Heart of Dublin:
"Are you okay, Zhalia?" Dante asks her while they continue to walk towards the Heart of Dublin.
"Why do you keep asking that?" Zhalia wonders to him even though she knows the answer.
"Klaus," Dante says his name that Zhalia has had nightmares about repeatedly in the last few months.
"I am okay Dante," Zhalia whispers in reply, trying to hide the truth that she wasn't fine.
"Zhalia..." Dante places his hand on her shoulder, causing her to stop in her tracks. "I am here for you."
"I know," Zhalia replies to him, trying not to face him.
"Have the nightmares been recent?" Dante asks her with concern in his voice.
Zhalia lowers her head, trying to avoid answering him. She continues to walk away from Dante before spotting the Organization members walking somewhere. She points towards the two members as Dante stops talking to her. They follow the members before walking into the heart of the river.
"Dante..." Zhalia whispers when she spots five Organization members, trolling the river for the amulet.
"Something has changed in the Organization," Dante watches as each member remembers where they have searched, no one bothers them. "They are handling the search with order and without chaos."
"Who is the new leader of the Organization?" Zhalia wonders to Dante with concern in her voice.
"We don't know yet," Dante replies to her with the answer that she hoped wouldn't come out of his mouth. "The Professor is gone, but someone took over without the Huntik Headquarters realizing who they are."
"That doesn't sound like any Organization member that I have heard of," Zhalia tells Dante as she stares at the Organization.
"We just have to be extra careful now," Dante glances over at Zhalia, spotting the worried look on her beautiful face. "What are you worried about? It doesn't suit you."
"This feels like a trap," Zhalia whispers to Dante about how she is worried. "I can't see why but it does. This situation feels..." Zhalia stops talking before looking under their feet where a bomb hides in the sewer.
Zhalia turns to Dante before all they see in bright light. Dante grabs her hand while nothing appears between. Dante hears her scream before everything goes dark.
Outskirts of Dublin:
"What is that?" Lok and Sophie turn to a large black smoke balloon that appears in the sky.
"Zhalia and Dante..." Lok whispers as Sophie pulls out her cell phone.
She quickly dials Zhalia's number before it goes straight to voice mail. She tries Dante's number but the same result. Sophie drops her phone to her side as she turns to face Lok.
"They aren't picking up," Sophie whispers to him as both of their chests drop with fear starting to take over.
Lok shakes his head before darting towards the black smoke in the sky. Sophie charges behind him with panic in their voices and breathing.
"They can't be!" Lok cries out in fear. "Zhalia! Dante!"
"Lok stop yelling! You are going to get us caught..." Sophie orders him when a figure appears from the shadows.
"Zhalia!" Lok screams as he runs towards the figure not realizing it wasn't the person he wanted it to be.
"Lok!" Sophie cries out when he is strike by Raypulse.
Lok falls to the ground unconscious right in front of the figure. Another person with a cane appears behind them out of the shadows. He grips his cane as he stares into Sophie's terrified eyes.
"That was almost too easy." The man speaks with no excitement in his voice.
"Who are you?" Sophie wonders to the figures while placing her hand on her titans. "Come out of the shadows!"
"Who are we?" The man chuckles at Sophie's question. He walks out of the shadow with a crooked smile upon his face. "Hello, Miss Casterwill."
"Klaus..." Sophie steps back in fear and shock. "What are you doing here?"
"Isn't it obvious that I am the new Organization Leader," Klaus laughs at Sophie's expression of fear. "Liliana!" Klaus yells towards the other figure behind him.
"Yes, Father," The figure walks out of the shadows.
"Take care of her," Klaus orders her as he walks away from Sophie. "We have to find this titan."
"Yes, Father," Liliana states as she stares at Sophie with dark blue eyes with no emotion in them.
"Who are you?" Sophie wonders feeling like she knows who this person is.
"You might have heard of someone that is related to me," Liliana tells Sophie as power forms around her hands.
"Who?" Sophie tightens her grip on her titans.
"She betrayed Father after everything he did for us," Liliana informs Sophie as power grows around her hands.
Sophie realizes who she sees in Liliana's face. She remembers a few months ago when Zhalia mentioned something very brief but it was about someone at the Organization she couldn't save.
"You are the apprentice," Sophie whispers, staring at Liliana.
"Right you are. I am Klaus's 2nd Apprentice after Zhalia betrayed us for you!" Liliana's voice grows in anger. "TouchRam!"
Sophie stares at the Blast unable to block it in time. As she closes her eyes nothing happens to her before hearing someone in pain. She opens her eyes to Lok standing in the way of the blast as it hits him dead on. He turns slightly to Sophie with a smirk on his face.
"I promised..." Lok smirks at her before falling face-first into the cement.
"Lok!" Sophie cries out as she remembers what he promised.
Flashback:
Sophie is training in the armory as Lok sits on the ground, reading his father's journal. She pushes the boxing bag over and over with rage in every hit. Lok glances up from his notebook when Sophie falls to the ground exhausted.
"Sophie!" Lok yells in worry. "Don't push yourself. You just got over the terrible flu."
Lok runs to her side as he lays her head on his legs. Her breathing quick and panic. Sophie stares at the ceiling ignoring Lok completely. Her head starts to spin with pain echoing in her head with ringing in her ears.
"Hey Lok," Sophie speaks still out of breathe, trying to keep her eyes closed from the bright light. "When did you get here?"
"I have been here since this morning," Lok tells her, trying to remind her.
"Really?" Sophie wonders to herself.
"Come on Sophie," Lok pulls her on his shoulder as he drags her to her bedroom. "We need to get you to rest."
Lok places Sophie on her bed as her eyes quickly close shut in exhaustion. Lok wipes his head with sweat before sitting on one of her chairs. He has been here since a week ago when she obtained the flu from their last mission. Zhalia and Dante have been doing to the missions by their selves to allow Sophie and Lok to rest.
"I am stronger... I can protect you, mom, dad," Sophie cries in her sleep of the nightmare she is having of her parents dying in front of her. "Please. Don't die. I will get stronger."
Lok watches her as she sleeps and wonders what her nightmare is really about. He wonders what other nightmares she has of her parent's deaths. He places his hand in hers as he whispers something in her ears. Lok soon leaves her house not wanting to wake her and he needs a shower. Sophie wakes up a few hours later with a note written on her bed. She slowly lifts up the paper with terrible writing on it. She reads the letter as tears appear in her eyes.
She slowly reads the last two lines aloud, "Don't ever forget Sophie. I will always protect you. I promise. Sincerely, Lok."
Present:
"I promised..." Lok smirks at her before falling face-first into the cement.
"Lok!" Sophie cries out to him as her knees lock causing her to fall with him. "Lok!"
"You are so weak," Liliana states to Lok and Sophie.
A fire grows in Sophie's heart and eyes as she slowly gets up from her feet. She stares at Liliana with a red glowing fire in her eyes, full of anger and rage. Liliana smirks at Sophie, knowing exactly what she has done.
"You are going to pay for that!" Sophie screams while charging towards Liliana not realizing The whole plan Liliana has up her sleeves.