"Ladies and Gentlemen! today I, the great magician, Pinoki, will blow your minds!"

　　A short man smiles at the small crowd gathered around him, his thin lips curling mischievously.

　　"I shall conjure a being of decisive strength, (for a brief time only), that you can speak to and learn your fate!

　　For just one small fee of one silver, my good people, I can blow your mind!

　　Thank you, Thank you!" the little man says as some people offer him donations, pleased at the intrigue he`s generated.

　　"Prepare yourself people!

　　I summon upon thee the being of change!"

　　A puff of smoke envelopes the area while the little man quietly slips away

　　"Hey, you!" a man shouts noticing him sneaking away, "you scammer!

　　After The scoundrel!"

　　At the same moment the crowd begins to chase the little man, two bodies splash into the nearby waterway,

　　A blue haired girl, whom everyone recognizes and a silver-haired man with an expressionless face.

　　"Ha haa!" The little man exclaims, "my summoning is complete! I was just er stepping back just in case they fell unto us,

　　Well, aren`t you going to get your questions out, the man continues deceitfully,

　　Might as well get your money`s worth"&&&...

　　&&

　　"Where exactly are we?" I ask the girl as we wade out of water,

　　"My names Lyra by the way, and we`re technically under the Holy city, but not really,This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author`s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.

　　It`s too complicated for me to explain." She shrugs

　　"So, magic?" I question -

　　"You didn`t even tell me your name," she ignores my question

　　"It`s Kage, and why are those people staring at us?"

　　A crowd of people eagerly gather around us as we exit the water,

　　"Are you really a being of change?" A girl asks.

　　"Lyra, where have you been off to?" someone else asks,

　　A sea of questions rain on us before I myself get a chance to ask a question,

　　"What are you assholes going on about!" Lyra bellows,

　　"We weren`t summoned by any magic and Kage isn`t some powerful being, he can barely jump roofs, who ever told you all that is a filthy liar!"

　　"Speaking of Liars here`s one," a Burly man says, dragging along a little man in tow,

　　"Look who I found trying to sneak away!"

　　"Pinoki!" Lyra exclaims, "I am not even surprised, of course you`d do this, the most deceitful man in the Under City!"

　　"Lyraa~ it`s been so long," Pinoki smiles still being gripped tightly by the burly man,

　　"Funny you are calling me the most deceitful man, when you`re the most na飗e woman in the unholy city,

　　Tell me have you managed to change the minds of the self-righteous pricks top side?

　　Don`t tell," he turns looking at me,

　　"Is he one?

　　Did you finally convince one of them, hahah!" Pinoki laughs

　　"Bastard!" Lyra scowls, "no Kage isn`t one of them`"

　　Turning to the burly man she says; "can you kill him, please!"

　　"Wow, wow!" Pinoki struggles, "I`ll give you people your money, back I was just having a little fun, see?"

　　He reaches for his pouch, "Here!" he throws it into the crowd,

　　"Let me go!"

　　***

　　Pinoki and Lyra continue barking at each as we walk along a short dirt path, I gaze at the surroundings;

　　No sky in sight when I look up just darkness,

　　The atmosphere humid, the place lit dimly,

　　The Waterway we fell into leads into a settlement in the distance,

　　Although humid, dark and dirty , this place feels somewhat lived in...

　　&."Can you stop dazing off? Lyra pinches me on the arm,

　　"I have some things I wanna ask you"

　　"As Do I." Pinoki chips in,

　　"Why are you still here!" Lyra Barks, "don`t you have more people to go scam after losing your coin pouch."

　　"Hardly." Pinoki smiles, taking out another pouch,

　　"That other one had fake money, you don`t think I`d really get caught that easily?"

　　"Go away then scammer!" Lyra pushes him,

　　"I`m intrigued to know what happened to you top side~" Pinoki sings

　　"Also curious to what He` will have to say about you going off on your own.`

　　"I don`t care what He` thinks! Lyra snaps, "the coward"-

　　-"Whose He`?" I butt in

　　"Ask him yourself," Lyra points

　　 Looking forward to the settlement we approach

　　A Blonde man stops his pushups noticing us arrive

　　Waving at us, he goofily smiles,

　　"Lyra! How have you be&." Noticing me his smile fades

　　"Thunder God Punch!"

　　A surge of lighting erupts out his fists as he aims directly at my head.