The rise of DrakeFang

Chapter 5: Give in to the Shadows

The young prince's gaze became even colder, and he simply replied with 'I am not your son'. Hot Shot looked worried, knowing what would be coming. "This is it, right, Dad? You fought him, didn't you?" Drake nodded at his son. "Yes. Now, you better pay attention. From here, words won't be shared anymore. The only sound you'll hear now, will be those of-"

The prince suddenly summoned his blade as Drake excaimed the word 'swords', and lashed at Lucius. Giving off a stifled laugh, he blocked Drake's attack pretty easily, and pushed him back. "You are still weak, Drake. But it does not matter anymore. You have destroyed the kingdom you were meant to take over anyway."

The king and the prince's eyes were locked. The battle had begun. Lucius fired off some flaming spheres, with Drake dodging them all, going for a barrage of slices with his blade, all being blocked by Lucius. Drake would return the same attacks, as he inherited the skills from his father. Their power was even, and all of a sudden, Lucius grinned at his son, leaving a surprised look on Drake's face. "What's so funny?", Drake asked in an intimidating voice.

Lucius laughed. "You became strong after all, Drake. But I don't think you are strong enough to stop-" Before finishing his sentence, a large ball of fire had formed in his hand "-THIS!" Lucius' eyes widened along with his grin, and a wall of fire got shot at Drake. The prince jumped up, dodging up, and with the most intense rage, he rushed down, hitting his head with two fists, using great force.

Lucius couldn't help but fall over because of this, laying down on his back. Drake pointed his blade at Lucius' neck, panting wildly. As Drake was about to strike Lucius, he got stopped by him shouting "STOP!"

Drake paused and saw Lucius crying. The once so ruthless king was now laying on the floor helplessly. "You've proven your strength, son. Go on. Finish it." Drake lowered his sword at this. Hot Shot looked surprised at this. "You didn't kill him after all?" "Just watch." Lucius looked surprised as well, but relieved at the same time.

A voice began talking in the prince's head. "What are you doing, Drake? Finish him now!" "I can't! Not after this!" The prince grabbed his head in his hands, and Lucius quickly grabbed Drake's shoulders. "Son, I'm so, so sorry! I never meant to- I was so relieved when you got away!" Drake pushed him back. "Shut up! Just shut up!"

Lucius stood still. "Drake. Having you sentenced to death was not my worst deed as a king to his subject. It was the worst I could do as a father to his child..." Drake looked up surprised, and around his legs, swirls of shadow began swirling. Lucius didn't know what happened. As Drake slowly let his hands slip off his head and hanging, he was a complete being of shadows, and looked up at Lucius, his eyes glowing blood red and a malicious grin filling his face.

"Bye bye, daddy~"

Lucius' face became pale, and he screamed in agony as several black tendrils began stabbing him over and over, and the now possessed Drake finished it with a wave of darkness, obliterating Lucius' body in the process, leaving nothing behind but a rubble of what once was a majestic castle.

Hot Shot eyes stood wide, and as he glanced to his father, he saw that he was crying. The human version, however, was laughing, before reverting to his normal human state. He fell down to his knees, screaming upon realizing what had happened. Out of nowhere, something that seemed to be a gate appeared next to the prince. And without thinking twice, he jumped in, hearing a familiar voice hum a lullaby.

The gate closed, and the prince began feeling changes. Changes unlike any other...