AC: Hello dear readers. I'm a little surprised I got no comment about Axia doing selfies. Anyway, I got a question from Guess.

Guess: About the lore of the Purgatory Knights to be boogeyman. It depends on how the creators of the game employ the word boogeyman. I will not follow completely the lore since I'm doing this story in an alternate universe after all. I wanted more freedom for my stories as my ideas could clash easily with the series.

The definition of Boogeyman, for me, it's the one used in Silent Hill Downpour (Based on Nitrorad review). The Boogeyman represents something that we perceived as dangerous. The Boogeyman remains the Boogeyman as long as we saw it as a treat and ceased to be when we realised how armless it is. It all depends on who your Boogeyman is.

A few days passed and Drum was finally able to use his arm as if it was never broken. He stretched his arms with satisfaction. As they walked outside the hospital, people were looking toward the dragons. Some of them were frowning at the sight of monsters while others were more neutral or lightly smiled as some recognised Drum.

"Finally free of my restrain. My arms can now move anywhere I want," Drum joyfully said.

"It's good to know you are better," Gao replied with a smile as they walked out of the hospital.

"And good thing you wasted your arm. Because I could smell it," Tenbu added.

Drum defensively replied, "It's not my fault I couldn't clean it before."

Tenbu chuckled, "I know. I wasn't judging you Drum."

"The first thing I'll want once we are home is pudding!" Drum hopped forward.

"You should enjoy it. The training shall continue after it," Tenbu said.

Drum tail lowered on the ground, "Really?"

"You spent a week without training," Tenbu replied.

"I guess I can't escape it," Drum scratched the back of his head with a small smile, glad that normalcy was returning in his life.

It isn't the only thing you can't escape... Terrestrial The XIV. A void said, as if it came out of the nothingness.

Drum heard the voice and he frowned. He emitted a quiet, but ferocious grunt.

"Who was that?" Gao asked as he looked around, but saw no one.

Drum ran forward without saying anything.

"Drum! Wait!" Tenbu shouted before flying after him. Gao did the same.

Drum stopped in front of an abandoned store. Drum mood worsened as he clenched his claws and fang.

"You are back," Drum grunted.

Come inside Terrestrial The XIV. It's time to end what I started.

"Drum! Wait," Gao said as he took out his cellphone.

"Don't!" Drum ordered. He walked inside the abandoned store, "It's personal Gao. He's mine."

Gao turned toward Tenbu.

"Let's follow him. If he's in trouble, I'll intervene," Tenbu said.

Gao looked at his cellphone and hesitated. He then grabbed his Deck Case in case it was an ambush and entered in the abandoned store.

Chapter 52: Berserk

Gao and Tenbu joined Drum who was sniffing around. They were in an abandon store with almost nothing in here except a few boxes to their left.

Drum looked over him and yelled, "Show yourself! I know you are hiding in the shadow darkness dragon!"

Good. You brought friends with you.

Something jumped out of darkness and landed in front of them. It was a dragon the same size as Drum in his real form. He had dark purple scales on his body, black eyes with red iris fixing on Drum, taking the form of a smile filled with satisfaction. He had stiches and chains on his lips, forcing his mouth to forever remaining close except for a spot to drink or eat liquids. He wore a purple cloak covering his body except his long black tail ending with spikes. Around his waist, he had a chain belt filled with skulls of dragons.

It's been a long time since we crossed path Drum.

Drum immediately turned into his real form, pointing his drill toward the dark dragon. When Drum spoke, Gao noticed his voice felt like venoms of pure hatred coming out of his mouth, "For many years, I've been waiting. I've been waiting for this moment!"

Your friends are surely wondering what you are speaking about. Fuh... The dark dragon chuckled and showed his right scaly hand ending with red mark on it, I am Despair, The Reaper. Known for making blood and sorrow fall from the sky.

Tenbu said to Drum, "We should retreat Drum. This isn't-"

"Never Tenbu! I don't want to hear anything about that!" Drum furiously yelled.

"Stay calm Drum!" Tenbu replied.

Drum turned toward Tenbu and pointed his drill toward him, "I don't need to hear any of those words! Not from you! You know nothing! NOTHING!"

Turning away from me? Just like before? Despair chuckled.

Drum ignited his drill and was about to charge at Despair.

"Drum! It might be-" Gao was silenced by Tenbu's tail.

"It's useless. He's borderline to reach it. Gao, do not uses the spellcards or you might hurt Drum," Tenbu simply said.

Gao grunted, feeling powerless.

Time for remembrance Drum. Despair took a skull on his belt and asked, Remember this?

Drum eyes turned red for a second before turning back to normal. Drum said with only hatred, "Y-You!"

This is your mother's head. A beautiful piece of my collection. All I had to do was stab her in the back before she took her real form. As this skull would be way too big for me, he chuckled and continued, looking at Drum with joy. Gao and Tenbu glared at Despair and his horrible words made only for the sake of making Drum suffer. He took out three cards and said, Before I continue. Let's fight elsewhere or Azi will kill me for my delight. Cast! Doom Arena!

A black orb caught everyone and put them into a large arena. It was only a plain surrounded with darkness. Gao and Tenbu gasped.

"How? He used the card himself? I thought only humans can in our world," Gao asked.

Tenbu scratched his jaw, "I am not sure if it's his own magic energy, or used a trick. Some Darkness Dragon knows dark art that should be abandoned."

Set. Let's finish the remembrance. You know what I'm talking about right? You were here Drum. When I killed your mother, you took a shower with her blood. Watching me, powerless, scared, furious, sad. Tears of weakness falling out of your eyes as you watched me, paralysed, decapitating her before she said one last word to you.

Drum started to have tears of rage coming out of his eyes, "Shut up!" he charged at Despair who simply jumped away from Drum.

Despair dodged every assault from Drum and continued talking, I then looked at you. You almost pissed yourself when I took a step toward you. You would have been dead, if your father didn't come and tried to kill me. I only got time to take her head with me, but now. I can complete my collection by killing you.

Tenbu knew it wasn't Azi's order because that would kill him. The sacred promised wasn't link to other's own decisions, Despair wants blood and Drum's skull.

Drum eyes switched from red to white as he clenched his fang as hard as he could, breathe extremely fast.

Despair saw Drum about to explode. He knew the dragon was about to blow. He took Drum's mother skull and added, Lovely. Isn't she? Before licking the skull, insulting her remaining.

Drum yelled like a mad dragon, his eyes shined in red. "Die!" he yelled as his mind went quiet. He dropped his drill and used his claws and fangs to kill Despair. Despair simply laughed as he enjoyed dodging everything Drum threw at him.

"What's that?" Gao slowly asked when he saw Drum acting like a wild beast.

"Drum... Turned berserk," Tenbu replied, "This is a dragon, which lost their will to their rage. This is what Jackknife had to deal with."

Drum continued attacking with his claws, but never once hit Despair. The dark dragon grumbled, Let me enter the dance. He violently kicked Drum at his belly, cracking the red dragon's armor as if it was nothing.

Drum coughed blood, but ignored his pain and attack again. Despair punched Drum's left cheek and some of the red dragon's tooth felt on the ground with bloods going out of his nose. Drum ignored the pain and bite Despair shoulder, trying to tear the flesh apart. Despair grabbed Drum's horn on his snout and threw him on the ground before kicking him far away. Drum tried to stand up, but Despair jumped and landed violently on the red dragon's throat and chest.

Drum's red eyes turned normal again, his rage ended his emotions, despair and sorrow overtook his rage, "D-dammit."

Despair jumped away and said, Disappointing. You could only bite me and let out little blood out of me. Anyway, he took out a small, but sharp blade. He grabbed Drum's hair and lifted in the air, showing his throat, Let me sent you to her Drum. Her bloodline is over.

Drum tried to kick Despair, but the dark dragon punched Drum's stomach again, making him vomit blood. Despair then lifted his blade.

Gao took a spellcard, but Tenbu threw it on the ground with his tail.

"He's mine Gao," Tenbu grunted.

Tenbu flew extremely fast and grabbed the blade with his hand. Tenbu's blood felt on the ground.

Who are you?

Tenbu smirked, "You're doom, false despair."

Tenbu pushed Despair away and took his real form. Tenbu was now a giant and long dragon, imposing the entire arena. Gao jaw dropped when he saw a dragon bigger than most building in Tokyo.

W- Looks like you are saved once a-

Tenbu grabbed despair with his claw and starting crushing Despair's bones, "You're life is over."

"NO!" Drum yelled.

Tenbu turned toward Drum.

"Don't kill him! He's mine! I swore on my mother corpse that I shall kill him!" Drum yelled.

"I will not let him hurt anyone, and not you again," Tenbu replied.

"I will kill him Tenbu! Only me! If you kill him... You will be dead to me Tenbu!" Tenbu gasped and lightly loosened his grasp, "This is my vengeance!" Drum yelled.

Tenbu grunted, This is the source of his anger toward darkness dragon. This is worse than I thought. If he cannot control himself, then Drum will never be ready for the upcoming future. He eventually, but reluctantly said, "Fine. But if he tried to kill you, I'll always intervene."

He opened his hand and Despair snapped his fingers. The dark arena disappeared and Tenbu returned to his mini form. The dark dragon disappeared.

Drum waited, once he was sure Despair was gone, tears felt out of his eyes. His rage was gone and only pain remained, "Dammit! Dammit! I-" he sobbed, "I couldn't avenge mom. I couldn't even really try. I'm sorry mom," he closed his eyes.

Gao took out his spellcard and healed some of Drum's wound, "Drum," no other word came out of his mouth when Drum turned toward him and frowned.

"Gao. This is why you can't trust Darkness dragon. Despair is... the true nature of their world. All of them are monsters who cannot be trusted. They are monsters who should die! All of them! All of them!" Drum repeated. He then cried, "All of them. I couldn't... Couldn't even kill one of them. I'm weak! Pitiful! Worthless!"

Drum punched the ground violently.

"You are not worthless!" Gao yelled.

Drum felt Gao put his hand on his cheek. He opened his eyes and whispered, "Gao."

"This isn't you! I know you are strong Drum! You fought The Punisher with Jackknife and pulled up a good fight! You are not weak Drum!" Gao insisted looking in his eyes.

Drum sighed, tuning back into his mini form. He stood up and replied, "No. You are lying to make me feel better."

Drum walked outside the abandoned store. Tenbu pushed Gao outside and said, "Let's go. It's useless to stay here."

Azi Dahara walked in Kyoya's room and stopped when he saw the teenage boy covered with sweat and breathed loudly as if he had almost no strength. Kyoya sat on his bed and put his hand on his forehead.

Azi walked closed and asked, "What happened here?"

"I don't know. I just feel no energy in me all of a sudden," Kyoya replied. He slowly breathed.

Azi frowned and said, "Take out your clothes now."

"What?" Kyoya asked surprised.

"I smell dark art on you Kyoya. It could kill you, so take out your clothes," Azi ordered.

Kyoya grumbled and took out his shirt and nothing more.

Azi glared at Kyoya and said, "You're kind are so timid," he checked at his back and found a black mark on it. "I recognise the mark," the dark dragon said as he put his claw on the boy's back, "Someone has been using your magic energy and you are low on it."

"One of your soldiers did it to me?" Kyoya asked, containing his anger, but not enough as Azi felt it.

"I know one who would do that to you even if I forbid it. I'll have to summon him and make sure he will be under control," Azi replied.

"If he steps out of the line?" Kyoya asked.

"His fate is in my hand Kyoya," Azi released darkness out of his claw and broke the mark on it, "Now. No one will take anything out of you," he grunted, "I'll have to remind my troop to not touch my buddy."

Kyoya put his shirt on and said, "Good thing I didn't have to take off the rest."

AC: This is the end of chapter 52.

Next chapter: Good-Bye