Episode 13

"What are you doing?" asked Eric.

I didn't know why, but I let him in after he sensed my weak mana and easily identified me. Every mage had a unique magical presence and guys as talented as Eric could sense them. I hated the fact that I sucked at magic.

Just like every other time, I wasn't going to answer to Eric. He had no authority over me. "That is none of your business." I shrugged and folded my arms. "But I would like to know what's real reason behind you coming here brother. I want to know the truth. Spit it out."

Eric blinked his eyes and like anyone who had something to hide, he stood up looking away dismissively. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Oh please, cut the crap!"

The only time I ever raise my voice at Eric is when he does annoy the shit out of me, which was exactly what he was doing now.

"Why did dad send you here? Let's start at the beginning with those three psychos lurking in the woods!"

"What do you mean by three psychos?" Eric looked at me.

I smirked at him and folded my arms. "See, you know exactly what I'm talking about."

Realising what I was doing, he pressed his lips in a hard line and then he turned around. "I don't know what this place is, Dorrek, but I suggest you go back to campus where it's safe!"

"Where are you going?"

"Not your business!" He threw my previous line back at my face and walked out the door.

The nerve, the cheek. It was always okay for Eric to lie but never okay for me to lie. I hated him and as much as I did right now, I wanted answers. Agreus was too busy dealing with a problem which I apparently caused and for once in my life I was growing tired of causing problems. So followed Eric.

He walked into the woods and I was right behind him. It looked as if he was deep into thought, not even bothering to be vigilant until he finally did notice me and he stopped walking.

"Are you following me?" He asked me and turned around glaring. "You've got to be kidding me!" He threw his hands into the air. "When will you ever take me seriously?"

"Never," I said and shrugged. Eric scoffed and threw his hands in the air again in defeat.

"I give up. Do whatever you want Dorrek, but if they do find us and manage to capture you it's all on you!"

"I am struggling to see how that is your problem..." I whispered and moved closer, fidgeting with my fingers. "Or let's make a deal brother, for old times sake. You tell me who the fuck those people are and I will stay out of your hair. Do we have a deal?"

Eric looked at me suspiciously. Usually whenever he made a deal with me, it never turned out well for him like the time I promised to make him a milkshake if he agreed to do my math homework for me, which he did. I did make him to the milkshake but I peed in it. The face he made when he drank it was priceless.

"Fine." He agreed and huffed, scratching the patch around his neck. "You are bound to find out in anyway..."

"Hmph!" After finally having my way I was satisfied. I looked around as for once to is forest was creeping me out especially when Agreus wasn't around me. Regardless I went to sit on a rock so I could listen to Eric. "You can start talking. I want to hear every detail and you better not try to run, because Agreus is just a phone call away and he will beat the shit out of you if I don't make you talk."

Eric gulped and it was clear how much he did fear Agreus. I surely loved using his name to inflict fear in others. 

"Now where do I begin..." he said to himself before also sitting down. "I'll start at the beginning then. There is something I need to tell you, something our parents hid from you since the day you were born."

At the mention of there being a secret hidden from me since the day I was born, I grew excited. "Am I adopted!? Please say I am adopted, it will be such a relief!"

"What?!" He frowned wondering how I even came to that conclusion. "No! Unfortunately that isn't it."

"Then what is it? Am I an illegitimate child our mother had with another man? Please say yes because I don't want to be your father's son and our mom is nice sometimes so I would be okay with being her son."

"Dorrek, in the name of the fucking devil, you are not adopted! A prophecy has been written about you, you have a destiny and a calling to become something-"

"Am I destined to become a serial killer who ended up murdering everyone in his family? Because honestly that would be so cool-"

"You're the king of lust dammit!" He snapped and then we were both silent.

It was I who finally broke the ice after a long moment of silence. "King of what?"

"You know how there's a god of war, sun, moon, seas and a god for every possible concept or crap you find..." he used his hands to explain everything. "Well there was a time when the gods did wonder if their immortal lives would come to an end which it did. But as a backup four gods didn't want to go out and leave nothing behind. The left behind their essence, fragments of their souls that reincarnated over the ages. These four souls were carried by four vessels known as the King Of War, King Of Blood, King Of Storms and King of lust.

"You are the king of lust and everyone knew this since you were born. These people are bad people that want the power inside you, so they could enslave the world. The power of seduction and lust and total control over it could be very bad in the wrong hands."

I was following everything he said. It was hard to believe my brother openly revealing that there was something special about me when all my life he tried his outmost best to despise me. Gods and kings it all made no sense to me and then I remembered what happened earlier on at the frat house and what Agreus told me.

I had a special aura, one that made sex demon madly lose control and crave for me. Everything Eric was telling me could be truth and this meant my life was going to change entirely.

"I don't understand..." I said and stood up. "If I was so special then why do you guys hate me this much?"

"What?"

"Don't act dumb Eric!" I snapped and now I was pissed off. "You have some nerve all of you. All this time I thought that maybe a tiny bit of you cared about me enough to actually risk your life for me, but now I see that it only concerns you because once again I am what's needed to ruin this world so I am just seen as another ploy to cause disaster you and your family still feel threatened by my existence and don't me to get in the wrong hands!"

"You're upset. I understand."

"No!" I laughed. "You actually don't understand me at all which is ironic because twins are supposed to know and understand each better than anyone else should. But my whole life you traumatised me and now you pretend you care about me. Drop the fucking act and leave this place. Agreus can very much protect me, so I don't need your protection!" I folded my arms after I said my say. "I am disowning you and your family and you can tell your father he should go to hell!"

After that I twirled around and began walking.

Eric came after me and tried to stop me but I didn't stop walking. I felt like crying, but I held back my tears. And that's when I stepped on something.

Even I could tell when a trap was set and I heard a loud tick and the next moment, the whole area around us got filled with gas.

"Dorrek get out of here!" Luckily Eric's wind magic created a vortex strong enough to clear the air.

I coughed. I breathed a little of the air in and my lungs were burning like hell. My head also felt slightly dizzy and it must've been because of the gas I inhaled. It had to be some kind of drug taking effect, a potion.

Agreus told me to stay out at the house, but I just had to defy him and now I walked us right into a trap.

After the gas cleared Eric rushed to me as I leaned against a tree for support.

"Here!" He said to me, holding a tiny bottle of healing potion.

I immediately took it and drank all of it and then the effects of the toxins finally wore down. The weirdest part about all was Eric offering my help and then pushing me ahead.

"They're coming! I will hold them off, you just run! Get out of here Dorrek and don't look back!"

My mouth was hanging open. Eric was telling me to run and he was offering his own life for me.  Was this really the brother I knew and hated all my life.

More attacks came from above and soon that woman from that day appeared standing on a tree branch. And just like Eric told me too, I began to run. I knew where the campus was this time, so I didn't stop running.