Your Kiss || [Steddie]

💿 Ch. 14

The next day, it was after school, and the Hellfire Club met up in their usual space. The storage room for the theater room. All the members including Lucas and Max were there, and Eddie was in the middle of his dialogue when a familiar boy walked in through the doors.

"...Bam! the young silver dragon swoops down, disarming, and wounding two of thy brothers, Gareth the Great, and Mike our Paladin.  All of thou failed the quest to protect the princess from the far land of the dark. Thy peace treaty now blown for centuries to join! What shall the remaining survivors  'i  hiding doth?" The Munson boy acted out with a big grin on his face, laughing a bit when he heard complaints from Mike and Gareth.

"We weren't even in dragon territory! H-How did it even get to us!?" Mike burst out, hands planted firmly on the table.

"Guys! H-He's clearly setting us up for something! We have to be smart about this!" Dustin took lead before Eddie could answer Mike. So, as the remaining survivors started to argue, the metalhead flopped back in his throne and had a smug smile on his face. He then saw Steve and smiled normally at him and pointed over to where Max was.

Steve got the message and went over to sit next to the girl who was watching the game, looking somewhat involved, but also somewhat bored. She was a difficult one to understand, and with her halfway emotions, no one from the table, nor Steve could figure out if she was enjoying her time here. So, minutes of constant arguing and shouting quickly came to an end once Eddie smacked his hands down in the table, getting up from his chair.

"The dragon is tired of all thy bickering! He's grown impatient waiting for thy next move. From the right, he attacks fighter Jeff, and from the left, he mauls the master inventor, only leaving Lucas the ranger, and Kevin the cleric. Choose thy next moves wisely, or all of the quest shall be for nought, either thou run and leave the Princess, or thou stay and fight." The older threatened with a cheeky smile, glancing between the only two remaining. He then bat a daring eye in Dustin's direction when he saw him about to argue and protest this recent attacks, which quickly got him quiet.

Steve just watched astonished. He's never been able to master that look, and simply listened to Dustin go off on whatever. However, he didn't pay to much mind since he heard Max mumble. "Mutiny." She quietly uttered, realising the whole campaign would be a screw over for everyone if they lost. This quest of theirs was a continuation of a previous one; Saving the Princess of the Dark, and if they failed, she would be killed, and everyone would be sentence to death if not already there- meaning, everyone would reset their characters.

"So what? Do we just roll to run?" Lucas asked as he looked over at Kevin, the moreso silent one of the group who merely shrugged with a nod.

"No! Idiots, you don't run!" Max scolded the two remaining from her seat before standing up.

"Oh? Is the rouge wishing to join?" Eddie asked with a raised brow, turning his head over to face the girl who looked a bit surprised with herself that she even said anything.

"Eh-? Uh-" She muttered, but Mike but in.

"Yes she does! Max we ne-"

"Hush! The dead does not speak from their grave." Eddie nearly snapped, looking back at the raventte with his hand up before looking at the redhead once more. "So, what'll it be rogue? Shall thou join thy brothers and help lead them to victory, or shall thou run and pocket like thy destiny says?" The male inquired as he watched the girls expression with a slight smirk. Truth be told, he was really hoping the girl would join at least a few minutes and get the feel of the game.

"No, yeah, yeah I'll join." She finally stated and marched her way over to the table, squeezing in between Lucas and Kevin. From there, she explained her plan quietly and explained the mutiny going on.