I don't own Runescape, it is copyrighted by JAgex Ltd.

~Chapter XIII~

As expected, Adrian found Wide Eyes and Big Man (who had been going around by the name of 'Muscles') quite easily. They hung around in Varrock, attacking and killing anyone who tried to talk to them.

Adrian found it unbelievable that they could just stand in the middle of a busy city and kill people. It also appeared that they weren't going to change worlds anytime soon.

Adrian decided he would hang around Varrock for a while. All the while silently killing those who wronged him. But he'd have to be careful. While his sister had been killed and his name relatively clear, he still didn't want to risk anything.

So he did nothing but plan for the next few days.

Plan and survey.

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"Has Jagex said anything yet?" Wide Eyes asked as Muscles returned with the paper.

"Nah," He replied, slapping the paper down on the table. "Not to us anyways, they keep urging people not to play, but they still do."

Wide Eyes laughed. "It's great living in a world of idiots!"

"But we ARE famous now..." Muscles continued. "The police are still trying to find out who we are. But the glitch keeps em out!"

"Not to mention that the other guy with the glitch appears to have gone into hiding. I was right into thinking he went to that school. If he tries to stop us we'll keep rousing suspicion towards the school in New York."

"Then HE'LL be the one caught, not us!"

"Muscles, noob ahoy."

"Huh?"

Muscles turned towards his monitor. Standing in front of the two of them in the virtual world of Runescape was a level fifty seven. He was complimenting the two of them on their levels.

"May I?" Muscles chuckled.

"I had the last one. Go for it."

Muscles had in his inventory around twelve Zamorak Brews. His hitpoints were quite low and with a full set of Dharoks equipped, he'd be able to hit quite highly.

The noob never saw the red fifty eight coming.

As Muscles slammed his Great Axe down the noob was vanquished with one almighty strike, being shocked to death in the real world as well.

"*Sigh*, I'm getting quite bored." Wide Eyes commented tiredly.

"You thinkin'...?"

"Yes, let's move to phase two. I grow weary of this farce. Jagex must either do as we say or the public suffers."

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"A, I've found them." Siegfried announced over voice chat.

"That was quick." A remarked while he went over the paper. Another twenty or so had been killed, all in random places.

"They're both 'One Thirty Eights', as I am. Last I checked Varrock is a single combat area, they could easily tag me. I'd need your help if I'm to fight them."

"We don't want to fight them Siegfried," A reminded. "Just keep an eye on them, but keep your distance. Are there any people around you?"

"Yeah, a lot of people just staring. Easy to blend into the crowd."

"Listen carefully Siegfried. It's about what I've found."

"I'm listening."

"The first murder ever was done on a random player at the Experiments. The second was on a trio of players who were bullying another. That player was then killed for being involved. Finally, there were two more players killed and this time the killers made themselves public for the first time. All other times the killer had tried to keep himself secret. From then on, all the murders have been done in busy areas in front of numerous witnesses."

"So it's strange then, that'd they'd kill all these people secretly and then just randomly start killing some more in public." Siegfried concluded from A'* statement.

"There's more. Save the first, all victims up until the ones AFTER the first public murders have had something in common. They all attend the same school."

"Interesting..."

"What's more is, all of the victims except for one have had rather notorious records with the school."

"Huh?"

"They all have rather bad school reports, as they've have been detentioned for graffiting, skipping class, refusing to do work and most notably bullying."

"Oh."

"However, one student is what one would suspect to be the complete opposite to the others. Not a single detention, no work incomplete and was recently top of her class. But here's the strange bit: She's younger than the other victims by up to two years, a model student and was one of two to be killed in the first of the public murders."

"So it's odd because all the other victims were vicious bullies and thugs, so it then becomes suspicious when a sweet little girl is murdered."

"Precisely. Now then, do you still have your sights on Wide Eyes and Big Man?"

"Of course, they haven't moved a muscle."

"Good, now...Hear this,"

A paused, as he normally did when he had something important to say.

"I think the two players you are staring at right now, are NOT the ones we were first looking for."

"How have you come to that?" Siegfried replied, startled.

"All players that attend the school were killed in secret, aside from the obvious two. That means that the first murderer was afraid of being caught. However, Wide Eyes and 'Muscles' and he calls himself, are quite confident and rightly so. All efforts by the police to track them down via IP tracing and the like have failed. The Fatal Glitch prevents them from doing so."

A paused again, this time for breath.

"The first victims were most likely killed as an act of revenge. From the reports I've received, there are three students who are primary targets of the victims. Interestingly, one of them had their sister killed by Wide Eyes and Muscles. Now, I can conclude that the two have discovered the same pattern in deaths and attacked in public the two students, so as to draw attention towards the school and away from wherever they are."

"So that we may suspect a student?"

"Correct. As to why Madeline Nave (the 'sweet little girl') was killed, I can only surmise that Wide Eyes and Muscles don't know as much as we do about the students and chose to kill random members. They got lucky with the first but unlucky with the second."

"Do...Do you really think you're right?" Siegfried asked.

"Yes, but that doesn't mean I am. If killing persist even after the two are killed or new evidence is found, it will mean we know where to look."

"Where?"

In his seat, A held up a piece of paper, names and details scrawled across it. Three of them were circled.

"Gordon Folly, Runescape player and victim of schoolyard bullying," A read the first circled name.

"Braden Josh, another Runescape player and bully target."

A came to the last name on the list.

"Adrian Nave, avid Runescape player and long time hater and suffer of bullying."