Chapter 11: Power Obsession

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"Naomi is probably mad right now." I said, staring at the empty swivel chair which is Naomi's favorite seat in our headquarters. I'm with the bloody demons and Elijah's group. We are just standing up, looking at different directions, each lost in their own thoughts.

"The former president is taking control of our school's newspaper and he created a rumor that Naomi is being irresponsible for being absent," Julia said, holding our school's newspaper.

"The students are starting a rally in front of the main building. This is bad." Nike said, looking out of the window.

"You have to substitute Naomi for now or she will lose her position." Thea said, looking at me.

"Why is she even obsessed with that position? She already has tons of courses, she is also the leader of your group, and she is the president.

Don't you think it's too much?" Chase asked, confusion written all over his face. Naomi has a weak body but she kept on overexerting it.

"It was terrible when we entered this school. Gal Du Ho, the former president, was the son of the president of Korea. He implemented the way of thinking from Korea to this school. The dean can't control it since it is the student's rights. He is the creator of the ranking system but it only has looks category before. Elise decided to steal the position and she succeeded but she wasn't able to remove the vice president, Ga Hyuna. Hyuna is the daughter of Korea's vice president and the girlfriend of Du Ho." I explained, looking at the ceiling.

"How did she even took the position from him?" Elijah asked, amazement on his voice. Damn, don't make me jealous. Wait, what the hell am I thinking?!

"She challenged him in everything. Sports, talent shows, fashion shows, IQ exams, and more. She won everything and she was idolized by many students and she also gained their trust. Then the dean assisted her by making us re-elect the whole council." Thea answered.

"Why not give it to someone else? There are many trustworthy students here." Kyousuke suggested and the four of us shakes our head.

"If only things are like that. Even the most trustworthy person in the world, when facing great power, it is hard for them to resist the urge to take advantage of it. Even us. We might get drowned in power, unlike Naomi. She experienced power ever since she was a child and she is also trained to be a great leader." Julia asked, looking down at her feet.

I can't blame her. There was a time when we were still in high school, she got overwhelmed by power. It created chaos. She even left our group and Naomi was hurt the most even if she didn't show. Power can manipulate the mind and make you hurt the people who care about you the most.

Several knocks on the door interrupted my train of thoughts. "Come in." The door opened and Du Ho and Hyuna entered. "Are we interrupting an important discussion?" Du Ho asked mockingly, smirking. Don't worry, I will destroy that smirk of yours, jerk.

"What do you want former student council president and useless vice president?" I asked, putting emphasis on the words, former and useless. Their smirks fade away, they look pathetic that I could only laugh.

"So the rumors are true? Naomi is missing in action?" Du Ho sneered, looking around our headquarters.

"Oh my. Stop acting like you're innocent when you created that rumor yourself." Julia said, clearly irritated. The two uninvited guests burst out laughing. What the hell is funny?

"So what if I created it? It's good to know that I'll be having my position back. To be fair, when Naomi is back, we will immediately have re-election. Do not warn her beforehand or I'll take her position now." He said, trying to threaten us.

"Uhm, hello? I'm her substitute right now so even if we warn her, you won't be able to steal her position." I added in a mocking tone. "Are you challenging me, miss Alexa?" Hyuna asked, making me smirk. "There is no need for a challenge when the winner is as clear as water, soon-to-be-former vice president." I stated and my friends laughed.

"Have you forgotten? I can brainwash those stupid students. If that happens, you will be powerless, miss ambitious." Another threat by Du Ho.

I walked towards him and pulled his collar towards me.

"I dare you to try me. I dare you, Gal Du Ho." I said, in a threatening tone. I looked straight at his black mischievous eyes.

"Don't worry, I won't disappoint you, Alexa Dives. Meet me tomorrow, six in the morning, at the hidden arena." He said and I let his collar go. "I'll watch you lose, miss Alexa~" Hyuna sneered with a little wave of her right hand and they left.

I let myself plump on the sofa as I massage my temples. "Chill. They really love empty threats." Nike said as she sat beside me.

"What's the plan?" Elijah asked, observing me from behind.

"We will meet them there. Make sure to bring weapons but stop me from assassinating them." I said as I took a folder from the table. A report from a spy in Du Ho's organization.

"So we are back to being assassins?" Thea asked, making me stop reading. "We won't come back to being an assassin if Naomi is not with us. We are not Crumenta Daemones without her." I said as I read the whole report about Du Ho's activities in the past week.

Crumenta Daemones is what our assassin organization called. We created this organization when we were in first-year middle school. We assassinate every corrupt leader. We also accept contracts but our identities are kept hidden. That is when we met these five.

I can still remember it as if it was only yesterday. Those empty yellow eyes that caught my attention when I assassinated a corrupt governor. He just stared blankly at me then told me. "Thank you for killing my uncle and saving me. Those red eyes of yours...it's too captivating." He said, his eyes still void of any emotion.

"Alexa?" Elijah asked, pulling me back to reality. "Yes?"

"You were lost in thoughts for a while now, we are talking about how we can help Naomi in her campaign." He said, making me blush. Why am I even reminiscing the past?

"That's easy. We must keep our rankings while you boys will climb the rankings. The higher the rank, the better. That way, we will have a greater influence." I said when I finally recovered.

"They will probably try to threaten one of us, what will we do?" Kyousuke asked.

"Let's go with the flow. Be a spy. But don't let them control you, okay? Remember, friends over power," Apollo stated, putting emphasis on the last sentence.

"They might use dirty tricks though. They can use our spy as their hostage." Chase added.

"We are not that weak. Don't eat or drink everything they give. As long as possible, don't be alone with them inside a closed room. Always bring a gun and a dagger," Thea stated and we all nodded.

"Let's get ready for tomorrow's showdown then."