Card Apprentice Daily Log

Date- 27 Mar 2321

Time- 11:16

Location- Sky Blossom City, Sky Blossom Card Stadium, VIP Balcony, Chou Family 

"Yo Wyatt" as I was busy discussing with the Whiteburn sisters about our next step to finding missing Pax, I did not notice Cortney walk towards me until she greeted me. 

"What the hell are you doing here, you... you…" Beth lashed out at Cortney but was struck, unable to decide a fitting curse word to use. 

"You Bitch, get lost before or else" Amy followed Beth and threatened Cortney. Unlike Any and Beth, Eliza remained silent but her eyes remained on Cortney and did not blink. 

"Or else what? You three together are not my match. Tsk, I am not here to argue with you. I need to speak with Wyatt." Courtney interrupted Amy and started her purpose. 

"What is it?" I asked Cortney in annoyance, frustrated, unable to trace Pax's whereabouts. 

The Circle delivered Pax to the demigod worshipers there is no doubt about it but the demigod worshipers did not have Pax. No, they had Pax at one point before he went missing again. Because when the Head Cleric showed the crystal coffin to be he was very confident that pax was in it. And he along with his cronies genuinely seemed surprised to find the Crystal coffin empty and Pax missing. So much so that they thought the Circle double-crossed them. 

As far as I know, the circle has no reason to double-cross the demigod worshipers, they knew better than that. As the saying goes 

Do not steal money from a merchant, Do not steal the weapon from the warrior and Do not steal their lord from the demigod worshipers. They will follow you till the end of the world to get what's theirs, revenge. 

So if the demigod worshipers and the circle do not have Pax then where did he go? Or the demigod worshipers are just faking it while their comrades are smuggling Pax to the empire as we speak. Fuq! I was frustrated as I did not even know where to start the investigation and search for Pax, with the area of the incident torn to rubbles and becoming a war zone between the demigod worshipers and the city's best and brightest card apprentices. 

"Hey, I am here to do you a solid. So, you better mind your attitude." Cortney said, feeling the annoyance in my voice. 

"Fine. Madam Cortney, what are you doing here?" I asked Cortney sarcastically. Knowing she was one of the culprits who handed Pax to the demigod worshipers discussed as Medics.

"*sigh* not cleaning up my mother's immediate superiors' mess. You might have already guessed the circle was the one that helped the demigod worshipers. I am supposed to kill all the demigod worshipers before they are captured by the city's card apprentice. My job is to erase any evidence pointing towards the circle." Cortney sighed hearing the sarcasm in my tone before revealing what she ordered to do. 

"So, why are you not cleaning up the mess?" I was confused. Why is Cortney telling me this and why in the hell do I care? 

"Being a gangster and hired assassin is one thing but helping them erase the evidence about their involvement with demigod worshipers will make me a traitor and enemy of the state" Courtney explained her predicament and the reason behind her choice. 

"Aren't you already? After all, you did help the circle deliver Pax to the demigod worshipers." I asked, not expecting an answer from Cortney. 

"Wow, slow your roll buddy. I just won fair and square against Pax. It's not my concern what the circle and demigod worshipers did with unconscious Pax." Cortney hurriedly explained that she had zero involvement in Pax's kidnapping. In any that is completely coincidental. 

"Good for you, I guess" I was speechless, one thing is for sure Cortney had very fat and thick facial skin, she lied her ass off having zero involvement in Pax's kidnapping and helping the circle without the slightest hint of embarrassment. 

"I knew speaking to you would make me feel good about ditching my mother when she needs me most. You are a good friend Wyatt. Now it's my turn. Manchy, spit him out." Cortney felt as if a huge weight was off her shoulder after confiding in me. 

With Cortney's order, a huge chameleon shaped wraith surfaced from the floor of the balcony. Letting out a growl the chameleon started vomiting. First, its stomach contents and digestive juices came out followed by a human body. Vomiting the slime human body the huge chameleon wraith disappeared. 

"Pax" the Whiteburn sister trio shouted in unison, noticing the human body was none other than their little brother Pax. 

"Is he alright?" I asked, seeing Pax's unmoving body. He was too still for a living person.

"Do not worry he is just unconscious. I had Manchy rescue him from the crystal coffin. I was going to hand him to you after the demigod worshipers left the city. Seeing things as they are now I decided to hand him to you right away. I guess I am the hero here ." Cortney answered smugly. Hearing Cortney, Eliza and the twins move unconscious Pax next to Kindle Chou. 

"Thank you" I thanked Cortney for going out of her way and rescuing Pax. 

"You can thank me by treating me to Lunch." Courtney seemed more cheerful compared to the morning when I told her that I would be killing her mother for my revenge. 

"I do not think I can eat anything after seeing something so disgusting." I said referring to the abomination of wraith chameleon vomiting out a Pax.

"Not right now silly, at the afternoon that's when you are supposed to have lunch." Yep, Cortney was completely different from the one I went to in the morning. Something has changed. 

"I thought you were going to kill me?" If she is making plans with me for the afternoon does it mean she gave up on killing me or did she mean to have lunch with my corpse. 

"I have to kill you." Courtney said grimly maintaining her charming smile. 

'Nope nothing changed'