CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

             Rose was struggling to get out of Ben's grip, she was finally able to release her hand from his grasp and slap him right across the face. But this didn't sit well with Ben, he raised his hand to slap her but Chen grabbed his hand and flung him in the air. He hit a tree before he landed on the ground, the pain was too much for him to bear.

     Rose, sat up and covered her exposed upper body part, tears uncontrollably rolling down her cheeks. When Chen's eyes landed on the love bite mark that was still fresh. His murderous instinct increased to a higher level that Rose found herself shivering.

   That catch didn't pass his sight, he took off his jacket and covered her with it. He saw the way she fidgeted and this elevated his anger even more.

   He slowly walked over to Ben, Ben looked at Chen and he gulped down the spit in his throat. He looked like a predator hunting down his prey and Ben knew that he was the prey that was being haunted.

    He tried to scurry away from Chen but it was in vain. Chen stepped on his left foot and a cracking sound can be heard. Ben screamed in pain. This got Ella, Cyrus, and Trent's attention. Milli thought to use the opportunity to run away. Not only did the bastard block the entrance he teleported Into the cave, after killing Irlikowski, Rupert, and Raul. 

        Since she was invisible Milli decided to creep past him but as soon as she reached his side he grabbed her by the neck. This surprised her.

    She turned visible. "You are skinny, doesn't Amorah feed you?" Trent gave her a stoic look, he threw her and she landed on the ground before rolling and hitting the cold stone wall. Her eyeglasses 👓  cracked. She winced in pain.

   "So weak, you must be the weakest among her workers, am I right? Or has old age caught up with her, and she found herself creating useless soldiers." He bent in front of her, and when she looked into his red eyes, it was like she was staring into the pit of hell.

      "You have no right to say that of lady Amorah!" she released a greenish gas, Trent backed away and she quickly turned invisible, she flew in another direction.

     "Found you." He kicked her and she crashed to the hard floor.  Her pupils dilated and danced in fear. "How did he find me?" 

   Ben, groaned in pain. Chen grabbed Ben's hand and pulled it out. Ben screamed again. Ella and Cyrus looked in the direction of where the sound came from. "Cyrus, I am having a bad feeling. Can you do me a favor?" Cyrus nodded his head. "Anything for you.  (Ella looked perplexed). After all, you're the sister of my colleague." he quickly corrected himself 

  "Ok, I need you to go and stay with the girls, just in case." 

   "What about you?" Cyrus looked worried.

"I want to cut someone's hands and legs off. (Then she was quiet for a while). And his tongue." she smiled at him and he found himself smiling back.

  He shook his head, her smile was truly a distraction. "That doesn't mean that I did leave you on your own." 

"I will be fine. Trust me" she placed her hand on his. Cyrus' heart started beating so fast that he was scared that his heart would burst. "I am going to trust you on this, so don't get hurt and break my trust." He looked right into her eyes as he spoke to her.

 "I won't disappoint you." he nodded his head and went in the direction of the prison. Ben was breathing heavily, he remembered how lady Amorah saved him, he was an orphan, who was living in the streets with his younger sister, and he was scared of being taken away by the social service workers. He didn't want to be separated from his sister.

Nobody was willing to help them, not even their relatives. Lady Amorah was their savior, their hope, and their strength. She even modified their strength. Yes, she did, he could take the shape of anything. 

  Chen, who was waiting for him to bleed to death, watched him take the shape of a dragon. Rose gasped and glanced toward Chen. He turned his head in her direction and their eyes met. She immediately felt an electric jolt pass through her body.

"Don't worry, I can handle this." He winked at her and Rose found herself blushing. Ben was now a one-winged dragon in the air, his roar echoed through the forest. The ladies hugged each other in fear, Cyrus who was about to reach them, saw the huge dragon in the air.

  Trent also looked in that direction. Albert decided to use the opportunity to sneak up on Trent. "Got you!" he threw a punch, and Trent disappeared from his sight. "Where did he go?" He thought to himself.

 "I am right here," Trent appeared behind him, he kicked Albert, and he crashed into the wall and passed out.

    Chen transformed into his wolf form. He leaped from tree to tree until he lunged up, Ben used his tail to hit him.

"No!" Rose covered her mouth.

Chen dipped his claws into Ben's tail. Ben roared in pain and began to wiggle his tail, he ended up helping Chen to climb his back, and he hit his body against the tree, trying to shake Chen off.

Rose clutched her chest as she stared worriedly at Chen.  Chen slid down to Ben's neck, and Ben shakes his head, trying to rid himself of Chen. Chen sank his claws into Ben's neck, it roared again in pain. Chen bites off a big lump of meat from Ben's throat. He fell to the ground as his blood wet the ground. He slowly began to morph back into his usual self.

   Rose did not see any sign of Chen; she stood up and went to the place they landed. "Chen! Where are you? Chen!" her tears poured down and her leg gave up on her, she fell to the ground and cried.

   Chen got up, he pushed Ben's neck off. "Why are you crying for someone who is still alive?" she looked up, his clothes had torn all over his body and he looked beaten up but he still smiled at her.

Rose stood up from the floor, ran over to h,im and hugged him. Chen was too shocked to react. "I am glad, I am glad you're ok." she cried over his chest.

       Mili's eyes danced in fear. Trent's hand was now deep into her abdomen. "I am going to let that one live. I need him to tell Mummy about me." his voice was cold. "But you, my dear, I am going to kill." 

She couldn't blame him. 

She had been together with Trent since he was a child. Trent wasn't allowed to play, whenever she caught him playing she reported it to lady Amorah.

   And anytime she did, Trent got punished. Lady Amorah aimed to make Trent a powerful weapon she needed to take over the world. As a child, she wanted to be in Lady Amorah's good books. So she always keeps an eye on him, and in the process, Trent becomes an unstable being.

  Ella had no idea where she was going. Unbeknownst to her and Trent Milli has sensed her. "I refuse to die here," she muttered a spell that sent Trent flying but he was quick to land on his feet.

  "Misery!" A long sweep with spikes all over it appeared in her hand. Trent was surprised at exactly how they summoned their weapons. As soon as Ella became visible she used the weep to wrap Ella's neck,  "Don't move" she warned Trent. She dragged it back. Ella grabbed her neck to stop it from bleeding out. They saw the walk breaking and a bull, covered in Armor ran in and headed straight for Trent.

 Milli jumped on it and Trent jumped to the other side. The bull broke the other side of the wall. It turned in their direction.

  "The wound isn't deep, but it can still kill her. "You can choose to come after me or save her."  The bull sped away and he could hear Milli's laugh. He ran toward the hole they made but he halted and looked in Ella's direction.

 She stretched her hand to him, whilst her other hand was on her neck. He looked in the direction that Milli left then at Ella.

    Ella looked at him in disbelief. He inhaled and exhaled with his head thrown backward. He went and helped her up before disapparating. The backup and ambulances 🚑 finally arrived.