Chapter 3 : London

As the sun gaze disappearing through the sky above, the ship moved further through the white fog and vanish through it. Ace was excited with his first adventure through a new realm.

He quickly went on a sightseeing on the ship. The ship was quite large and abnormal to the ships he normally sailed on; Due to the use of spatial magic the ship look much larger inside.

The ship was going to travel by fog the fog for five to six days trip to passing through Midgard gateway. After it passes the gateway through the fog, it will take about a week for the ship to reach London.

Ace spent his free time going around the ship familiarizing himself with the ship surrounding. Most of his other free time he spent knowing more about the other passengers travelling with him. He met 2 elves who were from Alfheim travelling to a place called Cairo in Midgard, there were 5 dwarves, who wore similar armour and there were human coming from Vanaheim.

Five days passed as the ship passed through the gateway to the Midgard realm. As the ship was passing through the gateway the ship slowly evaporation into particles through the gateway. Time felt like it was stand still while the ship was passing through the gateway portal. Both slow and fast inside the fog.

While resting inside his cabin room, Ace patiently relaxed on of his bed awaiting his arrival through the gateway portal to Midgard. A blinding light slowly brighten up from the window to his room. Glancing outside his window, Ace saw blue sky looking similar to the large ocean underneath their ship, and a yellowish gaze coming from the sun above.

The sun above looked similar to the sun at Ace home, but there was only one sun instead of two suns. The two sun at Ace home were different in colors one being red and the other blue. The two suns at Ace home were much larger in size than the one appearing in front of his eyes. appeared larger than the ones in Midgard.

"We have arrived inside Midgard!" A loud deep voice spoke throughout whole ship stating it arrival in Midgard. The deep voice came the speaker tone at the ship walls. The person voice was the captain of the ship named, Abel.

He had brown brunette hair and dark brown eyes. He wore a dark blue uniform, white hat and black boots. Abel was a firm looking person with a charismatic personality. He was a demigod with the powers to travel all over the nine realms.

Three weeks passed, since the ship arrival through the gateway portal sailing through Midgard oceans.

A scenery slowly appeared through the distant, as a image of a large structure shows itself up front fron everyone eyes. The ship had reach the city of London. Before reaching the ports Ace jumped from the ship landing first in London shores. He casually walked pass through the port registration boot to the outside. As he was walking through the exit door his eyes spot a figure, wearing a long black coat and pants. Looking close towards the figure's a menacing aura surrounded the person, and the stench of blood was coming from the figure. Both glance at each other with serious looks while walking in different directions.

Walking throughout the streets of London Ace looked up astonished towards the structural design, population, and mechanical vehicle on the streets. There were tall buildings at the size of the mountains, and machine vehicles that drove in streets. The vehicles occupied the middle of the street, and crowd of people walking on the side were the vehicles were not driven.

Ace walked passed the crowds of people. He stood in f into of a talk building structure, he then walked straight to the alley of the building. While walking through the alley he soon arrived towards another city behind entire building. The city of London was split into two cities that include where the humans lived and where the supernatural creatures lived. The city where the supernatural creatures lived was called the Backstreets; The city was rarely entered by humans as it entrances were difficult to locate, only a few people knew about the entrances to the Backstreets.

Standing next towards a crossroads, Ace anxious looked the two directions, as a mysterious girl slowly approached his side. She had short dark hair and hazel eyes. She wore a white top, with long blue jeans and medium long brown boots.

"You must be Ace. I am Nora!" The girl spoke with a friendly voice towards Ace. She lifted up her hand towards his front. Ace quietly looked at the girl hand gesture, then immediately approach his own hand towards hers giving a handshake to it.

"It is nice to meet you Nora," Ace respond shaking her hand. Nora faintly smiled looked at Ace face.

"Nora, Nora? Huh, that sounds familiar somehow, have we ever met?" Ace asked caught inside his thoughts. He felt like he recognised Nora name, even her face seemed familiar towards him.

"What's wrong?" Nora said questioning at Ace. Ace immediately snapped himself towards reality glancing at Nora face.

Ace and Nora began walking together inside the Backstreet. Ace casually catches small glances of Nora with his eyes, he can recognize that she was a normal human l, but question how a normal can enter the Backstreets, as the place was where the most power beings stayed.

Ace and Nora stopped in front of a old ramshackle house at the north of the Backstreets. Nora turned her face at him stating it was where he was going to stay, she stated some of the b at places were taken by others. Ace handed Nora his bag the entered house alone. He went throughout the whole house examining damage. The house was quite damage, but also fixable too.

"It appears back? If this one is bad there are many to explore, but I would prefer this one as it looks more decent than the others," Nora stated. Ace sighed looking at her side. He shook his head agreeing to stay in the ramshackle house. Nora widened her eyes with confusion. She was shocked that Ace wanted to stay in a ramshackle house that was almost broken-down with large hole on top of its roof.

"Are you sure? You know I was kidding right there are other places much better than this one a lot." Nora stated.

"I know, but I prefer this one. It might look kinder bad on the inside but it's still good on the outside. I have seen much worse than this. In my first mission I slept in the winter forest in Niflheimr. That was not even my worse mission." Ace faintly smiled saying. Nora with no words allowed him to stay inside the ramshackle house.

"Okay then, have a nice time," Nora handed  Ace the key to the house. She then turned her back walking away. Ace picked up his things a walked inside the house finally.

A few minutes later.

Ace was fixing up the house. Looking at it moments later, Ace was impressed with himself seeing the house look spotless with some of the ruin furniture fixed up. The floor and the hole at on top of the ceiling was repaired.

Meanwhile in a walking through the windy landscapes of the Dark Mountains. There were dark clouds covering above the tall mountains. Inbetween those dark clouds small p portions of the sun shone through the mountains surface.

Walking through a underground cave located inside one of the mountains. Ace held a torch near his face walking through the cave. The cave pitch black appearing to be endless. A glimmer light shone upfront from Ace direction. As he approaches the light he came across a brown wooden door with a gold door handle.

Ace walked through to other side of the door. Entering inside the door he saw four other torches lighten up and placed throughout the room. After walking inside Ace immediately caught the smell of medicinal herbs throughout the room. Looking forward he saw a man wearing a long black cloak standing at upfront.

"You finally came. You are Dawn son right," The black cloak man muttered while turning around to glance at Ace. He had bright green eyes and a red beard. The man named was Eclipse. Eclipse closely walked in front of Ace glaring to his eyes.

"Yes, I am Dawn son. I came here at the request of my father, he said I should come to you for something." Ace muttered with a firm tone.

Eclipse slightly smiled admiring Ace confidence to speak him so casually. " Have you seen anything you like since arriving here Ace?" Eclipse asked. Ace furrowed his brows in confusion, he did not remember giving his name to him. He shook his head answering he did know. Eclipse started laughing saying he was funny.

"You know why I have to ask for you to come here first before doing anything else. This world is full of many things, but unlike were you came from this place has past, present and future. Do you want to know your future?" Eclipse said with a commending voice. Ace slightly paused after hearing his words.

"No, I don't care about the past or future, I'm still living at the present right now." Ace replied. Eclipse loudly laughed hearing his reply.

"You are funny just like your father. You know what, your father gave me the same similar answer, I guess its like father like son," Eclipse muttered while laughing.

Eclipse was a powerful sorcerer with the power to see past, present and future events and mostly he had the power to see people own past, present and future also. He was one of the most powerful magicians throughout the entire world.

Eclipse grabbed both of Ace hands, his turned hollow black and veins black appeared covering his arms over. Eclipse charted in druid tongue as the room as the entire room began shaking violently. Inside his mind fast flashes of pictures appeared, Eclipse grip turned tight holding Ace hands.

As Eclipse opened his eyes the whole room stopped shaking, he abruptly let go of Ace hands. Feeling quite weak, Ace kneeled down on one knee on the floor. Eclipse eyes then turned fully white charting in druid again, but he was charting faster than before.

"What did you see about my future?" Ace asked demanding Eclipse to disclose his vision of himself. Eclipse turned showing his pale face, it seemed like he had just a ghost.

"You're sure you want to what I saw?" Eclipse asked with a serious look. Ace nodded his head.

"Yeah, I'm sure, what did you see?" Ace asked with a anxiousness expression.

Eclipse sighed and laughed, "You're just like your father, okay I'll tell you what I saw," Eclipse stretched his whole body before telling Ace his vision. "I saw nothing. There was nothing in your future. " Ace face widened with surprised. He was confused by Eclipse words.

"I guess there's nothing interesting about me. So how is your father, is he still over doing his missions. I am worry one of this days he would find his match." Eclipse stated. Ace shook his head refusing to believe him, he walked up in front of Eclipse. Eclipse gave his a icy cold look halting Ace movements forward.

An intense released aura coming from Eclipse as he glance down at Ace. Ace was firmly staring him up, clenching his hands as if the powerful aura did not frighten him. He turned his back walking towards the door.

Before he could open the door Eclipse halted Ace, saying, "Hey boy, what I saw might be to dangerous for me to tell you right now!"

Ace slightly turned his head saying, "I'm no kid that need protecting."

Eclipse frowned his eyes and laughing out loud. "Ace, make sure she to keep her safe." He slowly began disappearing through the shadows of the cave. His words stuck inside of Ace mind, he was confusion those last words.

After arriving back at the house. Meanwhile he was cooking his dinner a knocking sound came from door.

Quickly hearing this sound Ace walked up to answer the door. Opening the door, his eyes widened in seeing Nora standing there. She was now wearing a dark blue dress with a brown belt across her figure, and brown boots. She was also holding a basket full of fleshly baked muffins.

She gaze at Ace with her olive green. "I made some muffins for you, just to well come you here." She stretched out the basket of muffins with both hands at Ace face.

"Oh, thanks I guess." Ace said bowing his head and grabbing the basket of muffins from Nora hands. He admired the appearance of the muffins in his hands as the looked tasty. Nora face flushed as Ace hands touched with hers. Nora turned her back walking away from the door. Ace stopped her saying, "Hey, I'm make dinner inside, I will like it if you join me."

Nora kindly refused his offer as she continued walking off towards the dark alley

Ace went back inside laving the basket of muffins on the living-room table, he then caught after Nora from behind. "Hey! Wait for me!" Nora slightly turned her face at Ace. She looked with a puzzled expression as Ace walked beside her.

"Are you walking back alone? Should you be walking out so late at night?" Ace quietly stared looking at Nora. Nora faintly smiled admitting that she has been walking on this streets since she was a child.

Ace asked to escort her back home, but Nora simply refused his kind gesture stating that she will be fine. Ace quietly stared and nodded his head respecting her decision. But feeling the uncomfortable wind through the night, he even doubt that he should never ven let her walk back alone. Nora continued to walk with Ace watching her from behind as she disappeared through the alley.

Walking through the clearness black sky, the light of the full-moon was brightening Nora path through alley. Suddenly, a sound came from the front and scent of blood breezy through the air towards her. As she was about to reach end of the alley she saw a dark figure wearing a long dark coloured top holding up a woman next to his face. Looking at it close Nora could see that the figure was feast on a woman neck.

As the figure's feasting on the woman lifted up its face from the woman neck, the figure had two sharp fangs. Nora widened her eyes immediately realizing the kind creature was standing right in front of him then. She slowly pull back reversing back through the alley. She quickly rushed back to return back at Ace house. The vampires were consider the most dangerous and ruthless supernatural creatures throughout the entire world, they held powers that even the strongest of the other supernaturals could never match.

The vampires usually lived in the west district of sector C inside the Backstreets. For thousands of years first creation of the city it was founded by the vampires, elves and ogres. Due to the most discrimination of three races of supernatural creatures, they band together to build a whole city where their kind could live freely from discrimination, so with the combination of their powers the Backstreets was founded.

Rushed back at Ace house. Once she saw the house appear up ahead further towards the alley, Nora smiled as her eyes were filled with a bit hope. But to her sudden shock the vampire figure's appears right in front of her path.

The vampire figure sinisterly laughed looking at Nora. "Hey there, sorry I couldn't greet you back there. I was in a middle of having dinner," It spoke while wiping the stain of blood next to the mouth.

"Don't tell me you think I didn't notice you back there. I heard you approaching from meters away. The sound of your heart sounds so peaceful." The vampire figure muttered facing it menacing glare at Nora. It widened the mouth while licking the sides of it.

The vampire figure began walking closer at Nora front side. As it was about reach her, she immediately dashed pass it, rushing at Ace door. With slide smile the vampire figure quickly moved fast appearing in front of her and grabbed her by one hand. It abruptly lifted her off the ground staring into her face.

Nora spat at the vampire figure face. Veins appeared on the vampire figure forehead, it slightly grin leaning close towards Nora neck kissing it. "You smell exquisite." It eyes turned completely black and two sharp fangs, and dark smoke began to cover the scenery around them. They leaped off towards the sky vanishing underneath the night sky.

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