After a long while of walking through the forest and entering a secret passageway that leads underneath the city..... Evelynne and Mica finally reached the door to their base.

"They should be in here by now, wait here..Mica stay." Evelynne said.

Mica obeyed. He didn't want to be with this bitch, if only he could speak, he'll be able to warn Evelynne of her energy.

When the door opened again, Evelynne ushered them in.

The room was very spacious, the size of a large house...only one room. Evelynne announced to the group.

"Welcome everyone, welcome.....we have a new guest that will like to accompany us in our quest tonight." Evelynne steps next to Valerian and pats her on the shoulder. "Meet the Green Witch, Valerian. She has the same fascination of killing as the rest of us!"

The crowd applauded with delight. Suddenly, a dark tan boy of about seventeen stepped up on the stone stage to meet Evelynne and Valerian. He gave Valerian a handshake, and he gazed at Evelynne. He then whispers something in his ear. Evelynne's expression then saddened with grief. "No, Malakai's still out there." She told him softly. He nods.

Shaking the bad feelings away, Evelynne turns to the witch. "Valerian, this is Hunter, he's my second in command."

Valerian nods politely.

Evelynne then began her speech. "Alright, I've got a plan here." She placed a paper down on the table. "Shitty drawing I know, sorry, my dad's not a cartographer...." She muttered.

The group of a dozen or more all inched together to examine the paper.

"Eden, is this the right route?" One person asked her.

"No Twitch --- sorry, I'll get you a new name soon, after what happened to Malakai - " she paused.

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Hunter placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "You're good, proceed." He encouraged.

"Yes, this is the right route through the castle. You five over there!" Evelynne hollered. The group of five boys walked over. "You boys will take out the guards. You!" She then pointed the opposite direction to a pair of girls. "I want you do disguise yourself as maidens for the princess. She needs to be taken out, no bad karma will come to us if she's dead too." She paused again and turned to Valerian, who looked at her with interest. "I want you to go down to the kitchens and make as many poisons as you can. You actually sneak inside first, then the boys who will distract the guards, then the fake maidens over there, and I and Mica will go through the passageways. Hunter, what will you do?" She looks at him with curiosity.

"I'll take the king, you'll take the queen. Make it clean, Eden." He demands calmly.

She smirked and looked down at the paper. "The rest of you will go underneath the library floors and get all the gold and jewels you can find!"

Valerian stopped for for a second. Evelynne looks up at her. "How do you know the castle so well?"

"Eh, my father's a miner for the Highnesses, I've been inside with him several times."

Valerian nodded. "Okay."

"When will we begin?" The kid called Twitch asked.

"Now!" Evelynne smiled wickedly.

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"A band of thieves huh?" Valerian said.

Evelynne cackled. "Yeah, it's been fun, but this time....we're gonna be richer! I can taste it!"

"Why do they call you 'Eden'?"

"It's my third name."

"Named after a holy place where Adam and Eve lived in for a few minutes?" Valerian wondered.

Evelynne chuckled. "You're too funny! I use the name to mock the religion. I don't believe in 'God'!" She laughed louder this time. "Oh, it's so funny, when I make someone beg to their Divine creature for mercy. I make them question their reality when I bend down to their level, and I make them look into my eyes as I dig my blade through their heart, asking them, 'Do you believe in God'?"

That cold as ice personality cut through Valerian's internal organs, making her shiver. She smiled with enthusiasm. "I take it that this isn't going to be your first kill?"

Evelynne shook her head. "No, when you steal, and you know you're going to get caught, you need to save yourself and kill the victim. It's better that way, but this time.......it's not just for the riches......I DESPISE them! No one needs a ruler, we all should be free!"

Valerian smiled at her. "A governless world!" Evelynne smirked at her. "You got it!"

It was then Valerian's turn to laugh coldly. Evelynne rounded them up, Mica at her side...they began to rise under the dark of the night, beginning their big attack.