Chapter 180 - Black Rogue (Part 1)

Vincent rotates the scythe around his fingers effortlessly.

"Do you really think you can just come here and kill me?!" He said sternly.

"Don't forget dear niece, I'm not Barbra who always let her guard down" he adds sternly.

Riley growled deeply.

"You're only human" she growled.

"Yes which is why I will always remain the superior being, observe"

Instantly from nowhere, a bone came at her dipping in her side as blood slashed, the force pushed her to the ground, she growled in pain holding her bleeding side.

"Wow.... "Seth's voice came in as he came in view.

"The Riley I saw years ago wasn't as strong as this" Seth said smirking.

"The rumors are true, you really are a supreme being now" he adds as the bones waved around his back dangerously, back and forth.

Riley stood to her full height, the wound healed, closing up like it wasn't even there to begin with.

"Seth Judson," she said sternly as another rod forged in her hand, clenching it tightly.

Seth smirks broaden.

"How much fun will it be when I kill Liam's queen, I know exactly how he will feel, after all, he lost you for 3 years, but what happens when you're actually dead," he said in amusement as his eyes beamed dangerously.

"Come and try" she hissed.

Instantly Vincent was beside her in flash, she froze, there was no way in human possible he should be that fast, his scythe blade came for her head, but she quickly dodge it, the blade slashing her shoulder, she wailed in pain drawing back, holding her wounded shoulder, but it wasn't healing like it suppose to.

In a flash Seth came at her aiming the bones behind his back at her, the aura around her became more intense as the force pushed him away, slamming him hard to the ground.

The wild white aura lessen... she was nowhere to be seen.

"Fuck" Seth cursed knowing they missed her.

"She came here alone," Vincent said sternly.

"Why?!" Seth said.

"That I don't know..." Vincent said as his cold eyes landed on Noah who still stared at the scene in shock, it then drifts to Vincent's gaze, he shivers in fear.

***

Outskirts Of the City

Black Clover Hometown

Riley groaned leaning on the wall, her blood stained it.

"Oh my God!" Iris exclaimed panicking as she rushed to her side.

"I got your text, why aren't you healing?" she asked worried holding her steady.

"I don't know why" Riley began in a harsh breath, she felt extremely weak from losing too much blood.

"He used some kind of blade" She adds as her mind replayed the events.

"Dammit Riley you should have told Liam about your plan, you should have told the others, i don't like this... I'm getting Liam this instant" Iris said both pissed and worried.

"No please don't" Riley hissed pulling her back down.

"For God sake Riley, we should have told him about the info we got of Vincent coming back to New York... both of you would have stopped him together, not going on this suicide mission by yourself" She hissed.

"I can't Iris, i can't let him bear this alone this time, i can't just sit around and watch him carry the load and leave me out of it like it doesn't affect me too".

"He's trying to protect you Riley... we are coming after your uncle for fuck sake and he knows you're the major target, he's protecting you!" Iris reasoned.

"Fuck that Iris, i can't just sit back down... i can't do that" Riley snaps but then she growled in pain clenching her bleeding shoulder.

"Please Iris" she began in a shaky voice.

"Liam can't know about this... please" she adds with pleading eyes.

Iris gave a heavy sigh.

"Fine... but what are we gonna do about your shoulder, its not healing".

***

Operating Room

"It's on the hotline, twitter, everywhere, Vincent Jones is officially in New York to set up the agency" Race said.

"How did we miss this" Rory said puzzled.

Liam stood at the middle, arms folded his stern eyes fixed on the wide screen.

"This time its gonna be different" Liam spoke up, their attention drifts to him.

"This man... he knows what he's doing, he's leaving no tables turned, its gonna be hard to overpower him" Liam admitted.

"Then we go full power on him, we bring the war to him" Gray suggested with a shrug.

"Funny enough... he might have already know we will think of that... his defenses is probably up, we could be walking into a trap, a straight war won't cut it" Liam explained.

The others nodded in agreement.

"Then a sneak infiltrate then?" Kayla suggested.

"Those won't work, he may be different from Barbra but probably still thinks like her" Liam said.

"He will be one step ahead from us" Rory said in realization remembering their previous encounter with Barbra Jones.

"Which is why the best way is to know his plan, know how he's planning on coming after us, we need someone on the inside" Liam said.

"But that isn't exactly gonna work because all of our faces have been exposed literary" Race said motioning with his hand.

"But there is someone who's good at implanting moles in big organizations just to get what she wants" Gray said.

"Who?!" Liam asked rising an eyebrow.

Gray sighs.

"Linda Sanford" he states.

The room fell silent.

"Obviously not that woman" Kayla said.

"Liam killed her only son, I'm not so such she's gonna help us with open arms" Rory reasoned.

"Well he tried to kill me first and Riley" Liam clarified.

"Yeah i know... bad idea, but she's the only one that can pull this off" Gray said.

"The fancy old lady who like holding fancy parties, it just had to be her" Kayla said rolling her eyes.

"I think Gray maybe right... after all she did worked with Barbra on selling G-st just to make money, she would definitely have someone on the inside" Race states.

Liam gave a heavy sigh knowing Race was right.

That moment the door slides open as Riley and Iris walks in.