TRUEBLOOD (TORN BETWEEN TWO)

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General Michael sped through the city. The news he had heard earlier had him leaving immediately and he couldn't believe it was happening.

As he got to the outskirts of Astera, he stopped. Between him and the boundary were hundreds of warriors,technicians and the Queen who were inspecting the c***k while awaiting him.

"My Queen. I hope it isn't true" he said even though he knew it was true.

"I never wanted to believe it but it appears to be true." She replied.

"Well,what's the next line of action?" He asked.

"Since the barrier has been cracked a bit,the best way to do it is to seal it up" she replied.

"But your highness,it consumes a lot of energy" he protested. She began to walk towards the group of technicians who had prepared the device that would help seal the c***k.

"I know but I have to do this" she replied.

"If you do this,you'll become extremely weak and would be out for about a week. Who would manage the affairs of the kingdom then?"

"Abel" she finalised. He stopped and wanted to laugh but he refrained himself.

"Your majesty. I don't think it would be wise doing that,he's inexperienced and could handle the kingdom like a game" he replied. She sighed heavily. She understood his point but there was no other option.

"I know,that's why I would be ensuring you and Elder Tou advise him and correct his unwise decisions" she said.

In that moment,Abel walked out of his hiding place,fuming.

"Abel,what are you doing here?" They both asked. The hustle and bustle around the area died down and everyone watched eagerly as Abel stopped right in front of the duo of his mother and general Michael.

"Mom,I wouldn't condone that" he said.

"That doesn't answer my question. What are you doing here honey?" She asked.

"I followed him" he replied,darting his eyes at General Michael.

"Why?"

"Because..Because I..that doesn't matter. What's with this barrier thing?" He asked,changing the topic. They both already knew the answer but they felt it unwise to press on it,exposing the Prince's doubts to the citizens.

"There is a barrier surrounding the kingdom's boundary. Unfortunately for us,it has been discovered that someone or something tried to break in and caused a c***k" the general explained.

"Then you seal it,it's easy" Abel said.

The General smiled then faced him.

"It's not as easy as you think. The only way to do so is by using the same magic that once created it. The magic of a royal blood" he replied.

"And?"

"I'm going to seal the c***k" Evelyn said. Abel frowned. He had earlier heard about the repercussion. He didn't want his mother to be inactive,also he didn't want to be advised by the General in his interim kingship.

"I'll do it" he said to the surprise of everyone.

"What?" Evelyn asked.

"I said I'll do it. You say the magic of a royal blood does it right? Then,I'm doing it" he stated.

"But"

"I understand mom. But its best I do this. At least,I'll consider it as a form of training,enduring pain" he said,flashing a smile at his mother. She chuckled and called on to one of the technicians.

"Yes mother?" The young man asked,trembling.

"I want you to take him to the machine. He's to seal the c***k" she instructed.

"Yes mother." He replied and ran to his colleagues,making final preparations for what was about to happen.

"Abel" she called before he got into the machine which was a huge pod.

"Yes mom?"

"I love you and I'm proud of you" she said. He nodded his head and faced ahead.

"Thanks mom" he appreciated and entered the pod. What followed was the shutting of the door and the commencement of the operation.

Inside the pod,Abel sat on the single cushion provided there and relaxed due to the softness of the cushion. Slowly,a seatbelt slipped on him,fastening him to the seat and a helmet was strapped to his head. The front of the pod had an indestructible yet,transparent glass shield so he could see what was happening before him.

He felt a zap of electricity and screamed loudly. He felt like his life was being drained off him. He tried to break free but he could not. It seemed the seatbelt had dampened his strength.

Outside the Pod,a huge beam of light emitted,shooting towards the boundary.

Upon contact,it created a repetitive wave of light that reverberated throughout the wideness of Astera. A minute later,the light died down and the cracked part of the Barrier was sealed.

"Operation successful" the lead technician said and opened the pod.

He extracted Abel and presented him to the Queen.

"Thank you" she said with a smile and hugged Abel tight.

"Are you okay honey?" She asked. His breathing had now increased and he looked up.

"I feel good" he replied and stood straight to the awe of everyone. The Queen who had created the barrier found it hard to recuperate but he did so in just a few minutes.

"That's my boy" She said and took him into her car,instructing the driver to take them home.

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"So,can you explain everything?" Lee asked. By then,they were all in the safe house,recuperating from their injuries.

"The moment I felt the Minion's aura,I knew it meant no good. So I cloned myself and hid. After seeing what the Minion did and the incident that occurred outside,I knew there was more to it so I kept watching over your safe house,should in case those things attack again. And as expected,they did so today.

I knew it would be unwise letting the human nurses watch a showdown like that so I made them unconscious after letting them know about the almost orchestrated attack." She explained. Her explanation tallied and it needed no further questions.

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

"What do you mean?" Jim asked.

"Dwayne's gone to treat himself,Draco is still out there,unknown. He also has his Minions running errands for him and also has a son who almost killed Dwayne. What do we do to stop Draco?" He explained. Everyone looked down,thinking. There was no way they could defeat Draco,especially without Dwayne.

"Well that's a mystery but I'm sure we would pull through. All we need is some rest." Jim said.

"Yeah,I agree and when its time,Draco would be ended" Stan agreed.

Just then,Yu Yuan walked into the living room,having a worried look.

"What is it?" Jim asked.

"I'm worried about Dwayne. He hasn't been answering my calls" she said.

"Have you contacted his American friends?" Stan asked.

"Yes I have,still none is answering" she replied.

"That seems fishy. Just relax,Dwayne would be alright" He comforted her,hugging her.

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Drake and Drex appeared inside the Dyches' Mansion and dropped the girls on different seats. They gasped,horrified by the rows of dead bodies lined across the premises. The living room itself was a mess and the furniture was scattered around.

"It's unbelievable." Drake said and a ball of tears dropped from his right eye.

"What? Is it the fact that these innocent people are dead or that the Dyches are in turmoil?" Drex asked.

"Both bother me a lot but how is it possible? How the hell did Doom come to existence after he was trashed by Abel's mom? Why didn't they kill him?" He asked. The tears kept pouring and he couldn't control himself.

"He's a damn Multibreed. He can't just be killed like that. I'm sure they did their best to take him out." Drex replied.

"But this shouldn't be happening to them. I'm beginning to feel guilty. I don't know why but I am. I wish Abel was here. Things wouldn't have gone wrong" he said.

"But he isn't here. I also wish he is here but he isn't. He's probably devising a way to take Doom out. He won't forget us. I'm sure about that"

"Well,if you say so" Drake said,dissolving his frown and building a smile.

"I'm tired,I need to sleep" he said and fell on the ground. Drex shook his head and followed suit. The day was exhausting and they didn't want another one being tired out.

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Drake woke up to realize the rest were already awake and had cleared the mess. Drex and Sharon were lost in thoughts while Elsa just lay,staring at them.

"Hey guys" he greeted and sat opposite to them.

"Hey Drake" Drex replied in a downed voice.

"Sharon,I'm really sorry for what is happening to your family. I just wish there is a way we could make things work out." Drake said.

"I'm okay Drake. Don't bother." She said and flashed a smile at them.

"What's with this Sharon?" He asked,feeling scared.

"I've called someone." She said.

"Who?"

"AJ"

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AJ inhaled sucked in the huge amount if smoke from the pot through the tube. Her now filled cheeks swelled and she was about to puff it all out but she didn't. She had to endure. There were cheers emanating from the huge monitor screen hanging in her office. On the screen were many other young women and one was at the middle,also fighting the urge to puff it up.

If she only knew she was doing s**t like that against a demigoddess,she would have given up but she didn't.

Finally she gave up and puffed it all out. AJ smiled and puffed hers' later with the rest hailing her.

"Shisha queen"

"Seriously?" She questioned and heaved another sigh.

"Yeah,you've been the champ for three years now,I don't know what it would take to defeat you" a lady said.

"Well Amarae,I'm not giving the title up anytime soon." She was about to continue when her phone rang.

"Gotta answer this girls"

"Hello Sharon" She said,smiling.

"Umm,hey AJ" Sharon said.

"Why are you calling? You've got a problem?" She asked.

"Yeah. We've been through hell lately. Abel's gone,my dad and Dwayne are no where to be found,My brothers have become the Chaos Wolves and my Mom has been kidn*pped. I need your help" she said amidst tears.

AJ sighed. She and Sharon weren't on good terms but this was too much. Not even her worst enemies deserved the emotional damage she was going through.

"You know what? I'ma be at your place tonight. We'll try to figure things out" she said.

"Thanks a lot"

"You're welcome. Just warn those cold boys to not try to hit on me,I'll cut their d***s off." She screamed.

"Yeah,sure." Sharon chuckled and hung up.

"What's the problem girl?" Amarae asked,seeing the sad look on AJ's face.

"A friend is going through a lot. I've gotta see her" she replied.

"Oh,I wish her well then"

"Well,I'm leaving for her place tonight. Bye" AJ said and shut the conference call down.

She picked her phone up and dialed Sallah's number.

After a minute,the latter answered the call.

"Hello Sallah,I need your help"

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Dwayne's eyes parted slowly. At first,his vision was blurry but gradually,it cleared and he saw where he was. He was in a hospital ward and a drip was attached to his right wrist.

He got up and yelled as immense pain racked through his body system. He rested his back on the wall and surveyed the room.

In that moment,Alpha Alfred walked in,having a lively smile on his face.

"Hey Dwayne. How're you doing?" He greeted and checked on him.

"I'm fine but where am I?" Dwayne asked. The older man,now donned in a medical coat chuckled.

"You're in the hospital I was to treat you" he replied.

"So,is it done?" Dwayne asked.

"Well,let's say yes. The parasite has been extracted and confined and my scientists are running tests on it" he replied.

"Ohh" Dwayne said relaxed.

He tried to remember the events of the previous night but what he remembered last was the explosion that threw him off Alpha Alfred.

He felt something else happened but he couldn't point what.

"What happened last night?" He asked.

"Well,we were attacked"

"No,I mean what happened after the explosion occurred?" Dwayne asked.

"If you remember,I was out" the older man replied.

"I know you're not telling me something. Tell me what happened" Dwayne said,angry. The older man backed off and sighed.

"Okay I wasn't out. I wanted to see what would happen and I was shocked beyond anything." He explained.

"What happened!?"

"Well,you sorta went hyper and possessed some flaming armor that turned the floor into a mini volcano" he explained.

Dwayne's eyes widened as he heard that. He felt he wasn't hearing properly. He had just become some power maniac.

"What do you think that was?" He asked.

"I'm thinking it was some sort of hell armor" Alfred said and looked away.

"Anyways,I promised you a gift your dad left for you. Here it is" he said and brought a ring out.

"What is this?" Dwayne asked.

"Well this is a ring that gives you access to a Demon's abilities" he explained.

"Demon abilities?" Dwayne asked.

"Yeah,Cole found this on a hunt. It belonged to some Gypsies on the run and he felt it was best if you used it" he explained.

"Are you for real?" Dwayne asked excitedly.

"Yeah its all yours. But you must remember that Great power comes with great responsibilities,your powers are increasing,so are your responsibilities. You must never fail.

You are the Dragon's Soul."

To be continued.....

Sorry there isn't any form of suspense at the end of this episode. I figured out it was best if things were just normal for now,but the normalcy won't last.