" I know a way to get your mother onboard this very ship with you. "
As these words fell into Leo's ears he felt his heart skip a beat as he forgot how to breathe for a second or two.
" Sorry….. what did you say?" Luke said with an equally surprised face as Leo as he subconsciously took a step towards Cervantez.
" I know a way to get your mother onboard this ship… I can share it with you if you want " Cervantez said as both Luke and Leo surrounded him rather aggressively with maniacal expressions on their faces.
" Cervantez? That's what your name is right? " Leo asked, his red swollen eyes and crazed expression making him come off like a druggie.
" Yes…" Cervantez answered confidently, however, he felt awkward because of the reducing distance between himself and the brothers.
" So listen Cervantez…. I swear on my life, that if you're joking about this… or if there's some deception with your choice of words…or if this is some form of dark joke, then even if you're from S class and even if it kills me to touch you….. I'm going to knock your teeth out" Leo said as he banged his arm against the small entrance to their apartment, blocking Cervantez's only way out.
" It's none of those things, I come here with honest intentions, please hear me out-" Cervantez said, his voice cracking slightly now as this was not the reaction he had hoped for.
"Leo, let him breathe" Luke said in a commanding tone as he urged Leo to back off.
" Please ....welcome to our small abode, have a seat" Luke said as he patiently welcomed Cervantez to their small apartment.
As Cervantez sat with his back against one of the rooms walls, Luke and Leo sat at the center of the room facing him as the two brothers patiently waited for what he had to say.
" Before you ask me about how I know about your situation and your mother's condition, let me tell you that how I learnt this information is of no consequence.
What's important is the opportunity I'm here to offer" Cervantez said as Leo frowned instantly at his choice of words.
Never had an honest man ever tried to approach a deal while withholding information as Leo instantly began to trust that man less by the second.
" What opportunity do you offer?" Luke asked as he played ball with Cervantez's game and was ready to hear him out.
" Which one of you is SkyLion?" Cervantez asked as Leo's frown deepened while Luke nodded his head and said "It's me, I assume you won't be telling me how you know my gaming name either, correct?"
" Yes, I won't, " Cervantez said as he sized Leo up one last time before turning all his attention to Luke.
" I'm creating a guild, an organization consisting of the best talents on this ship and I wish to recruit you as a part of my guild.
If you accept, then I promise that within a year, I will help you bring your mother to this ship and if I fail in delivering my promise then a year later I will cede my position as an S ranked citizen of this ship to you" Cervantez said as his answer raised even more questions in Luke's mind than it provided answers.
" Alright man…. Enough with the word games…. I told you before that our mother is a sensitive topic for us.
IF YOU FUCK AROUND WITH IT MORE THEN I'M DEFINITELY PUNCHING YOUR FACE" Leo said as he got all riled up and tried to jump on Cervantez as Luke had to hold him down and physically restrain him to prevent him from attacking Cervantez like a rabid dog.
"Holy hell that boy is insane" Cervantez said as his evaluation of Leo dropped to pit bottom as initially he was thinking about extending an invitation to SkyLion's brother alongside him, however, watching his behavior, Cervantez lost all interest.
" He's not wrong, sir, it is a sensitive topic for us" Luke said respectfully, mustering every ounce of restraint he had in his body as he gave Cervantez one last chance to come clean.
Sighing, Cervantez agreed as he realized that his boardroom strategy to strong arm an opponent in a negotiation by holding all the cards did not seem to translate well when talking to real people.
" Merit points….. do you know what they are?" Cervantez asked as Luke nodded his head and said " Leo earnt some the other day, they are the currency of this ship right?"
Cervantez was surprised by this revelation as this early in the game even he had not earned any merit points, yet apparently a no name player had.
" You have heard of them? What's your in game I'd?" He said, directing his question towards Leo who lashed out in the most dog-like way possible.
"It's ' None of your business' all capitals" he said as he tried to wrestle out of Luke's grip once more, making Cervantez roll his eyes.
" I don't know how much you understand about them but they are more miraculous than they seem.
If you think they are only a currency for the ship then you think wrong as with enough merit points you can request the aliens to do anything for you.
With enough merit points you can arrange a video call to earth and talk to your mother live and if you have them in abundance then even her safe transportation to this very ship can be arranged.
Ofcourse, for a request this hard, you must work extremely hard and gather an unbelievable amount of merit points for it to be granted, however, it's not impossible.
I know many things about the game and I know many secrets about this ship.
Join hands with me and I promise to make your dreams come true.
So what do you say SkyLion, will you join my guild?" Cervantez said as he made a revelation as to how Elena could be brought to this ship.