"I'm so sorry, Cora."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjyQYG2hgW
"Dimitri! Stop it!"
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCt3quToGA
"I can't, I have to do this, The Blood King will kill all of us!"
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGorDWfnBr7
Cora cut through the the ropes releasing her other hand.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYKcDmkXMC
"How could you betray me like this?" he asked her. He was visibly shaking. "I thought we were friends!"
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53Fyi0DAEb
"We are friends and I didn't betray you!" Cora answered.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfB6Sy8gKIF
"I know everything, you're working with the Blood King to destroy Prince Lyon."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tPYdWjAMX
He wasn't wrong, but how was she going to explain this. She took a step back and a deep breath. "The Blood King isn't the bad guy and Prince Lyon isn't who he says he is. The real prince has been dead for years, someone else has been masquerading as him using magic."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbJh7lhhJ3
"You've officially lost your mind!"
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyRHPRZXfJ
"I know it sounds crazy..."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mIgrLXT0l
"You think?"
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DRh58fGrt
She held the knife out in front of her and slowly took another step back. "Please, I need you listen to me. Whatever Lyon told you about the Blood King is a lie. Everything we've been taught about the Blood King is a lie."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGoq1FV1gL
"You really have been working with him haven't you?"
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7vKKIToQ4
The blonde nodded hesitantly.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdt0iBfQ2M
Dimitri tucked his sword back into it's sheath. He let out a long exasperated sigh as he ran his fingers through his curls. "I don't want to hurt you, but I can't let youleave."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTwVT1xmCh
Cora set her knife down on the table and crossed her arms. "Fine. I'll stay here, but you should know, I have backup on the way and they won't hesitate to beat you up to get to me."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MgwYm0TrH
He nervously glanced out the window. Neither of them said anything for a few minutes.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayvsw095qp
"Do you remember the time when we went to the zoo and and we tried to climb into the lion cage?" Dimitri asked not making eye contact.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQizgHVuso
"We were only five!"
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBKO741OpU
"You said you were going to move in with them."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4inYfjcWZf
Cora tried to hide her embarrassed smile. Soon her embarrassment faded into sadness. "We were so close back then."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6fyqsKwO1
Dimitri frowned. "Yeah, we were."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYH7w4Y8jm
"What happened to us?"
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG10FtKRSsP
"I guess we're drifting apart."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQH8RtQEg1
"I guess so."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mko5MhyIh
A loud knock on the door made them both jump.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcSuHpD6eL
"Are you gonna answer that?" Cora leaned up against the walls and folded her arms confidently.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DvMD3K7ID
Dimitri's glance shifted from the door to Cora then back to the door again. He slowly approached the door with sword in hand. A faint beeping noise sounded from the other side.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXeCINooK5
With a loud crashing noise the door was reduced to splinters.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUESaRRPTof
"Now that's what I call going out with a bang!" Val exclaimed as she removed her safety goggles.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0F5TIAW5g
Ray handed her sword to her. "Scarlet and Zyler had business they needed to take care of, they'll be joining us shortly until then we need to hold off the King of Shadows for as long as we can."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZs2Nfc3ai4
Cora smiled down at her sword this time she was ready for the final battle.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ptEePu9PY
As the trio turned to exit Dimitri stood in their path with his sword pointed towards their throats. "You dragged Scarlet into this?" Anger radiated from his voice.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEfGah404P
Ray pushed away Dimitri's sword with his own. "You have nothing to worry about, your sister is helping us out of her own free will.He glanced down at his nonexistent watch. "In fact we're supposed to be meeting her any minute now, so we should really be going."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy86QupDO4M
"You're not going anywhere!"
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFxiC25fIm
"You've been deceived by the King of Shadows," Ray gestured to the storm clouds out the window. "He is the one responsible for this."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIsvs452uJ
"You're lying." Dimitri swung his sword so quickly Ray was barely able to block it.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79HaliNNCu
Ray turned to her "Coraline, I need you to go defeat the King of Shadows, I'll hold him off."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEl09MXSKb7
Cora nodded slowly. She knew what she needed to do. She turned back to get one last glimpse of him before running out the door with Val following behind her.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUsmnOvJqD
Ray slashed trough Dimitri's jacket intentionally not harming him. "I don't want to hurt you because I know how much Coraline cares about you."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycc9r8tW3C
Dimitri swung his sword at Ray's chest, which he instantly deflected. He swung again, this time he aimed for they face. Blocked again. He swung again and again, over and over. The room was filled with the sound of metal clashing against metal. Dimitri hardly managed to put a scratch on him he was too skilled. Before he knew it he was backed into a wall.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtyjRg3XZ6
Ray pointed his sword between his eyes. "Surrender now or face the consequences." Ray commanded in a tone of voice he hadn't used in nearly two thousand years, a tone of voice that reminded him too much of who he used to be.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBoWErcuB2
The earth below them began to quake, which caught Ray off guard long enough for Dimitri to slice open Ray's good leg. Crimson poured out of the wound. The pain caused him to collapse onto the floor.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaGcwRLrDR
"Now it looks like you're the one who should surrender," Dimitri gloated.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGirwthmtkX
Ray dropped his sword and raised his hands in surrender. "Congratulations, very many have challenged me and very few have been able to defeat me, you were wise to go for the legs."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NgwJ5Fuxy
Dimitri closely scanned his face. He tried his hardest not to gasp when he realized who he was speaking to. "You're the Blood King." He gripped his sword so tightly it felt like it might crumble under the pressure.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1kRIMy3AS
"In the flesh."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkM2GF63XO
Dimitri head was filled with so many different thoughts he feared his head might explode. The real Blood King was right in front of him. He fought the Blood King and won? "You're not really what I was expecting," he thought out loud.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwEHaHfhWa
"I'm sorry to disappoint."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6WYsxzFe0
"You're just an ordinary guy."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElvkIwYzYI
Ray shrugged, still holding his hands up.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pNYp5Sd6f
"I was terrified of you as a kid, I was so afraid that you were lurking in the dark corners of my room at night just waiting to strike."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJAfYBZor6
Ray couldn't hold back his laughter. He laughed so hard he was nearly in tears. "Believe me I have much better things to do than hiding under your bed."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MKu7nZq38
Dimitri grumbled something foul under his breath then regained his composure. "My point is everyone is so scared of you, but here you are, my prisoner, you're completely defenseless,"
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgIMFN7zDi
"Oh, but I'm not defenseless, I could easily snap your neck right now, but it would break Coraline's heart and I've been trying not to kill people anymore. I could escape if I wanted to the only reason I'm still here is because I want to be."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywWHk65uZi
Dimitri starred him down trying to determine if he was bluffing or not to no avail. "If you can leave then why are you choosing to stay?"
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIy03agknrB
"Coraline is in the fight of her life against the King of Shadows and the last thing she needs is your interference, I'm here to distract you."
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdLpz3uLnx
The earth shook again. This time lighting struck the top of the castle short circuiting the power.
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOgjmfT9y0
"Why are you telling me this?"
389Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56FrYCMPCu
"Because it's time for you to decide who you are and who's side you're on. We can fight together as brothers to defeat this foe or you can stand with the King of Shadows, who thinks of you as nothing more than a puppet and be forced to fight against me and your best friend. You can stand with me or get out of my way, what will it be?"
ns216.73.216.129da2
