chapter 7

There are only two kinds of men; the dead and the deadly.- Helen Rowland

Really... Sup was all he could say after in circlin me in a wall of flame, I was Furious with this boy

LB; Seems you have a kill boner for my friend here, while I'm here there be no killing... got it.

He spoke to me as if I was a child, but he did have the upper hand at the moment, and I had to respect that. So I lowered my first and nodded in acceptance. But I would not stand here my surrounded by fire, I would not have that

Lose the flames Fox, then we shall speak peace...

He agreed to this and the flames resided until they disperse entirely. I don't like it, but I was concerned about my well being around this boy, when witches try to bring flames through magic... it takes a massive amount of their energy leaving them exhausted after, even Kieth wouldn't be able to do this without fainting. And this boy brought them out without breaking a sweat, speaking of Kieth though, I felt his presence in the background and summoned him forward. He step out of the shadows and came to stand about two steps behind me.

Now Fox, why are you with the leech over their...

Lucas seemed to grow agitated at being called a leech, but didn't do anything. He also looked a bit different, probably because he activated the vamp blood in him as well as the witch side of him.

LB; Leech?, Lucas has been nothing but kind and helpful sense I dropped into this unfamiliar world of yours...

So just like the boy before... he came from the world of knights, dammit... I know he was another mage boy.

Lucas.. helpful? He's nothing but trouble, a bloodsucking vamp that needs to be put down.

The boy grew agitated at the mention of "bloodsucking vamp" because he clenched his fist and responded

LB; Where do you get off insulting my friend, I don't care if he's a demon... you don't insult my friends...

Is this guy for real

Friend?.. you must be jokeing. You just met him, you don't have any idea what he is.

LB; I don't care... a friends a friend, no matter how long I've known them

He's a vamp something I kill to protect those I love, he can't be trusted

He turned to look at Lucas but he still believed Lucas to be a saint. But I was finished, I had throw something at Lucas

Like Lena for instense... she deserves better, not me... but definitly not you, maybe I'll talk some sense into Derek and he could get back with her and ditch you.

That got to him... anger grow on his face and his fist clenched, but he didn't make a move, coward. I moved my attention back to the boy, he seemed gave something to say.

LB; Slade was it... listen you got your ideals straight, but you lack a good moral compass.

God I hated this boy, but I seemed I came believing Lucas being the cause of the increase of power, but I was wrong... it had been this boy. While I would love to stick around and pulverish him, I'd had the feeling if I were to get in a fight with this boy... I wouldn't be leaving in one peace. And I don't need Kerry thinking I stood her up, so as much as I hated it I turned to Kieth and told him we are leaving, he loomed stunned, he knew me as a person to never back out of a fight was actually happy with this outcome because others he would need to clean up the remains of my victims

Guess we can count this as a draw boys... see you around Lucas...

I thought this to be the end of it but the Fox boy spoke up.

LB; Wait Slade.. you've been cursed...

Ok is he that stupid? I mean, even other witches know I'm a wolf

No shit boy... I've had this my entire life

LB; No... not the wolf. The curse the burned your hands.

He wasn't speaking about my wolf... he was speaking of my incident with Lilith, no one knew of that more because of the fact that I had a ring that hid my scars and made my hands look normal.

How did you...

I looked at his eyes... and they looked just like the boy from the portal. He's another dragon.

Your a lizard boy... just like the other I pulverized.

That pissed him off, you could quite literally see the steam coming from his ears.

LB; WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME YOU... YOU, MUTT!

Alright, now I'm steaming... no on calls me mutt or any dog slang for that matter... he came at me and through a wild punch, I caught it but damn, he had a good pitching arm, the punch knock me off balance and that's when I heard Lucas yell

L; What are you DOING!

Kieth's comment in the situation followed a few seconds after

K; Way to go Slade... you pissed of the dragon.

I ignored both of them and started a good fist fight with the boy... I could tell he was pulling his punched. How dare he think I couldn't handle them, don't ever pull a punch against an enemy... especially if that enemy is me.

LB; I'LL BEAT YOU LIKE A DOG FIDO!

Bastard.

FIDO, SCREW YOU MR. GECKO

honestly... we were acting like children, throwing insults like this... it was stupid, but I didn't care... at least until he pulled my ring off my finger revealing the scars left by Lilith.

MY RING! GIVE IT BACK YOU BASTARD!

Before I could even react... the boy shot some white flames into my direction and yelling,

LB; BREAK THE SEAL, DRAGON AUTHORITY!

The flames made contact with my hands and I shut my eyes and double over in pain. When I open my eyes I looked at my hands and what was left amazed me... my hands weren't burned as bad as they were, only scar'd tissue remained.

LB; You feel that Slade... that feeling in your gut?

Wh-What did you do?

LB; I gave you... FREEDOM, you're full power is no longer blocked. EMBRACE IT!

I looked at him with curiosity, my full power... did he undo what Lilith did to me. I needed to find out. I stood up and and reached my arm out to him. He must've thought I ment it as a shack because he came to shack it... I pulled my arm back.

No... the ring, give it back.

He looked at me for a minute then handed it back. I slipped it back on and the rest of the scars disappeared, I beckoned to Kieth who was standing next to Lucas. Looked like they had a conversation but I wanted to go, so Kieth came to me and we left. Without saying a word, I thought it about high time I got out of there and head home. On the way did the feeling of hunger hit me, not like it had been before, this was stronger. And not for food... for blood, I looked towards Kieth and I swear I could hear the blood flowing through him, what did that boy unleash... I was so hungry, and pissed. Kieth noticed me fuming and looked at me.. he started to freak.

K; Slade... what's wrong, your turning to your Lycan form.

He was right, I turned to my most powerful form... the Lycan, but my teeth were also bothering me. I ran to the nearest thing that would give me a reflection, and what I looked at stunned me. I was Lycan form, but instead of canine teeth forming, the fangs of a vampire emerge, this couldn't be happening. I was becoming a vampire, that's when I lost it, I started running. Nowhere in particular, just to a place I didn't know and had blood, I ended up in the next town over and walked into a public park.

There were mortals everywhere and when they saw me, they screamed... known survived, anyone in my sight was sucked dry of blood or ripped abart to satisfy my wolf. The park was covered in blood and I could hear sirens in the distance... normally I would get out of the area and head to safety, but I was still hungry, so I ran towards the sirens. The police screeched to a halt when they spotted me... some locked there doors, others stepped out and let loose on there pistols. It didn't harm me, and those who had stepped out ended up like the people in the park, as for those who locked there doors... they didn't last either, with the strength my Lycan form I ripped the doors off or flood the cars just to get to them. After I got the last of the police did my hunger feel satisfied, I ran back to the town i had resided in and ended up at my home.

I transformed back into my human form and collapsed on my bed, I was there for a good 10 minutes when I finally lifted myself walked into the bathroom, I was covered in blood... the blood of innocent people. I turned to the shower and started it up and cleaned myself it, I couldn't believe what just happened, what I became. I'm a vampire, no... I'm a hybrid, the most dangerous thing known to wolves, a hybrid is a werewolf crossed with a vampire, none were known to be alive anymore, the last hybrid was killed by a royal vampire with the help of the alpha from Alaska, this alpha was powerful. The Alaskan pack is the most powerful pack out there, mostly because most controlled a Lycan form. This Alpha worked with a Royal to kill the only known hybrid, now... I'm a hybrid.

I finished my shower and dressed. I needed to speak to the boy that did this to me... while I knew he didn't know what he was unleashing, someone had to pay. With my knew heightened senses, I sense his presence at conte morretti. I got in the firebird and headed that way. When I got there I sat there for a few minutes... I hope Kerry left... I didn't need her seeing me like this, I didn't want to scar her off. That's when I spotted her leaving in an old Cadillac, thank god... she's off of work, I walked in after giving her a few minutes to leave. When I walked in, the girl that had brought me to my table earlier, Maranda, was there again.

M; Oh your back, I hope you weren't looking for Kerry you sly dog you... she just got off.

I let the dog remark slide, I didn't have time to say anything about and then loomed around the parlor and spot who I was looking for, sitting in the back corner, the only people here. Lucas and the boy... I even spotted Lena their sitting across from Lucas

Nope... I wasn't looking for her, I was looking for them...

I stormed over to them and that's when she noticed who I was going for

M; Oh shi-

HEY LUCAS AND LIZARDBOY, LET'S HAVE A QUICK CHAT.

They all looked at me... Lucas and Lena had worried looks on their faces but the boy had smile

LB; Ah... you come to thank me Slade... your welcome buddy.

I slammed my fist onto the table splintering it down the table and alerting a boy and older women in the back.

You mother fucker... what the hell were you thinking, you unleashed something that should've never been unleashed... I'm gonna slaughter you and while I'm at it, I might as well just kill Lucas.

Lucas stood up and faced me, grew some balls didn't he

L; Alright slade... it's about high time you get your as-

The women from the back cut him off before he was able to finish that sentence...

MA; THE BOTH OF YOU! SIT YOUR BUTTS DOWN BEFORE I KNOCK YOU BOTH OUT.

Lucas obeyed but I was not about to listen to a women who believed she could boss me around. I turned around around to say some unfriendly words to her... big mistake. When I turned around she shoved me down into the booth right next to Lucas and slapped the both of us across the face.

MA; I know what happen between the two of you in the forest, I don't care what you believe is right Slade, or that you believe he's ruining your life Lucas. I will not tolerate any of this trash talking in my place or the destruction of my property... you will replace that table and shut the hell up.

Now... I was never talked down to like this sense my mother caught me burning paper in our shed when I was eight. She had a motherly tone and I didn't want to mess with her.

Yes ma Lucas and I replied with our heads looking down..

I don't why I called her "ma" or why I was listening... I'm eighteen, almost nineteen, and I obeyed like a child. She turned and headed to the front door and turned the open sign to "sorry... where closed" and then headed to the back, I'm guessing to get stuff for me to remove the table. I lifted my headed and noticed the pizza sitting in the middle of the cracked table, slice o' Italy... my stomach growled, guess the bloodbath didn't keep the wolf in me at bay

Do you mind if I steal a piece, I'm starved...

Lucas lifted his head and looked at me, then to the boy and Lena across the table, then back to me...

L; Ahg... go for it man.

I took a slice and so did the others and we set there for awhile in silence besides the sounds of us taking bites of pizza. That's when the boy who had came from the back spoke up.

MB; Ok... are we not gonna address what had just accured, you almost had you brains splattered all over the floor by my mother. What are you doing here again bro.

Guessing he was talking to me I spoke.

I needed to have a quick brawl with these two

MB; Ya you already adressed that... but why?

This kid was a mortal... but if his mother knew what I was, they he must know. I was about to tell why when Lena spoke up.

LA; Slade... leave Lucas alone, he has done nothing wrong, your beef is with this kid. Pointing towards lizard boy.

MB; Wait Lena, you this guy... wait... is this your Ex! Mommas boy spoke with interest

LA; Ex?.. we never dated in the first place, he's just been a family friend for as long as I can remember, he's come here for a place to stay. Lena said rather annoyed with mommas boy.

I finally got to speak up.

While I agree with her, we were never a couple. I wouldn't say we didn't have our moments.

Lucas butted in at this moment

L; Alright budd, back off... she's taken, okay? She mine.

Lena looked like she was going to cry tears of joy at the comment but then Maranda spoke up

M; Wait, Slade over hear trying to get Lena and yet he's here earlier hitting on Kerry and scoring her number, your a bastard.

L; WAIT!. YOUR THE GUY KERRY LIKES, YOU MUST BE JOKEING! Lucas yelled straight into my ear...

God this was getting annoying, we all shouted at each other about crap that's been happening. The only one not joining in was lizard boy, he just sat there eating more slices of the pizza.

ALRIGHT, THATS ENOUGH! I yelled trying to get back on track.

Yes I'm trying to get with Kerry, and no I'm not trying to score Lena at the same moment, I'm only here to protect her from terrible people so she's all yours Lucas. I'm also here because that bastard over there stuffing his face... listen mann, when you your stupid magic you said you gave me "freedom". Well that freedom unlocked something that I hadn't known was there. Im... I'm a hybrid.

None of them knew what a hybrid was besides Lena.

LA; Slade... your a vampire as well as a wolf... how-to

I don't know lena... but when it was unleashed, I got a craving for blood. I slaughter innocent people in the next town over.

Lucas looked as if he was about talk shit about me being a hypocrite, killing vamps... believing them terrible while I was one all along. But he wasn't able to because we all turned to sound of the front door opening... in came Kerry.

Oh Crap...

She turned and looked at us all staring at her...

K<3; Umm... hi, I forgot my paycheck. Came to grab.

She must've just noticed me because she blushed and smiled at me.

K<3; Slade, your here again. I was hoping for you to text or call but sense your here, care to come with me to the bonfires tonight?

God she was beautiful... those eyes just mesmerized me. But before I answered big momma walked back in.

MA; ALRIGHT BOYS! Slade here some cr- Kerry? Why are you back darling?

K<3 I forgot my paycheck and came to grab it, and I spotted Slade and was wondering if he would a company me to the bonfires tonight... is something wrong here?

We all looked at each not wanting to explain ourselves... so we all looked in Ma's direction looking for guidance. She must've wanted to keep this a secret because she replied.

MA; Uh... nothing darling, yes Slade can accompany you. Slade... play nice and rememeber. Work on that project you owe me.

I was off the hook... YESS!, I stood an walked over to Kerry saying thanks to Ma and walking Kerry out with her arm mine.

K<3; What was that about?

Nothing we can explain... did you walk here, because I'd be delighted to drive you up to the bonfires...

We left completely forgetting to grab her check... as for the rest, they removed the table and had a stern talking to... This girl is a lifesaver, but I'll need to talk to those boys about this problem later.