sprint and take shelter below the mango trees planted near the cobblestone stairs,. The curly-haired woman stopped her pace downwards to look closely upon the choice offered. Based on statistics alone, the surveillance program has deducted that it is indeed a duplicate of regular fishing boat they often used at the shore of Neatol. But, a woman with bountiful experience down her alley definitely grasps another form of matter they have to discern about,”I think the one near the downstream would have better speed. Look at the helm, that triangular-shaped nose should be more useful for us to take its maximum speed without hindrance from the winds.” Shanice laid out her thoughts before the options they have had.

“I concur with you, sis. I’ve added our boat with that kind of part, as well.” Gads Gilmore bobbed.

~tap-tap-tap~

Shanice hopped first into the fishing boat before her brother who was left way behind. Gads Gilmore controlled his drone to arrive at the island firsthand as the bearded man strides down the stairs in sluggish fashion. Their preceding arrival would be necessary for their entire hunt. It is one sort of safety measure that should never be taken lightly, for its surveillance technology could determine their success in one flick.

“Okay, whose skills are better at the steering wheel?”

Gads Gilmore glanced towards his sister whilst peeping over the deck. A common courtesy for the bearded man to ask her deduction before proposing his thoughts forwards. In regards to boat-driving abilities, Gads Gilmore had more experience in his hand than her sister at the most. Their vessel near the seashore of Neatol was bought with his savings. Although the entire negotiation process was neatly in Shanice’s pocket, Gads Gilmore used their boat in every evening to relax his muscles before the sea, so his capabilities in working the boat is regarded the best amongst the two.

And thus, the leader raised both hands and levelled them up before the chest,” It’s up to you. If it’s me, I ain’t gonna take us in a safe ride. I can’t see rocks that good, so I hope you’ll be fast in repairing those holes while we’re sailing across.” She smirked.

~vroom-vroom~

Gads Gilmore handled the ship as its helmsman on board. Shanice acted as his sailor and the watchperson to monitor over the ship engine and the obstacles beyond. The curly-haired woman perceives the maps visualised on the right goggles during her observation to the sea up front,”Keep our pace at 8 knots and we’ll arrive in twenty minutes early. Is it manageable for you , Gads?” Shanice pulled out the monocular from the deck and utilised it for viewing the blue ocean ahead.

Hanging onto his attention towards the front, the bearded man lifted his shoulder slightly upwards,” I don’t want to say it’s a promise, but I’ll surely do my best.” He answered.

In the era of New Pangaea, the horizon would terrify most fisherman than ever before. No land was formed past the shoreline of their sole continent. A land-less ocean where marine life reigns and boundless mystery that are yet to be solved. The scientists have been stated about likelihood of an alien-made continent at the far center of the borderless ocean on earth’s land-less side.

~splash~

Waves hit the hull occasionally during their voyage across. The sunshine curdled into faint yellow once passing the low-end of the sky. They were fortunate for it was no cloud upon the head throughout the ocean ride. Its water surface were calm and collected, swaying their boat back and forth in manageable course. Gads Gilmore could maintain their speed into 8 knots in a way that the leader had suggested earlier because of such tranquil sea bodies beneath.

“That’s wholly different than what we’ve been talked about.”

Shanice perceived a watchtower nestled across the edge of the island. Concrete fences lined up across the edge of the shorelines and barred entry for outsiders without permission from inside. Somebody have been occupied the island before they disembarked. The lighthouse functioned properly as it is lightened up from the peak.Gads Gilmore noticed that, as well, that the bearded man changed their straight course towards the island immediately once settled with its apparent condition,” Damn it! When I thought it should be a walk in the park for us, something bad happened.” He pouted to himself whilst pounding on the steering wheel of the boat.  

~beep-beep~

‘Two beeping source found within the barred area. Shall I proceed with safest route for the boat?’

The bot system announced. Its automated mechanism could calculate risk and predict chance of their success upon every mission. For now, the bot assumed their chance to be weighing under 60 % to locate the plant they wished to have. It is lowered from almost eighty percent recently after they found someone have created their own shelter way before,”And we’ve got 40 percent chance of missing out those petals. It’s been awhile since I’ve had an entertainment like this for a challenge.” Shanice grumbled slightly.

Her eyes filled with energy when c*****g her customised weapon at hand. The hunt will be bloody for the two of them, that is the requirements for getting a cure to John’s revival. They wanted to have his power to save the day. His ruthless veracity and strong will has killed fearful beast that the leader herself feared. So, it is definitely worthwhile for the curly-haired woman to risk her life onwards.

“We’ll have to swim, I think. You come or not?”

Shanice gently asked. Yet, it is fairly short for the woman to continue forward and prepared for a jump across the ledge,”Nah, You have to prepare our getaway, it’s the better choice for us both. Assist me with the drones, okay?” she ordered afterwards.

The bearded man could mutter no other words than to bear her request in short seconds before she departed down the calm surface of the ocean,” Be safe down there!” he muttered as a part of his line to company her across.