Chapter 37 & 38 : Preparing for Battle
“I heard Michael loves girls who are virgins. So, are you still a virgin?” Chloe asked, making Brielle blink in response.
“I don’t think you need to know” Brielle said.
“Oh, really?” Chloe asked.
“Yeah” Brielle answered and walked past her.
“Bitch” Chloe muttered.
Department of Medical Science
Cynthia entered the lecture room, causing the lecturer to halt what he was teaching. The students also looked at her. Michael, Jason, Jace, and Franco were there.
She came to find a pest, the spy who Dracula talked about. She was wearing a green baggie top with a black design in front and green baggie trousers. She is wearing a green and black face cap turned backward. There was a green headphone around her neck, and she was also putting on green and black sneakers. She dresses like a tomboy most time and sometimes dresses like a girl.
“Hello young lady, what are you doing here?” The leturer asked, whose name is Mr Micas.
“The name is Werewolf, not young lady” Cynthia snapped.
“Did you just snap at me?” Mr. Micas asked, taken aback.
“I’m not here for any child’s play, so kindly mind your business, old man” Cynthia replied back.
“How dare you…” Mr. Micas was still talking when Cynthia raised her hand up, indicating him to shut up, making some students burst into laughter.
Mr. Micas couldn’t contain the embarrassment this student just gave him.
Franco stared at her with a small smile but he quickly covered it up. Michael wasn’t even staring at her.
“Hey, you, come out” Cynthia said, pointing at a female student who was sitting at the back of the class.
“Huh, me?” The student asked, feeling surprised.
“I don’t repeat myself. Just come out” Cynthia said coldly, her voice firm and commanding.
The student hesitated but then decided to come out anyway.
“Walk faster, I hate snails” Cynthia said, annoyed by her slow walking.
The girl stood in front of her.
“Why do you…” The girl was still talking when Cynthia gave her a loud slap, making some students gasp, including the lecturer.
The girl winced in pain. Cynthia slapped her again and gave her two hard punches, making the girl fall to the floor with a bruised face.
Cynthia continued beating her, kicking her, and the girl cried out in pain. She dragged the girl up, and just as she was about to give her another punch, someone held her hand, halting her.
Almost every student murmured at the beauty in front of them. Cynthia turned to see Brielle, the governor’s daughter, holding her hand.
“Let go” Cynthia said with full authority. Brielle released her hand.
“Bullying an innocent girl is quite bad. You’re a girl like her too, so have some feelings” Brielle said.
“Who are you to me?” Cynthia asked.
“We are neither friends nor enemies” Brielle replied.
“So what gives you the audacity to tell me who to bully and not to bully? Do you wish for death badly?” Cynthia said with a cold glare making the students gasped loudly.
“I’m just trying to advise you not to be heartless, you know” Brielle said sarcastically.
“Next time, learn how to mind your business, or else you’ll face death by my hands” Cynthia said with a hard glare.
“Follow me now, bitch” she said, referring to the girl she was beating earlier.
“She is cute” Frank thought, referring to Cynthia.
“You’re really crazy. If I may ask, what did she do to deserve such beatings from you? And hey, you should be in your department, not bullying around” Brielle said.
Cynthia didn’t reply, she walked out of the class. As she was about to leave, she said,
“I give you one minute to stand up and follow me, or else I’ll bury you alive myself.”
The girl quickly followed her. Brielle scoffed.
“You’re welcome to the department of medical science, and I’m really sorry about how she disrespected you” Mr. Micas said.
“It’s okay, sir” Brielle assured.
Her eyes met Michael’s, and she smiled, but Michael didn’t smile back, which hurt her. She found a seat beside a girl and sat down. The lecturer continued the lecture.
School secluded area
Cynthia stood, and the girl she had beaten earlier lay weakly on the floor, covered in blood. She just got another round of beatings.
Cynthia pulled out a cigarette and lighter from her pocket, lit it, and started smoking.
“So, you mean Dracula and Derek threatened you to spy on us?” Cynthia asked, exhaling smoke already knowing the answer.
The girl nodded, having already explained the situation to Cynthia.
She said her father borrowed a huge amount of money from Dracula, but he couldn’t pay it back on time. Dracula is holding her as collateral until he pays it back. She’s his tool until then.
“Yes” the girl said weakly.
“Keep spying on us, but you’ll have to do something for me” Cynthia said.
“Huh?” the girl asked.
“I don’t repeat myself” Cynthia said, and the girl nodded.
“Words” Cynthia said.
“Yes, ma’am” the girl replied.
“The name is Werewolf, Pest” Cynthia said blankly.
“Yes, Werewolf” the girl whispered.
“I’ll tell you what to do later. Meet me at the school rooftop tomorrow” Cynthia said, then left.
“She’s scary and dangerous” the girl whispered weakly before fainting.
School Library for VIP Students
Jenis was typing on her laptop in the library when she suddenly heard a voice that seemed to be whispering in her ear, even though she knew it was coming from a distant location.
Her supernatural ability, Mindscope, allowed her to hear voices from far away, but they always sounded like they were right next to her.
“Since you couldn’t get her killed earlier, then killing one of her friends will trigger her, and she’ll fall into your trap” said the unknown male voice, sounding like it was inches from her ear.
“Good. Is the person in position?” asked an unknown female voice, also sounding eerily close.
“Yes, ma’am” replied the male voice.
“Hmm, so, the girl we’re killing is named….humm” said the female voice. “Her name is Lyla, right?”
“Yes, ma’am” the male voice confirmed.
“Game on, and I also can’t wait to get rid of arya’s reincarnation” said the female voice, and Jenis stopped hearing their conversations.
Jenis was left feeling confused and concerned.
“What’s going on, could the female voice be Valerie’s, the woman who wants Cynthia dead by all means, the one black and white talked about earlier or…..?” she wondered aloud.
“Wait, I need to find Lyla now” She added.
Suddenly, a spirit entered her body, and her eyes glowed deep green for an instant.
The spirit smiled, but Jenis’ face made the expression. Her eyes returned to normal, and she smiled.
“I’m back” she said, then quickly got up and ran out of the library.
Rosemary and Hazel, who had been invisibly present in the library, sighed in unison.
“Is the spirit, the Arya you talked about earlier, about Cynthia being her reincarnation?” Hazel asked and Rosemary nodded.
“She has her face though, I thought she was Cynthia before but her dressing is quite different from that of cynthia” Hazel said.
“Of course, they must have the same face,dummy, don’t you know the meaning of reincarnation?” Rosemary asked coldly.
“Of course, I know” Hazel answered with a scoff.
“Better” Rosemary said.
“Will Lyla be fine?” Hazel asked worriedly.
But Rosemary remained silent, her expression unreadable. She didn’t reply, and shortly after, she vanished into thin air.
Hazel’s face scrunched up in concern, her frown making her look adorably cute, like a displeased baby. “She’s just like Werewolf, cold, grumpy, and… ugh!” Hazel exclaimed, referring to Cynthia, her voice laced with frustration.
Department of Brewing Science
In the Brewing Department classroom, Rose sat among her fellow students, taking notes as the lecturer taught.
Suddenly, her eyes turned pure white, a phenomenon invisible to humans, but visible to supernaturals.
If a mortal were to witness it, they would be struck blind instantly. Rose entered into her vision and saw where someone was shot, after seeing the person’s face, then she quickly came back to reality, and her eyes quickly turned normal.
She stood up immediately and quickly ran out of the class, causing the students and lecturer to wonder why.
Meanwhile, on the rooftop, Michael was seen there alone, having come there after his class ended. The wind was blowing his hair, scattering it on his head, and his handsome face stood out. He was wearing a white long sleeve shirt hugging his muscular arm and blue long Jean designed pants with a white sneakers.
He was busy licking his lips, which were so red and tempting. He heard footsteps but didn’t turn back. The footsteps came closer and stopped beside him, but he didn’t even look at the person beside him. The person was Brielle, she had been finding him after the class ended but she couldn’t find him, she came to rooftop because someone said he was there.
Brielle looked at him and started admiring his handsome face, from his full eyebrows to his wet red lips, perfect jawline, and the rose tattoo on his neck, which made him look hot.
“Michael” Brielle called, but he didn’t respond.
“Do you hate me because you were forced to be betrothed to me?” Brielle asked, but he still didn’t respond.
“It’s fine if you don’t want to talk, but I really like you for real, I mean I love you” Brielle said.
“Don’t” Michael said hoarsely.
“I don’t care about what you say, but I have liked you since our elementary school days, and I am really happy about getting betrothed to you” Brielle said with a smile.
Michael looked at her for the first time since she came to the rooftop, his blue eyes piercing into her soul. His face was cold, and he seemed angry, but Brielle didn’t care.
“You shouldn’t be happy, Brielle. We may be betrothed, but that doesn’t mean…” He was still talking when Brielle kissed him on the lips, leaving the remaining words hanging in his throat.
Cynthia, who had been watching from the stair rails leading to the rooftop, swallowed hard and walked out of the place.
She came to the rooftop to clear her head but she met a different scene instead.
School Garden
The school garden was a peaceful paradise, hidden behind a waterfall. Lush greenery, vibrant flowers, and a small pond with a fountain created a soothing atmosphere.
Few students could be seen there. Lyla sat on a bench, gazing at the sky, her purple hair blowing in the wind and scattering across her face. Some boys and even some girls couldn’t help but stare at her in admiration.
After a while, she stood up, still lost in thought. As she walked away, her eyes suddenly turned light purple, but then returned to normal. She stopped walking and closed her eyes.
“Something is going to happen very soon” she thought, “but what could that be? And why can’t I figure it out, considering I’m a witch?”
Unknown to her, a red light had already been trained on her head.
Jenis and Rose rushed to the school garden, where they saw the red light on Lyla’s head. Using their eyes, they traced it to a man hiding behind the window, holding a sniper in one of the school buildings.
The man wore a mask and a face cap, his black-gloved hands holding the sniper can be seen. Just as they were about to act, the man fired the sniper at Lyla.
They turned to Lyla immediately.
“Lyla, watch out!!!” they shouted, causing Lyla eyes snap open.
Chapter 39 & 40 : A Battle for Freedom
“Lyla, watch out!!!” they shouted, causing Lyla’s eyes to snap open.
Someone halted time and everyone on Earth stood still but the supernaturals seemed unaffected.
Mabel, who had halted time, was in the school garden when she heard someone shout Lyla’s name. She saw the bullet heading towards Lyla’s head and quickly used her power to halt time, making the bullet stop half way.
Black and White, who had just appeared in the school garden, stretched her hand towards the bullet and it turned into ashes.
Bianca rushed to the school garden and quickly used her superspeed to reach Lyla’s side and dragged her away from the danger zone.
Arya emerged from Jenis’ body invisibly, causing Jenis to fall weakly to the floor.
“So weak” she said, staring at Jenis’s body.
Arya created a power to wipe people’s memories and used it on every human in the school except the man who fired the sniper, making them forget the incident where Lyla was almost shot.
Lyla was still in shock, struggling to believe she had almost died.
“It’s okay, Lyla, everything is fine now” Rose assured her, and Lyla nodded.
Max, who had been watching from a corner, sighed and left the scene. Although he wasn’t a supernatural being, he still possesses some powers, so he was not freezed.
Mabel then restarted time, and everyone began moving again.
The man who had fired the sniper was left confused because he remembered firing the sniper at Lyla but why is she still alive, still trying to comprehend what had happened.
Before he could react, Betty appeared behind him and injected a syringe into his neck, putting him to sleep instantly.
Erica placed the sniper in the bag that the man had used to carry it, and Betty carried the man away from the scene.
2 hours later
In the Loners’ Mansion Underground Private Torture Room
The torture room, located inside the ground, was equipped with various tools like knives, spears, and other instruments used for torture. Chairs designed for torture purposes and a fireplace were also present.
The man from earlier was tied to one of the chairs, blood dripping down his head, with multiple wounds visible on his body. He looked lifeless. Betty and Erica had indeed done a thorough job on him.
They had left him in the torture room, and he was alone until a figure clad in a black hoodie cloak appeared.
The man felt a presence and weakly asked, “Who are you?”
“Someone you don’t need to know. Goodbye” the figure replied with a wicked grin and stabbed the man three times in the chest and the tummy.
The man died instantly, and the figure chuckled darkly before attempting to disappear. But a voice spoke up,
“Tell her I’m in the human world to protect my reincarnation. Tell her Arya is back”.
The figure gasped and turned to see a beautiful lady dressed in a traditional fashion dress, her green hair glowing, and her deep green eyes looking stunning.
Her red lips added to her captivating appearance, making her look sexy. Although she had Cynthia’s face, she appeared more matured, as if she were a 30 year old human. However, as an immortal, she was 3000 years old.
“You came to the human world just to protect her?” The figure said.
Arya smiled and replied, “I don’t think I owe you an explanation. Just tell Valerie that I’m back.” With that, Arya disappeared, followed by the figure.
Betty and Erica entered, saw the dead man, smirked, and left.
An hour later, in the main mansion of Arya sat on a couch, while the Loners,Hazel, Rosemary, and sat on the remaining couches, staring at arya like they were watching a movie, making her feel uncomfortable.
Rosemary told them about Arya’s identity, and they were surprised. Cynthia, however, seemed uninterested in Arya’s presence.
“You’re so rude for possessing my body earlier” Jenis said with a cute frown.
Arya apologized, but Jenis just eyed her. The others continued to stare at Arya, making her feel uneasy.
“I know I’m beautiful, but please reduce the stares” Arya said with a charming smile.
“Self-hype” Erica said with a scoff.
“You should know Cynthia got her behavior from her” Betty added.
“So this is how Cynthia would look if she grew up” Chloe said.
“I’m 21 years old, for God’s sake! Am I not a grown-up?” Cynthia shouted.
The others flinched at her outburst.
“Mood swings again” Rose groaned.
“She saw a beautiful scene, which changed her mood” Lyla explained.
Rosemary snapped her fingers, and a screen appeared, showing what happened on the rooftop earlier about Brielle’s confession to Michael, Brielle kissing Michael on the lips and Cynthia’s reaction.
“So, this is the reason?” Willow asked with a smirk.
“Nope” Cynthia replied.
“Don’t tell me you still haven’t gotten rid of your feelings for him? Remember what Dracula said and he doesn’t even remember you, Cynthia. Just stop this already!” Erica scolded.
Erica continued, “I know you were assigned to make him love you and break his heart in the most cruel way, but remember, you must not love him. Do you want to die or do you want him to die too?”
“Stop shouting as if it’s my fault. I have loved him since childhood. It’s not my fault those monsters ruined my life. I don’t even know what I’m feeling anymore. My emotions are gone” Cynthia replied.
“I can’t differentiate between some emotions. I’m so ruined, and you’re shouting as if it’s all my fault. I hate being born. I just want to die but I don’t want to die because I must revenge no matter what. I don’t even understand my life anymore,I don’t” She added.
” I watch other kids having fun with their parents, but I have no parents to have fun with. The only thing that makes me feel happy is seeing others in pain. I can’t do without killing a single person a day. I just love to see blood every time. I’m not even human anymore. I’m just a heartless monster” She continued.
“Do you think you’re the only one facing this? We’re all facing the same thing. I was brutally raped by Dracula’s men. I lost my virginity at the age of six. I detest males because they made me who I am today. So, stop acting like you’re the only one in pain, girl” Erica said.
“Who cares if you were raped brutally? The pain I feel is worse than yours. I can’t really blame you because you’ve never been in love, so stop talking as if you know everything” Cynthia said making the others gasped loudly but immediately regretted saying it.
Erica’s eyes flashed with anger.
“So, me, being raped brutally at a young age means nothing, right? And you’re right, I don’t know what love is” Erica said with a chuckle.
“I will pretend I didn’t hear that from you, but trust me, don’t ever talk to me. I repeat, don’t ever talk to me in your life again” Erica walked out of the room.
Cynthia bit her lip so hard, drawing blood.
“I’m really disappointed in you, Cynthia” Rose said, walking out of the room too.
“Better sort it out with her, or else” Betty said, fuming angrily, and also walked out.
The others shook their heads in disappointment and walked out, leaving only Hazel, Rosemary, and Arya.
“Damn, I fucked up” Cynthia said, ruffling her hair as she sat down on the couch dejectedly. Arya went to her side and patted her back slowly.
Chapter 41 & 42 : A New Era Begins
Four days later
The girls didn’t talk to Cynthia since that day. They told her that if she’s ready to sort things out with Erica, they’re ready to talk to her, but Erica is still very mad and won’t even talk to anyone.
However, they’re still going to missions together. And the girls are happy about Harry’s comeback. They can’t wait to see his handsome face again.
The Eleven Stars Mansion
Michael, Max, Jason, Xavier, Edward, Henry, James, Jace, Elis, Aron, and White are called the Eleven Stars by their fans.
They only live in the mansion every Saturday and Sunday, and the rest of the days at their private mansions.
The Mansion has 14 rooms, it was so big and wide, you’d mistake the outside of the mansion for a hotel’s.
In the gym, Michael can be seen doing some press-ups. His muscles flexing with every move, he look so hot right now, with sweat dripping wet on his body.
Thirty minutes later, he stood up, took a towel, and cleaned his face. He also took the water bottle on the floor and drank the water in it.
He left the gym heading to his room which was upstairs, he was about to open the door of his room when he heard screams and moans coming from the other room. He already knew who it was, Jason.
“Is he never tired?” he said with a groan.
Max came out of his own room and saw Michael.
“Oh, you stopped to listen to Jason’s bitches moans” he said with a chuckle.
“Jason is gone for real,I can’t even sleep because of his stupid bitch screams” Michael said, opening the door to his room. Max entered with him.
“Bitches, you mean, he brought two girls to the mansion” Max corrected.
“Now I see why the screams seem louder” Michael said, sitting on his bed.
“I pray he finds his soulmate soon, but will that be possible?” Max said, leaning against the room wall.
The room was decorated in blue and grey, the king-sized bed, adorned with blue bed sheets and matching blue pillows, stood majestically in the room, while a grey wardrobe was placed against the wall nearby, set of grey sofas, and a center table arranged beside the transparent large window showing the outside of the mansion.
And a set of gray reading table was placed not too close to his bed. His room is so neat that no single dust can be found there.
The wall of the room is decorated with blue wallpaper, his pictures were hung on the wall, and a flat television was hung on the wall. A small freezer is placed at the corner of the room.
His vanity table and chair, which were in grey color too was arranged neatly inside the room. His peach scent filled the whole room. The floor of the room was white like snow, gleaming all around.
Aron entered the room with Xavier.
“Soulmate, you say? That dude is not ready for any shit called love” Aron said, jumping on Michael’s bed, making him frown.
“Hey, I just arranged that bed this morning, okay?” Michael said, angrily.
Aron only chuckled and pecked him on the cheek, making Michael squeeze his face.
“You wanna die?” Michael asked.
“I will gladly die by your hands my handsome prince charming” Aron replied with a playful grin causing Michael to roll his eyes.
“I saw him kiss Jenis, though I thought he fell for her at first sight, but after the kiss, and I saw them fight, then I realized my guess was wrong” Xavier said.
“He kissed who?” Edward said, coming in.
“Jenis Loners?” He added.
“Yeah” Aron replied.
“Wow, nice, but those girls are just too strange. Don’t you think? But I like Cynthia more, she’s my bias, I love her music and movies, and so on” Edward said with a smile.
“Don’t tell me dude is in love” Max said eyeing Edward suspiciously.
“I think so, because his cheeks are red already” Aron said.
“I swear I don’t love her romantically, but I love her as a human, I love her vibes too” Edward said.
“You sure?” Jason asked, coming in.
“Wow, bro, you’ve taken care of your bitches already” Michael asked.
“Yeah, my handsome sweetheart” Jason said, rushing to hug Michael immediately, and then he ran to Max and kissed him on the cheek, making him chuckle.
“So playful” Max said, eyeing Jason, who only rolled his eyes.
“Where’s Elis, White, Jace, Henry, and James?” Jason asked.
“I’m here, and the remaining four you mentioned have gone for some shoots” James said, coming in holding a popcorn.
“Oh yeah, I remembered already” Jason said, wanting to take the popcorn from James, but James slapped his hand away, making the others chuckle.
“So you kissed Jenis for real?” Edward said, staring at Jason.
“Yeah, damn, she’s so rude. I just kissed her to relieve some stress. Can’t believe she punched my handsome face” Jason said, touching his face dramatically. His friends laughed.
“So dumb” Michael said.
“Whatever, my handsome Mich” Jason said with a grin.
“Yeah, he’s so handsome, I want to be like him when I grow up” James said playfully.
“And I will make sure I marry my bias to you, okay?” Edward said, making Michael angry.
“Oh, Cynthia, what about Brielle then?” Max said, faking a gasp.
“Having two wives is not that bad” Jason said with an eye roll.
“You’re right, he will be switching them day by day” Xavier said, making the others burst into laughter, which really annoyed Michael.
“You all should get out of my room, right now” Michael said, throwing a pillow at them. They all ran out laughing.
“Fools” he muttered under his breath.
Then his mind shifted to when he saw Cynthia earlier on the stair rails leading to the rooftop when Brielle placed her lips on his, he saw her, but her face expression was what he couldn’t figure out. Her expression looked hurtful.
“What’s with her, but why am I thinking about her? Gosh” he groaned, ruffling his hair. He stood up from the bed and went inside the bathroom.
Unknown Location
“So, you’re telling me Arya is back in the human world?” a female voice sounded.
“Yes” another female voice said.
“Why didn’t you tell me since the last four days?” the female voice that spoke earlier sounded.
“You were not around, and…” the second female voice was still talking when the first female sounded again.
“Enough. So, Black and White is there too?” the first female voice said asked.
“Yes” the second female voice replied.
“So many protectors, but I will make sure I kill you, Cynthia. I must, no matter what. Make sure you watch their every moves without them knowing” the first female voice said again.
“Yes, Valerie” the second female voice said with a bow.