"Don't make me do this," Zeek said, looking at Marcus, whose expression made it clear that he was about to do something stupid."Your father knew what he was getting into the moment he answered your distress call. Don't you find it strange that he came all the way back home to help?" Zeek shouted at Marcus. "You can't listen to that bastard!""What would you do if it were your father?" Marcus asked angrily."That's right, Marcus. Get me Jason, and your father gets to live," Sniper said again.But Zeek was faster than Marcus.He charged toward him and struck him hard on the head.Marcus collapsed to the floor, losing consciousness instantly.Zeek quickly carried both Marcus and Jason into the car. He had barely started driving away from the mansion when a stray bullet struck him."I guess your son made his choice," Sniper said, looking at George.He raised his gun and shot George in the head.Zeek occasionally groaned in pain as he drove, his hands trembling around the steering wheel.

Marcus couldn't take his eyes off the person standing right in front of him."This is impossible!" Ethan shouted as he stared at the young man dressed in a black suit.I looked different.I looked more mature, more handsome, and more confident. The perfectly tailored suit clung to my well-built body, making it almost impossible for anyone to believe that this was the same boy they had known months ago."Isn't that...?""Yes, he is.""Look at how manly he looks.""I thought he was dead."Most of the students stood frozen in awe as I stepped out of the black SUV.The cameramen and women immediately rushed toward me. The loud shutters of their cameras filled the air as they bombarded me with questions and begged him for an interview."Am I seeing things?" Marcus murmured to himself.He had dreamed about me coming back to life countless times.Perhaps this was another dream.But then I looked directly at him.Marcus froze.I could see the disbelief written all over Marcus's face.I knew

The school immediately fell silent when the sleek black car drove into the compound.Everyone was eager to see me again after years of believing I was gone.The news had been that I was dead.Yet now, he was alive."Is he some kind of Jesus?""What do you mean?""He is just lucky the bullet only grazed him."Everyone had something to say about meI was about to step out of the car when Marcus held me back."Aren't you going to tell me where you've been all this while?"I looked at him."Listen, Marcus. This is just the beginning of our battle, and we need to be ready for whatever is coming. I know I have a lot to explain, but first, we need to make it through today."I adjusted my suit."I need to see Mr. Reynolds and get my graduation form. It is time for us to venture into a new world."Zeek knocked gently on the glass."We need to move now, Jase," he said, standing upright as he guarded the car.Marcus looked at him in surprise. "He calls you by your name now?""Like I said, it's a

Ethan looked back and saw his father, Dylan, walking towards the podium."How did he know about this?" he murmured to himself."You must be surprised to see your father here," I said with a loud laugh.Ethan turned to me and gave me a hard look."I wonder what he will do to you when you lose this," I continued. "You are not only going to lose your position in his soon-to-be organization, but you are also going to be disowned. That I am sure of.""Let it begin!" Mr. Reynolds shouted, and the crowd erupted in cheers as the maze’s holographic walls shimmered, signaling the next phase of the tournament.Ethan and I had been neck-and-neck through the labyrinthine corridors, but my strategic thinking and ability to adapt gave me a slight edge. Still, the gap between us was razor-thin, and the maze was far from predictable.I pushed forward with a determined look, my sharp reflexes allowing me to leap over collapsing platforms and dodge the unexpected pitfalls. Meanwhile, Ethan used his anal

"And what are you going to do about it?" Ethan scoffed, tapping me on the cheek. "Why don't you run to your dead grandfather and whine all you want to him because you are all alone now, and no one is going to save you?""Do I look like I need saving? You still don't get it, do you?" I taunted. "Do you think your father still has your back right after you lost to me?" I said with a smug grin on my face."Newsflash: your father is just putting out your shares," I said with sarcasm.All the students at the club grabbed their phones. Immediately after I mentioned it, they started checking."You need to start buying right now.""I don't need to. I have enough.""Ethan Mathew is finally going down the drain."I laughed."I think you need to whine and go to your father now. I am sure there is going to be an explanation for that."Ethan looked around; he saw there were many faces staring at him."This is not over, you hear me. I am going to make you pay for this!"Marcus looked at me and stil