Rumors of My Demise[[Valo]]

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[attr="class","bsbody"]As the new CEO of the rebranded Yuy Corp, Valo was pleased to find a branch of it in San Francisco. It was up to the same standards as the one in New York City, and it felt almost like the same exact place. It gave him some means to fall back on in the new city, and offered him ample resources to do what he needed to do in secret, hidden from the prying eyes of the public. He had plenty of reasons to be watched, but this building gave him a much needed privacy.

Sarah was accompanying him, walking by his side as she looked over some notes on a clipboard. Together, they were inspecting the new building to ready it for Aphelion-related activities, when Valo received a sudden message on his phone.

"... Sarah, can you track his phone from the text he sent?" He asked her, and she nodded. "Give me a few."

The source of the signal was soon pinpointed to within the building itself. Underground. The two of them quickly made their way to the lower levels, finding a fortified room. Wasting no time, Valo would open the control panel and begin to mess with the circuitry in an attempt to open the door. Connecting one of the wires to his phone, Valo would load up a program on his phone that began to decrypt the lock, and it would open. Making his way inside, Valo stopped for a moment to stare at what was inside.

"What... the hell...?"

Sarah made her way to the coffin in the middle, looking through the small window that allowed them to see what was inside, and she gasped, dropping her clipboard to the ground. Valo rushed over to look inside and saw him.

"Shugo!" He placed his hands on the coffin, attempting to pry it open. "What the hell are you doing, you idiot?!"

The coffin wouldn't budge, and he pulled out his sword, about to stick the blade between the cracks to try and pry it open. Sarah stopped him before he could.

"Adrian, wait! Give me a moment to look at this machine, please." She pleaded, and he stepped back, calming down as she looked it over for a few minutes. After a while, she would turn to him, shaking her head.

"This machine serves as his life support. If we force it open or cut off power to it, there's no telling what will happen. It could potentially kill him... it seems like it's set to open when certain conditions are met, but I can't say what."

Valo grit his teeth, sheathing his sword as he had no choice but to accept that he couldn't do anything here. Shugo was suffering, and he couldn't live with what he had done. This was his only escape, and Valo knew what it was like to want to run away. If only he paid more attention, maybe he could have done something...

"Sarah... make sure this room stays sealed. No one is getting in here. It won't open again until he wakes up." He said quietly, and she nodded. Taking a moment to look at the coffin, Valo wasn't sure what to think or feel. There was guilt, but there was nothing he could do now.

"... You idiot..."

At least he knew the fate and whereabouts of one of his brothers. He could only hope that Soran fared better. For now, he stood there, wondering what the best course of action was.