HQ - Quasi Cipher Pol
15th floor
The Primordial Tower
Under the 6th Set of Chaos' Valley, there weren't many Organizations that could rival Quasi Cipher Pol's hegemony.
100 Zanpakuto School stood at the same peak as them.
Then there was the Millennial Magical Alliance; its might only held back by its loose restrictions over its members.
Hyperspace Raiders possessed the greatest firepower, but their numbers couldn't match the Pol's extensive reach.
The only other Organization worth mentioning was Flowers of Doom, having only female members.
These Organizations had their powerhouses and backings from the upper floors.
Still, what made the Quasi Cipher Pol stand out was its capability to gather information, which was second only to the Faceless Men of Byagoona.
Not to mention, as one went up, the Temple of Byagoona's influence kept decreasing, letting the Pol rival the Faceless Men in the information industry equally; or a touch greater, perhaps.
The other thing that made the Pol stand out was that its leader was the bastard of Red King — the unanimously acknowledged strongest Contestant below the 7th Set.
Over on the Order's Peak's side, they had their Organizations, each trying to counter the influence of Chaos' Organizations.
However, they had yet to pick up on the irregularity that the Pol had picked up on in the last few days.
Today, the Quasi Cipher Pol had called upon the rest of the four Organizations to discuss it.
…
In a vast chamber, around a round table, five shadows had taken the seat.
Their appearances were shrouded in mystery, along with their expressions and emotions. Nothing could be perceived about them. Nor could anyone sense their presence.
These five were the leaders of the five strongest organizations below the 6th Set of Chaos' Valley.
They were collectively called — The Five Supremes!
"Welcome, fellow Contestants," the leader of the Quasi Cipher Pol, Pangu, began. "I thank all of you for coming on such short notice."
"Spare me the bullshit, Pangu," the leader of the Flowers of Doom, Durga, chided. "I am on my Main Mission. Stop wasting my time."
"Haha!" the leader of the Millennial Magical Alliance, Lord Viracocha, the Staff God, guffawed. "What's the haste?! We all are on our Main Missions, my lady."
"The roof of this chamber is freshly painted," the leader of the Hyperspace Raiders, Black Saber, observed.
The leader of the 100 Zanpakuto School, Atlas, nodded. "Indeed."
Silence.
Pangu, Durga, and Lord Viracocha stared at Atlas as if asking what was he actually agreeing with. As always, they didn't receive any explanation.
The Staff God shook his head and looked at Pangu. "Please continue. However, my thoughts resonate with Lady Durga here. A timely end to this sudden meeting will be appreciated."
Durga's brows twitched. Just make up your mind, you old, blithering fool!
"Of course, my lords and lady," Pangu agreed, ignoring Viracocha's quirk. "The Pol has picked up an irregularity regarding the Random World of Harry Potter. One…"
"Pillars, Mirrors, or Keys?" Durga asked, cutting Pangu off. "I hope you are not wasting my time for a Tertiary Timeline. Or I will rip through worlds to cut your head off. Let's see if Daddy comes and saves you then."
…
Atlas looked at Black Saber. "Green."
The Staff God corrected. "No, Atlas," he said humorously. "It's the Red King."
Black Saber frowned. "Yes. I preferred Green."
Silence.
Pangu took a deep breath. "Primary and Secondary Timelines are involved, my lady," he explained, continuing. "One of our members, a 12th-floor powerhouse, reported yesterday that he had lost contact with his timeline's Dumbledore a few days ago. The Dumbledore of our discussion was a Pillar existence."
Lord Viracocha sat up straight. "It's impossible," he said, a chill seeping out of his old voice. "Your puny powerhouse is lying, I am afraid."
Durga stood up. "So you are trying to waste my time!" she responded, raging. "You just wait!"
"Yes," Black Saber mumbled. "It's the color."
"OK." Atlas nodded.
SLAM!
Durga's shadowy figure pounded the table, shaking the entire chamber. "Can you two not talk normally for once?!"
"Please calm down, my lady," Pangu said, trying to maintain the decorum. To Lord Viracocha, he said, "It's not a lie, my lord. I have confirmed the veracity of his words before calling all of you out."
"How?" the Staff God asked, already disliking the coming answer.
Pangu looked at all of them. "You know how."
The Temple of Amon-Gorloth!
It was clear who was backing the Quasi Cipher Pol. Red King might not say anything about a bastard, but the temple was shrewd enough to take Pangu under its wings, knowing the potential.
Durga's rage stumbled and she sat back.
Black Saber looked at Pangu, leaning forward with utmost seriousness. "I am listening."
Atlas turned his head as well.
"From the sources…"
"How?" Black Saber asked, interrupting. "I want to know."
Atlas nodded. "Yes."
…
After explaining the answer to the two Contestants, Pangu continued, "From the sources, we have confirmed that the said Dumbledore is missing from the Primary Timeline."
Lord Viracocha visibly shook.
Durga fell into silence.
"Either this Dumbledore has been contacted by a Bubble Entity, raising his Multiversal awareness," Black Saber analyzed, "or a Dumbledore from another Pillar has killed him, absorbing his Pillar status."
Pangu, the Staff God, and Durga gaped at Black Saber.
Atlas nodded. "Obviously."
…
Pangu rubbed his face and sighed.
"I have received words from the upper floors that this could lead to a major power shift within the entire Random World," he told them. "If another Dumbledore has absorbed a Pillar status, then that would change the entire timeline to which he belongs. Of course, if this killer belongs to a Secondary Timeline, then it would take some time."
"Why?" Black Saber asked.
Pangu's brows shot up. "That's an excellent question," he agreed. "The question is why? We are still looking for more information on the Pillar Timeline that lost its Dumbledore, but…"
"Why are you sharing it with us?" Black Saber asked, correcting Pangu.
Contestant Durga's mouth twitched.
"Excellent." Atlas nodded.
…
Pangu slowly stood up, putting his palms on the table.
"I was just going to explain myself, my lords and lady," he told them gravely. "What I am going to tell you now is a piece of information that could very well be sold for billions of credits on the Primordial Tower Trade Market."
For the first time, all the shadows kept their mouths shut.
"The Quasi Cipher Pol has recently lost a member, Rogan, an 8th-floor Top-class Contestant," he began, putting his hands behind his back. "He had Prime Protector-level potential. His loss means nothing in the grand scheme of things, but…
"… We are Quasi Cipher Pol. And he was killed."
Durga sneered but didn't say anything.
The shamelessness and hypocrisy of the Pol's members were well known among the Tower's community.
"From the news of his death, till now," Pangu continued, eying all of them, "we have sent a dozen Contestants to the same Timeline. However… they all have been killed without even making a single contact with the Organization."
Whoa!
Now that piqued the four leaders' interest.
"Is it a Mirror Timeline?" The Staff God asked, standing up.
Pangu looked at Lord Viracocha and then at the rest of them. He nodded.
"So, basically," Durga said, standing up, "you have lost a few members. Now you want us to lose our members by sending them to the same timeline?!"
Hidden from the gazes, she licked her lips. If her guess was correct, then, from the mumble-jumble she was hearing, there was just one simple thing to conclude.
There was a Supreme Protector in the Mirror Timeline. Thus, one of the Mirrors of the Harry Potter Random World was just about to become the most delicious platter of Items, Skills, and Abilities.
Contrary to her reprimanding question, she was already contacting her organization.
"No," Pangu answered, not minding the obvious remark. "What I am proposing is for us to collectively send one member from the five organizations. Members… much more powerful than the Contestants getting resurrected in the Secondary Timeline.
"Members… much more powerful than the Contestant killing them."
The leader of the Quasi Cipher Pol's gaze fell on all of them. "We all know who's capable of picking up on resurrecting Contestants' presences and then killing them before they can contact anyone in the Tower.
"We all know just what kind of Contestant would be arrogant enough to ignore the name Quasi Cipher Pol. We all know this because…
"… the five of us have always been the Supreme Protectors."
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