A black carriage pulled by a brown horse something only ridden in his dream until now,but eventhough this was his first in a lifetime experience he wasn't enjoying it,he wasn't savouring it he just sat there in a daze opposite to the mysterious man,who he met at his house,just replaying the events in his head.'It was him I know it,I am sure of it!' He kept looping it in his head as the image of a man with light brown eyes and hair with a tanned skin with a smile playing on his lips was floating around in his head,but a painful fact hit him just then.Even if he wanted revenge,even if he wanted to find his sister, he was too weak,too fragile to do anything,saying now that he will get revenge and bring his sister back home,was nothing but talk and this is what scared him the most, he took a look at his hands and they were trembling intensly it wasn't cold but fear...,"Still troubling isn't?"asked the man as Leximus was brought back to reality and that was when he noticed that they were already out of the slums and with the the moon currently ruling the sky and the streetlights together with the orange glow from each house complimented the glow from the moon and this made the town have a warm feeling to Leximus."How do is your first time out of the slums?" The man asked and this made Leximus pause for a bit and stare at the man,'How did this man know it was my first time out of the slums?' Leximus thought,he could have originated from the towns but moved to the slums or he could have snuck out of the slums which wasn't hard but this man knew Leximus wasn't from the slums and this made him be on edge,'Maybe he had something to do with the incident' he concluded as he stared at the man's nonchalant expression his grey sparkling eyes, well combed pale brown hair and without the cloak he had a knee length grey overcoat,white high collared shirt, a slim black tie and a black winbreaker waist high making him truly seem like a man of aristocratic birth and this made him more on edge since people of his status never cared of those in the slums because if they did then they could not have suffered and as he was about to speak the man's lips curled up and opened his mouth,"Your name is Leximus am I right?"He asked,this shocked Leximus making his throat go completely dry,'Was my fate decided the moment he decided to follow this man?Is this how I'm going to die?' He asked as the trembling of his body intensified,'Now thinking of it he revealed his identity after confirming that my father was dead and now that he knows my name and yet we have never interacted before with him...' his analysis were interrupted when he asked his other question,"Should I address you as Leximus Razin or Leximus Cross?" He asked as his gaze towards him didn't waver then he proceeded to ask him,"How do you know that?" with his already parched throat."Well that is simple, we have been keeping watch over you for a quite sometime ever since your first parents died,I was supposed to take you in but Paul beat me to it and I trusted him with you but now that he was murdered it is upto me to raise you."He explained with his unchanged nonchalant expression,even with that detailed explanation, he was still uneasy around him then he gently asked who are you,which he nonchalantly answered,"I am Sirius Eden,a great ally to both your fathers."He answered then the carriage went silent and Leximus finally sat upright but still had his guard up against Sirius,'He said an ally not friend that still dosen't mean he has great intentions.'He told himself as he shifted his attention to the surrounding outside and began to admire the well made grey non wooden buldings outside the carriage as their journey continued and after a few minutes the carriage came to a sudden stop in front of a small dim lit building.
Sirius then opened the door,grabbed his cloak,threw it at Leximus then alighted from the carriage then proceeded to tell him to put it on before going to the capped carriage driver and telling him to wait for him before joining Leximus and entering the hotel.The hotel was packed with a lot of people some just drunk others passed out on the floor,others just sitting there admiring the waitresses in their while the rest just there enjoying a meal and this made Leximus come to a conclusion,"The behaviour of people in towns was no better than those of the slums the only difference was their financial status."This made him loathe those aristocrats even more.When they reached the reception the receptionist seemed overjoyed when she saw Sirius,it was akin to the behaviour of a lady who was just asked for her hand in marriage,it did seem a little bit over the top but Leximus couldn't care less he just stood there as Sirius asked for a vacant room for Leximus and the expression the lady wore changed to disgust at the sight of him,the cloak that he wore revealed his old ripped shoes making her conclude that he was from the slums and the thought of someone like him staying at his hotel and sleeping on her bedding truly disgusted her but she just swallowed it since it was a request from Sirius, she just accepted it and allowed for Leximus to stay there for the night.As soon as he got the keys he gestured Leximus to follow him upstairs and Leximus followed closely and as soon as they entered the room Sirius proceeded to close the door behind them and locking it from the inside this brought back Leximus' earlier theory back to his head concluding that Sirius was finally gonna kill him to and as Sirius approached the well furnished study table and took hold of the brown oak chair,he braced himself for the upcoming impact to the head but instead Sirius pulled the chair and sat on it and then gestured Leximus to take a sit in front of him on the bed. Leximus sat on the bed then looked at Sirius ready for what may happen next."Do you remember my proposal back at your house?" He asked."Yes,and I accepted it didn't I?"He said although at some point he thought it had been bait for Him to get killed by Sirius."Well then I think I should explain what I was proposing,"he said with a sigh then paused before continuing,"The organisation that you are about to join is one that deals with a special kinds people or you could say cases we..."He was about to continue before Leximus interepted him,"What kinds of cases do you mean when you say special?"He inquired then for the first time Sirius' expression changed as he stared at Leximus with a puzzled look before rubbing his nosebridge between his eyes with his thumb and index finger before standing and walked to the window, opened the curtains searched outside,closed the curtains then walking back but this time he did not sit down he just removed black cloves from the pocket of his overcoat then said,"Instead of telling you why don't I show you."He wore the cloves then sat down and stared at him intensly then raised his left arm till it was level with both their heads then with a snap of his fingers bright flames of fire appeared on his hands this amazed him, his eyes sparkled with amazement before adding,"Nice magic trick."He said as he reverted back to his dull expression,"If I wanted magic tricks you know I could just sign up to a circus,"he let out a sigh of dissapointment then added,"I cannot believe my father's ally was a circus clown."This reaction surprised Sirius to him this reaction hurt his pride,"What part of it was a magic trick to you?" He asked and he was given a cold response,"You wore those cloves of yours before doing it,if it wasn't a magic trick then you could have shown me without putting on the cloves."Sirius paused then said"Fine if it was a magic trick why don't you put them on and do it."Then gave his left glove.Leximus wore them then snapped his fingers,nothing happened no spark,no flame,no nothing but when Sirius snapped his right hand flame appeared and it finally clicked to him it was not a magic trick it was real he was summoning flames of fire to his hands,he did not want to accept it at first because it looked unreal,supernatural and yet the supernatural doesn't exist so to him this was an advanced form of a magic trick."The organisation you will be joining is called the Nightcrawlers, an organisation that hunts down Avatars that go against the law,so are you willing to join?"Sirius asked Leximus whilst still holding the flame and Leximus amazed by the thought of the supernatural.
."Now do you believe me?"Asked Sirius as he extinguished the flame,Leximus nodded as he was at a loss of words,"Good then I'll leave you with that for today."He said as he headed to the door,unlocked it and left.Leximus was left staring at the door for a while before lying on his bed and stared at the ceiling while lost in thought."If I obtain a power like that then I'll be able to accomplish what I had set out to do."He thought out loud as he closed his eyes to fall asleep but there was one undeniable fact,he was extremely hungry to the point his stomach was eating itself and there was one problem he was street rat level broke.
Just as soon as Sirius reached the reception he heard a high pitched voice calling out to him,it was the receptionist,Violet,she then walked to where he was and said to him,"Let's get a place to sit first."Then proceeded to lead him to an empty reddish-brown mahogany table with brown oak chairs.They sat down then Violet asked"What is your deal with that kid,don't you know whose son he is?"Concern filling her voice but then he said,"I know and that is why I'm the taking him in."Violet observed him for a while with a concerned face before letting out a sigh then standing up saying,"Hope you know what you're doing and what will befall you also be careful okay."She said she walked away and Sirius sat there observing the black haired,brown eyed,young,slim and a tad bit short lady walking away while he sat there lost in thought for a while before standing up and also taking his leave and headed to his carriage outside.He opened the door and stood there before saying"Sorry for keeping you waiting Gibson."the young looking old man just grumbled and Sirius elegantly entered the carriage and closed the door and sat looking at the chair opposite of him and he smiled for a bit and just as the horse was whipped he said,"Nice to see you here Calvin how have you been?"Their was a man sitting right opposite Sirius and he had yellow hair and green eyes and wore all black from top to bottom from his shirt to his pants to his high boots then his cloak he had this serious look on his face and answered,"Great apart from having to fight three high rank avatars and looking for clues on Desmond and infiltrating the viscount mansion to find more clues on Desmond but other than that it has been perfect."Sirius just chuckled then sat upright,"Okay jokes aside what do you have?"Asked Sirius in a more serious tone."Well Desmond moved from the capital to the slums today,then after that he just vanished."Said Calvin giving his report."Anything else?"Asked Sirius."No,nothing else."Answered Calvin.Sirius sat there then held his chin with the index fingure and thumb of his right arm the said,"Well he is an Aether so manipulating space is his specialty,plus he disappeared sixteen years ago so he could have risen his rank by far."He told Calvin then sighed saying,"It is really a pain."They sat there in silence then Calvin asked,"Where is the kid you were going to recruit?"Sirius just answered,"Back at the hotel.""And is he good?"Asked Calvin again."Don't know we'll confirm tomorrow." said Sirius as the silence dominated the carriage once again and they drove to the dead of the night.