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The Dragon, like the other Zodiacs, didn’t flinch at all, but instead, he glared at the latecomer.
“You are late,” he calmly said. “Sit.”
“What, not even a word of welcome, viejo? So cold!”
Still, he quickly went to pick a seat, one of the two opposite the Dragon. None of the Zodiacs sent even a glance in his direction, ignoring him like a cold wind in the room. Eden let out a faint sigh. It would be a miracle if things went calmly... Yet, the Dragon sighed, visibly very calm.
“Well, we are still missing two more people who should be sitting here.”
A. suddenly turned to the side, and took a little device out of his pocket, to put it on one of the empty chairs, the one next to the Eagle. The thing blinked a couple of seconds, and the hologram of a person appeared. Eden froze, and her heart went crazy. The young man had blonde hair, a simple white outfit, and thin traits. He moved his head a couple of times, as if he was stretching his neck, and smiled at everyone.
“Hello, everyone. My name is Prometheus Angel Newman. ...You can call me Pan if you’d like.”
“Who is that?” groaned Thao, frowning. “No one told us there would be strangers here!”
“I invited him,” said the Dragon, as if it was the only necessary explanation. “Pan is necessary for our plan. Now, we’re only missing one person, the owner of the Edge.”
All the Zodiacs reacted, this time.
“The owner of the Edge is here?” exclaimed Tanya. “Are you kidding? What does that even mean?!”
Circé and Eden exchanged a quick look, confused, but when she looked back at the group, Eden realized a lot of eyes were suddenly staring their way. She looked at the Dragon, and this time, the Old Man was very clearly staring her way. The young woman next to him pulled out the last empty chair.
“Ghost, would you join us please?”
A heavy silence followed in the room, all eyes on her. Eden was so shocked, she didn’t even know how to react, only glaring at the cunning old Dragon.
“Oh, boy...” whined Loir.
Suddenly, Dante jumped to his feet, pulling out a gun and pointing it toward the Dragon. All the other Zodiacs and their people reacted the same, all of them pulling out weapons toward different targets. For a short moment, it was complete chaos in the room, everyone on edge and ready to murder the next person. Most weapons were aimed at Dante, but some also had their guns pointed at the Dragon or other targets among the Zodiac. In one split second, all the earlier politeness had been completely erased to show the rivalries between them.
The only ones who hadn’t moved were the Dragon, Pan, A., and Eden. Even Circé had stepped to stand in front of her, in a defensive stance, but the Old Man seemed to be staring over her shoulder. The young woman was staring right back at the elder, completely stunned. The Dragon hadn’t even reacted to all the weapons pointed his way, as if he hadn’t noticed them, or they were completely irrelevant.
“It’s okay, everyone,” said Pan with a smile.
“...What is this?” hissed Dante.
“Put your weapon down, Tiger,” Lecky warned him.
“You’re going to get us all killed!” roared Tanya. “What the fuck is this about?!”
“That woman is his partner,” calmly said A., as if that explained everything. “They didn’t know we were aware of her real identity as Ghost, the hacker.”
He glanced up at Dante, his eyes as dreary as usual.
“De Luca’s side chick is... Ghost? You’re joking?” chuckled Tanya.
All eyes were on her now, but Eden was paralyzed. She had no idea how to react, what to do, what this situation was. Not only was the Dragon aware of her identity, but he had called her the owner of the Edge? And was inviting her to sit with them, like another Zodiac? To top it all off, her master was there.
She glared at Pan, furious.
“...Pan, what’s going on?” she asked.
“It’s alright, Eden,” he smiled. “You’ll be safe.”
She had a hard time believing this. She was suddenly stuck in a room full of the most dangerous mafiosos, all armed, and now, they all knew her identity on top of that? If she hadn’t been so worried for Dante as well, perhaps Eden would have run out of the room already. This was her worst nightmare happening, and ironically, her master was confidently smiling at her from across the room.
“...And who the fuck is that guy?” Tanya insisted.
