Hi guys! me_minstrel here. Thanks for clicking my story, I really, REALLY appreciate it.

"The Era of the Popstars" is my very first novel here in Mangatoon.

I don't usually write stories but I told myself to try something new so...here it is. I hope you'll enjoy it.

All rights reserved 2021. @me_minstrel. Plagiarism is a crime.

Also, I decided to publish one or two new chapters every week. Mostly on Thursday, I guess?

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Forming a band isn't as easy as its sounds. She first, must finish and conquer her past and unfinished challenges in order to do it.

Finding future friends that has the same goal as her and that can help her during her hardest and dangerous times.

A game of Money, Talent, Popularity and Power.

Will our female lead achieve her dreams?

Will she overcome all of her problems in her life?

How will she react if she finally meet her greatest obstacle?

Will she make it?

Will they make it?

Will everyone make it?

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[] You can also check my story on ******* because I've published this first on that platform.[]

"Saintan's POV;

"Excuse me, coming through. Excuse me—KYAHHH" A girl screamed as she fell on the hard floor and the Strawberry smoothie that she's holding spilled all over the floor when I bumped into her.

"OMG! I'm so sorry, here take my hand." I told her and offered my hand at her so that she can stand up.

"Oh thank you, I'm so sorry for being so dumbfounded for a moment. I'm just amazed by how large the city of Manhattan is." She said while bowing continuously.

"I'm kinda new here because I just arrived from my home town and I'm still looking for a place to live" she added and I think any person who will see her will probably think the same way.

But she's right, the city of Manhattan is really massive and full of towering building ang huge shopping malls.

Also, it is very crowded here sometimes, especially the city's massive plaza because of the band and dance troupes that wants to battle each other.

"Oh, Am I slowing you down or something? because you're sprinting through the crowds of people earlier before you bumped into me." she asked me, and that made me snap back to reality and made me look at my rolex watch.

"Oh shit" I cussed when I saw that it is almost 2:00 P.M.

"Give me your hand." I told her and she looked confused for a moment, but she reached her hand into mine and I grabbed it and sprinted as fast as I can, dragging her, and her luggages with me.

"W-wait, where are we going?!" She asked me while running behind me as I entered my crimson colored Ferrari Enzo.

"To my house." I told her and she looked at me while plastering a confused look on her face.

"You're new here right?" I asked her and she nodded.

"You need a place to stay, am I right?" I asked her again.

"Y-yeah, kinda." she replied at me while scratching her  jett black hair that is put into a perfect and tidy space buns.

"Then come on. Come with me if you want a house to live for free here in Manhattan or you prefer to find a boarding house until it gets dark?" I told her and without any hesitations she shoved her luggages inside the trunk of my car and sat on my passenger seat.

"Um btw, which of the four part of the city is your house located?" She asked me after she sat in the passenger seat.

" Well I have a house in the Gold Division but our family house is in the Silver Division called Casa de Royale and we are going there first." I told her and started my car and drove like there are ten police cars chasing us.

"Hey, I was just thinking.. Why aren't you removing your mask." She asked me.

"Well, I cant. I can just remove it if I am in my house or inside the four divisions." I told her and she just nodded in disappointment. So I just sped up the car a little faster than before.

I glanced at the rearview mirror to look at her and there she is, looking so terrified while hugging her violet backpack tightly and looking outside of the car.

I looked at my watch again and shit, nine minutes left so I drove even faster so we can reach my family house on time.

°Fast forward [Casa de Royale]°

After some time, we reached my family house with a more than a minute to spare. I looked at the girl and she looked like she rode a rollercoaster three times.

"T-thanks for the r-ride Miss?" She suddenly said after we went out of the car and I think she's asking for my name.

" Pastel." I told her and she just nodded. Oh, she didn't ask anything else? Well, that's a relief.

" What about you? What's your name?" I asked her back. She suddenly composed herself and cleared her throat.

"Well, my name is Hyalene Atashia Songbear. I'm 17 years old and I live with my parents in Yarrin. I can play the drums and I went here in Manhattan in order to find a group or something, because it is my dream to play with a band someday." She said and a wonderful idea flashed across my head.

"Come, let's go inside the house." I told her and she followed me to the front door.

" Quick! duck, cover your ears and close your eyes!" I quickly told her and I, myself also ducked because right after I opened the door, Six throwing knives were thrown into our direction by six people that is wearing a black hoodie and black mask to cover their faces.

I took my throwing cards out of my pockets and placed them between my finger and readied myself into throwing them.

I threw them one by one to those who have snuck an attack on us and they quickly dodged it.

I quickly ran to the stairs and took the daggers I hid under the carpet.

Inhale....exhale...... focus, clear your mind. Scan your surroundings, and locate your enemy's position.

After sometime, I finally pinpointed and predicted their next move, I threw all of my daggers at them and all of them got hit.

"Shit"

"Ouch"

"Fudge"

They simultaneously cussed after they got hit.

"Brisk avenge us!" they all shouted and before I can react, a bucketful of flour was poured all over me.

"Whoo, good job Brisk!" The people who snuck an attack on us said and fist bumped each other.

Fudge! the flour wont come off of my hair and clothes easily and I don't wanna take a shower again.

"ARGHHH, Zedes Brisk de Chaim!!" I shouted and a seven year old little boy appeared in front of me while holding a bucket.

So he's the one who threw a bucket of flour on me. This kid is really really—ARGHHH.

"Tell me, who the HECK planned this whole scheme." I ordered him and without hesitation, he threw the bucket that he was holding to his father so I looked at his father sharply in the eye.

"W-why are you l-looking at me? It's Subaro's plan." He said while pointing at the boy beside him.

"Woah, woah. Why me?! I just did what Krone asked us to do" He defended himself.

"And why the FUDGE are you placing the blame on me—ACHOOO"

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Hyalene's Pov;

Shit, shit, shit. Am I going to die right now? I asked my self as i looked at the scenery outside the car as it becomes blurry and blurry because the car that I'm riding, starts to gain more and more speed.

I looked at the girl who drives the car and it made me think if she's a double psychopath and sociopath that is on the loose.

I scanned her again and for pete's sake! She didn't even fasten her seatbelt even if she's driving at this speed.

Oh Mary mother of God, I'm still too young to die. I still have to achieve my dreams for my parents.

"KYAHHHHH" I screamed when our car did a 360° drift and stopped.

"Fudge!" the girl whispered when we nearly got crashed into another man's car that kept on over speeding other driver's car on the opposite side of the road.

" Hey! do you wanna die, huh? You nearly crashed into my car. Do you know how much this car cost?" The man angrily asked us while knocking at the window of the car.

The audacity of him. He's the one that is in the fault and now he is placing the blame on us?!. What the HECK is wrong with him?!

" Open this damn door right now so I can give you a little freaking lesson." He ordered the girl and she just looked at him and rolled her eyes before opening the door.

I studied the man's physical attributes because he seems a little familiar.

I scanned his face and his body then it hits me, an eagle tattoo with a helmet.

OMFG!, he's the leader of the gang called Eagle Riders. They are very notorious and have been in and out of prison for a couple of times.

I can't get involved in this! I already promised Mama and Papa that I'll stop causing trouble!.

*Boogshhh*

Oh shit, I was shocked when I heard a crashing sound, and I saw the girl forcibly opened the car's door and it hit the man in the stomach which caused him to stumble backwards.

Man, this girl radiates trouble and I don't ever, EVER, wants to be in trouble.

"Oww, you little piece of shi—oww, ouch!" He angrily said but the girl quickly started the car and drove away from him, leaving him wrecked with dust and dry leaves.

"Hey! Are you okay? You've been sweating buckets since we left that guy." The girl asked me and I quickly wiped the sweat in my whole face.

"Y-yeah, umm... do you know who that guy is?" I asked her and she frowned for a moment.

"Nah, I don't care. Why?" She replied. What?! How can she not know him. This girl is surely in a hot tub, some says that the Eagle Riders are known for their tracking skills.

After some time, we slowed down and went inside a big golden gate and it has a sign that reads Casa de Royale.

Wait, Casa de Royale? The biggest house in Manhattan?

Am I dreaming? or I'm just hallucinating, there's no way that this girl is from Casa de Royale.

After slowing down, she parked the car in a garage and went out.

I gathered all my courage and speak up to her because you know, I'm kinda afraid of her now.

"T-thanks for the r-ride Miss?" I said to her... Oh yeah, I still don't know her name because she just asked me to come with her, right?

" Pastel." She replied and I just nodded at her. That's all? Well, that is much better than not knowing her name at all.

I was about to ask her again about her mask but I think it's best to just let it be. Because, who am I to her in the first place.

" What about you? What's your name?" She asked me back so I composed my self and cleared my throat then I introduced my self to her.

After I introduced myself to her, she asked me to follow her inside their house so I just followed her.

I was shocked when she suddenly told me to duck, cover my ears and close my eyes right after she opened the front door.

"Shit!" I whispered when I saw six throwing knives flew just right above my head when I took a peek of what's going on.

I saw Pastel fighting six persons in a black hoodie and mask that covers their face.

Are they assassins or something?! How can they move so fast. I saw Pastel run towards the stairs and returned to my side with some daggers in her hands and threw it on the men in black.

I was surprised when they all got hit and I guess they are all men because of their voice when they cussed when the daggers got them.

"Brisk avenge us!" they all shouted. Who's Brisk?! Don't tell me they have a hidden member here?!

Pastel was looking around for this Brisk guy when suddenly, a bucketful of flour covered Pastel and me.

"Whoo, good job Brisk!" All the men shouted and I took a peek of who is this Brisk guy.

My eyes widened when I saw a seven year-old boy sitting on the center table with a bucket in his hands.

I took a look at Pastel and she looked so pissed because there are lots and lots of flour that's covering her from head to toe.

"ARGHHH, Zedes Brisk!!" She suddenly shouted and the seven year-old boy quickly ran towards her.

He looks a little terrified. Wait a minute, how does she know him if they are assassins and why is this Brisk guy a freaking kid?!

"Tell me, who the HECK planned this whole scheme." She ordered him and without any hesitation, the little boy threw the bucket that he was holding to the man who's hair is color black.

"W-why are you l-looking at me? It's Subaro's plan." He defended himself and pointed his finger at the other man who has a black hair.

"Woah, woah. Why me?! I just did what Krone asked us to do"the other one said and pointed the one with the ash head.

Are they imitating the color of the rainbow or something? The first one has a red hair, then a blue haired guy, a black haired guy, an ash head, a copper head, a green haired guy, a platinum haired guy and the kid is blonde.

"And why the FUDGE are you placing the blame on m—ACHOOO" The ash head was about to complain when I suddenly sneezed loudly.

Shit, what a terrific luck you have Hyalene. So terrific. You just got here in Manhattan and yet you encountered many so many dangerous people within one day.

"Who is she?" The green haired guy asked while pointing his knife at me.

"Hey! That's so informal and she's with me. So put down your knives and welcome he—HEY! OPEN THIS GODDAMN GATE RIGHTNOW!" She was about say that they should welcome me but Pastel was interrupted by some men outside their gate.

Oh fudge! The Eagle Riders are here! Am I gonna die right now?

"Now what?!" Pastel shouted while looking so pissed.

"Oh my, our dragon sister's angry. Run for your lives HAHAHA" The copper head guys said while laughing.

How can they be laughing at this time when there's an angry gang outside their gate?

And they're Pastel's brother? Is that the reason why she's so scary?

They are so careless, clueless and very, VERY, weird.

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