Rules Of Death

16

Fallon's P.O.V

A/N: [Wednesday—After Hades left...]

I was so confused when Dean called us out here at Insight Inn meeting room—all group leaders except Ace and Arius...

"This is something I should be afraid of because Ace and Arius is out of this conversation..." Calista stated.

"You should be happy. This is a good news..." Dean said, smiling suspiciously.

"You do know I don't trust you right?" Catherine jokingly asked Dean that made us laugh.

"I know, no need to remind me twice..." Dean said, still laughing.

"You're changing the topic, just tell us what you wanted to say than babbling around..." Damon said, annoyed.

"Calm down tiger..." Dean said, teasing Damon. Damon just rolled his eyes as he looks away...

Dean leaned against the conference table, surveying the gathered group leaders...

"Arius, our esteemed student council president, has left Sky Private University for an indefinite period..." A hint of amusement danced on Dean's lips.

I raised an eyebrow...

"Indefinite?" I asked. Dean nodded.

"His father required his presence at an external meeting. With Arius absent, the vice president assumes interim leadership..." Dean said, answering my question.

Catherine's eyes narrowed.

"And the Carnage Covenant game begins tomorrow..." Catherine.

Damon rubbed his hands together...

"Perfect timing. Without Arius, The heirs' group will struggle to maintain order..." Damon said.

Calista smiled slyly...

"Don't be too confident. After the chaos we did last time, I'm sure Arius will be careful this time. He's more than a psycho..." Calista.

"So, what's the plan?" I asked Dean.

Dean's gaze locked onto each leader...

"Here's the proposal: we exploit their group's weakness, fueling chaos during the game. Our collective strength will give us leverage..." Dean.

My eyes sparkled...

"Alliances, sabotage, and strategic eliminations..." I said. Catherine nodded.

"We'll make the most of this power vacuum..." Catherine. Damon chuckled.

"Arius' group will crumble under pressure without his presence..." Damon said. Calista leaned forward.

"Let's make this Carnage Covenant unforgettable. Their group introduced this game themselves. There's nothing wrong if we add more twists..." Calista.

The room fell silent, minds racing with strategies and calculations. Dean's smile widened.

"Let the games begin..." Dean said, smirking.

"I'll get rid of that Vivianne first..." I said, smirking.

"I'll deal with the vice president then..." Damon said.

"Since Whitney and Lucifer will be the hosts of the game, I'm sure both of them can't do anything to stop the game while we're sabotaging the vice president and Vivianne..." Calista.

"What if Arius suddenly comes back?" Catherine asked Dean.

"I'll tell dad to hire as many people to guard the gate so he can't get in during the game..." Dean.

"Don't underestimate Arius. When he found out that we created chaos inside the campus, he almost killed us! How can you assure us that Arius will do nothing to us?" I said.

2 years ago, when Arius left leaving only his other members in charge, we decided to play a game with other students. We locked Arius' group in the basement and made sure they can't easily get out. We killed many students at that time and Ace even joined us...

When Arius came back and knew the Chaos we caused. We were so confused when Arius did nothing to us and I felt suspicious that time...

Later on, I found out that my other group members including my girlfriend was sent to the hospital. There, I saw how bruised and wounded they are. Craig was wounded brutally, Carter can't walk, and my girlfriend was in a coma for 6 months...

Carter was the first person who woke up, looking for his boyfriend. When I asked him who did this to them...

His answer scared the shit out of me...

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2 years ago...

"Tell me! Who did this to you?!" I angrily asked Carter.

"A-arius..." Carter stuttered.

"What? He did this? Does his group did this to you?! Answer me!" I angrily said.

"He was alone. He trapped us to his office and started beating us together with other people trapped there..." Carter.

"Other people?" I asked.

"Ace, Catherine, Calista, Dean and Damon's group members were punished together with us. Arius wasn't planning to punish all group leaders, he was targeting all group members in the first place. You don't know how I begged arius to spare Craig while he's beating him with a big hammer. I was so scared losing my boyfriend..." Carter said as he started crying.

Fuck...

"Arius is a complete psycho. He's crazy— no, he's more than crazy! He's insane!" Carter.

"You don't know how he looked at us that time. After he beated us to death, he was laughing sarcastically! He was satisfied for what he did and was happy about it..." Carter said as he suddenly held my hand tight.

"Don't mess with that psycho again!" Carter angrily yelled.

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Is he that scary?

"I got everything covered. Aside from Ace and Arius, I also have the power to do anything by myself. Trust me, Arius will know nothing at all..." Dean.

"I still can't believe what my members told me that time. All along, he wasn't targeting us but our group members. I remembered how Genevieve's face that time when she woke up. She was my first member that woke up since Phoebe was in a coma. She was begging the doctors to stay away from her and that she begged them to spare her. Arius doesn't care wether you're a woman or not, he'll beat you to death until you can't feel your own breath..." Calista said.

"Genevieve's parents even reported the incident and was pointing fingers to Arius. The next day, Genevieve's parents was reported missing and when Genevieve found them, her parents suddenly begged Genevieve to shut up. That's why Phoebe's parents just shut their mouths too, afraid of what Arius can do..." Calista.

"Admit it, we're all scared of what Arius can do to us. We're screwed for real especially now we're targeting his other members..." Catherine said, looking at us.

"Just trust me. I can handle that president. He's a piece of cake to me now..." Dean said as he chuckled.

What did this moron do that made him feel confident that he can beat Arius?

A/N: What they didn't know, Gale heard everything.

Gale — "One of Arius' trusted people inside the council"