Chapter 5

1 hour before party

Elijah was getting ready to host the party he was doing his last makeup touches. He had just finished talking to his demon contracter. He was checking himself out in the mirror.

"Hmm~, Pretty good not as good as me though~." Suddenly he heard someone talking in a teasing tone. Startled Elijah starts to turn around.

When he completely turned around he saw two beautiful eyes but he only saw chilling indifference in those eyes which seems to be able to see through his soul.

"W-w-who a-are you?"

It took him some time to regain his calm. Even though he had regain his bearing but it did not mean he was not scared truth is he was terrified after all he could not sense him.

"Who i am doesn't matter. What matters is what do you know about Amanda's mother."

when he heard a familiar name he finally was able to think properly and when he did he was able to recognise the person infront of him.

"It seems you have recognised me now then answer my question."

As if able to read his mind the person infront of talked. But there was something that didn't make sense to Elijah.

"How do you know about that?" "Just answer my questions."

Hearing the reply of the young man Elijah got furious as it has been a long time since some one been so arrogant.

"Do you know who i am?" " Heh,demon contracter."

Hearing the reply Elijah was stunned for a second before he unexpectedly attack the young man infront of him but something out of the world happened as the punch which was mere 15 cm away from young man face started to slow down and without giving him any time to think the person infront of him ie Gojo attack him in the chin.

The attack was too fast to block. He flet heavy pain throughout his chin. his chin seems to have completely broken.

Pain proved to be too much for Elijah as he felt to the floor nearly unconscious. Gojo waited for him to get up and when him got up he heard a cold word which sent shiver through his spine.

With a cold smile Gojo uttered a single word while him pointed his finger toward Elijah.

[Red]

That was the last word Elijah heard before he was blasted off and lost conscious.

Elijah woke up after unknown period of time.when he opened his eyes he hurriedly started to look around and when his eye landed upon a figure standing not so far from him leaning towards the wall. With a cold smile Gojo asked him.

"Ready to talk."

Gojo POV

This is interesting Ren didn't mention anything about Amanda's mother being a victim of mind breaker curse. It was unexpected honestly but this leads me to believe what i thought. Making Ren beleive that this world is not same as he has written. It might just be the Truth.

Well on to the matter of Elijah i made sure that he could not make any contact with Angelica. As that would be a problem for current me i would need to get in touch with her after i became sure that i could subdue her though.

I was making sure this event goes without any problem there was some differences as Elijah was not in the best state of mind.

Amanda POV

After finishing the elective i was going to return toward my room when Elijah announced. "If anyone is interested since today is our first lecture I will be hosting an after-party. It'll be great if you can come!"

When I heard that i nodded and verbally confirmed that i would participate in this after-party. I normally would not have participated in this type of party but i needed to enquire about my mother with Elijah as his gift that he gave me had the picture of my mother. I needed to know if something was being hidden from me regarding my mother.

Time skip during the party.

Sitting on the sofa, Amanda was lost in her own thoughts. Occasionally she would glance to her right where a male student sat. He looked completely out of place with his clothes that did not suit the atmosphere. He had short black hair and blue ocean-like eyes. His features that were devoid of any pimples or freckles looked clean and pleasant. Though he could've been considered handsome, he was only average if compared to the likes of Jin and Kevin.

Looking at him, Amanda couldn't help but look at him in confusion. He was currently sitting on a sofa sipping on some wine looking extremely bored. No one approached him, nor did he approach anyone and he seemed to enjoy the solitude as he would occasionally mumble to himself.

...was what he said true?

The reason why Amanda was paying so much attention to him was because that very same student had approached her earlier. It was when she was on the balcony looking at the moon lost in her own thoughts.

...It was odd.

She had a vague recollection of him, as he was one of the more famous students in her class. Not in a good way though...

The 'weirdo' was what they called him.

She wasn't sure about the details, but he was regarded by most of the students as a weirdo that they should avoid at all costs.

Thinking about her interactions with him, Amanda couldn't agree more.

...he was a weirdo.

Usually, the male students would come towards her and try all ways to get her attention.

yet, he only told her two things before leaving. What was even more confusing were the things that he said to her.

'You should be careful tonight...' and 'Something might happen tonight, and you might be the target—no, you're most likely the target'

If this was a new trick to try to get her attention, he had succeeded.

At that time she also noticed that another student was near them he was observing the male student coming near her and inviting her for dance.

He had a amused face as if this all was just entertainment for him. He was also considered as a weirdo in the class not as much as Ren though. He had what could be said to be extremely handsome face but something that was weird about him was he was wearing a blindfold. She thought he was blind with keen sense but during VR it didn't seem to be the case.

Back to the matter at the hand.She didn't really put his warning to heart, but she definitely started paying more attention to her surroundings.

Having been in these sorts of situations since young, her temperament became cautious. If anything remotely suspicious happened she would immediately raise her guard to the maximum.

Scanning the hall everything seemed normal, and apart from a few people already getting drunk, there was nothing odd about the...hm?

Drunk?

Weren't wines the only thing that were served here?

How could people get drunk off of wine?

Instantly Amanda knew that something was wrong.

Hiding her hand behind her back, she prepared to summon her bow in case something dangerous happened.

-Thud! -Thud! -Thud!

One after another students started falling on the ground.

Amanda instinctively tried to summon her bow but a wave of vertigo caused her to lose her bearing.

Stumbling around, she tried her best to support herself against a pillar.

Looking around, every student fell on the ground unconscious.

"Damm it!"

Gnashing her teeth, Amanda tried her best to combat the drug effects.

Although the drug was strong, she still did not lose consciousness. It partly had to do with the fact that she was one of the strongest people in the room and her strong mentality.

...but she didn't know how long she could remain conscious for. Time was ticking and she could only try her best to not fall for whatever plot someone was brewing.

Looking around she tried to look for the boy that had warned her beforehand...but it was to no avail as he was missing.

'Is he the mastermind behind this...?'

Thought Amanda as she looked for any traces of him. It wasn't wrong of her to suspect him as he just suddenly disappeared as soon as everyone started falling on the ground. To call this not suspicious would be a lie...

'Maybe he was the type of person that loved to tease his prey?'

But she quickly denied the possibility. Although he was weird, she could tell he wasn't the culprit. Although Amanda didn't like to talk much and always seemed to be absorbed in her books, she was always observing. It was something she developed over the years to get a better read on who had malicious intentions against her. Their posture, their expressions, their temperament, she could pretty much determine if someone had any ill will or was wearing a mask to hide their true selves by observing those things.

Although he was weird, she could tell at first glance he meant no harm.

"Cough!...cough! kh-Amanda!"

Coughing and stumbling on the ground, Elijah walked towards Amanda.

Looking at Elijah who seemed to be in distress Amanda took a few steps back.

"Huff..huff..huff"

Dropping on one knee, Elijah panted heavily.

"Kh-what's happening?"

Amanda who although was also suffering, tried her best to restrain herself from helping Elijah.

Her instincts told her not to...yet she couldn't help but take a step towards his direction. He was the only key she had to find her mother...she needed closure.

Although she was struggling, Amanda was slowly getting used to the effects of the drug. Soon her mind regained some clarity.

Arriving a few meters before Elijah, Amanda extended her hand in his direction

"than-kh you"

Reaching with his right hand, Elijah tried to grab Amanda's hand...but before he could fully touch her, she smacked his hand away.

-Smack!

"Yo-u"

Shocked Elijah looked at Amanda who was glaring at him.

"Drop the act"

"Wh-at are you talk-ing about?"

"You think you can fool me when the entire time you had a smirk on your face?"

Taken aback, Elijah touched his face.

"ku ku ku"

Trembling, Elijah smiled deepened as he started laughing.

"how careless of me...I just couldn't contain my excitement"

Standing up, Elijah exaggeratively facepalmed

"Ah... I'm sorry, I just couldn't hold myself after imagining myself sharing some alone time with you, one of the three great beauties of the first years "

-Voom!

Summoning her bow, Amanda instantly drew it.

"oh my, aren't we a little too hasty?"

Raising his hands in surrender, Elijah smirked as he walked in Amanda's direction.

-Woosh! -Woosh! -Woosh!

As soon as Elijah took a step in her direction, without batting an eye, Amanda released three arrows in successions.

Suddenly three white streaks of light appeared before Elijah as the arrows whistled through the air.

-Thump! -Thump! -Thump!

"Oh wow that's some great archery"

Looking behind him, Elijah whistled in admiration as he looked at the three arrows that pierced the wall deeply.

"...too bad you missed"

Looking at Amanda who was on the floor panting heavily, Elijah had a delighted smile on his face. A couple of minutes wasn't enough to combat the drug that he had carefully prepared beforehand.

Walking slowly, Elijah savored Amanda's struggling expression.

"Yes...this is what I wanted! Finally, the oh so indifferent Amanda has finally shown me a different expression!"

"Wh-at have you done to me!"

Gritting her teeth, Amanda glared at Elijah who was only a few steps away from her.

"Oh dear, don't show me such face..."

Kneeling on one leg and holding Amanda by her chin, Elijah expression twisted savagely

"Now, now, we wouldn't want our dear Amanda showing such a face now would we?"

Grabbing onto her face, Elijah looked at her features in admiration

"If not the strict orders I received from mother Matriarch I would've already devoured you..."

"Mother Matriarch?"

"Ooops, it seems like I spoke too much"

Lightly knocking on his head, Elijah had a silly expression on his face.

"Let's just say that you're going to be thanking me soon"

-Pu!

Spitting on Elijah's face, Amanda defiantly looked at him.

"Fuck off!"

"Y-ou y-ou"

Trembling, Elijah touched his cheek where Amanda spat. Looking at his finger which was covered in saliva, Elijah faced twisted menacingly as his hand grabbed her neck

"How, how dare you spit on my face!"

His strong voice reverberated across the hall as he tightened the grip around Amanda's neck

"Unlike you, I wasn't born as beautiful as the rest. I was insulted, jeered at, and bullied for my appearance."

"This world's hierarchy is dictated by two things, beauty, and talent."

"Unlike you who had both, I had none! I was bullied and harassed throughout my whole childhood. Even my parents forsake me for my younger siblings who had better appearances than me!"

Gripping on Amanda's neck tighter, Elijah pulled her face closer to his.

"Just when I was about to end my life...mother matriarch came and saved me"

"She gave me talent, power, and my current appearance"

Glaring with all his might, Elijah's voice kept rising.

"If not for her I would be NOTHING!"

"khh"

Lessening the grip on Amanda's neck, Elijah looked at her and said

"Thus, no matter how much you struggle I will stop at nothing to complete her task!"

Sigh

Startling both Amanda and Elijah, a loud sigh resounded across the hall. Soon a pale youth with deep blue eyes walked into the hall. His eyes slightly paused on Elijah before looking at Amanda who was struggling with all her might

With an annoyed look, he scratched his head and said.

"I warned you didn't I?"

3rd person POV

A youth wearing blindfold could be seen staring at the event happening with a weird expression on his face.

"That Monarch indifference skill is weird. It seems as if Ren has completely lost control over his body.

The mana which was deep inside his body is slowly mixing with Ren's mana. Something about this situation doesn't sit right."

The event went on as it was originally supposed to go.

Ren POV

A couple of days had passed since the party, but news of what had transpired during the party spread throughout the whole academy like wildfire.

It was to the point that pretty much everyone knew what had happened.

Currently, I was staring at the front of the class in a daze. Lost in my own thoughts.

I thought that since I didn't directly participate in the main plotline of the story that the future wouldn't change.

I thought I had full control of my memories, so I decided to take advantage of them and help myself to some of the benefits whilst also trying to not affect the plotline.

But I was wrong...no matter how small the change was, once it began...there was no stopping it.

It suddenly hit me.

One little change could cause massive changes to the whole story. It was like a domino chain.

Regardless of how small the force was, once the first domino fell, like a chain reaction all the dominos fell apart.

I was naive, no! I was arrogant.

Because of my arrogance, the plotline started changing. In a way that I was losing control of the advantage that I had as the author.

I had completely ignored the fact that a character which I did not make was also in this class. Gojo Satoru at first i thought that he was just a handsome guy wearing a blindfold covering his eyes. But during the party when i was talking with Amanda he was standing right there with an amused expression as if the party might be dangerous was a amusing thing for him.

"It seems you are able to see future~,No?"

I was broken out of my daze by a teasing voice it was Gojo Satoru who was surprisingly sitting near me. It took a couple of seconds for me to register his words.

"What do you mean?"

A/N: Next chapter will be late. I have posted 3 chapters today so next chapter might take few days now I need to think what i am going to change in massacre. so, bye for now.