COMPUTER LAB

All the hackers and computer experts had their faces buried into their laptops without looking up as Rosario entered.

Look up during work hours, and die. That's the golden rule. There are twenty hackers in total.

The faces down rule excludes the leaders of the lab anyways, because they stood immediately Rosario came in.

They're not normal humans though, because their brains were computerized, not human brains.

"Welcome back Lord Rosario" Lush said with a cheeky smile.

"Enzo's location still remained unknown no matter how hard we tried to hack his IP address, I guess he has crazy backup" Pierce added beside Lush.

"Phones?" Rosario asked, looking at the screens of over a hundred systems.

"He uses burner phones, tracking is impossible too" Lush replied.

Hellcat came in.

"Cat!" Lush smiled.

"You smile at everyone" Hellcat muttered and didn't bother to look at her before standing beside Rosario.

"I took her back to the last apartment already," she said.

"Cool" he replied, not taking his eyes off the displaying systems.

"Why exactly did you bring her?" Hellcat asked.

"Don't know," Rosario replied.

Hellcat raised a brow and Romanio came in with Nightingale.

"Now that Blood is dead, Enzo will come out of his hole, Blood is his only son anyways" Nightingale said through the cigar stick on her lips.

"Yes he's his only son, but he's got a fucking daughter" Romanio replied.

"Preet?,She died two years ago," Nightingale said.

"That's what everyone believes, but she was sighted in Dublin last week" Romanio replied.

Lush pressed a button on the nearest laptop, and the picture of a girl in a hoodie appeared on the screen.

She was wearing a white hood which covered her face, so her face was unseen, except for the strands of brunette hair, sprawling out rebelliously from the hood.

"So... Preet is still alive? Then Enzo won't give up easily" Hellcat said.

"And no one has ever seen her face," Pierce said.

"Do we need to find Preet and clear her too? Logarithm arithmetic should help" Nightingale said.

"That won't be necessary, both Enzo and Preet will walk out of their caves once we take over The Imperium" Rosario replied.

"Blood is dead, The Imperium will get a new boss as soon as possible" Romanio said.

"Can't wait to know who, another loser like Blood? Will he disguise as a shaman this time?" Hellcat smiled sinisterly.

"Luca sighted!" Three of the hackers said at a time

They all rushed closer to the systems.

"In the USA? That bastard," Romanio said, rolling his gum in his mouth.

"Tell Bullet to prepare the jet, Rapunzel will fly to the USA with Pandora tomorrow, this greedy fool needs to be eliminated" Rosario said.

Hellcat made to leave...

"Tell Aaron to take dinner to her apartment," Rosario said.

"Mary?" Hellcat faced him.

"Her name's Mary?" Rosario asked with a glint of shock in his eyes.

"Yes," Hellcat replied and left.

"Dinner calls" Nightingale said and left too.

Lush and Pierce left after her.

"You tried shit with the sister?" Rosario faced Romanio.

"Shit? Fucking is not shit to me!, I'm not a virgin mafia like you Rosa!" Romanio shot.

"Don't do it again" Rosario said warningly.

"Else what? You brought her here against my opinion, then you gave her an apartment! I hate that as much as I hate her!" Romanio glared.

"Why?" Rosario asked hesitantly.

"Can't you tell?, Because her name's Mary" Romanio said hatefully and stormed out of the lab.

Rosario stood for a while before bringing out a cigar box from his pants pocket.

He lightened it but as usual, he wasn't able to take a puff.

He threw it down to trample on it before walking out.

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DINNING HALL

The hall was already full when Terrius came in, he started searching for Clyde with his eyes as he stood by the door.

Terrius rubbed his tattoo, adjusting his cap at the same time as he continued his search for Clyde. Every member of The Falcon has a falcon tattoo at the back of their necks.

"Searching for Clyde? He's on the apple tree," Rapunzel said beside him.

He turned around to see her walking in with Pandora.

Pandora has a cold look as usual.

"Must he always be on that tree?" He said with a silent sigh.

"Are you still interested in eating?" Pandora said, getting bored .

"Of course, let's get a table" Rapunzel pulled her away to the crowd of brutes.

"Why is she always cold?" Terrius wondered.

He got his phone and dialled Clyde's line.

"Get your ass to the dining right now!" He said immediately he picked.

"I'm not interested in dinner," Clyde replied and hung up .

"Fuck you Clyde" Terrius said, pocketing his phone as he entered the hall properly.

The most powerful members of the empire eat together on a table, it's the largest table in the hall, secluded from the others.

Rapunzel, Pandora and Hellcat were already seated when he arrived.

"Heard Blood's sis is still alive" he said, taking his seat beside Pandora.

"Yes, Enzo is not coming out anytime soon," Hellcat replied .

"Can't wait for the trip to USA tomorrow!" Rapunzel gushed.

"The USA mob can be dangerous, Luca is a bastard," Terrius replied.

"Are you insinuating that we're simpletons?" Pandora faced him.

"No I'm..

"Forget it" Pandora interrupted, and Terrius sighed.

"Hi everyone!" Lush rushed in with Pierce.

"Food worms" Rapunzel smiled as they both sat on the table.

"What's for dinner?" Pierce asked, looking at Hellcat.

"You can't possibly be asking me that," Hellcat rolled eyes.

Pierce snuck into his seat with a pout on his pink lips.

Nightingale, Bullet and Virus came in at a time.

The fact that Bullet and Virus are Romanio's dogs made them close to Nightingale too, they move together.

Immediately they sat, Aaron pushed the food table into the hall.

Aaron is the chef, he cooks and serves alone.

He started by serving their table.

"This is too salty" Nightingale said immediately as she tasted the chicken.

For an unknown reason, she loves picking on Aaron.

"It's not salty," Lush said after tasting it.

"Same here, it's fucking okay" Pierce added.

"Shut the fuck up you two!" Nightingale yelled, throwing the chicken at Aaron's face.

Aaron hit it away before it could hit his face.

Nightingale stood slowly.

"Did you just.... Hit it away?" She sneered.

"Was I supposed to allow it to hit my face? I value my face a lot," Aaron replied simply and resumed serving

Nightingale picked another chicken and made to throw it at him again but Hellcat held her hand.

She took the chicken from her and slapped her with it.

👥 I've been expecting their fight

👥 It's been a while!

👥 Nightingale!!!

👥 Hellcat!!!!

"You fucking slapped me" Nightingale smirked, walking to Hellcat.

Hellcat sat back, and Nightingale grabbed a plate from the table.

She broke it and grabbed a piece before walking to Hellcat, she shoved the piece into Cat's arm without waiting.

"Nightingale!" Terrius stood.

Pandora pulled him back to his seat.

"If you interfere, I'll kill you" she rolled eyes.

"As if you can," he muttered.

Lush and Pierce are already eating, without minding the upcoming chaos.

"I'm betting on Nightingale," Virus said.

"Are you kidding? Hellcat's the real deal," Bullet smiled, getting his phone.

He started making a video as Hellcat stood from her seat with a bleeding arm.

She grabbed a plate of rice and poured it on Nightingale's face, then she grabbed her arm, twisted it behind and lifted her off the ground. She threw her backwards, and Nightingale landed on the long table.

All the meals poured away as Nightingale stood and threw a kick at Hellcat.

Hellcat bent backwards, so the kick just passed by, and immediately she stood straight, she grabbed Nightingale's leg, pulling her down from the table.

👥 Whoa!!!

She drew out a combat knife from her straps, and shoved it into Nightingale's arm, twisting it in.

"Aarrgg!!" Nightingale moaned painfully.

Pandora smiled secretly.

"Hellcat or no one," Rapunzel said.

"Are you still betting on Nightingale?" Bullet nudged Virus.

"Hellcat might win now, but not later" Virus smirked.

"Thanks for the entertainment," Terrius said, playing with his spoon.

"The pain of wasted food" Lush licked her lips, looking at the food on the ground.

"I know, right?" Pierce replied, licking his lips too.

Hellcat stood from Nightingale and walked out of the hall, leaving the knife in Nightingale's arm.

*

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MARY'S APARTMENT

With her bible in hand, Mary has been praying on her knees since Hellcat brought her back. Her lips are still swollen as a result of the slap Romanio gave her, it hurts a lot.

She hasn't stopped praying even for a second, she's already sweating despite the fact that she's wearing just the hood. Virus tore her pants and bra away the other time, so nothing is under the hood.

The door opened and she jumped up, thinking they came for her again. Aaron came in with a tray of food which he dropped on the bed.

"You must eat within thirty minutes, I'll come back for the plates by then" he said and turned to go.

A quick idea popped up in Mary's head immediately she sighted a fork on the tray. She quickly grabbed it and hid it in the hoodie pocket before seizing her breath.

She fell down immediately, pretending to pass out. Aaron heard the thud as she fell, he looked back and saw her lying on the floor, looking lifeless.

"The fuck" he muttered and walked to her. He squatted beside her.

"Hey Holy Mary!" He shouted, hitting her cheeks gently.

Her eyes remained shut. He placed two fingers on her nose, checking for any sign of breathing, but she's not breathing.

"She was standing just now, what the..."

He stood and took his phone, dialling Rosario's line.

"Lord Rosario, she's not breathing!" He said quickly.

"What the fuck are you talking about?" Rosario replied.

"She passed out for real," Aaron replied, and Rosario hung up immediately.

Two minutes later, Rosario rushed in.

He controlled his eyes from widening when he saw Mary's body on the ground. He felt her heartbeats, no single one came.

Aaron's eyes widened when he carried her in his arms immediately.

"Boss why are....

"Get me the defender's key!" Rosario snapped.

"Yes boss!" Aaron rushed out of the room.

Rosario carried Mary out in his arms, and every member of the empire trooped out to watch.

The only lady Rosario has ever talked freely to is Hellcat, and he even hates rubbing bodies with ladies so it's shocking. Romanio is among the onlookers too, he's watching with a smirk.

"Is that what I'm thinking?" Romanio thought

Rosario got to the underground park with Mary and met Aaron waiting.

He opened the defender's backseat already, so he dropped her inside the car.

"Get in," he ordered.

"Yes Lord" Aaron said and got in with him.

They both drove out of the empire, to the hospital.

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LAWRENCEVILLE HOSPITALS

The black Defender halted in front of it, and five nurses rushed out with a stretcher immediately.

Mary was placed on it and four nurses pushed in the stretcher.

"Where's Lawrence?" Rosario asked the fifth nurse impatiently.

Lawrence is a member of The Falcons, he's the head doctor of the hospital.

"Lord Rosario?" Lawrence came down from a white car immediately, his falcon tattoo glaring at the back of his neck.

"Get your ass inside right now, and bring her back to life!" Rosario said in a tone of urgency.

Understanding the urgency code, Lawrence rushed in.

Meanwhile....

The nurses were about to enter the ER when Mary suddenly sat up on the stretcher.

"What the hell!" The nurses shouted as she brought out the fork from her pocket.

She stabbed them on the thigh, arm, stomach and back respectively.

They all fell, bleeding from the stabbed areas.

"Forgive me Jesus, for I don't know what I'm doing" she said and jumped down from the stretcher

She turned to the other direction and started running out, but unluckily, Rosario appeared with Lawrence and Aaron.

"Wait....what" Aaron said shockingly.

Rosario smirked, getting her trick.

"How dare you" he said, seemingly angry.

"Fuck" Lawrence mumbled when he saw the bleeding nurses.

Mary started walking backwards.

"Our father..

"Who art in heaven..

"Hallowed be thy...

Before she could say NAME, she turned back like a flash and ran madly down the hallway.

"Get her," Rosario said calmly.

Lawrence and Aaron went after her immediately.

"All Mary are the same" he said, lightening a cigar.

He brought it to his lips but he still wasn't able to smoke it.

He dropped it and marched it.

"Romanio was right, you belong in the slaves cell" He added

The hoodie kept jumping up on her body as Mary ran, almost giving out her nakedness.

She looked back and when she saw no one's behind her, she resumed her race.

"Why haven't I gotten out? I've been running for ages," she said with a loud breath, sighting an elevator.

"Oh!, Oh that's an elevator, thank goodness!" She said and ran in.

No one entered with her till the door closed, and she took a deep breath.

She remembered the nurses she stabbed and started feeling guilty immediately.

She went on her knees and held the rosary on her neck.

"Christ, I plead for forgiveness, I was just fighting for freedom, please pardon me" she prayed.

"In the name of the father, the son, and of the holy spirit" she did the sign of the cross before standing.

She smiled as the elevator got to the ground floor.

"Thank you jes....

The door opened, revealing Aaron and Lawrence in front of it.

"No" her eyes widened.

"Come out" Lawrence said meanly.

Aaron smiled with an eye.

Mary gummed herself to the wall, not ready to come out.

Lawrence got in with her, and she started trembling.

"How dare you hurt my nurses, you shitty piece!" He barked, slapping her across the face.

Her lips bled as she fell and hit her head on the metal wall. The spot she hit on the wall started bleeding too. Her head spun, and her eyes turned on their own.

"Bitch!" Lawrence shot and tried to hit her again, but Aaron held his hand.

"Lord Rosario might get angry if he sees you doing this to her," Aaron said.

Lawrence withdrew his hand.

"Who's she to him anyways?"

"She was brought from Blood's church in Russia, she's a rev sister" Aaron replied.

"The fuck is she doing in the empire?" Lawrence glared.

By now, Mary has already passed out.

"Don't know" Aaron replied, and Rosario appeared.

They both bowed as he entered the elevator with them.

He looked at Mary's unconscious body and faced Aaron.

"Back to the car," he said.

"Yes boss" Aaron replied and quickly heaped her up in his arms.

Rosario left the elevator, and he followed behind as they walked out of the hospital.

*

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10PM≈ THE FALCONS EMPIRE~ ROMANIO'S ROOM**

Romanio dropped his stick of cigar after he got tired of it.

He's not the type to get tired of smoking, but Mary's case is really disturbing.

If it's what he's really thinking, then he needs to eliminate her before this goes deeper.

"How could he even think of letting that happen after what Mary did to us" he huffed, unwrapping a bubble gum which he threw into his mouth.

He just started chewing when Nightingale came in.

"And what the hell took you so long!" He yelled.

"What?, You still need me after trying to fuck that ugly thing?" She replied hotly.

"What if I tried?, You don't own my darn dick!" Romanio snapped angrily.

"I fucking told you that I'll kill any other girl who tastes your dick besides me!" She shouted at him, and Romanio roughed his hair.

The tattoos of various kinds of snakes on his body shone dangerously, he's shirtless.

"You're crossing the line" he said with the remaining calmness in him.

"I'm your girlfriend Romanio!, Your sexcapades should only be limited to my pussy!" She shouted again, and that made him go mad completely.

He grabbed his gun from the table, and shot at her arm.

"Romanio!!" She shouted shockingly, holding the bleeding arm.

"Strip or I'm dropping a bullet on your second arm" he smirked, rolling his dark eyes.

Nightingale took off her leather trousers immediately, her arm kept bleeding as she did.

She's not wearing pants, so she proceeded to her cropped blouse.

"Get your fucking ass on the bed" Romanio ordered, still pointing the gun at her.

She tremblingly got on the bed, and he dropped the gun, getting rid of his pants before climbing with her.

"On all fours" he ordered and she obeyed.

She went on all fours and he thrusted roughly into her immediately.

"Fuck! Romanio!" She screamed out as he started riding her pussy.

"There's nothing like dating in my dictionary, ok bitch?" He said, slapping her ass cheeks.

"Yes Romanio!" She replied loudly as he grabbed her right nipple, pressing so hard as if to extract breast milk.

"Romanio!!" She screamed out again, his dick almost intertwining her intestines.

Her pussy is currently on a large fire. His balls hit repeatedly on her ass, and he kept fucking her so hard.

The blood from her bleeding arm wet the bedsheets already, but he cares less. He pressed her second nipple as hard as he pressed the first.

"Romanio damn! Damn me!"

"Ahh please!"

"Fuck!!"

"I might be fucking you, but I still remain your boss, understood?" He said, pushing in his dick mercilessly again.

"Ahh yes!, Yes Romanio!" She screamed again, more blood escaping her arm.

Just when she thought he'd stop, he started thrusting harder, and she felt tears escaping her eyes.

"Romanio please!"

"Ahh!, I'm on fire!"

"Oh no yeah!"

"Moan my name!" He ordered.

"Fuck me harder Romanio!, Ouch!"

11PM

The empire is still loud with noises coming from every angle, the guards are on standby, walking around on shifts.

Some are partying, while some are doing night training at the arena, some are still boxing in the ring, while some are fucking in the open.

It's the usual sight at night.

Rapunzel got to the apple tree and looked up at once. As expected, Clyde is up there.

"Apple fairy" she smiled, keeping her gun in her strap.

"Stop calling me that" he replied, and she climbed the tree with him.

The apple tree is like a home for him, he has a room but he has never slept in it, he spends his nights and free time on the tree.

"Aren't you gonna prepare for your trip tomorrow?" He asked, rubbing his revealing biceps.

Rapunzel took a glance and looked away.

"I'll start preparing by 12, I'll just stay here till then" she replied.

Clyde rested his back on a branch and closed his eyes.

Rapunzel looked at him and smiled again.

Pandora was coming to take a peek at Clyde too, but the lights on the tree illuminated their faces.

Immediately she saw Rapunzel with him, she turned back and left.

*

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THE IMPERIUM EMPIRE≈ 12AM**

Blood's death has made the empire as silent as a graveyard since the news of his death got announced.

The members of the empire have been in mandatory silence, to show respect for his soul.

Lucifer entered the computer lab after getting a call from Enzo ( the godfather of the empire, Blood's father)

Lucifer is the closest to Blood when he was still alive, so it's obvious he'll be the next boss.

He projected his phone screen on the polished ground and Enzo's face appeared.

"I have just two minutes to spend, The Falcons are hunting" Enzo said immediately.

"I understand boss," Lucifer replied, bowing respectfully.

"Blood is dead, they expect me to come out for revenge,but not when Preet is still well and alive" Enzo laughed, smoking hemp calmly.

"Preet is still alive? Where's she? We need her boss" Lucifer said.

"Not now, but control the mob for now" Enzo replied.

"Yes boss!" Lucifer bowed.

"Together with Jeff," Enzo said.

"Understood boss," Lucifer replied, and the projector went off.

Lucifer smiled slowly, clenching his fists.

"Falcons, you bastards should better be ready" he said with an evil smirk