TRUEBLOOD (TORN BETWEEN TWO)

A PLAN

As they got to the pitch,they saw something unexpected. Something that shocked Dwayne to the core.

"Draco" he stated, surprised to see his enemy there. But something was wrong,this Draco was smaller than he had expected.

"We meet again Draco" he said, walking up to the latter.

The latter chuckled and with its two other heads,looked at the others.

"Well...I'm not Draco."

"If you aren't Draco,then who are you?" Dwayne questioned.

"Call me Eerling" the latter replied and shot a wave of acid at Stan and Shirley.

The acid hit both of them even before they could jump out of the way,causing a pain that felt like they were being stung by a million needles.

"What did you do to them?" Dwayne questioned,furious.

"Its simple,I paralyzed them" Eerling replied and took a battle stance. Dwayne felt it was unnecessary to fight him,he'd just waste his time. He thought it would be better trying to save Stan and Yu Yuan from dying of the poison's effect.

"Oh lover boy. There's one thing you don't know about me." Eerling said as he made towards both of his allies.

"And what is that?"

"I didn't just paralyze them,I poisoned them." He stated evilly.

Dwayne didn't interrupt,he felt there was more to it than just his statement.

"The poison works in a unique way. If my adrenaline is out of my body system,it ceases but if it is still on,it works" he said.

Dwayne tried to reason what he was saying but it suddenly clicked his head.

"The only way I take out the adrenaline is by fighting you and tiring you out." He said. Eerling smirked and nodded.

"Okay" Dwayne said reluctantly. He looked at both of his allies and felt this was some sort of trap but he believed Eerling. He had once been a victim of Draco's acid attack and it was a painful experience.

He wouldn't want any of his loved ones to experience such for long.

While he was still in thoughts,Eerling hit him with flames,throwing him off his feet. He got up,stark naked. He transformed into his Dragon form,tall and mighty.

"I don't know how you're related to Draco but I'll ensure I send him a message" He said and roared flames in the air.

He flew towards Eerling who was flying at him at equal speed. They both collided and surprisingly, Dwayne bounced back but quickly regained his stance. He watched in horror as Eerling stood,unhurt.

He couldn't believe he wasn't as strong as Eerling. He hurled icicles at the latter,who at the last minute,spun,using its spiked back to deflect the icicles.

Dwayne grit his teeth and flew with intensity,using his tail to blow a fog of dust in Eerling's direction.

He could vividly see Eerling and using the fog as his advantage,he shot thick fireballs at the latter,causing him to roar in pain.

Suddenly,he stopped roaring. Dwayne peered into the fog but he couldn't see a thing.

EERLING WAS GONE!

He turned as he felt something swoop behind him. He turned again,feeling the same rush of wind but there was no sight of Eerling.

He quickly formed an ice barricade and instantly,spikes flew at him from all directions. The ice protected him from being stabbed and when he thought the assault was over,Eerling drove himself at Dwayne,causing the latter to fall heavily.

Dwayne got up and tried to defend himself but it was useless...The attacks kept coming in,especially the spikes which bruised him heavily.

Being the Dragon's Soul,he had a bit of magic but he had no idea of how to use it.

Eerling kept rushing the attacks,intensifying his hits and stabs. Just as he was about to land a final and devastating blow,Dwayne imaged him halting in his mind and that instantly occurred.

He was about to move away from Eerling when the latter resumed and landed a huge blow across his face.

Something odd happened to Dwayne,he didn't feel any pain.

Rather,Eerling fell on the ground,bruised on his face. He held his major face while he groaned, extremely hurt by the impact of the blow.

Both Dragons looked surprised with what happened.

Eerling made the hit. He felt the impact while Dwayne was standing,not flinched.

"How?" Eerling questioned, surprised with what had happened.

Dwayne looked equally shocked but then,he decided to take advantage of the situation.

"If you wait here and fight,its going to be the end of you" he threatened.

Eerling knew better than to wait. He wasn't scared of Dwayne, he could even kill him but his attacks repulsing could also mean the end for him.

"I'll be back" he said and flew away.

"Tell Draco I'm coming for him" Dwayne yelled after him.

He looked around and saw the stadium was already burning.

Bending water to his will,he made a shower,taking out the fire.

He quickly carried Yu Yuan and Stan and flew away from the stadium.

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In the chamber of Queen Evelyn was the Queen seated on a comfortable cushion.

Standing before her was General Michael who had James standing by his side.

"James" the Queen called,getting on her feet.

"Yes your Highness" he answered.

"I went through your credentials and I'm interested in you" she continued. James looked at her awkwardly.

Why would the Queen be interested in him? Was she looking for a s*x machine?

He had those thoughts in his mind. He knew the Queen would hear but she wouldn't deal with him,she was already interested in him.

"Well,I heard about your feats and I'm giving you an offer" she continued.

"An offer?" He inquired. He hated dealing with royals but he had to first know what offer she was giving.

"Yes. An offer!" She repeated.

"I would like you to be the Prince's bodyguard" she stated. He looked at her,thinking she must be trying to pull his legs.

She could make General Michael or any elite soldier his bodyguard, why choose him?

"I know you must be wondering why I chose you? Well...The thing is that I saw you and him met last night."

"You both have a good connection and I feel he needs someone like you to guide him during his stay here" she explained.

He had thoughts running through his mind.

'So the kid was actually the Prince?' He thought.

"I would gladly accept the offer your highness" he replied and bowed.

He didn't know why he said that,he had this attitude for not mingling with royals but the kid was special. He was unique.

"That's good. You can start now" she said.

"Actually,I'll like to start later today,I've still got a lot of things to do" he said and got up.

"Okay. You can leave" Evelyn dismissed him.

He hurriedly left the palace,astonished with the transition that occurred in the last ten minutes.

He had never dreamt of living in the palace but now,he was going to live there with the Prince who was also the most dangerous creature he knew.

"Your highness. I don't think he's interested with the offer" General Michael suggested.

Queen Evelyn shook her head,unsurprised. She understood his fear but there was something else about him. Something that made him reluctant to accept the offer. His mind was still fidgeting but his body had sprung to reply.

"There's something odd about him. Whatever it is,I'll find it out" she said and dismissed General Michael.

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Draco's meditation was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Eerling who had distraught looks on his faces.

"What is the issue son?" He asked and helped Eerling up.

"Dad" Eerling called.

"Yes son,what happened?" Draco asked.

"The Dragon's soul. He also has kinetic powers" he replied.

Draco smirked. He didn't expect his son to win on his first battle against Dwayne but he expected valuable information which Eerling had brought to him.

"Do not worry son. There is always another opportunity" he said and pulled him into an embrace.

At that moment,the three minions Dwayne,Stan and Yu Yuan had faced earlier appeared. They all bowed before their master,hailing him in an odd dialect.

"Rise you useless minions" he replied and they got up.

"What are you useless creatures here for?" He asked.

The leader walked forth and knelt.

"Master,we have managed to plant a parasite in the Dragon's soul." He said.

Suddenly,Draco smiled. He knew what that meant and that already gave him a thrill.

"And?"

"Due to what he is,it would take a month and after that,he would be under your control master" he replied.

Draco nodded in excitement. He was finally about to have what he wanted,he would make Dwayne's life miserable before killing him.

"It's good. Ensure more people are infected. I don't want any of his allies to suspect him being infected" he stated.

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Alfred looked at Christine,depressed. For the last two days,he was still bothered by the fact that Doom was obviously executing his threat.

"Don't worry dear,things would be better" Christine assured and pulled him up.

"I know you're trying to ease me of the burden but I think I'll have to do something" Alfred said.

"What are you planning to do?" Christine eyed him. She knew her husband could do crazy things when he was pushed to the limit.

"I'm thinking I should take Sharon to Astera,to keep her safe from this issue" he stated.

She looked at him,surprised. She had never seen Alfred this scared before.

"Why are you saying this?" She asked.

"Doom threatened that all I hold dear would be gone. He has already taken Drake and Drex out. His next target would be Sharon" he said.

She looked at him and sighed. This wasn't her Alfred but Doom was also someone to be scared of. He had almost killed them before but now that things weren't going as planned,there was a reason to be desperate.

"Don't you think it is what Doom wants?" She asked.

"How?"

"He is looking for the path to Astera. If we go,he'll know because he's always keeping tabs on us" she said.

He looked at her,he understood her point but at that point,there was no other choice than to ensure Sharon's safety.

"I know but if he knows the path,it'll still take him some months to break the forcefield down" he assured.

"I don't think its a good idea" Christine opposed,worried.

"Trust me dear,I know what I'm doing" Alfred assured and looked at the ceiling.

Suddenly,Christine smirked.

"What?" Alfred asked,noticing the look on her face.

"Let's go to bed" she said and got up,walking towards him slowly.

"This isn't the right time for th..."

"Hush" she shushed,placing her index finger on his lips.

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"He was just messing with your head. If you hadn't defeat him and brought them home early,they'd have been dead" Zhang Chi told Dwayne as he squeezed a drop of a herbal concoction into Stan's mouth.

Dwayne was half naked with his boxers on. He looked fatigued.

"So the poison wasn't cell controlled? It was just normally lethal like every other poison?" Dwayne asked,surprised.

"Yes. You were really lucky. Draco seems to be desperate" Zhang Chi chuckled.

"Yeah. So about Eerling's attacks repelling,can you explain?" Dwayne asked.

Zhang Chi sighed and looked at him.

"Its called Pyrokinesis."

"Pyrokinesis?" Dwayne asked.

"Yeah. It's the ability to like control people's actions especially through their blood" he explained.

"But that seems to be an ability for metahumans or bionics,why do I have it?" Dwayne asked.

"You're the Dragon's Soul. There are some types of Dragon's who have magic. Automatically,you also have magic" he explained.

Dwayne wondered. It had been two years. Two years of having that power yet he hadn't unlocked all the abilities.

He wondered how he would fare against Draco who had lived fro a thousand years.

Suddenly,Lee and Yao barged in.

"Dwayne" Lee called.

"Was it successful?"

"Yes,I already contacted the government of the other city." He replied.

"Good. Yao, what about you?" Dwayne asked.

"I've got info. And its big"

To be continued.........

It seems Dwayne is already planning guys