Alex walked down the halls, her head down as she ignored the glares and the irritable gazes of those who once looked at her with awe.
They knew she was a liar. She had lied that she was the Red Reaper and now they have turned against her.
Most knew that Leo Apollyon was the true Reaper, the true hero of the Union, his prowess during the Tournament was proof enough, but some still refused to believe it.
Idiots.
"Aghhh!" A scream echoed throughout the hallways, piercing the student's ears as they all looked in the direction of the scream, their eyes wide with shock.
They haven't heard a scream like that one before. Alex's grip on her bookbag straps tightened as she ran towards the location of the scream, only to stop in her tracks as she saw a figure hovering over Conner, a sword right through his shoulder and into the wall he was leaning on, pinning him.
