A Dangerous Place Part 5

Asher's eyes darkened, the faint glow of his dragon bloodline flickering within them like dying embers.

"Tell me more," he ordered, his voice smooth but carrying a weight that felt like it could crush the very air between them.

Vertex stiffened, a strange sensation creeping up his spine.

It wasn't just the usual sting of inferiority he often felt around those more powerful than him. No, this was something deeper. Something older.

It coiled in his chest, tightening like invisible chains, pulling at instincts he hadn't known he had.

Submission. But why?

His heart pounded erratically, syncing with a faint, unsettling hum beneath his skin. His bloodline. It was stirring in response to something he couldn't understand.

Is he related to Beelzebub?

The thought slipped out in a whisper, as if speaking it aloud might draw something from the depths of his own fear.

Bloodline Resonance.