Chapter 16

It's now our turn. Maureen was about to climb the obstacle course but I stopped her immediately. Savienna said that once we step on the platform of the obstacle course the timer will start. As of now Brenda and Tom are the fastest, they have 6mins and 43sec.
I stared at the obstacle course from the chin to the end of it. I counted all the moving objects, and what time they came out.
I see, walking through the first block like everybody will do is dangerous. Because of the next block it will suddenly disappear so the tendency is that you will just fall again.
I get it, so it's a pair. Because it needs another person to the other side to balance the tower and slow down the disappearance of blocks. This obstacle course is quite clever.
"Okay, Maureen. I'm here on the other side and you're there on the opposite side. Okay?" I asked her, Maureen nodded at me and went to the opposite side of the tower.
I looked at Savienna and she was also just looking at what we were doing. We are the last pair to finish this obstacle course. Some of my classmates are badly injured so, I'm nervous.
"Maureen! Let's start!" I shout.
"In my count!"
"1
2
3! "
And without any hesitation I started to step on the moving blocks that were there on the obstacle course.
I sensed something at my back so I immediately bowed.
"Maureen! Dodge!" I can see her from the other side because the tower has a hole and you can see the one on the opposite side.
I saw her dodged from the block spinning around the tower. I took my second block and dodge again, Maureen dodge also. I could feel the movement of the block where I was so I was immediately nervous.
I looked at the head and saw another block. I wasted no time and I immediately reached for it with my hands.
I was now hanging in the air and I looked down, we hadn't climbed very high yet. When the lost block came back I immediately acted and stepped on a block again.
I saw Maureen did also what I just did so I smiled at her.
"Be alerted, Maureen!" I shout. He nodded at me and started to climb.
We kept climbing and dodging to reach the peak of the tower. I feel like we are close to the top of the tower, because the rotation of things in the tower and the shaking of the tower are getting faster. I saw this with Brenda earlier, something will appear randomly causing the students to freak out and fall.
I clung to a hole of the tower where I could see the other side of the tower.
"Maureen, hold on! Something will come up!" I shouted at her, Maureen nodded at me and I saw her look around. She showed a thumbs up to me so I smiled.
Seconds later we were both surprised to suddenly lose all the blocks of the obstacle course. What the hell? Why didn"t this happen to Brenda.
I looked at Savienna's place and I couldn't help but get angry. Si Deus. And he is holding something, some controller. If that's how he controls our obstacle course? And he is making a lot harder for us!
"Reian! What are we going to do?" We are close to the top, we can do this. Only a little left.
"Aaaahh !!" I complained of pain when suddenly a block appeared in my abdomen.
"Reian ?! Reain! Are you okay ?!" Maureen shouted on the other side of the obstacle course.
"Y-yes! I'm fine!" I shout back. I eyed Deus and I saw a smirk on his face. You think your going to win huh?
I wasted no time and I immediately climbed up and stood on the block that suddenly appeared earlier. I felt the tower shaken up, another block is coming. I applied my palm to the tower.
Near my head huh?
Before the block came out I immediately bowed. I used all my strength and used that block to take me to the top.
It's shaking up again! Once again I applied my palm to the tower. And to my horror, something is not going to appear! The block under my feet will disappear! Curse him!
And because it's only a few inches for me to get to the top. And with all my force, I jump again so high. Higher than the stunt that I made with those bitches yesterday.
And luckily, I sighed in relief. I landed at the top. I hurriedly looked to Maureen's side and saw that she was also close. I lent her my arm and she accepted it, using my strength I pulled her up so she could climb as well.
We both laughed at the end of when we got to the top of the obstacle course to, I looked at them below and they all applauded including Deus.
And Savienna announced using her microphone.
"Maureen Gonzaga & Reian Hernandez = 6mins and 29sec.
Brendalyn Montreal & Timothy Brandley = 6mins and 43sec.
Congratulations, both of the pairs will proceed to the level 2 traininf tomorrow !! "
"You amazed me Reian. That's expected from a Hernandez blood." Smiling Deus said to me, I can"t help myself and I just rolled my eyes at him. He's the reason why the obstacle is harder! I don't care if I treat him too rudely.
But what he just did earlier is not so okay with me. Maureen and I almost lost because of that. I heard Deus's weak laugh because of my reaction.
"You and your twin are really something. Anyways, proceed to the arena tomorrow. Level 2 training is waiting for the four of you." Deus promised and we left immediately. I looked at Maureen and saw the joy and tiredness on her whole face.
"Everybody did a good job, especially you four." Savienna said and looked at the four of us. They smiled broadly at Savienna as I just stared at her.
"For all those who didn't pass, you'll train with me the whole day. And the four of you ... follow Psalm. He will teach you about weapons." My body tensed up because of what Savienna said. Psalm will teach us? That simply means, it'll be more awkward for me.
Psalm started walking away from us so we immediately obeyed him. I looked at Tom and he also quietly followed Psalm. Even Maureen and Brenda are silent.
No one spoke until we stopped somewhere. I looked at the signage, it says 'cafeteria'. My forehead furrowed and I looked back at Psalm. He then looked at us.
"Eat first, I don't want to teach students that your stomach is empty." Brenda and Maureen's faces lit up at what Psalm said.
We sat at the table near the window, a waiter approached us and took our order. Good thing they have a waiter because I am too tired to line up there and bring my order.
I ordered vegetable salad and a bottle of water, but I was surprised when Psalm added that. Omg? The calories!
"Uhm, Psalm. Don't overdo it, I don't want my calories to be high." I said softly to him. He was next to me while Brenda, Maureen and Tom were in front of us.
"And you think it's for you? It's for me." I immediately patted my lip out of embarrassment. Damn me for being assuming!
I know Maureen didn't hear that because they were also busy ordering. Shame engulfed me so I couldn't stop biting my lower lip. Ugh! Did I know it was with him? And I'm really used to him dealing with me before, which is super friendly.
"Sir, is it free for you?" Maureen's question was awkward. I heard Psalm's weak laugh.
"Yes, buy whatever you want." I saw the twinkle in their eyes and they ordered even more.
"Are you sure you just have a vegetable salad? Reian?" Tom asked me, I nodded at him.
Only Brenda and Maureen spoke as we waited for our order. Psalm is busy with his laptop. As I was just looking out the window glass of the cafeteria.
I can see the extent of the whole school. And no matter how many times I saw it, I still couldn't help but marvel at the view. As I looked at the scene my eyes immediately widened at what I saw.
My calm heart suddenly throbbed very loudly. No. Suddenly the corners of my eyes warmed as I stared at the bulk standing in the distance surrounded by tuxedoed men.
Even Maureen, Brenda and Tom looked at what I was looking at.
"Oh my god ... he's the Hellion they say ?!" Maureen said incredulously.
No ... I rubbed my eyes a few times. It's real, he's real. Tears welled up in my eyes as I stared at the lively Saint and walked in the middle of the field.
His features are still sharp as ever ... his eyepatch ... the way he stands ... his hair ... nothing has changed. I immediately got up and ran out of the cafeteria.
This is probably the fastest run I've ever done in my life. I wiped the tears that flowed from my eyes and gasped as I stopped. I saw Saint looked at me with his bored and piercing eyes.
W-what? Why is he looking at me like that?
"Saint!" I shouted, as he walked again. He stopped and looked at me. He raised his eyebrows at me.
"Who are you perhaps?" It was as if my heart was broken because of what he said ...
"S-Saint ... h-you don't know me? I-I am S-Sabrina!" I saw the frown on his forehead.
"No, I don't know you." It was as if my whole world suddenly collapsed because of what Saint said. He doesn't know me? What happened to him?
Saint continued walking with the men in tuxedo. I just sat on the grass while staring at Saint's bulk going away.
He's back, he's breathing fine. But he don't know me. What happened to you? My baby.

Yesterday was a freaking nightmare for me. Saint indeed, cameback. But he doesn't remember me, what happened to him? Why doesn't he remember me? Plus, Brenda, Maureen, Tom and Psalm ... saw what happened.
Brenda even suspected that I am his admirer, but for Christ's sake! He is mine to begin with! Saint is my boyfriend! And I still consider him to be, even if he doesn't know me.
At second thought I was thinking what if it's not him? Maybe he just looks like him. But no ... the voice ... the features ... he's the one I'm sure of ..
Yesterday I was floating while Psalm taught about weapons. And he didn't do anything because I can't really forget what happened yesterday, that was so unexpected to see him appear out of nowhere!
I badly need to talk to him. I don't want him to know me for the rest of his life, I came here for him! I came here to take revenge for him! But all I just did is worthless when the person I am fighting for, don't know me!
"Reian. Earlier if you weren't on your own, you need to focus. This is our level 2 training." I heard Maureen say, I immediately came back to reality because of what Maureen said.
Right. Even with Saint here I still have to finish what I started. He doesn't remember me so how can he protect me? Besides, I can't just rely on him.
"Welcome. To the four of you, for your level 2 training ... each one of you has a bow and 5 arrows. All you need to do is to shoot the moving target." Oh, it's easy. Level 2 is much easier than Level 1
"But plot twist, the moving target will be a person. We hired worthless people from the outside to be your target. Goodluck! To the four of you." I immediately intervened. I need to kill, again? I looked at Brenda and it seemed like nothing was happening to them.
I looked at the monitor and I was cold at what I saw. Saint is there ... he is watching ... with Deus. I was more nervous knowing that Saint is watching this training.
After we pulled out luckily, I was the last. Tom goes first and I see people coming out wearing the same uniform. They looked so lifeless, as if they were lifeless walking.
When the timer starts I was surprised when the people called the target ran towards Tom. Without hesitation I saw Tom shoot them with his arrows and bow.
But he got only 5 arrows! How can he beat them all? I counted all the target. 30. Oh my god, how am I able to deafeat those people using only a bow and 5 arrows?
No one can do that! I saw Tom panicked. So instead of using the bow he punches and he fights his targets.
"Damn, this level is quite difficult to analyze" I heard Maureen say, I looked at them and I saw they were serious about watching Tom.
I saw Savienna and Psalm appear out of nowhere. They sat on the side part of the arena and just watched silently. I glanced at the monitor and I saw Saint looking directly ... at me?
I can't tell because of this monitor. I"m not sure if I"m still the one he"s looking at or not. I saw how simple he was to avoid looking at me, so I rested deeply. If he is going to continue staring at me like that ... I might die early because damn! I can't focus!
I looked at Savienna and I saw she was also looking at the monitor. He is whispering something to Psalm and Psalm looks at my behavior. I immediately averted my eyes.
Are they talking about me?
I just turned my attention back to Tom and saw he was about to run out of his targets. I bet he is already tired. I can see that in his body language.
"Reian?" I was shocked by the sudden appearance of Psalm. So I looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
"What do you need?" I asked.
"Can we talk somewhere far away from them?" He was specific to Brenda and Maureen. I nodded at him.
We both walked quite a distance to Maureen. But we can still clearly see Tom's fight.
"Saint is back." That's all he said and all the pain I was feeling came back. I just nodded weakly at him, that was a sign of approval.
"I saw how you approached him yesterday." He added.
"Pathetic right?" I laughed saying.
"You still love him?" He asked. And I just nodded. Of course! I will never tire of loving Saint, even if I wait for him to. other than his life ....
"But he doesn't remember anything ... right?" He asked me.
"Yeah, I don't know why he did that. What happened to him?" I asked Psalm.
There are so many questions in my mind but no one answers them. First, why is Psalm here? Who is he really? Second, why is Savienna here also? And where's Pierce? And lastly, what happened to Saint? Why is he acting like that?
"You probably want to ask a lot ... But I have no rights to answer that .." Huh? What does he mean?
"What do you mean by that?"
"We are under controlled by Deus. We can't speak unnecessary things, because Deus has many ears. Maybe even if we're talking about this he knows ... he's very dangerous Sa ㅡ Reian." Psalm warns.
"Even Saint? Is he under controlled by Deus too?" That Psalm is pailing with what I said.
"He is the only person who can defeat Deus. That is why, Deus is keeping Saint by his side all the time." Keeping Saint by his side? So that means, Saint is Deus' ally?
"I know you have many questions, but that person is the only person who can answer you." Psalm said while pointing at the monitor.
And there I saw, my handsome devil staring straight at me again. How dangerous can you be, Saint?
"Why him? Why not you?" I couldn"t help but ask Psalm, he smiled at me bitterly and leaned closer to me
and whispered: "Because I have no rights, to answer the Mafia Heiress' question"
I would have spoken more when I heard the announcement again.
"Timothy Brandley, TASK COMPLETED WITHIN 20 MINS AND 34 SEC." I looked at Tom with blood all over his clothes.
"Anyway, you need to work good here. Saint is watching ..." Psalm said and winked at me. My forehead frowned at what Psalm had done.
I went back to the waiting shed where Brenda and Tom were standing. Maureen is next, I wonder if she'll make it. But I know she is good.
"Guys those targets are really weird, it's very hard to knock them out." Tom said suddenly.
"What do you mean?" Brenda asked. Those targets? What's special about them?
I helped Tom wipe the blood all over his body. While Brenda is waiting for Tom's explanations.
"I realized something while fighting there ..."
"What's that?" Brenda hissed.
"The harder you hit them the tougher they can get. So you have to knock them out in one fell swoop."
I was immediately nervous, what should I do? I am not good at using arrows and bows, and my kick isn't that strong to knock the 30 of them.
What am I going to do?

"Brendalyn Montreal. TASK COMPLETED WITHIN 25 MINS AND 45 SECS."
Brenda was still gasping as she walked back to the waiting shed where we were sitting. She also used Tom's style. Fighting those targets by hand. While, Maureen kicked them to knock them off. Tsaka Maureen recycled the arrows she used to kill the others.
Like, after he settles down he will take back the arrow he used so he can use it again. That tactics aren't bad compared to Brenda and Tom's.
And with my speed, I can barely use this as an advantage to finish the task earlier. Maureen's time is 23 mins and 13 secs. So in short, Brenda has the longest time to finish the task.
I looked at the monitor and I could clearly see the smirk on Deus's face. He is planning something, I know that.
Since I'm the next one I know I can't just fight, compared to Brenda, Maureen and Tom. Which is really unfair! We're just the same students here, and being Savienna's twin doesn't make me any special!
"Goodluck, Reian. I know you can do a lot better." Smiling Maureen said, I nodded at her and grabbed my bow and arrows.
I need to work better here. Knowing that Deus is might up to something. I walked towards the center of the arena and waited for Deus "signal. I badly want to show off this level because Saint is here, but what can I do? All i have is my speed and super sense of surroundings.
My targets started to come out, and the sight of them wanted me to shiver. They have some weapons too! This isn't fair!
I looked at the monitor and saw Deus looking at me seriously while Saint was blankly watching me.
Oh my god, what am I going to do? I only have bows and arrows! And the worse part is I don't know how to use it! I should have listened to Psalm teaching yesterday!
My body begins to tensed up. Uh oh. They're starting to walk towards me, they're 30 people with weapons walking towards me. Their weapons isn't that much, it's just a swiss knife and some of them are throwing knives.
I can't imagine what I'm doing for Saint because he is just there! breathing alive and watching me suffer from these bastards.
"Hi there, beautiful lady. You seemed so scared." I heard someone say, I felt my heartbeat slowly calm down. I bent down a little and let go of the bow I was holding.
I laughed. The evil laughed that I used before. "Oh? Me? Scared? I think you should be the one to be scared." I said.
I felt the rush of one so I immediately avoided it. I laughed. "Can you do any faster than that?" I teased.
I played with the arrows I was holding and looked at them. They are now cornering me, they are all around me.
"Let's play a game." I suggested. I saw their eyebrows rise because of what I said.
"Let's say ... the first thing that touches me is a win. You can have me for a night, and do whatever you want. Do you want that?" I asked and smiled at them more like smirk at them.
I looked at the monitor and I saw how Deus' eyes is fixed on me, also Saint's. I measured the distance of the monitor from where I am standing and I laughed.
I grabbed one of my arrows and with a swift move, I used my strength to throw the arrow towards the monitor. And then, boom! Bull's eye. The monitor is now broken.
I looked at them and saw what I wanted to see. Fear. They are afraid of me.
"Let the game begin!" I shouted. And no one said all my targets immediately rushed at me.
I parted my four arrows, two on my right hand and two on my left. Using this as my knife. I jumped as high as I could and landed at the back of my targets.
And I no doubt buried the arrows I held around its neck. I continously did the same routine with the others. I stabbed their necks with the arrows I held.
With my speed I knew it was impossible for them to catch me. So I was surprised when I felt someone pull my hair so I immediately turned around and stabbed his stomach with the arrows I was holding.
"Too bad sweetie you can't kill me." I laughed hard.
"Let's do a counting!" I said to the rest, I saw the confusion in their eyes because of what I said.
There were four on my side so I smiled. I placed three arrows in my left hand. And as I had done with the monitor earlier, using an arrow I quickly threw it in the direction of the four men on my side.
I giggled. "Barbecues !!!" I smiled like a child.
I saw how strong my pile was so it sank into their bodies and skewered them like a barbecue.
"4!" I shouted. I saw the trembling of one of them.
"Hi there, ugly bastards. You seem scared?" I copied what the man had said to me earlier. There are only 3 people left.
Who knew I could do this a lot way more better? I smiled at them.
"You know what? If I were you I'm going to run." I said smiling.
"I'll give you 10 seconds to run for your life. Now !!" I shouted and saw that they were running ahead.
I'm so glad I'm good at math. I have 3 arrows left. And I wasted no time, while papa the three of them were away I threw in the air the three arrows I was holding.
And I smiled as I saw how their bodies fall to death as the arrows reached their heads. I would love to see more blood! I want more!
I looked at Brenda's behavior in the waiting shed and I smirked. Perfect.
I walked closer to them like everything is just normal. With a bow in my hand. I also saw Psalm and Savienna descend from above. And I am surprised that Deus and Saint are now here too.
I looked at the table of weapons and grinned. I need more. I badly need more blood spilled in this arena! I grabbed the throwing knife and immediately threw it in Brenda's manner.
And I laughed as soon as I heard her scream. Sapul! The throwing knife just hit her right leg. I grabbed more knives and smiled at them.
"I want more! Yun na yon Deus? 30 people? Pfft! What a shame you asshole!" I screamed at him, because he was still too far away from me.
And as far as I can remember I am the fastest in here. I felt someone attacking me from my side so I immediately threw a knife at him.
"Oops! My bad sis, you shouldn't be participating in my game!" I shouted at him, I saw how he would sit up and held his arm. It's her fault anyway! He chose to oppose me!
"Reian! Put the knives down!" I heard Psalm shouted from the distance.
"Oh! You want to be like my twin too?" I asked him, I saw the protest in his eyes.
"Listen y'all, no one can oppose me! If you do. Then die!" I said and threw a knife at Psalm who was looking at me seriously. I just smiled when the knife I threw at his arm sank.
"Lovely. This is lovely. I WANT MORE!"
I approached Deus and it was as if he had no way of approaching me. I have three knives in me! Come on! Be frightened! Even Saint was just staring at me as I walked closer in their direction.
"I have no doubts. You are a Hernandez afterall." I heard Deus say. My eyebrows rose at what he said.
"How dumb of you to think that I am only a normal student with a Hernandez blood." I said.
"Idiot! I am the Mafia ㅡ" Heiress.
Before I could finish my statement, I felt a syringe in my neck. And everything felt so unconscious.
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okay i admit he's a bit scary when he has bloodlust. anyway I have a question what is the good name of their child if saint and sabrina have a child?

To be continued...