UNDER THE MASK - EPISODE 18

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Mika stood from where she fell when Min suddenly vanished, she dusted her gown though there’s barely any stain on it

“I’m Mika, I get what I want by any means and no is out of my league, I never take no for an answer” she said and turned to go but met Rainbow standing by the door

“How pathetic” Rainbow said with a moving smile

” And?” Mika said, going closer to her

“Pathetic and pitiful” Rainbow said

Mika appeared in front of her and tried to wound her with her nails that’s now long but Rainbow held her tight

She broke free and rolled eyes at her

“We’re same when it comes to powers, or maybe I’m a bit stronger” Rainbow said

” I hate you” Mika smirked

” On a scale of one to hundred, I can’t give you zero when it comes to likeness, I’d rather look for something empty than zero, maybe circle, so you see I hate you more than you do” Rainbow said

” Out of my way” Mika said and started heading out

“I know you’re obsessed with him, but if you want to have him, it’s not entirely impossible” Rainbow said

Mika stopped and looked back, Rainbow smiled and faced her

“What do you mean?” Mika asked

Rainbow spread her palm forward and three dices appeared on it, next to each other

Rainbow pointed at the last one. “This is you” she said

She pointed at the first one. “This is Min” she said

“You need to take this one at the middle away before you’ll be able to reach him” Rainbow said

” Who’s it?” Mika asked

” Kaitlyn , the unlucky leader, she’s like his shadow, everywhere she goes, he follows” Mika said

” The masked girl?” Mika said

” She’s not simple though, and that’s one of the reasons why I hate her, I hate people with guts and she’s got a lot of guts” Rainbow said

“So it’s like that” Mika smiled.

****

” Are you ok now?” Min asked after making Kaitlyn lay on the bed

*Yes, I’m fine” she replied slowly, smiling at him

” Have a goodnight” Min said and made to go but she jumped up from the bed and held his hand

“Why do you think I said I’m ok?, It’s because you’re here, please don’t go, stay here till tomorrow morning” she said

He looked back though he feels like staying too but he tried not to look mischievous

“Why?” He asked

“I don’t even know why I’m feeling this way, I just want you to stay, please” she said pleadingly

” No please, pleading is not allowed, a queen doesn’t plead” he smiled

” So will you stay?” She asked

” Honestly I feel the same, I don’t want to leave either” he replied

She smiled and hugged him. ” Thanks for always being helpful” she said

“Kaitlyn” he inhaled

“Huh?” She replied, looking up at him

” Can I…see your face?” He asked

” I dunno” she replied

If there’s something he’s feeling greatly right now, it’s the urge to see her face

“Please” he said

“Promise me you won’t find it weird, I’m pretty though” she said

He smiled . ” I promise” he replied

She closed her eyes slowly. “Go on” she said

Min brought his hands closer and closer to her face and just few inches to it, he stopped, changing his mind when he saw how restless she is

“Kaitlyn” he said

“Yes?” She replied, opening her eyes

“I changed my mind, let’s cancel it” he said

“Why?”

” Nothing special, and I think you should go to bed right now” he said

” You’ll stay right?, You didn’t cancel that” she said

” Of course” he replied and made her lay on the bed gently again

He sat on a stool beside her and watched her sleep but she doesn’t even feel sleepy

“Min” she called

“Yes?’ he replied

” Can you make me sleep?, I really want to sleep cos I’m so tired but it’s not coming” she said

Min held her hand and rubbed the back gently.

“It’s working” she smiled, slowly closing her eyes

“Sweet dreams” Min said before she finally slept off

Min placed his elbow on her bed and supported his cheek with his palm

“Goodnight queen” he breathed heavily

He thought about what happened earlier again

“Dad once told me before his death that a Supernatural queen is the only one who has access to her king, if any other girl as much as touches him, it’ll cause heart pain to her queen and same goes for the queen, if any man touches her except the king, it’ll cause heart pain for the king too” Min said slowly

” Does that mean I….” Min said suspiciously

“No, I better not think too high of myself, it can’t be” he said, brushing it off

” But why will she feel heart pain just at the moment Mika hugged me?, I can even hear her voice when she’s in danger now, her voice sounded in my ears the other time when she needed me” he thought deeply

” I need proper investigation” he concluded.

****

Next morning**

Min tiptoed out of Lynn’s room before she could wake up and he stumbled on Venus

“Couples thing huh?” Venus smiled

“Morning” Min replied, since the incident with Yeontan last time, he hasn’t been relating well with her

“I’m sorry” Venus said

“For?’ he replied, looking back

” Getting obsessed with you, it was actually obsession and the last time in the library at AOS, I actually tried to kiss you and that’s why Tan bit me, I’m so sorry though my obsession is all gone now” she said

” So that’s it” Min inhaled

” Forgive me” Venus pleaded

” It’s ok, we’re ok, take care” Min replied before leaving

” I can finally be at peace with myself” Venus sighed

The bell rang for practice and they all assembled in the practice ground

“Catol refused to appear last night, he has been appearing every night till you guys came yesterday, maybe that’s why he didn’t appear last night, he might appear anytime again and I think we need more practices, I mean power practice to get stronger” Dean Wang addressed

” Yes master” they all bowed.

“I and the five teachers will be your tutors, one against one” Dean Wang said

They all took their seats and one of the teachers came forward.

“Depp Ceaser and Lucien Devi” he announced

Lucien is a student in Mount Vernon and he looks as dangerous as Depp

They came forward and were given their test

“The fire formation, the one who ends without getting burnt is the winner” Dean Wang said

Depp closed his eyes and so is Lucien

They both summoned fire with their minds and it came, each has his fire in front of him and they have to control it so it won’t burn pass the line

Depp’s eyes transformed Into various colors and he’s already sweating, the fire he summoned is powerful and the naughty thing is trying hard to burn him but thanks to his new powers, he’s perfectly pushing it back

Lucien is trying too, though he seems tough but maybe not like Depp, his fire spread past the line and caught his clothes

“Aarrgh!!!!” He screamed in agony

Depp smiled arrogantly and made his own fire dissappear

“Lucien, I think you’ll burn to death at this rate” Mika thought evilly

Dean Wang is about to stop the fire when Depp stopped it with just a wave of his hand

“How weak, your fire is weak but yet, you can’t control it” he said arrogantly, walking back to his seat

Mercury rubbed her eyes slowly. “Did he just help someone?, Depp?”

“Strange things kept happening” Damon and Eden said simultaneously

” He looks different too” Min thought

Lucien was taken out of the place for treatment while Rainbow got in with another girl from the academy, Moon Mars

Moon is the most gentle in Mount Vernon but she’s…crazy when it comes to powers

“Let’s watch if Rainbow is really what she claims she is” Mika smiled

Their test is to summon bees and not get stung by it, they have to control it

“It just reminded me of the day you first came to the academy” Min said beside Kaitlyn and she laughed gently

Moon and Rainbow summoned the bees and the swam of bees came for both of them

Moon controlled with just one hand while Rainbow used two hands but she’s still losing control

It’s been long since she truly practiced on her own so she lost a lot of inner concentration indeed

Her bees crossed the line and she lost control, she started getting stung by them and won’t stop shouting and screaming, touching her body allover and trying to wave them away

Moon smiled after blowing her bees away with just air from her mouth

She positioned her fingers like a gun and started shooting Rainbow’s bees with it

“She’s cool!” Damon smiled

Moon made them leave and Rainbow looked at her hatefully

Her face is swollen as a result of the bees stings

“Don’t feel too great” she said and left angrily

“I can’t help her even if she’s at the brink of dying* Eden said

“How weak, I thought she’s great” Mika said, referring to Rainbow giving Kaitlyn malicious looks

Moon took her seat not far from Damon and their eyes met

She smiled at him and he returned it shortly.

Mercury competed with a girl named Magira by summoning giant tigers but Mercury won and Magira ended up getting wounded slightly but Mercury helped

“Thanks” Magira said before leaving

“It feels good to be thanked” Mercury thought, touching her chest

Venus fought a guy named Legion by summoning snakes but the guy ended up getting bitten by snakes

The power competition continued till night and the last in line came up

Kaitlyn and Mika.

***

AOS**

Athena can’t sleep cos no matter how much she tries, she won’t stop hearing that voice calling her name

She covered her ears with her pillow but it’s still not working

“Dean Asher told me not to go out at night” she thought, sitting up

“but what’s calling me?” She asked herself, getting curious

She got up from the bed and started walking towards the door, as if the voice is now luring her

She opened her door and walked out through the long hallway till she got to the practice ground

Only the academy lights are her company, no one

Then the voice slowly started sounding like Damon’s voice

She stopped to listen very well and like that, it sounded exactly like Damon’s voice

“Athena!” His voice called again

“Damon” she replied, tracing the voice to the woods without thinking about anything

The voice kept calling and she kept moving till she got to a spot in the woods

The air blowing there is different so she stopped and slowly looked back

Her eyes almost left their sockets when she saw the one manipulating Damon’s voice in front of her

Serpentine!

****

Mount Vernon**

Mika stepped out with Kaitlyn and Mika smiled satisfactorily

“Just what I want” she thought

“Your test is to summon imaginary demons with your minds and fight them till you make them retreat or get them killed” Dean Wang said

” Imaginary demons are just like the soul of the one who summons them, if you have a pure soul, your imaginary demon will be simple, but a dark soul will summon a wicked demon” Min smiled, knowing for sure that Kaitlyn has a pure soul

They both closed their eyes and made the enchantment then their demons arrived

Kaitlyn’s demon is just like Cyclops while Mika’s demon is as gigantic as a giant and fearful too

“You’re so dead” Mika said and rushed to her opponent but just with a wave, he made her fly back to the ground, hurting her elbow

Kaitlyn cut just a strand of her hair and threw it at the demon, making him powerless than he was before

She made to summon her sword and slash him but he fell on his knees and bowed

Min smiled. “He’s respectful,he must have inhaled her scent” he said

After he bowed, Kaitlyn relented and he vanished, Kaitlyn smiled and turned her attention to Mika who’s still fighting viciously with her demon

She’s badly injured allover her body already and at this rate, she might end up in coma so Kaitlyn stepped in and made rocks rain on the demon like rain, crushing him to death right in front of everyone

“Her powers always render me speechless” Damon smiled

” She’s cool” Moon thought, smiling and staring at Kaitlyn who just balanced herself

“What’s the meaning of that bow Kaitlyn’s demon gave her?” Venus wondered

Dean Wang smiled, knowing what it means

Mika looked at Kaitlyn angrily

“I never told you to kill him, you made me look weak you wench!” She ranted and summoned her sword, she made to slash her but Kaitlyn vanished to appear at her back

Mika faced her and tried slashing again and this time she’s successful, she slashed Kaitlyn on her tummy and her blood pumped out like a flowing river, making everyone gasp.

Min is beyond shocked and stood swiftly

Damon is about to stand too when he started hearing whistle sounds in his ears

His eyes widened. “Athena” he muttered.

*****

Athena kept running and blowing the whistle with her while Serpentine’s laughter mocked her as she did

“Damon, please save me” she thought, blowing the whistle again

Serpentine’s hand suddenly caught her from behind, throwing her down and she bled from the mouth profusely, becoming weak

“I’ve been feeling like killing since yesterday and when I remembered I have unfinished business with you, I decided to come for you, manipulating your heart with the voice of your weakness” Serpentine said, throwing her flashes with his palms and that made her bleed more, slowly losing her pulse

“Da… Damon” she said and managed to place the whistle in her mouth, she blew it with the remaining strength in her before passing out

Serpentine grew claws and made to dive it into her but a strong wind swept him off his feed, landing him far away from Athena

Damon appeared and his eyes widened when he saw Athena lying lifelessly on the ground

“This is just the start” Serpentine laughed before vanishing

Damon felt like chasing him to anywhere he enters but Athena’s life is on the line and he won’t want to regret it

He bent beside her and tilt her up in his arms

“Athena, Athena!, Athena!” He called, shaking her

She slowly opened her eyes and smiled

“I … knew… you’d.. you’d.. come” she said weakly and raised her hand to his cheek

“I just …. Love you, please take care of me, I don’t want to die yet, I still want to stay with you” she said and went unconscious again.

***

Mount Vernon**

Min rushed to Kaitlyn and pulled up her body into his arms, her blood is still flowing like a river down the place

Dean Wang is just as shocked as everyone and the other teachers

Venus is already crying and Mercury is over shocked

Eden fell and his tears is just about to start falling

Depp is smiling while Moon is unable to close her mouth

Mika grinned in a smug voice

“Lynn!!!!!!” Min screamed, shaking her body badly but it seems she’s really dead

“No….no…..no Lynn!!!!!!!” He cried, his eyes turned red in anger which he’s ready to release on Mika but Kaitlyn’s body suddenly vanished from his hands, blowing off with the wind and her blood that stained the ground earlier dissappeared too

“What’s this?, Lynn!!” Min screamed shockingly

” You really think I’ll die by her sword?” Kaitlyn’s voice said behind him and everyone turned their attention there

It’s really her, standing gallantly behind Min, smiling as usual

Min stood slowly and his eyes returned to normal

“Lynn” he said , getting more shocked

“I cloned myself to two, she killed the fake Kaitlyn” she smiled.

Moon smiled while Venus can’t help but be overjoyous

Dean Wang inhaled with relief

Eden stood and wiped his tears while Mercury secretly felt relieved

Depp looked on in shock

Mika’s smiled dissappeared and got replaced with utter shock

“Double your efforts next time, I’m not your match, you can go toy with baby dolls” Kaitlyn said to Mika’s face

Min smiled and cried at the same time, he was really scared

“Crybaby” Kaitlyn mocked

“Don’t scare me again, please” Min said, using magnetic force to pull her to himself for a tight hug

“Sorry for scaring you” Kaitlyn said on his shoulder

” I’d burned down the world if it really happened.. trust me” he replied, hugging her more

Mika fumed with anger..

” Mika Kasi, listen to your punishment” Dean Wang’s voice said.