"Hm?" Royal mumbled something as he snapped back to reality and looked at Falk. "Time magic is the clear explanation... ' He commented, before drifting off and mumbling

"Ya. Well, this is definitely a problem then. We have no idea what this damn family is capable of..." Falk said as he turned to the table. "C'mon everyone, gather around the table. We need to talk about what's happened this month."

[u]Standing up from his silence, Bjorn steps out towards the table. Looking towards Falk, his grin expression reflects the seriousness of the issue.[/u] "[i]I myself am relatively new to the Dojo due to my search for my father, but from what I have seen... this is not a threat to be taken lightly. These people made it impossible to move in my armor, and that does not bode well with me. I feel as if we should do as much research as we can on these "Coldbornes", and do our best to avenge our fallen ally and friend, Alex. He knew my father, and that is enough for me.[/i]"

"There's no time to waste then." Falk said as he pointed at the map. "So, over the last month the infinite corporation was turned into what is now called the "Coldbourne Empire." Its main leaders are of course, the Coldbourne family members. That makes Felix, Diana, Faolin, Cain, Lilly and Tywin at the head. Since their takeover, they not only gained the companies wealth through Alex's death, which Diana somehow worked out." "I couldn't possibly see how she could manage doing that...." Anne put sarcastically. "Ya. The court case lasted a day before each member of the family was a multi-millionaire. So, with that money they began to spend it. A large portion of the infinite corporation tried to abandon the empire, but those who tried were killed. Not only that, but it seems that about thirty percent of the army has tracking chips that explode if someone isn't following orders. More on that later. Now, each family member is in a different part of the world right now, and I've been able to find each of them. Making a move was a different situation entirely though. Many are heavily guarded and are in populated areas, which makes the possibility of civilian casualties too high." "So where are they?" Anne asked. Falk pointed down on the map and trailed his finger between destinations. "Well," he began. "Felix has conquered the Celtic isles. The soldiers that didn't join the empire, were left on the isles. We haven't had any contact with the isles since." He moved his finger off the isles and towards the south west portion of the map. "In the Kakusa grove, Diana could be pulling some strings here. She is establishing a connection with the Tokage clan, a group of majora worshippers. They are also known for their skilled infiltration and stealth skills. Which could be a leading factor in the increase of disappearances all over Tatakai. They are like a secret police of the empire, basically, so everyone is afraid to speak out against the C.E." Falk then moved his finger to the Shi-Canyon in the south east. "This is where the Coldbournes largest operation is found. Faolin invaded the Shi Canyon and took the capital of York Town. He's enslaved the entire damn population and the empire is using them as a workforce to build up their army as well as their finances. There is a small rebellion there from what we hear of, and we've been trying to get in contact with them. To no avail, unfortunately." Falk moved his finger back to the mid west, the Tatakoi plains. "Then, we have Cain." Falk said. "Ya. He protected Isaac back at the castle. He seemed hesitant." Anne said. "Really? Tell that to his astronomical body count. Felix and Faolin took armies where they were going, Cain took the Tatakoi plains single handedly." Falk explained. He didn't seem to like any of these family members, that much was clear. "Then, Lilly. She's rumoured to be kept up in the Ko-Rudo mountains, in a place called North Peak. Rumour has it she took the small city herself with a detachment of able bodied warriors... And not a single person was killed." Falk moved his to the middle of the Ko-Rudo mountains and pointed it at a castle. "Then, castle Coldbourne. Where the king himself stays."

"So five places to go, with five of us. Have you already decided where each of us is going?"

"Well. That's up to you all." Falk said to them. Then he looked to Zane. "Good intuition, by the way." "Now. I will agree that only a small amount of you can make your way to each location. The Coldbournes know us, and if too many of us show up in one location they could attack or even KILL you. They've already tried to take the dojo, but we held them back. They've been throwing grunts at us for the last month in an attempt to whittle us down. If too many of us are out there, there won't be enough people here to defend. So while some of you are out and about, the rest will stay here and help with the defences." "But why don't we call for outside help? Many of us here have connections, dad!" Anne asked. "And that's another reason we have been so screwed. The Coldbournes have access to a massively large magic weapon that can turn the stratosphere into a blizzard. No one can make their way through or land, which means no outside help. We're on our own."

"As much as I'd love to go to the castle, I feel that it should be the last place we attack. We see if we can convince Lilly and Cain to join our to cause, something tells me they aren't to happy with Alex's murder."

Lyn crossed her arms and shook her head. "So they're capable of cutting off ships from landing, but what about teleportation? Magic and technologic? Also, can I go after Lily? I'd like to learn how she managed not to kill anyone during her invasion and maybe I can convince her."

"Okay hold on." Falk said. "I know things are...exciting to say the least. But you all need rest. Serious, rest. It'll give me time to figure things out. Alright?"

"I don't need rest and I don't think we can waste any time if a whole months was lost, but if you need time then fine. Have your time to figure things out." Lyn replied with a more serious tone.