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Kapitel 29: Chapter 15: Dissipating Fear (Part 2)

Dragon: "The vampires do have some non-vampire allies, you know. One of them is a ghost as well as a psychic."

Sona: "What!?"

Girl: "T-that's impossible!"

Both of them find themselves shocked by that revelation. It is something that, by definition, shouldn't even be possible.

Dragon: "Why so?"

But on the other hand, the dragon asks that as if it is a completely natural occurrence and the ones calling it impossible are the fools here.

Girl: "Because even if the person you are talking about was a psychic when alive, he should lose those powers after dying."

Just like the girl says, the vampires, ghosts and psychics are three different types of supernaturals. None of them can merge with the other.

Dragon: "Well, let's just say there are a lot of factors at play here. This story is more complicated than you'd expect, or rather want it to be."

Sona: "T-that's complete bullshit! You're lying, aren't you?"

Sona immediately denies his words. She just can't believe an entity like that can exist. If someone really is like that, then that person should be here. They should be here helping her get rid of this dragon. But they are not. So there is no point to their existence. Sona's minds form those reasons.

Dragon: "Believe of it what you will. It's not like I gain anything by convincing you anyway."

The dragon doesn't bother trying to convince either of them, but he makes his point very clear. By not trying to convince them, he has convinced them that it is not a desperate lie.

Girl: "B-but then, t-that person w-would be …"

Dragon: "Right, he is powerful enough to defeat me."

Hearing the dragon say those words only fills Sona with deeper despair. Why isn't that person here? Why are they not helping her?

Dragon: "I bet he wanted to bring Kais to his side and so brought him to a place where they could meet. Then he waited till she was out of the way and met him."

The dragon's conclusion, needless to say, is wrong. But none of them really know what's going on inside, so it doesn't matter, that conclusion is all they have to go on.

Sona: "Then … he wants to … bring Kais to his side. But why, what is he capable of? Kais doesn't even seem like the type that would like to fight."

Dragon: "That's what I don't understand, but there is something that points me towards a possible answer."

The dragon remembers what that person had said to him.

"Wait for the time Kais comes here, I'll be sure to come back too."

Back then, the dragon didn't even know who Kais was and he didn't immediately remember that line when he first met Kais. By the time he remembered, Kais was already in the tomb.

Dragon: "Damn! This could end badly."

The dragon says so with worry in his voice. His expressions don't show his real emotions so Sona had stopped paying any mind to them but then she notices something.

Sona: "Huh!?"

Dragon: "What?"

The dragon looks at her asking why she made that expression. Sona, on the other hand, does not answer his question.

Sona: "Nothing."

Obviously, it isn't 'nothing'. She sees his eyebrows twitch and worry being expressed on his face. Even this dragon, whose skills maybe on par with a master con-artist, can't control his worry.

Dragon: "Anyway, things are about to get out of hand here. Since you want to kill me within four days, I don't expect you to want to die right now."

If that person who is a psychic and a ghost is intending to bring Kais to their side, the dragon is coming in their way. The dragon is trying to say that she might get caught in the cross-fire.

Sona: "A-ah!"

Sona understands what he is trying to say. The fact that the fear that had formed on his face during their conversation has completely disappeared now annoys her to no end but she knows that's not what's important here.

Sona: "Fine! I'll go."

Dragon: "Thanks for the co-operation."

The dragon says so and turns towards the tomb.

Dragon: "You go as well."

His words are directed at the little girl who had fallen to her knees. She gets up and nods before running towards the forest.

Dragon: "Well then,"

Now left alone near the exit to the tomb, he stares at it for a while. Then, underneath his breath, he silently mutters,

Dragon: "If I let my emotions show on my face, I would probably be smiling while telling them to go. Well, I guess these acting skills can be quite helpful sometimes."

He says so while smiling. The smile caused by the incidents that took place few moments earlier is clear as day on his face, but no one is around to notice it.

Dragon: "Well, time to get to work."

He says just before he tears open a wound on his right arm.

Dragon: "I need to make sure the blood is fresh. What better way than this?"

He says as he moves back while dropping blood on the floor.

Dragon: "It should be about time he comes back. Well, I hope you met Ozyllus in there."

The dragon says so as he continues to widen the blood trail. What he said was no lie. Barry had indeed met him and said the words - "Wait for the time Kais comes here, I'll be sure to come back too."

Dragon: "Well, Kais came here alright, time for you to show up too, Barry."

There was a rare wide grin on his face.

Dragon: "I'm waiting."

At this point in time, Barry is in the court with three other people discussing the topic of Ethan Kales.

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Kais: "I'm … back … at the island."

I guess this possibility did occur to me but since nothing had really happened in there, I thought it won't happen. Yet, I am indeed back on the island. If there's a difference, then that's …

Kais: "No one's here."

Sona, the dragon and the little girl – there should be three or at least two people here. But they are nowhere to be found.

Kais: "Did they go somewhere?"

I hope the situation didn't get any worse while I was not around. If those two started fighting again, Sona would probably die, but she should be aware of that. So something stupid like that shouldn't have happened.

Kais: "But then, what did happen?"

I start walking towards the place they were sitting at when I left. Maybe I'll find some clue. That's the thought at least.

Kais: "Wait! What!!!"

But what I see there is … blood.

Kais: "W-what the hell is going on?"

I say so as I turn my head in all directions. The blood trail … it is in a straight line.

Kais: "This seems like … like something …"

… That's deliberately left for me. This looks like someone wants me to follow this trail.

Kais: "But … even knowing that, can I really ignore it?"

I don't think I can. Of course I will be cautious, but I have to know whose blood this is. Moreover, Ethan said we will meet in two days. Before he arrives here, I need to have familiarized myself with this island. Whatever happens after he comes here, I need to be ready for it.

Having made enough excuses to start following the trail, I suddenly notice something.

Kais: "Wait now, there's … a message."

I thought this was a message to tell me to follow the trail, but there is actually something written on the floor with the blood.

Kais: "Let's see."

I think it is written in English, meaning whoever wrote this probably intended for someone else to read it, in which case, there's a high chance that could be me.

Kais: "I think it's W … A …"

Wait! What the heck! What's the meaning of this? Why would someone write such a thing? And with blood no less.

WAR

Written in blood, large enough for anyone to see from the top of a tree even, this can be taken as a declaration of war. But I doubt that's what it is.

The blood after 'R' trails in a straight line towards the forest. So whoever's blood this is either went there or was dragged there.

Kais: "Either way, the situation seems to have taken a turn for the worse."

Dragon: "Indeed."

I look in the direction of the blood trail, the same direction the dragon's voice comes from. He enters my field of view.

Dragon: "Glad to see you are unhurt."

I notice that the dragon is completely fine. There're no traces of blood on his body that I can detect, not even with Aura Reading.

Kais: "So this blood is not yours then?"

I thought for sure he would be the one who was bleeding. The possibility that it is Sona's did cross my mind but with 'WAR' written with it, I can't picture a scenario where it belongs to her.

Dragon: "No, it isn't. But can you guess whose it is?"

The dragon says so as to give fuel to my curiosity.

Kais: "I can't."

I answer honestly. There's no point in pretending to know.

Dragon: "Well, this is Barry's blood."

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Kapitel 30: Chapter 16: Chase (Part 1)

Sneha: "Is this the one?"

Sneha asks while pointing at a private jet.

Ethan: "Probably."

Sneha: "What the hell do you mean 'probably'?"

Seeing Ethan's carefree attitude makes her irritated, though her reaction only ends up amusing Ethan.

Sneha: "(sighing) whatever!"

The two have this conversation while walking towards a private jet. They had planned to meet at the airport, which they did. But that is where the hoax begins. After they met, they left the airport through back entrances without letting anyone spot them.

Sneha: "Still, was all that really necessary?"

Ethan: "Can't really say it was 'necessary', but it's more like – what's it called – yeah, better safe than sorry."

Ro was killed and suspicion could easily fall upon people like Sneha and Mohammed who were with him a little while before his death, as well as Ethan who was his target. There was a chance they would be followed, so they devised this fake out.

Ethan: "Well, anyway, once we get on the plane, there would be nothing to worry about. It doesn't matter if they find out about our real plan or even try to catch up with us."

Sneha: "I understand why it doesn't matter if they find out that we were trying deceive them and that our real plan was to take a private jet, but how will it not be a problem if they try to catch up with us?"

Ethan: "Well, let's just say –"

Ethan turns towards Sneha as he smiles and closes his eyes,

Ethan: "They won't get a chance to actually catch us. Someone else would do it before them."

Sneha: "What!?"

Ethan has a troublesome habit of dropping bombshells on people. He doesn't think about anyone's feelings when he reveals shocking information. The worst part of it all was that he was aware of this habit of his and actually enjoys doing so.

Sneha: "W-who are you talking about?"

Someone will catch them before Vermillion can. That's what Ethan says, but what exactly does he mean? Sneha keeps repeating that question in her mind.

Ethan: "Well, a particular group of people should be out hunting for us. Our friend will probably be there as well."

Sneha: "What friend?"

Ethan: "The one we killed last night."

This man really loves torturing people with the truth. The man he is talking about has to be Ro Garland. Sneha understands that but the problem is – for what reason would he, or his ghost, come after them so soon?

Sneha: "Are you telling me he would want revenge after having been turned into a ghost?"

The fact that he is a ghost now and hasn't completely gone away from their lives is disturbing enough for her. The guilt of seeing someone she had a part in killing is too big. Add to that the possibility that he might want revenge.

Ethan: "Nope."

However, even though Sneha thought it would be the best reason for it, Ethan denies it.

Sneha: "Are you going to explain?"

Sneha looks at him suspiciously making it clear that she doesn't completely trust him and is ready to use force against him if necessary.

Ethan: "That's a scary expression. Anyway, the reason is simply that he would have met Barry and others Barry is affiliated with. In that case, they would have probably figured out that the situation is playing out as I want it to. I bet they are coming to stop me."

Ethan says so with his usual carefree expression that has not changed once since the start of the conversation.

Sneha: "Isn't that something we need to worry about?"

Anxiety starts creeping up her face as she asks that but Ethan's attitude (much to her irritation) remains the same.

Ethan: "Why? It's not that big a deal."

He gives an answer that would make him seem like a fool, but Sneha understands there must be a reason he says so.

Sneha: "Are you even sane right now?"

Yet the first thing she does is reprimand him, or at least try to.

Ethan: "What do you think?"

Sneha: "You aren't."

Sneha gives her honest judgment of his sanity, i.e., he doesn't have any.

Ethan: "Damn! That's harsh."

Ethan acts as though that hurt him by pulling out his tongue but Sneha has known him enough to know it's all just an act.

Sneha: "It's the truth."

So she spends no time bothering to comfort him.

Ethan: "Anyway, we're here. So now sir pilot,"

Ethan says to the man standing beside the jet as they had reached the jet while talking.

Ethan: "Are we ready to go?"

Pilot: "We are."

The pilot nods, to which Ethan smiles and looks at Sneha, who sighs. The three are to head to a place that's said to be one of the most dangerous and mysterious places in the world, 'the island where only psychics lived'.

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Ro: "That bastard should be around the airport right now."

Barry: "No, he wouldn't be."

While discussing where they first need to go, Ro voices his thoughts on were Ethan would be, but to his surprise, Barry denies his guess.

Ro: "Huh, why? That's where he was going, right?"

Ro asks as if to confirm. He did hear Ethan saying something like 'airport' when Ro was dying and he also heard this from the Intel that ghosts had gathered on him, so he should have been right about it.

Barry: "Think about it. Would he really be able to get to that island through some airline?"

Barry voices a fair point. Only those who already know about the legend of the island can enter the place. This is the very reason Kais immediately assumed that the psychics who were sent to the island would all have known about it back when he was coming up with theories on Vermillion's involvement in all of this. But there is an easy way around this problem, and Ro doesn't think Barry would have just missed it.

Ro: "No, but he could be planning to get close to the place, maybe meet someone who knows about it enough to enter it and then go in with them."

Ro states a very simple solution to the problem, but …

Barry: "No, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't need to do that."

Ro: "?"

With an expression of questioning, he looks at Barry.

Barry: "I am not fully sure of this but I think Ethan himself knows about the island enough to enter it. In fact, there's a strong possibility he had gone there himself."

Ro: "Wait, seriously!?"

As Barry says that, Ro becomes more confused.

Ro: "But then why do you think he can't there with a plane?"

Barry: "It's a thing about height."

Ro: "Huh?"

Barry: "The barrier makes the place the island is at seem like there's nothing but water from outside. In which case, if someone doesn't know where exactly that barrier is then,"

Ro: "Then they'd end up flying over the barrier."

Barry nods.

Ro: "So, even if he does know about it enough that he'll be able to pass through the barrier and enter, if he doesn't realize where it is then he'd have no way of entering it.

Something like convincing the pilot to lower the plane on a place that looks like just water is already something one would have some problems with. If the person himself is not even sure that there's the island beneath then there'd be no way he'll be able to pull it off.

In either case, going to a place near the island and then getting to the island from there somehow seems like the only thing Ethan can do. The first part can be done by a private jet, but what about the second?

Ro: "Just how is he planning to find the island? I mean that barrier has, like a million safety devices on it."

The said safety devices make the barrier and everything inside it invisible; stop any sound as well as odor from escaping from within; and also creates the illusion of the place being a simple part of the ocean.

Ro: "That barrier is something not even the Eyes of Truth can detect unless they are used at their full potential."

And so, the fact that the two don't know about Ethan's eyes comes about to not make any difference in this situation. Or so it would seem.

Barry: "Regardless of how Ethan is planning to get to the island, we will need to catch up before he does."

Barry points out that what Ro is worrying about isn't actually their concern.

Barry: "If we get to him before he can go into the island, that's that. It won't matter anymore what he was planning."

Understanding the point made, Ro nods.

Ro: "But will we really be able to catch up?"

Barry: "We will. This jet we are in …"

He points at the controller of the jet as if pointing at the black jet itself,

Barry: "Is the fastest vehicle of the entire Vampire Kingdom."

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