The Risen HODWII

Chapter 51 : Chaos

**Drena's POV**

"We're in chaos." Are the men lurking around the campus involved with that said chaos?

Adrian immediately sits up straight. "Xenon is still locked in his room, and he won't talk to anyone. What's wrong?" His voice was laced with worry.

"The new School Head is Kurt Baron, son of Marco Baron. He's here for revenge, looking for his father's killer. All of the students and personnel in this school are in danger." After she said those words, all of us fell into silence; no one dared to speak.

Fear. That is what I feel.

"We are the Insigma Fighters; we fought the fiercest battle. We can handle it, right?" After a moment of silence, Coby asked hopefully.

"Not this time. Kurt Baron is the underboss of the Cadena Mafia." We immediately turned towards the person who just spoke.

Zoey??? How did she get in here? Oh yeah, I forgot to close the door, but why is she here? Wait... what!?

"What!? The underboss of the Cadena Mafia!? The second strongest mafia in the entire world, that's insane!" Coby exclaimed.

"Cadena Mafia is also known as ruthless. Their way of leading the dark world is entirely different from the rest," Adrian stated. "How come we didn't know about his child?"

"We have to get the students and personnel out of this school," Lucas suggested.

"Unfortunately, we can't. The school is surrounded by Kurt's men; the forest is already closed off, and there's nothing we can do unless... we fight," Uno stated, making me cringe in fear.

"We can still get out of here, right?" Cassy asked, her voice filled with fear. Coby immediately hugged her for comfort.

"Referring to 'we,' yes, we can. But we cannot leave all of the students and personnel behind," Uno stated coldly.

"How did you know all about that?" I asked, curiosity filling me.

"I did not like the presence of those big men lurking around the campus. So, I eavesdropped and heard everything... including the announcement that will be held right now," she explained.

"Eavesdropping too?" I turned to Zoey the moment I heard her sarcastically commenting to someone. When I saw who it was—Xenon, leaning on the banister of the staircase—I felt my heart race.

He walked down the stairs.

"What will the announcement be about?" he asked, ignoring Zoey.

This is the first time I’ve heard him talk since the battle, but I found no emotion at all.

"The a—" Uno was cut off.

"Oh, about the announcement. Don’t worry, I set up a CCTV camera in the gymnasium so you will see it... live!" Zoey cheered like there was nothing bad happening around while taking her laptop out of her bag.

"You knew that this would happen ahead of time!?" Lucas asked, partly in shock.

"Sort of, just found out a few days ago." She shrugged.

"You! Agh!" Cassy tweaked her hair in frustration.

"Why come here just now?" I asked.

"Well, it’s not my business. I’m not a student or a teacher here, so I’m out of the situation," she calmly explained while sitting pretty on the couch, turning on her laptop.

I sighed. Zoey is a happy-go-lucky girl, and I can’t do anything about it. I’m sure she’s not here to help but probably to watch.

"Oops! Here it is! So excited!" Zoey giggled, clapping like she was about to watch an amazing movie.

We immediately gathered behind her to watch. I could see many students gathering inside the gymnasium, with big men surrounding all corners.

"As you all know, you will have a new school head. I will introduce to you... Kurt Baron! Please, a round of applause," the speaker said, and a man in a suit revealed himself. I could hear applause and screams coming from the students and teachers.

"Whaa!" I suddenly heard Cassy scream. We looked at her, and she was already covering her mouth while her eyes stayed fixed on the laptop. I could sense Coby glaring at her.

I can’t blame Cassy; that man is truly hot and handsome.

"OMG! He’s so hot!" I heard Zoey giggle.

Tch. And then I felt an arm sling around my waist. From the smell... I knew it was Adrian.

"Thank you, everyone, for the warm welcome," Kurt said, giving a smile that made the girls giggle and scream once more. "I will be honest with all of you. As you can see, we have lots of men securing the whole campus. They’re not here to protect you, but to prevent you from escaping." I heard the students gasp; some couldn’t believe what they had just heard. The teachers were probably shocked, while I could see the smirk on Kurt’s face even from afar.

"I am Kurt Baron, son of Marco Baron. I came here to avenge my father’s death, and the killer turns out to be... someone from this school. Whoever you are, come out of your shell; I know you... I know all of you. I'll give you four days to come to me, or else, everyone inside this campus... will die." After he said it, I heard cries and screams of fear.

"If you ever tell the police or FBI, you will just bring your friends to their deaths because I have planted bombs around the campus, and they might explode anytime I want. I believe you will come out within four days, or you’ll see what will happen. Anyone who tries to escape... prepare your grave." He said and then walked out, revealing his true nature... an evil behind an angelic face.

"Bullshit!" I heard Xenon curse.

"So what now?" Cassy asked. "We were already held hostage without even knowing." I looked at Uno. "This is out of my power. Kurt has control over the explosives, and he’s smarter than I expected. We’re trapped, unless..."

We all suddenly looked at Zoey. She’s a royal, for goodness' sake!

"Why are you looking at me? Sorry, I didn’t come here to fight." She smiled sweetly. "If someone had held my cousin much tighter, it would be much easier for you." And she smirked while turning her laptop off.

Just then, we all suddenly turned to face Xenon.

This guy is a freaking idiot!