Priestess of Black

[[Selene Gallio]]

Marcellus Hanley. 

Author, scientist, philanthropist, White Bishop but most importantly… a mutant.

"Is that all the information that you found about him?" The minion shook her head at my question.

"I have a little bit more. He made his first business deal before selling his book. He wasn't rich… and his income came from unknown sources… but upon further investigation, I found that a bank near his bank was robbed. But no one ever found out the robber." 

"You may leave." She nods before walking out of the room.

A mutant who has telepathic abilities… It is not impossible for him to rob a bank. But for a teenager to use that robbed money on making business deals and all of them to become successful… is quite interesting.

"Marcellus… You might be the one for the throne." A smile appeared on my face as I looked into the throne of Nova Roma.

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[4 days later]

He is quite stupid… or does he have a backup plan?

"So you are here, on behalf of the Hellfire Club?" He smiles.

He is handsome and has a charm. Two of the things required to be a good ruler… or a manipulator.

"At least that's what Ned thinks." He is smug.

"You do know who I am right?" His smile widens.

"Which answer do you want to hear, your majesty?"

"The honest one that you know." He is a telepath… so he seems overconfident… But I have broken a lot of telepaths in the past.

"If that's what you want to know, I will answer it… priestess of Black." My eyes widen but I instantly regain my composure.

"I see. So what does a mutant want from me?" The fact that he knows that title… means that he knows quite a lot. 

He chuckled which confused me.

"All I want is for you to join the club." Now, this definitely confused me.

"A minute ago you said that you didn't come here on behalf of the club." He chuckled once again.

"I said that I didn't come 'on behalf' of the club… but that doesn't mean that I am not here to recruit you." His face turned serious. "I know what you want."

He knows what I want huh?!? How hilarious! Not even those immortals were able to figure out what I wanted. 

"You know what I want… now do you?" I had a smile on my face, but the fists were clenched.

"*Sigh* You wanted power… you have always wanted power. But very few know the reason for that thirst." He adopted a kind smile. "You became enemies with many people because of the powers you possessed… Kulan Gath, the one who crowned himself the sorcerer supreme was one of them."

He is dangerous… He is extremely dangerous.

"You were called a goddess… an evil witch or even a fairy. But in reality, you were just another mutant girl who didn't know a thing about controlling her powers." My powers were flaring up but he didn't faze.

"You Selene… wanted power to survive… You still want the power to survive." He chuckled. "You are greedy, you lust for power… but you want that power to stay alive. That's just who you are… Daughter of the Moon."

"You are brave. I will give you that, but remember that the brave tend to die early." He shook his head instantly.

"It's not the brave who die early. It's the fools and the heroes." His expressions calmed down. "I am no fool… and I am definitely not a hero." He scowled. "Most heroes are fools… as those two go hand in hand."

"You sound like you have seen those heroes." 

How old is he? 22? 23?

He laughs. "Indeed, I have. But that doesn't matter now." 

"..."

"You want power… political support. And I can provide you with them." He crossed his legs. "But I want you as the Black Rook."

"Me joining as the Black Rook shouldn't help you in any way. So what do you really want?" 

He smiled. "Your intelligence is the reason that you survived for so long, your majesty. And yes… I don't want you only as the Black Rook."

My face morphed into a scowl. "What do you want?"

"When you join, the King and the Queen will be the only ones who would be able to 'command' you." He chuckled once again. "Don't worry they know their position. Despite Edward being a prideful idiot, he won't do something as stupid as commanding you. But he will make requests… And that's the reason I want you to join."

"Get to the point."

"If he makes any request… and I want something else… I want you to give my request priority over his." Now I understand his plans.

"You want me to act like I follow his commands but in reality, you would be the one that I should listen to?" He shook his head.

"I want you to give my opinions and requests priority… and not directly follow them. You can always reject those requests… but if it comes to choosing between Edward and me… I should be the one that you should choose."

"I see."

"Edward is not very fond of mutants." I already know that since I read his mind. "And that is one of the reasons I want you to follow me. If he knows that you are a mutant… which he is too dumb to be able to figure out." 

A chuckle escaped me when he said that. "He is not very smart," I added.

"That's exactly what makes him dangerous." 

Now… this confused me. Once again.

"What do you mean?" This guy is not so simple… and he sure loves to twist his words.

"Foolish people make foolish mistakes… and those mistakes affect not only them but everyone around them. So if he figures out that there are mutants within the club… he will definitely do something stupid which might endanger everyone."

True. In my life, I have seen a lot of people who did similar things.

"That's why I want you to follow me, your highness." He is an interesting guy. "I might not be a very strong mutant, but I have enough power to help you gain the things you desire."

He is smart, good-looking and charismatic… Now I only need to check one thing.

"Marcellus Hanley, I do not trust people who cannot even save themselves." A smile bloomed on my face. "If you can leave this place 'alive.' I promise you that I will join you."

He chuckled. "That is quite random but understandable. No one would want to follow a person who cannot save his own skin." He stood up. "But what do I need to do, to win your trust?"

My smile turned into full-blown laughter. "You just need to leave this tower." He raised an eyebrow. "Alive."

I clapped my hands before he could respond… which had him surrounded by my minions.

"That's… a lot of enemies." He said looking around him.

"So, you want to give up?" He shook his head.

"I just have one question… Do you mind if I… kill them?"

Truly an interesting mutant!

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