Chapter 10

They both nodded as they both ran to the others and pulled them together. Scarlet looked at Adriana as she only waved at her. Scarlet then teleported them away, while Isaac push Richard back and put some brass knuckles as he stood ready to fight.

"You got armor on? And here I thought you'd only act like hunter than a knight."

Said Rick as he quickly drew a hand cannon.

He fired as Isaac barely dodged it as it hit his hair. Isaac then quickly drew out a pistol, but Adriana pulled it towards her with her magic. Rick fired as Isaac tackled into a classroom door and hid inside. The gun float close to Adriana, until she noticed something on the gun as it was a concussion bomb. It exploded, knocking Adriana out as she fell backwards onto the ground.

"Damn, even I didn't see that coming." Said Rick as he slowly made his way to the door.

"I'm always prepared. And I adapt fast in battle." Said Isaac.

We see Isaac behind the teachers desk as he had his eyes closed, while concentrating and controlling his breathing. Rick walked in and immediately aimed at the teachers desk. He fired as Isaac rolled away as the desk was destroyed. Isaac threw four knives at Rick, but he shielded himself with his black shield. Isaac then bolted towards him as Rick charged with his shield in front. Isaac then jumped over Rick, landing behind him. Rick quickly turns his head and swung his sword at Isaac, but he ducked on time. Isaac stepped forward with his right fist back and rammed it into Rick's face. The hit was powerful even for a regular person as it stunned Rick. Isaac then stood in karate striking stance as he thrust his fist into Rick's chest, while keeping his stance. Rick was knocked into a wall as Isaac threw a couple of small white balls at Rick's limbs. Once they touched him, they broke and released an adhesive that made him unable to move.

"What the hell is that?" Rick asked.

"It's an adhesive Scarlet made for me. It works well on everything. My gang had a battle royal with this stuff. Took five days to clean up." Said Isaac.

"Sounds like fun. But are you going to do now, Isaac?" Rick asked.

Isaac then reached out and grabbed Rick's gun and then aimed it at his head.

"I'm so glad you were grabbing that. I thought you were grabbing something else." Said Rick.

"Is all of this a fucking game to you!?" Isaac yelled.

"Well, yeah. Since I know you won't kill me, I." Said Rick.

Isaac glared at Rick as he started to chuckle, until he ripped away from the adhesive. Isaac was in shock as Rick grabbed the barrel of the gun and placed against his forehead.

"I'll give you a free shot. Go ahead. You know this has to be done. Kill me, Isaac. After what I did to Edward. Did Jenny suffer? I bet she did. A long with the wasted lives that were protecting their king. And I'm not going to stop Isaac. I'm going to keep killing and killing and killing! Until everyone is fucking dead!" Rick shouted.

Isaac's finger was slowly squeezing the trigger, but he then stopped and lowered the gun.

"Yeah, I thought so." Said Rick.

Rick then thrust his sword at Isaac, but Rick starts to laugh as Isaac had stopped the sword with his bare hands. Both hands were bleeding as the blade had cut them and the tip of the sword was against Isaac's chest.

"But I'd be disappointed if you didn't have the will to keep fight." Said Rick.

"Rick, Merlin is coming!" Said Adriana in Rick's head.

"Damn. Well, I guess this is where we stop, I." Said Rick.

Rick then touched a tattoo on the left back side of his neck. It then opened a dark magic portal next to him as he stepped through.

"See you later, Isaac. Try having the balls to kill me next time." Said Rick.

He then passed all the way through as the portal disappeared, while the dimension receded away and he was back in the physical world. Merlin and the others were there as Isaac was looking at Rick's gun as it was a hand cannon that looked very familiar.

"This is Van's…did he…?" Isaac asked himself in his head.

"Isaac, are you okay?" Scarlet asked.

"And not be nosy, but…WHO WAS THAT!?" Violet asked.

"It's his brother, obviously." Said Garry.

"How do you know? He could be his clone. With blonde hair." Said Violet.

"Because comics." Said Garry.

"Garry's right. He's my twin brother." Said Isaac.

"Ah-ha! And, oh…" Said Garry.

"Isaac!" Felicity cried.

She flew to him and hugged him as she was crying on his shirt.

"It was him! It was him! The one who killed my family. I was so scared." Felicity cried.

"It's alright. He's gone. Can one of you look after her. I need to talk Merlin." Said Isaac.

"But can you at least fill us in quick." Said Franklin.

"What the hell was all that about?" Marcus asked.

"It's none of your concern. It's between me and him." Said Isaac.

"But Isaac—" Said Scarlet.

"It's none of your concern!" Isaac yelled.

Everyone fell silent, even Felicity as they all were startled by Isaac.

"Alright. It's not like he handed our asses to ourselves. He attacked you and that's a big ass no to me. (Sighs) But if you say so. We won't ask. Let's head back to the lair, guys." Said Marcus.

"But…" Said Scarlet.

"Second in command's orders. Let's go." Said Marcus.

They did so, while Iris comforted Felicity and they all went to the lair. Merlin was standing by feeling awkward, while Isaac approached him.

"How did this happen? And how did he get Van's hand cannon?" Isaac asked.

"That witch…she bypassed my security, not easily, but she was able sneak in and maintain that statues for a decent period. Either she's highly skilled or someone helped her. And if it weren't for Scarlet, who knows how long you would've been alone." Said Merlin.

"Yeah. But what about Van?" Isaac asked.

"Easy, now. We heard the rumors of Rick's arrival. We didn't know if it was true or not, but I had Van to investigate. And he's fine. Van intercept him and the witch. Though a difficult fight, Van was able to stand his ground. But he was badly injured. Just now, I got his message of Rick's arrival. And about the gun, Rick just stole it from him." Said Merlin.

"Makes sense. What are we going to do about him?" Isaac asked.

"For now, you focus on you and your team. Along with Felicity. I will handle the rest. This was mostly my fault. Van didn't message soon and it worried me. But I did nothing because I thought he was alright. For that, I apologize, Isaac." Said Merlin.

"It's fine. But where is he?" Isaac asked.

"He's heading here. Something else has happened and he'll be spending time here in Salem. I'll give you both time to catch up." Said Merlin.

"Great. I haven't seen him a couple of years." Said Isaac.

"Also, try to be more considerate of your team. They know nothing about this, Isaac. They only reacted like any other good team members would react. And if I were you, I'd tell them about this. They may become a part of this battle." Said Merlin as he started walking away.

"But wouldn't that put them in danger?" Isaac asked.

"They've already fight him, no? Then they're already too involved." Said Merlin.

He then left the room as Isaac touched his locket. It would be moments later as the gang were near the campus's food stand as Garry and Iris brought the gang some drinks. Felicity was silent and still shaking as Iris handed her a cup.

"Drink up, team. But man, that guys hit like a truck." Said Garry.

"I know. How can you guys tolerate pain so much." Said Scarlet as she had a bump on her face.

"Here." Said Jasper as he placed his cold drink on her bump.

"Ah, that helps~. Thank you, Jasper." Said Scarlet.

"You're not used to it like we are since you always have that magic barrier on. Lucky." Said Violet.

"Too bad he broke through it." Said Franklin.

"But we're not letting go the part about HE'S ISAAC'S BROTHER!" Said Garry.

"I know, it's crazy. They're identical." Said Franklin.

"We knew he had family. But didn't he tell us that they died?" Said Scarlet.

"Mm-hmm." Iris replied.

"But why hid it from us? He usual open to us." Said Jasper.

"Maybe it's something he hates remembering. He'll tell us when he's ready. We all have something that we don't like talking about. Plus, he was pretty pissed. He hasn't raised his voice like that in a long time." Said Marcus.

"I know." Said Violet.

"Marcus is right. He'll tell us when he wants to." Said Scarlet.

"Yeah. We better avoid that unless we want to get yelled at again." Said Franklin.

"I still want to know, though." Said Violet.

"You're not alone." Said Garry.

"Jeez, you guys gossip a lot, huh? But if you really want to know, you can ask." Said Isaac.

"Ah, I! Scared the crap out of me!" Said Violet.

"Are you okay, Felicity?" Isaac asked.

"Yes. I just froze up. I'm sorry, Isaac. I wanted to help, but I couldn't move." Said Felicity as she started to tear up.

"Hey, listen to me. It's okay. I went through something similar when I was younger. But everyone's okay. So don't apologize." Said Isaac.

"Okay." Said Felicity as Violet slid next to Isaac.

"So about that guy…" Said Violet.

"(Sighs) Sit down. This is going to take a couple of minutes." Said Isaac.

It was minutes later as Isaac had told them everything. They all had shocked, surprised or both looks on their faces as they listened to Isaac.

"And that's it. Are there any questions?" Said Isaac.

"Wow…just…damn." Said Violet.

"It's like something straight out of comic or manga." Said Garry.

"I'm still trying to wrap my head around all this." Said Jasper.

"I can't believe you're of royal blood. And the one of the last descendants of King Arthur." Said Franklin.

"Holy crap, you are!" Said Violet.

"I know. Hunter and knight. That's crazy. How did that happen?" Garry asked.

"My parents fell in love with each other, pretty much." Said Isaac.

"But should we be prepared for the worse? Richard was way too fast and stronger than all of us. Hell, I couldn't keep up with his movements." Marcus asked.

"I had the same problem. And let's not forget that witch. How the hell did she get through the academy's security?" Violet asked.

"Merlin is trying to figure that out himself. I'm also sorry for the way I acted towards you all. Just seeing him brought up some old feelings. And the things I went through." Said Isaac.

"Hey, no need to say more." Said Violet.

"We all got a past memories we don't like thinking about." Said Garry.

"Mm-hmm." Iris nodded.

"You okay there, Scarlet?" Jasper asked.

"That witch. I know who she is." Said Scarlet.

"No way." Violet responded.

"You do?" Franklin asked.

"She was an old classmate I knew when I used to go to a magic academy. And…" Said Scarlet as she paused, looking upset.

"You okay?" Jasper asked with his hand on her shoulder.

"Anyway, let's head back. Get some rest." Said Isaac.

"You got it boss." Said Marcus as they all started to leave.

"Yeah, I'm definitely taking a nap." Said Violet.

"What? In your coffin?" Garry replied.

"Shut up!" Violet replied.

"Scarlet, it's okay if you can't tell us. I understand." Said Isaac.

"Right. Thank you." Said Scarlet as she left.

"What do you think that was about?" Felicity asked.

"Try not to think about it. It's not our place to meddle in others personal life unless they want us to. (But what I want to know is…what is his plan? Rick, what are after? All of this feels planned since Scarlet knew the witch. And he had many chances to kill me. I doesn't add up.)" Said Isaac.