TRUEBLOOD (TORN BETWEEN TWO)

PULLING THROUGH

The sky was dark. The darkness covered the entire plane of barrenness skirted by a small,dark water body.

Right in the centre was a figure who looked like he was awaiting someone.

Eventually another figure appeared behind him and he swiftly turned around.

"Doomsivious" the first figure stated.

"Draco" Doom replied and the former smiled.

"Its going according to plan" Draco said.

"That's good news. On one hand,you get the Dragon's Soul, tame it and make it yours while I get the kid and destroy Astera." Doom expressed.

"That's ingenious Doom but tell me, why are you helping me?" Draco asked. Doom laughed a bit and walked closer to him.

"Because you are an enemy of my enemy's ally. I know the Dragon's Soul would help the Multibreed but bringing you from hell to have your revenge against the Dragon's Soul would reduce the number of allies the Multibreed has. He is one of the few allies I fear might be a problem" he said.

Draco reasoned with him,it was true but he didn't fully trust Doom,he had heard of Doom's past and feared he would dispose him after he accomplishes his mission.

He knew Doom had more than a plan so he decided it was best to play along. He could possibly survive at the end.

"Okay Doom. Thanks for the help. I hope you also succeed" he said. Doom scoffed and turned.

"Where are you going to?" He asked.

"I have to leave. I've got a lot of things to do" Doom replied and left the realm with Draco wondering what the sinister Doom was up to.

After Doom left,he checked his palm and it glowed.

"Good. The poison is taking its effect. Dwayne would be shocked" he said and broke into loud laughter.

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The Kingdom of Astera as usual was colorful and busy. Just like normal earth,the people went to their various workplaces. The only difference was that a lot of the people were in their supernatural form.

Abel walked down the gold road in the palace's vicinity. His mind was filled with various thoughts.

He had never lived a normal life. He even just realized his mother wasn't a normal person,she was a Queen.

While thinking,his expressionless face soon had a smile.

"If there's one good thing about my life" he thought.

"Its that I'm a Prince. I'm like the leader of every supernatural in the world".

He decided to go home and turned around.

"Oh" he scoffed.

It was then he realized he was being followed by royal guards. They stood,looking at him,expecting him to move.

He halted when he saw one of the guards had a body frame just like Darak's. His face saddened,remembering the moments he had with Darak.

He missed their quick training sessions,their little arguments on sports,their midnight gaming drill and Darak's parting gift...the sword.

As all those memories flashed in his head,an idea popped up.

"Can y'all fight?" He asked. They all stood silent. He wondered why they were like that.

"Yes we can" the leader of the guards who had Darak's body frame replied.

"Good. Let's spar" he said and rushed towards them. The leader awaited him and dispersed his men.

As Abel inched towards him,he spun,grabbing the latter's arm,swinging him into another guard who hit him with a slam.

"Damn" Abel muttered as he stood up.

"I never knew these guys were tough" he said and got up.

The guard who slammed him made to stomp him,he rolled out of harm's way and did a back roll,evading a blow of another guard's sword. He flipped sideways and caught a guard by the shoulders,using him as a leveller, he twisted his body and brought the guard downward, knocking him out.

The other guards looked in shock. No body had ever tried that move before and it seemed effective.

"What's the matter guys;afraid to dance?" He taunted and signalled that they should attack.

A guard ran towards him but he was fast enough to kick the guard's arm,then sweep him off his feet.

The other guards were about to attack when a voice sounded.

"Stop!"

Abel looked up and saw his Mom on a huge LED screen hanging above.

"Abel,get inside the palace right now. You guards are quiet a show. Look around" she instructed and they all looked around.

They were surprised to see people looking at them. They felt it insulting to quickly battle with the prince and all bowed in apology.

Abel,seeing what they did also bowed to the screen in apology.

"Don't worry honey. They are actually bowing to you" she said.

"Wow" he exclaimed and got up.

"Y'all are dismissed." He said,feeling uncomfortable that they were bowing to him.

"That was a nice one by the way. I hope we duel again" he said to the guards who chuckled at his compliment.

He teleported himself into the palace and right before Evelyn who was reading a huge book.

"What're you doing mom?" He asked.

She looked up from her book and smiled.

"This? I'm reading a journal" she said.

"Who's journal?" He asked.

"Doom's. I'm trying to see if we can figure a way to stop him" she replied. He frowned a bit then he remembered the damage Doom had did.

His best friends were now evil again thanks to Doom.

"Mom" he called. Evelyn looked at him.

"Yes?" She asked.

"I was thinking about this. Am I going to stay here forever?" He asked.

"Definitely not. You'll be staying here until Doom's defeated" she replied.

"But Mom,Doom is out there" he protested.

"I know. I know he's made the Chaos Wolves what they were again and he's planning to do more but I can't risk it. I can't risk loosing you"

"But Mom,I was birthed to stop Doom" he argued.

"So? You were birthed to stop him but you don't have 10% of his powers" she replied.

"How the hell are you going to stop him then?" He asked.

"I don't know,we'll still find a way" she stated.

"Mom,you know the only way a Multibreed can be killed is when another Multibreed does so. Please,let me do this" he pleaded.

"You are a Multibreed. What if he kills you?" She asked.

"I'll take my chances."

For a minute,silence reigned. The tension between mother and son was a lot and both parties knew the truth.

"Okay" She agreed.

"I'll let you go but you'll have to train here first"

"Thanks Mom" he said and hugged her.

"You'll be training alongside the warriors. I hope more training would help you against him" she said.

"Thanks a lot mom. So when do I begin?" He asked. He had totally forgotten about Doom and his evil.

"Tomorrow. Just relax tonight and have fun. You'll start your training tomorrow"

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Dwayne hurried into his house with the little girl in his arms. He placed her on the bed in his bedroom and called out to Yu Yuan who was busy taking a shower.

"I'm coming honey" she replied and in a few seconds,she emerged with a towel strapped around her. She gasped as she saw the unconscious,evil looking child in their bedroom.

"What happened to her?" She asked,knowing something must have happened.

"I was on my way home today when I saw her on the street with her mother. She sneezed and suddenly hit her mom. I went to grab her and she attacked me.

To be honest,she is really strong. She's even killed a cop" he explained. She looked at the girl,wondering what type of Dragon she was.

"Did you check if her mom was a supernatural?" She asked.

"Yeah I did but she isn't. From what I saw,she was infected. I saw her eyeballs and saw mutation. Just like how zombies mutate,she went rogue" he replied.

She looked st the girl properly,examining her. She had never seen something like that in her whole life. It just seemed like a new virus.

"I hope it isn't some sort of disease. Covid-19 isn't over" she stated.

"I hope so. Even if it is a virus,there's gotta be a source. s**t, I hope people don't get infected." She stated. Just then,a thought clicked on Dwayne's head.

"Draco. He must have done this" he said.

"So what do we do now?" She asked.

"Let's take him to your father. He has friends,they could be of help" he said.

"That's a good idea,let me dress up and we'll be on our way" she said and rushed to her closet,put some clothes on and they left the house in her car.

Dwayne sat in the back seat,using his cold palm to rub her head into unconsciousness when ever she stirred. He was tense. He didn't have an idea of what might happen. He only hoped Jim found a solution ASAP.

Yu Yuan who was driving,turned on the radio. The radio station was playing a song when it was interrupted.

"We interrupt this program with breaking news.

Today,a lot of citizens have made reports of people sneezing and turning into flame breathing creatures.

It is estimated that a hundred people have become these creatures and fear is that there would be more cases of this.

The government officials have advised that people should stay at home till they find a scientific reason for this strange " VIRUS".

Stay home and stay safe.

Gabriel Yin" the newscaster announced and the previous program returned.

Yu Yuan turned the radio off,feeling it would stir some unrest in Dwayne's mind.

"We have to drive fast. We don't have much time left" he said and fell back in the seat.

He felt anxious. This was one conflict he knew he may or may not survive and he was willing to face the trouble.

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The Dyches were tensed. It had been a day and there was no sign of Abel,Doom or the Chaos Wolves. It seemed odd that none of them called for help. Elsa and Sharon had went out for some fresh air while Drake and Drex had gone on their usual adventures.

Osborne had travelled,being a businessman,he just had to keep his business blooming.

Alfred was in the hospital,attending to a patient when a nurse barged in.

"What's the problem?" He asked,sensing she wouldn't speak first.

"There's trouble.. There's a man out there seeking of you. He says he wants to see you right now" she said amidst heavy breaths.

"Why are you panicking?" He asked.

"Be..Be..Because he h..has beaten the security officers and insists on seeing you now" she replied.

Alfred knew this was a bad thing. Whoever was out there really meant business and that kind of person could do the patients or the staff harm and he didn't want any of that.

"Okay. Get this lady some Aspirin tablets. She needs them" he instructed and left the ward.

He dashed down the stairs,bothering not to use the elevator because it would slow him down.

He got to the reception and saw who he least expected to show up. He felt like crapping his pants. He feared danger was about to strike but he kept a calm look.

"Doom" he muttered as he walked up to the latter who was right at the middle of the reception.

"Alfred. Its good to see you old friend." Doom replied.

"We can't discuss here,let's go to my office" Alfred muttered and led Doom into the elevator,leaving the staff and awaiting patients wowed.

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"What is it you want Doom?" Alfred asked,gritting his teeth in anger.

"You know what I want" Doom replied calmly.

"You son of a b***h. I ain't giving you what you want. You've taken my Sons from me. You made them monsters like you and you expect me to give you the information?" He yelled. Doom chuckled evilly. He was enjoying the little drama unfolding right before him.

"You know Alfred,its strange you're still loyal to Evelyn. Have you forgotten or I should remind you?" He taunted. Alfred's face became red with anger. He wanted to rush towards Doom and drive a punch into his face but he couldn't. He just had to withdraw himself.

"Good boy. Now,tell me the path to Astera" Doom commanded.

"I'll be damned if I tell you" Alfred said,fuming.

"You're still acting stubborn? Don't worry,I only took your sons from you. If you prove stubborn,I'm going for your beautiful daughter...or your foxy wife. I can't wait to have her give me a head" he said and turned to leave.

"You might think I can't kill you but in reality,I can. I'm just sparing you to make you suffer. Once I get that boy,you're all going to die" he warned without looking back.

"I'll be waiting for you" Alfred mocked.

"You think I'm joking? Don't worry,you're soon going to come running to me,begging me to free you of your agony" Doom said and he instantly disappeared.

To be continued......

So Draco has poisoned people with some sorta Virus? How is Dwayne going to stop that?

While Doom is planning something bigger. One way or the other,he is winning.