POV Narrator:
Saturday 21 December 2019, Glastonbury, England
Louis went to risk kidnapping Akko, even trying to catch them by surprise at a time when they were drunk, but he didn't expect Hellene to be not only sober, but she wasn't intimidated by anything, not even the smoke bombs that were a set up since Blackwell thought he could escape from one more and still accomplish the mission, but he found out that his sleeping gas bombs was actually just simple smoke bombs that didn't work to make the girls slow down, but the plan was a failure, ending with the boy tied to a chair all night, to the point that at dawn agent Morris came to capture him and take him at the WCI agency, where she would interrogate him right away to see if he would open his mouth by then.
POV Louis:
What the hell, I thought I could escape, or at least the mission would be accomplished, but they gave me fake grenades, I didn't have the kind that would put them to sleep, if I had I could pass quietly and kidnap Kagari, now I don't even know what to do, honestly I'm furious with the boss, how could he have ruined my mission.
I arrive at the interrogation room, I sit handcuffed on the chair, the bespectacled policewoman enters, she has a very threatening aura near me, as if her lenses reflect the light, it wasn't anymore that same nice look she gave to the redhead and the target's friends, she lights a cigarette and starts to release smoke, leaving the smell of that thing in the air.
"And sae Blackwell, I think it's good ye open that mouth, it might be better fae ye, I wouldn't want ye tae go tae Arcturus prison" She said in a serious tone and how can a female scare me.
"I'm not going to give anything away, I'm not going to say those things, because there's no way I can do that since I'm not even a member of The Council"
"Ah, as I suspected, it seems we have an accessory between us here, ye are nae what we want, but ye are the gateway tae what we want, anyway, I think it's good tae talk more, sae ye were responsible fae the graffiti that occurred in the witchcraft schools in Leeds, London and even in Luna Nova? I think the members of this Council just used ye and now ye've proven yourself tae be useless enough, ye've failed in yer mission and take it from me... If ye dinnae confess, they might try..." She took a revolver and aimed well at me but no bullet came out, it only served to scare me, that clicking sound really scared me a little.
"If I give myself up I would also be killed, for sure, how can you be sure that I would die? I may still be of some use, but with you it will be of no use, what guarantees I will survive? Clearly nothing, by the way you told me that I can be killed if I betray The Council, I prefer not to open my mouth, I just want my lawyer" I say very clearly to her, who only shrugged and took even her feet off the table.
"Well, it's yer choice, if ye dinnae want tae open yer mouth, then do it, but I can't guarantee that ye'll have lawyers on yer side, especially if they can hold ye responsible fae the kidnapping of Mary Brooks" said the policewoman, who then stood up.
I also get up, I just want to go to my cell, to be in peace, at least free from this whole thing, I'm not going to confess, I know the boss can forgive me and do something more for me, I know that, he won't throw me away that easy, I get to the cell, I see that it's empty and not comfortable at all, where I just lie there and the policewoman fixes her glasses, not caring much.
"Well I already left the tip fae ye, I'm nae going tae put my hand on yer head, ye're part of the organization that is persecuting us even though ye're just an object, dinnae think they're going tae take it easy with ye, the best thing ye can do is confess your crimes" said the agent who was leaving the room, I confess that she is a great one of a hot, it's not for nothing, the age must have done her good, a very worthy milf.
I sit down and just stare at the wall, thinking about how to get out of this, my father has the contacts of the best lawyers in the region, soon they'll see that I'm going out the same door I came in, they won't even notice my presence, that's wonderful.
Out of nowhere it was getting dark around the prison, how strange, the day has just dawned, I think I must be delirious for being up all night, it can only be this, it can't be anything else, in the middle of this the boss appeared, I knew he would show up, right in front of me inside the cell he sat down in the middle of one of the beds and was staring at me with his deep red eyes, which I was already kneeling scared.
"Please boss don't kill me, I tried everything to accomplish the mission" I say already desperate looking at him.
"I will not kill you, not now, you may have failed in your mission, but you are not totally disposable, after all you will do a service to me" He said and I even stand up relieved.
"What would that be, boss? What if some agent hears us? We can't talk about it here" I say to the boss who keeps shrugging and doesn't give a damn.
"I don't care, no one will listen, I used an illusion spell on the camera in the cells and also a sound inhibition spell, now you will listen to me and do exactly what I tell you to do" said the boss and I go already shaking my head.
"Another thing... I was told that you are a woman, is that true?" I ask him who denies with his head.I knew it, there is no way he is a female, even more so since he is working so well against the witches.
"That's a lie, but anyway I came here to give you a mission, you will confess the crime of kidnapping Mary Brooks and you will take responsibility, saying that you had an alibi that was quite passable and you were able to fool everyone, when you are arrested I will use you to do my services, I won't mention it now, but I want you to take the blame for what happened to Mary Brooks" Said the boss and I was getting shocked.
"But you want me to go to jail?" I say, shocked.
"Exactly, you are going to Arcturus prison, where you will be useful for me in an extra service, I will soon tell you as soon as you are convicted, don't try to get any defense, I want you to stop at the prison and do the services there, after you fulfill everything I will release you and give you a second chance to get in The Council, this time for sure you will have a position" said the boss.
"Wait a minute! And why did you put some smoke grenades in my bag? I was going to use them to put the girls to sleep so I could kidnap Kagari. Did you set me up?" I ask the boss, who's just keeping his face to the wall.
"I thought it would be your escape plan to use those grenades, it was my mistake, you should have been clearer in asking for soniferous grenades, but now it's late, let at least you can fulfill the mission that was given to you, don't let me down Blackwell, you will earn your second chance, that's because I see you as a utility" Said the boss to me that then was starting to fall apart entering the wall and becoming several black butterflies that were leaving through the bars of the cell.
What the fuck, I swear it's going to be impossible, but I accept to trade the comfort, I'm sure I'll be well paid to get out of prison soon and get rid of all this, I'll soon be in my mansion, full of women and many luxury cars, I'll be a king in this world, there won't be The Council to put their hand on it, I know very well that the boss set me up, but it was to do this prison mission, now what this is going to be is a total mystery, I imagine that it's not much, for sure this is going to be fun to do, even more because it's going to be a prison full of witches.
At the base of The Council, a while later the boss arrives...
POV Narrator:
They were all gathered together wanting to know news, until then they were only informed by the boss that Louis Blackwell was caught which made some good jokes among them, besides judging the wizard's ability on how he is acting, besides feeling relieved of not having to admit the blonde in their group, since he has already proved in more than one case his lack of competence.
Soon the boss arrives in the middle of the witches' base, to bring more news, as usual she made a triumphant entrance in the environment, using the butterflies around to show her face and appearing right in the middle of the table.
"So big boss, what did Blackwell do this time? Did you get rid of him already?" asks the leader of The Council.
"Not totally, he will be useful in a last service, from that he won't escape alive, my words, he won't do anything else after that, besides we have the creature among us, she will have the best energy of someone who will pass destroying everything in front of her, we will be able to get rid of those witches from Luna Nova, easily, especially having in our hands the Kagari" Said the boss to everyone that clapped their hands to her.
"Chief and what would be the plan behind Blackwell? What do you intend to do with him? What is he going to do in prison?" Another member of The Council asks.
"What he's going to do is still a secret, I don't want to spoil the surprise, but I'd say that Arcturus' arrest will have an extra moment of emotion, even more because of the actions that are going to be taken by Blackwell, I'm sure that he won't survive this one, either by the guards' hands or by my hands, I made him confess and take the blame for what we did to Mary Brooks, now he who will be arrested and held responsible for everything, while we will be just watching" said the boss and everyone applauds and she goes even raising her hands feeling more ego.
"This is a genius plan, although I wanted everyone to know that we are the real threat, incel is really going to give us a good hand in all of this, I really didn't expect help coming from him" Said the leader of The Council.
"Well, now I want to see how Mary Brooks' training is progressing, I want to see if the creature is progressing" Said the boss who was walking around the base.
POV Mary:
Who am I really? I know that creature is not my real name, my mind was erased, I keep having headaches in this place, mainly with these targets, I keep shooting with the sniper with enough precision, I'm getting better and better at it, it's been the best entertainment so far, I love how well they take care of me.
Another successful shooting, my accuracy as always improves as well as the way I'm holding the gun, I can't wait to get rid of this place too, I don't feel comfortable with these guys.
"Hello creature, by the looks of it you are getting better at shooting at the target" Said the boss who appeared.
"I still want to improve more, I take too long to shoot, I already have an appearance that can intimidate, but I really want to arrive shooting without being hit and quickly" I tell the boss.
"I have a new mission for you target, you can shoot all but one, we want this girl alive, and that you bring her to my arms, we will need her for our organization, before I shoot again I need to give you this" Said the boss who went taking a syringe from a box.
"What is it? What do I need that for? The Japanese woman then? All right I won't kill her" I ask him.
"I will give you a little more physical strength, within a week of training your muscles will be at the same point as McLaren, even more if you keep training, we will leave you with a physical strength that can beat her too, after all it is not enough to have weapons, you have to have muscles too, so you can use magic with much more strength" I even smile, which she reaches my arm and starts to inject the liquid inside me, I feel a very slight pain, but soon I will be more intimate.
"Excellent, now I will beat up that redhead you showed to be very strong, no one will stand up to me" I say confidently.
"Now remember our deal, keep training and don't forget that Kagari shouldn't be killed, she should just be captured, I don't care if you hurt her, I just want her to be in our hands soon, it will be important for the future of our organisation" I nod my head in agreement with the boss who then disappears from there.
I wonder what they want so badly with these targets? My head is still twisted, I think of those torture moments, but the faces look really weird, they don't seem to be theirs, neither the Council's, I can't trust anyone else in this, what the hell, when I go to do the mission I'll show that I have my indenpendence too, I'll run away and fake my death, that's what I'll do, so that nobody will come to disturb me afterwards.
I take a pistol and start to aim towards the targets, half without looking let's see if I can get accuracy like this, I walk forward shooting to the side while I aim forward with the other gun to threaten better, when I look at the targets they were all with shots in the head, it seems that I'm already much more accurate with the timing of this.
"Perfect, now they will know what terror is, everyone will know that they can't mess with me" I tell myself.
Soon I will get out of this place and nobody will know, not even the boss, they gave a training for someone who is willing to abandon this, I feel an air of lie for them, I feel that I can't trust that much, I just really want to get out, I will find out who I am and my origins can be sure and I won't depend on them for that, let's see if the creature will be that obedient.
I think about it right when I shoot a target that gets right in the head, soon it will be you too from The Council, you tried to manipulate me, but I will recover my memories, I will even shoot a little more motivated.
"Excellent shots creature, you as always are the most competent of us, I really can't wait to see you acting in this battle against the witches, they don't ask for your presence" Said the leader who clapped his hands.
"Bring more targets and more complicated ones this time, I want targets that shoot at me, I want to test at the highest difficulty, I want to see how far I might be able to go" I tell the leader.
"Absolutely, we want the best shot of all, you'll get it" He said, already preparing new targets.
I want to be good enough to be able to leave this place as if it was nothing, or even Luna Nova, I will run away from there and stay hidden, with my technique no one will be able to capture me, I also know how to use my magic, now it is just a matter of time until I am free, I already shoot well, but I can shoot better.
POV Narrator:
The boss went back to where the members of The Council were after a brief conversation with Mary Brooks and also wanting to know more about the situation of the plans they were making, already happy with the results of what came to be the disease that was beginning to spread in China and that could soon reach the whole world in a matter of time.
"I heard about the news of the Corona Virus in China, it seems you guys really managed to spread it" said the boss.
"It was very long lasting, but when we saw the first patient soon we just need to leave and come back, the disease itself seems to be quite strong, soon from China it goes to the whole world, what will be our next mission? Are we going to stay here just waiting for Mary to get strong or is there more?" asks the leader of The Council to the boss who gets a mischievous smile.
"You are going to murder Mary Brooks' parents, but I want you to make the death look accidental so she never finds out about her own parents, that could be a huge trigger in the creature's head" The boss said and the other members of The Council nod in agreement.
"Finally we will get rid of them, I was looking forward to it, leave it boss, we will start what will be their plan" Said the leader who was bowing to the boss.
After this conversation the boss disappeared again, already leaving the plan of what was going to happen in the air and thus already starting another mission to cause chaos, while Mary did not hear anything and just continued to focus on her training, kind of thinking about succeeding in that mission, but already having some more existential thoughts about the person she really is, already starting to disbelieve in what the boss said.
Monday 23 December 2019, London, England
The day of Louis' trial came very quickly and the boy did not even get a lawyer, since the father was so disgusted that he did not want to participate, nor did he want to pay a lawyer to the son who did not even care about using his own money for that, since he was willing to lie and talk about the crime he did not commit, which was very strange.
POV Louis:
It's time to testify, I'm going to talk the biggest atrocities, the way the boss asked me to act, I'm going to do everything meticulously the right way, when I stop at the prison I hardly expect what's coming, it's going to be wonderful to see Officer Morris' face, she was all the time being intimidating with me and putting fear in me, but she doesn't expect me to end up finalising the case for her.
"Very well Mr. Louis Blackwell, you are aware that you must not lie in court, that is a crime and can condemn you, as well as the situation is not the best according to what you have done, now swear loyalty to the court and you will soon be able to testify" Said the judge.
"I swear on justice that I will speak only the truth, well I have a lot to confess, since I had no lawyer here to relieve and nor will I be able to defend myself I confess... I was the one who kidnapped Mary Brooks, I did it all planned on the night of the 10th of May 2019, I took her to an underground in Luna Nova and with a group we took Brooks, that was just a step towards our mission which would then involve graffiti in witchcraft schools and also spreading the word of The Council to the world and know we are not messing around" I make a short statement and soon Officer Morris stands up.
"Objection! The defendant is lying there is nae evidence that he participated in the kidnapping of Mary Brooks" Says the agent and I already get a little tense.
"Objection! That's what you think Mrs Morris, but with the evidence I was able to obtain here the defendant more than ever participated in the crime, we were able to capture him getting into the car to take the kidnapped with his group, but we didn't identify others, besides a witness, you were really smart to confess everything Blackwell" said the prosecutor and I am even relieved, it seems that the boss must have managed to set this up for me.
"What? Yer honour, they are buying the promoter, it can't be true" said the agent and soon the judge hit the gavel.
"Silence! Proceed Prosecutor Saul, tell us more about the evidence, and bring the witness here" said the judge and I even smiled.
"Very well, you may appear Mr Lao" said the prosecutor bringing a Chinese man to testify.
"I was just following orders your honour, he appeared in my van aiming a gun at me and made me drive to a shed where there were other vans, taking me hostage and then handed over some money after the service, buying my silence, I want this rotten guy to go to the chair, here is the proof that he offered money" Said the old Chinese and everything lined up.
"What? Yer honour! Isn't it better we review this hearing, they're buying the witnesses and even the prosecutor, it wasn't Blackwell who committed the crime of kidnapping" said agent Morris who was then interrupted once again.
"Behave yourself Morris, do you by any chance want to defend the defendant? Do you have any evidence to do so?" Officer Morris went over to sit quietly.
"As you can see, the defendant was an active member in the kidnapping of Mary Brooks and possible responsible, he was not just someone who acted as an accessory, we must stop this threat soon before it causes more danger to you witches" Said the prosecutor.
"I confess that I did the crime, not that I feel sorry, I really wanted the terror, you may have caught me, but the rest of The Council will come back heavy on you all hahahahahaha! I'm not alone in this and I'm not going to turn my brothers in either" I tell everyone just to cause even more trouble.
"You see? This boy feels no regret, he should be locked up where he is with witches so he should learn to have more empathy for them, I say that because if not we can choose to bring the execution again, now tell us where did you lock Brooks up?" Said the prosecutor and I was just getting more into character.
"I don't know, even if I did I wouldn't speak, this is something you will need to capture the highest members of The Council, unfortunately you have caught a small fish, there is nothing you can do about it, soon another one of me appears and continues this cycle, you witches will feel what the past is back, all hail to The Council" I even say making a salute to The Council with my fists coming together and everyone is in shock.
"Your honour I have nothing more to add, the accused has already demonstrated his dangerousness, it is now up to the jury to decide what they will do with this being of our society" said the prosecutor and everything is perfect.
I'm actually quite relaxed, seeing in the background the indignant witches, agent Morris and the target's friends, plus the other redheaded lady who must be the mother of the one who beat me up, they were swearing that I would be arrested for something else, now this will hinder their investigation and a lot, the boss is really a genius.
Soon the jury's decision comes...
"Very well the decision came and Louis Blackwell, is convicted of the crimes of kidnapping, vandalism, attempted kidnapping, torture, criminal organization and terrorism against witches, due to this he will be sentenced to 11 years in Arcturus prison, where he can reflect his actions near other witches and learn his lesson, this is the final verdict of this case, now closed" Said the judge banging the gavel and everyone gets the biggest shock face.
And I'm relieved, soon I'm taken by the guards and I go looking laughing to all of them, with a huge smile, they didn't expect that, I was arrested for a totally different reason, I'm being taken to one of the cars where I
get in the back seat already relieved, now I'm just waiting for the boss to give me my plan to do, for sure this will be fun to do.
Speaking of him, I soon see the butterflies appear and the boss sits in front of me, I even give him a smile happy that my mission was accomplished.
"Excellent work Blackwell, I paid the prosecutor to go according to the plan and also the jury to transfer you to Arcuturus, now you just have to do everything as expected, nobody is listening, but I will tell you what the plan is" Said the boss and I get anxious.
"I'm willing to listen and do with all pleasure boss, now I want to make chaos in this prison" I say all excited .
On the way out of the court...
POV Diana:
I dinnae believe it, it's nae enough that Blackwell lied, now the case can be closed and The Council will just continue tae walk around free and loose, we have to continue investigating, it's nae because the case is legally over that we will stop.
"They set him up tae be arrested in Arcturus" Officer Morris said.
"Just dis one at de beginning of our winter holidays" said my sister.
"De boss is behind dis for sure, she must 'ave manipulated de conviction, we 'ave to keep an eye on Arcturus, even more so with our future plan, de discovery of de boss's identity could be in danger with dis boy dere, he will surely be de boss's ears and also eyes, our plan could be affected by dis" Said my mother Laura.
"What plan? Ye lassies are thinking about..." Do they want tae release Croix even after everything she's done? Is that sae? It can't be true.
"Let's just 'and de jade stone to Margareth who will provide us with de identity of de boss, that's it, we can continue our journey, hopefully with Louis dere dings won't get in de way, even if de male wing is separate from de female wing and much smaller as well as empty" What a relief, I hope they dinnae try tae free Croix, she deserves tae pay after all this.
"The case may have closed fae the WCI, but I will nae stop trying tae find the trail of The Council, obviously Blackwell lied, he is just an accessory, an errand boy fae The council, he was used successfully, but we will soon get information from the other members and those are the ones we are interested in" Said agent Morris.
"He has escaped fae now, but we will capture the rest of the members and bring Mary tae us" I say motivated.
"'Ey girls, dis outcome was really terrible, I dink we'd better take a trip, we'll drive home together, a Christmas is waiting for us, we'll try to empty our 'eads full of worries, soon we'll be back to investigate De Council" said mum Laura pointing to the car and we nodded.
"Are you really going to drive to Ireland? Isn't it easier to fly and quicker too" O'Neill said.
"De fun is de car trip, even more so with family, who is coming with me?" Mum asks and I raise my hand, as well as Akko, Hellene and Marianne, I think the car is already full.
"It looks like we're going to 'ave a full car for now, come on, as it's going to be a very full day for all of us" Mama Laura said and we get into the car.
The boss is not only intelligent but also powerful, she was able tae buy a whole court tae get her tae have her way, it's not a small thing, I wonder how we, mere students, are going tae clash with someone who even clashed with the magic council itself and pulled strings tae have Louis' conviction changed.
"Love, let's enjoy it, I know you must be thinking about all this, but look at the bright side, this Louis was arrested and took all the blame, let's not stop yet, we'll find the others who will be arrested too and then we'll be relieved of all this, it's just another silly obstacle, like we have every year, we had your aunt last year, we had Croix at the beginning of last year, now we have The Council, we'll go through all the barriers together, like we always do" Akko said motivating me all.
"I love ye Akko, ye always know the best things tae say" I say hugging her.
POV Narrator:
The terror of Louis Blackwell is not over and there is also an imminent threat from Mary Brooks who is about to cause the worst, she is already getting well trained which can cause some good deaths in Luna Nova if she comes right away, the danger of the coming of the one who is called a creature and also the presence of the blonde who can make a mission of extreme risk in the prison of Arcturus which is a mission that remains in a great mystery of what it can cause to the world, but very probably it will not be little.
You're under arrest, evil wizard...