Bang!
" so what am I even doing here?" Antonio asked " to be dissected and dismembered " Anastasia smirked playfully with her hands in her jacket's pocket subtly looking at Tyler who just had his hands swatted away after trying to touch a device he knew nothing about,
" cut the crap!" Zach scolded in his usual cold voice,
They were in a meeting, Marcel's eyes narrowed slightly at all of them,. Anastasia, Adele , Tyler and Tyson , Perry, Babie, Andrew, Zach , Mason, Cassandra, Scott , Shawn
Antonio was also there , they were sitting down around the huge meeting table ,
" some large organization including some of the big families had suddenly gone into a rampage looking into it just as boss instructed we found out why!" Perry said enthusiasm , his hands types furiously on the computer keyboard and with a click the projector immigrated a light showing an object hovering above inform of a black box " they call it the green box " Perry chuckled
" green box? what is that?" Antonio asked confused
" it's a mystery box with four different parts as it's body scattered across the world, having a piece could make you control an entire race without a hitch depending on which race is engraved on it!" Marcel explained and everyone were filled with awe " wow"
" amazing right? but that'd depend on the fact that you have the ability to find the piece and keep it safe while also staying alive" he smirked coldly effectively shutting down their enthusiasm
"....."
" well..... that's fair, considering it could literally be a whole race heirloom" Scott chuckled
" but why is it black when you said it's a green box" Cassandra raise her eyebrow in wonder
" that's because it's not yet activated...." Marcel reached his hands towards the hovering object " before activated it will look black on the surface then when touched it shines green "
as Marcel touched the object it ripples like water and there was a faint green light that spread out the whole body the longer his hands
were on it until it was totally shiny Green but then it suddenly stopped, Marcel removed his hand and the light slowly faded until it was once again tinted black
" for ages there have only been five recorded dominant race , which is the Dragons, Pandas, Werewolves, Vampires and Sirens, even though there are so many lower tier races existing,
the green box has four parts and those parts are hidden in four of these dominant races while the remaining one had the key to activate the box" Marcel continued
" that's creepy" Babie said, he was sitting close to Antonio on the right side while Cassandra sat at the left,
" um... are the races divided?" Antonio asked confused
everyone turned to look at him " have you ever been outside of Juan Country?" Cassandra whispered at him
" no?"
" that should explain it, I'm guessing you're still believing the story that said the outside of Juan Country is only a vast wasteland filled with huge trees and mad beasts that will kill anyone that went out there?" Mason asked and Antonio shrugged his shoulders " though I didn't believe that stuff, I thought there were other countries just like Juan Country out there and even if there were mad beasts then they couldn't just let them take halve the world and be totally okay about it?" Antonio explained
" well that is right in some ways, there are indeed mad beasts but they only took one tenth of the land and are still being hunted down,
the rest of the landscape are dominated by different races" Marcel quietly gazed at Antonio as he explained
" the Sirens took over the sea that is why no one could go too deep into the ocean , the dragons took over the sky because they were the only ones with
an ability to fly they remained the master's of the sky til date, one of the reasons the dragons and sirens hated each other is because dragons are somewhat immune to their psychological ability and also their difference in ability type,
the pandas took over high mountains and remained neutral admits all the chaos while the werewolves and vampires took over the woods that's why they hated each other.... fighting and trying to dominate the other and keep their home for billions of years now"
" ..... I always thought dragons and sirens are only a myth .....well until I met you but are sirens real?" Antonio asked " of course, Babie here is a half siren, they are the ones with delicate appearance and soft voice that make them look vulnerable but they are in fact one of the deadliest" Marcel chuckled at Antonio's dumbfounded face
" Juan Country was previously just a wasteland filled with fugitives or banished people from all different races
that was until the old pas of the four big family decided to create a hierarchy" he said
" Boss, let me guess are the Texas Family somehow related to this box?" Shawn raised his eyebrows " en , this drive shows the location of two pieces of this box and has been in the possession of the Texas Family for two centuries!" swirling the drive around his fingers Marcel's deep eyes scanned all the expression on their faces with hidden mischief,
he was like the devil waving the forbidden fruit in Eve's face telling her to come take a bite,
one might ask ' if you knew there was a traitor among your subordinates then why say something so secretive ?' that's because he was the kind that loved chaos and feed on spilled blood ,
having an enemy so close to him was thrilling to him , he tried being angry a few times but it couldn't hide the inner beast in him that found it amusing and like a new adventure he would sit down and smoke the rat out while having a good show to watch!
his smile deepened to the point of looking eerie, he threw the drive to Perry who caught it then nodded understandingly before he plugged it in his computer
fingers typed rapidly on his keyboard until the image of the green box was replaced by an obvious map
" this is the first map that take us to the werewolf race which is were we'll be moving to " Marcel stated
" Boss what will happen when it's activated?" Cassandra
" no one knows! because no one could hold a piece long enough to find the other pieces! that's why it remains a mystery box!" Marcel's eyes narrowed, even in the novel no one could activate the box not even Zeke !
" this sounds like a damn trap though why would the Texas wait for two hundred years if they had the map?" Shawn raised his eyebrows, everyone agreed to this too
" the blood of a young Texas is needed to get to the box and after the process is done no one could guarantee they could survive it" Marcel explained as he smirked at Antonio who looked shocked
well everyone looked shocked too while some nodded in realization
after all who was Marcel ? to them , he was someone who would never casually bring an enemy to a meeting that was supposed to be exclusive without a proper explanation or motive for it ,
" is this the reason I'm here? so you could take my blood?" Antonio frowned
" no actually!" Marcel smiled
everyone "....??!!"
Marcel chuckled " you're not a Texas, your blood is half vampire half rabbit which would be totally useless "
Antonio was quiet he knew that too well , that was one of the reasons he was considered an outsider ,
" so?"
" you don't have to worry right now about why you're here" Antonio nodded
there was a sudden pinging sound coming from the computer followed by a loud exclamation
" holy mother of Jesus! " Perry's eyes widened " Boss! this sick detective had returned back to their headquarters and coincidentally the Texas Family are also there ! do you think.... they already know we're holding him here ? " Perry stammered fearfully,
Marcel stood up and moved closer to the large screen displaying inside the headquarters of the NIA ( Nation Intelligence Agency ) Perry had hacked into their security system as he was a human his brain was his strength and it was fairly easy for him to hack into things,
" Boss why not just let him be? he's useless anyways" Perry suggested
Marcel deep eyes silently gazed deeply at the rambling human in front of him , there was a time Perry encountered the protagonist during one of his missions and Zeke had beaten the living day light outta him so probably the incident traumatized him to the point he took it upon himself to monitor the protagonist and make sure he never cross path with him mistakenly ,
" keep quiet and stop whining like a lil bitch !" Tyson said furiously
Marcel ignored them, in the novel Zeke had indeed returned back to their headquarters but that was after saving the half dead villain, Antonio, it seems his obstruction yesterday didn't really change the plot but it definitely changed the contents of his report,
Marcel flashed a smirk that disappeared as soon as it came replaced by a bone chilling light in his cold eyes that was well hidden from everyone
" everyone move back to posts , Perry keep track of their movement, if you notice anything suspicious send signals immediately!" Marcel said
" yes Boss!"
" dismissed!" they all stood up
as soon as they closed the door" Perry I think you're going with us this time" Mason chuckled" what?! no way!"
" why not? you're the only one amongst us that is really good with tech except boss so of course!" Tyson chuckled
" no no no! I'm a lover alright? not a fighter!" Perry said making Tyson scoff " no one asked you to fight! and besides you don't even have a lover!" said a frustrated Tyson
" of course I do!" Perry raised his computer with a raised eyebrow
Tyson. "...….."
Tyler laughed and patted his brothers shoulder in comfort,
Meanwhile, Marcel's deep gaze landed on the only remaining man in the room, this little villain,
his eyes deep and shone with a mischievous glint as he ambled towards the young man that was lost in thought as if contemplating something very important, so lost he didn't notice even when Marcel was in front of him, so close that he could perceive the peculiar saint of vanilla that wharf out of the young man's body ,
with his height towering over the little one dazedly sitting on the seat and with his hands in his pocket he tilted his head down to whisper in his ears with a smirk dangling at the corner of his lips
" what's wrong Mr Antonio?" his deep husky voice rang in Antonio's ears with an obvious intention to tease
He enjoyed seeing different emotions on those cold face of this little villain knowing he was the course
the younger man was startled, eyes flickering between them realizing how short their distance was , their faces were quite close that Antonio could feel the man's breathe as it tickled his face , his eyes darted at the breathtaking face before him, lost enough his brain couldn't register the question he was being asked,
Marcel smirked on seeing those dazed eyes but his smile faltered when Antonio suddenly raised his hands towards his head and at the slight protrusion that was well hidden in his full brown locks, his horns!
Marcel flinched backwards, instinctively growling dangerously as a warning, Antonio withdrew his hands immediately hurriedly apologizing " I'm .....I'm sorry about that! I... didn't mean to..." at the end his tone was already a whisper, his face dumbfounded as he saw the once breathtaking face turn sinister in minutes like a mask wearing off , those beautiful golden eyes he saw before was now replaced by cold blood red ones!
he had chills looking into those cold eyes that glared at him from behind the strands of hair that fell on his face,
Antonio had never believed in god's and demons but right now he had a feeling the man in front of him was a demon! , the devil himself even!
Marcel stepped back, it was only then Antonio had the courage to lift his eyes, gasping softly when he realized he actually bowed his head without knowing it,
it was like his bloodline was reacting to Marcel's, Antonio hurriedly stood up also " wait! you...you're mixed? a hybrid? how's that even possible?!"
" don't ever do that again! touching the horn of a horned beast could get you killed!"
" don't avoid my question! you're a hybrid right? and from two dominant races?" Antonio asked tilting his head slightly as he looked at Marcel's broad back as the man looked out the window,
" why are you so excited?" Marcel smirked still not looking back at the anxious young man
" just answer me!"
knock!
knock!
simultaneously the both of them looked at the door, Marcel's eyes curved into crescents " it seems like your friends are looking for you, you should go right now" he said
Antonio was quiet for some time , remembering the scent that wharf out of this man yesterday his frown deepened " you..... there are so many things about you that confuse me " his voice came out quiet,
Marcel turned around and walked towards him " why don't you find out what kinda creature am I yourself? mhhm?" he whispered
KNOCK!!
KNOCK!!!
subtly glancing at the door , Antonio nodded with a deep breath like taking on some challenge Marcel smiled " you should go!" he walked back to the window quietly not even looking back after he heard the door opened and closed,
he chuckled amusedly, what kind of creature he was? no one would ever find out because even him.... didn't know...
tbc...