The Risen HODWII

Chapter 22 : Uncle

Xenon suddenly stood up, facing me. "There's no way I'll ask them for help."

"Claire is right, Xen. I can't think of anyone other than them," Lucas interfered.

"Things would be good if we had them on our side," Coby agreed.

"I said no," Xenon stated firmly while looking at them. "The Blue Fire Gang is working for the Tarre, and you know what happened last time... Nicholo set us up; he worked for Marco," he said.

"Speaking of Nicholo, he has been missing, and no one has ever found him. He doesn't belong to the Blue Fire Gang anymore," Martin interrupted, catching their attention.

"What do you mean?" Adrian asked out of curiosity.

"I don't know what happened. It's just that one day... he disappeared, and no one ever saw him. Blake has been their leader ever since." After Martin said this, Xenon looked at me once again. I could feel curiosity building in him from the look he was giving me.

"Still, they are working for Tarre, and Tarre are the underground royals... they are definitely connected with Marco's illegal works," Xenon said.

But I knew enough that we, Royals, weren't involved with Mr. Baron.

"They aren't," Stella suddenly popped into the kitchen, holding a tray with glasses of juice.

Lucas quickly walked toward her and grabbed the tray as he placed it on the table. Those nerds are perfectly fit for each other.

"What do you mean they aren't?" Xenon asked Stella.

"I know Tarre well enough." From the look of it, the Insigma Fighters knew that they were now facing... Uno.

Bryan and Martin wore confused expressions on their faces.

"But isn't Tarre involved in every illegal activity? They are Royals and control criminals, including dark jobs... in fact, they are the law of the dark world," Lucas stated, curiosity evident on his face.

Stella suddenly looked at me, and I secretly nodded once while leaning back against the wall. I sensed Xenon saw it but then ignored it as he listened to Stella with great curiosity.

"Exactly, the law of the Dark World. They have existing codes to follow as the Royals on the throne, and any criminals who try to deviate will definitely face punishments..." They watched her intently, waiting for her to continue.

"And?" Coby asked impatiently, but Stella looked at him, shyness masking her face.

"Ahm... I'm sorry; I shouldn't have said that." She stated and ran toward our room. The boys stood stunned in their spots, mouths agape at what had just happened.

So I continued, "And... from the look of it, Mr. Baron deviated more than what is written in the code."

"Fuck!" Lucas cursed.

"Why didn't I know about that!?" Adrian asked, more to himself.

"We've been idiots all along!" Coby exclaimed.

"Who's that girl?" Bryan asked, pointing toward Stella, who was hiding in our room.

"Woah! That was... amazing! That girl is peculiar!" Martin exclaimed, still processing what he had just witnessed.

"Don't dare cross her path, Martin. She's mine," Lucas threatened.

"Do you know what is written in the code?" Xenon suddenly asked. That is what makes me like him more. He's the guy who will assure things, but if I tell him, he will surely be even more curious about me.