He had found the store closed. Of course, he could have searched further and eventually visit Lawrence and Ran, but the idea felt pointless as he walked through the streets. The night was already running and both of them would still be there by the morning. Or maybe not, if that cop would release them earlier. So, he made his way back to the compound, a bit disappointed to not have anything to smoke for a while.
Shuya entered the kitchen just to hear a guy he didn't know from Caine ask about the vampires. The room was full, apparently Archer decided he was done shagging his girl, although it was still reeking of lovey dovey mood. The mixed blood snorted at that. Whatever, he would tease the Servant about it later. Lancer was there, with another girl. Kiyoshi was also present and didn't seem too happy right now. The kid in the wheelchair was in the room too with another dude. And there was someone who looked familiar to Archer's girlfriend, older though. Might be another parent. Shuya found it funny how the probabilities went about it, reuniting people from not only the same realm, but also with a common past and even blood bonds. There might have been a reason for that, but this whole family thing looked like a huge headache anyway.
The swordsman eyed the curious guy.
"Apostle's just a word to design themselves and wank their kind. The twenty seven elders, or 'Ancestors', like they prefer to be called, are top dogs on the food chain, well, the undead one at least. Some are very old and supposedly as powerful. But in reality they're mostly a bunch of aristocrats so far up each other's asses they are probably close to reach Akasha." He gave the unknown man, a grin. "Like the boy said, that's our version of blood suckers except they can differ greatly from basic vampires. A few became something more, whether with intent or not. But hey, I'm sure they have some great parties. Can't live that long and don't learn how to have fun, right?"
He poured himself some alcohol and tasted it with appreciation. Finally some comfort! A quick glance was enough to gather that something important, or not, he would bet on the latter, happened here. Forest wasn't around, which meant she was either busy fixing another mess or hiding somewhere from yet another conflict. After a moment, he decided to ignore the tension and move on with it.
His eyes shifted on the older Rin, Ryoko, Connor and, finally, Jack."So, who are you guys? New around?" He raised his glass to them with amusement. "Name's Shuya. Not sure if nice to meet you, but don't let that get in the way."
Shuya watched Kiyoshi for an instant. "You seem to take the fact that she would attack someone way better than expected, kid. Anyway, isn't she supposed to be back by now? Perhaps, things didn't go all too well with that dude. Maybe, it wasn't a good idea to let her go alone to that bastard's castle..."
