Zodiac Mansion Book 1

Chapter 11 Ophiuchus vs. the 12 zodiac signs Part 3

??? Pov

"What do you mean?"

"He's dead."

"Kill her."

"No, please just lis-"

"Is it really worth it?"

"If you want to leave the group, leave it. I'm not going to stop you."

"......"

"After all, if you're not with me, then you're against me."

"I quit."

Warning: blood, murder, violence

Aries's Pov
Something is wrong.
Ophiuchus is quiet. He doesn't smile or frown. It's like he's a robot. We're starting the battle again and this time, there's no break time. We have a shelter where we could treat the wounded. There's no going to the hospital, which means we have to be more careful. The shelter has a kitchen, so we can recharge our energy before going back into the battle grounds. Since we practiced our powers a lot, we can use our powers for 5 hours. We have our own training room, which was where I am right now. "Hey Ari, I went to the hospital to check on Scorpio and I have great news!" "Really? What is it?" "Scorpio's going to wake up soon! The doctor said that it was a mistake the computer made. Scorpio only had light coma, which will last for a few weeks." "THIS IS GREAT NEWS!" "I KNOW RIGHT?" Virgo's phone rang and he immediately picked it up. He grinned and looked at me. "Let's go. Scorpio just texted me." We both ran towards the hospital and went to Scorpio's hospital room. She looked pale, but she seemed okay. "Scorpio!" She looked at us and smiled. "Hey guys!" "I'm so glad you're okay! When can you come back?" "Right now. I was just waiting for you." "Let's surprise the others with Scorpio." "Good idea Ari."

Cancer's Pov
I was relaxing in my room when Virgo and Aries barged in. "Can you guys at least knock?" "Nevermind that. Call the others to Aries's room. We have a big surprise for everyone." I sighed. I texted the others and went to Aries's room. Almost everyone was there. When the last zodiac came in, Virgo began to talk. "Everyone, close your eyes." I swear if this is a prank.... "SURPRISE!" Scorpio was standing in the room, smiling at us. Taurus was the first to react and hugged her tightly and the rest of us followed her action. We all forgot about the battle, Ophiuchus, and everything that happened to us. "When are you guys going to kiss?" We all looked at Draco, who was standing in the doorway. "SHUT UP!"

(battle time)

Scorpio's Pov
I was going to join the battle, but everyone said to rest. I didn't argue back this time because I was feeling light-headed. I noticed that Pegasus was missing. Strange. I wonder what happened to her? I also noticed that Lupus was gone, which means 3 versus 11 of us. Virgo explained why Ophiuchus hates us and how Aries shot Lupus. I think Lupus is dead and Pegasus is either plotting something or she's ditching Ophiuchus. Before the battle started, I trained a lot because I needed to catch up with the other zodiac signs. Another headache came. The doctor said I was free to go, but the doctor looked very familiar. I asked him his name and he panicked. I wonder what's wrong with him. I didn't share this with anyone because I thought I was just paranoid. I should search more about him later.

(meanwhile.....)

Libra's Pov
I sighed. The battle was tiring me out and I had a few injuries. I went to the shelter and found a bowl of noodle on the table. "Libra! Are you okay?" "Yeah I'm fine. What's this?" "I wanted to help you guys, so I cooked some food for you guys." I took a seat and ate some noodles. Wow. Scorpio was really good at cooking. "This is amazing Scorpio! I didn't know you were such a good cook!" "Thanks Libra. I'm glad you enjoy the food." I finished the rest of the noodles while Scorpio cooked some more noodles. "You must be starving. I cooked more noodles for you." I thanked her and ate the second bowl of noodle. Capricorn came looking very tired. Scorpio brought some kimbab (김밥) and Capricorn thanked her. "What happened?" "I went over my limit." Right. It's been 5 hours since we started the battle. Scorpio started to make more kimbab and noodles. She also made some sandwiches and fried rice.

After a few minutes, the rest of the group came in. Virgo was helping Aries walk and Gemini was unconscious. Leo was holding Gemini while Taurus helped Cancer stay conscious. Besides Aries, Gemini, and Cancer, everyone looked okay. Scorpio quickly finished preparing the food and everyone began to eat. Except for Gemini because she was unconscious. After a while, Gemini woke up and Scorpio gave her some noodles. We all recharged and Capricorn began to speak. "First of all, thank you Scorpio. The food was delicious." "Your welcome." "We need a plan. Ophiuchus, Draco and Cetus are left. Lupus is probably dead. Pegasus haven't joined the battle yet. I wonder why." "Even though they're outnumbered, Ophiuchus made monsters appear. We need find out Ophiuchus's weakness. Any ideas?" "I feel well enough to join the battle. We don't know Ophiuchus's weakness, so let's try to-" Scorpio suddenly clutched her stomach and collapsed/fell on the floor. "Scorpio!" Virgo went to check on her and tried to calm her down. Scorpio threw up and fainted. We were all shocked. Virgo lifted her and laid her down on the couch. Libra cleaned up tge mess and we waited. After a minutes, Scorpio woke up and we all sighed in relief. "Sorry guys...I might have overworked myself..haha...." "Silly. You scared us! You should have rest!" "I just wanted to help." "Your sick." "I wasn't." "You were sick and you are sick right now." "I told you that I just overworked myself." "You're staying here and you're going to rest." "Never. I'm fine now." "You said that before." "I mean it." "Fine. If you feel dizzy or you need to rest, come here and rest." "I hope I listen you." "....Scorpio." "I was just kidding Virgo." "Good." "Anyways, we should try to startle Ophiuchus. Ask him questions about Orion or why he was kicked out of the zodiac signs. Ask him stupid questions if you don't have any questions about that. Make him annoyed." "That's all?" "Yes. Try different fears. He might be afraid of spiders. Ask him questions about spiders. Ask him unexpected questions and it will buy you more time to attack." We nodded and decided not to split into teams. We heard a gunshot and we went outside to start the battle. Get ready to lose Ophiuchus.

Gemini's Pov
I blocked Ophiuchus attacks with my sword. I began to ask him questions and let's just say Ophiuchus is going to be very annoyed. "Hey Ophi, do you believe in unicorns? What about aliens? Are you an alien? Why do you hate Hydra? Do you hate Hydra? Who do you like? Are you married? How old are you? Can you count? Do you like Scorpio? Who do you want to date? Is she a constellation? Why can we see colors? Are you stupid? Why is the color purple purple? Is violet and purple the same color? Why do we feel lonely? Are you lonely? Do you like orange? The color orange or the fruit orange? Why are you attacking me?" "No. I don't believe in aliens and I hate Hydra because she's against me. I don't like anyone and I am not married. I am 20 years old and I can count. I don't like Scorpio and there is no one I want to date. Who's a constellation? We can see colors because we are not color blind. I am not stupid and the color purple is purple because it is called purple. Violet is another way to say purple and you feel lonely when you have no one who cares about you. I am not lonely and I like the fruit orange. I'm attacking you because you are my opponent." "Why are not lonely? Why did you answer my questions? Are you afraid of spiders? Are you going to kill us? Do you like reading? What is your hobby? What is your favorite food? What is your favorite color? Is Hydra and Orion safe? When is this battle over? Are you annoyed?" "I have friends. I answered your questions because you asked me questions. I am not afraid of spiders. I will not answer that question. I enjoy reading. I don't know, maybe planning things? My favorite food is spaghetti and my favorite color is dark blue. Hydra and Orion are safe. I think. I don't know when this battle will end and I am very annoyed." Ophiuchus left me and I pouted. "Hey come back! I haven't asked you all my questions! Why is the Earth round? Why are you ignoring me? Are you dumb? I need answers!" How dare he ignore me? I am a curious person!

Pisces's Pov
"Why do we have ears? Can we go back to our mansion? Are you hungry? Who is the best cook in your group? Why is your hair black?"

"Not you too!"

Aquarius's Pov
"Why are you-"

"Stop it!"

"I didn't do anything."

"Just stop asking me questions."

"No. Why are rocks-"

He ran away before I can say another word.

to be continued.....

Part 4 coming soon!