Early in the morning till about noon was the best time for the cleaning lady Daisy to get her job done. Working at the Purple Brick ‘Members Only’ brothel was no easy cleaning job either, but she enjoyed staying busy. A middle-aged woman who considers herself a native of Freeland since she moved to town almost thirty years ago. When the town first started to rebuild itself. Everything was going smoothly on that bright and sunny day until she reached the penthouse on the top floor. The room she always leaves for last for a reason... She has walked in too many times, trying to get her job done, to the left over remains of some pretty strange orgies. This morning however, there wasn’t that many rooms to clean which was odd. She managed to get up to her final room sooner than she wanted to.

  Daisy wheeled her cleaning cart close to the gold-plated double doors and knocked. “Sir, it’s Daisy the cleaning lady. Do you mind if I come in to clean the room?” There was no answer. Again, Daisy knocked but this time a little harder. “Mr. Kings sir, can I come inside to clean please?” Again, no answer. Frustrated because now she had to fumble for her keys, Daisy opened the door to a dark room.

  She was confused because it looked like no one was there. There were no windows, and the room was pretty much soundproof. The odd part that stood out the most was the foul smell radiating towards the open doorway. “What in the world.” Daisy said as she flipped on the lights. To her surprise everyone in the room was dead... Three girls laid savagely on top of one another while the crown prince himself laid crucified against the wall above the bed. Blood was everywhere. All over the floor, the sheets, the walls. Nothing was left untouched by someone’s blood. Daisy tried to walk in the room slowly with her hands covering her mouth. That’s when she noticed the worst part of this horrific murder scene. Trayvis’ eyes were burned out and his face was completely battered and bruised. There were burn marks all over of his naked body and the words, ‘I see you’ were burned into his chest.

  Immediately, Daisy without giving it much thought, dropped everything and ran out of the room screaming. She had never seen anything like that before. When she reached the end of the hallway, her lunch from earlier came up all over the freshly cleaned floors. She pressed and smashed the elevator door button as quickly as possible for she didn’t know if she was alone on that floor. By the time she reached the first floor she was so shaken up she could barely speak. Her manager Russell came quickly from around the corner when he saw Daisy shaking like she seen a ghost. “Daisy! What’s wrong with you?”

  All she could manage to say was, “Penthouse...”

  *

  The Morning Before...

  Sakiya sat outside on her small balcony smoking a roll Chunga joint. She watched the sun rise over the northern mountains that was just outside the walled in city. It had been two weeks since the birthday bash of Trayvis Jr... Two weeks since the girls and the rest of the city witnessed the public execution of one of the Star Children. Sakiya flicked the ash from the cherry as her eyes fixated on the large concrete statue in the center of the city. The statue of the man who started this all... Theos LaGon.

  The thought of ‘why me’ crossed her mind as the smoke filled the air. The question made her reminisce one of the last conversations she had with her grandmother, Queen Iya the Great. She remembered the day she found out she was leaving her home Sage forever. “Why me, Grandma Iya? I want to stay here with you, ma and da.” Whined a six-year-old Sakiya. “Those girls don’t even look like us, grandma.”

  Queen Iya kneeled down to her granddaughter’s level. Her gray and white locs draped over her shoulders as she replied, “Listen to me sweetheart. We all have to do things we don’t want to do sometimes. It gives us purpose and meaning. I traveled around every corner of the universe and handpicked each of you. You were there with me...” Her loving smile still the same but just with more wrinkles. Queen Iya was now in her seventies didn't stop her from completing her mission the Ancients embark on her fifty years ago before Sakiya came along.

  “I know but I don’t want to be an Angel. I don’t want to be someone special.” Sakiya whined again.

  “Come my granddaughter.” Queen Iya stuck out her hand for young Sakiya to take. “You must understand you are meant for something great. You aren’t just any Star Child but one of ‘The’ Star Children. Sakiya, you will be one of four that will wield the Star Lord’s power. I will be there every step of the way however I am not worried. You are cut from my cloth therefore nothing is impossible...”

  Sakiya flicked her cherry one more time before taking her last drag. She snapped out of her daydream when she saw Kahree approaching. “There you are! I thought you were working today.”

  “I just got off not that long ago.” Replied Sky. She had to remember her name was Sky now and Sakiya as she walked back inside her room.

  “I think it’s time to make our move and when I say it’s time, I mean tonight.” Kahree said as she dropped some bags onto her bed.

  “I agree. I have had enough of following that prick Trayvis Jr around. He’s nothing but a spoiled little brat who spends daddy’s money all day and night.”

  “I know right. Last night, the girls at the brothel in the yellow district had to kick him out yesterday. Pathetic really.” Kahree stated as she quickly changed her clothes. “I don’t have much time before my shift starts at Pierre’s. Working with him and his daughter Molly has been a real treat.” She said sarcastically. “But honestly not too bad.”

  Sky walked over to her bed and picked up the all-black two-piece lingerie her sister laid out for her on the bed. “I am not getting into that...”

  Kahree turned around and bit her bottom lip. “I know it’s for me. I have a plan for how we’re going to take out TK fuck-boy Jr.” She gave her sister the ‘Chester Cat’ smile then twirled around with excitement. “Before the store closed, I snuck back in and borrowed these outfits from Pierre’s, so I definitely have to return the keys tonight. Look what’s on them?” Kahree dangled a set of keys with her index finger. A small purple and gold metal square stood out from the rest of the keys.

  “A key to the Purple Brick brothel. The penthouse key...” Again, her sister flashed the sinister smile while nodding yes. “It scares me when you smile like that.” Sky stated as a matter of fact but laughed along with her for finally they felt like the real fun can begin. “Ok, I’m game. What’s your plan? If my memory serves me right, he will be at the Purple Brick tonight. You know that place is super locked up tight. You can’t even ring the doorbell if you’re not a member. How he got in there is beyond me.”

  Kahree sighed as she began to change her under garments. “I know, I had to use my powers to get in there. It’s nice to have a rich daddy cause that’s the only way to get in there, money. I managed to sneak in under some rich guy’s arm last night.” Kahree explained as she put regular clothes over the lingerie. “It was really nice in there too but when the staff started asking questions, I had no choice but to put them all under my control. Now when they see me, they’ll think I’ve been working there all along. Easy. Like making a fucking cake.”

  Sky gave her sister Kahree a big smile and started clapping her hands together. “Good work, Ree I’m impressed... I’ll following your lead with this one. Next one is mine though... you can’t have all the fun.”

  Kahree returned the smile and said, “I’ve been doing this to all the brothels around here. I think there’s four main ones. The Green Brick we saw with Phobos when we first got here, Yellow Brick which I first saw last night, Purple Brick where we’re headed tonight and last the Red Brick brothel, but I can’t seem to find that one... I thought the Purple Brick was hard to get into I can only imagine about the Red Brick. These people really like color coding everything.”

  “I think it's to mark their territory... The colors are pretty obvious around here. So, what’s your plan?”

  Kahree cleared her throat before replying, “My plan, my dear partner-in-crime, is to divide and conquer. We’ll blame the killings on one another, forcing it to cause strife and confusion. If we can separate the five founding families and cause discord between them...”

  Sky finished the sentence, “We can get them to end one another... In the meantime, it’ll give us the time we need to find the missing Star Children and Arkaminus. Damn Ree, you really put your thinking cap on today.” She said while laughing.

  In return Kahree stuck up her middle finger. “Come on, I have one more thing I still need to get before tonight."

  “Like what?” asked Sky.

  “You’ll see... tonight, we startin’ some shit.” Answered Kahree.

  The girls waited until dark to stake out the ‘members only’ brothel they called Purple Brick. They hid in between an ally way, and short trimmed bushes. Their assumption was correct about Trayvis Jr showing up for a night cap. While Sky knelt down beside her sister as Kahree zipped down her jacket exposing the black laced lingerie. The night was their best cover to try to accomplish their mission. The only downside to that was staying discreet or at least not being well known. Keeping a low profile was the only way they were going to manage to sneak around unnoticed.

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  Just as they were about to leave the alleyway and turned the corner, Kahree heard someone approaching. “Wait...” She shoved her sister back into the alley. “Someone’s coming.” As multiple footsteps got closer, the girls could hear two people having a quiet conversation. “Is that? It’s Molly Sunborn and Ishmael LaGon. What are they doing out this late out night together?”

  Sky tried to peek her head out to get a better view, “Who?”

  “Jordy’s fiancé Molly and his first cousin Ishmael. If you ask me, they’re up to something. They spend more time together then she does with her fiancé.”

  The girls studied the two from the shadows as Molly and Ishmael walked under the streetlights. They didn’t notice Sky and Kahree overhearing their conversation. For now, the conversation was not their focus of the night. After they were in the clear again, the girls creeped closer to the Purple Brick brothel.

  “I’m ready when you are.” Sky whispered. She stood up and started to creep around the bushes when Kahree stopped her again.

  “Wait. There’s something I didn’t tell you about our plan.” Sky sat back down as Kahree finished explaining. “It takes a lot of juice to power an illusion as big as this. Therefore, when we get in there don’t let go of my shoulder. As I walk in, they will only see me, but they won’t remember me once I pass them.”

  Sky studied her sister for a moment and noticed how focused she was. There were rare moments when Sky saw Kahree super focused like this. Those moments helped them get their mission done quickly and effectively. These moments made Kahree a true predator like a lioness hunting her prey. However, they weren’t on a normal mission this time and getting caught here would mean certain death. That thought made Sky speak up, “Kahree... Hey we’ve hit the ground running since we’ve got here. It’s important from here on out that we stick together. If one of us gets caught Ree...”

  “I know Sky.” Kahree interrupted. “After we get this prick, we’ll map out the rest together. This I promise. Tonight, Trayvis fucking Jr needs to die. Killing the messenger is sending the message.”

  Sky nodded as they stood up together. As the security guards opened the front door, all they could see was Kahree. The Child of Dreams had illusion powers like no other. Not only was she absolutely gorgeous, she knew how to use it to her advantage. Her black high heels shoes made loud clinks on the wooden floors as she walked. Her black laced lingerie barely covered her breast making them bounce noticeably. She made everyone’s head turn when she walked by but to only forget they ever saw her like a deja vu. Everyone but one...

  The girls walked for what felt like a long time to the end of the hallway. They passed by at least a dozen rooms on each side. The walls were all purple with gold trimming around the edges. The small lights dimmed the hallway just enough to see someone walking by. Each door was painted all the same color, black... Some of the rooms were met with silence as other radiated noises of pleasure. Sky managed to hold on tight to her sister’s right shoulder as she tried her hardest to avoid those who passed by her. The plan was working until she looked up and made eye contact with another young lady. She wasn’t looking at Kahree, she was looking directly at Sky. When their eyes met, both didn’t not stray from one another’s gaze, and both had a confused look on their faces as they passed by.

  Sky’s hand almost slipped when she tried to turn her whole body to get another look at the girl who could see her. The young girl, also dressed in all black, was short with spiky short black hair. Her eyes were perfectly slanted which matched her curvy figure. She leaned up against one of the guest’s doors as she stared back at Sky just as surprised. Kahree broke Sky’s trance by saying, “We’re here at the elevator door. What’s wrong?”

  Sky’s face was still stuck looking confused. When the elevator doors closed, she quickly told Kahree. “I think someone saw me, Ree.”

  “That’s impossible," Kahree smacked her lips. “The only way anyone could see you is if they also had powers... And not just any powers, they would have to be close to our level.”

  “You don’t think?” Sky tried to ask but the elevator dinged when they reached the top floor.

  “We can’t worry about that now. When we get inside the room, I’m going to focus all my power to whoever is in there. They won’t see you until I want them to. Let’s have some fun...” Kahree and Sky walked up to the thick gold platted double doors. The only room on the whole floor. The letters, KFM were engraved on both sides and underneath them was the keypad that sat above the door handle. Kahree held the purple and gold keychain over the keypad then the door clicked open. “Fuck knocking, I’m going in.”

  The double doors made a creaking sound when it opened. There were several red lights hanging from the ceiling which made the room look even more exotic. The room was much larger than what it appeared from the outside. There were all kinds of adult toys pinned against the wall or held up by a hook. A small kitchen area was in the right-hand corner with a small wrap around counter. The room was absolutely amazing... One gigantic playroom for the elite and super rich.

  As Kahree and Sky continued creeping inside the room, they saw three naked women all surrounding a tied-up Trayvis Jr. Both arms were chained to the bed posts leaving his torso and the rest of his naked body exposed. Too easy, thought Sky as she crept in behind her partner in crime. The party hadn’t realized there were new customers in the room just yet. One woman was kissing Trayvis on his face, and neck while the second woman licked what looked like cream off his chest. The last woman had her head in between his legs. She made loud moaning noises while her head jerked up and down.

  One of the ladies got startled when someone finally noticed Kahree standing there. Sky still held on to her shoulder keeping her unseen. “Whoa! Who the fuck are you?”

  Just then everyone stopped in their tracks and looked at Kahree. When everyone’s eyes were on her at the same time, she put them under her control. Her eyes flashed bright purple making everyone in the room motionless. “You can let go of me now Sky. They’re not going anywhere."

  “Perfect.” said Sky as she walked over to the nearest chair.

  Kahree waved away the women that surrounded their target as if they were in the way, which they were. “I need you ladies to go stand over there or something. I need to speak to Mr. Kings all alone.” The Child of Dreams slowly walked over and sat beside Trayvis. She cupped his chin with her hand turning his head in her direction. “Trayvis, I need you to tell me where the Founding Fathers are hiding the Star Children. Where can we find them?”

  Kahree’s eyes stayed focused on her target when he answered. In a zombie like state he replied, “Under the mountain...”

  Sky jumped up surprised from her chair and quickly joined her sister beside her on the bed. She wanted to make sure she didn’t miss anything he said. Honestly, Sky didn’t think they would get anything out of him, so this was intriguing. “Good, Trayvis.” Kahree continued, “How do you get ‘under the mountain’?”

  “Only the Founding Fathers know where the entrances are to the tunnels.” Trayvis replied.

  Sky quickly grabbed Trayvis’ chin and asked, “How did you get that girl you killed the other night?” She pushed his chin aside aggressively.

  “Let him answer your question. Trayvis how did you get that woman you publicly executed on your birthday?” Kahree turned her target’s attention back to hers.

  “My father brought her up for me... It was a gift.” The TK prince’s one liner answers were starting to anger both Kahree and Sky.

  Kahree turned around and looked behind her to see the time. “We have to end this soon. I’m running out of time.”

  Sky looked behind her to see the time as well. “What?! We can get so much more out of him. This is our chance to get the whole ins-and-outs of this place.”

  “I told you I have to get the keys back to Pierre’s before anyone finds out they’re missing. It’s essential Sky otherwise it could point back to us.” Kahree stated as a matter of fact. “Trust me Sky, Pierre and his stuck-up daughter Molly would notice them gone. Remember these are the fucking special keys.”

  “Shit!” Sky jumped off the bed disappointed. “Fine. Let’s end this...” She walked back over to the bed and jumped on it. “I want you to take off your control. He doesn’t deserve that mercy. I want him to know what’s about to happen to him. I want him to know who is about to end his pathetic life. I want him to know what we’re going to do to all his friends and family. Take off his control, Ree.”

  Her sister nodded in agreement then snapped her fingers. Trayvis’ eyes blinked a few times like he was trying to regain his focus. When he did, he immediately started freaking out. “Who the fuck are you?” He pulled and yanked at the chains trying to get out of his bondage. “Let me the fuck out of here or I’m going to fucking kill you!”

  Sky bent down and punched Trayvis repeatedly until he stopped talking. “Shut up you little prick. I wanted you to know who ended your life tonight.” Sky’s eyes turned bright orange. It almost looked as if she was going to cry liquid magma. “I am the Child of Fire, and this is the Child of Dreams. Surprise, asshole those Angels of Death bitches came to pay a visit.” Trayvis’ eyes widened as Sky continued to explain everything, she planned to do to him. He began to scream and yell out all the curse words he could think of until the girls were met with silence.

  While the TK Enterprise heir’s body was getting cold, Kahree walked over to her bag for the final touch. She pulled out two long brown ropes. “Help me pin him to the wall, Sky.” After the girls finished mounting their prize kill to the wall, Sky burned her message ‘I see you’ into Trayvis’ chest. Together the girls turned around and faced the three naked women. “What did we do with them?”

  “You can’t make them forget us?” Asked Sky as she pulled her sweatshirt over her head.

  “No. It takes too much juice. Sooner or later, they will remember what they saw tonight.”

  Sky turned and took her knife out of her boot. “Then we have no choice but to leave no witnesses.”

  After exiting the Purple Brick brothel, the girls quickly went their separate ways. Sky went back to the Tavern while Kahree dashed through the back alleys to get to Pierre’s. “Damn, I don’t have that much time left before the store opens.” Once she finally got to her destination, Kahree slowly crept inside through the back door. The alarm keypad beeped once signaling the countdown before the security alarm went off. Kahree ran to the keypad entered the code then took a deep breath.

  Just as she was about to turn the corner leading to the back office, she heard strange noises. It was a loud thumping sound like someone was banging on the wall. The noise got louder and clearer as Kahree approached the office that belonged to Molly. Slowly and quietly, Kahree peeked through the glass door window and couldn’t believe her eyes. Her eyes widened and her jaw dropped when she realized the sound was coming from Ishmael banging Molly up against her desk. They made loud moaning noises as Ishmael held on to Molly's hips when he made strong thrusts to her backside. All Kahree could see was Ishmael’s bare ass with his pants down to his knees. She could barely see Molly but knew it was her from the noises she was making.

  Kahree jumped back out of view and cupped her mouth trying not to laugh. “Oh, this is too fucking good... Daddy’s office it is, I guess.” She whispered to herself as she tip-toed by to get to the other side of the back office. When she placed the keys inside Pierre’s desk, she noticed a small map tucked under some paperwork. She grabbed the map, placed it in her back pocket then made her way back to her room. “I can’t wait till I tell Sky what I saw. Divide them and fucking conquer.”