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Episode 7: The Vigilantes' Plan!

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"THIS MAKES ME FEEL POOR," Nikos moped, walking into the rich bedroom. After helping King Animus with such a favor, they were granted to stay in his castle for the time being. Everyone was situated in one large room with two bathrooms built into the bedroom. Galena merely giggled, jumping from one bed to another and rolling around in the expensive covers.

Akane blinked, looking up from her phone. Her brows scrunched in distaste. She was never one for rich and expensive things; it just reminded her how much of the rich population were just capitalist pigs. "Have your opinions or whatnot, but we should just be grateful." Chase voiced, his warning of saying 'don't be rude; they gave us hospitality'.

Nikos grumbled at that, but didn't make any verbal retort. Y/n was the last to walk in, carrying the concluding additions of their small amount of belongings. Setting it beside a bed, she watched Galena roll around in the blankets. Moving past her and the others, she made a show of pulling the curtains away from the middle of the window.

Her eyes brightened at the sight. The sight was absolutely marvelous, showing off nearly the entirety of Alistair. If she was lucky, she could get a pretty view of the stars that night! A smile made its way on her face at the thought. An arm went around her shoulders, revealing Nikos. "It's nice, but the people look like ants."

He moved his finger in a squishing manner as a comparison to their size, "I could squash them like little bugs—" Chase sent him a look, "—Nikos." Galena, as if set off by the remark, suddenly sat up, making rapid hand motions. Akane was the only one that caught them, a pit of guilt deepening within her stomach.

The leader looked over, confused at the interaction. Galena, guessing that the others hadn't caught her question, signed again. Chase's eyes fell at that as well, Nikos and Y/n falling silent as their facial expressions grew solemn. "Are you really that scared for her?" He knelt down, grabbing Galena's hands.

The amber haired girl nodded, a look of determination in her eyes. "God, this is such a fucking headache." His sentence made her feel guilty for even asking. Rubbing his head, he looked towards the others who had remained silent up till now. Glancing at Nikos, he sighed. "Release a snake and make sure it finds the dungeon. Locate the girl," Chase ordered.

Nikos started, opening his mouth, but he was stopped by the white haired male. "He might have more there, so I suggest making sure it goes into the dungeon and inspects as well. If her teammates aren't persistent enough to get her out before nightfall, we'll break her out. Otherwise, we fall under Zash's orders, got it?"

Everyone quietly nodded. Akane's magenta eyes caught Galena's green ones. "Don't feel guilty," She broke the tense silence that encaptured all of them. "It's human nature to be worried and even if she's our enemy, nobody deserves that treatment. We didn't have much of a choice at the time, but now we have more access to these things."

Y/n and Nikos nodded in agreement, the snake boy offering a cheeky smile to Galena. "Don't worry! Her teammates were a determined pain in the ass, so it's no doubt that they wouldn't come for her by now." Y/n, feeling sick to her stomach at what Zash could possibly doing to his victims, excused herself quickly before scurrying off.

Heading into the rather large hallway, she walked aimlessly before bumping into Sonya. It didn't look like Sonya, however. Her blue eyes which usually shown with kindness and warmth were blinded by a cold and ruthless look. "Sonya?" Y/n questioned, confused. A sudden force caused her to crumple to the ground, losing her breath.

"I am King Animus, you wretched fool!" Sonya made a movement, tossing Y/n to the wall. Coughing hoarsely, she was brought to her feet when Sonya picked her up by her collar and stared at her dead in the eyes. "Tell anyone about this and your stupid friends are next," Her e/c eyes widened in fear at that before she was dropped onto the floor.

Looking around, Sonya was nowhere to be found. Growing scared, she headed down the hallway, fearful of what 'King Animus' could possibly do to her friends. After wandering in circles for a while, she saw Sonya run down the hallway. Scared out of her mind, Y/n pressed herself against the wall of the hallway, frightened.

Sonya stopped running, skidding to a stop. "Y/n?" The words rang in her ears. Tell anyone about this and your stupid friends are next. She considered Sonya a friend, right? What if whatever King Animus was hurt Sonya? She couldn't risk that. "S-Sorry, you just startled me. I was actually looking for you." Sonya's brows furrowed at that, concerned. "What about?"

"Well, Lady Sonya, what does King Animus exactly want with the dragon cry? We were just picked off to work for him, so I was curious—"

Sonya showed a small smile, "—it's alright. I've known King Animus for as long as I can remember and he was kind. He was so sweet and thoughtful until he became obsessed with getting the Dragon Cry. You know about stellanium, don't you?" Y/n nodded slowly, her fingers fumbling with one another. "Yes, of course. It powers the kingdom, doesn't it?"

"Well, yes. However, it's built up so much starlight over the years and with such a massive surge of energy could ruin our entire kingdom! King Animus plans on using the Dragon Cry tomorrow night to get rid of all the stellanium before it can cause any harm." She said, tears appearing in her eyes at the thought. "But won't it hurt the kingdom?" Y/n blinked.

"Yes, but we have no choice! I'm sorry, but I must go, Y/n. King Animus desperately needs the dragon cry." She voiced before pushing past the h/c haired girl and running down the stairs. Y/n blinked wildly, turning to look over her shoulder before her eyes narrowed. She had to tell the others. Something fishy was going on and Y/n didn't like it. 

Starting to run back to the room in the large palace, she shifted into a cheetah halfway, pants leaving her mouth.

There's no way in Hell I'm letting you hurt my friends!