Prologue

Unknown to the world, there are 5 powerful branches at war.

Great minds and people are come from one these branches. Up until now, their descendants are still alive and still fighting one another. Until the Madrigal, the fifth branch, finally steps up and stops the war.

Now the branches pledge to stop fighting or suffer the consequences under the hands of the ruthless and fearsome Madrigals…

Every year, the Madrigals held a party to see how the branch are doing. This is their annual check-up to see if they are still following the oath they have taken.

The branch leader and their families gather in the mansion set up by the Madrigals. They hand in their reports and the Madrigals leader confirmed each of them.

Chapter 1: The Two Madrigals

One faithful night, two youngsters look at sky. Anybody who would see them would have easily figure out that they are bored to death.

The young boy and girl sigh as they finally walk away from the window.

"What do you think we should do, Amy?" the boy asks his sister while playing at the sword he got from their adventure four years ago.

Before Amy could answer, a woman entered the room. She is wearing a fancy dress. It is Nellie, their au pair who have join them in their adventure. Still the same Nellie: Always listening to her iPod, her outfits heavily influenced by rock and emo style. The snake ring in her nose was gone and the two can only guess it is hidden somewhere safe.

"Grace and I are going to go now. You better behave and listen to everything Lester tells you to do," Nellie says to the two like an older sister.

"Can't we go with you Nellie?" Dan whines, looking at the girl with his puppy dog eyes.

"You know the rules, Dan" a male voice says. They turn to see Lester, a young man who they had met in Jamaica and has become another au pair to the kids.

"If anybody knew that two young children were the ones who completed the 39 clues, imagine what the other branches would do."

The four shuddered at the idea.

"But that was four years ago," Amy finally speaks up, slumping in the chair

"May I remind you what you two have been doing, trying to accomplish the 39 clues?" Nellie reminds the two.

The two groan at the hideous memory.

"Breaking in the Lucian strong hold is not really something you should actually brag about" Lester says, remembering when they are told of the consequences the two children would face once the other branch found out.

"And stealing from the Janus stronghold," Nellie says.

"We get it already!" Dan moans and joins his sister on the sofa, both of them looking miserable. Though they had won the 39 clues, instead of being free, they seem to be cage more by their destiny

The two au pair look at each other and sigh.

"Grace is so going to kill us," Nellie says.

The two youngsters' faces light up with a smile.

I just combine the first chapter and the second chapter…

I hope its ok.

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