10. Looking For Cia

Zeno stared blankly in all directions. His gaze only focuses on one point where many things that he might think are traffic, but they are not. There was no one and Zeno was in fact lost in his daydreams.

"Where else should I look for Cia?"

After just saying that, suddenly a big smile was engraved on the corners of Zeno's lips. He suddenly took a deep breath and grinned.

"Oh, I know where Cia is."

Zeno left the place. Previously, he had time to adapt to the surrounding environment that looks so dim. Fortunately, Zeno was able to get up from there and move in a more precise direction. The man is ignorant of everything he thinks about, and other things that bring him down. He is indeed wise enough to take steps like this.

One by one, his footsteps began to split the streets. The atmosphere around looked deserted accompanied by strong winds which made Zeno take a step back to meet the figure he wanted to refer to.

"Ah, finally!" Zeno took a breath. He slightly wiped the sweat that had condensed on his forehead. "Noya! Where are you?" Zeno asked in a loud tone. He called the old man in question, then walked slowly accompanying the movement showing the corners to go to.

"Where is Noya? Is he trying to hide himself from me? Oh, no. I can't believe Noya suddenly became a loser." While still engrossed in talking to himself, suddenly Zeno's gaze had to stop moving. He sighed. "Oh, so you're still here?" said Zeno, who was answered with a broad smile by the figure of the other person.

"What business do you have here, Zeno?" Noya said. The man who is often known for doing multitasking, looks at Zeno with a crooked smile.

"Where's Cia?" Noah chuckled. "What's wrong with you? Why don't you look for Cia here? Since when did I hide Cia?" replied Noya, which made Zeno frown.

"Seriously! I want you to tell the truth. Please!" said Zeno in a repetitive way.

Even though he was talking seriously, Zeno realized who he was dealing with for now. There was no way he could forget about Noya, who clearly had the status of the most important Lycan nation. Therefore, Noya is also known as a prince. All of this is clearly very memorable, because, basically, Zeno still appreciates Noya's presence in front of him.

"I don't know where Cia is. Don't force me!" Before Zeno said and urged Noya, the figure of the Lycan nation had already made an appeal, causing Zeno to chuckle in annoyance in his heart.

"Ah, useless. I thought he knew," thought Zeno with frustrated thoughts.

With a heavy heart, finally Zeno turned around. He saw that the situation that accompanied his journey at this time did look so strange. It feels like Zeno thinks that Noya really knows where Cia is. Where and what she is doing, I also do not know. Stop forcing, I'm tired."

From there, a debate between them finally emerged. It's quite difficult for Zeno to make a choice and where to move. From the opposite side, Zeno didn't see that Cia had left any traces. This thought makes everything have to be quiet and end there. One by one, the things he chooses become Zeno's chance to get away from there.

"Cia isn't on earth."

When he saw Zeno turn around for the second time, Noya couldn't bear it. He said something like that that made Zeno stare intensely at him.

"Are you serious?" he asked. Noah nodded. "That's all I know. For the rest, don't ask again."

Zeno can't force it anymore. Maybe with only a few clues, Zeno can investigate on his own. However, Zeno's thoughts again and again had to get enlightened when Noya spontaneously revealed something.

"Go to their headquarters. You know who they are, right? Don't ask too many questions, this is the last clue for you."

From the direction that still faced Noya, Zeno closed his eyes. He felt that this was a big clue that could direct his steps to his destination. He was very satisfied, because soon he would be able to meet the figure he was looking for, Cia.

"Thank you. I'll go there, now!" Zeno walked quickly. His steps already looked rushed and it was possible that Zeno had moved too much along the way. He persisted, he was sure he would make it to the intended place.

***

Some time, he made the process of traveling to the location, this time Zeno arrived at the place. He was already standing in front of a headquarters belonging to someone, who was none other than the witcher, the owner. This place looked even darker and far more accursed than any place Zeno had ever been to.

In fact, he himself felt that this was the worst thing and an opportunity to enter the occult headquarters. "Do I have to play pretty? But, Witcher can't be messed with. They will be intense towards anyone's arrival at their headquarters," Zeno said to himself.

He shook his head and felt confused. Just released from his frustration, now Zeno has to deal with difficult things like that?

Zeno doesn't think much or mingle with his thoughts. He immediately stepped up quickly, leaving his previous position and continued to enter the area where a lot of events and things were ahead.

"This might be the right move."

Zeno also ransacked the witcher's headquarters and felt indifferent to the response from the owner of this place, for what he witcher. According to Zeno, who told them to dare to hide Cia?

"Cia, where are you? I'll pick you up here." Zeno's first shout sent all corners of the scene. He doesn't know where to get go anymore, because the hidden places on this base have been thoroughly explored.

"Nothing. Where's Cia?" said Zeno with a long exhale.

He had repeatedly searched, but his wife was still not found.

The room he was stepping into suddenly vibrated. There is a smell and uniqueness that Zeno can breathe. He thought this was a sign of the arrival of the witcher nation nearby.

His eyes stared intently in all directions, his ears were ringing when something shot fast towards him. Zeno managed to dodge. It was a knife without a handle and it slammed into the rocky ground. Zeno's nose reeked of something, not that of a witch, it was like an Orka that had rotted and hadn't washed in days.

Currently, Zeno was on the other side of the Northern Forest. Precisely in Mauve—Cave of immortality.