Chapter 33

"This fight is not over!"

They begin to duel again. Leo, more furious than ever, cuts Drago deeply across the chest, ripping his shirt open. On his bare chest, the Palioxis ruby, embedded in his skin, surrounded by large bulging veins and muscles is revealed. A Marquise cut gemstone. It looked as though it was shoved into him, and his body attached itself to it.

Kip's last arrow finds its way straight through Drago's eye and escapes the back of his head. Drago is stunned and drops to his knees. Leo charges his sword at the ruby with full speed, but it CRACKS the sword on impact, not even scratching the gem. Drago smiles with the hole in his head and looks at Kip. Small black scaly worms begin to reconstruct his face from the inside. Leo looks in shock as Drago regenerates.

"A monstrosity I have become, similar to your precious king. We are both cursed men."

Drago whips a throwing knife from his sleeve and it pierces Kip in the eye.