Hell University-Chapter 60 - 59: Forever

A/N: Last Chapter of Hell University! After this will be the epilogue!

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Matt’s Point of View

We won. We had defeated all of Madame Violet’s men. We outnumbered them, and there were police officers with us as well. Now, all of us could only stare at a woman holding a gun.

"You are alone now... You stand no chance against us," Raze said.

I knew he was only restraining his anger, because this woman was the root cause of everything. They had taken everyone important, not only from Supremo and Raze, but also from the people they had killed.

I, too, was angry at her, but in her current state, that anger had been replaced with pity. She was pitiful.

"You are mistaken... My son is still with me. He will come!"

I could only let out a sigh as I recalled the corpse of her son. She was no longer in her right mind and had not even realized that she herself had killed her only ally in this fight. She had been consumed by her ambition.

"You killed your son... He is gone... Liam was gone."

"What?!" She raised the arm holding the gun and aimed it at Nazzer. "You killed my son?!" she demanded.

A single tear fell from her eye, soon followed by many more. I feel sorry for her... She killed her son unconsciously.

I think prison will no longer be her fate, she belongs in a mental hospital now.

"Damn! No! You killed your own son! What kind of parent are you?!" Jerome shouted at her, while Vanessa tried to calm him down.

Davies was leaning against a tree, clearly exhausted. Beside him was Mia, also panting. I could not help but smile.

At last, it is over. We can finally get out of this hell together. Thank God none of us were lost.

I heard Madame Violet’s laughter, which sounded as though she had completely lost her sanity.

"That is enough, my love... Let us end this," Francisco said, handcuffed and held by the police.

Madame Violet looked at him. "My love? Why did you abandon me? I thought you were on my side?" she asked sadly.

"I love you, that is why I turned away from you... Surrender now. Please, enough."

"My love..."

"So many people have been dragged into this ambition. I am willing to pay for all of it, even if it is unlikely that I ever truly can. My love... In this fight, we have lost. We stand no chance, no matter what we do... Even if we try to deceive them... We have lost."

Madame Violet froze and looked up as raindrops began to fall. Moments later, a heavy downpour poured over us. The wind howled along with it, making my knees tremble from the cold.

"If I surrender... will my son forgive me?"

"No," Raze replied. "Because he never held any resentment toward you. There is nothing for you to be forgiven for, because your son loved you," Raze said.

Madame Violet fell silent. The surroundings were enveloped in silence, an oppressive, deafening stillness, until it was shattered by Madame Violet’s laughter.

"This is not over yet," she said with a smile directed at everyone. "I am not the real enemy," she added.

I furrowed my brow. I did not know if she was just trying to scare us or actually telling the truth, but why...? My nerves were on edge. Shit! Enough... I hoped there would be no more surprises.

"What do you mean?" Angel asked.

"Gold... I found a golden mask..." she laughed. "It is possible there are other gangs besides yours," she said.

Everyone around us began shouting as we were suddenly surrounded by countless golden masks. Shit! What is this?!

I glanced toward the direction Zein had gone.

A tear fell from my eye for some unknown reason... Zein.

"Stay here..." one of them said to us, when we were just about to get close to join Zein. "Let the Boss get what he wants," they added.

"Step aside, or I will blow your heads off..." Raze threatened coldly. Like me, I could feel the fear and anger coursing through him. "My brother needs me, and anyone who dares to stop me will die." He smirked.

I walked to Raze’s side. "My friend needs me as well," I said just as coldly.

Jerome, Dave, Vanessa, and Mia stepped beside us, all wearing faint smiles.

"We promised her," Vanessa said mockingly. "That we would die together," she added.

My grip on the gun tightened, because with every passing second, their lives were in greater danger. Supremo could no longer fight back, and even with Sir Alvarez, Nicky, and Roxane there, I knew they would not be enough.

They need us.

"You are not allowed to-"

A gunshot from Raze cut him off mid-sentence.

One shot that was soon followed by many more... Zein, wait for us. Please.

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Zein’s Point of View

We kept walking as if the path had no end. My knees were growing weak, and I knew Supremo felt the same way.

No one spoke. The silence only intensified the anxiety I was feeling. I hated it.

Supremo suddenly stopped walking, as did Nicky and Roxane.

"We did not know that there was a traitor among us," Roxane said to Sir Alvarez, who remained with his back turned to us.

"Who is the traitor?" Sir Alvarez asked as he slowly turned to face us. He was smiling, a smile that made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end.

I could no longer see the teacher I once regarded as a father in him.

Tears welled in my eyes, not because he was a traitor, but because I never imagined that the person I trusted would betray me. I trusted the wrong person.

"You are our real enemy... Not everyone you call a friend truly sees you as one," Nicky said mockingly, now standing in front of us.

"Thank you for the trust..."

My strength faltered as we were surrounded by figures wearing golden masks, just as a heavy rain poured down.

A chill ran through me, because the feeling I was experiencing now was the same one I had felt during the time Matt and I were caught in the Bloody Night. It was possible that these masked figures were the ones watching us back then.

I weakened even more when I realized that they might have also been the ones watching Celine and me when we were in the forest.

"I am sorry for this, Miss Zein Shion."

"W‑Why?" I asked.

I still could not believe that he was a traitor. I would never be able to accept it. I blamed myself as well for entrusting him with my trust.

"I am actually a secret agent... You did not think I was just fooling you, did you?" he said with a laugh. "I asked for your help in locating the Hidden Laboratory not to destroy it, but to uncover the secret formula that... turned out to be you," he added with a smile.

Supremo and Roxane tightened their grip on me.

"But I also stopped you once we found out," he continued. "Thanks to your friend. Unfortunately, we had to silence her because she learned about us, and our plan would have failed," he added.

I broke down in tears. "Y‑You were the ones who killed Celine?" I asked in disbelief.

"It was necessary, because she saw the golden mask left behind by one of us... It was her fault for entering the forest again," he added.

I cried even harder when I realized that what Celine had been holding was a golden mask. That was why she said something was terribly wrong, because they did not know that there was another gang aside from them.

"Damn you!" Nicky shouted, and before she could fire at Sir Alvarez, one of them struck first.

Nicky was hit in the arm, causing her to drop her gun, and the masked men restrained him. She was helpless despite struggling.

"I knew you would not hand her over to me... so you will come to me yourself," Sir Alvarez said to me. "I promise that no one else will be hurt," he added.

I forced a smile. "So many have already been hurt. I am sorry, but I will not make another mistake. Trusting you was more than enough of a mistake," I said.

"You cannot have her... You will have to kill me first," Roxane declared.

She fired at our enemies, but she was struck by two bullets in both legs, leaving her unable to stand.

"Why are you doing this?" Supremo asked.

Sir Alvarez’s face contorted as he pulled a photograph from his pocket and showed it to us.

He was in the photo with a young girl, only slightly younger than me.

"She is my daughter. I need Zein Shion so my daughter and I can be together again."

So that was why... That was why he wanted to take me... That was why he seemed to be longing for his child.

"Even if your daughter lives, do you really think she would be able to forgive you for what you are doing? No... she would despise yo-"

My eyes widened when he fired at Supremo. Supremo clutched his bleeding arm.

"S‑Supremo..." He smiled at me.

I felt his grip on me loosen, so I held on to him instead.

"Supremo... can you do me a favor?" I asked as tears once again fell from my eyes.

Shit.

He nodded.

"Sing for me once we are out of this hell... I want to hear you sing again... outside Hell University."

He did not nod again, and I felt myself growing weak as well.

* * *

Third Person Point of View

It is a painfully harsh truth that the person you trust can be the very one who will stab you in the back. This is what Zein is feeling now.

"You can no longer fight, Supremo Ace Craige. You should give her to me," Sir Alvarez said.

"Giving her to you would also mean killing myself in the most painful way," Supremo replied. Though weakened, he forced himself to be brave even as his body was already giving up.

"Really?" Sir Alvarez asked with a smile. "Then I would rather kill Zein. We can still use her blood even if she is dead," he said, words that sent a chilling fear through Supremo.

He stepped in front of her, shielding her behind his back. Zein had no choice but to follow Ace’s will.

"Shoot her even just once, and I will make sure your entire bloodline ends here," said a woman leaning against a tree.

She was wearing a black blazer, her long hair loose and partially covering her face. In one hand, she held a gun, a gun familiar to both Zein Shion and Sir Alvarez.

"A‑Ate Allison..."

She lifted her head and smiled at her younger sister. Her grip on the gun tightened when she saw Zein’s condition.

"A‑Allison Shion?"

"None other than that, Mister Ronald Alvarez."

He nearly lost his composure when he saw the smile on Allison’s lips. Sir Alvarez knew this woman all too well, the woman who killed his daughter.

"Bitch."

The moment Sir Alvarez aimed his gun at her, Allison fired swiftly, striking his weapon. His gun flew several meters away, leaving him trembling.

Everyone could only stare at Allison, who remained leaning against the tree. Nicky silently praised her skill in controlling her shots, as if she could decide exactly where each bullet would land.

Roxane nearly cried when she saw Allison, because she looked so much like Samantha, though they had already accepted that she was gone.

Supremo smirked at the resemblance between Allison and Zein. The young woman’s beauty was undeniable.

"So Zein Shion is your sister?"

Allison did not respond. Her eyes remained fixed on Sir Alvarez.

"I am sorry," Allison said, which only angered Sir Alvarez further.

"Can your ’sorry’ bring my daughter back to life?!" he shouted bitterly. "You killed my daughter." His voice nearly broke as he said those words.

Allison felt a twinge of pity for Sir Alvarez.

"I did not kill her. It was hatred and envy that killed Shanne."

"It was because of you! Always you! You were always the one who excelled!"

Allison could only shake her head, knowing that no matter how much she explained herself to Sir Alvarez, it would never end.

Sir Alvarez, Allison, and Shanne were members of an organization of secret agents. Sir Alvarez was one of the seniors, while Allison and Shanne were among the primary operatives sent on missions. However, Allison consistently outshone the others.

Allison always performed exceptionally well in every mission. Her remarkable skill with firearms brought her to the top, while Shanne was constantly left behind.

Until one day, during a mission, Shanne betrayed Allison. Shanne was about to shoot Allison, but an enemy she had failed to notice fired first. Shanne was the one who was shot, and that was what led to her death.

"I will kill your sister as payment."

Allison straightened her posture, causing the men wearing golden masks to step back. Fear was evident on the faces of these armed men as they looked at the lone woman, they knew her well. She was more than capable of eliminating all of them within a matter of minutes.

"One wrong move, Mister Alvarez. I do not care if you are one of the seniors. I will give you a nightmare you will never forget."

Sir Alvarez then signaled his men to charge at Allison.

* * *

Zein’s Point of View

I could not believe that Ate Allison was here. I was happy to see her, and although I wanted to embrace her, there was something far more important that I needed to do.

"Supremo, you need treatment," I said, nearly breaking down when I saw that he was already drenched in his own blood.

He looked at me. "We need to help your siste-"

"No! She can handle herself... You do not know her."

To her, this was almost like a game, I knew that. I knew her well. The more enemies there were, the more she enjoyed it.

Though hesitant, he nodded. We had not gone far when Sir Alvarez blocked our path, his gun aimed at us.

"Where do you think you are going?"

Supremo gripped my hand tightly.

"I have changed my mind... I will just kill the two of you."

"You cannot, unless you kill me first."

He laughed and aimed the gun at Supremo. My hand trembled as I held on to Supremo.

My eyes widened when Sir Alvarez suddenly aimed his gun at me, at the same moment Supremo pulled me into an embrace and the gun fired. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

It felt as though the world had stopped spinning. I could only stare at Supremo as blood spilled from his mouth.

"You are the sun, you are my light,

And you are the last thing on my mind,

Before I go to sleep at night..."

Tears streamed from my eyes when I heard him singing.

Damn it! I wanted to stop him, because this was not what he promised! Shit! He promised he would sing for me outside this hell, not here!

"You are always around when I am in need,

When trouble is on my mind,

You put my soul at ease..."

I heard another gunshot, and Supremo closed his eyes, only to open them again moments later.

"There is no one in this world

Who can love me like you do

So many reasons that I want to spend forever with you"

He smiled at me as tears streamed from his eyes. I felt his grip on me loosen, and his breath slowly fading away.

I could only stare at him, feeling as though I were dying along with him.

"I’ll be loving you forever,

Deep inside my heart you’ll leave me never,

Even if you took my heart and tore it apart,

I would love you you still... forever."

I held him tightly as he slipped from my embrace. My body shook uncontrollably as I looked at his tear-streaked face, still smiling through the pain.

I closed my eyes as he pressed a gentle kiss to my forehead.

"D‑Darling, I love you... forever."

I could not bear it when he finally collapsed to the ground. I felt nothing. Sir Alvarez also lay sprawled on the floor, shot by Raze.

My gaze fell upon Supremo’s lifeless body lying on the ground.

What am I supposed to do?

I walked... I did not know where I was going. I felt as though I had already died. I wished I truly had. I wished I were dead as well.

I only realized later that I was already standing in front of Mr. Razon.

"Use me... bring back Supremo’s life."

He shook his head at me. "Your body will not be able to endure it anymore. You might-"

"Use me... bring back Supremo’s life."

It was as if I no longer knew how to say anything else but those words.

"Zein. You might d-"

"I DO NOT FUCKING CARE! EVEN IF ALL MY BLOOD IS DRAINED, AS LONG AS HE LIVES, OR EVEN IF WE DIE TOGETHER!"

I no longer understood anything. All I knew was that I was lying once again inside the incubator. I closed my eyes as I felt the searing pain.

I glanced at Supremo.

Tears fell from my eyes once more, until I felt my eyelids grow heavy.

I smiled...

"Darling Ace... I love you too, forever."