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Chapter 4 - Chapter 4 : Caged by Blood Free by Souls

The two Drake Blood then charge towards each other with their blades.

Fordragon given his fire cloak magic and try to overwhelm fallion

However easily repealed and from the pair of swords fallion wields a strange ice start launched towards fordragon.

Try to defend himself with fire cloak . Fallion charge and kick fordragon with his knee.

Throwing fordragon to the garden.

No longer hold backs fordragon conjure an infernal golems. Then shatters them as the rock from these infernal golems covers him giving appearance similar to fallion except with winged.

Fordragon then channels incantation. "Earth. Tiger. Unbirth. Willing. Scorched, manifest"

To fallion surprised, a flame then emits from fordragon entire body. Completely makes hmi twins to fallion appearance except with wings.

The two exchange blows except this time they were on equal powers.

Fallion try to gain upper hands by utilities his mother's blade.

But fordragon keep parrying his blows.

Fordragon then fly to the sky and spams barrage of flaming slash.

Where fallions create his fire cloak then adds layer of ice with his mother's blade.

Causing a mist as result covering the garden.

Fordragon then lost the sight of fallion.

Only then he saw massive fire towards him.

Fordragon quickly split it into two causing it's to explode fallions the. Quickly jump towards fordragon holding both of his hands.

Before blowing a strong fire breathes

Fordragon as his armor began to crumble smiles " okay this one is actually cool"

The armor then saperated and launch to bind fallions . Taking him down to the ground.

Fordragon follows by creating massive lightning spears and slams to the stoned fallion.

As he got thrown fallion then smiles. He is so proud knowing how powerfull his brother has became

"You trully have grown...all that's power you spent your times well even for someone with your talent that still impressive"

Just as he finish talking .

Behind fordragon back. Their mother's blade launch towards him.

Fordragon catch the blade only to his body start freezing .

Fallion then kick fordragon again with his knee . Shattering the ice and throwing him again.

Samhain and the servants watch from the distance

Samhain then mumble " such power....."

An elf servant then ask "will they be alright "

Samhain replied "yes but I don't think lord fallion will win this, I was shocked how much difference between them".

Josul share his thoughts"it's not surprising. Lord fallion seems doesn't really good on magic while his swordsmanship and physical above lord fordragon.

Lord fordragon genius mind added with his magic mastery could easily overwhelmed lord fallion"

Fallion stares on fordragon.

In his mind he realizes how little damage his brother took from all of his attack.

Fordragon calls his swords back and prepare a stabbing stance ready to defeats fallion.

Fallion knows he won't win but regardless he prepared his mother's blade again.

Now alongside it's ice attributes a flame from fallion body began to crawl towards the swords

In his mind he understands well fordragon are stronger than him.

His human nature is what makes him already reach his peak potential at the age of 15. Compared to him who still struggle with his mana control

The two brothers launch towards each other only on the critical moment the two let go of their swords.

Shocked both then hug each other.

Fallion then ask his brother "fine then.....but take this sword...brother."

Fordragon "okay.... worry not this won't be the last time we met"

Fordragon then take his bag with him

And then part with everyone

On the gate he shout to everyone

"Bye everyone...when I back ....I'll bring a lot of souvenir"

Fallion stays at his room seeing the portrait of his family.

Fallion then smiles " well I gues there's no stopping him."

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As fordragon leave

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A day after day .

Week after week

Month after months

And years later

In a calm night

A news reach the Drake Blood mansion

Of tale some adventurer turn into mercenary.

A mercenary called the crow.

They say he will come as fast as light and disappear into shadow in mere second.

Few who saw the silver haired boy capable conjuring a pair of daemonic wings and yet so elegant like an angel.

He is known as the Crow.

Even then many villagers see him as a hero

Instead cold hearted, or greedy mercenary.

Instead he stand with justice in his heart.

His moral values makes him respected by many.

His greatest deed is that when he was hired by the villager to stop an evil tyrants. From nishut kingdom at the continent of mogadh.

This immediately shocks the mansion seeing their young lord fame and renown.

Ever span across the continent.

Fallion who heard this shows a small smile

He then says " well that's what happened when a caged bird finally break free"

Samhain then tells fallion "my lord someone wanted to meet you"

Fallion then goes outside. And see a long black haired man clapped in strange armor .

"Greetings lord Drake Blood" he said.

Fallion feels strange sense of fears.

Took a moment for him before responding

"Greetings stranger . Is there's any business for your presence"

The strange man introduce himself as rygs Lambert

"I am rygs Lambert my lord. Im here only wishes to see you. I heard many tales of a miracles something my kin need to confirm"

Fallion then answer " my mere existence is no miracles, nor is who am I. I'm just the result of two loving parents.

If you meant was the silver haired mercenary, called the crow. His deed himself was no miracles. But rather a path he believe and follows"

Rygs Lambert smiles " no...no...my lord no...

What I meant is how your condition is.

It is a miracle how you currently is"

Fallion confused "what did you meant?"

Rygs then added "you possessed some unique origin lord Drake Blood"

Fallion feels uneasy, he try to analyze the situation. He feel strange aura .

In his mind filled with many questions

"Is he a cultist? Is he a daemon? Or is it something else"

Fallion then calmly answer "maybe but to me the true miracle is life that is granted to me itself . For many possibilities I could do with it"

Rygs with smirk then answer "yes it is lord Drake Blood.all I wish is to see you with my own eyes, however I need to warn you. Many feels fear towards your heritage but me and my kin no we don't . We human created to be above your kin"

Samhain then feels anger and rise his staff pointing towards rygs "chose your words carefully short live creature"

Fallion then tells samhain to take down his staff "if there's nothing else you could leave sir"

Rygs Lambert then nod his head " farewell then I take my leave lord Drake Blood"

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Rygs Lambert leave

A massive thought crossed fallion minds

He tells some of his servant to notify the paladins

"Samhain....listen to me that man is something completely else" whisper file.

Samhain whose still angry try to calm himself " I know. Not many people so cocky to get into others people mansion and says he above us"

Fallion then cut him "no not that..what he was saying.. it remind me of what father's wrote on his diaries"

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Fallion open a diaries belong to his father

He remember when every creation were told to bow to the first two .and their great great grand denied that order.

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This puzzled fallion and fallion havent heard of that person ever since.

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Many month passed

Ever since .

One day

As fallion having his morning routine.

Counting his garden. Morning stretch and jogging around the mansion

Some bright light falls down upon the mansion

An anger and happiness mixed within fallion

He then shout "Oh no you dont you incomplete daemon"

From the shadow a shout replies him " oh yes I'm you incomplete human"

Fallion then insult his just returned brother.

"Years ago I try my best keeping you from going out. Now I feel I will try my best to keep you out from going in*

Fordragon taunt him "well you failed back then and so will you today"

The two then hug and fallion invite him for dinner

The two exchange stories

Where fallion tell about strange guest they have

Fordragon share his experience about strange order that rising recently but it was just some small cultist.

However if bother fordragon " those people some small cultist. I feel some strange dread. The investigation teams says they have some strange ritual, and yet they never pray to any god or outer god's or any mythical being"

Fallion then try to not think about it.

After dinner fordragon return to his room

Having some sense if nostalgia he still remember the night when his mother carries him to bed

On the next day fordragon persuade fallion to go outside one day

Fallion shrug the idea and chose to stays at home.

Fordragon could see the hesitation within fallion.

He understand fallion deep down want to go outside too. However the lost seems scarred him

Fordragon then try to flex to fallion " you sure? There's a lot beautiful woman who knows maybe one day you found the one to your liking"

Fallion only smile " yeah maybe . Maybe" says him

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The two then ride horse towards the border of Drake Blood domains.

Not before fallion shows a control over his power allowing him to looks like a normal human.

Amazed by his brother fordragon realize his brother possessed magic stronger than him.

But due his slower growth he lacks control over it.

After reach the border

Both saw the Whiteford kingdom capital.

Behind these walls using far sight ability they saw Spear of Justice paladins headquarters. Reminiscing their mothers.

Fordragon then said " Brother.... I have located zotho cultist "

Fallion then cut him " don't..... fordragon "

Fordragon shows a pouting face " let me gues its dangerous "

Fallion " you know I'm going to stop regardless. Why telling me?"

Fordragon dismount from his horse and then sit in a stump.

"I know deeply you want to stop zotho. Too..."

Fallion answer " yeah I won't denied it ..but Mr the crow I doubt you and I come close to what mom . Let alone father. They are already live longer than us. Stronger than us. More experienced than us "

Fordragon think for a moment " well those outer god's cultist seems to know us ...they will come to mansion for sure"

Fallion then stand up "I hate conflict you know....people like us will always drawn to conflict. "

Just a moment the two having deep conversation.

A group of people come towards their direction.

Fallion reflex stop them knowing well it was path towards Drake Blood mansion

Fordragon however stop fallion and says

"Brother do you bring your swords?"

"I don't. It's bad things carrying swords to a remote village specially there's a lot old people here" replied fallion

Fordragon then pulls out his mother's pairs of sword and gave it to fallion

"Well then.....here"

The moment fallion touches the swords he understand what happened.

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