Have you ever felt invisible? Like you finally have everything working out just the way you have envisioned or planned? Even my mother thinks I am on cloud nine, and for a moment I stopped bothering about anyone trying to hurt me. My rank on the system had moved considerably up the ladder, and I knew I was not going to have any challenges. Ah! Do I need to tell you the money from the system got tripped since I became the new lord? I have gotten many friends who wanted to be with me simply for the power. But I didn't mind. If power was all it takes to become who I wanted to be, then I am going to have to keep winning. Zara couldn't hide her joy when the system contacted her. I was asleep when I heard the continuous ring of my phone. At first I couldn't get up. I had celebrated alone, drinking myself into a stupor. My mother mustn't see me being like that. Mrs. Tracy hates it when she smells alcohol, another reason she was into coffee shops. "Responsible young men dri

I lay on the bed with my thoughts going back and forth. My heart told me Zara meant well, but what if the system pitched us against each other? What am I going to do then? I tried to sleep, but I couldn't. The kiss was all I could replay and think about. Her gentle smile when she kissed my lips and her constant gaze as we drank some coffee and ate our pastries. I rolled on the bed, wishing Zara didn't have to change. The door to my room opened slowly, and I saw Mrs. Tracy standing right in front of it. "Can't sleep." She said it slowly and walked in. "Yes, Mum," I replied, sitting up. "Want to talk about it?" That is the thing. I don't know if I should tell her everything. The system, the date with Zara, and the revenge plan. I was not sure if it was a good idea to tell her everything. "You know, I can't help you if you are not telling me the whole thing. I need to see the picture." Mrs. Tracy looked at me. I nodded. "I just don't know where to start," I replied, br

It was the last thing I expected to see. The message that appeared next made me dumb and scared. [System Task: Find out who Eliot's junior brother is.] [System reward: Eliminate one gamer] My blood froze. What would happen to me if Derek happened to find out who he was? How come? It almost looked like all the ghosts kept coming back. First, it was Zara coming back for revenge, and now Eliot's brother was coming too. Who will come for me if I am killed? That was the question that rang inside this little head of mine. I knew most of the gamers could have seen it too. I heard the whispering and bickering as I walked through the hallway. Then the tweaking started. In less than a few minutes, there were tons of messages already, each asking who killed Elliot. It was like his dead body had risen from the grave. "Don't you think Jason should be scared?" "Why? Did he kill him?" "Don't tell me you didn't hear when he said he had the lives of both him and De

My jaw clenched.Scar's question hung in the air like a poisoned dart. I was not sure how to answer him, but I knew he wanted an answer for his question. Does that include Mandy Celine too?I don't need to answer immediately.I kept walking, slower now, my mind spinning. The hallways were empty. Most of the students were now in their various departments, each focusing on their academics. Scar wasn’t looking at me. He knew he had crossed a line, but he also knew me well enough to ask it.“You still love her,” he said quietly. “Even after she left you for Derek. Even after she said you were nothing but a pauper. Is that it?"“I don’t love her,” I said, my voice low and sharp. “I want her back not because I love her but because I am going to claim everything that belongs to Derek." Scar scoffed. “Sounds like the same thing to me.”I stopped walking.He did too, reluctantly turning to face me.“I don’t want her because of love,” I added with a cold smile. “I want her to know she made t

My face was fixed on the screen of my phone in anticipation of what the system was going to bring out next. I know I was not supposed to be scared, but I couldn't help it. My heart beat fast, my palms were sweaty, and I could feel a drop of sweat dropping from my face. [ Ding! ] [System message: We have two ties. The system might need to pick the winner based on the system entry. "What?" My face went red with anger.Who knew aside from Scar and me? Did he betray me already? A lot of thoughts ran through my mind. I knew why I was scared. The fear of falling prey, a victim again, was all I could think about. I don't know how long I was going to be in the Lord Gang for. "Fuck!" I yelled into the phone and smashed it against the fluffy pillow beside me. My gaze went back to the iPad on the bed, and I saw it blink. At first, I didn't believe it. I thought I was not seeing clearly, but then it went white and a logo came out. WELCOME. I nearly lost it. I grabbed it, and my gaze w