The guards surrounding the Clan's treasury seemed to recognize Rayna immediately. Still, despite this, as they bowed down their heads to greet her, she had pulled out a small wooden amulet from underneath her clothing.
Holding it clearly for the two guards to see, they nodded their heads, and both of them began to open the door by turning a set of gears by their side in a certain combination. It was almost like a passcode of sorts, something that even Raze was unable to keep track of, especially since their bodies were covering up what they were doing most of the time.
"Don't try and come in here on your own," Rayna said. "I have the clan emblem. The perks of being the master's daughter. Those that are part of the council have one as well, and they can hand one out to guests from time to time."
Putting away the emblem, Raze noticed the design on it. He could see that it looked as if a large fist was falling from the sky, heading towards the ground. It reminded him a little of the story that Dame had told, how the creation of the base had been made in the first place.n/(1n
'It can't just be an emblem that they rely on. Surely, someone would be able to forge such a thing if they got their hands on one, so how were they able to tell if it was real or not?'
With a touch, maybe Raze would have noticed something he couldn't with his eyes, but it wasn't an important matter. The gears had clicked, and with it, the doors were slowly opening outward.
A cold breeze followed out of the room; a breath of fresh air that was welcome in the heat the two of them were in.
"What are you waiting for?" Rayna said, taking the first step forward.
Walking inside, Raze followed, and right after, a creaking sound was heard. The two men that had opened the door were now closing it behind them as well. It felt like they were being locked in a prison, and with the darkness in the room, he had little idea how big the area was.
The doors clicked together, and the cogwheels were heard turning again. As soon as they finished, lights started to turn on from above. Several red lights were glowing down on the area below them, and now Raze could see everything.
"It's big... it's a lot bigger than I thought," Raze commented.
Big would have been an understatement. The place was littered with shelves and different sections cordoned off that had larger items on display. Right now, it felt like Raze was in one of those supermarkets that they had on Alterian; there were so many items.
"Well, as I said before, this does contain all of the Neverfall Clan's history, and unlike many other clans that moved to public areas or closer to the main cities, we have always stayed in the same place.
"This is only the tip of what you can see as well," Rayna proudly said, both hands on her hips. "If you look over there, there are even more sections, but you can only get into the higher section as long as you are with the Clan head."
What Rayna pointed at was a smaller singular round door, with a circle hole in the center. The door looked to have been made of metal with different engravings, but to enter the door, one would have to use something or some sort of key.
'I guess if one really wanted to take something from there, they could just break the walls by the side. If that was to happen, it would alert everyone in the clan, and being this low, it would be a hard task to get all the way to the top without being discovered.'
Rayna allowed Raze to look through the aisles of items himself. She thought that he might have gone to the larger areas or headed off searching for a weapon of some sort. Instead, he was looking at strange items, most of those that had been brought from other dimensions or those from the past that looked more like antiques than anything else.
This time, Raze wasn't looking for an item that reacted well to magic; he was sure there would be plenty. Inside here, he was looking for something to do with Alterian, and in turn, it might have been related to the Dark Faction leader as well.
Looking around, Raze thought that it was unlikely he would find anything. He thought somewhat of a large place with so many items; there would at least be one thing, that was until he had come across a small little square device. It was around the same size as a pack of cards, just as thick as one as well.
Looking at it, Raze's eyes had widened incredibly. He went and picked it up. It was relatively heavy as it was made solid. The device was plain, it didn't look to have anything fancy on it, like a block of metal, but at the front, there was something that Raze had recognized.
There was an engraving of a circle with several symbols on the outside as well. 'It looks like I managed to hit the jackpot after all.'
The device in front of Raze was a recording device of sorts, and it was from Alterian. One would essentially use the device as a diary to document things. Instead of words, things would come out from the top in an information screen. This allowed the device to show images and play small snippets of video. It was all up to the original owner on how they would want to use it. The main thing was whether or not the device was locked.
One could imprint the device with magic and a magic seal, or they could leave it open if it was meant to be left behind as a message of some sort.
"That thing seems to have taken your interest," Rayna said from behind. She was looking carefully at the time that was in his hand, but no matter how hard she looked, she just couldn't see why it was so special.
"Is it okay to take this?" Raze asked.
There was a slight hum coming from Rayna as she looked at it. Trying to observe it from underneath and the sides.
"I can't say yes for sure. I thought you would have gone for something simpler like a weapon of sorts, but this, it might be something that's really important to the family, so I will have to check with my father if you want to take that, just in case. Why don't you keep looking and see if there is a backup you can find?"
Raze nodded and placed the device back; it was only the two of them in the place, and it looked untouched before, so it wasn't as if someone was going to take it. The two of them split up again, as Rayna was enjoying looking around at the items herself.
As Raze continued to search and went down one aisle, he could see a figure standing at the other end, tall, handsome, and in the Pagna uniform. He nearly blurted out his name immediately after he saw him but then saw a finger raised toward his lips.
'What is Dame doing inside here? I thought he was meant to be looking for a way to get me into the library, so why is he in the vault of treasures?'
Gesturing with his hand, Dame was trying to tell Raze to come toward him, which he did. Walking over, he couldn't help but shake his head and was thankful that Rayna was somewhere else for the time being.
"I could hear you speaking on the other side," Dame whispered. "What are you doing here, and with my sister?"
"Wait, that one, that is your sister?" Raze repeated back.
Right now, Dame was just thankful that Raze was wearing the disguise, so she had no idea who he was.
"Anyway, we don't have time to worry about that," Dame said as he pulled out a sack by his side. He opened it up and showed that there were a number of high-power stone crystals in the sack.
Hundreds of them that they could use. The bulk of them were level 2 and level 1 power stones, though, but still, there had to be around five hundred in the bag.
"I doubt my father will even let you take any item in here," Dame answered. "And it's the same for me, but there's a problem, you see. They close the door on you here, and then search you before you leave to make sure you haven't taken anything of importance.
"Every item that is taken out of the vault is recorded by the guards, but I've seen you do your strange thing, right? With these crystals and that item you wanted earlier, are you able to hide them?"
"I can," Raze answered. "But I'm wondering if you're telling me to do what I think you're telling me to do. Are you telling me to steal from the Neverfall Clan?"
Coming from one of the young masters of the Neverfall Clan, it didn't sound like the best of ideas, but then again, what else could he do? He needed that item.
