Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

* Alan Walker, K-391 & Emelie Hollow - Lily *

"Sir," a man in a black suit spoke in a clear matter, "we've arrived at the Drakon's mansion."

"I can see that," a man in a luxurious fur coat replied with a frown. "Who are these kids though?" he asked.

They both were sitting inside a black car that seemed to belong to one of the richest people in Torinto city.

Looking at the mansion's entrance, the man could see a bunch of motorcycles. Near them, stood five teens that were about to enter the through the main doors.

"Sir, the one at the front with the long black hair is Mr. Caleb's daughter, Rachel Drakon, the rest are probably her friends," the other man replied.

"Hm, make sure they don't interrupt our business here."

"Of course, sir."

***

As she was about to enter Rachel's house, Raven noticed a luxurious car approaching them. "Who's that?" she asked.

"Oh, um, I think they're a bunch of my father's business partners," Rachel answered after a short pause.

"I see," Raven muttered and entered the house. She was already told that Rachel's father owned a big company and was rather famous so she didn't question it.

Upon setting foot inside, she heard faint chatter sounds coming from under her feet, 'and what is that? Music?' she thought to herself.

"Ok, everyone is waiting in the basement, let's go," Rachel said with a smile.

Calling it a basement was an understatement. It only qualified as one since it had no windows, but otherwise, it was a huge room with so many equipments; for sports and entertainment.

Descending down the stairs, Raven was overjoyed to see her friends chatting together.

Some were playing ping-pong, others playing the piano, and the last bunch were playing video games.

Noticing their arrival, the Black Knights members stopped what they were doing and admired the beauty that just entered their vision.

All but two boys that were so engrossed in their video game that they didn't notice the change in the atmosphere.

"Hi," Raven said with a sincere smile as she had missed them.

Whistle~

"Who is this cutie?" a boy named Danny asked after a whistle. He was player number 4 in the team. "By the way, your hand looks heavy, do you want me to hold it for you?"

A small vein popped on Raven's forehead. 'Is that how they greet me for the first time after a while?'

She was familiar with Danny's sarcasm and carefree attitude, but she knew exactly what always came after a 'Danny remark'.

"Danny! Enough with that, you promised I would get the next one! You've already hit on Rachel so many time, I get the new girl," said Dan, player number 9, while pushing Danny away. Rachel turned slightly red at the mention of her name.

Normally, she would just ignore them or show them what three years of self defense classes can do to one's prowess. But now that she was with Raven, everything seemed weird and alien to her. So she decided to stay quiet.

"Ahem, um... I'm sorry I don't know how to say this without hurting your feelings," Dan directed his attention towards Raven while scratching the back of his head as if showing embarrassment. "But your lips seem kinda lonely... would they like to meet mine?"

'... did he just actually say that?' Raven thought to herself in confusion.

'Oh no...'

'Rip.'

'Welp, there goes a good player...'

Jake, Remi, and Mike thought at the same time.

BOOOMM! BOOOMM!!

It took everyone a second to recover from the explosion sound and realize that the sarcastic duo had disappeared. Looking at the ground, they could see that both boys were laying face down, with giant bumps on their heads.

"Guys," Dan said with a groan. "She doesn't tolerate jokes..." Danny continued for him as he held a thumbs up barely above his head.

'Noted,' the rest of the team thought, swallowing loudly. 'Noble soldiers, died for the better good...'

In addition to the team members that were all boys, two female coach assistants were present: Ainsley and Erika.

And unlike the rest, these two enjoyed Dan and Danny's punishment as they can be embarrassing in front of strangers sometimes and they wanted them to learn their lesson.

"Geez... I know you two love sarcasm and jokes, but is that how you greet every girl you see?" Raven asked with raised eyebrows.

"Only the hot ones-Argh," Danny tried to say before Raven stepped on his head, silencing him.

"Timmy, what happened buddy?" Raven asked one of the players in confusion, "I told you to stop them whenever they start spouting stuff like that!"

Standing with a confused expression on his face, Timmy didn't know how to reply. "Wait, how do you know about our 94-combo strat-"

The 94-combo strategy was basically a small agreement "Draven" came up with. Timmy was supposed to always prevent the duo, Dan and Danny, from being the sarcastic duo they are, at least in front of public eyes or someone new.

And since Raven was supposedly a new person that they've never met before, Timmy was supposed to prevent them from spouting nonsense. Yet, he didn't.

"""DRAVEN?""" everyone suddenly yelled as the realisation kicked in.

'Wait, how can that be?' they all thought as confusion was painted across their faces.

Draven was taller, had azure eyes and matching bright blue hair. And obviously, he was a boy and not a girl.

And unlike Draven who seemed as angelic as fragile, this girl seemed different... she felt kind yet sharp, almost like a mirror: smile to her and she'd smile back, but try to harm her and you'd get stabbed.

'No, she can't be Draven, that's for sure... Is she her relative? They do look alike in a way...' they thought.

"Wait, I've seen you before!" a voice yelled. It was Henry, the Black Knights' goalkeeper, and player number 1. "You're the SS ranker everyone was talking about!"

"Oh I remember that too! I've seen you on TV!" Mark, player number 7 yelled. "What the f-"

Before he could swear, Ericka slapped him swiftly to shut him up.

"I'm sorry," Ericka apologized, "I don't understand what someone as powerful and famous as yourself might be doing here, but our team has shown such a disgraceful attitude. I deeply apologize."

Raven remained quiet.

Some glaring from Erika and Ainsley was enough to get everyone to line up, in an orderly fashion, and bow slightly to show respect.

It was a habit they acquired from playing soccer so it wasn't hard to execute efficiently.

Yet, Raven still remained quiet. It was either that or she'd burst out laughing. 'Do I continue on with this and risk giving them a heart attack, or do I just tell them the truth?' she thought to herself.

'You are indeed evil,' Tu muttered with a chuckle in her mind. He enjoyed their performance too, after all, and wanted to see more.

"""AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!""" although Raven held herself together, it was Jake, Remi, and Mike who burst out laughing loudly.

"Oh my goodness I can't hold it anymore, hahaha," Mike held his stomach as it seemed to hurt him. "You guys... AHAHAHA!"

"Oh poor souls, hahahaha!" Remi laughed too.

*sigh*

"Sup guys," Raven said after a deep breath, deciding not to give anyone a stroke. "It's been a while."

"SO IT WAS YOU!!" the team yelled in unison.

"That's so disrespectful I can't believe you did that!" Erika complained.

"Meh, gotta admit though, I enjoyed the show," Raven chuckled. "Plus, you did deserve it," she said with a shrug.

"But that's pure evil!" Ainsley exclaimed.

"I should have trusted my instincts," Timmy said with a sigh.

"But wait, so how did this happen?" Henry asked.

"So, are you actually the same Draven?" Erika asked.

"Yes, tell us!" Dan said excitedly, "how do you grow b*ob-Argh!" before he could finish, he was slammed against the ground again.

"Seriously dude, you should stop that," Raven muttered with a 'smile'. Although he couldn't see her face, he could feel his body shaking in fear.

"So you're not going to tell us?" Danny asked in disappointment. Raven's smile twitched.

*sigh*

"Of course, I'll tell you the general idea," Raven said with a sigh as her friends deserved to know the truth.

"Oh nice!" Danny said happily, "I'll go grow some-" BOOOM!!

'Ouch...'

***

"Mr. Drakon," the man in the fur coat said while taking a seat in Rachel's father's office. "How have you been?"

"Could have been better," Caleb said with a nervous smile. "Mr. Red Joe."

"Mr. Joe is fine," Red Joe said with a predatory smile. "Have you thought about our offer yet?" he asked with a threatening glare.

Red Joe was one of the most influential criminal master-minds in the city. After the recent portal incident, his business has lost a few millions in property damage and the like.

As such, he needed additional sources of income. So, he had ordered his lackeys and thugs to do some research.

And although it doesn't happen often, luck had smiled upon Red Joe and he had learnt that the one and only Caleb Drakon had moved into his city, just recently.

Caleb, Rachel's father, was the owner of a large company that had branches all over the country. Needless to say, he was loaded.

Of course, Red Joe wouldn't waste such an opportunity. And as such, when he had met Caleb for the first time yesterday, he had offered him a deal.

"75% of your annual income is mine, otherwise, suffer the consequences."