New threats
Chapter 1- Kane
The kids grew fast… too fast for my liking. They were young adults in the blink of an eye… who knew large pig like warriors could speed their growth so quickly? I haven't been the same since I came across the masked man, he made me feel very uneasy and the way he looked at me… I didn't like it, not the least bit. But what bothered me more so was what did he want with my family now? I could tell we were far from being over, and I knew it too!
We were heading to another arena; my kids were on the bus shooting the breeze with the locker room. Kratos had quickly become one of the boys, as he was very high energy and life of the party. Creed had been kept very well reserved of himself. Beowulf seems to be more serious out of the three. But that's a mistake, I saw one night at a bar, some large drunk tried to pick a fight with him. Beowulf was too scared to fight back, yet Kratos was the first to step up and stand between his brother and the drunk. My sons know they are strong and powerful, I pray they know how to use their other skills rather than resort to strength alone. Kratos understood that and managed to talk the drunk out of the bar. I was very impressed with him; my sons are very mature young men.
My girls on the other hand… they aren't allow to date yet. They have to be twenty years of age, last time I check they were merely six months old. So they have some time yet before going on their first date like young ladies. But they have enjoyed life on the road however missed their mother greatly. They moved back home and have since gotten an education and jobs with my wife Melissa. I miss them dearly but know it's what they want. After all I am having a hard enough time keeping my eye on the boys.
They still prefer to be dragons more than anything else. Kratos had explained he enjoys swallowing things whole and had gone out of his way to hunt. He would come back with a full stomach and rest and not tell me what he ate… He knows I worry about what he eats! Not to mention if something were to try and attack him, Kratos would take it as a lunch. But that's what I was worried about; I want to know if something attacks him. I want to know what it is, where it happened and how. Luckily, nothing has happened yet.
We were on the bus as I mention earlier, I sat next to Shao who smiled at Kratos' latest antics. He drew pictures on Randy's face. Orton made the mistake of passing out. "That son of yours" he said to me.
"Kratos? Yeah he's a little odd isn't he? I'm surprised the three actually came ON the bus. Normally the fly ahead or are on the roof."
"I know… is something on your mind Glen?" he asked of me.
Khan had gotten good at reading me, damn immortals. "I saw a masked figure last time we were attacked. He said I tricked him with the dragon pearls… but… the tone in his voice made it sound like he wasn't done with us… not yet" I whispered.
Khan nodded. "What did he look like?"
I gave the features from what I remember. Tall like me, dressed entirely in black with his face covered, he vanished in a puff of green smoke and fire… almost Quan Chi like. Shao tried to think it over, however failed to put a name to the face. "He sounds like a hunter, not one that I am familiar with. But if what you say is true, we will surely keep a keen eye on him" he explained.
"What if he's keeping an eye on us?" I asked of him.
Khan knew that it was possible, but how to tell for certain was not clear to me. We arrived at the arena, the boys unloaded the bus, and Kratos was taking in the crisp cold air and looked around the place. "Canada huh?" he asked aloud. "Why is there still snow on the ground?"
"That's what Canada is Junior!" announced Chris Jericho. I did forget to mention this was a super show. "Now then how about I introduce you to a snowball?"
Kratos looked interested. "How?" he asked. Chris threw a snowball right into Kratos' face, much to Jericho's amusement. My son laughed it off and gathered snow in his arms and threw an armful at Jericho! It was like a tide wave of snow! Needless to say, Chris got snowed in.
I walked just outside of the bus when I felt it… all dragons did. We paused and looked about, sensing something wrong. "Kane? You ok?" asked Triple H.
"No… something is here" I replied.
Matt felt it too; he got a chill doing down his spine, as if it were something familiar to him. "Please, tell me it's not pigmen! ANYTHING but pigmen!" he begged. Matt was still creeped out by the last time; it's been weeks since he's had anything pork related at all! Not to mention the weight he had to lose, that took him a while to get rid of. I had a very creepy sensation. Kratos could tell, as did the other boys.
"Dad?" Creed asked.
"I'm fine boys… really" I replied. I gathered my stuff from the bus and went into the arena. It was rather creepy if you ask me, and it smelt strange… something… was defiantly off.
