He led me through a dark corridor and metal doors.


    <<This is where we do the ascension experiments. As you might know>> he glanced at Pxan prosthetics <<ascension is a dangerous thing.>> a door opened revealing a huge room, full of all sort of human parts and strange animals <<This is why we inquisitors have all of this freedom>> he pointed to a strange bird of abnormal size <<that was once a man, a scavenger to be precise, he didn’t react well. He will die in a few weeks time, midtime we use it for experiments.


    The tour continued through huge rooms and always guard by some machine <<this is a harpy, quite rare animal if you ask me. It became this way when an inquisitor ate one of the feathers of the silver phoenix. Quite the bad choice. Will die in a few months time>>


    Pxan attention was captured by a strange creature all cloaked in grey looking down, it didn’t look like it had a face and his hands were strange <<that is a Bluckes, quite the bad name if you ask me. An inquisitor was eaten by the black egg, when he came back he was this way.>> he continued looking at the creature <<we don’t know how conscious or intelligent is it so is under observation.>>


    Pxan began sweating even more, if they caught him now if they find out that he wasn’t a lord inquisitor, if any of those things happened, he would die. <<One-hundred and twenty-seven heartbeats. Pxan you should definitely try meditation it helped me in my missions.>>


    <<Meditation?>> from Pxan memories meditation was an occult practice to increase focus and awareness <<isn’t it occult?>>Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation.


    <<No, at least not all of them. I can give you a few good books about the argument if you so wish.>>


    <<I will be glad>>


    They came to a sudden stop, a reinforced metal door with dozen of robots and security checks was blocking their way <<there we have a dragon egg, but I guess that you already know this.>> he came closer <<the real reason why that room is so protected>> he grasped him and his voice became Metalic <<is to put people like you.>>


    Pxan tried to jump back but was blocked. He was blocked and surrounded by machines.


    Terence looked at him, a serene laugh came from the metal cords of the monster <<relax. I was just teasing you. I know that you aren’t a lord inquisitor.>>


    <<Y-you knew?!?>>


    <<Yep. All visits here need to be booked up at least three days before. Luckily you came a few hours before another visit and are an inquisitor.>>


    Pxan looked at that thing unsure of what to feel.


    <<So you will help me in the visit>>


    <<And here we have a harpy, the skin is already decaying as you can see, I give it three weeks time before a lung collapse. Four before an organ collapse>> said Pxan <<there we can see a half-lizard…>>


    Terence had instructed him on what to say and how to say it. And he was going to do the best job imaginable if he wanted to get out of there. The man was an old scientist, maybe an ex-inquisitor, who needed to check the laboratory conditions.


    <<So you are quite the young boy, especially for this job. One of Terence children?>> said the man interrupting him.


    <<Excuse me?>>


    <<Nah, nothing. Go ahead.>>