CRYSTALLE'S POV
in the evening..march 23 2027 at Cullen's mansion.
"tell me what you found about black butterfly." I said gravely as I sat in the window alcove and observed the pale crescent moon shining in the sky. If you look up to this point, you will notice the lovely tall oak trees lining up in each side, with a lavish fountain in the middle. The mansion was located at the top of the hills, where you can view the beautiful city of London, especially at night, the stars, the skyscrapers and buildings, even the lights of cars, busses, and everything. Simply looking out the window will also give you a peaceful feeling.
so I pour some wine on my glass as it touch by my pinkish lips and drink it.
"It's just plenty but It will gonna help you to locate them.. have you heard about the Le papillon noir Academy? its a boarding school owned by the black butterfly organization that only an elites, or daughter of mafias or some illegal organization can get in, in other words, this school is not covered by the queen and the government." I stare to him and frown, then he gave me a folder where the photo of the School was printed and its information was written.
'The founder of the Black Butterfly organization established the Le Papillon Noir Academy somewhere around May 2, 1897. According to rumors, the school was created especially for the people who would later become the founding members of the black butterfly organization; as a result, the only people who are permitted entry are mainly members of affluent and well-known families.
In order for the school to maintain its secrecy, the instructors, referred to as "scholars," and deans are a select group of seasoned, wealthy individuals who have graduated from prestigious institutions such as Harvard University, Sussex University, University of California, and High-Point University.'
the academy of the pappilion noir.. If I'm not mistaken, this is the location where the twins are studying to hone their skills together. However, despite the fact that they have enough experience to destroy an entire organization without my assistance, their uncle decided to enroll them anyway out of a sense of duty to "keep protecting yourself." As usual, auntie opposes sending her two sons to a risky school, but the twins were the ones who made that decision.
I stopped thinking when I heard devian's voice ask me, "le papillon noir academy.. this is where the twins are studying right? are we going to let them handle this thing?"
I five it some thought, if we let the twins handle this things, it might put them in danger. They might be able to destroy one organization, but that wouldn't be the same as destroying the black butterflies. heh, those damn butterflies really live up to their names; they draw attention to themselves, but when someone tries to capture them, they flee with their obnoxious fluttering wings, as if they are telling you that you're not worthy of their attention and that you are still too far away to reach them. At the same time, they are adept at escaping. to draw someone in by using their own charm.
although, butterflies also has a counterpart, and that is.. the rose.
Like a butterfly, a rose can entice people with its alluring presence, sweet scent, and stunning red petals. Eventually, the person will be unable to resist the rose's undying beauty, and if they try to pick her up in the garden, the thorn will fight to keep her safe at all costs.
Additionally, since we're talking about butterflies, they were drawn to lovely things as well. That was the beginning of my plan.
to attract the untouchable butterfly and let them approached us by themselves, with that, I'll use my thorns to prick every one of them, and that is none other than.. devian.
"no, we will go there on our own." I chuckle while sipping my wine.
devian give me a frowning look so I just give him a small grin, " although we will just observe them for now, so prepare all of our fake requirements, find some way to infiltrate in academy, and one more thing.. you were not allowed to move on them without my permission."
"yes my lady.. I'll gonna prepare it right away, for now.." I saw him stare to the glass of wine with a serious face, suddenly he took my glass while smiling to me sweetly, it's not a genuine smile but a sarcasm one which makes me annoyed somehow, especially when I heard his reply.
"this wine makes my nose twitched so please refrain not to drink a wine Infront of me."
"huh?! who the hell are you to talk back with me?"
"wine is bad for your health, my lady, at least take care that soul very well because it's very precious to me than any other humans out there." I couldn't help but to stare to devian because of that who's still giving me a serious face, suddenly, his expression turns into frivolous smile just like how he was, which make me curious and confused.
"that soul is my only way in order survive, after all."
I clicked my tongue when I realize what he meant to say, so in the end, he's just using me, seriously.. what a shameless demon.
"tsk. Just leave and take that wine."
"as you wish, my lady.." just as he open the double door, he stop walking first and look up to me, "by the way, please wear some decent clothes from now on, wearing a black lace transparent sleepwear dress while your legs were expose Infront of a man is like you're giving him a permission to touch you-!"
"Just fucking get out of here! you're so pervert!!" I didn't finish him up speaking instead I throw the small golden vase beside me to him but he manage to block it using the door, later on he open the door once more but this time, a mischievous smile form to his lips.
"then, good night." and he left.
"tsk. damn demon." I whispered, so I went Infront of the mirror and watch my own reflection.
Ash gray wavy hair, gray eyes, a black sensual robe, and a black lace nightgown that reaches my thigh, I also have a sharp nose, long eyelashes, excellent jaws, pinkish lips that make me feel seductive, and pale white skin. I don't want to admit but.. He is really telling the truth! Goddess, Why do you have to be that attractive, crystalle?!
"a demon huh?" I blurted out of nowhere and lie on the bed, I can't help but remember what happened six years ago.. I was in the middle of my despair that time, and was about to be killed by them when he suddenly appear Infront of me and offer me some help in one condition.. I should give my soul to him once I fulfill my wish, I didn't hesitate to accept his deal, all I know that time is I want to survive and kill all of the people who was there and then when I woke up my body has filled with their filthy blood. then a rescuer appeared, along with a young boy who have the same age as me and same situation, he's holding his wrist that have a wound wearing a black small tattered tailcoat, I thought that the demon whom I made a contract with did trick me, and I got survive on my own because of the god's help and mercy. but then.. I heard the young boy call me 'my lady' with a smirk on his innocent face, that's when I realize that it was him, the demon itself.
that's right... Even if the demon known as "devian" is only a young child like myself, the way he speaks sounds like a devil hunting some prey, and that still terrifies the living daylights out of me!
But that was also the time when my life changed, as if everything had been a dream. and that mystery youngster is to blame for everything. I was hired as the queen's underground assassin, our company's stock rose, and I even finished college at the age of 15, becoming the top-ranking youngest successful CEO in the world. it really feels like a dream, However, in exchange, I constantly experience this nightmare in which persons who are related to me always pass away.
well it doesn't matter anyway, I'm already dead ever since when my parents died. my only job here in this world is to give a 'justice' to my parents death.
"yes..I'm already dead. " I said bitterly before slowly closing my eyes.
-♥-
THIRD PERSON'S POV
The papillon Noir Academy, or simply called as P.N.A, is a sizable school that resembles a castle and is located in the northern part of London. Its style is almost identical to that of Oxford University, but its size is exactly the same as Harvard. Due to the fact that the only students who are permitted to study here have ties to the mafia, yakuza, and assassins, this school is isolated from royal families and other ordinary people. The P.N. Academy was a well-known institution in the underground society and was often created for students who would eventually join the Black Butterfly Organization.
inside of the P.N academy, you will see two young man who have a violet hair wearing a blood stained school uniform sitting at the top of five students corpse as if they don't care anything at all, the young man who is 5'3 tall was eating an apple casually while the other man, who's 4'6 tall that is sitting behind him is just tapping in his cellphone while yawning, until, a message appeared at the top of his screen, he almost fall at the top of the five mountain corpses as soon as he saw a familiar name, good thing that he manage to balance his self and hop down, but his surprised face hasn't change.
"pfft, what the hell happened to you, bro?"
"Brother.. I think there's a devil who will going to appear here tomorrow."
"huh? what are you talking about?"
"the devil is messaging me.. what should I do?"
"uh, answer his message?"
these twins are none other than rohan and rheyne morgan, or rather.. crystalle cullen's cousins, their real surname is Moriarty, and at the same time.. both of them are part of the supreme 10 of P.N academy.
Rohan Morgan, a rank 5, and Rheyne Morgan, a rank 6, are two of the most dangerous members of the supreme 10 of P.N. Academy. They are the top rankers of the academy who have killed numerous people. They were also the leading candidates to join the black butterfly organization, but they are not here to become one of them, Instead they came to have fun, after all, these two had been the phantom's knight from the beginning.
"you're not helping at all, brother! swear I'm going to solo all these points we collected on my own!"
"How can I help you if I don't know who the hell are you talking about?! did the characters in your favorite game get in your head?!"
"The devil I'm talking about is that girl!"
"who's that girl?! there's a lot of girl around the world?!"
"Aisshh! It's crystalle! crystalle cullen!she's coming here!"
"Huh?! It's just Crystalle—What? eh?"
when rheyne understand what he meant, he also jump down on the ground and took his twin's cellphone before read the message, his eyes almost stick on as rheyne start to panic while looking around. even if they were cousins, both of them were afraid to crystalle because of its dark presence that she keeps emitting and it's cruel, heartless, ruthless-like-a psychopath personality.. she's the leader of phantom's knight after all, that's why the twins think of her as the 'evil queen' of organization, because of her high-almighty and majestic standards. however.. just because they are afraid of her doesn't mean that they are not close. they were just like an ordinary cousins out there and the twins respect crystalle so much.
"Damn, the evil queen is going here on her own?!"
"then this just means that.. the organization has started to move by now.. it's been six years."
six years.
The last confrontation between the Black Butterfly organization and the Phantom's Knight organization took place six years ago, and here we are. They'll start fighting once more, but this time, the conflict will be between the second generation, their heirs, and heiresses.
the gate of aphrodite's garden.. will soon to be open once more, for the second time.. no one knows what kind of future awaits them, a bloody battle between two fated organization will soon to clash together, a battle where your life is at stake..
so rohan's lips curled up before he look at the night sky covered with grayish-fog.
"I think there will be interesting battle that will happen, brother."
meanwhile, rheyne just purse his lips and shake his head. "heh, how troublesome."
In the morning march 24 2027, 2:30 am..
CRYSTALLE.
" have you prepared everything?" I looked in the mirror and saw myself dressed in a black navy skirt that is 15 cm above the knee, white tights that reach my knees, a pair of black school shoes with 2-inch stiletto heels, a red blazer with a gold badge on the side, a white school shirt tucked in, and the black tie. I put on some round eyeglasses after loosening my ash-gray wavy hair and covering my gray eyes with a black contact lens.
"yes my lady.. including the fake requirements, I already make sure that they won't notice us, especially you."
"Good.then let's go." He handed me the tiny envelope as I observed him dressed similarly simply: black slacks, a red jacket with a gold badge, a white shirt, and a gold checkered tie, as much as I want to keep it a secret from myself, but.. he is fuckin' handsome! Even though he is a male, his beauty radiates, particularly when he lets his black silk hair down.
now this is what you call the 'devil's charm.'
before I blurted out something, I decided to leave in the room and let devian hold my baggage, after leaving the mansion, we stepped downstairs, and as soon as we did, our car began to move. devian immediately understood what I was saying when I held out my hand in front of him. He then handed me a small envelope, which I opened and read.
'Elyze Maurienne Moriarty, 18 years old.'
I raised my eyebrow at what I read and gave him a cold stare.
"what's the meaning of this?" I asked coldly.
"you said make a fake requirements so I did. why? is there something wrong?or you just don't want the others to call you like that? elyze is a beautiful tho." He said teasingly, I give him a twitching smile and cuss on him, hell! of all names he can use as my alias, why it have to be elyze?!
"fuck you, dem—!" I was surprised when he suddenly covered my lip with his index finger and give me a frivolous smile.
"ssshh, someone might hear you here." I quickly removed his index finger from my lips before looking away from him, I let out a heavy sighed and speak coldly.
"you're losing my patience, devian."
"losing some patience in just a mere alias? you are truly a psychopath.."
"if you know that so much then do your job well, idiot."
I just rolled my eyes on him and just stare to the window while crossing my legs, dang.. it's so frustrating, the fact that no matter how I tried to insult him, he just keep giving me a carefree smile and teases me instead, he's a bastard, a masochist! does he really don't have any weakness?!
so I let another long sighed and stare to the envelop again.
'NAME: Elyze Moriarty
AGE: 18 yrs old
PLACE OF BIRTH: westminster, england
DATE OF BIRTH: december 31 2009'
hmm.. the fake requirements were believable and flawless, so I guess this is not that bad, the only thing that matters me was my fake name, I really hate it.
There was intense stillness between the two of us for an hour, during which time I hardly noticed any cities or buildings and instead only saw trees, bushes, and grasses. another 30 minutes had passed since the limousine we were in had stopped in front of a golden gate indicating that we had arrived Infront of the academy.
"Its really in the middle of the forest." I commented while looking all around.
"yeah,since this school was for mafias, it is necessary that it'll be built in a secluded places." Devian answered me while holding his chin.
"Let's go." I just mentioned before we entered, we asked the guard where the Headmistress office was, and they pointed out the location right away, so we followed him. As soon as you enter the gate, Seven enormous acacia trees are lined up in a straight line next to the fountains, and at the end of those trees is a huge building that most students enter, some students are sitting on the large silver fountain while studying, while the others are eating. As we entered the structure, we noticed a third enormous tree in the middle, followed by three enormous five-story school buildings, one of which was directly in front of us and the other two on either side. The security personnel direct us to the headmistress' office, where we enter and push the fifth button after using the elevator. The elevator had opened a few moments later, he hallways are tidy, and on the right there is a massive large window, we came across a double door at the end of the corridors with the words "headmistress office" etched on a silver plate above it. When we opened the door, a woman in her 30s with brown wavy hair, wearing a silver-rimmed spectacle glasses, a black formal dress, and three inches stilleto heels was sitting at the swivel chair with her hand clasped.
"Welcome to P.N academy, my name Is amara del luna, the headmistress of this school, seeing you here just means that you're already well-informed what kind of school is this, right? although, I'm still going to ask both of you to make sure that my intuition is right.." her eyes turns into cold one as she took the ballpen and throw it above, I trembled a little but then calm down.
"are you here to transfer, isn't it?" she added, we walked in and nodded before giving our fake requirements to her, he read it and after a while he closed the folder before looking at us.
even if I already know her, I just pretend like I'm amazed by her beauty and graceful words. amara del luna, she was known as soft opera princess in the outside who rivaled the soft opera queen, which is my auntie, angeline fye moriarty, although she use angeline morgan as her stage name. but at the same time.. I also suspect that she's also one of the members of black butterfly organization. the P.N academy was founded by black butterfly, therefore, it's possible that she's one of their regular member. she's the dean of this school after all.
"then allow me to explain..the P.N academy or Le papillon noir Academy is a secret mafia school that was not covered by the royal family and government,so once we knew that you two are spy or queen's dogs, you two will gonna die."
"rest assured we're here because of our own perspective."
"just to make sure, you see, trusting too much can lead into fall.. as the headmistress of P.N academy, I need to ensure the safety of my students."
ensure the safety of students my ass.. I just lampooned.
"anyways, as I said earlier this school was not covered by the royal family and government, you don't need to pay anything, just your life. seniors are too hot-headed when it comes to beginners so be careful, I do hope you won't die early. we only have a one motto here.. its either kill or be killed. if you want to survive then you need to stained your hand weather its your friends or foe.
there are 5 different class here in P.N academy,the D-class,C-class B-class A-class and lastly The S-class or known as, Class zero and the student council of P.N academy.. right now there are only five students in S-class, or I must say, its seven, since there's another two guys here who transfers here yesterday. but now.. its already nine, you should be thankful because of your fabulous records, from now on you two will gonna be in S-class, this will be your keys, you can leave your belongings here and let the guards place it on your room and catch up with your first class.. that's all I want to say, if you still have a question you can ask your president.. once again welcome to P.N academy."
and with that, we leave in the headmistress office already. we started to walk at the changing room, but one thing that I'm curious about are the.. mysterious people who also transferred here in this school. I need to know whether if they are hindrance to us or not. still.. looks like the heaven side to us this time.
"S-class huh?this school was not that bad than I thought.. we can now move in second plan."
"Yeah indeed.. there's a lot of pure soul here, what a feast."
I stop walking as I heard devian's reply to me, so I give him a small glance.
"we're here to eliminate the black butterfly, not to eat."
"I know that, my lady but..you'll gonna kill them anyway, right? you see, wasting food means losing grace."
wasting food means losing grace. what is he? a saint behind in a demon's face?
"don't do something stupid without my order devian.do you want them to know what's your real identity?"
"You're really heartless my lady, once I don't eat soul in one week, I might lose my control and hurt you."
"then Control yourself."
I tied my hair into pony tail and comb it with my fingers. I saw him staring at me with a mischievous smile but I just ignore him. not that I care, as long as he won't do something funny, that is.
"you still a beauty as ever my lady..If you are just one of my women, I will never get tired of looking at your perfect face and slim body."
and that stop me from walking, I took out some dagger and point it on his chin while wearing my expressionless face, then give him my middle finger. I have no time to his stupid jokes, and we're not that close either to tease me.
"shut up."
-♥-
I cautiously open the door from S-class room. Three daggers suddenly appear in front of us; I quickly grab one, dodge the other two without wasting any energy, and give the attacker a poker face. The attacker is a man with blonde hair and a handsome face who is seated majestously behind a desk, as if he's telling me that I'm just a small pry in his eyes.
if only were not in disguise right now, I would have tear him into half.
"welcome to S-class, newbies."
"you have a unique way of welcoming someone."
ofcourse, I'm being sarcastic here. he can just say 'welcome to S-class' rather than throwing some dagger to us without giving us a warning. tsh.
"is it?I'm just testing your abilities, and the way you move, you seems so flexible and always careful to your surroundings..you two are assassins, aren't you?"
"and so what if we are assassins?"
when I heard a familiar voice coming from the back, I turned around and face them, when I recognized the other folks I had been searching for, I couldn't help but smirk inwardly. Who would have thought that I would discover them here so early.. the deity has definitely favored me this time.. I have to plans, one is to join the S-class, and the other is to.. find the twins. but those two are finished now because I've already located them. The young man slowly step in the light room as I watched his purple hair blow in the breeze. This is none other than Rheyne Jaden Moriarty, one of my cousins.
"that's enough Chauncey, seriously, you're always like that, pretending to be a detective, that's why, you're always in danger. sticking your nose to the things that you shouldn't knew."
When I saw the man's worn-out face spoke up and his purple eyes—which I have admired ever since I was a child because they shine whenever the moon rises in the night, as if it was responding to him, I actually grinned devilishly. His name is none other than.. rohan Moriarty, and he is one of my other cousins and Rheyne's twin.
"you're always like that to bro—!"
I interrupted him mid-sentence as I pounced on him with such speed that makes everyone in the room gasped at my agility. When he saw that I was going to attack him, he jumped on the desk to deflect my kick, but I ran to his back again and pulled out my dagger before pointing it at his throat. As I had anticipated, he remained calm while giving me a chilly and lazy look, so I smirked once more and whispered.
"your eyes is still beautiful as ever."
He clenched his hand when I said those words, but his expression remained unchanged and unaffected as before. seriously.. hee is the only member of Phantom's Knight that I am aware of who, even in the face of extreme fear, doesn't give up. he maintains his expressionless face, as if one without emotion. That's the reason why I decided to bring him in—in the Phantom Knight.
he doesn't despair at all.
Then, someone interrupted the fun when a different guy spoke again, but this time it was the serious-looking guy who was staring at me with his legs crossed. I felt a shudder run down my spine when I heard his cold, monotone voice, as if he were giving me an order.
me? ordering someone like him?
"hey. cut that out, attacking him out of the blue."
but in the end, I just choose to bring down my weapon and hide it on my pocket, I put my hands on my back and.. smile to her sweetly, even if just a glimpse, I saw him gasps to me, but I just ignore him and pretend like I didn't sense something.
"I'm sorry about that."
Shortly after, a woman wearing an eyeglass enters at the room, so all of them just sat to their respective seats while me, I just went Infront to introduce myself to them, she must be the homeroom teacher of this class.
"all right S-class,as you know, there are two transferee who will join us here today, introduce yourself to us.newbies."
"Elyze Moriarty.nice to meet you."
"Devian xenon. its my pleasure to meet all of you."
"Then Devian and Elyze, You can sit at the back, If you have a question you can ask the president of this Class, Damion Amadeus Del Luna, the guy on the front seat."
she pointed out the guy who have a dark aura surrounded on him and the person who preached me earlier. as soon as I heard his name, my eyes slightly widened. damion del luna.. could this mean that he's a relative of the dean of this school..? if that's the case then.. he must be part of black butterfly as well..
"By the way, where's the other transfer student yesterday?I can't see them."
"they are absent ma'am."
that was the man who throws a dagger to me earlier replies to the teacher, I think his name is Chauncey because I saw it in his nametag.. suddenly devian poke my shoulder and whispered something to me.
"Someone was approaching, my lady.. Its fade but there's no doubt about it.. two immortals was here."
my eyes widened when I heard his reply, two immortals he say? then what are they doing here?!
"what do you mean? don't tell me it was the transfer student?"
if there's an immortals just like devian who was here then we might be in disadvantage, we must think a plan about them, devian is a demon and if the immortal he's talking about is a reaper or an angel..
"Yeah it really is but—"
But it's too late; just then, the door burst open, and two people — one with an innocent face and silver hair, the other with an eyeglass and a book in hand — hurried inside. wait.. those people with the light skin, dark blue eyes, and white, curly hair, followed by those with black, straight hair, green eyes, eyeglasses, and black books in his hands.. they're people I know.. could it be..?!
'The angels are holy beings that guard the inhabitants of heaven; they are not permitted to travel to earth unless it is for a very vital matter.' While reapers are the inhabitants of the underworld who gather the souls of the deceased. these two holy beings from a parallel universe maintain both the peace on earth and its equilibrium. they are also one of my enemies. therefore, just shout my name if you come across any of these beings.. my lady.'
"Zepphyr Fuentavilla And Jotaro Miller!You're late!"
"We know."
"We're sorry!"
"I knew it..These two.. they are bad ideas my lady, please becareful to them."
I take a second look at them and notice that the man wearing glasses was encircled by a violet aura, however it was darker than Damion's. While the other one.. despite having a pure aura, you can sense the bloodlust in his eyes. It is too light-yet-dangerous, to the point where you don't want to look at it, so I take a little step back as the man with the silver hair dashes in our direction and sprints up to my desk, grinning at Devian.
w-when did he—?!
I shivered. ofcourse everyone will going to tremble if there's an angel Infront of you! it's like you're courting death, they are beings that are not allowed to go down in earth unless if it's a very important mission!
"I see..so this is the newbies that the other students talks about huh?about the handsome transferee students and.." he look at me with a sweet smile on his face. "His beautiful fiancee, isn't it?"
fools. I'm not his fiancee, who the hell is the person scattered those rumors?!
"please get off in the desk. will you? or do you want me to force you?" devian, on the other hand, just remain calm like he was.
the two of them stared to each other, until a few minutes later, the silver hair guy jumped down to the desk and lift his hand as if he were giving up then whispers something.
"I give up for now..as long as you won't be hindrance to my mission, I won't do anything to you and your master."
This guy is an angel, I knew it. but not just any angel; according to Devian, there are nine different kinds of angels in heaven realms, which are divided into three groups. The first group includes seraphim, cherubim, and thrones; the second group includes dominions, virtues, and power or authorities; and the third group, whose main function is to assist humans, includes guides, messengers, and protectors; this is where archangels, angels, and principalities or rulers are located. Zepphyr Fuentavilla, the prince of authority, was from the Second Sphere, and his power is just second to the archbishops who's part of first sphere!
then the other one.. he's more dangerous than zepphyr because he's a reaper. I heard about the reapers, they are the one who collects human soul, their scythe can kill hundreds of angels, and even sometimes.. they can even kill gods.
I thought it was just a fantasy at first but now.. my eyes telling me that it's not a lie at all. but this also means that.. there will be a huge killing that will happen in the academy, but that's not the point.. reapers and angels are demon's enemy, it'll be hard for devian to move if they are here.
what should I do with this?
-♥-
CRYSTALLE'S POV
as the bell rang, I started to fix my belongings and so as my self, suddenly, someone came Infront of me as I saw a girl who have a brown and innocent face greeted me with a smile.
"hello there!my name is Alexandra,alexandra Breckenridge-mendez."
"uh,hello..what is it?"
I'm not that good when it comes to socializing people, whenever we have a meeting, it was devian who always talking our business partner while I'm just the one who decides weather their proposal was good enough to our company. I don't have any friends ever since I was still a child, I'm from a well known family and the only thing I always do is to study, study and study.
that's why I got graduate in harvard university with a course of electrical engineering at the age of 15. it's sounds too unbelievable but that's the truth. I'm also a mathematician who teaches children in the orphanage sometimes.
"are you going to cafeteria? let's go together,I want to have a conversation with you, since I'm the only girl here in S-class, I only talk to them when there's something I can't understand."
she give me a faint smile. normally I always say 'I'm busy. so get out of my face.' but in order to not get suspected, I need to act like a student.
"Sure..I'll just place my things in the lockers first."
"Then I'll lead you there."
we start walking in the outside but before that, I passed to devian's seat first and whisper something to him. 'talk to rheyne. he might have an information about the P.N academy.'
as we came out,all of the student's eyes was on us, I don't why but it really annoyed me as hell so I look at them coldly, they suddenly avoid their gaze and came back on what they doing. they keep gossiping something, and I was about to stop when Alexandra spoke.
"you should get use to it. .since S-class was a group of skilled students, that's why they looking at us as if they are afraid."
"so you killed many people too?"
that's make her gasps, I saw in my peripheral vision that she smiled sweetly and replies, "yeah.. I have."
even tho she said those words with a sweet smile on his face, that's already enough for me to know that she's also one of the dangerous people that I need to becareful of. sometimes.. the purest assassin are the most lethal of all, although.. it's up to that person whether if they will polished their skills so much or not.
"what about you,elyze?why did you study here?"
"to have some fun..I guess?"
"So you're having fun killing innocent people, huh?" she give me an awkward smile, well I understand why she's like that, she probably thinking of me as a psychopath who thinks people as her toy, I won't argue with that but.. innocent? heh, I doubt about it.
"Innocent?I think you're wrong about that."
there's a hint of wondering look on his face, so I smile to Alexandra plainly before fix my uniform and spoke again. "the word 'innocent' are not good definition if a person have already kill someone."
those last words stop her from walking, I'm just telling the truth here, there's no such an innocent person existed in this world, in the end, all of us were tainted beings like a rotten apple who fall from eden's garden. were not even christ, we are 'humans'. infact, even the angels are not that saints either. they may be 'near' from perfect but that's all there's to it. you should not forget, even the most beautiful angel who ever made by the god become fallen.
"let's go."
"U-uh yeah.."
as we reach at the elevator, we were supposed to open the door when we saw a group of men, laughing noisily inside, as soon as they saw us, a loathsome grin formed to his ugly face as they started to surround us.
"looks like we're lucky to have such a beautiful prey today.."
the person who spoke just now was the man who have a tattoo on his left face and piercing earrings, which I think their leader, we was about to ride in the elevator when he talk to me.
"Hey, Miss, wanna have some fun?" I arched my eyebrow to him and replied.
"... no thanks."
I just licked my lips out of frustration and close my eyes to calm myself especially when they blocked us using their dirty foot, they ride in the elevator as well and press the 1st button, I can even smell their bad breathe but I just tried to endure it as they pointed the knife on my neck.
"hey, hey, looks like this bitch was defying you boss!"
"Elyze!"
"Hey, didn't I tell you that have some fun with me?huh?!"
his tone rise up, I just clench my fist, but when they hold our shoulder using their dirty hands, I grabbed their wrist and cuss to them, god for pete sake! he's so annoying!
"shut up,will you?you bullshit."
"Huh?!you bitch—!!" As their leader began to attack us, the elevator abruptly closed along with them. I quickly pulled out my favorite dagger from my pocket and sliced the man's neck, sending his blood flying throughout the elevator. I then pulled out a second dagger when someone attempted to stab me in the back. But I managed to stop him by using the man next to me as a shield. As I give them a stern look, there are now only two students left out of the original five. Their blood nearly turned the entire elevator red, and even their leader's face radiated fear.
"w-who the hell are yo—KUAACCKK!"
I cut their throat without hesitation and didn't allow him to finish speaking. As the elevator doors opened, I reached into my pocket for a handkerchief to wipe the blood that had been spitting on my hand and face. The students were startled and began to tremble as soon as they saw the blood covering the entire elevator. As we were about to leave, I noticed their leader tightly holding my feet as he slowly died before falling to the ground.
"if I said I don't want.. I don't want to, know your place, you scum."
when both of us was about to leave, for some reason, my wristwatch suddenly light up so I look at it, what the hell is this? I thought this is just an ordinary I.D pass?
'500 points has been added! total of points: 1000 points.'
I started to fiddle my I.D pass, and then a few minutes later, I slowly understand what's the real purpose of this things. this device may be called as points collector. probably the more people I killed the higher points I can get, I do think that this points was also considered as the money.
so if I don't kill anyone then I won't survive here, huh? in the end, this school's top priority is 'killing.' now I slowly gets accustomed to the rules of this school.
'W-who is she?!'
'A newbie?!'
'its very cruel..'
'She's from S-class..'
'No wonder why she's so cruel.. she's from the room of monsters!'
'Heartless..'
I noticed that Alexandra did not follow me so I turned back and there I saw her who was dumfounded right now while staring at five corpses surrounding him.
"Alexandra.. should we get going?"
"R-right!I'm sorry.."
she must be flustered about my move earlier, well everyone will, I just slit their throat without any hesitation. all of my enemy's reaction were always like that. I've been trained by devian to become a flawless assassins for almost six years. flexibility, agility, intelligence and strength. she make me as the strongest, enough to be par on him.
he trained my mind, show me how the world was like, which is why, killing a living beings doesn't affect me that much. well, I have no choice. those are part of contract as well. in order to make those damn butterflies pay, I need to sold everything to him. including my freedom.
"but.. that's really cruel tho.. they are still humans, even if they are like that." she give me another awkward smile and avoid her gaze, I stare to her but shortly after, I smirk secretly.. now I slowly understand what was her personality like, though, that disappoint me a little.
"human, huh? you should know how to differentiate between humans and non-humans."
"..what?"
"nothing." I answered.
we arrived at the cafeteria, the students started to gossips to each other but I choose to ignore them and went to the counter and looked at the menu. tsh. I can't find something good to eat, I already try all of it, since the menu here in P.N academy was also the same as devian's order.
"have you order?"
"30 seconds." in the end, I just choose the beef bourguinon and a juice, I place my I.D pass at the mysterious AI robot beside me, and in just a seconds, the 1000 points I have has now turn into 800 points. this AI robots acts as the cashier of cafeteria, they are the one who handled payments and receipts or other businesses.
"there!"
Alexandra pointed the table from the back. that's when I noticed devian waving me, but I just rolled my eyes to him, he's with the others who were part of S-class, so I have no choice but to share a table with them.
"sit here. elyze."
I ignored devian and didn't spoke him instead I just sat beside him and started to eat silently. I have no time to socialize with these guys, once I'm done eating, I'll straight to the classroom. that would be the wise decision.
'The S-class.. this is unusual for them to have a lunch in cafeteria. normally they always in their own villa.'
"Damn man, I feel their intense aura!'
"T-that girl was from the S-class?!'
'Who?!'
''The one who killed the five students earlier!'
'killed?!'
'she's so cruel..'
I started to wondered when devian suddenly laughed at me while sipping his coffee gracefully.
"I see..so you caused ruckus again at the first day of our school huh? that's why you always been kicked out."
"Huh?what are you saying? I don't get kick out."
"You're the one who kill those gangsters?! that's cool."
this reaction is coming from the guy who 'welcome' me earlier using dagger earlier, when he notice that I'm frowning to him. that's when he introduced his self.
"I'm sorry I haven't introduce myself but.. my name is Chauncey Aadavan steinhart, the vice president of S-class or class zero and student Council if damion was not here you can ask me if you have a question. nice to meet you." he replied and I nod.
Chauncey Aadavan steinhart, huh? he seems so strong so I'll try to remember his name. I drank my juice not until, devian start to preach me out of the blue.
"don't drink too much juice.. it can lead to inappropriate gain."
"what are you?my father?I can do anything I want."
"I'm just warning you, atleast listen to me."
"Say what you want. I don't care."
"so stubborn.."
"I've been wondering about this but what's your relationship to each other?"
we stop talking as soon as we heard chauncey laughs.. oh crap, I can't say that 'devian was a demon and he just made a contract with me', I'm sure they won't believe that and possibly, they will think of me as a crazy girl.
"he's my—"
I didn't continue what I want to say when devian suddenly approached me and pull me closer towards him.
"She's my fiance,and we will get married 9 months from now." rheyne and rohan almost choked when they heard devian's replies to chauncey while laughing silently on the edge. even me my jaw almost drops because of his lame excuses!
"woah,a couple huh? that's sweet!" alexandra said to us. I gave her a force smile and secretly tramped Devian's his feet before give rohan and rheyne a cold glare causes them to fell silence. I'll kill this two later!
"You're lucky devian, having such a beautiful bride!" this was chauncey this time, I was supposed to speak when devian pull me closer to him even more, I smell his perfume and even his cold breathe, hitting on my face, my heart is throbbing because of embarrassment as I tried to struggle on him but he didn't let me go, instead he pull me closer even more.
"Yeah, so true..I'm so lucky to have her."
what's more surprising is He kissed my head reason why rohan and rheyne laugh quietly again as if like they enjoying the show that devian putting Infront of them. this demon he always do as he please!!
"she's one of a kind after all."
"a-anyway!I-I still don't know the others name yet! especially those twins.. what are their names?"
the twins stop laughing as soon as I asked their name as they hastily turn their face to me while I'm still giving them a death glare and smiling sweetly, enough for them to feel the pressure I'm putting on them. meanwhile, rohan just go back to playing psp as if nothing happened.
"What's your name?"
"R-rheyne Jaden Morgan..nice to meet you."
"and that's rheyne's twin, rohan Jadon morgan, unlike rheyne, he's so lazy and silent, but when it comes to battle he's a veteran, especially when it comes to hacking ,not just hacking, he's also good when it comes to swords."
I didn't surprise anymore since that's the truth.
those two, rheyne and rohan are the inner members of phantom's knight, if rohan was good when it comes to hacking and swords technique, rheyne's specialty is sniping, he can shot the target atleast 750 meters or more.
"and my name is Damion Amadeus Del luna, the president of student council of class zero."
this was the man earlier who surrounded by the dark aura, damion amadeus del luna, I feel like I want to test him. this guy have a brown neatly combed hair in the side, while wearing a silver-rimmed eyeglasses, he also have a pale white skin and pinkish lips. perfect jaws, long eyelashes, pointed nose and beautiful dark brown eyes. he really look like an angel who descended in heaven, but behind those beautiful face of him, a dark personality lies. I can tell how dangerous he is, I can feel it. if I rate it how strong he is, he probably par to me.
I immediately look around then I just noticed just now that the reaper and angel guy isn't here. so I asked them..
"where's the other two transferee students?"
"Oh, you mean zepphyr and jotaro, I don't know but those two were so mysterious, but if they manage to get in at S-class, I think they are also strong..the S-class or known as Class zero are group of skilled students after all.. they are monsters when it comes to killings, no, we are monsters when it comes to killing people. seeing them grieving and begging on us to spare their lives is our pleasure."
Chauncey smirk on us, I stopped eating when I felt the dark aura wrapped around to them as if like they telling me to fear them, and those mindsets makes me laugh inside. they should be the one who fear me instead, I don't know how many people they have killed but.. I killed millions of people within six years, innocent or not, and rohan and rheyne knows that so much that's why they give the others a secret glare.
I immediately stood up on my seat. "oh you done already..?"
"yeah."
I returned my tray to the counter but soon after, I stop walking as soon as we heard a huge 'slam' of the door, that's when I saw dozens of long-standing men holding a different weapons such as bat, daggers, rapiers, knife and so on. I return to our table while frowning so I asked Chauncey to enlightened me.
"Who are them?"
"you don't know?they are friends of those 8 people that you killed earlier, they call themselves as 'phoenix.' looks like they are here to avenge the death of their friends.. becareful, newcomer. don't die."
chauncey teases me before going back in eating, but I just choose to ignore them and go back to my seat again. I heard tons of people, whispering to each other and even feel their emotions. some are afraid, some are excited, and some of them is just normal as if like they already accustomed to this events.
'Hey, hey, they really have their revenge here, Infront of the S-class?! are they crazy?'
'yeah anyway we should leave here, it'll gonna be a bloody fight between them!'
'lets go!'
the Students in the cafeteria started to leave one by one, until only the S-class and the group called 'Phoenix' have left inside, they slowly approached our table as a huge black person with a cold voice spoke to me.
"hey,are you the one who killed my members?"
"who are you?"
"My name is Billy Smith, the leader of 'phoenix'..I asked you again, are you the one who killed jasper Devoraux?"
"Who is jasper Devoraux, chauncey?"
"pfft, the one you killed earlier."
I nodded to him. so that guy's name is jasper devoroux huh? and seeing them here just means they want to avenge it's death. talking about weaklings.
"So you are really the one who killed him! how dare you?! you don't know who you are messing!"
"please don't yell here, I'm just right Infront of you."
I replied using my monotone voice. Chauncey and Rheyne just laugh them, their leader gritted his teeth because of embarrassment, as he pointed damion del luna while his face started to turns into red because of anger.
"I challenge you, the class zero, to have a duel with us,the phoenix!!I won't let my members to died in vain!"
all of them look to bill smith. a huge silence re-engulfed between us, while the presence of S-class changes once more as they give him a cold and looking down glance like an insect. not until, rohan shattered those silence and raise his hand while yawning.
"pass. I'm sleepy."
"our classes will start soon."
this time, damion cough two times before give bill a simple smile. he stand up Infront of me and talk to them calmly and started to make a reason.
"you heard them, Phoenix. you see, the S-class was too busy right now. put aside your revenge first..maybe next time."
"and even if We have a duel here right now.. you have no chance of winning against on us." chauncey replied and smirk. and again, students who's at the outside of the cafeteria started to laugh at them, I notice that bill smith clench his fist especially when he heard chauncey's answer.
"I lost an appetite, I'll just came back on our villa."
the others stand up as well. so I just followed them not until, I felt a bat filled with nails pointed to me, so I give them a threatening look. so persistent, it's already obvious that they have no chance against to S-class so why do they keep challenging them? was it because of their will to revenge to me?
"Didn't We tell you already that we have no time for this?"
"this is the reason why I really hate S-class, you're always acting like a superior even if you are just students just like us!What are you?a god of this school?! don't make me laugh!you are just weak as the other students out there!!"
and now that pisses the others off. in just one word, the whole cafeteria was now brimming in dark presence because of them. weak, I think that this guy don't know the real meaning of 'weak.' ofcourse, that annoys the hell out of me as well, I just decided to respect and be wary to the S-class strength but this guy just ruined it.
"see?!you can't even speak up! weaklings!"
In just a moment I quickly ran behind their leader and took his bat with a nails before pointed it on his neck.
"Shut up.you pisses me off, Dumb."
"you bitch-!!" they was about to attack me but Devian suddenly popped up Infront and took his dagger behind his back and threw it to one of it's member's heart reason for him to fall on the ground and died.
"mike!" their leader yelled, After that he was about to punch devian's stomach but I immediately sent him a kick, so he gave us a bad look and order his companion to attack us.
"damn you monsters!"
the other guy was suppose to attack me again when Chauncey blocked it using his rapier and stabbed him from the neck, its blood splattered at the whole table and slowly fall on the ground.
"seriously, I'm not planning to get filled with blood again but you annoyed me..so payed it with your lives.
die."
— — —
thirty minutes have passed, almost all members of Phoenix had no more lives and only Billy was left alone, when I noticed a man who was forced to stand to attack me damion quickly tossed his dagger and struck it's forehead.
"first thing first, don't mess the S-class, Second know your place, and Third.. don't challenge us if you know that you have no chance of winning."
that's what damion replied to him while emphasizing every words that keep coming out on his mouth, when Chauncey speak up while looking to nis wristwatch.
"oopsie, its time for us to go Damion ,let him live atleast." chauncey said to him before wiping his blood-stained hand using his white handkerchief before throwing it in front of billy.
this time, rheyne who was also filled with blood spoke, "besides, he's already beat up, its just a waste of time if we kill him right here."
tsk. here comes his habit again, he really loves looking down someone, that's why he always get scolded by auntie, rheyne jayden moriarty, he's good at provoking someone, he's also a madman who loves bloodshed so much, which is why he have a lots of enemies that even the high-ranking organization almost wiped by him only. while on the other hand, his twin, rohan jaydon Moriarty is the opposite, he prefer less bloodshed and keep fighting his enemies using his intelligence, he's the same as me but.. his devilishness almost surpassed devian, rohan is the only person who dared to talk back with the emperor of hell, but since devian couldn't get his revenge to him because of me, he have no choice but to just sit back, they are the core of my organization, including devian, And I called them as the 'Evil Trinity'.
back to present, damion just sighed and turn its back to him.
"lets go, its time for the second class, there's a punishment awaits you if you get late." damion said casually as if nothing happened and started to walk, the others Follow them until devian and I only left.
"so this is where it ends?too bad..I still want to watch how does S-class punished those who messing up with them."
"this is not a movie theater devian." we was about to leave when I heard the poor whisper of their leader.
"kill me..." that's what he always keep saying, the others didn't hear him since they already in the outside of the cafeteria. I smirk as soon as I saw his frowning face who almost beat up into pulp, especially when he asked me.
"you..why didn't you killed me?"
"I only killed people if my lives was at risk or If that person was not a weakling.. but on my point of view, you don't even pass at my taste."
that's my last message to him before leave in the cafeteria, I can't help but to stare at the students who were on the side, they made a path and avoiding us while giving the S-class a fear and hatred glances. however.. these people beside me didn't care anything at all, just because they knew that they are more superior than them. in this school where the weak don't stand a chance against the strongest. and the only way to survive is to become stronger like them. this is the S-class..now I understand what does Alexandra meant earlier.
the S-class or known as class zero.
a group of skilled students who killed hundreds of people.
the monster of battlefield.
they didn't name them as 'monsters' without any reason. because they are indeed a group of monsters that gathers in one classroom. and now we became one of them.
"what do you say about this school devian?"
"I must say..its interesting."
"indeed..I guess I will stay here for a little longer."
"not a bad Idea.. if S-class are full of heartless people then.. we must act like them as well."
"indeed.."
-♥-
THIRD PERSON POV
when the S-class leaves in the cafeteria, the bell just rang so the other students started to leave as well one by one, only the corpse of 8 people have left inside the cafeteria and then billy smith, who was leaning at the walls, the staff in the cafeteria also leaves and pretend that they didn't see nor witnessed anything, that makes billy smith clench his teeth.
"those damn S-class bastards! you made a wrong choice to spare me.. Especially you, Elyze Moriarty!!" he keep cursing crystalle's name on his head, as he tried to stand up by using the walls as his support, he went outside of the cafeteria and while walking in the hallways, someone bump his shoulder causes him to fall on the floor.
"HEY! l-look at where you going!! do you want to die?!" when he opened his eyes, he saw a young man who have a curly silver hair and sky blue eyes looking at him using his poker face, when billy saw his gold-colored nametag pinned on his red blazer where his section and name written, his anger that subsided just now ignited once more before he give the young man a death glare, clenching his fist and gritting his teeth.
"eh..? why there's a walking corpse here?" that makes billy exploded because of anger, he took his dagger and use his remaining strength to attack the young man, but he just went sideways causes billy to lose a balance.
"Y-you.. Because of you, I'm going to hunt you forever to the depths of hell! Damn you S-class!"
He attacks him repeatedly, but the young man always blocks him. This time, it was the young man who attacked Billy; he kicked his stomach and dashed on his back before taking his knife and stabbing Billy's heart from behind. Blood began to spurt, and as Billy slowly knelt on the ground and coughed up some blood, the young man took his hair before looking to him pitifully.
"Don't feel bad, mister.. that hatred will keep devouring you forever if you keep living in this cruel world, and As the child of god, he give me a duty to protect the people and I must live up to his expectation.. may you rest in peace.." Just as the young man was about to leave, a familiar voice spoke from behind him. He saw a man holding a black notebook who is 5'8 tall wearing eyeglasses, has green eyes, and is sporting a serious expression. It is none other than Jotaro Miller. Billy slowly fell, and her body turned cold. The young man, which was zepphyr fuentavila, removed the knife from his heart before wiping it with his white handkerchief. meanwhile, jotaro sighed and adjusted his spectacles bridge.
"Billy Smith, 19 yrs old, died in a stabbed straightly to his heart.. what an unfortunate soul, getting killed in the hand of a second sphere angels, can you explain about this, the prince of authority, zepphyr fuentavilla?"
the empyrean kingdom, it is the center of heaven realms, where all the angels and archangels living. in empyrean kingdom, there are seven princes who protects their kingdom against the demons, they are the group of holy existence who's not allowed to go down in earth, unless if there's an important mission that they need to accomplished however.. after the 4th heavenly war ended, some of the princes flew away and went in earth, as the maestro of seven archangel princes, zepphyr was task to find the princes and have them go back in empyrean kingdom to prepare for the upcoming fifth heavenly war.
zepphyr just stare to billy's corpse and replied, "this person is full of hatred, he won't be in peace if there's a grudge building up inside him, it wasn't his fault for being born in this cruel world."
silence engulfed around them, for the second time, jotaro let out another sigh once more before he walk passed to the corpse, by the time he put his notebook inside of his blazer, he already harvested the soul.
"as long as you won't be hindrance to my mission, we can act as a normal classmate like the others, and please.. don't bring too much problem, the reaper association having a hard time to clean your mess, well then, nice to meet you."
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Disclaimer: this is work of fiction, names, character, business, places are fictitious. any similarities of living or dead, actual events, historical fact are purely coincidental.
~Your_CrazyWriter
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