Secrets of the Ancients
7 - “Double Agency”
Regulus sat in the park eating his lunch as he saw Bahamut slowly proceed towards him without any direct form of eye contact. Regulus pretended to ignore him as he ate his food, enjoying the wet flavour of the lettuce mixed with the dry bread and salty ham.
Bahamut sat beside the man as he took out a paper. He only began to speak as he proceeded a few pages in.
“So have you got anything yet?”
“Yes.”
“Well, what?”
“First I have to tell you that I’ve told the Star Syndicate about people trying to find out what the Department is up to.”
“Why?”
“It’s so they will trust me more. However, I won’t tell them about you.”
Regulus avoided shaking his head as he remembered telling the Star Syndicate he was acting as a fake worker for the Department. They didn’t even raise a doubt of disbelief. Here he was, ready to tell Bahamut about the corporation’s plans.
“What have you found out?” asked Bahamut as he continued to attempt a crossword puzzle.
“A few things,” said Regulus as he proceeded to his second sandwich, “The Star Syndicate was definitely after those books. I don’t know who stole them, but they were apparently using a strange kind of technology that the Department does not have.”
“They want to get pass the Creator’s doors, don’t they?”
“Yes. I also heard some rumour that they set fire to the building a few doors down from the Endless to gain distraction. But as I said before, I don’t know who it was.”
Regulus kept his face true and calm. He was aware of the fact that he had told Bahamut a lie and that he had told the Star Syndicate about giving their enemy misleading data. Of course, the plan was working accordingly and soon they would most likely gain access to the city core’s secrets. The Creator’s secrets. A memory came to him as he took out a white envelope, facing Bahamut and handing it to him carefully.
“What’s this?” asked Bahamut as he reached the sports pages of his paper.
“An invitation,” replied Regulus coolly, “Tomorrow night there will be a ball at the entertainment complex. Many of the unique groups – RPG, FFC, Super Mario, Megaman, and Sonic are just a few. I also hear that the Newgrounds Supreme Court members will be present. This will prove to be a most interesting night.”
“Who’s in charge?” wondered Bahamut.
“The Star Syndicate of course. Anyway, I have some work to finish off now so I will most likely see you there.”
And with that, Regulus stood up and quickly departed the scene. Bahamut opened the letter to stare at the formal invitation that had been presented to him, taking note of the fine detail and the ‘SS’ logo imprinted at the top right of the paper.
Standing up, Bahamut reached to his mobile phone, quickly pressing the numbers to call Inuyasha (before they split, Bahamut had asked for his number). Inuyasha was quick to reply and Bahamut quickly told him of the recent events that just occurred. It seemed that Inuyasha had received an invite along with Williams. Bahamut asked if the two could make it to the Department to try and sort out any plans of finding out what the Syndicate were up to. Inuyasha agreed without hesitation. Bahamut thanked him as he ended the call, quickly leaving his position, forgetting about the newspaper he had left on his bench. It was time to make preparations for tomorrow night.
Regulus strode through the inner walls of the Syndicate building as he knocked on the door of the Third’s office. With a welcoming, Regulus entered and quickly took a seat. At once, Regulus informed of Bahamut’s knowledge and the Third stared at him carefully.
“Oh well. Thank you for informing us. It is unfortunate for us as the next time we see his face, he will not be alive to greet us back. You may now go.”
Regulus stood up and left the room in haste. The Third did not see the smile the man had burned on his face. Regulus was a cunning man indeed.
