256 Go home, Evlin (2/2)

”Oh... We can't have that... Dria? Would you be so kind?”

”No problem, boss!” Dria replied as she grabbed Gustav with her vines and launched him against the wall and right after that, against the ground.

”Guaahhh!!!” Gustav cried in pain.

”I missed you mister Horse! You always were my favorite punching bag!!”

”Ugh!!” Gustav mumbled while trying to stand, ”And you are still the same pathetic demon who just keeps hiding behind those with actual power while cowering in the shadows...”

Dria's face turned into an expression of disgust as she began to bite her lips and glared at the blond man.

She grabbed Gustav and threw him towards where the others had been launched at.

”Starting to get tired of everyone complaining about how I choose to do things...” Dria commented.

”Control your emotions kid...” Knucker suggested while closing his wound by pressing his hand against it, ”We are too far in the game to get take by our feelings and make unnecessary mistakes...”

”R- Right...” Dria replied while taking a deep breath.

The king continued to observe the situation while paralyzed by fear. Knucker's red dragon just defeated Evlin's entire group in a matter of seconds. He gazed at Evlin herself wondering if she would try to fight him next, but the mage was just as pale as he was.

”Did I make my point clear? Miss Evlin?” Knucker asked while giving a few steps closer, ”You can't win against me! Go! Home!”

”...” Evlin was speechless. She looked at Ria wondering if the portal was ready so they could try to escape, but from her behavior, it seemed like she still didn't have enough strength.

”You are probably thinking about running away right now...” Knucker guessed, ”I just want to ask, where are you even planning on going?”

Evlin also didn't know how to respond. She knew they still needed to re-unite with Ellie and the other kids, but after that, what then? Where could she go to escape from this man?

”These are your options... You can try to escape to try to fight me another day... Which would mean I would have to send my friends after you to kill you... Imagine how much destruction I could cause while playing this small game of cat and mouse with you... How many lives could be caught in a crossfire of our dispute...”

”...”

”You and your buddies can try to go for round two against Wrath right here and get killed by him in the process... Which would be totally fine by me, just wanna let you know...”

”...”

”Or... And I can't stress enough how much I'm trying to be a good pal and help you out with this one... You could go home!!”

Evlin glared at Knucker, ”You want me to just go home after everything you did to me?? After all the damage you caused!!?? You want me to just forget all that!!???”

”Of course not...” he corrected, ”I'm just asking you to surrender and save the lives of your friends before I make them turn into dinner for Wrath...”

”Why!!??” Evlin shouted, ”Why even give me the choice?? Why not kill me right now??”

Knucker's eyes began to glow for a bit to show he was looking into the future again, ”I have my reasons...”

Evlin still didn't understand what his true intentions were. He wouldn't stop talking about how much he hated her, but now he was giving the chance to come out of this alive? Even though she represents such great danger to him?

Evlin then widened her eyes and gasped, ”Ah...! Danger...”

Knucker flinched a little.

”Your power...” she continued, ”The power of future sight... It exists to warn its user of incoming danger... And I am the greatest danger in your life...”

”...”

”If I die... Your power will vanish...”

Knucker tried to force a smile, ”If you die... I wouldn't need my power anymore...”

Evlin began her thought process, ”You would... In order to defeat Ellie...”

”...”

”Terminal fire is the only thing that can stand against dragon powers... And Ellie is going to master terminal energy one day... So will Marcus, and Dia... But they are still young... They are not a threat big enough for your power to warn you yet... I am... My existence allows you to continue to look into the near future... While they only allow you to see the distant future...” she then finally realized why Knucker wanted her back at her own world so badly, ”If I go home... I can be a contained threat for you since there is no magic in my world... A possible threat that allows you to still use your power...”

Dria looked at Knucker and realized small drops of sweat appearing on his face.

”You hate me... But you need me... You can't kill me... Or you won't have a way to know how these kids will kill you...”

”Or... I could just kill all the kids right now and solve all my problems!”

Evlin smirked, ”If you could do that... You would have done it already!!”

Knucker shifted his glare and realized that Ria was reaching for Marcus while everyone was distracted.

”Hey!!”

Marcus noticed that Knucker had seen them and rushed to turn into a gauntlet for her arm.

”Evlin!! Ashley!! We are leaving!!” Ria shouted as she activated the power of her wind-scar and opened a portal for them to escape.

Knucker panicked and shouted for Wrath to go after them, ”Don't let them get away!!”

At his orders, Wrath locked target on Ria and began to charge at her.