Code Collector

Allen finished reading the entire report when he heard a knock on his door. "Allen? It's me, Remy."

The boy was curious for a couple of seconds. What could Remy want with him? If he could remember, the two of them weren't close enough to act like that. "Coming."

Allen opned his door and found Remy there. She looked like she didn't get any wink of sleep for the past few days, maybe because the Bearers are being hunted one by one and she was afraid that she would be next.

"Is it okay if we talk?" Remy asked to which Allen answered with a nod. He stepped to the side and let the woman inside. "I see someone gave you a copy of the reports."

"Lin gave it to me," Allen said. It was no use trying to lie to this woman. He wouldn't gain anything if he hide the source of the report. In any case, it would give him more path to take if he tells her who the person was. He could ask Remy about Lin. "What's wrong, Remy? It's already midnight."

"I don't think I can handle the pressure any longer," Remy said. "I'm always restless, and anxious, and scared. It feels like any moment now, Roger Huntsman would come to me."

"So you also believe that the one who attacked them was Roger Huntsman?" Allen asked, making Remy froze after she realized what she just said.

The woman sighed and nodded multiple times, "Yes. I believe that the one that's been hunting the Bearers is the same as the one who killed Drake Nelson. It wouldn't be a surprise if Roger Huntsman turns out to be someone that's so lowkey. We don't know."

For these people who was unaware that there are other people outside of Earth that weren't Serratas, they would think it's one of them. However, after Allen read the report which contained some factual information, he realized that the person who was Roger Huntsman might not be from Earth after all.

His work was too flawless to be from Earth. It was a marvel how the Bearers aren't coming up with any solutions when they usually solve a case in just a day or two, a week if it's too hard. But this one was going on for almost a month, and they still didn't have any lead.

For now, Allen just wanted to know what Remy has to think of the other Bearers. He already knew from Sebastian quite a handful of information, but since Remy is the closest to the Bearers, she could provide him more. The information he was going to use this for was when he rises to their level.

There, he could nitpick which Bearer he could trust and which he could not. He would ascend easier and much faster with this method. That's what Allen has in mind.

"Who do you think could be responsible for this?" Allen asked. "Honestly, I tried to ask Sebastian and he said he was still unsure. He didn't have much access to the information and reports like you have. You also share quite a hefty amount of time with the other Bearers. You should at least know a thing or two about them."

Remy took a deep breath before answering. "Russel Alfonso."

A ding sound rang insider Allen's head as if he was in a trivia game. He nodded as Remy explained why she couldn't trust Russel enough an she was giving him another perspective of Russel's attitude. Mostly the part where he has psychotic tendencies.

Remy explained the details between Russel and other Bearers. Although he did not have a bad blood between them, they also didn't have a good relationship with Russel.

He was a spoiled kid that was born with a golden spoon on his mouth. He didn't have to lift a single finger for anyone until he became a Hunter. It even turned out that the only reason why Russel was a second generation Bearer was because his father hired a thousand Hunters to find a Primordial Beast Code.

One found a Code and then sold it to the Alfonsos. He didn't realize that the worth of the Code he sold was much less than the money he would've earned while he used this. But since he needed the money so much, he sold it.

The thousand Hunters continued to collect Codes and let Russel burn them to gain EXP. While they did that, he was trained by the pioneering Hunters in a safe and artificial zone where it would stimulate a real life hunting ground.

Since he was a child born out of wealth, Russel grew up to be an independent person and had his own beliefs. Although he really had psychopathic tendencies, Allen thinks that he showed too many red flags for him to be Roger Huntsman. It's not him, but at least he knows that he shouldn't mess with Russel.

As Remy continued to talk about her thoughts, it wouldn't slip Allen's mind how Sebastian and her had the same exact thoughts. It was too suspicious to be left alone, so Allen thinks that there is something between this too.

It could be that they are Roger Huntsman and they're only using Allen or it could be anything else. But he has to remember that he was the only one he could trust. The other people were acquaintances and he was a solo Hunter.

After their talk, Remy left Allen's room and the boy was left there, sitting on the bed and contemplating. He wasn't sure what to do with his life at the moment. He wanted to find the culprit, Roger Huntsman, but he doesn't know how.

It would be even extra hard for him to find him if Roger turned out to be from another world. He doesn't know where to go or what to do, which path to look for and which to turn back from.

The universe was a vast place and the worlds that surrounded the Otherworlds was already composed of complicated ones. Allen sighed and shook his head. He fell on his bed and stared at the ceiling.

In his peripheral view where Oliver was seeing, he saw a woman in an alley. She was wounded and she was trying to stand up using her umbrella but she kept failing.

Oliver, who was on a building above her, watched as the woman coughed blood. Allen waited for a couple of minutes before he helped the woman. He had to make sure no one was chasing her.

He took her into their unit through a secret door that Sebastian told him about, and then took her to his room. He used Stacey to clean up the blood that the woman left, cleaning every drop of the blood in before anyone could see.

Allen then made Oliver heal the woman. His Bodies were equipped with the Codes that he gave them, so they could still function as Hunters and fight in the battlefield. 

The woman had deep cuts all over her bodies that stained her white wddding dress. Her hair was a curly brunette that reached up to her lower back and based from the clump of hair on her back, it used to be a bun on her head but when she was injured, her hair was messed up.

The blood stained gown that she was wearing was also ripped in a lot of places. The bottom part looked like it was slashed by a hundred swords while the upper part looked like it was scratched by a giant beast.

There were also claw marks all over her body, which made Allen question what exactly happened to her. If she was attacked by humans, why did she have these claw marks? And if she was attacked by beasts, why did she have the sword cuts on her dress. The cuts were too thin to be made by claw marks.

It was a couple of minutes later that Allen was able to stabilize the woman's condition. She was still heavily wounded so he had to call for help.

He used Stacey to silently knock on Gwen's door. She opened it and Stacey led her to Allen's room. "What in the hell–"

"Shh," Allen shushed her, placing a finger in front of his lips. "Just help me first before you say anything else."

Gwen scrunched her face before she kneeled down and healed the woman with multiple Codes. It took her a fraction of time to heal the woman it took for Oliver to merely stabilize her.

This made Allen realize how much far his Bodies have to go before they could keep up with him.

"What happened to her?" Gwen asked. Allen shrugged in response making Gwen scoff. "You took her in and you don't know?"

When Allen was about to reply, the woman moved from her sleeping position and mumbled something under her breath.

"They're coming," she said. "The gods are coming."

Then, an explosion sounded from outside.