CHAPTER 13, THE WAREHOUSE

As I arrived at the Capital Sistine, I looked around for a second to make sure no body was following me and got moving. Since it's night here, I should be able to arrive at thepoace without problem. I jumped into the air and ran over the roofs towards the direction of the ruins. When I had arrived at the location I immediately hid myself at sight of people. They're elves and faries... this isn't good, I won't be able to go to the circle at this rate. The teleportation circle was like the others, twelve pillars with a single pedestal at the center, the problem is it seems researchers have started to study the ruins. I need to distract them and get to the center. "Sleep." I played Lyra's song of sleep and carefully arrived so nobody would wake up.

At the pedestal, another riddle was written. 'Twin souls bound by magic, one for creation and the other for destruction, one creates and the other stores what the other creates." I read it a loud and smiled.

Gemini, among the Zodiacs only Gemini has the power of creation and destruction. "Open, Gate of the Twin Familairs, Gemini." I raised the key to air, the bow was shaped more cube like, the length having a golden hue and the bit having two hearts unified at the tip.

The bright light engulfed me and when I opened my eyes I saw a large cube-like structure in front of me. Trees surrounding the area around the cube. "Hey there!! Welcome to the Warehouse, my name is Alpha Gem but everyone calls me Gin, I'm Zodiac No. 002-A. Nice to meet you." A boy with a cheerful attitude, with brown hair and golden eyes with white skin said popping out of nowhere, he was dressed in the same way as Ray.

"Hello. Wait-!! This place is the Warehouse?!" I asked him.

"That's right! Welcome." He answered with a bright smile and I saw a sharp canine. "I don't care much for trials, so you can just have the Warehouse."

"Is it fine?" I asked and he smiled.

"I, Zodiac 02 A, Codenamed Alpha Gem, now hereby transfer ownership of Zodiac No. 02, Warehouse of the Moon to Haruki Morganite Tsuki." He said and he handed me the piece of the Moonlet. "I'll show you the Warehouses' Storage, come with me."

"Thanks." I answered him and realized something. "The Familiar that guides the island, where is it?"

"Ah, here you go." He said and handed it to me. A medium, it's a small fish with wings fashioned onto a chain necklace. "It's Volans, the Flying Fish Familiar."

"Medium created by the First Hero, abandon thy old form and be reborn, bring forth an era's end and awaken to the new dawn, Open, Gate of the Flying Fish Familiar, Volans." I held the Medium as it turned into a copper hue, a silver key, with the shape of constellation, the bow was the head and the tail was the bit. "I need the Seiken!! I need it."

"Oh, those are in here alright. Follow me." He said and lead me through the rooms. Inside, the room was single pedestal, surrounding it, were shelves some that could not be reached. "Touch the pedestal, it'll show you the list of the materials stored in the Warehouse and which shelf they are stored in, then just imput the data into the pedestal and it'll bring the material to you."

"Thanks." I told him.

I touched the pedestal. Shelf No. 956, there are total of 1 000 000 items stored here!! Ahh geez, and in each shelf, there are 100 different pockets which store 50 to 100 copies of each item. After inputting the data I checked the box that appeared before me and the things that appeared were small jewelry as well as an instruction manual. It seems that to activate the Seiken the person first needs to pass three standards, one, have enough magical power to activate the artifact, two, requires no ill will or evil thoughts of any kind, third, recieve the Love of the Hero. "Are there any problems?" Gin asked me and I shook my head.

After ordering him to unify the Warehouse with the Library and Arena, he began moving the Island. The Warehouse seems to store a lit of material, as well as artifacts, it'll take me days just to figure out what is useful. After he moved to the location of the two Islands, I opened a gate back to the Aerial Isles and it seems everyone was having dinner while I was away. "Yo, you're back!!" Neph called out to me and I smiled.

"Good news, it seems we have a way to fight against Demon Lords and Demons from now on." I smiled as I sat down with everyone.

"Really?!" They all exclaimed as some nearly choked on their drinks.

"Yeah. But it may only work for the people in this room." I sighed as I held the round gem in my hand, it was fashioned on a chain necklace.

"What do you mean it'll only work for the people within the room?" Lux-nii-san asked.

"They require the Love of the Hero in order to work." I sighed.

"And that is?" Zero asked.

"Something like proof of my trust in someone." I answered. "It's something like proof that I accept you as family and friend."

"Well that is troublesome. So if Demons were to attack then only we can fight." Selene sighed as well. "Truly a predicament."

"Yeah. If I could get some time, I think I can make it work better so as to not require the Love of the Hero." I sighed, but that would I need to find the Factory next. "Yuri, Ray, can you go and finalize the docking of the Arena, Warehouse and Library?"

"Understood." The two answered as they put down the trays carrying wine and teleported off to the Islands.

"Next up... that's right, tomorrow I'd like anyone willing to participate in training for the use of the Seikens." I told them as I drank some water. "If it's not too much of a bother. Lux-nii-san, I think I'd be easier if we had your bodyguards learn Demon Slayer Magic."

"Wait!! Don't you think you should rest for a bit first?!" Lucia and held my face. "You look like you lack sleep.

"I don't particularly need to sleep." I told her as I resumed eating. "My body is that of a mixed blood, so my vampire half doesn't really need to sleep."

"Even so, aren't you pushing yourself a little too much?" Silver asked me.

"There still a lot of work ahead, especially with those Researches of Lost Wisdom... speaking of which... Tsubaki-san, how are the scouts faring?" I asked him.

"Nothing to report." He answered and I'm starting to get worried.

"Haruki?" Yue looked at me as I stood up.

"Muska, find them." I opened Muska's gate and thousands of flies swarmed out of the room. "The longer we let them drag on, things will only get more bothersome."

"How's your body doing on that note?" Rogue asked.

"I'll be fine." I answered as I sat back down and ate. "With the Eclipse drawing closer most of my magical power is being amplified."

"Get some rest tonight, got it?" Dia glared at me and I nodded my head.

After dinner, I returned to my home after sending everyone to their rooms and I slept for a while.