Chapter 189: The Team Rhapsody Killer (1/2)

”Is that a new record Zin?” Alton questioned sitting idly watching Zinnia finish her final song.

Out of breath, she turned to everyone wiping her head. ”I think so. Not bad, eh?”

”I can do better.” Percy boldly stated scoffing down a bowl of noodles. ”But yeah, it wasn't bad.”

”Always having to one-up the rest, don't you?” Gale tuts walking back into the room with a fresh box of drinks. ”I booked the room out for another hour. The owners said it was on the house.”

”Hell yeah.” Zinnia roared collapsing onto the sofa panting. ”I can take a break and sing another song after…”

”I still have no idea how you can sing that many songs back-to-back,” Emil questioned with a judgmental look.

Alton chuckled stealing a canned drink from Gale shaking it. ”That's just our Zinnia, always going above and beyond the norm. We deserve this, all of us.”

Zinnia caught a drink from Gale gulping it down, wiping her mouth. ”You can say that again… We literally beat the number one streamer; Vanguard has never known defeat until us.”

”Well until Iris… But don't mind me.” Alton stated. ”It sucks we couldn't celebrate any harder, but once the money starts coming in, I promise to throw the biggest party possible.”

”We'll hold you to that.” Percy jotted down, closing his small journal.

”What's that you got there?” Zinnia questioned.

”Oh, it's nothing. This is just a book I writing. It's to jot down the times I spend with you guys. I'm starting fresh now as a member of Team Rhapsody. I won't live under Marcus' shadow anymore.”

”Finally.” Emil scoffed. ”Took you long enough to wake up and smell the perfume.”

Alton elbowed him holding his can up. ”I think that's something to toast to. To Team Rhapsody, may we always be there to crush evil and protect the innocent?”

”Team Rhapsody!”

Zinnia stared at her can smiling as she spoke up. ”Do you think this can go on forever?”

”Huh?” Alton questioned crushing his can. ”Nothing can last forever, right?”

”In a literal sense no,” Percy replies waving his chopsticks around. ”That's why we should treasure the small moments like this. Treat each one as the last and fight for the next one.”

Everyone fell silent as Gale laughed nervously. ”Why is everyone so down? The way I see it, we've only just begun our journey.”

”The story of Team Rhapsody, huh? May it pass on forever, I guess.” Alton smirked raising his can. ”For better or for worse.”

****

Valhalla was forced to continually fleeing around the room, avoiding the bombardment of attacks coming from Scarlett. Flipping in the air, Valhalla threw an axe forward which stopped in mid-air inches from Scarlett's face. Tossing it aside, Scarlett's face was consumed by a childish smile as an insane look crept in. ”What's wrong? Can't you keep up?”

Valhalla hid away trembling holding her face. ”Who the hell is this girl? She's insane.”