(✔︎) ❝𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐑❞

53 | Demon From The Bible

*I'll be changing some parts in the Octavinelle arc, so please pardon me

*Y'all stop simping on yourself in this book

- Courtyard -

Ace and Deuce were panting in exhaustion once again, Yuu and Grim are trying to catch their breath because the culprit is running too fast. Riddle and Cater are no match to him because he stole their magical pens, leaving the first years to chase the hyena...

     Ruggie chuckled as he lean on a tree, "That's all you can do? You're all bark, but you can't bite," he insulted them. "How dare you, bitch!" Yuu yelled, trying to punch the hyena, but to his dismay, he was dodged.

     Ace wiped the sweat from his mouth, "What's up with this guy's stamina? He's too quick!" He exclaimed, panting. Deuce coughed, "He's not just quick, he's also good at being flexible and dodging..." He muttered.

      "I can't believe I can't catch him..." Grim devastatingly said, crying in a corner. Ruggie just laughed at their state, "Rich brats sure are annoying, thinking they can outsmart me. Even tho I'm the culprit behind those injured students, do you even have evidence? Do you have any pictures or videos of how I did it? No, right?" He asked them.

     Ace stammered while Yuu is angry, "You're a coward!" He yelled. The hyena only chuckled, "Coward, you say? I'll take that as a compliment. Before chasing me, make sure to be ready to have 20 laps of running around to catch me~." He teased.

     "You asshole!" Deuce yelled at the hyena.

     "I don't mind playing tag again~," the hyena shrugged and grinned at them. "As you can see, we still have classes, so I'll be going now~! Bye-bye, fools! Also, take these magical pens, I don't need them," he threw the magical pens to the juniors.

The Heartslabyul juniors threw curses at him, while Deuce is worried that Riddle is gonna put the collar on his neck again. Yuu was worried that Ruggie might injure another student since he said that they'll chase him again next time or so he thinks. Grim was having a breakdown in a corner, sad that he might not have a chance to join the Magift...

     "You haven't learned your lesson, didn't you?" Jack appeared, asking the fallen juniors. Ace looked offended, "You sure have the guts to say that? You should've helped instead of watching on the sidelines. Your dorm is full of assholes like him," he insulted.

     "Why are you keen on working hard to avenge other people?" The wolf asked them. Deuce raised an eyebrow, "Other people? What the hell are you talking about?" He asked.

     "I understand that you want to get back to the perpetrator of the injured people—"

     "The fuck you're talking about?" Ace questioned, completely annoyed. Jack was confused because of the sudden change in Ace's attitude, the salmon-haired just continued, "We didn't say anything about avenging people. We're doing this for our gain," he told the wolf.

     "We just need some points if we catch the perpetrator," Deuce added, crossing his arms. Ace puffed and smirked, "Then if we do, we'll get selected to be one of the players for the tournament and show off to the whole world!"

     Grim nodded, "I'm gonna catch the big guy and be the star on TV!" He exclaimed. "I just want my money for today's monthly renovation of my dorm," Yuu stated.

     "True that we feel bad about our seniors, but we're taking his spot."

     "I despise people who use serious situations to their advantage..." Jack stated, disappointed in the Heartslabyul students along with the Ramshackle students. "You guys are worse than that."

      "So? You're worse than us actually, considering that you're aware Ruggie is the culprit behind the injured students and you chose to watch him do it," Ace remarked, irritated to Jack's guts. Grim nodded in agreement, "I remembered you said to us that you won't be targeted! You're aware that Ruggie won't target you!" He yelled.

     Jack cracked his knuckles, "Bastards, come at me. Let's have a round of punching each other," he challenged. Ace yelped in surprise, "What's up with you?"

     "If someone lets out their anger, they use their fists. If you manage to defeat me, I'll tell you everything I know," he bargained. Ace wasn't agreeing with this, but Deuce and Yuu do, "Simple bargain. Make things easier!" They both cracked their knuckles.

     "Eh... I don't know what they're doing."

- Hall of Mirrors -

Ruggie was running to Savanaclaw Dorm when a puff of smoke started to surround the entrance of the dorms. His ears started to ring, causing him to cover it and his animalistic senses were getting consumed by a dark void inside him, unable to use it if someone was around...

     "I was waiting for you..." The heels of the demoness were heard within the area, going near the hyena in pain. She knelt to his height, raising his chin to look at her, "Don't worry. The pain will be brief," she assured with a smile.

     Ruggie took the demoness's magical pen from her hold, but the pain inside him didn't stop and it only worsened, "You should've known I'm powerful enough without such an object..." She smiled slyly.

Ruggie tried hitting the demoness, but it only went through her body as if she were a part of the smoke. Trying to help himself, he immediately attacked every part of the area, wishing to hit the demoness. A loud hit was heard and he was gonna yell in victory...

     "Hm, you think you've won?" The demoness appeared behind him, grabbing his shoulders. Ruggie never felt afraid, landing on his back because of the anxiety and stress he was having, "You're—YOU'RE A MONSTER! STAY AWAY FROM ME, FREAK—"

     The demoness grabbed his mouth, squeezing it, "Is that how your parents thought you to talk to your elders?" She asked. Ruggie tried to bite, but it only made her grip tight, "God... Help me..." He whispered, struggling from her hold.

     "God, huh... He won't help you," she smiled. "The demon from the Bible is in front of you after all."

The hyena tried to catch his breath, but his chest only kept tightening his lungs. He passed out before the demoness who was still smiling despite the student before she is getting tortured. The smoke vanished and Ruggie stood up, his eyes turned like a dead fish...

     "Now, tell me everything," she demanded and pressed record on her phone. Ruggie obeyed, telling everything to her like an obedient puppy, "Start."

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