{ GATHERING RESOURCES } the door creaked open, and and Jackson's eyes widened in amazement. Inside Jonas's room, it was empty, save for a neatly made bed and a few scattered belongings. There were no signs of Jonas ever having been there. Inspector Merrill and his team searched every nook and cranny, but all they found were ordinary items: clothes, books, and personal items. There was no evidence linking Jonas to the house.Dickson stood by, watching the search unfold with a calm demeanor. He knew that Akuma, his mysterious ally, had ensured that there would be no trace of Jonas left behind. Despite the tension in the air, Dickson remained composed, he knew he could trust Akuma. After an exhaustive search, Inspector Merrill turned to Dickson with a frustrated expression. "There's nothing here, Mr. Dickson," he admitted grudgingly. "But mark my words, we'll find your son, and when we do, he'll face justice for his crimes."Dickson met Merrill's gaze evenly. "I have nothing to hide,

{ AKUMA IN DISGUISE } I looked at the gaming system and the layout, and everything about it had changed. I was fortunate to still have my gaming avatar, but I don't understand a bit of the gaming system. "What is going on?" I asked Shadow Blade.[AKUMA IS WHAT IS GOING ON, IF YOU WOULD ASK ME.] THE BEST WAY TO WIN THIS FIGHT IS IF HE CHANGES THE GAMING SYSTEM. You need time to master it, but I can help you through the steps. Shadow Blade comforted "Can you do that? I mean, change the system's programming. I thought this should be done by the programmers only." I asked, not understanding how Akuma was able to change the gaming system.[I KNOW YOU ARE FINDING IT HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT I HAVE EVERYTHING OTHER CONTROL.] Claw reassured me as I laid to sleep. The chirping sound of the birds woke me up. I looked at my phone, and I saw many missed calls from my friends.[I SIGHED] Walking into the bathroom, I had a warm shower and got ready for school. I made sure to lock my doors and bolt

{ AKUMA GAINING CONTROL } All the students began to vote, I looked around and tried to catch a glimpse of the votes of the students nearest to me. The thought that the Dean could be Mr. Dickson crept back into my mind if that was true then we are screw if we are to drop our phones with a man like him. There is no guarantee what he was going to do to it. I looked up to see the wide screen and I saw most of the student were voting for their phones to be dropped. " What?" I shouted in anger making some of them look at me. I saw the looks on their faces too, many of them didn't understand how the votes were not in our favor as students. I looked back at George who was grinning right in front of me. " Something is wrong," I looked at Zack who was also scared to see that people were voting in favor of the phones being dropped " Claw can you do something about this? I think the system is being manipulated." I said silently [ GIVE ME A MOMENT AND LET I DO MY THING ] Claw replied and I ke

{ GETTING BACK AT AKUMA: REVENGE ON }" Akuma can steal our avatars" I raised my eyes looking at their faces. " What do you mean to steal our avatars?" Zack looked at me again. " Calm down guys, I think you are taking this thing the wrong way." I looked at their faces. " Can you explain what you meant that he stole our avatars? how?" Rosetta pressed further " Is that even possible?" Zack asked again " Yes, I recently just found that it is possible and it has to do with the upgrade of the system. Normally, once you defeat your gaming counterpart, it is left to the system to bestow you with a new avatar as a gift and have your system upgraded but with Akuma now interfering with the system then our avatar can be stolen. I mean taken once we are killed." I dropped the bombshell and I looked at them " What! Are you saying we can die in real life?" Zack asked with disbelief" I don't know how it works but I need to tell you all to get your guards up. I know this is difficult but on the

{ AKUMA'S PLAN ; part 1 }Christopher couldn't get up as he drooled. Many of the students laughed, seeing I still had it in me, while some of them flocked to my side, and some saw me as a bully. I know I would never bulky anybody. I was even trying my best to have them protected. A male professor walked in and saw Christopher lying on the floor. The department was silent as everyone looked at his stern face. "What happened here?" He asked, looking at Chris on the floor and back at everyone. Nobody was ready to talk, and I knew they were ready to get punished on my behalf. I wasn't going to let that happen. "I did that," I said out loud from the back seat. "You mean you had him knocked out?" The teacher asked with disbelief, seeing how big Christopher was. He knew his son I guess he didn't know much about me. " Report yourself to the school authorities." He ordered, and I walked out of the class. "Get him to the university infirmary." The professor ordered some of the students, and C