"Ladies, my friend will be coming with us." Eve snaked her arms in Will's and roughly pulled him aside.
"Hey bitch, what are you doing? You can't just take him just like that!" One of the girls stormed up to her, ready to fight.
"Try it and see what happens." Eve shot the girls down with a stern look that made everyone back off in fright. "I thought so. Now, excuse us; my friend will join our group." She coldly replied and walked ahead with Will in tow.
"That bitch. Who does she think she is?" The girls mumbled with disgust.
"I can hear you. Talk any louder, and I'll punch you in the face and show you what I meant." Eve shouted back without a care in the world.
The girls became silent and slunk away in defeat with their tails between their legs, but even still, they talked behind Eve's back with anger.
"Um.…Eve?" Will was being forcibly dragged by Eve that he was stumbling on his foot.
"Yea?"
"Thanks, but I can walk by myself."
"Ah, sorry." Eve quickly let go. "Didn't mean to be so possessive. Just thought that you were stuck in a bind."
"It's alright. I was going to turn them down."
Both Eve and Will finally joined up with Daulton and Kiyro.
"So, would you join our group?" Eve asked with a smile.
Kiyro couldn't help but feel a bit of a sting when he saw how Eve acted around Will. However, he quickly brushed it aside and waited for Will's answer.
"Why not. There's nothing better to do. My guild mates haven't come here, so I don't have anyone to partner with." Will shrugged his shoulders, not caring who to partner up with.
"Hey, Will. Long time no see, literally." Kiyro clasped his hands with Will and smiled.
"Been a while." Will let go and turned towards Daulton.
"Who might this be?"
"My name's Dalton. Aren't you the leader of the Hercules guild?"
"Yes."
"Wow, cool." Daulton had a huge grin, excited to meet the famous Hercules Guild Leader.
"We need one more person. Anyone got any idea?" Eve broke in on their conversation.
"I know someone," Daulton spoke up. "Give me a second. I thought I saw her running around in the crowd." He slipped away into the crowd looking for someone.
"So, how have you guys been doing? I haven't talked with you, Kiyro, in a while. I heard some things from Eve here," said Will.
"Pretty good. We had a skirmish here and there with Russ and his goons, but the Draconis Library is safe."
"Russ? You don't mean that kid that just picked a fight with Alex, right?"
"Yea. I didn't expect him to be here at all."
"He's been causing trouble back in the Kingdom of Terra. A couple of my guild members have voiced their opinion on how unjust and rude he is."
"I understand that."
"Lately, there's been a rumor that he had been kicked out of the WaterRose guild. Better than she did sooner than later. He's trouble, is what I can tell."
"Now, you didn't know?" Eve started with a sarcastic tone. "I, for one, wanted to kick him off the cliff. He caused us a headache."
"It was that bad?"
"Yea. The amount of damage he has caused had set us back for repair for a week. I mean, even though we don't have much but still. All that destruction and damage we had to pay for." Eve groaned. "If he ever gets a castle, I'm going to burn it down."
"Wow, we got quite a devil among us."
"You can say that again." Kiyro gaped at Eve. He sometimes wondered what ran through her mind to have such diabolical thoughts. "Well then, what about you?" He asked Will.
"My guild has been doing fantastic. However, we also had a few drawbacks; the monster swarms in the Lightning Continent are no joke. We are on our toes every night to keep the village safe from being destroyed. It took quite a bit of effort to keep it stable. I thought we would be wiped out a couple of times, but luckily we survived through it just fine."
"You guys have land?"
"No, it's just a quest. We're more like guards for a small kingdom that has been forming these
past months rapidly."
"Wow, that's so cool." Eve's eyes were sparkling in interest. "You got to show us around."
"If you ever stop by, why not."
"Sweet!" Eve started in excitement. "Did you hear that, Kiyro? We need to go to his place next."
"Well... When we can. Right now, I'm not so sure being far away from the Draconis Village is a wise idea."
"I know. I'm just saying for the future."
"That's cool with me."
"Hey, guys!" Daulton called out to the group. Everyone turned around and saw a small girl that seemed to be ten years old walking next to him. Her curly pigtail hair bounced up and down when she walked. Her cute dress made her adorable.
"Who?"
"This is Tonia." Daulton quickly introduced her to the group. "Tonia. This is Kiyro, Eve, and Will."
"Hello," Tonia softly spoke. She lowered her head in embarrassment.
"Let's introduce our game names and something about ourselves."
"Sure, nothing wrong with that." Eve happily replied. "I go by Agnis, and I'm Kyros' partner."
"Partner? Are you guys going out?"
"No." Eve quickly replied and blushed scarlet. "I mean that Kiyro here is a Dragon called Zero, and I'm his partner."
"Oh! You're the dragon riders!" Tonia excitedly replied. "What does it feel like when you're flying?" She closed in Eve, wondering what she would say next.
"Well, Kiyro still needs to get his wings. So we haven't taken a flight."
"Oh," Tonia's face fell.
"So what about you?"
"I go by the name of Terren. I'm a Disciple of Infinity or a priestess."
"A priestess. Nice."
"Well then, it's my turn." Daulton coughs to get everyone's attention. "My game name is M2. If you have any dark secrets you want to know about the game, I'm the man to come to. I about know anything." He proudly stated.
"Your M2?" Will asked quizzically. "I heard that M2 was an NPC. Not a real-life character in the game."
"Well, facts get twisted, you know."
"I can see that." Will nodded his head. "I go by Aldran in the game. I'm the guild leader of Hercules."
"Hercules?" Tonia squealed out in delight. She clasped Will's hand in excitement. "Can I have your autograph?"
"Woah, you're popular with the ladies." Daulton stared in shock. "I didn't expect such a reaction."
"It happens."
"I can see that."
"We got everyone, but we need one more person to join our group. Though it seems everyone already joined a group by the looks of it." Eve was searching for stray stragglers that were not part of any group. "Nothing. I guess this will do for now." She sighed heavily.
"But Alex said six. What if we don't meet the requirements? Won't we be able to continue?" Daulton asked with a bit of worry in his voice. "I heard room 13 is known for its brutal combat system."
"Really? I heard it's just a lounge or something like that."
"Either way, we need one more."
"Let's just ask Alex to join us," Kiyro spoke. "So far as I see it, he was standing by himself in the middle. But, as he said, he has been summoned here, meaning he must be part of what's happening. Even though he might know everything, he's still part of the faculty."
"Yea. Not a bad idea." Eve gave him a thumbs up.
The group inched towards Alex, hoping that what Kiyro said was true.
Kiyro was the one to go first and ask Alex. "Alex." He stopped in front of him.
"Kiyro. How may I help you?"
"We want you to join our team."
"Are you sure about that? You know you might be scorned by the other students." Alex motioned toward the students that were staring at his group with suspicion.
"Who cares about them? I remember you started a while ago; you were also called here. You even stated you don't know why. With that, you might need a team.
"I might; what if I'm called in to help manage?"
"If you do, then you do."
Alex thought it over for a moment.
"I see. Well then, I'll join your merry little group." Alex chuckled. "I look forward to what we will be doing."
"I'm not sure I like that sound," Daulton spoke. He flinched when he heard a loud booming sound behind him.
The door that was once closed slid open, and Angel stepped out. Behind him, Red followed closely behind, giving anyone too close to him a cold stare. Everyone took a step back at the uncomfortable atmosphere that both Angel and Red were giving. They didn't know how Angel was giving such an oppressive feeling. All they knew was that they could feel it deep in their bones.