Zanya and Akatsuki returned home with a grim mood on their faces.

"Dad refused to let us know where Kyoya lives," Akatsuki resumed in one sentence what happened.

"He cannot really do that Akatsuki. We don't have any kind of proof to accuse Kyoya and Azi Dahaka to obtain anything. Dad has to obey the law," Zanya replied with a frustrated undertone in his voice. Despite explaining the reason why, it was still frustrating when the life and name of Tsukikage was on the line. The longer he was in prison, the more in danger he could be.

"Maybe Gao and Kuguru got a clue?" Akatsuki asked.

His older brother grabbed the phone and called them. He explained that he failed to obtain the location and they replied the same way. "They got nothing. They just learned that Despair, the dragon who killed Drum's mother will face justice. Guess Azi Dahaka had no use for him."

"Then we have nothing?" Akatsuki asked.

"Well..." He nodded negatively, "It is only the first day."

"We have to try harder tomorrow then!" his younger brother replied.

Zanya saw Kazane and her buddy Phoenix and grew nervous when they approached them, "Girl," he took a few steps back when she was closed.

"Hi there. I didn't have your phone number, but I'm happy to see you two," she said with a smile that looked relief.

Zanya didn't reply coherently and his younger said, "Us too."

"We were wondering if you managed to find any clue about Azi Dahaka whereabouts," Phoenix asked. He detailed, "We tried asking Troubadour, the Purgatory Knight, didn't really give a clear answer."

"When he returned to his home, we tried to follow him, but he eventually disappeared. I think he saw us and ran away," Kazane said with an apological gazed at them.

"We have nothing either," Akatsuki replied.

"You think that finding the house of Kyoya, someone known and right would be easy, but it's not," Zanya grunted, before gasping when Kazane was too close to him.

"So where did you lose him?" Akatsuki asked.

"We were in the middle of the city, not far from here," Kazane said.

"Where was he heading before he disappeared?" Zanya asked.

"The north," Phoenix replied.

Zanya sighed, before gasping when Kazane took a step forward him.

"That's all we got?" Akatsuki asked.

She and her buddy nodded. After this, they went to their home, with Zanya happy to get some distance from the girl.

Chapter 116: Darkness Conflict

Troubadour returned in the manor. He wasn't quiet and was even walking loudly enough for one of the Purgatory Knight to notice him.

"You are back earlier Troubadour. Demios will be proud of-"

Troubadour cut him, "He won't be after I give him a piece of my mind," he loudly opened the door and entered inside.

The Purgatory Knight gulped, "What pissed him off?"

Troubadour wasn't a dragon known to be aggressive, but there were a few times where he was pushed to his limits. When it happened, it wasn't something you would except from him.

The Purgatory Knight immediately searched for Demios and sniffed the air. He found his leader stench and followed it and opened the door loudly. He was with Tasuku, who was in his usual clothes.

Demios frowned and grunted, "What is it?"

"Come with me now," Troubadour ordered.

Demios frowned as he glared at his disrespectful soldier, but realised that Troubadour was furious and knew it was better to do as told.

"Fine. Stay here Tasuku. It's best you don't see what's going to happen," Demios warned the boy as he followed Troubadour, leaving the boy confused about it.

Demios followed Troubadour for a while and when they entered in an isolate room, his soldier turned towards him. "What is it that enrages you Troubadour?"

Troubadour pointed his claw at Demios, "You! I just heard today that Jackknife had been gravely injured! The ex-buddy of Tasuku!"

"What are you implying soldier?" Demios grunted when he saw where it was going.

Troubadour took a few steps toward his superior and grunted, "I know what you did to him and I'm not going to accept it!"

"What are talking about?" Demios replied.

"Don't try to act ignorant Demios!" Troubadour drew his instrument and was ready to use it.

Demios drew his sword, giving up on talking sense to his soldier when he came at him. He blocked the first strike of his solder with ease, but the next one was much more powerful and made him take a step back.

The leader of the Purgatory Knight resisted the assault of his subordinate with difficulty as he backed away until his back hit the wall behind him. He dodged at the last second and pinpointed his soldier against the wall. He took the opportunity to calm his soldier down before it dragged unnecessary attention and didn't wish for his buddy to see him in such situation.

"Answer me now Troubadour! What are you talking about?" the darkness dragon ordered.

"I have enough seeing you pretending to ignore what I'm talking about!" he pushed his leader away and countered with a blow.

Demios took a few steps back as he coughed and put his hand over his stomach. He blocked the next attack and dodged the next one before punching the face of his soldier, "Will this calm you down soldier or do I have to beat you in submission?"

"After what you did? Don't be ridiculous!" he yelled at his leader before continuing assaulting him.

Demios frowned at the insubordination of his soldier and wondered why he was acting that way. He knew it was about Jackknife who was gravely wounded, but what enraged Troubadour, What did he learn? He wondered just before hit in the snout by his soldier instrument.

He countered by grabbing the face of his soldier and smashed his head against his knee. Troubadour took a few steps back, a little confused after the hit on his head and dropped his instrument.

Demios said loudly and with the charisma he possessed as the leader of the Purgatory Knight, "It's time to elaborate or I will punish your for your insubordination soldier!"

The other dragon coughed blood coming out of his snout and stood up, "Why should I even elaborate when you already know what I'm talking about? I have no reason to explain something you already know!"

He charged and hit the wrist of Demios, making him also dropped his sword before they continued their fight in a hand-to-hand combat.

Demios knew it could be problematic in this type of battle. He was a powerful fighter, but he lacked the speed, technique and agility that Troubadour possessed.

As the battle prolonged, Demios was starting to fear that he might get unwanted attention from his soldiers who might wondering what he could have done and spread the words until it reached Tasuku, or that Tasuku might came here out of curiosity.

The leader of the Purgatory Knight decided that he wouldn't mind how damaged he'll end up and focused only on attacking Troubadour and ignoring the blows he took from his soldier, using his superior resilience in search of victory.

Troubadour saw the aggressive tactic his leader was using when Demios didn't bother to block anything, not when his snout, gut or flank was hit by his claws. Demios grabbed the wrist of the lyrical dragon and hit the face two times before he threw him on the ground. The leader of the Purgatory Knight immobilised his soldier on the ground and grab his throat.

"Now. Explain to me everything Troubadour or I'll send you in jail back in Darkness Dragon World for your insubordination!" he ordered as his arm pressed on the throat of Troubadour.

The darkness dragon didn't reply and struggled for a while until he was out of breath. Demios lightly loosened his grip around his throat so Troubadour could breathe enough to speak, but not enough to physically recover and be ready for another round.

"Troubadour! Speak right now or you are going to regret it in more than just one way!" Demios ordered.

Troubadour had a flash of Gao and grunted, "You!"

"Speak up soldier!"

The lyrical dragon sighed as he gave up struggling and fighting his superior, "You want me to spill it to your face when you already know it?"

"Speak up!"

The dragon managed to lightly turned his head and had Demios in his sight, "You tried to murder Jackknife dragon so you can have Tasuku only for yourself. Just to be sure that you are his only buddy now."

Demios grip went tighter on the lyrical dragon throat as he grunted, "Who told you something like that?"

Troubadour couldn't reply and Demios loosened his grip once again, "No one, but it was easy to guess who would do that. I just learned that Jackknife was gravely injured and you are obviously the one who wants him gone."

"And you decided to attack me without any proof? Just following your guts," Demios grunted.

"As if anyone else needed him gone when Tasuku just joined us," Troubadour harshly replied.

"Tell me Troubadour. Do you think I'm the type to really do that?" Demios asked.

"We are darkness dragon; there is always a possibility and knowing you..." Troubadour said nothing else.

"Then you don't really know who I am Troubadour, even after being under my command for many years," Demios replied with a cold tone in his voice.

None of them said anything.

"It doesn't matter Demios," the lyrical dragon replied.

"Believe me or not Troubadour, but I didn't hurt Jackknife and send him to the hospital. If we really had fought as you thought, would he still be alive if I wanted to keep Tasuku for myself?"

His soldier didn't reply, this time, thinking about it. Troubadour eventually stood up and walked away, never answering the question.

Demios frowned and grunted, "You will be punished for your insubordination soldier and not something as small as you think."

He got no response. Demios quickly decided that he should check on Tasuku and walked away. He gazed at the ground as he walked, a thought, You better not talk to this to Tasuku. I didn't need to say it anyway.

AC: This is the end of this chapter.

Next: Bonding.