Chapter 5

Tahara suddenly woke up from the strange dream he just had. He was told he was going to die if he didn't trust his mysterious look-alike. He anxiously looked back and forth at his mother and sister as they moved and turned on their hospital bed.

"Steal their demonic energy, Tahara. It isn't long before the curse kills them."

Tahara was startled to hear that his look-alike was inside his head.

"So you didn't die off or something?"

"No, i am you after all. Now quickly, this isn't the time for questions. Take away the curse. Hold your arms out towards them."

No questions asked, Tahara held his hands out, and he saw the curse leaving his mother and sisters body. He absorbed them with ease.

"The hell did i just do?"

The medical knights stood and looked at Tahara with confusion and fear, they sensed dark energy.

"What... am i?"

"You absorbed the curse and made it your own power."

The clone reassures.

"That doesn't answer my question. this is my first time encountering and absorbing curses, this is advanced. i would've had to learn that. And this new power, it doesn't feel like my fathers. Who the hell power is-"

Tahara was abruptly put under a binding spell following up by a sleeping spell. King Jiro stood in the doorway. He frowned and said,

"This has turned into a dangerous matter, that wasn't power from Ares."

Rikizuma and Yanaha were awake right after the curse was lifted. They were in shock as well.

"Rikizuma, Yanaha. how do you exactly feel? This... was unexpected. His new magic is dark. real dark,"

Jiro says.

"Fine... but weak. my MP feels like it took a hit."

"As do i,"

Rikuzuma agrees with her daughter.

"I had a dream where a stranger look exactly like me, and it was choking me and sapping my strength."

Yanaha then quickly looked over.

"Me too! Mom, this is bad."

"It is,"

Jiro adds.

"Two same dreams, the question is, what did he dream? How did..."

Jiro didn't want to say it, but,

"Tahara may not have the same Demi God powers anymore. He may have magic Hades invented when he was banished."

"What?!"

Yanaha and Rikizuma says at once.

"I know, this is definitely the work of the curse. you three definitely had abilities of Hades, but you two were being rejected, probably apart of Hades plan. Tahara is definitely the strongest out of you three, why he's the one with all this dark energy. There's many scenarios why Hades did this."

There was silence for a few seconds, then Jiro spoke again.

"Rikizuma im sorry, but he's under surveillance. Maybe through the whole war. You two are free to go, but Tahara can be a danger. You are also permitted to join the Knight Organization Tournament."

"What?! No! Tahara is the son of the War God, he maybe the best chance of defeating Hades!"

"No. The son of Zeus, Mozato is. Ares fought Hades, but Zeus banished him with his most powerful spell."

"Isn't that more of a reason to let Tahara become a knight?"

Rikizuma angrily responded.

"Tahara may lost his original power, but he's hellbent on ending this war. He won't let some curse stop him."

"Im sorry my king, but i also agree."

Yanaha says.

"Me and my mom were also joining the Knight Organization to watch over him. I know that he isn't the type to give up, no matter what. Please, let him fight in this war."

Jiro sighs. He thought, and came up with a plan.

"Alright, Tahara is allowed to the tournament. If Tahara kills, or has evil intentions, we may be forced to attack."

"We won't lose, and Tahara won't falter against the curse."

Rikizuma sighs with relief and smiles at her daughter.