Nebulous saw that coming. What the man hates is to be challenged…. and this damsel have made herself invaluable to the Alpha in his connection to the real world.
Running his businesses, Dedrocks and wodmax….
This gave her some king of power in the group among the damsels, she comes and goes, and will be going back to the main land with the ship.
Nora turned pale, her eyes bulging out in terror. Well, she got it, loud and clear. He is the boss, but this wasn't a joke anymore. The man is draining all her blood.
"Thank you, Nora. I will need your strength and razor sharp mind, that's why I feed from you."
'Yeah right, yet you never asked.' Nora thought.
"Come with me now, come and feed from me…. I want you to bite me on this same spot," he said, pointing on the mark.
"No kuga!" Nebulous warned, trying not to sound hysterical, and the Alpha seem to notice this.
"Which of the no's are you referring to old man? Is it against the feeding or biting on the spot I've chosen?" the Alpha asked
"The lather my lord. There shall be no other to mark you there," Nebulous answered.
"Why old man?"
"That is what makes you who you are right now."
"You now the beast that did this to me then, infected me with this curse. I now dwell in caves and tropics. A blood sucker and a flesh eater," the Alpha said with distaste, and added;
"Oh, but nothing shall stop me from finding this beast."
Nebulous was confused about the confusion of the man. Nothing makes sense anymore. Could he had totally forgotten about her mate? Has he forgotten about Ruby?
His reflection on the past is vengeful. Is there not an iota of happy moment to remind him of his love for the woman he now considered an enemy.
To him, there is no difference between Nka and Ruby.
He did gotten the answer he wanted from the old man. He opened up his wrist and fed Nora, hoping to ignite a telepathic link between them.
He wanted to revamp his connection with her. It's been half a year since their last exchange. Through this transfusion, he already has the general temperament about the business atmosphere, impressions, implication, the womans brains works like a computer.
At a glance he could see all he wanted to know….
Nora was running things well, but she is blocking something out, something profound.
He will find out what it is later. He released her when she drunk her fill and extends his left hand to Mika, who did watching in silence all this while.
Nora and Nebulous left the shack silently. Closing the door on their way out.
"What is the mad king saying about saving fish woman from them barbarians?" Kogna enquired.
"He didn't say anything Kogna". Nebulous replied out in the dark clearing right in front of the shark.
The darkness, and stillness where but one. the insects around here don't never make a sound. 'The damn Alpha had something to do with that Kogna thought.'
Only the light of the encored ship could be seen downhill at the shore.
"What happened to Shilla?" Nora queried.
"Them savages have her, and that man cares about none. All he want is blood and milk!" Kogna responded infuriatingly, and Nebulous drag him away from the shack towards their camp few meters away, as the gunman begun to spat his frustration loudly enough for the hybrid to hear.
"Your mouth will get you killed one of this days Kogna, and you are all I have here as friend with you okra tongue and all," Nebulous said seriously.
"When was she taken?" Nora asked as she follow the men to their camp.
"It happened this afternoon, around the time of the palace massacre, I think…. and we have to save her" Nebulous offered.
Nora was quite as her brain went to work. Could this be the work of Nka? it doesn't matter if these people thinks it's the gorilla clan.
But if it was Nka, she would've have known, or that's what she wanted to believe. Both her bosses where unpredictable, like the way the alpha double confused her tonight. Now she feared the man more than she fears Nka.
"What was it you give to him in there?"
"Nothing you need to know about, Old-man."
"I have you under my microscope, Nora. And I want you to know, you are playing with an acid that burns more than fire."
"And you becareful around me. I know you don't want me here…. Have you ever asked your self what use you have for him? You are expendable Old hitman…. Your days of hunting down stray panthers are over. from a lord on the throne to a body guard."
"Yes, a lord protecting and guiding my legacy through the Alpha. I shall leave, but through him I shall live forever, do you know what that means?" Nebulous asked sarcastically.
"None of this crap gon save fish woman." Kogna said to the two raging bulls in the dark.
Between this two there have always been friction, if they were of the same age, Kogna would've thought they have a thing for each other.
"We can't do anything until sunrise Kogna." Nebulous replied.
"Not with this big brain cat woman," Kogna fired, gesturing at Nora in the dark.
"Count me out gunman, I have to get back to that ship and make sure things are running." Nora said.
"Kogna, forget about this one, she is scared of her own footsteps….". nebulous knew that was absurd, but he didn't know why he said that.
"Why not try me, old man?" Nora taunted back angrily.
"Shilla would've never hesitate to save any of her sisters." Nebulous said and Kogna added, "Why are we still here?"
"None of us can do anything unless it comes from him, can't you dummies understand any of that?" Nora retorted.
"With you there has always been an exception. You seem to be independent of the binding effect he has on the others. what are you hiding woman?"
"You two stay away from me", Nora said looking behind her at the two gunmen as she descended the hill.
Kogna couldn't hold his rage anymore he headed towards the Alpha's shack. He will shoot the man if that is what will get him moving, Shilla maybe dead by now.
Nebulous went after Kogna, damn the man was right this time. He can't sleep knowing Shilla is not in the next shack closer to theirs sleeping.
And if bullets in his flesh will get The Alpha moving, that's what they will do.
Kogna smiled in the dark knowing Nebulous had reason with him without saying nothing. They bang on the door, but heard nothing.
They pushed, but it was locked from inside. The man was still in there making out with the damsel, while the one who did sacrificed her life looking after him is somewhere suffering.
They kicked the door opened and stormed in with guns drawn. The candle were still burning by the side of the bed, but there was only one person under the sheets.
Mika stared sleepily at the two gunmen, with a quizzical look on her face. How long has she passed out.
"Where is he?" Nebulous asked.
"I think the question is all mine, Nebulous?" Mika replied sitting up on the bed, all three of them looking at the closed unlocked window.