Ch 11: Past Newbies

Zein's POV

We followed Supremo, who was sauntering. Next to me was the man who had been trembling, and Onel and Fritzy also followed us, who kept silent.

To be honest, spilling juice would only be a small thing. We would be annoyed, but it wouldn't end up like this. I haven't seen Dark Hell Jail or DHJ yet, but I wouldn't dream of going there. It only brings death to anyone.

"I don't want to die yet..." Ferry Marcos repeated.

I felt pity, but I couldn't speak to or contradict Ace. His eyes were already burning with anger. I saw the demon hiding in him again. It was terrifying.

As we continued walking, we got further away from the HU building. I think we were going behind HU. There were only towering trees and bushes here. Luckily, it was only noon, so it wasn't that dark.

"I don't want to die yet..." Ferry Marcos said tearfully as he whispered that.

I looked at Onel, who had been sighing for a while.

"Once he said it, no more questions. That's who Ace Craige is." Onel said.

"If I were you, Zein, give up your seat. You wouldn't want to see the whole demon hiding inside him." Fritzy smiled menacingly.

"I'm not scared," I said firmly, making him laugh softly.

"Really? But I am. I've seen him get angry—silent but deadly," she whispered.

I ignored her. I had never seen Ace get angry, and I admit I'm scared of him too. He is the President of this Hell, for Pete's sake. He is a devil with an evil mind.

We stopped in front of what looked like a prison in the middle of a forest behind HU.

The building was concrete and had a single door. The railing was thick steel. Because it was so dark inside, I couldn't see anyone or anything.

Ace took something out of his pocket. A key. He opened the door, and I smelled a very foul smell. Onel and Fritzy also backed away because of that. There was blood on the steel door. Shit! What kind of punishment is this?

"Don't wait for me to push you inside," Ace said emotionlessly, looking seriously at the silent man who seemed to have accepted his end.

He slowly walked towards the prison. We were startled when a smile spread across his lips, and he laughed softly.

"I know you, Supremo. I know your secrets."

Ace slowly grinned and approached the man. "I know. That's why I brought you here. I know your secret, too."

Ferry frowned.

What secret are they talking about? Are there any other secrets hidden?

"H-How did you know?" Ferry asked.

"I'm not that shallow to punish someone just because they threw juice on me. I know what you did; you killed Grace." Ace replied. "You know Jane wouldn't like that."

"Grace is the girl you witnessed being killed, Zein," Onel said.

My eyes widened when I looked at Ferry. Was he really the one who did it? Is he a member of BBG?

"Please don't." Ferry knelt in front of Ace.

Ace laughed. Is this how evil Ace is? But Ferry is also a demon.

"I won't tell her unless you go inside DHJ."

He quickly ran inside while Supremo locked the door. We didn't hear any noise. What happened to him?

"This is our job, Ms. Zein; we have to kill all the sinners. We have to eliminate everything that needs to be eliminated."

Ace turned and walked away. Onel and Fritzy followed, so I just stared at him in surprise. I glanced at the DHJ again. I didn't know what I saw, but it seemed like other people were inside. I was terrified, so I quickly chased after them.

"The President implemented that punishment," Onel said, smiling as if nothing had happened.

Ace was the one who implemented the death penalty? But why? This monster is terrifying. I'll be more careful with him now. I don't want what happened to Ferry to happen to me.

"Supremo! Supremo!"

We stopped walking when a girl kneeling in front of us stopped us.

"Where is Ferry? Supremo, please, where is he?"

"He's gone," Ace replied firmly.

The woman sobbed. I approached her and led her to a bench. When they saw me, everyone sitting there left.

"N-Number 9? You're one of them too!" the woman shouted.

"Sorry."

"S-Sorry?" she was clearly surprised. "Are you apologizing?"

"I'm sorry. I didn't want what happened to Ferry."

"You're in the Highest 10! You shouldn't say sorry! You're a secretary! Everyone higher up here doesn't apologize!"

I just sighed. One person's actions, everyone's affected. Now they're comparing me to demons, too. Psh.

"What's your name and your relationship with Ferry?" I changed the topic.

She wiped her eyes before looking away. "I'm Jane, and Ferry is my boyfriend, " she said sadly.

Is Ferry her boyfriend? Is she the one Ace was referring to? But why was Ferry so scared earlier when Jane was mentioned?

"I don't know what to do. They killed my only best friend, Grace, and now my boyfriend."

SHIT! Grace was her best friend who was killed by Ferry, who is also her boyfriend. That's why Ferry reacted like that? But why did he kill Grace? What was his reason?

"What's your name, miss?" Jane asked me.

"Zein."

"You're the newbie, aren't you? It's been 5 years since we had a group of newbies," she said.

5 years ago? Were there any people who ended up here? "What happened to them?" I asked.

"They died. Everyone," Jane replied, making me shiver.

"But for the first time, there was peace in HU. The bloodshed stopped because of her." Jane said again.

Who is she? Is she still here? Where is she? How did she fix HU? How bad was HU back then?

"But it didn't take long. Everything went back to normal. What's even scarier was that the demons we thought had calmed down became even more ferocious."

I can't understand anything! What really happened back then?

"Miss Zein, you're far ahead of her," she said, making me frown.

"She also became a member of the Highest 10 two months since she entered here, you, less than a month ago, number 9 in the ranking. The only difference between you is that the Supremo, the son of the former headmaster of HU, fell in love with her." Soon, she rolled her eyes. "Alright then, I'll go first." She quickly left.

I was just dumbfounded as I absorbed Jane's words. The former Supremo, the former headmaster's son, fell in love with her? Who was that girl? Who was the former Supremo? Who was the headmaster she was referring to?

How did they all die? What happened 5 years ago?