The World Burn : Part 2

"You don't actually think I'm going to open this door, aren't you?" Kiaran snarled at Axel's tenseness, a playful smile formed behind his mask as he pulled his hand away from the doorknob where the experimented demons stayed.

Axel's petrified blue eyes were still staring at the door. His gaze moved to Kiaran and the door over and over, frozen in his place.

"Come on, Axel, I was only teasing you." Kiaran laughed with his melodic voice, paddling over to his little brother. "Don't be all stiff like that."

The mercenary stopped right beside Axel, looking at him from the corner of his eyes with a hint of dark glee between the blue ocean pupils. He put a hand on Axel's stiff shoulder, gripping it a little hard.

"Tell me, are you scared, Axel?" Kiaran asked almost tauntingly. Though his voice echoed in the kid's brain as he returned his brother's stare with two trembling eyes.