Ivy walked around her sister's corpse. She sniffled as she gazed into the cold eyes of the fierce woman that she once loved as her only sister. The other female soldiers paid close attention as Ivy proceeded to light a match.The body was placed on a pile of wood. Petrol was poured over the corpse and the women stood a few feet away from the wood. It was the family's belief that a matron should be cremated and the ashes scattered to the wind. They believed that in that sacred practice, the matron would be able to pass it's wisdom to the new one.A boom set the corpse ablaze. Ivy gazed at the burning wood and while she did so, anger filled her spirit. She wanted to kill Oliver so much. Her heart ached from the anger she felt. She stood still and watched the fire ravage the body of the matron and while the flames burned, the women all turned to her and bowed. "We accept you, Ivy, as our matron. We believe that this sacred act will fill you with the wisdom that you need to lead us. We k

Minerva coughed as Oliver walked into the room. She was sitting beside Marv, and he had his arms wrapped around her. Mia sat at the side of the room, and she gazed at Oliver as he took his seat."So, what now? Is it over?" Mia asked. She was unasy, everyone could tell. "We did not really achieve anything in our trip, and as far as I can tell, I think we might have a fully blown war soon." She added and Stefano sighed."There will be no war. I understand that we are in a tight spot at the moment, but we must not give up. Everything will fall into place. I know it will." Oliver said, but Stefano laughed out loud. Oliver turned his gaze to him and frowned at Stefano's behavior."Is anything funny?" He asked Stefano who managed to stop himself from laughing."Yes, everything is funny. You are funny. I don't know how you manage to do but your optimism might be the very thing that kills you." Stefano said to him. Marv instantly got alarmed, and Minerva placed her hand on his lap to calm him

Oliver paced around the room. Time was no longer on his side and he knew. His brain tried to process a lot of details, but the more he thought about it, the more it all seemed dim. He sighed and sank into a chair. Perhaps it was time to use blunt Force. Oliver had tired to be reasonable, but reason was far from what was happening. If he wanted a way out, he had to find people willing to join him in his expedition. The shadows were always on his side. He knew they could not betray him. No matter what happens, he had to resist arrest.As Oliver was still deep in thoughts, the door opened. Stefano walked into the room with the usual stride and awkwardness."Look, I'm sorry for the way I acted earlier. We are all worked up. You know how these things are. I would really love it if we were to put it behind us," Stefano apologized. Oliver just sighed."That's your fucking business, Stefano. I do not have time to entertain you right now. If you are here to waste my time, you'd better leave,"

Rebecca dashed into the hotel room that she was staying with Gerald. Gee heart beat heavily as she thought about what she had just discovered. It was big, very big. She just kept pacing around the room while her mind wandered. She took out her phone and gazed at it. Then she opened it and played the tape she had made.There in the tape was Oliver shooting stefano in the head. Rebecca had overheard Viktor Making a phone call about a certain location and decided to check it out. She was not so sure of what awaited her there but if it was important to Viktor, then it was worth the try. She had managed to witness half of the drama and when the shadows streamed into the room, she just quickly took her phone out and started recording.She paid much attention to when Oliver walked towards Stefano and blew his brains out. Rebecca had gasped. She wanted to record more but then she heard the sirens. She quickly left the scene and went back to the hotel"Oliver Lionheart, you are at my mercy now

Pascal could not shake off the strange words that Evan had spoken to him. Why was the man acting so distant? He sighed and shrugged it off. Pascal Checked his time. It was already far spent. He sighed as he took his phone to call Mia. It was supposed to be their dinner but ever since, things had been falling apart. He wanted to call her but he did not know what to say. So, Pascal just sighed and dropped the phone on the table. But then, the phone rang. It was Mia."Speak of the devil and she shall appear," he said and chuckled."Were you thinking about me?" She asked him and he sighed."I was. I wanted to invite you to dinner. I'm sorry for the way I left the other day. I was just caught up with work and I could not wait any longer. So, what do you say? I want to treat you." He told her and she smiled on the other side of the phone."You were a real dick last time though. I was scared of you for a moment. It was my first time seeing the detective side of you and for some strange reas