Author's Note: Unedited Chapter ------------- The dark arm brought the decapitated head down to his face level while fresh blood dripped from it continously. "Look at them!" An imperial voice laced with dominance and doom reverberated loudly across the space. "I said LOOK... AT... THEM!" The voice boomed loudly, causing Falco to raise his head as his lips quivered uncontrollably. Color had left his face at this point. "Auughhhh!" "It is all your fault! You did this to them!" Falco yelled. "No... YOU DID THIS TO THEM. YOU ARE TO BLAME MY SON," The imperial voice boomed once more. "Arrrghhhh!! Aahhhhhhhhhhh!" Falco began screaming at the top of his lungs. His heart broke into tiny little pieces as he stared at the scenery of death before him. "You did this to them!" The voice stated once more, piercing deeper than a million knives into Falco's chest. Falco clinched his hairs and pulled like he was trying to yank bits off his scalp as he kept screaming. "NOOOOOO!" He screamed till his voice cracked when all of a sudden the world around him changed. "Fuuu! Fuu! Fuu! Fuuu!" Falco eyes suddenly sprang open as he jolted from his bed, breathing erratically. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! "Falco! Are you okay in there?" Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! "We're coming in!" A loud voice was heard from the other end and what came next was a loud crash. Boom! The door was blasted open with strong force, causing it to slam onto the wall on the other side. "Guyyysss..." Falco's voice cracked as tears streamed down his face. Everyone had looks of bafflement on their faces but Angy quickly reacted by stepping forward and pulling Falco into her embrace. "You're alive..." His voice trailed off as Angy placed his face on her shoulder and gently stroked his hair. "It's alright, its fine... I'm sure whatever happened was just a nightmare... you're good now," Angy comforted him with her words as well. -"It's gonna be fine man," -"Are you okay?" -"Do you need a glass of water?" -"If you want to talk about it, we're here," The others gathered around Falco and comforted him as well, taking a seat beside Angy except for Endric who still stood at the entrance. 'Husarius what did you notice?' Endric questioned internally as he watched the scenery before him with a suspicious expression. -'A presence out of order... i have never sensed anything like it before but its gone now,' Husarius responded internally. 'Is it one of them? Because I recall you've only described them in a similar way before this,' Endric questioned internally. -'The possibility is high but at the same time, I do not understand what they would want with this kid... unless, this kid isn't what everyone thinks he is,' Husarius answered with a conflicted tone. 'What do you mean by that?' Endric brows furrowed. "I mean, you might have to start considering him to be a threat,' Husarius stated. 'Can't you just see into the fates again and confirm if he is going to be trouble or not?' Endric questioned. 'Not when it might directly connect to them. Such an act bears immense risk and we could be setting your brother back with such. As a time candidate you know very well we cannot use the power of the fates losely...' Husarius cautioned knowing well that Endric was currently capable of doing it himself. 'You just have to be observant... keep your eyes on the kid,' He added. 'Hmm, alright,' Endric responded internally before stepping forward. ########## "I lost Darko," Falco voiced in the living room of the accommodation area. "Lost him? How is that even possible?" Teemee questioned with a look of confusion. "I don't know... I just did. Since after I had that fight with the captain of the Draconets, I could no longer feel him... he's gone," Falco voiced in response. "So all this time, you've been fighting by yourself? You've been the one using your dark bloodline abilities without his help?" Matilda questioned with a look of surprise. "Yes..." Falco answered. Everyone was stunned because they didn't notice this. They hadn't realised that it was Falco all this time because barely anything changed. His fighting was just as brutal. "Dark Falco lives within you like a second personality so doesn't that mean that your current personality might have gained dominance?" Aildris voiced with a logical tone. "He isn't a second personality. He is... was a part of me... how can I bring him back?" Falco said with a dejected expression. "Have you tried speaking to hi..." "I've tried everything that there is to try... No response... I can't feel or sense him... he just vanished," Falco leaned his face onto the palm of his hands in frustration. andasnovel.com He hated Dark Falco's existence in the paat and how he would slaughter mindlessly whenever he took over his body. However, over time Falco had come to understand that despite how much Dark Falco insulted him, he was always doing all he could to protect. Falco was losing his mind since Dark Falco vanished but he tried his best to be cool headed. He couldn't handle what came with the power of darkness... the continous urge to commit heinous acts and subject living beings to experiences of torture. It was driving him insane... Dark Falco seemed to handle it well but he couldn't. It was even crazier now that he was having realistic nightmares... 'Realistic Nightmares...' Falco's mind went back to earlier. -------------------- "...YOU DID THIS TO THEM. YOU ARE TO BLAME MY SON," --------------------- 'Son?' Falco had thought his nightmares was from the crown of darkness but the words from that imperial voice plagued him. He recalled his father on earth who was a business mogul with billions of rads. Although he was a mixedblood, he wasn't even close to being as powerful as Falco currently was. 'Dad couldn't even manage to pull something like this off even if he tried... why would that voice call me son? Is it another Manipulation tactic?' Whatever it was, Falco was surrounded that he was losing his mind. He didn't know what to do at this point. The others were still speaking in the background and expressing ideas but Falco was already lost in deep thought so he wasn't listening. Thiisshh~ The door at the entrance made a low noise as it slid open. Falco looked up as this little sound brought him out of his reverie. "Hmm? What's with the look on you guys faces?" Gustav questioned as he walked in. "It's Falco..." E.E said from the side. "He's having really intense nightmares," Angy said while rubbing Falco's back gently. "Hmm..." Gustav's mind was instantly plagued with a myriad of thoughts as he picked one and centered on it. 'This all started with that incident in Aribia city... I'm sure it has something to do with what Dark Falco told me,' Gustav thought. "He said Dark Falco is gone, he can't sense him anymore," Aildris voiced as well. "I know," Gustav responded. "You do?" The others were quite surprised that he was already aware. "I sensed it from the time Falco got badly injured in the fight against Strum," Gustav stated. 'Nothing really gets past his eyes,' Similar thoughts ran through their mind. Just as stated, Gustav was indeed aware that Falco had been battling all this time by himself. Despite all of Falco's actions to hide it, Gustav could still spot little differences between how they made use of the darkness bloodline. "Why didn't you say anything?" Angy questioned. "I figured he'd ask when he needed help... I didn't want to pry," Gustav didn't add that he had closely watched over Falco as well so he could act if things ever got to a level where Falco needed his help. The others were not too glad with the fact that Gustav was aware of this and didn't do anything to help. "He's gone..." Falco's voice trailed off as he spoke with a dejected tone. "Falco are you aware that you're not who you think you are?" Gustav voiced as he stepped forward. Everyone's faces instantly lit up with confusion as they heard this while Endric eyes emitted a glint of suspicion. 'It sounds like big brother knows something,' Endric thought. "What do you mean? Are you talking about the crown?" Falco asked while looking up. "Crown? What are you two talking about?" Teemee asked the question on everyone's mind. "I do recall the crown but Dark Falco had also mentioned something back then when you were unconscious," Gustav stated. Everyone was still lost at the moment, not understanding what the two were talking about and this was because none of them were present at the time. Even Falco was unconscious at the time. "Dark Falco mentioned a couple of things back then which I am not very clear on yet but I am sure you know more by now... Another thing I'm sure of is that Dark Falco is not gone," Gustav said with a tone of certainty. "Do you mean I can get him back?"