The Queen Wicked Deeds

[It is done]

The message said, and he sighed. He opened the video that was attached to the message and ċȧrėssed the image.  ​​

The girl that had always taken his breath away was inside the video. However, there was something different. She was chained and locked in a room. 

She looked at the camera many times and smiled while waving as if she was having fun. However, inside her eyes were clear defiance. 

Henry knew that whatever he was doing was only for her protection, but at the same time, it would make her stay away from him. Even leave him, but he had no choice, or she will be caught up again in the crossfire. 

"Young Master," Mateo arrived with an anxious expression, "your grandpa..."

"What happened?"

"There had been an accident," Mateo hesitated, "he is in the hospital."

Henry nodded, but he didn't move from his seat. That was also part of his plan, after all, the ones that were trying to bring him down were using the people he loved to lower his defenses. 

"Protect him, and don't let him go anywhere."

"Yes," Mateo nodded and went away. 

** ** **

A few weeks passed, and every time they thought they had found a clue on the ones that orchestrated the attack on Beth, the results came as a dead end, and they had to start again. 

"This must be a joke!"

Mateo kicked the chairs as he was frustrated. For the first time in his life, he felt as if he was chasing a shadow. 

"They are playing with us!"

Henry looked at the map that had several crosses and marks. It was from the last mission before they entered the advanced ones. 

[Three pearls, three houses, and three hours to find them.]

That was the red paper said. Then a map was attached to it. 

He knew that it was a test of speed. The three houses indicated the locations of three underground clans. They were the most devious gangs in the world with the worst reputation for their cruel methods. 

Killing attempts, thievery, extortion, organ selling, drugs, whatever crime one could think about, they were the kings on that dirty side of the world. 

And now, they will be experiencing some intervention. A huge intervention of the mission takers and the demons' ȧssociation. 

They had long seen those bastards as horrible competition from the true villains in the world. The so-called soul contracted demons. 

The gangs could make people pay loans and debts while raising the interest to an impossible rate, but the demons, oh the little tiny demons with their pacts, they go for the soul, the purest and more important side of a person. 

However, now who cares about them when the real fear is on the earth. How dare those gangs to try to usurp their duties and deeds?

"What should we do, Henry?" Mateo had long trashed one chair, then he felt pity. 'It was a beautiful wooden chair.'

"Call Master Hesse," he said with a serious expression. "We will need his help with this one."

"Yes, Young Master," Mateo bowed and went away. 

Henry then looked at his phone again. This time the little girl inside the room was pacing around looking at the cell with her clever eyes. 

"This will finish fast, Beth," he saw her again looking at the camera, and she smiled, then she made a rude middle finger to the camera. 

Henry couldn't help but smile and sigh. 

****

"Where did you hide her, boy?"

The old man had come to the Mills Mansion with Gandalf by his side. They were furious and not only that, they were about to release their anger with insulting words, a Gandalf growls and maybe some bites, and, of course, the army behind the old man. 

They had come with their best men to the fight. 

"She is safe, Master Hesse," Henry bowed and didn't dare to sit in front of the old man. "I sent her into hiding for her own safety, I apologize for the sudden disturbance."

"Where is she?"

"In a safe house in the north of the kingdom."

"Are your people watching over her," he asked.

"Yes, she is fine."

"Is she fed?"

"Yes, they won't dare left her in hunger."

"Does she have pastries and desserts to go by?"

"Of course, I can't have her going through abstinence symptoms."

'That would be scary,' Mateo thought. The first time they limited her ingest of desserts and pastries, or any kind of sugar not-so-healthy food from her, she became almost crazy. 

She solved all of them, from the easiest ones to the more advanced ones. 

Then she uploaded the answers for free... can you imagine?

They called her the savior of the students, they called her the hero of the hard-to-get solutions. They called her the destroyer of the tutors and cruel teachers. 

She caused havoc to the earth, and nobody knew it but the ones inside the mansion. 

However, she didn't stop with that. 

She threw herself to Henry, even if she was shy, and licked her cheek saying it was sweet. 

Fortunately, she doesn't remember or, she will die in embarrassment. 

"She is fighting the enclosure, but she is fine, there are many things to entertain herself."

"What do you mean?"

"She will try to escape, Master Hesse," Henry sighed. He had designed that room with his own hands, so there were many traps and ways to go out. It was an escape kind of room. And she will have some fun while trying to decode the many passwords he left behind. 

"She will do it in a few days, if you want to make it last, put a chess game inside."

"..." 

He cannot be so cruel to her, if she cries over not being able to win, he will have a heartbreak.

"Do it, she had to overcome that barrier once in her life."

"But..." Henry frowned, "I don't want to make her uncomfortable."

"That will detain her for a while, or she will escape."

"Sigh... I understand," he nodded.

"What do you need my help with, boy?"

"The three Dragon Gangs."

They were long-time enemies, but they had put a hold on their fight for the sake of the younger generations. It was the time for Master Hesse's sons to fight them, or even for Beth. 

However, this time, Henry knew that something was brewing inside.

"Is this a mission?"

Henry looked up in surprise. "How...?"

"It doesn't matter how, boy," the old man smiled and ċȧrėssed the head of Gandalf. "I will help you but on one condition."

"I will comply with whatever you ask, Master."

"Are you sure?" 

"If it is within my possibilities, I will do it."

The old man smirked and raised his brow, "I will tell you after we finish with this, but... don't forget your word."

"I won't," Henry bowed, but inside, he had a strange and ominous feeling. 

The look in the eyes of that old man was full of mischief, the same as his granddaughter, but another thing was hiding too. 

"He will help us with one of the gangs," Gandalf stood forward, "Let your man over there take over the White Dragon Gang with your men. Don't let the other participants know that you are going with me, use a proxy to stand in your place."

Henry nodded and looked at Mateo. 

"What should we do next, Master?"

"Let's go," the old man smiled, "you still have your magic, right?"

Henry frowned again, 'how did the old man know about that?'

"Don't use it," Master Hesse stood up from his seat and took out a blue sphere. "Take this one, don't use the others, or that Mellie will have troubles with the forms he had to fill up."

Henry was more and more surprised by the knowledge of the old man. He never thought that there would be some others who could know about the demons' pact and the missions. 

"Thank you, Master," Henry took the sphere, and it transformed into a blue ring. 

"Then... let's go," the old man smiled, and his golden eyes shined with a strange light. "This will be fun, I had wanted to destroy those old bastards for so long. Don't forget your map, meanwhile, I am fighting, you shall look for those things. Don't disappoint me, boy."

"I won't..." Henry didn't care anymore about how the old man knew all about the missions, but he was grateful. He had just gained a powerful ally.