The Fallen HODWIII

Chapter 13 : His Visitors

I smirked, looking at her. From the start, I smelled darkness in her, but I shrugged it off since I was used to it. Darkness had been with me ever since I was little. Devils surrounded me; I was a devil too... a monster.

"What do you want?" I simply asked, my dark eyes ensuring they heard my cold voice—the usual.

She laughed evilly, and I wondered what was funny about my words. My hands clenched, but I tried to calm myself not to wake the monster inside me. I could still sense some of the school staff inside this restaurant, but I didn’t care about them. However, Cassy and Drena were still here.

I took a breath. "You done?" I asked simply.

Her laughter stopped, and she suddenly looked at me with madness in her eyes, her hands clenched into fists. "You wanna know what I want?" she asked in a venomous voice.

I could feel the fear in some individuals inside this restaurant, but this didn’t scare me; I was afraid of what would happen if this kept going. The monster inside me was yelling to come out.

I shrugged. "I don't care." I answered and was about to take a step out of there since I had already gotten the answers I wanted, but she took out her gun and pointed it at my head.

"I want to kill you, your majesty," she said, gritting her teeth as if she hated me a lot. But again, I didn’t care. People didn’t just hate me; they despised me. I was the worst, and I knew it. I had killed countless people, but even now, it didn't bother me.

What bothered me was how the person I loved accepted me despite my evil deeds. Maybe... maybe I still wasn't a complete human but a monster who didn't have a heart for others. Correlating the variables didn’t yield a perfect result; it was still lacking.

Through my peripheral vision, I could see Cassy shivering in fear, Drena frozen in place but hesitating in her actions, Daniela watching in disbelief, while Julius sat in the corner as if he were watching a good movie scene.

"Why?" I plainly asked. It was out of character for me to ask, but I didn't know why it came out of my mouth.

Anger radiated from her. "They think you are the strongest, huh? But if I kill you, I will be known as the best," she said.

So, she was putting her life on the line just to prove she was the best? Ridiculous.

I smirked. "Well, could you?" I challenged as my eyes turned back to their normal color, brown.

I sensed her tighten her grip on the caliber gun.

I bit my lip; she didn't even know how to choose a gun. What a stupid clone they brought to me here.

"Your majesty, die." Those were the last words she said before she pressed the trigger. I smirked; everything happened in slow motion.

I could see Stella in front of me, her knife blocking the bullet that was coming toward me.

"K-kill me first before you lay a hand on my master... Emma," Stella said with her usual attitude, looking seriously at Emma, but I found it cute.

Everyone in the restaurant gasped upon seeing her; it was so fast that she seemed to come out of nowhere. However, I knew she would come; I knew she had been waiting for this moment. I just wanted Emma to reveal her true colors.

I saw Emma's eyes widen in surprise. She was trying to recognize the girl in front of me.

Ever since I saw Stella react the moment she first saw Emma here, that she changed into Uno, I knew something was between them. The tension was so high that it wouldn’t be settled unless they faced off.

I could feel intense anger radiating from Stella, and I wondered why Uno didn't come out.

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**Stella's POV**

I had been waiting for this for years. I had been craving to kill her. My hands clenched as I tried to control my anger.

I, Stella, wanted to kill Emma. I didn't want Uno to intervene.

I was surprised when I saw her in this school, but I was enthused to see her... the revenge in my system had gotten stronger.

"Who are you?" she asked, despite her surprise. I sensed curiosity lingering in her mind.

"Already forgot me, Emmalia?" I knew that saying her real name would make her recognize me.

Surprise flashed across her expression. Upon realization, she smiled and suddenly laughed.

"Oh, Stella!" she laughed, saying my name. "I thought you were dead."

"Seems like... I-I came back for you," I said, trying to look deep into her eyes. Darkness still invaded her gaze; I thought no one could change it—being evil was in her nature.

She laughed even more. "You?" she said between her laughs. "Why? You missed me? Loser."

**Flashback**

"You will never come out of here, loser," Emmalia said as she pushed me into the cell once again.

I clenched my hands, trying my best not to cry while blood dripped from my waist. I walked toward the corner and took my handkerchief out of my pocket, looking for comfort. Then I looked at Emmalia, who was smiling creepily while watching me.

She loved watching my vulnerability, but I tried to be brave despite my fear; otherwise, I would be chosen to be chopped like meat. I could hear the cries of other children, but Emma didn’t even feel any conscience; she loved listening to them as if they were a melodic song in her ears.

She was Emmalia, the reason why most of the children were here... she was the bait used to capture the target children. She was the girl who used to torture me in the cell whenever she had spare time.

"One day, I will kill her with my bare hands," I whispered to myself as my eyes fixed on my handkerchief.

**End of Flashback**

"I challenge you t-to a battle," I said with determination as I looked at her.

********* A/N: viona99 *************

I am so sorry for the long update, I hope you like it. Thank you so much for reading my book 1 and still with Xenon and Claire's journey on the book 2.

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