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?"

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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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