Chapter 218 - Black Ghoul Pit (Part 2)

China, Beijing

By the time they arrived, it was already night, the private plane lands, driving and then stopping.

The stairs came out form the entrance as Riley and Ethan steps down. Riley fully put on her black jacket.

Her shoe heels sounding.

By the time they got down they were greeted by men on wine red suits all had shades covering their eyes, about ten of them.

"Stand down" Riley said to her bodyguards, they bowed slightly going backwards.

"Hunter sent you" Riley said with a nudge of her head.

one of the steps forward with a smile against his lips.

"It's an honor your highnesses," he states bowing slightly.

"My name is Fred and I shall be your escort, and I'm afraid your bodyguards will have to stay back" he said politely.

Riley scoffs at his words.

"Unless we can't escort you back with us" he add with a shrug.

Ethan gave his mom a look.

"Fine, but not aseparate cars, I'm riding with my son" she states.

"As you wish" he said with a slight bow.

Riley gave a look to her body guard before turning to follow them.

***

Ethan's heart was slamming loudly in his chest, he didn't know why but he was, scared?

He felt his mom's hand on his.

"It's okay honey" she said softly.

Ethan gulps hard.

"You're gonna be just fine, I'm here"

He nods profusely.

***

A few hours later, the Suv pulled up in a wide Manor.

They step down as Fred lead down inside.

The doors barge open as they walked in, coming in view of a wide hall, the walls red in color as well as the floors, the antiques black.

"Welcome, an honor" Hunters voice came in.

Their eyes travelled to the direction of it, from upstairs he stood with a smirk against his lips.

"You're just in time" he asked chuckled.

"Just in time for what?" Riley demands.

***

Loud cheers could be heard.

"Welcome to the Ghoul Pit" Hunter said.

The area was extra wide, circle in format, about hundreds of ghouls were present as they watch the fight happening down below of two ghouls, the battlefield tainted with blood.

Riley and Ethan were seated where Hunter was, as they watch the brutal battle between ghouls.

Ethan grimaced when the man in Claw form dug his hand deep in the opponent belly.

"You brough us here to watch ghouls fight?" Riley said pissed.

"My queen this is no ordinary fight between ghouls, but special grade ghouls with various abilities" he explained adjusting his glasses.

"We're here because you said you have the cure for Eden" Ethan spoke up.

"Ha yes sweet Eden, how is she by the way?"

Ethan growled at his words, Riley placed a hand on his shoulder to calm him down.

"The cure Hunter, and then I might forget the fact you attacked my family" Riley said as her eyes changed to her ghoul ones, beaming a unique gold.

"Fascinating" he said in awe staring at her eyes.

He leaned back on his chair.

"What I said still stands, you know what I want my Queen" he said in amusement.

"There's no way I'm giving you my son, the cure, or this whole mansion gets buried... what you practice here is barbaric" Riley said sternly.

"Is that your plan then" he said chuckling.

"No Hunter, I'm here to kill you"

His smile fades at her words.

"Your son" he began.

"Is a diamond in the rough, he posses something very unique even my abyss eyes can see it" he states pushing the glasses slightly to the bridge of his nose, his void black eyes staring at Ethan.

He grimaced at his gaze, it was creepy and unnatural.

"He possess Omari's essence, none of the previous black ghouls throughout generations have ever posses that vital part of him, just his abilities which segmented into Claw forms throughout the centuries, known as the black ghoul... but your boy here isn't a black ghoul, he's something more" he said smirking showing his golden teeth.

"You seem to know about what he is, you aren't just around your 80s are you" Riley said sternly.

He pushed the glasses back to cover his eyes.

"No my Queen, I'm as old as I can be, and besides, I live perfectly well, running my own business here, the perfect underground fight club known as The Ghoul Pit" he said in amusement.

"And your son right here will be the perfect fighter... the star of my reign".

"You want me to be a fighter in your pit club?" Ethan said stun, was that even illegal for his age?

"Yes my dear boy, be my fighter, my star and then I give you the cure" he said with a flick of his fingers, a man on wine red came behind him, giving he a piece of red paper.

"All you have to do is sign the contract and then we are good" he adds with a shrug.

"Why are you doing this?" Riley said sternly.

"Because my Queen, your son is perfect... tell me dear Ethan don't you wanna save your precious sister?" He said in amusement.

Ethan gulps hard at his words, his gaze drifting to the paper, he reach for it but Riley stops him with her hand.

"Mom!"

"Don't you dare!" She hissed.

"But this is the only way to save Eden, mom she's dying and I can't stand it, you have to let me sign the contract" he said on the brink of tears.

"I got this under control so stop making this difficult" she said with pleading eyes.

"Oh you mean your bodyguards you left at the airport" Hunter cut in.

Riley turns to him, her eyes went wide in realization.

"Ha yes I figured you would resort to that, a mother's love is after all the most wonderful thing" he said in amusement.

"What did you do?!" She demands pissed.

His smirks broaden.

Riley's eyes beamed dangerously as she rise to her feet.

"Be careful my Queen, you can't singlehandedly take down this mansion no matter how powerful you are, you're not the black ghoul" he said clearly.

Riley's fist clenched in a tight hold as her body boiled in rage.

"Young Ethan, your sweet sister time is ticking".

Ethans eyes lands on the contract, just waiting in his grasp for him to reach for it, he signs it then Eden will be saved, he would just have to agree to Hunters deal and then everything will be okay, Eden would be save, she would make it to her next birthday without any harm.

He gulps.

*

"You have to trust me Ethan, we're gonna save Eden together"

Her hands tightly against his.

*

His mom's words ranged in his head, his lips pressed in a thin line, trust, he had to trust his mom if this was gonna work, he has to believe that she would set this right in her own way.

Ethan took a deep breath opening his eyes.

"No" he said sternly.

Hunters smile fades.

Seeing he was distracted, Riley came at him, but before she could blink, Fred was behind her as he wraps a gold rope around her neck, it locks around as the rope tightens.

Gasping she went on her knees taking panic breaths.

"MOM!" Eden shouts as he was about rushing to her, but Fred held him behind.

Riley growled in pain as the rope tightens more around her neck, the gold substances creeping into her throat, the pain was unbearable, it was hindering her powers from manifesting.

She spilled blood form her mouth.

"MOM!" Ethan screamed with tears in his eyes, he just watch, he couldn't do anything, he couldn't act.

Hunter ticks his tongue.

"It's a pity my Queen, but you're the obstacles in my way" Hunter began.

"And I'm gonna remove it" he said wielding the rope to lift her off her feet, it did.

Riley's legs waggle back and forth holding onto the rope on her neck trying to pull it off but it was no use.

He moved her all the way to the edge of the space they were in.

Eden's eyes widen.

"Watch young Ethan, the death of your mother shall be the birth of your reign" he said in amusement.

"No" Ethan panics as his eyes drift to hers.

Their eyes locked, a tear slide down her cheek staring at her son.

A red aura like fire surrounds around Hunter wildly, it then turned to spikes as about three of them penetrate her chest, blood splashing, the force pushed her to fall from the very high position.

"MOOOOOOOMMMMM!" He shouts in horror as he watch her fall.

Eden pushed Fred off him as he ran to the edge, but Fred still held him down as he kept shouting.

Riley fell a long distance all the way to the ghoul pit but the force slammed her right through the platform of the floor, breaking right through it falling into the dark abyss that laid beneath.