#idorim

Earth was no more. Kuros was no more. Welcome in Idorim; a world composed of two different worlds and dimensions where humanity had to learn how to live with another specie...the demons. That’s how the humans called them anyway. The demons were another humanoid specie with red skin, horns and tail. They also brought their magic, fauna and flora with them when Earth and Kuros collided and fused together five thousand years ago. Fortunetaly or not, the earthling animals and the animals from Kuros were able to develop a symbiotic relationship. It was also applied for the flora of each world. Laws of nature couldn’t be modified afterall. Now humans and demons were living mostly in peace with one and other. There were still tensions but the past century was better as the two species finally built commercial relationships among other things like sciences and magic. It was not perfect. Many humans and demons were living seperately in two distinct regions of the planet. Only one big city at the border of the two regions was filled with humans and demons. But, even there was almost no mix between them. Millenia of war and destruction were not easy to forget and to move on from. The city was called Khada. It was a city filled with hope, despair, opportunity, gangs, criminality and hard-workers. Between all of that, one special human was about to get a promotion. He was outisde, enjoying his cigar before going to the meeting with his boss. 

- Ah shit. It’s raining. Can’t even have the time to smoke all of my cigar...The boss must be waiting for me anyway. (Aiden)

He threw his cigar in a trash can and entered the building. He greeted his colleagues and knocked at the door of his boss’s office. He was invited to come in. His boss was a tall and muscular black man and it was visible he had gone through a lot through his career. He was smiling at Aiden. 

- Still wearing that dark trench coat with the cigars in the front pocket? I also can see your revolver magnum. You keep being old school Aiden? (Boss)

Aiden shrugged and sighed calmly. 

- This is my favorite style. But we are not here to speak fashion. Why did you call me and ask me to come here? It was my day off today. (Aiden)

Then his boss looked serious and took a document from his drawer before giving it to Aiden. 

- You have been promoted. Our government is glad that you are such a valuable asset. Especially considering your rare ability among us. They also wish to try a collaboration. You will be assigned with another detective. Your new partner will show up in a few minutes. (Boss)

- A partner? Who? (Aiden)

His boss was hesitating and he swallowed before speaking again.

- She...is a demon. She is thirty years old and she is from the demon region of Idorim. She was sent by her government to work with us here, in Khada. (Boss)

As he finished his sentence, a red skin and black hair woman entered the office. She had a sword on her back.  She approached them proudly and seriously.

- Ah, my partner is a Kuran. My name is Aiden. (Aiden)

- Mine is Veldani. I’m happy to see that a human is using the true name of my specie and not the word “demon”. (Veldani)

- I was raised by the friends of my parents. They are Kurans so that would be disrespectful to call you other way. Welcome in the MID; the Magic Investigation Division. (Aiden)

- Thank you. (Veldani)

Aiden shaked Veldani’s hand. His boss coughed and shaked the hand of Veldani too. 

- Were you briefed about the role of this division? (Aiden)

- Yes. The role is to investigate everything suspicious that is about magic. From smuggling  to murder or even mysterious cases. (Veldani)

Aiden nodded while his boss gave Veldani the same document Aiden received earlier. 

- Your first mission as a team is to look for smuggling of magic weapons. I want you to find the names of the smugglers as well as the names of the gangs the smugglers are working with. (Boss)

- But magic weapons are legal. It had been the case several for the last decades. (Veldani)

- You are definitely new in town. These weapons are modified and are more dangerous than regular magic weapons. Therefore, they are forbidden and illegal. I would advice you to not be by the book. Rules can be different in this city. (Aiden)

Veldani rolled her eyes while the boss coughed again. 

- Anyway, you two can begin your investigation. I want your reports as soon as possible. (Boss)

Aiden nodded and left the room. Veldani was surprised as she was expecting him to tell goodbye to his own boss. She quickly left the room too after she respectfully told goodbye to her new boss and joined Aiden outside who was already smoking another cigar. 

- You are a military woman. (Aiden)

She was shocked to hear such a deep tone as it felt like he didn’t like that fact. He kept smoking his cigar.

- I worked for the military when I was in age to enlist myself until I joined the police forces two years ago. How did you know? Did you read my file? (Veldani)

- I didn’t and I didn’t need to. The way you speak, the way you walk and the way you listen to the orders...it wasn’t difficult to guess you had a military background. (Aiden)

- Is that a problem? (Veldani)

- No. But you will discover that you have to think outside the box, outside the rules to work properly in Khada. (Aiden)

- If you say so. (Veldani)

- Let’s go start our investigation. My car is near. (Aiden)

He smashed his cigar and threw it in the trash can. He invited her to follow him. They didn’t have to walk far as Aiden’s car was in the parking next to the building. They were ready to begin. How would it go for this new team? 

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Guess what? I have decided to create a new universe with two new characters ^^. It will be about detective stories around magic cases and mysteries ^^. I hope you will like it ^^. Enjoy ^^

Aiden and Veldani belong to me.