Chapter 14: Run little prey. RUN

Alison Grey P.O.V

We were walking along a path back to our house looking at kids playing in the streets with balls adults working on the houses and cars they owned, I was wearing my mages robe and Carter wearing his Armor along with his sword and shield. Even if they looked quite dazzling we both new they were still low rank for our strength my Husband having reached the middle of A rank and I the lower end. We were well respected members of our guild so us asking for some materials from them wasn't that big of and issue all it would take was a couple days for some of the lesser members to go hunting and mining.

Another lucky thing was that there was a couple mines around the outside of our city the had veins of many common metals and even a magic ore vein known as Mithril. Needless to say it was not only our guild that was gunning for such a precious resource, even if it isn't as strong as others. When we told the other members that our son chose a production class there were mixed responses from them.

Some congratulated others scoffed at it, saying how pointless it was and that they needed fighters rather than people that were only good for handling metal or herbs. This annoyed the parents to no end but they couldn't do much about it due to how similar their strengths were. I noticed Carter let out a sigh, Probably thinking about the same thing as me as he spoke.

"Do you think he chose the wrong profession?" My eyes look down at the ground a bit sadly before I harden my gaze as much as I was capable as I replied. "I honestly Don't know, but what I do know is that our son, For the first time needs our help." Carter Nods his head as he agrees. "Agreed, Although it was a waste of his skills by the looks of it, I have to admit regeneration is a highly sort out skill but that wrath skill...It seems weird, do you think we should of check what it was?"

He did bring up a good point. That wrath skill when I saw it on his panel it sent an ominous chill down my spine and by the sound of it the same was true for my Husband. "Maybe Carter, for now I just hope he's doing well at home, hopefully ash has done anything to hurt him yet-"

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As I was about to finish my sentence the whole neighbourhood went strangely quiet including my husband and I as we looked around quickly to find the reason why, Only to end up feeling it. Bloodlust. in its truest form washing over us like a wave of saltwater washing thousands of cuts on our bodies making me and carter freeze up in fear. the Children playing on the street fell to the ground vomiting and panicking as the stronger willed ones ran to their homes crying while trailing a path of wet liquid running down their pants and the Adults froze up, trembling some of the fighters were put on alert instantly but even they were fighting to keep their legs from shaking in fear.

Me and my husband especially were more than well trained to keep our fears from rattling us, and so we looked around to see if we could trace the source of all this blood lust. That was when our eyes widen as a greater fear took us to the point it made even us tremble slightly when we determined it was coming from our home. With greater than ever before We rushed, Carter being the more physically stronger of us princesses carried me as he ran with such strength that even the walk path broke wit every step he took to the ever limitless and growing surge of killing intent, filing our Backyard as he broke through the fence and we saw what, or rather Who it was originating from.

Our eyes, Carters especially widen in surprise at the red air flowing around our son as he held The S rank weapon that came back with him. We also noted the look on his face was different especially his left eye. It looked....Demonic as thought the skin belong to a servant of hell that had his flesh burned away one layer at a time. It looked worse when we saw his gaze wasn't even on us but rather his sister who looked just as frozen as we did at the start when we felt his bloodlust.

His hands were shaking as he stood up, continuing to stare at Ashley, His breath coming off like red mist and it was worse seeing that mist circling around his shaking hand holding Frenzy. I ran to get between them holding my hands out as I tried desperately to get through to my son. "D-danny please." Hearing his name seemed to do something as he directed his Chilling gaze from my daughter straight to me, And it was then that I could tell if I should be happy or worried that the amount of Bloodlust he was giving off didn't diminished or that his target wasn't in his sight anymore. It was then I heard the voice or Frenzy call out.

"𝐌𝐫𝐬'𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐲, 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧." I looked at the hammer slowly being held up, by now carter was beside me readying his shield, Not wishing to hurt our son but still wouldn't stand Idly by and watch us get hurt. The hammer continued even as it was used. "𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬." "And that is?!" It was carter who responded but the next words that came from Frenzy held such sadistic joy that I didn't even think he cared much about us, only proven more so when he gave us his answer in small yet evil and happy at the same time kind of voice. "ʀʊռ ʟɨȶȶʟɛ քʀɛʏ. ʀʊռ."

As he finished speaking we saw an expression we had never thought our Daniel even capable of. Pure rage, followed by a berserk like roar as he brought down the hammer so fast and so hard it sent a crack through the foundations of our home that began to open up as we got out of the way quickly me and Ashley to the left and Carter went to the right. we hit the ground hard and it was worse when we saw the our home start to break apart just from one swing.

We then watched as Daniel broke the dirt apart pulling out the hammer as it started to glow red, steam and a sizzling noise coming from it as we watch Daniels hand start to burn as Carter tried to get his attention. "DANIEL!" His head spun to gaze solely at Carter who was breathing hard now while holding his shield up as he approached out son with his free hand held out in front of our son. "You need to calm down, This isn't you my boy." Daniels reply was just a bank stare as he took long breaths. We also saw his physique start to bulge slightly as he teeth were gritting against each other. Carter made once last attempt to get through to him. "Try to fight it! Come on son!"

Then Daniel rushed at Carter who held up his shield in retaliation, Now seeing as this wasn't going to end peacefully. We assumed that while Daniel had the stats closer to an F ranks he wouldn't be able to put up a fight against Carter and the hammer would be out of his hand soon. We were wrong, as along clanging sound followed by a grunt from carter was heard as he was hit 10 meters backwards holding and indent shield. It was made worse as after seeing how his father was pushed back, a feral smile adorned Daniels face as he ran at Carter once more after seeing his attack worked.

This time, although surprised Carter then wore the look of a professional signifying that he saw Daniel as more of an enemy than his son, It broke my heart but it had to be done or wouldn't stop anytime soon. Light began to shine off his damaged shield and in a burst combination of speed and strength he rushed at Daniel and pushed his shield out to him calling out one of his skills infused with Holy magic. [SHIELD BASH] was my husbands move he was using as Daniel must have seen his father getting ready to catch Daniel off guard because he then tried a downward strike on the shield only to get blown away through a near by wall, breaking it as Carter let out a huge sigh huff of air from his attack.

Soon though he readied another attack as Daniel got off the wall rolling his shoulders, Shaking off any broken stones and dirt on it as he lean his neck to the side we heard a loud cracking sound as he continued to look at Daniel with the same Feral smile he had before, Spiting blood from his mouth as he crouches both hands holding onto frenzy and burning himself even more, But was like he didn't care if he hands were hurting. He then ran at Carter again and he prepared to use another shield bash, Only this time he did something none of as expected him to do.

He swung both his arms back and then then brought them but forward, Hurling Frenzy in the air at - "ASHLEY" me and carter both screamed our sons name as I tackled her to the ground as the flaming hammer, spinning in the air came at us just missing us by a few centimetres as we hit the ground hard.

My eyes attempted to looked at our sons original spot only to find he wasn't there and a loud oof sound heard that gave his position. It would seem he needed to take Carters eyes off him so he used the hammer to create a distraction to get in close with his father and tackle him to the ground. by the time we saw finally saw Daniel he was on top of Carter and let off a devastating right hook across Carters face, Snapping his head to the side and then let loose a flurry of punches to his head, Carter only being able to defend himself by holding his arms up, blocking his punches as they pushed his upper body deeper into the earth with every hit.

He soon realised this wasn't working as he intended as he plunged both of his hands into the gab in his arms and grabbed hold of his throat, Carter with wide open eyes grabbed onto them as the life was being choked out of him. The feral smile was gone from Daniels face now, what replaced it was unchecked and uncontrolled rage as he grunted, Putting more strength into strangling him as Carters face started to turn a different colour. It was destroying me inside as I had the ability to help him but just couldn't seeing it was my own child I would have to attack.

But the next thing I knew something like a light blub goes off on Carters face as his eyes go down to Daniels hand or rather...His left hand? Then the same light blub goes off in my head as I see both his hands grab onto his left and he starts to squeeze it. The next thing I head was my husband apologizing. "s-S-sorry dan." A loud snap is heard along with a ground as Daniel releases carter and rolls to the side nursing a dangling limb. Rage still directed at Carter whom lets out many coughs as he struggles to stand and regain his breath while looking down at Daniel.

A second snap goes off as we stood dumbfounded at how Daniel snapped his arm back into place, Clenching his fist over and over again. The burn marks started to spread again on his face reaching his mouth and left ear this time making him almost Unrecognizable. as he held out his right hand and waited. Out confusion didn't last long as something flew past Ashley's face, Smacking her in the process and once again knocking her to the ground. My sight is then drawn to the hammer now back in his position as it starts to glow again.

By now his rage was suffocating to look at as the hammer caught fire as he starts to menacingly walk towards his father who now held his sword in a downward guard stance, Taking slow steps backward.

By now I had realised a sense of duty before family as I summoned my Sorceress Staff and walked over the fissure in the ground and hurried with haste to my parents side. The hammer flying over had knocked out Ashley cold. I stood beside my husband, prepared to do what needed to be done.

Loud grunting noises sound out from Daniel as the flames on the hammer start to get bigger and more intense the more his screams, and act of rage I've- We've never seen before on Daniel that made my heart hurt even more than before. I began to gather magic to preform a spell while my Husbands sword began to glow a bright yellow light as Daniel started to walk faster to us.

Then suddenly Daniel puts the hammer down as he grabs his throat, With wide eyes he starts choking out screams mixed with blood and saliva as before to pulls out from his throat like vomit along with some coming out of his nose, ears and mouth as he drops Frenzy in hurry as he collapse to the ground, Desperate for breath as he gives us one last look of hatred and despise before losing consciousness. leaving us with Two knocked out Children, A broke house and crack in the earth and no answers to any of the questions they had for them.

Carter looked at me with bewilderment and then gave a pathetic yet needed attempt at humour saying "Fancy a drink at a time like this, love?" He was out of breath, Tired from this Family dispute as I just gave him a blank look before sighing and saying "I'll get the whiskey you get the kids." and so we went off to do our separate tasks and then we'd wait for out children to wake up and give us some answers.