She knew something was amiss as she entered the house. It was eerily quiet and her footsteps echoed as she walked across the room. She closed her eyes and breathed. One... Two... Bingo.
'Zayn, you know you can't hide forever,' she said in a sing-song voice as she confidently walked towards his hiding place. 'Gotcha.' Eyes filled with tears, he pleaded at her silently as she grinned, showing off her pearly white teeth.
'Hi, A...A...Alice,' he stuttered, and tears escaped from his eyes, as she placed her freezing hands over his cheeks.
'Enough with the crying!' she raised her voice. He flinched. She hugged him tighter and tighter until he couldn't breathe, until he stopped struggling in her arms, until life left him.
A loud roar was expelled with enough force to propel her right into the wall behind her. She slid off the wall, leaving a trail of blood. Her vision was lost temporarily as she coughed and tried to draw air into her lungs. Something wrapped around her neck and slowly, it tightened its grip. She clawed at it blindly. It felt like a claw. She smiled despite choking for air. Gotcha.
She felt the claw starting to morph into a human hand. Once the hand could no longer hold her by the neck, she was dropped onto the floor with a loud thud. 'I'm sorry, Alice.' He caressed her face, then attempted to wipe the blood off her.
A man entered the room, face void of expression as he signaled two men in white to carry her out. Zayn knelt by his feet. He could not understand his feeling. It was a mixture of guilt, frustration, devastation and joy.
Finally, he had successfully transformed into a dragon, but at what price? He thought he could have controlled his anger but apparently not. His lover died brutally at his hands.
Damien patted his shoulder lovingly and brought him out of the room. A lot of masked people in black cloaks gathered at the yard. He then announced, 'All hail the new Dragon King, Zayn!'. Everyone roared and changed into dragons. To the newly nominated king's horror, a little girl brought out a freshly decapitated head - his Alice - to be offered as tribute.
He hissed in protest as the little girl presented him the head. Everyone watched earnestly, as his next action either determine his downfall or secure his position as a king. There was one more thing he should do in order to pass the trial. He stared at his lover - or what was left of her - and swallowed the desire to run in opposite direction.
He put out his trembling hands and held her head. Taking a deep breath, he unhinged his jaw and let out a roar. Silence followed. He closed his eyes and opened them once more. His eyes shifted into reptile-like pupils and he stared into her glassy eyes. She blinked.
Damien gave a sinister smile. She just couldn't stay dead, could she?
She opened her mouth and something projected from her mouth. It was so blinding he couldn't see at all. When the glaring bright light toned down to darkness, his eyes adjusted and he found himself in the room once more. The door opened and Alice walked in. 'Zayn, you know you can't hide forever.'
- The End -
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