I was a woman with everything that everyone wishes to have. Money, career, fame, perfect family and a perfect love partner. I was a woman who was about to get married in a perfect church wearing a perfect gown.

Now I'm just a woman who woke up with nothing left and no one can recognize me.

i really hope that this year gets better than last year
im so bored i know i have puzzles but still i want something else to do
why does lindsay have to make me feel bad for liking toby 
he did nothing wrong to them at all
and its making me mad and sad tobys really nice once you get to know him
stewart called me a smartass so now im not going to be as talkative as i usually am starting tomorrow
i am a smartass he is right
i want to cry thats all i want to do right now is cry
this job giving me a headache
the wifi in my room is shit
the baby was knocking on my door which was so cute
i have 3 more puzzles to do yay
im also trying to catch up on my netflix shows too 
i watch my shows around 7 oclock until i go to bed
im killing 2 birds with 1 stone
but i still have 4 books to read too
hopefully I can get half of those things done before my birthday but i guess we will have to find out
11 more days till lindsay goes to florida
im being rushed to get my drivers liscense so i am taking the dmv exam the 16th of this month now its time to study
hey its been awhile
i got a dollar raise at work im even training to help out with qualityon first shift im still an operator the position that im training for is called gp12 it is to help out the quality when he/she doesnt come in to work one day i still get to train new operators
im so happy to help out with my shifta quality she really needs it
i got 2 days off of work plus the weekend to heal my mouthfrom my wisdom tooth getting pulled
i cant believe january is done already the year just started but hopefully this year will be better than last year but only god knows whats going to happen to us
welp i better get upstairs and finish my puzzle i have 2 more to do and hopefully when i get the puzzles done i can start on my storys again and start reading my books again too 
still got 3 books to read plus 1 book that needs to be finished up soon
im still in the process of trying to finish up my puzzle it just takes some time
i finished my puzzle 2 more to go
im getting rushed to finish my puzzles making dinner and getting my drivers licsene isnt that lovely it takes time to do all 3 ya know
i logged out of my snapchat im done doing streaks
i finished another puzzle i got 1 more puzzle to go yay finally
okay im officially done with streaks maybe i dont think i am but ill still log out of my snapcht just so i dont get distracted still
and man do i need to shave my legs gosh
i really hope that i dont get no more puzzles we dont have any room for more
i found some more cool hairstyles to do in my because im so bored of the things that i usually do in my hair
i might do them tomorrow after i shower
hopefully theyll stay in my hair till monday afternoon
i think i might go to bed now goonight
wow its the last day of january
1 month till my birthday
i dont know what to do...nevermind
i do have something to do

About my life and how I act when I'm alone.

*Where sans went a long time ago when he went to Toriel's door door direction from Chapter Five* "Miss, I'm back... Hello? Miss? She must not be home? Or? Nevermind..." Sans is walking back to papyrus while saying. "And I have more jokes for her too..." *End of that part now back to the real story of this chapter* Frisk after CHARA killing the dogs couple continuing the journey... They have got to another puzzle, looks puzzled when they saw it... "Hmm... There's a sign over there..." "The sign says 'Turn every X into an O. Then press the switch.'" Frisk turned all of the X to O on that section, then pressed the switch and then when the spikes were down, they went accross on the down spikes... They got to the next section which it is harder, but they did it after 5 or 10 times. When they went across on top of those spikes, they met up with Papyrus and Sans again, and tiled floor... "HEY! IT'S THE HUMAN!" Before he finished with what he was saying CHARA made Frisk to walk to the middle of the tiled floor. "YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS PUZZLE! IT WAS MADE BY THE GREAT..." "... ARE YOU SERIOUS? SANS!!! HELP!!! THEY KEEP WALKING THROUGH MY PUZZLES! THEY'RE SUUPPOSED TO LET ME EXPLAIN THEM. THEN THREATEN AND BAFFLE THEM WITH DANGEROUS JAPES." "Well, maybe they don't like japes." "EVERYONE LIKES JAPES!!!" "What about Undyne? Doesn't she hate puzzles?" "SHE HATES PUZZLES. BUT SHE LOVES JAPES." "That makes sense." "HUMAN!! WHAT DO YOU THINK!? PUZZLES OR JAPES?... ... OKAY, THIS IS NORMALLY THE PART. WHERE YOU EITHER AGREE OR DISAGREE. AND DEPENDING ON YOUR ANSWER. WE SAY SOMETHING GREAT IN RESPONSE. ... HERE, WHY DON'T YOU DO THIS PUZZLE YOURSELF?" Papyrus turns to the machine then without doing anything goes away from the machine. Frisk goes to the machine and the machine isn't working... The page on the floor has illegible chicken-scratch...  Frisk goes to talk to Sans... "Hey... Puzzles might be fun. If you tried them." "The ones I actually got to do was fun..." Frisk responded then went on thier journey...

A genderless child fell into the underground and kill the monsters.

All the top great beings in Universe Ocean knew how important that powerful inheritance from the ancient civilization was! They were all looking forward to great beings from their side satisfying the requirements for solving the Rhinoceros Emperor Game.
At this moment, the life-or-death corridor inside Universe Boat in the Boat of Mausoleum in Flame Ice Region was the most important silent battlefield in Universe Ocean! The inheritance of Duan Dong River might be able to decide which power was able to transcend incarnations and become another holy land.
"Luo Feng is only at an advantage temporarily! We still have a chance!"
"That's right. As long as we can meet the basic requirement in that certain period of time, we'll have the chance to receive an inheritance."
"We need to grasp the opportunity."
"This is an opportunity of a lifetime."
"We'll risk our lives for it."
******
All the powers had gone mad. They didn't think of getting the inheritance immediately in a short period of time. It was unrealistic. Instead, they wanted to meet the basic requirements for Rhinoceros to have a chance of getting an inheritance! As long as there was a chance, there was a possibility.
Ding! Dong!
The familiar voice came in the quiet life-or-death corridor again.
"Huh?"
Everyone—including Luo Feng, who was covered by the palace giving out blurry light—looked up. They saw a figure.
"Duan Dong River!"
"Duan Dong River has shown up again."
Everyone was excited.
Luo Feng looked at the figure, frowning. He had met the requirements already, so Duan Dong River hadn't shown up for him.
"Blue Blood from Eastern Emperor Holy Land has met the requirements," Duan Dong River said, looking down at a handsome man from Eastern Emperor Holy Land. There were leaves and vines around his body. He couldn't help being excited. All the great beings looked at him.
Luo Feng also noticed the great being "Blue Blood" from Eastern Emperor Holy Land. He frowned. 
Huh? He—he's a universe knight? I'm a universe knight, and the second one who met the basic requirements is also a universe knight…
He could tell the power of this universe knight. Within Eastern Emperor Holy Land, universe masters stood in the front, followed by universe knights, while undying fighters were protected, standing at the back. Besides, Blue Blood didn't have strong godly power. He was only a universe knight with a life gene level of 1,000 times.
"A universe knight?"
"A universe knight meets the requirements after the human Milky Way?"
"There are seven universe supreme masters and almost 200 universe masters here… That Milky Way Horde Leader is a peerless universe master, yet this universe knight is only a mediocre one. Even he succeeded?"
"How so…?"
Everyone was shocked.
Hua!
Duan Dong River pointed to the indistinct figure beside Blue Blood Knight, and the blurry palace covered Blue Blood Knight, too. The palace was golden. It was the same as the one protecting Luo Feng.
"Keep comprehending." Duan Dong River smiled. "The more you solve the puzzles, the more beneficial it's going to be for you. Keep comprehending and don't worry about others… You have my techniques to protect you, so nobody can hurt you. I've set the rules already." Duan Dong River glanced around the great beings present. "Everyone who satisfies the requirements will be protected by me. Anyone who dares to make attacks against them will be eliminated and killed."
"Blue Blood, keep going," Duan Dong Master encouraged him.
"Okay, Master Duan Dong," said Blue Blood Knight.
Hua!
Duan Dong River disappeared.
"A universe knight is taking the lead!" Second True Master was furious. "Did he actually solve the puzzles faster than me?"
"A universe knight is taking the lead!"
Many were infuriated. On the contrary, great beings from Eastern Emperor Holy Land were all excited—especially Blue Blood Knight. He even glanced at Luo Feng. Apparently, he wanted to compete with Luo Feng.
Luo Feng took a look and thought, I'm the first one to meet the requirements. However, I'm only at an advantage by a small margin. Duan Dong River will look at lots of other aspects if he wants to find a candidate. I need to solve more puzzles. According to Duan Dong River, the more puzzles someone solves, the more likely they will get an inheritance.
So much pressure… The human race had placed their hope in him. He was already at an advantage, so he couldn't let up.
******
Universe Ocean, Eastern Emperor Holy Land.
"Blue Blood?"
"Blue Blood met the requirements?"
"We sent a large group of universe masters, universe knights, and undying fighters… You Zan should be the one solving the puzzles fastest, as he had solved 1,200 of them, yet he still hasn't met the requirements. Blue Blood just finished the 1,000th one, but he's already met the requirements?"
There were hundreds of universe masters and several universe supreme masters in a hall.
Weng!
A blurry green light showed up in the sky above the palace.
"Ancestor."
"Ancestor."
All the great beings bowed.
The blurry light looked down and said, "It seems that Duan Dong River has different requirements for great beings of different power levels. Tell the undying fighters and universe knights from our race to work harder so that more of them can meet the requirements."
"Yes."
"Yes."
The green light disappeared.
The great beings looked at each other, and they were all shocked. The ancestor of Eastern Emperor Holy Land rarely showed up, however, not only did he sent a great number of great beings to Duan Dong River, he showed up in the palace, which showed how much Eastern Emperor Ancestor valued the inheritance.
Though Blue Blood Knight was only a universe knight, he was a universe-master-to-be, and his willpower was at universe-supreme master level… He can solve the puzzles very quickly. We should've sent more universe-master-to-be there."
"That's right."
"We should've sent more universe-masters-to-be."
Universe-masters-to-be were special universe knights. Eastern Emperor Holy Land had existed for an infinite amount of time; if there were ten universe masters born in every universe era, there would be more than 10,000 universe masters! Why were there only a few universe masters? Because the holy land couldn't contain that many universe masters, just like a patch of earth could only nurture a certain number of plants. If there were too many plants, the land wouldn't be able to withstand them all.
A miniature universe couldn't nurture universe supreme masters. It could only birth universe masters! Also, a small universe couldn't hold an unlimited number of universe masters… Every universe master was a huge burden to a small universe, and when it hit the limit, the number couldn't increase. Otherwise, it would be harmful to the holy land itself.
Which was why some universe knights—who had already finished law comprehension and could become a universe master at any time—couldn't get any godly power from the holy land universe origin!
When a universe master died, one of the universe-masters-to-be would be selected to become a universe master! They had lived for a long time; some of them had lived for more than 100 universe eras, which was why they had extremely powerful will.
******
The 800th year after Luo Feng began studying the Rhinoceros Emperor Game.
Ding! Dong!
Duan Dong River showed up again.
"Remote Snow from the second universe era has met the requirement." Duan Dong River looked down and stared at a candidate from bug race.
"What?"
"An undying fighter?"
"Only an undying fighter?"
"Even undying fighters can meet the requirement?"
Everyone was shocked that the third one to meet the requirements was an undying fighter of the bug race from the second universe era.
"Up." Duan Dong River pointed at Remote Snow, and suddenly, a blurry palace surrounded Remote Snow.
******
Time flew.
One candidate after another met the requirements, and soon, the powers understood that there were different levels of requirements for great beings of different power levels, as none of the seven universe supreme masters met the requirements.
The first one was Luo Feng! The second one was a universe knight! The third one was undying! The fourth one was undying!
The fifth one was a universe master: You Zan from Eastern Emperor Holy Land. And up until then, two from Eastern Emperor Holy Land had met the requirements. It'd been 1,100 years since Luo Feng had met the requirements.
The sixth one was a universe knight! The seventh one was a universe master! And he was Luo Feng's acquaintance, Deer Bug Master. 
******
Almost 3,000 years passed.
In the life-or-death corridor, one blurry palace after another covered the candidates who made the cut. 62 candidates had met the requirements. In fact, from the 2,000th year onward, many candidates met the requirements. For example, Peng Gong Master had met the requirements already. Yet none of the seven universe supreme masters had met the requirements.
Ding! Dong!
Duan Dong Master showed up again.
It was common for Duan Dong Master to show up. Everyone looked up to see which power had met the requirements.
"Tie Bu Demon Master from the first universe era has met the requirements," said Duan Dong River.
All seven universe supreme masters in the life-or-death corridor shuddered.
"Gosh!"
"Finally, a universe supreme master has met the requirements."
All the great beings looked to him.
It was too harsh. Finally, a universe supreme master succeeded!
Those universe supreme masters felt both excited and despondent. Nearly 3,000 years! One great being after another who was weaker than them had succeeded, yet none of the seven universe supreme masters had succeeded. They thought there was no hope for universe supreme masters.
Finally, Tie Bu Demon Master had succeeded.
63rd!
"Universe supreme masters need to solve 2,000 puzzles!" Tie Bu Demon Master had strong mixed feelings.


Year 2056, in a city in the Yuan Jiang Su Jin area. On top of a ruined, shattered six story residential apartment sits a teenager wearing a combat vest, militaristic trousers, and alloyed battle boots. On his back is a hexagonal shield and equipped is a blood-shadow battle knife. He sits there silently on the edge of the roof. At this time, the sparkling sky was shining and there was a refreshing breath within the air that blew towards him. However, there was only silence within the ruined, deserted city, with an occasional howl that makes your heart skip a beat.     

After assessing the scenario, the groups start discussing.

"So it's obviously Hansel and Gretel." Pierre starts.

"The plaque says the witch will come back, so we're probably under a timer." Sherlock adds. 

"Meaning we have to finish the task before she comes back," states Theodore and the groups nod in agreement. 

"So we have to make the witch a meal?" Pierre questions. 

Victor observes the fireplace, "Did you notice the scale attached to the caldron? I'm guessing we have to add a certain amount of weight to the pot. When we hit a certain weight, the scenario will be complete."

"The specific weight should be..." Kai looks towards the two in the cage.

"Sacrifice Hansel and Gretel?" Abel follows his gaze.

"But judging by the food on the table, there's probably other foods in all the cabinets and drawers. I'm guessing we'll have to solve puzzles to find more food and it'll take a lot of time, but it's a second, harder option," says Victor. 

Sherlock nods in realization," I see, they're giving us two options. This option, in itself, is likely a test to divide teammates depending on their morals."

"Those with less humanity would want to sacrifice Hansel and Gretel. Those with a strong sense of justice would want to search for food." 

"But we don't know how much food to put in even if we do manage to find everything?" Pierre questions. 

Theodore lifts up cage with one hand and gives an estimation," Should be around two-hundred."

Kai denies his solution, "We can't rely on an estimation. Plus, we don't know how much weight the cage is contributing.

While holding the cage, he's been investigating it," Then we'll need a key." He points to a keyhole.

Abel suddenly pipes up, "They haven't reacted to anything, meaning they're like the previous characters we've met."

"They'll probably only move when we do certain actions. They probably have on-command reactions to different situations." Sherlock contributes the theory he's been working on. 

"We need to find their weight and find enough food." Lucien concludes.

Victor wants Tih's input, "Boss, what do you think-" 

Everyone looks towards Tih as he rips off a piece of fruit roll-up wallpaper and stuffs it into his mouth. There's already a large portion missing from the wall, meaning he's been at it for a while. Tih hasn't really been paying attention to their conversation, instead focusing on the sweet smelling house.

"..." Sherlock is slightly embarrassed by his group's unprofessionalism. 

In the silence, they all hear munching coming from behind. They turn to see Basile munching on gingerbread brick he slid it out of the frosting that was keeping it in place. Basile munches on it like corn, spinning the brick on its sides. Frosting nips the tip of his nose but he has no hands to wipe it off, but he doesn't seem to care. His unfeeling red eyes stare at the brick as his chipmunk cheeks bulge. He doesn't seem to care about his appearance, much like Tih.

Sherlock, who no longer feels embarrassed, and the others look at the two foodies and admire their lax attitude before getting back on topic.

As the leader of four geniuses, Victor doesn't take much time to fit into his role. "Then let's split up and look for fruit and the key to the cage. Agreed?" 

Everyone nods and gets to work. Some start opening cabinets and other start opening drawers below the counter. They're starting with the doors without locks or puzzles on them. Some find food, codes, keys, or other puzzle pieces used for other puzzles they haven't looked at yet. Everything they find is placed on the countertop. 

While others are busy searching, Tih and Basile continue snacking on the walls.

Tih walks from one end of a wall to another, ripping the wallpaper off with him. He munches on it like cattle and it all disappears into his mouth. He walks near Basile to try a red and white circular candy. 

The albino breaks off piece of licorice and stuffs it inside his jacket. He continues collecting bits of confections and it all disappears inside his jacket, but no matter how much he shoves in, his jacket doesn't grow any larger.

"Eh? Was this always here?" The group turn to look at where Theodore is pointing. It's the wall Tih ripped. Behind the fruit wallpaper was a hidden code. 

"Looks like we need to search in unconventional places as well." Sherlock notifies.

Lucien questions, "Can't we use this?" He knocks on the walls, referring to the entire edible house. 

Kai explains,"Gingerbread is too light and candy would melt, so there's no point in putting it in the caldron. The floorboard beneath Kai creaks. Curious, he tries to lift it up. Underneath lies a code and a banana. 

After gathering all the clues in one small pile, Victor speaks up once more," Everyone take one thing and try it on everything until it works. Or if you think you can do it, try one of the doors with puzzles." Everyone either grabs a letter, number, or symbol code, a key, or a piece to a puzzle and start trying them on every door it might belong to. After opening one and grabbing the things inside, it would be sorted on the counter and the process would repeat. 

All the clues are different, they can't be used twice. There's one key thats end can be turned to create different patterns and enter different shaped holes .

Occasionally, there's also objects like magnifying glasses or wrenches. 

Pierre uses the wrench to unscrew a, too small to be done manually, screw made out of some kind of hard candy that can't be broken. 

Some of the many puzzles include sliding puzzles, ball-in-a-maze, brain teasers, anagrams, chess problems, a cross sums puzzle, a cryptogram, and a disentanglement puzzle. Often, there will be multiple puzzles that are interlaced together. The groups need to work together for those ones.

I’m sorry, but I can’t deal with this site anymore. I’m moving to a better place. Wattpad. Out of pure spite. I’ll be transferring and deleting chapters as I go.

Edward found the cuffs that bound his arms behind him uncomfortable. The metal was cold and Duke and placed them very tight on his thin wrists, cutting off their circulation. For some reason, Edward didn't quite mind the pain; it wasn't excruciating, merely an uncomfortable pinch. The dull lighting of the room glinted on his glasses, Edward glancing at his new psychologist, a pretty woman, relatively young and in good shape. She had a lovely smile too, very polite, her lips shining in the dull lighting of the room. An idea began to form inside Edward's head since he was going to be in here for a while, he might as well have some fun, messing around with his new psychologist. The key to not freaking them out was to slowly dip your two into the water, not dive in headfirst. Leaning back in the cold hard metal seat, Edward cocked his head as she asked him the pitifully predictable question, a smirk on his face, his long thin face morphing in glee.
"I'll answer if you can correctly guess the answer to my riddle, doctor," he proposed. "Riddle me this, I am greater than God, more evil than the devil, poor people have me, the rich need me, and if you eat me, you will die. What am I?" he asked, a wicked glint in his eyes.
Edward was not one to talk about his past, preferring to keep it a secret to himself.  He had always been smart, even as a kid, but for some reason, his parents decided to abuse him, mocking him for his intelligence. Edward could still remember the contest at his school that had changed his life, oh how hard Ed worked to master that puzzle, working for hours on end. For some reason, he had thought winning would aid him in his quest for friendship; in the end, he had only picked on more, but his bullies were no longer a problem; Edward made it a priority once he had started his life of crime to bring them to a bitter and abysmal end. What they truly deserved.
Jess could tell Edward was feeling uncomfortable with the cuffs on with his arms behind his back. He wasn't complaining about them through which he relaxed in his chair. She observed his casual behavior though it would be because of the fact it was day one. She listened to what he was saying, hearing he wanted to ask her a riddle, which she knew was to test her intelligence like the rest of Gotham people. Didn't bother her, to be honest, since it happened to be his ammo and would be alright with answering it since she listened carefully to the riddle. Thinking on for a while, making sure she had the right answer.
"Alright, Mr. Nygma, I'll answer your riddle," she said, agreeing, "The answer to your riddle is nothing. Nothing is greater than God; Nothing is eviler than the devil, poor people have nothing, rich people need nothing if you eat nothing you'll die."
She felt confident in the answer because she knew that it was right. Of course, it would be cocky of her to get overconfident or get pig-headed quickly. Keeping her outside appearance casual and calm, she wanted things to go smoothly. Jess, not wanting to upset him in any way, figuring that playing along with his riddle game would keep him at bay. Though no one besides Batman had figured out his riddles, according to Edward, Batman cheated to figure them out.
Did she figure it out? How? No one could've solved his riddle that fasts without cheating? Doesn't make any sense? A smile found its way on the brunette man's face. It was always a refreshing change of pace to find someone who could figure out his puzzles and riddles without cheating like the fucking caped crusader.  
"Well done, Doctor," he praised the smaller pretty woman who sat before him.
The gears were turning inside his head. She was smart. Not quite as bright as him, of course, nobody was, but she was intelligent. He found intelligence a rather attractive trait, a more relaxed expression on his face as he leaned back in his chair.
"To answer your previous question, I am doing fine. The food here isn't the best, the cots are rather hard, but for some reason, I am just in a good mood," paused for a second, eyes glinting with malicious intent.
Edward had never been dominant on the dating scene, women finding his obsession with riddles and puzzles a little odd and his appearance to average. Shaking his head, he mentally scolded himself. He should not distract himself; he had to devise a plan to escape the asylum; he needed to figure out who the real Batman was. However, it couldn't hurt to have some fun along the way now, could it?
"Your the first person to figure out my riddles that quickly without help, say now Dr. De' Vil, are you a fan of puzzles?" Edward asked, tilting his head to the side a bit like an eager puppy might.
Puzzles and riddles had changed his life; the prize for completing one at his school had been a lovely book of puzzles and riddles to solve, the book becoming a comfort to the boy, a warmth that had turned into his life. It had brought him peace and happiness after prolonged beatings and wretched days at school. It had helped him discover who he was, why Edward was the prince of puzzles, a title he would gladly carry to his grave. Edward leaned in closer to her, not to close though; he was merely dipping his toe in the water, not diving headfirst.
Jess looked over at Edward, seeing he was smiling relaxed her mind listening to him praising her for figuring it out. She nodded when he was alright though he didn't enjoy the place's environment was healthy for anyone, even the people who worked here. Hearing that Jessica was the first person not to cheat was something. Assume was a compliment, something she would expect from The Prince of Puzzles and Riddles himself. She smiled upon his head, tilting to the side like a puppy. It was cute.
"Well, Mr. Nygma, I do enjoy riddles and puzzles if I'm bored at times. The books I enjoy are Sherlock Holmes novels. My favorite one is the Hound of the Baskervilles. I chuckle at the moments when Holmes gets over-excited about something he figures out. I honestly have been fascinated with crime shows when growing up to understand why people act the way they do instead of others. I understand how some people have never helped because of their fear of not thinking anyone could understand. Indeed, not everyone could ever understand certain situations without experiencing themselves, but I would like to think some people could relate to someone's pain. Since the pain we all feel is the same regardless of the situation one has been through," she explained, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear, "It's what made me get into this field; I believe there are reasons to a criminal's motive for living this life. Most of the time, it's because of repressed memories of one's past triggered in their adult years that causes them to snap, or they have passed down mental illness from family bloodlines. They all have pain that's similar though ones who weren't giving a chance to tell anyone about their problems."
Sherlock Holmes had always been some of his favorite books to read. Sir Arthur was a mastermind when it came to writing mystery novels. The tale of The Hounds of Baskerville had also been a favorite of his; he could remember this first time he had read it, the story had kept him on the tip of his toes only to find out, in the end, it was Stapleton in the end. Edward could remember convinced it was the butler, oh how young and foolish Edward had been all those years ago. Moreover, times have changed, and as he re-read some of his childhood favorites, Edward could quickly figure out the plot with ease. 
"Have you ever read The Murders in the Rue Morgue?" Edward asked his doctor, "If you haven't, one will surely surprise you," he said with a chuckle.  
In Edgar Allan Poe's short mystery novel, no one could suspect that the gruesome murders had committed by an overgrown monkey, how-how that one had surprised him. It was a nice change of pace to find someone who shared his interest, who didn't seem to write him off as just a foolish criminal. Her words were very well put together. Edward even found himself nodding along to her.
"Everyone is a puzzle. Everyone has secrets they try to hide, thinking they are complex and complicated. However, most people can figure out in minutes," Edward said.
Hooking his foot behind his chair, Edward scooted closer to the table, leaning forward a bit as he stared at his doctor with a curious look on his face. A few things he could tell about her right off the bat was that she was wealthy; however, he knew the amount psychologists made, and from her outfit, she either had a well-paying job before this or was born into a wealthy family. She had a long graceful body, a proportionate face, a particular type of effortless beauty. He had seen her walk as she made her way to the chair; her body had a specific kind of step to it. Perhaps she had been a dancer or a model of sorts?
Jess listened to what he was talking about, along with him getting lost in his thoughts, probably seeing a smile. Something happy, which would be nice to see him like this since he usually would be in that cell thinking about how to take down the Batman or wonder how he cheated. Hearing him get excited and talk like this was better than always talking about his crimes. She wanted to have relaxed to ask him personal questions. She wanted to know about his interests and hobbies. Things about him, people never thought about asking him. Knowing about a person's identity and self was just as important as the crimes. Smiling at him and nodded, she knew it was Edgar Allen Poe since the author interested her.
"The House of Usher, The Pit, and the Pendulum, Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven. Classics, I have heard about that one though I haven't had the time to read it. I have the complete collection of Edgar Allan Poe in one big hardback book I have in my office. I love The Raven. I remember in 8th grade it was in our literature. For Halloween, the teacher asked us to pick out a poem or story from the book. Then read it in class and read it. Honestly, people don't know what that is about; it has to do with a man meeting his end in the story, for he talks about his departed love Lenore. How he misses her and the Raven is the omen of death. When a Raven has seen, it has to do with someone is dead or someone is going to die," she explained, noticing his expression was curiosity now, "Yes, they do as you have proven is that no problem is too complex to crack. Though at the same time, you have a secret too, one no one else has intended to crack. What caused you to take the life of crime? And I do believe I've figured it out. Unfortunately, for you, it would cause you to talk about your childhood. I know people don't want to talk it and kick it to the side, especially dark. You want to know a secret, you're crazy, but some of the best people are. I do like the line from Alice in Wonderland. I'm not stating you are; I was quoting a line, anyway, would you like to hear what I think about your reasons for becoming the Riddler?"
Literature had always been fascinating to him; the way some people thought and created complex stories in their head always seemed beautiful to Edward. When he was a young boy, perhaps four or five, he had thought of becoming an author, but he lacked the creative element that authors required to create vivid and complex characters and bring them to life, the ability to create worlds just as real as our own. Edward had never been the artsy type, and his brain was more left than right, preferring the comfort that puzzles brought him. From jigsaws to trivia, to complex calculus, they were like his security blanket that would help fuel his thirst, his thirst for knowledge, power, and superiority, a chance to prove he wasn't as weak as people made the wiry man out to be. The mere thought of those moronic bullies pushing him around, pinning his arms behind his back as they pummeled his stomach with their fists, taunting him and calling him a nerd and geek was enough to make Edward grit his teeth in hatred. He no longer had to worry about bullies anymore; after all, they had been far too slow to figure out the puzzle that ended their lives.
Edward wasn't the biggest fan of murder, but he wasn't afraid to do it when needed. And who wouldn't want to kill their childhood bullies, revenge for all the pain and humiliation they had caused him. Well, look who ended out on top. Edward perked up as Dr. De' Vil spoke, her tone calm and understanding, a pleasant change of pace from the dull psychologists who hated him. Her words perked him up a bit as he sat up in his chair; well, this should be good; the little doctor already thinks she knows what drove him to become the man he was today, the mighty Riddler? The Prince of Puzzles? How cute, sometimes Edward himself wasn't sure what drove him to the green mask he donned to commit crimes, why he bothered with all the elaborate riddles. Perhaps it drove from a need to prove himself, to show the world he was stable and better than all of them, a fact he knew deep down. Perhaps not, though, Edward wasn't very keen on the idea of spilling out all his dark secrets and daddy issues, preferring much more to toy with people.
"Go ahead, Dr. De' Vil, tell me what you think," he said with a smirk etched on his face, wanting to hear what the woman who sat before him had to say.
Perhaps if she guessed close, he would give her another riddle to solve, dodging each personal question she threw at him. Edward was everything, if not persistent, very set, and determined in his ways.

After some time had passed by, weariness became apparent and began to descend on Robert. A probable outcome of his lack of sleep, so he took a five from his work since he started to make sleepy eye mistakes and yawned like a child at a history museum.
Hence the reason why he got up from his chair and went by the opened window to get some fresh air and clear his dizzy head.
While gazing out the window, he glimpsed at Theo lying on the grass gazing up at the sky with nothing to do, with an expression on his face like a child at school on a Monday morning; stained with loneliness, with a sprinkle of sorrow.
Robert felt softened through sympathy for Theo's misfortune. Because of his unableness to play with his school and sports friends for almost five whole months of isolation. The youngster was like a dog on a leash at home, having no other choice but to enjoy what the house had to offer. But all the toys and joys offered can only go so far.
The boredom Theo underwent made Robert deemed himself entitled to give the toddler a valid reason to have more of a necessity to smile in these times of frowns. When he is not acting petty, he is behaving like an upstanding father.
His hand fluttered out of the window to hail at Theo. To tell him a joke, or for them to take part in some form of laughter while the five lasted.
The intentions were to brighten up his day a little. However, as soon as the words were about to come out of his mouth. A voice suddenly sounded in the back of him.
"Mrs. Dorsey, if it is okay, I have something that I will like to ask, please."
Someone from his company wanted to ask a question. So, he had to temporarily delay the joke and see about the matter of his worker.
Later that same evening. When it was time for dinner, Robert warmed up some mac and cheese in dinosaur shape for Theo as he wasn't as talented as an expert chef like Chef Boyardee. Theo did not have must of a problem with his incompetence, nonetheless. He preferred his father to be in the kitchen since Aleena cooks like an athlete preparing for the Olympics.
In the course of them, eating dinner around 7 pm, Robert recalled what happened earlier when he saw Theo in the backyard. The bright idea the Tech-Wiz thought up was telling Theo about when he was a youngster like him back in the day.
It was not his greatest of plans, but his head was well in the right place. His reasoning for this was to motivate Theo into having a concept of what he did to dillydally, albeit, enjoyably.
He chatted about what made him the most excited when getting up in the morning. And also, what was a great way to entertain oneself.
Theo lent an ear to take in his stories while he ate his Dino cheese. The mac and cheese were hitting, so the objections were at a minimum.
Robert was in first gear and gradually began to become absorbed by his tales. All the memories from his past came rushing back into his head.
Within all the chatting, Robert and Theo had finished eating their dinner. So, they relocated to the living room couch where it was more comfortable to tell him a tale about his life.
He continued speaking of his past, but this time he talked about a board game that made him quite jolly. The game in question took a precious spot in Robert's heart was jigsaw puzzle sets. Putting the pieces together with his father was one of the best feelings at the time for young Robert.
The way you have to show patience and wit when solving a large puzzle set is one of the main reasons why Robert got so intrigued about the joy of finish a puzzle set. The capability of figuring out any puzzle set gave him a sense of accomplishment every time.
Despite this fact, Robert wasn't always a big fan of solving jigsaw puzzles because he initially thought it would be a chore and could even put a sugared-up kid to sleep. Solving puzzle sets was a muse of his father, so avoiding seeing them was out of the question for him.
When he was nine years old, the youngster walked by his father doing a set, and he seemed to be digging it. Robert was baffled at what he saw, walked up to his father and asked what is so fun about the stupid puzzle. His father told him to sit down and do not knock it till he tries it. Since he had nothing better to do, he complied with the request.
Robert was a titbit arrogant as a youngster, so he thought solving the set by himself without any assistance from his pops would be a piece of cake. But with all of his hubris, Robert still had a difficult time puzzling out the set.
He sat in front of the jigsaw puzzle pieces for several hours, trying to analyze where to start from to put all the puzzle pieces together. And complete the set in the absence of any guidance, although he was incapable of making head or tail of it.
In the sequence of many trials and errors working out the set, his father ultimately told him, "It isn't as easy as it looked from the sidelines watching on, now is it?"
Afterward, he proceeded to unravel the picture the puzzle pieces made when they came together accurately in a matter of minutes. Robert instantly got knocked off his high horse when he observed the resolve of his father. He was simply amazed at the composure his father had shown and the ability of perception he displayed.
The picture created at the end of the pieces coming together of the jigsaw puzzle was a Star Wars portrayal of R2-D2 and C3PO in the Millennium Falcon. Though Robert did not know much about Sar Wars, he felt as if it was the coolest thing he had ever seen in his life.
That one night sparked the passion Robert had for robotics, drones, and technology in general.
The ability to take something in multiple tiny parts and seem broken, to effortlessly put it together and make it whole once more. While creating a cool picture in the process stuck with Robert and other kids may have seen this as tedious.
However, the sensation of getting to the bottom of where every puzzle piece has to end up. Gratified and mysteriously satisfied Robert as it remained with him for his life onwards.
After that night, both he and his father were puzzle-solving machines. Ironic since Robert did not even want to touch a jigsaw puzzle, much less solve them before.
They attempted to solve some of the most challenging puzzle sets. Robert's father was only solving puzzles for the fun of it, like a peaceful hobby. Though the opposite for Robert as he mainly saw it as a game to test his mind.
His father also opened the bull eyes of Robert to comprehend more colors and have a more creative outlook on the world because the place would be bleak as hell without color. It is clear to see where Theo gets this from now.
The struggles and triumphs he had to undergo when figuring out puzzle sets impacted Robert profoundly, and it was his number one reason for his occupation.
He chose to manufacture hi-tech toys and gadgets for children because he thought robots were cool. Who would have guessed it?
Every single one of those devices his company manufactured for the consumers was to give the same joy he felt back then. During the time, he solved jigsaw puzzles with his father was Robert's goal from the beginning. Therefore, when he went to work, there was no alternative but to give one hundred and ten percent.
Robert was going on without any halts about his love of puzzles. But Theo didn't seem all that agog with the story for a while. This lack of eagerness to lend a prying ear frustrated Robert a little bit because his purpose for telling him all about his spare time activity was to make him find a spare time activity of his own.
So, this meant Robert had to take a firmer approach and try even more to persuade Theo to get a sense of heed for what he wanted to say.
Thus, he commenced talking about the wonders of solving jigsaw puzzles more joyously by telling Theo the aspect of using your imagination and bringing to reality a story of your own.
He stated the lion's share of entertainment came from the mystery of it all. The most appealing part of it all was that Robert's father only brought a jigsaw puzzle set without pictures on the box.
Which made it a lot more gripping to figure out what the picture on display would be in the finish.
Ranging from a wildly dense leafy forest to a prepossessing looking white-sanded tropical beach, he said. What was to become whole when the pieces came perfectly together was anyone's mystery, and that factor was the best part of it all for him.
He used his imagination to predict the resulting picture and concentration to finish the puzzle.
One topic he hopped on, as well, was the fact that he and his father used to have a trivial yet competitive contest to determine who can solve a jigsaw puzzle set the fastest.
Although Robert was regularly not on the receiving end of getting the victory in the challenge, he still gave his best efforts to come out on top. His father never softens his defeats either, as he used to tease him about his pride. But it did not do much in diminishing his drive to win, though.
"I never once in my mind thought about giving up because I knew that whenever you lose, the door for the next opportunity to win always opens, and it's how you react to a loss that will determine it. Since failure is only an option when you make it an option." Robert confidently told Theo, on his Tony Robbins vibes.
The kind of mentality a person will push through a frozen wall will have. Or the making of a true try-hard.
Nevertheless, having the thought process of a try-hard did pay off for Robert. Because three years after the game began, he was finally able to defeat his father in a puzzle off.
He was very bewitched by his triumph, that he to the work ethic that he obtained when completing puzzles into his everyday life and even at school.
Before Robert did a test, he solved a jigsaw puzzle set to free his mind of any nerves. The little trick worked wonders for him when it came time for the test.
Wanting to be placed in his world of puzzles, where he can put everything he wants together in a completed manner, was Robert's wish, but in this world of unforeseeable events and misfortune was not the ideal world he had in his head. But at least he had his imagination to fall back on. And get a happy family of his own.
**
"Haa… Those were the days when your old man was on his puzzle grin."
"…."
"Withal, I would let your grandfather win once ever so often to make him feel good. Hahaha…"
"…."
"So, you see, Theo, this is the fun of sol...…"
"Zzzz...."
"WAKE UP!"

Children’s imagination is known to run wild, but Theo’s creative power always seems to have neither boundaries nor limits. 
Due to the unableness, to go out and about in society. Theo’s father, Robert, came up with an amusing idea to keep Theo’s fictitious thinking entertained throughout this period of isolation. We journey along with Theo on his Pure Adventure around the house to track down all fifty of the hidden puzzle pieces. Witnessing the numerous difficulties, he comes across in achieving his goal of gathering every puzzle piece to complete the set. 
With the aid of an advanced prototype VR headset, Theo found it in the attic where his father had hidden it. Turning Theo’s house into a whole new world to explode with his imaginary friend, Linos, and guides his mind into a Pure Imagination made him travel from feat to feat. 
An odyssey that takes him to all kinds of contrasting scenes. Such as a Halloween party, a Caribbean island, a race around the Metropolis of Motor City, and more. He meets a shedload of fascinating characters that gives young Theo life lessons and morals along the mind trip.

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

Eleanor Roosevelt

***

RIELLE

The gunman almost got me! Halos mahimatay ako sa sobrang kaba lalo na nang sumabog sa harapan namin ang ulo ni Miss Ryanne.

Nakakaloka! Parang hindi ko na kaya. Hindi ko alam kung pusa ako sa past life ko o sadyang swerte lang ako dahil umabot ako sa 7th floor. I survived twenty three floors! 

All those that happened for the past four days. Were those part of perfectly plotted massacre na hindi ko mawari kung ano ang dahilan? Ayokong gambalain pa ang iba tungkol sa naiisip kong baka naipit kami sa gitna ng isang business war o mafia wars dahil baka nag-isip na naman ako ng kawirduhan. Mina wouldn't like it. Everyone in this floor wouldn't be pleased. Magmumukha akong baliw sa mga teorya ko --as usual.

But sometimes, if not always, my guts are true. Maraming beses ko nang napatunayang ang kutob ko ay almost accurate. 

Halo-halo ang laman ng isip ko habang hinahabol namin pababa sa seventh floor si Larry --ang killer na siyang may pakana ng lahat. Pero sigurado ako, hindi lang siya ang killer. Hindi lang sina Mildred, Maddie at Satana. Someone more powerful was behind this.

The whole set-up --the puzzles, subways, secret doors, riddles. Everything was created by not just five people but many. Kaya naniniwala akong may sindikato sa likod ng mga kaganapan. 

But to what extent?

Papaano nila naatim na pumatay ng halos limampong katao? Hindi kaya terorismo ang nasa likod nito? 

Gulong-gulo ako!

"Stay five meters behind!" Malakas na sigaw ni Andreas na tila naalerto at sinapian ng isang sinaunang assassin. Hindi naman ito ganito sa mga naunang floors. Naalerto lang siya kanina nang namatay si Miss Ryanne. Mukhang matagal na siyang nagpipigil na ipakita ang tunay niyang pagkatao --isa iyon ay ang pagiging alerto at maliksi niya. 

Hindi nakinig sa kaniya si Zyril, isa pang misteryosong babae. Bumaba hanggang sa paanan ng hagdanan si Zyril habang si Andreas ay hindi mapakaling ikinalat ang tingin. His knuckles were hardly gathered together. Mukhang doon niya inipon ang lahat ng gigil niya sa katawan. 

"Why are we even looking for Larryson here? Hindi ba't sa plenum galing ang bala? He's definitely upstairs!" Dinig kong giit ni Mina. Nakahawak pa rin ito sa braso ko na tila takot na takot sa muntikan ko nang pagkamatay. 

Narinig ko namang sumagot si Vladimir mula sa likuran namin. "We only have less than sixty eight hours to get down. Satana mentioned that we must get to the ground before we ran out of time."

"Tama si Vlad, we're not running after Larryson. We are running to beat the time. If he gets on the way, there is nothing better we can do but kill him." Andreas agreed. Humakbang ito papasok sa seventh floor habang nakawarning sign pa rin ang kaliwang palad nito. 

Nagbago ang aura ng mga tao sa paligid. Maliban sa kaibigan kong si Mina na poker face lagi, naging mas seryoso ang kanina'y warfreak na si Andreas. Tila naging isang ahente naman ng NBI si Zyril pati na rin si Vlad. 

Had they been this way since this massacre started?

"Let's keep going. Watch each other's back while Zyril and I try to figure out how to get to the ground before all of us turn into dusts here." Untag ni Andreas na patuloy sa pagmamasid sa paligid. 

Nasa likod niya ang tapang-tapangang si Zyril na alerto ring pinapakiramdaman ang paligid.

"H-how can Zyril and you solve those riddles and puzzles then?" Hindi ko napigilang sambit. I always urge myself to speak if I wanted to mean something. This time, I mean it. "Vlad and Mina almost solved all puzzles on the upper floors. So p-"

Hinigpitan ni Mina ang hawak nito sa braso ko saka seryoso itong tumingin. Bahagya itong umiling-iling, then she gave me a warning stare as if speaking further can really put me into a great danger. 

"We can trust Andreas and Zyril. If they need our help, we're easily alerted." Vladimir's statement seemed to save me from doom. Mukhang kumalma naman ang kanina'y iritableng reaksyon nina Andreas at Zyril. 

Hindi na ako umimik pa. Minalyn had sacrificed a lot for me to stay alive. Marami nang namatay and I should not waste the chance of getting lucky with my big mouth. I should trust Mina. Always.  

Nakasunod ako kay Mina,  Natas, Bella, Vlad, Andreas at Zyril habang tinatahak ang kabuuan ng seventh floor. Alerto ang bawat isa saamin. Pigil ang aking paghinga habang nakakapit sa mangas ng damit ni Mina. 

"Just stay close Rielle. Do not ever open your big mouth. Stay alert and we'll get through this." Mahinahon at mahinang sambit ni Mina habang naglalakad kami kasunod ng iba pa.

"If it's my time, well for sure you wouldn't like it, it's really my time. If the end of me calls to saving you, I'd end me and let you live." Wala sa sarili kong nasambit. Those words just automatically came out from my mouth. Like a divine power had the total control of me to say it.

Hindi umimik si Mina. Pero napansin kong may halong takot at lungkot sa mukha nito habang patuloy kami sa paglalakad patungo sa gitna ng seventh floor. We were feeling the same amount of fear -the fear of losing each other.

Ilang saglit lang ay tumigil sa isang punto sina Andreas at Zyril. Napatigil din kami sa paglalakad nang bumungad saamin ang nakalapat sa sahig na limang math puzzles. Mga logic questions at mga numerong hindi ko maintindihan.

Sa baba ng limang mumber puzzles ay may isang digital device din na may limang puwang sa screen at isang kwadradong numeric keypad.

Vlad stepped forward pero pinigilan siya ni Zyril.

Andreas kneeled down as if he already got all five answers. Muling pinasadahan ni Vlad ang mga number puzzles. Saka kinapa ang numeric keypad. Walang alinlangang pinindot nito ang mga numerong 10723 na marahil ay sagot mula sa limang number puzzles.

Isang malakas na kalabog ang narinig mula sa ilalim ng lupa. It's as if something was about to move or open.

Laking gulat ng lahat nang biglang napunit ang carpeted floor at nahila sa magkabilang dako ang isang kwadradong bahagi ng semento. The opening revealed the sixth floor.

Most of us gasped for what was shown but I wondered for something. How did Andreas answer the five number slash logic puzzles so easily? All I knew was he's a hardheaded fool who knew nothing but punch another fool on the face.

I was wrong.

Nagising lang ang diwa ko nang marinig ko na ang mabibilis na yapak ni Zyril pabalik saamin. No hindi ko namalayang tumakbo ito para maghanap ng malaking lubid na magagamit namin pababa ng sixth floor.

Vlad, Natas and Andreas quickly created a knot in the rope. Ang mga buhol na 'yon ang magsisilbing kapitan namin pababa. I can easily jump on the lower grounds pero mukhang medyo mataas nga ang ceiling ng bawat floors ng building.

As Zyril finished hitching the rope around a nearby post, Andreas started to test the rope and later on went down first. Matamang naghintay ito sa sixth floor habang sinisenyasang bumaba na kami. Bella went next bago kami ni Mina. Sumunod si Natas at Zyril at panghuli si Vlad.

Nakahinga ng maluwag ang lahat nang makababa kami sa ikaanim na palapag.

Mina's slightly relieved face gave me an almost convincing smile. Then she said, "Six more and we'll be back to normal. Just stay close."

Tumango ako.

Nauna nang naglakad palibot sa sixth floor sina Andreas, Natas at Zyril. Nakasunod ako kay Mina. Bago ako humakbang ay muli kong tinanay ang malaking kwadradong lagusan mula sa seventh floor.

Then.

What I saw made me see death for the uncounted times --Larryson with his gun. Nakatutok iyon sa nakatalikod nang si Mina. Napansin ko ang mabilis na pagpihit ng mga daliri ng lalaki sa gantilyo ng baril.

Wala sa sarili kong tinakbo ang kinaroroonan ni Mina. Napasigaw ako. Gulat na gulat na lumingon si Mina kasunod ng pagyakap ko sa kanya.

Then the entire sixth floor heard the sound of death. Dalawang magkasunod na putok ang narinig.

At first I wasn't feeling anything. Hanggang sa maramdaman kong lumusot ang mga bala sa aking likuran.

Larryson was a certified killer. He knew every human's easy kill are the kidneys. Ang he was able to shoot them. Bulls eye.

Naramdaman ko ang pangangatog ng aking buong katawan kasunod ng pagbagsak ng aking mga tuhod. Pakiramdam ko'y biglang binawian ng lakas ang aking kalamnan.

"Rielle!" Histerikal na sigaw ni Mina na kaagad akong nasalo sa kanyang mga bisig. At dahil may kabigatan ako'y pareho kaming bumagsak sa sahig.

Hindi ko magawang magsalita. Narinig at nakita ko ang mabilis na paglapit ng mga kasamahan ko sa kinaroroonan namin.

"Rielle." Mina's tears suddenly rolled on her cheers. Mahigpit ang pagkakahawak nito sa kaliwang kamay ko. "Rielle, please don't. Please don't leave me. You're my only family."

Doon nagsimulang umagos ang mga luha sa mata ko. It felt like I disappointed her again for leaving her. I know how hard it was for her to lose her loved ones. Now her friends. "M-Mi-Minnn-aa." I whispered. Nanlalamig na ang buong katawan ko.

"Why did you save me? Why?" She was crying. Nonstop.

I saw Bella behind her in tears as well. Vlad was in pain and Zyril felt it too.

Pinilit kong ngumiti. My tongue felt numb already. Hindi ko alam kung diretso pa ang pananalita ko pero sinubukan ko pa rin ang magsalita. "Y-you alw-ways save me. I owe y-y-you m-my l-life. I w-wont r-regret d-dying j-just because I s-saved y-you."

Humagulgol si Mina. The more I felt the sadness, the pain and longingness. Hindi na ito umimik pa.

"I f-feel cold." Nasambit ko.

Mina held me closer to her. Naramdaman ko ang mainit na luha nitong bumagsak sa pisngi ko. Pigil ang paghagulgol nito habang kinakanta niya ang theme song naming matalik na magkaibigan.

Oh, why you look so sad, the tears are in your eyes,
Come on and come to me now, and don't be ashamed to cry,
Let me see you through, 'cause I've seen the dark side too.
When the night falls on you, you don't know what to do,
Nothing you confess could make me love you less,

I'll stand by you,
I'll stand by you, won't let anybody hurt you,
I'll stand by you

Ang boses ni Mina, sintunado a rin. Pero kahit gano'n pa man, iyon parin ang pinakamagandang kantang narinig ng diwa ko.

###

30 Doors


50 people inside a cage;
Many were invited
Few were not.
30 doors to get through;
29 doors to unlock
10 puzzles
8 full of riddles
Seven rooms of death
Four to survive
One that saves life.

50 strangers inside a room
49 to kill
One mastermind
29 unsafe
10 missed the puzzle
Eight failed riddles
Seven fatalities
Four to survive
One that ends life

30 rooms
30 floors
30 doors of survival.

"So, how did it feel? Playing with all these famous streamers?"
"Well, at the start, I was pretty nervous, I mean, I was by far the least known out of all of us, but they were super nice. They helped me acclimate, and I would be lying if I said they had not helped me with my channel. All in all, it has been an amazing experience, and I thank you and them for it.", Ace was now being interviewed by one of the representatives from the organisation that had set up the match, she seemed to be a kind woman, relatively kind, maybe mid to late 20s if the voice was any indication.
"We can only thank you, I mean, you made our ratings go way up", she said this with a laugh, "What was that anyway? You pulled off some insane plays, and from what I have seen on your stream and highlights, it seems to be a daily occurrence for you, how are you so good?"
Ace laughed, "Would you believe me if I told you that I have no idea? I just play to have fun, and if something works out, then it does."
She laughed and continued on with another question, the idea of the interview was not to push the interviewee, but more so that people would know more about them, this meant that boundaries existed, and she would not go over them.
"So, are you planning on releasing your age or doing a face reveal?", she asked, truly curious this time
Ace smiled, he had seen this coming from a mile away, "Have you seen my Twitter? All you have to do is get some likes the question."
Ace felt her smile, "Ok then, I suppose that this will give some clarification, it was nice talking with you, have a wonderful day.", then she said goodbye and left the call
'If only you knew I had school tomorrow…
Ace thought it would have been a good idea to attend, but truthfully, with the monkey circus it had become, it was grating on his nerves.

**************************

"So, what is your answer?"
"I will do it, give me more info, and I will take the points once the message is delivered"
Zach grinned, he would get a lot of merits for this, regardless of what it had cost, "Ok, I have the first message to deliver, inform her that we want a meeting, she has all control over it, location, date etc, We just want a meeting."
"Ok I will get it done, I will send you the answer as soon as I get it.", Ace would speak with his grandmother as soon as he got out of the room, she would answer and have a decision ready within minutes, but they would wait some time to give a response, build up some nervousness, which would allow Ace and his Grandmother to broker for a better deal. Plus, they would most likely have to take any deal since the future of their enterprise was in their grandmother's hands. As of now, it could be said that Samantha was one of the most powerful people on the planet, not in the top 20, but easily within the top 3. She would have most of the criminal organisation in the palm of her hand, and no one could do anything about it, it would spell disaster if they did.
After all, would the best way to curry favour with her be to get rid of an offending party for her? All her bases were covered, and no one could do anything about it.
Ace went to class, as always he sat back to watch some downloaded gameplay, but this time, the teacher came up to him. Everyone was quiet, wondering if he would try to do anything.
"Ace", he looked up, "I have some puzzles for you that I would like you to solve, I think they will be interesting."
Ace quirked his eyebrow at this but nodded, the teacher handed him some sheets of paper and Ace went to solve them. They consisted of various puzzles, some were equations, others were shapes and others were mathematical word problems. Most of them Ace could solve, but a few of them Ace had to truly try in order to finish. All in all, Ace solved every single one, and while the class was doing some exercises and no one was speaking to the teacher, Ace went to his desk and handed the sheets with the solutions. 
The teacher frowned his eyebrows, but he started leafing through them, as he saw the solutions, he widened his eyes, and after looking at the last one, he said: "Come see me during your lunch break."
 

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Most people were doing their work, but a few people were not, one of them was Sophie, she was looking at the interaction between Ace and the teacher and got curious, she would ask Ace about it. She thought about him, she and Amy had discussed this, he seemed impervious to any attempts of charm, almost as if he were a stone wall. However, he was not stupid - far from it, he knew what they were trying to do, so that could be one of the things that stopped him from being affected.
They had wondered about him, he seemed ridiculously smart, and he was not only smart, but he was also extremely knowledgeable, he would not get away with his attitude in class if he wasn't. He had most likely aced every single test they had gotten until now, and probably without an issue. Even she and Amy had been struggling to get above 90%. The tests had been getting harder and harder, and she had to spend more and more time studying.
She wanted to find out more about him, well, they both did. She would host something this weekend, hopefully, he would come, and she could even invite her brother, he would probably be able to figure him out.

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"So, what did you want to talk about?"
"What do you know about the Master of Puzzles prize?"
"Uhh, a prize awarded to the person that can solve the hardest puzzle within a specific amount of time?"
"Well, they have just informed some teachers around the world that they will be hosting a Puzzle Master Junior and -"
"You would like me to participate?"
"Yes"
"No"
"You will be given full permission around the school, and a more than adequate amount of points."
"I'm in"
"It will be hosted in Vienna, don't ask me why, it will simply be there. It will be hosted during a period of a whole week."
"When?"
"It will be hosted in about 5 months, so you still have time to prepare - "
"Hell no. If I am doing this I am not going to attend any classes or things like it then I am not participating. If you want, give me some puzzles to solve every week, and I will give them to you at the end of the week, if I have any questions, I will come to ask for help.", the last bit was mostly for the teacher, he was confident in solving anything they threw at him, so this way he would still have some free time. He could do the puzzles in his class, and he would not even care. The only reason he was doing this was to go to Vienna anyways, he could visit the city, it would be fun. He was fluent in German so he would not have any problems.
Looking at it, the coming months, he was swamped, the convention, the Knowledge Tournament, the Puzzle Tournament, and the relations between his grandmother and the criminal organisations, all the while, trying to play games and going to the gym once in a while to fight some guys. Last time he had gone, he had kicked the ass of two guys one after the other, and they were not the best the gym had to offer, but they were not far from it either. As he got used to being in combat situations and his body improved, soon, he would not have a match in the gym, after that, he would have to look for new opponents, maybe even go to a tournament or something.

The story of a boy overcome with pain, that suddenly isn't.

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The story is about a boy, Ace, who is suddenly healed from his pain. He decides to make the best out of his god (?) given gift.

You can expect politics, show business, videogames, sports, and much more.

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After giving instructions to Qing, Fu Yan started to improve the game.
His goal was to give the user the freedom they wanted.
Though games are games but many players want the games to be realistic because they want to able to do things, they can't do in reality.
That's what games are for.
They allow players to escape reality.
Though games are very good for entertainment but they are also criticized because players get addicted to them and they waste their time so Fu Yan was trying to create a game that would be widely different from all those other games available.
His main focus was to give freedom to players to allow them to do whatever they wanted to do in-game though there would be some restrictions but mostly they would have the freedom they wanted.
The second point was to make it a widely different game by giving it a genre of educational entertainment.
This was the other task that he gave Qing to solve.
The idea was to add puzzles in the game which after being solved would give players boast or something similar.
Fu Yan was not the first one to think about this idea. Many Top-level game companies also thought of this point but it was very hard to implement because when one person solve the puzzle, he would tell others and they would solve it by the same process and creativity would end there.
But Fu Yan had something that they did not have and that is "AI". 
Qing would be given the task to add puzzles and in-game educational entertainment.
She was currently gathering data from different sources.
The first option is to replace puzzles every day whether they were solved or not and the second one was to monitor the puzzles data. If one puzzle had been solved 5 times, it would become invalid and would be replaced.
Now here came the tricky part. If one wanted to replace puzzles in a game, they had to release patches for that players would become annoyed because they would want to enjoy the game not download updates after updates for it.
So Fu Yan was stuck at this point and this was also the main reason why his game was not finished yet.
He had already finished the game development book and was ready to return it to the library.
"I should ask Old Shun if there was any book related to this problem in the library that I can read with my level."
After thinking that he went to his bed and laid down.
He swiped on his hand and appeared in the great hall of the library.
Old Shun was standing there, smiling as usual.
Fu Yan also smiled upon seeing him and said.
"I have finished this book and I am stuck on a problem while developing a game so I want to know if there is any technology available that I can use at my level."
Old Shun smiled and asked about the problem that he was facing.
Old Shun gave a book after thinking for some time.
The book was unlike other books which were of normal size because this book was heavy and thick.
Its thickness was that of 3 or 4 previous books combined.
Fu Yan was surprised upon seeing the book of this size.
He looked at the title and a look of excitement could be seen on his face upon reading it.
"The Essentials of Cloud Gaming and Computing(beginer+)"
He knew that with this book he would not have to worry about most of the problems that he might face in future because cloud computing was the core of many technology giants and they were still perfecting it and from the standards of the Library, The technology in this book would be more advanced than that of earth.
After giving him this book, Old Shun said.
"As you can see this is a beginer+ book and its content would be a little hard for you to understand but seeing that you are hard-working and giving your all so I am giving a gift. You might have needed 40 to 50 credits to understand the knowledge in this book but with my gift, you won't be needing them."
After saying that he pointed his finger towards Fu Yan's head and he could feel a surge of knowledge entering his brain.
Fu Yan was confused with this behavior of Old Shun so he asked.
"Old why did you gave me a gift?"
Old Shun just smiled and said.
"You will be the last librarian that I have to train and after this, I would be free from this duty so I want you to become a librarian fast."
Fu Yan was even more confused after hearing this.
"What do you mean by you would be free after training me."
Old Shun explained to him.
"You see we guardian or you can call us workers are different from librarians. We enter into a contract with this library after we fail to return the books we borrow in time and don't have compensation to pay so we become workers for the library for a period of time to pay what we owe and my settlement was a huge because I lost the book that I borrowed from the library so I had to enter into a contract to work for the library for 3000 years or help train 10 librarians so though only 2134 years have passed, I have already trained 9 of them and you would be the last that I have to train. Though we lose our freedom but we have some privileges. We can access books in the library easily and improve our knowledge and we also have other perks but everything in this library follow the rule of equal exchange so you can understand what I want to say."
Fu Yan's mind was filled with questions but Old Shun refused to say more, saying he would answer these questions of his at a later time."
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Galactic Technological Library that is the access point for different races of the universe to exchange knowledge, choose an ordinary boy from the earth as its librarian.
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