Tuesday, January 2, 2007
8. The Sanctuary 4:50 PM
8.
"Welcome to the Sanctuary!" exclaimed Edward as they exited the corridor and into a hemispherical room. Three enormous circular lights hung overhead lighting the room so brightly that there wasn't much left in shadow. Edward stopped abruptly, turned to his visitors and further explained, "Here is where all our researches are conducted. Not many know of this place, definitely not the public. Even the CIA doesn't know about our existence, well, except the higher ranked officials of course."
Kyo turned around and face the corridor behind him. The lights had turned off leaving it in total darkness. How could such a building be kept hidden from the outside so well? The size of this facility is enormous, even its fake exterior could not possibly hold such a large-scaled hideout. Furthermore, the corridor we walked through... it was hell long! These were among the many thoughts that ran through Kyo's mind that very instant. He slowly turned away from the infinite darkness at the end of the hallway and gazed around. He needed answers now. This was all a bit too much for him to bear. Seana too was trying to grasp all these happenings as she adjusted to the brightness of the lights.
Edward smiled at his two guests. "I assure you, there's nothing to worry about. I'm sure by now you'd be wondering how we've managed to keep ourselves concealed from public. The answer is simple; we're merely underground. The long passage-way we just strolled through slants downwards at an angle. We merely had gravitational stabilizers installed under the floor to make it seem like you were walking on flat ground. Heheh, didn't see that coming did you?"
"I did!" cheered Seana. "I knew it all along."
"Well now, aren't you a bright young girl then." Edward remarked sarcastically breaking Seana’s bubble. “As you can see, we have technology that can’t be found anywhere in the country, no, not even anywhere in the world!” he arrogantly proclaimed. “Here we break down the world’s most baffling mysteries ranging from unsolvable crimes to supernatural haunting and even legends which are considered myths to the world.”
Kyo, who was, barely paying attention to the man’s explanation walked over to a table on the left side of the room. There were several large cylinders on the table, each covered with a white cloth as if hiding something within it.
“I’d be careful if I were you.” cautioned a lady sitting at the next table. She wore a clean white lab coat and a pair of black-rimmed spectacles which her eyes peered through as she followed Kyo’s movements.
Kyo lifted the white cloth and his heart skipped a beat. There was a small blue dragon-like creature staring back at him from inside the cylinder. Chuckles could be heard coming from across the room.
“I demand answers, Mr. Bridges. Now!” Kyo snapped at him, his left hand pressing against the sheath of his sword.
“I’m sorry Mr. Tsukimura, but I’m not authorized to say anything until my boss is here. Further more, we’re waiting for a third person to join the both of you.”
“There’s a third person?” Seana asked, afraid of what she had been dragged into after seeing the contents of the cylinder.
“Yes, he should be on the way now… with my subordinate.” Edward answered with a grin across his face. “Please be patient.”
* * *
A few of miles away, a car pulled up beside a man. Two huge men stepped out of the car and confronted the passerby.
