Bab 16: Dragons Clash
Vanessa groaned as she slowly came to, finding herself hanging from her wrists by chains connected to the ceiling, her clothing ripped and torn, memories of the exploding car coming back. She remembered flashes of fighting the dragon, then things got blurry. Vanessa tried tugging free, finding her ankles locked to the floor as well. She tried not to panic, looking around trying to find out where she was.
She was in a dark room, chains dangling everywhere. Thanks to her draconic eyes, she could see most of the room was empty except a huge empty chair facing the center of the room. 'Fuck…this is bad.' She thought, her heart starting to race. She struggled against the chains, trying to rip them out of the ceiling until she heard a door open, making her pause and look.
To her left, a door opened to reveal a black dragon wearing black pleated pants and a white t-shirt, the shirt showing signs of a fight, claw shaped gashes and blood around the marks. "Wakey wakey, Vermilion bitch!" The dragon growled, turning on the light in the room, making Vanessa squint from the bright flash.
When her eyes adjusted, she looked at the dragon walking in, seeing signs of him being covered in cuts and gashes. 'That was the guy who attacked us.' She thought, letting out a smug chuckle as he walked towards her. "Those look like they hurt. Need your mommy to kiss your booboos?"
He quickly smacked her across her cheek with the back of his hand, snarling angrily. "Shut it, Vermillion bitch!" He then grabbed her by the bottom of her jaw, glaring into her eyes; "If it wasn't for my orders to bring you and your filth alive, you would have been dead already!"
Vanessa glared back into his eyes, her eyes glowing a bright red, making the attacker step back slightly. "Watch who you're talking to." Her wings opened slightly, the inside of her wings starting to glow a feint red as well; "Or should I show you why I'm ranked the strongest of the Vermilion family?"
"That won't be necessary." A deep growl came from the door behind Vanessa, the black dragon in front of her looking in shock as the sounds of footsteps echoed in the room.
Vanessa glared behind her, her eyes going wide as she saw a huge dark grey dragon walking towards her and the other black dragon. This dragon easily towered over Vanessa and the other black dragon. He was wearing a black 2-piece suit, his hands behind his back as he walked over towards Vanessa, glaring into her eyes.
Vanessa looked into this dragon's eyes, feeling this overwhelming sense of dread from him, her wings and eyes slowly fading it's red glow. The dragon slowly raised his hand up to Vanessa's chin, making her flinch instinctively. She felt him gently clasp her chin and turned her face to look at the mark the other dragon left when he slapped her.
"Hmmm…" Being closer to the dragon, Vanessa noticed his voice was far more gruff. He then released her chin, walking towards the other dragon; "Explain, Katoth, why you damaged the merchandise."
Vanessa snarled hearing this dragon calling her 'merchandise'. But before she could say anything, the huge dragon backhanded the black dragon, sending him flying into the wall. Then in a blink of an eye, the huge dragon moved closer and gripped his neck, slamming him into the wall.
The black dragon gripped the bigger dragon's wrist, gasping for air as he struggled to get free. "B…Boss! I'm so-sorry! Plea…please for-forgive me!"
Vanessa watched in shock, her heart racing in fear as she realized who this dragon was. Only one dragon could be this intimidating. "Draique Blackscale…" She growled softly.
The huge dragon's tail flicked slowly, looking towards Vanessa, still holding the other dragon by the neck. "Correct, Vanessa Vermilion." I'm When he said that, with a twist of his wrist, he snapped the other dragon's neck with ease, dropping his lifeless body as he moved towards the chair.
Vanessa felt a chill run down her spine as she looked at the dead dragon, then towards Draique, who is now sitting in the chair. He was leaning to one side as he rests his head against his knuckles, legs crossed as he glared at Vanessa.
"Do you know why you're here?" He raised his free hand, licking his claws; "The other 2 were quite talkative after a little…'convincing', so don't try lying."
Vanessa snarled, baring her fangs. "What did you do to them!?" She tried to stir up her rage, but the look in Draique's eyes kept her on edge. 'Stay focused, Vanessa!' She thought, trying to calm her nerves; 'He's nothing compared to me! I've got all the power I need to beat him. He'll regret doubting my power!'
"They're alive, for the most part." Draique lowered his claw he licked back to the armrest of the chair; "The Equestrian heir has his magic to heal his wounds, and the bird can revive after death. No need for holding back against their kind." He focused his glare, staring directly at her eyes; "Do I need to 'convince' you to talk, or are you going to cooperate?"
Vanessa let out a 'tch' noise, snarling at Draique. "It's obvious why I'm here! You plan on experimenting on me to figure out the Vermilion's secrets! And I'm sure you're going to try and force me to give you an offspring so you can end our bloodline, you bastard!"
Draique straightened up in his seat hearing this, raising an eyebrow curiously. "Excuse me? Force you to…" He then rolled his eyes, leaning back again; "Oooooh I see. Your father must have told you that I would stoop to something like that. Using parental scare tactics to keep you away from me."
Draique slowly stood up from the chair, walking over to Vanessa. "No, my dear. I do not intend to experiment, nor do I even care about your family." He stopped in front of Vanessa, reaching up to test his index finger under her chin; "For you see, thanks to your weakling of a father, I have all I needed from your worthless bloodline."
Vanessa growled, pulling her head away from his hand. "If that's the case, why have me chained up? Some sick kink of yours?" She felt her heart racing. 'What does me mean by that? What did my father give him??'
Draique chuckled, walking around Vanessa slowly. "If this was, why would you still be clothed, not layed bare for all to see?" She then felt his claws trace the edge of one of her wings, making her jump; "And if it was, why would I have stopped Katoth from simply having his fun?"
Draique walked back in front of Vanessa, glaring into her eyes. "It's an easy answer. You have something I want. And that's why you're still alive." He turned to walk over to the chair, sitting back down; "Now, I'm going to ask you a series of questions. You are going to answer them." He motioned towards the dead dragon slumped against the wall; "Hide anything from me, and you'll join him."
Vanessa felt her blood boiling from Draique's superior attitude, her fists clenched as she tried to hold back her rage.
Draique leaned back in the chair, resting his right leg on top of his left. "Now then, shall we get started?" Noticing Vanessa staying quiet, Draique nodded; "Good. Now, several years ago, I requisitioned a scientist to create an experiment for me. Several attempts of this experiment lead to multiple failures, 236 to be precise."
Vanessa rolled her eyes. "Cry me a river." She gave Draique a bored glance; "Can you get to the point? I'm beginning to think you chained me up so you could have someone to hear you ramble!"
Draique, unfazed by Vanessa's quip, moved one of his hands up to rest his chin on. "After multiple threats, finally, the experiment showed promise. Experiment 237 lived. Sadly, one of the families forced their hand and tipped off the police, causing them to steal my experiment."
Vanessa chuckled, smirking at Draique. "Glad to hear there are others that are tired of your shit, old man."
"Naturally, I sent my own men to retrieve my stolen property." Draique's hand slowly clenched under his chin; "But as it turned out, the family who betrayed me stepped in again. He killed all of my pawns guarding the experiment, then fled."
Vanessa could see the rage building in Draique's eyes as he bared his fangs. "That traitorous filth, Don Ticoré, stole what is rightfully mine." He then focused his rage towards Vanessa, making a shiver run down her spine; "And now, 20 years later, I hear word that there is a creature that has appeared, unlike anything anyone has seen."
Draique stood up from his chair, glaring at Vanessa. "This creature is without a doubt, my missing property, returning to its rightful owner." He snapped his fingers, the wall behind him lighting up with pictures of Mythicals in the hospital, battered and bruised from what looked like an attack. Some of the pictures were of a shadow that looked like a tall Ram.
As Vanessa looked at the pictures, 2 in particular made her eyes go wide. They were the pictures her father gave her to hunt down the creature that attacked the Vermilion member. The image of Abby, Kip and…
Draique walked up to Vanessa, grabbing her by the bottom of her jaw. "I know you made contact with it, now tell me where it's hiding."
Vanessa suddenly snarled angrily, her eyes glowing a bright red, the color of her wings turning to a bright red as well. With a loud roar, she shattered her restraints, causing Draique to stumble back in surprise.
"Enough of this!" She roared, spreading her wings as she readied herself; "You think I'm just going to give in to your demands like some weakling?!" She then charged at Draique, her fist becoming engulfed in flames as she spun around in the charge, using the momentum to her advantage as she slammed her fist into his jaw, the flames erupting on contact, filling the entire room with a blazing inferno; "Fuck you!!"
Just then, a black claw reached through the flames, grabbing Vanessa's wrist. Draique flicked his wings, snuffing the flames as he glared at Vanessa, a singe on his jaw. He pulled her wrist aside, breaking her wrist as he snarled, hitting her cheek with enough force to send her flying, slamming her back first into the wall.
The impact made her vision fade for a second before her rage kicked back in, baring her fangs. In the blink of an eye, Draique had his hand around Vanessa's throat, digging his claws into her neck.
The scent of blood in the air made Vanessa's heart race. The sound of her bones snapping back and repairing filled her ears as she reached up and grabbed Draique's arm. In one quick move, she kicked off the wall and wrapped her tail around Draique's leg, pulling it out from under him, causing him to stumble back and loosen his grip.
Vanessa quickly ripped Draique's claw off her neck and slipped his other foot with her tail, knocking him down. She then rested her fist back, engulfing it with fire again as she glared at Draique, letting out a loud roar as she brought her fist down hard.
Just before her fist connected, Draique's pupils turned into slits. As Vanessa's fist slammed down hard, she could feel all she hit was the floor. Before she could tell what happened, Draique was standing behind her. She could feel his glare as she slowly looked behind her, staring right into his eyes. His eyes weren't that of a normal dragon anymore. They were that of a feral monster staring down its meal.
Vanessa felt her boiling blood run ice cold as her instincts screamed for her to run. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck before her vision faded. In the blink of an eye, Draique moved behind her again and hit her in the back of her neck, knocking her unconscious.
Vanessa collapsed onto the floor as Draique raised his claw to his muzzle, wiping a strand of blood from his lips. He looked at his hand, seeing the red smear. 'Heh…not bad.' He thought, reaching down and grabbing her by the back of her shirt; 'Looks like there's some fire left in the Vermilion bloodline after all.'
As he dragged her out of the room, he headed towards a room labeled 'Maximum Security'. "I guess I'll just have to use you as Bait as well to get 237 to return." As the doors opened, the room revealed Starlight and Vex battered and bruised, chained up to the wall; "After all…Three pieces of bait work so much better than just one." With a sinister chuckle, the door closed behind Draique.
To be continued.
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