BLACK GHOUL
Chapter 201: Black Scheme

Chapter 201: Black Scheme

Operating Room

"We will start with the most important factor," Riley began.

"The press... and the government".

She rose to her feet, turning to them, arms folded.

"We are gonna use those two things to our advantage" she states.

"You mean we come to the agency publicly?" Rory asked, puzzled, could it work? They were against them just as much as the agency.

"No... we bargain with the government," Riley said.

At their words, they were merely stunned, Riley took in their look and did not bat an eye and they knew just how damn serious she was.

"Is the government gonna wanna bargain with ghouls?" Kayla said, puzzled, wondering if what they were about to pull off would work.

"It’s a crazy plan" Rory intoned.

"Crazy is what we need right now if we’re gonna survive this," Gray said.

"Will the government agree to this?" Race asked.

"Oh they will," she said, smirking. "I have learned a few things about bargaining," she adds.

***

Anubis stood on top of a tree watching Black Clover Hometown, hands behind his back, wearing his usual tux and glove. He raised his head staring into the bright blue skies.

"It’s getting close," he said. He could feel his veins pulsing and that could only mean one thing... it was close.

"Doomsday!"

***

"Get everything ready, we need to find a way so that we can gain access," Riley said walking along the halls with Kayla and Race.

"So suddenly requesting to meet the government isn’t exactly gonna be easy" Race states.

"We aren’t doing it publicly so it’s gonna be easy, just say a strong influential person wanna meet up, they will buy that... and" she halts facing them.

They did too. "Say we are requesting to donate some money, a huge amount of money, they will agree without question" she adds before turning to walk.

"Does the boss know about this?" Kayla asked, making Riley halt instantly in her steps. She felt her chest heavy again at the mention of it, they were bound to ask and it was like opening a wound.

"Where’s the boss, we haven’t seen him for quite some time, is he gonna draft out the plan also?" Race asked, they never worked on a plan without him. Of course, they considered Riley as their leader too but it was always Liam.

Riley took a heavy breath as her eyes sadden, she didn’t know how to tell them, how could she bring herself to, she was lost for words. And her breath picked slightly, she had to tell them and she knew it but it felt so so hard but she gave in.

"Liam won’t be around for a couple of days," Sean said, stepping in.

They all stared at him with wide eyes that he was standing before them, looking like he wasn’t in a coma for the past weeks.

"Sean," Riley said with wide eyes, she couldn’t believe it, he was actually her and he looks alright.

"Oh my god, Sean you’re okay," Kayla said with wide eyes.

"How?"

Sean just smiled. "Work on the plans as ordered"

They nod still in shock.

He smiled as his eyes landed on Riley.

"Come on let’s go," Kayla said, dragging Race with her.

Instantly Riley hugged him, and he chuckled slightly at her actions, she broke the hug.

"How-"

"It was Liam... Omari to be exact" he said, still puzzled by who visited him last night.

"I don’t know how he did it, he made me better... so here I am" he adds.

"I don’t understand," Riley said puzzled.

"He said something about fulfilling your second request"

Riley froze at his words, Omari knew about her second request during their bargain, it was for Sean to get better. How did he know exactly? He won so he never got a whim of it, well trust Omari to figure it out.

"Riley, what the fuck is going on?" He asked worried, he was so confused right now, how was his best friend suddenly possessed by the first ghoul?

His encounter with him last night all left like a dream if he didn’t wake up, he could still remember the shuddering presence he felt of him, his body still shaken from it, he needed to make sense of it.

"Doomsday," she said.

"He’s awake because of Doomsday?" he narrowed his eyes. "I saw something like that in the book but the rest are still untranslated, it said something about-"

"Apophis" she cut him off.

"Sean it has been the god of Chaos all these time, he has been the one manipulating our enemies and installing fear in the heart of humans, it’s what he does and for some reason, he’s getting stronger"

"The more he feeds on fear, the more he gets stronger," Sean said as his eyes widened in realization. "But what does all this have to do with Liam?"

"Liam can’t defeat it alone, that’s why Omari had to come forth... Apophis has been Omari’s enemy since ancient times, he’s bent on destroying the last of the black ghoul lineage" she said.

She sighs deeply.

"But there’s a prize if Omari should be of help"

"What? What is it?" Sean demands.

"They will merge bodies and become one to defeat Apophis but it comes with a price... " she said sternly as her lips pressed in a thin line.

"Liam will cease to exist, both of them".

Sean froze as his eyes widened with shock, his mouth hung not knowing any words to say, he knew the gravity of what she did, this made his bones chill and he felt his chest tighten at the next words that left her lips.

"Liam will die"

***

Riley stood watching the skies, arms folded, saying the news to Sean was a shock to him, she knew how he felt, this was a truth they will have to live with. Doomsday was coming, a crisis they were unaware of until the very last minute, she will do what she can to assist Liam, which is why their plan has to work.

"You bargained with Omari... didn’t you?" Anubis appeared beside her from nowhere.

Riley turns to him, facing the unusual tall man.

"How did you know?" She asked, puzzled.

"I don’t feel Lord O’Brien’s shared Claw in you, which means the consummation didn’t happen" he states facing her like it was a fact he didn’t miss out on.

She sighed deeply. "Well it did happen but not the Claw sharing one," Riley said facing the view back.

"You knew didn’t you," she said for certain as she faced him back. "You knew about Doomsday"

"I only just figured it out, I never knew the battle Omari himself prophesied will come to pass and the price it will take," Anubis said. "For now it’s like the past is interfering with the future, which is by my belief an unbalance. But Omair has awoken to sort that out, only the predestined battle of doomsday that can stop it, even ’I’ don’t have the power to for I’m merely for guidance. I feel useless right now, I may be a druid ghoul but there are many things I’m incapable of"

Riley’s trembling eyes remained on him, he sounded pained by his words, even though she couldn’t read his expression from the mask he wore.

"You have to be strong, lady O’Brien" he adds. "You have to be strong for your people, you’re their queen"

Riley gulps hard at his words.

"Where is he? Can you tell where Liam is?" She asked.

Anubis sighs.

"I’m afraid I can’t, his aura is faint, I’m sure Omari is masking it up pretty well... he’s waiting, waiting for the destined day"

"Doomsday," Riley said for certain. "But how will we know when it’s the day? How will we be prepared for it"

"When Apophis chooses his vessel," Anubis said sternly.

Riley gulps hard, she could still remember the snake image she saw in Omari’s eyes, how great was this foe? That Omari couldn’t even defeat him during his time but rather sealed himself away, only for Apophis to break free... wait... the seal.

"How was the seal broken... yes you said Omari prophesied doomsday but like you said you were certain it would actually happen" she demands.

"The seal was broken the day both of you awoke your powers as Silver Clover and Ghost Clover... it was also a beacon that called the uncalled" he states.

"Then why did Liam’s father go through so much to awaken us if it will put us in such a mess," Riley said pissed, she hated this... she hated everything that’s happening right now, it tore her apart, she wasn’t so sure she could stay sane with all of this.

"Lord O’Brien’s father only did what he was destined to do... the rest fell into place according, I have no say in this matter... but your awakening also gave a spark of hope to ghouls and many good things"

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