{ JONAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY}The SUV raced through the night, the sound of sirens fading into the distance as they left the prison behind. Inside, tension hung thick in the air, mingling with the scent of blood and sweat. Dickson lay in the backseat, his breathing shallow, his face pale as he kept losing a lot of blood. Jonas hovered over him, his hands trembling as he tried to apply pressure to his father's wound. Blood kept flowing as he tried to apply pressure on the wound. "Keep pressing," Jackson urged, his voice strained with worry. "We need to stop the bleeding." He shouted from the driver's seat trying to make sure Jonas was applying pressure on Dickson's woundJonas nodded, his gaze fixed on his father's face. "Hang in there, Dad," he whispered, his voice choked with emotion. "We're going to get you help."But as the moments passed, Dickson's condition only seemed to worsen. His breathing grew ragged, and his skin grew even paler beneath Jonas's trembling hands. The fear of l
{ 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,
{ A REVISED GAMING SYSTEM} I sat down, thinking of what I was going to do. I knew by now that Mr. Dickson knew that I was having Diana. I wondered why he was not coming to attack me. The university was resuming soon, and a part of me thought of freeing Diana. Rosetta entered my mansion. with a smile, "Good morning, Frederick." She greeted "Rose, I wasn't expecting to see you this morning." I replied. I looked at her dressing and saw she was different. She had been using the money she had gotten from the system to make some little changes. She had gotten herself a car and also bought some fancy clothes. "Why are you here, Rosetta?" "Well, the university is resuming soon. Have you thought about what we discussed?" She asked, taking a seat. "I told you already; I think I am not going back in there. Besides, the board is run by Mr. Dickson." I walked towards the wine bar. "Wine?" I looked back to notice she was staring at me. "Is there something here you want to tell me?" I asked, jud
{ 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 TAKES OVER THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS}I looked at the dean seated before him before I walked out of his office. I looked back at him again, and he felt familiar. I quickly played my game, and I lost. I felt downcast, and I reduced my points. "We need to do something about this Shadow Blade," I said, gently clenching my phone.I AM WORKING ON IT, BUT IT IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY. JUST TRY AND MASTER THE GAMES AND THE RULE. [I AM SURE YOU WILL FIND OUT THE PERSON PULLING THE STRINGS] Shadow Blade assured me. My mind went back to the dean: "Is there a possibility that Akuma can shapeshift?" I asked again, sensing I had seen him. [SHAPE SHIFT] I don't think so, Frederick. EVERY AVATAR HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE POWERS, BUT POWERS CAN BE STOLEN IF YOU KILL AM AVATAR AND THE GAMER. Claw answered. I stopped abruptly as I walked through the school hall. "What do you mean kill the gamer? Are you telling me if I am killed, then my gaming avatars and power will belong to my killer?" I asked with dis
{ 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
{ CHANGED RULES }We all looked back and saw Emily " What are you talking about?" she asked taking her seat beside us. I looked at Zack and we quickly changed the subject. " What do you think about us dropping our phones with the school administrators?" I looked at Emily She shrugged a bit " I think that is a little awkward and I won't definitely feel safe knowing my phone is with them. what if they decide to snoop through them?" Emily looked at us as I looked at Zack and the rest " What do you think we should do?" Flora asked There was a huge silence between us all, I looked at Emily again and noticed I had seen a laptop with her the other time. " Do you know anything about system hacking?" I looked at Emily's face " Why?" She asked back adjusting her spectacles" I think you could help us if you know how to transfer some of the apps on our phones into something more electronic." I relaxed on my chair" I don't understand what you are asking from me. What do you want me to do?" E
{ 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