Author's Notes: So, guys here's Chapter 8 we're almost halfway there! And yes, the entire series is done...on paper, and I am warning you know I am not the fastest Typer in the world! So, I ask that you please be patient with updates, I do have a 9-hour job and I am going to school so free time is hard to find.

With that said please enjoy this next chapter.

(Back at the Penthouse...)

Nothing could have prepared her for this moment...

When Lara opened her eyes, she had expected a scowl, or at least a lecture form Mr. Prince Charmless. Instead, she was greeted with a relieved smile and a hot bowl of soup.

"How are you feeling?" Lucas asked sweetly.

Lara looked around as if in a daze, they were back at the penthouse. 'So Will and I are safe now?'

'Wait a minute!'

"William!" She cried trying to get up, but Lucas held her down.

"It's fine he's safe now; you both are." Lucas assured her.

Lara breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank Goodness you were there." "Actually, I had nothing to do with it." Lucas admitted. "You did."

"Me?" Lara looked unsure.

"You don't remember?" Lucas asked.

"I-" Lara thought hard for a moment. "I remember her hurting Will, I got so angry, and then nothing." She looked so confused that Lucas almost felt sorry for her… ALMOST!

"Get some rest, it'll come back to you eventually." He assured and kissed her cheek softly. Lara blushed before turning back over in the sheets.

Lucas scoffed. 'This was too easy.'

'You can't have her!'

Lucas stiffened at the words.

'I won't let you take her away from me!'

Lucas turned to see his son William standing in the door way. The demon king simply smiled.

'I know you don't want her to go, but someday you will thank me.' Lucas assured him as he walked out of the room.

'No I won't!' William vowed as he crawled into the bed with his mother. 'Take her away from me, and I swear you'll pay.'

Lucas laughed. 'You teach me a lesson? Now that's something I'd like to see.'

William growled at his father's thoughts. 'I'll show you' he vowed. 'Just try it, and then we'll see whose laughing then!'

Lucas simply smiled. 'You're only five and you're already challenging me. You're going to make one hell of a king someday kid I can feel it!'

'I'll never be king!' William vowed. 'Because I will never be you!'

'We'll see boy! 'Was his father's only response.

William hugged his mother tight and closed his eyes. 'I'll never be like you!' he swears. It is not the first time he had made the vow, and it would not be his last.

(Back with Sheba...)

"You miserable excuse for a witch!"

Sheba dodged as her master Lord Bares threw a ball of fire her way.

"All you had to do was harvest the brat's blood for me!" Lord Bares a diamond shaped in Icey robes screamed at her with rage. "But no, instead you run from his mother like a worm."

"She would have killed me!" Sheba cried. "How was I supposed to know his mother was a Star Child?!"

"What?" Lord Bares stopped mid swing. "A Star child you say?" The fire and ice demon looked at her thoughtfully. "Are you sure?"

"Yes my Lord the Star Child Aries is the brat's mother." Sheba assured her master.

"Tell me does Lucas know about this?" Lord Bares asked thoughtfully.

"If he didn't before then he does now." Sheba informed him. "He was there towards the end."

"No I cannot allow this! If Lucas absorbs the girl he will reach new heights of power, and then his son's blood will not be enough! I need them both!" Lord Bares howled in frustration.

"Master we have time; the king will not absorb the girl until her power is at its peak. If he does he will not get much powerful." Sheba assured him.

"Yes but you are forgetting, with everyday her son grows stronger." Lord Bares mentioned the obvious. "There are five types of Demons you should fear more than anything else. Fire Demons, Ice Demons, Shadow Demons, Demons of Vengeance, and Dream Demons! And do you know why?"

"Uh?" Sheba said obviously clueless.

"Because these five demons are the most powerful demons of the Nightmare Realm. They can collect energy at an alarming rate! And reach power levels that some can only dream of. Most demons would be lucky to become underlings, but these demons are natural sources of power. Why do you think Lucas does his best to destroy any newborn who is destined to become one of the five? Because they would have the power to become alpha and challenge him. That's why only the royal family is allowed to have such power!" Lord Bares explained. "So therefore I can't wait for the brat to become stronger! No Fire and Ice demon is a match for a dream demon. They can destroy the minds of any creature including another demon!"

"Yes master I know, but simply taking the Girl now will be of no use to you, she is not strong enough yet." Sheba warned him. "If you wait, then maybe she will give you the edge you need to defeat Lucas."

"Are you suggesting we leave them alone for now?" Lord Bares asked.

"It is the only wise move to take in this situation." Sheba concluded. "Think about it, they're not going anywhere, Lucas came here because he has friends here who will help. And the girl is going to school here, and soon the Prince will start school as well."

Now that caught Lord Bares' interest. "Will he now?"

"Yes why?" Sheba asked.

"Perhaps I've been going about this the wrong way." Lord Bares said.

"How so?"

"My own son will be attending school as well." Lord Bares told her.

"My Lord are you sure you wish to reveal your son to the enemy?" Sheba asked.

"Lucas will find out sooner or later." Lord Bares told her. "I'd rather he find out on my terms." The demon chuckled. "The sons of two bitter rivals going to school together how rich!"

"So you're going to have Icarus handle William?" Sheba asked slightly confused.

"No you fool Icarus will simply befriend the boy so I can keep tabs on him." Lord Bares snapped. "Once the boy's mother is at full power we'll strike for her son. She'll run after us trying to save him and we'll let her follow us into a trap." Lord Bares explained.

"And as for Lucas?" Sheba asked.

"We both know that not all of his 'Friends' are loyal, we just have to find the perfect one to lead him astray from his mission. All we need is for the king to look away once at the perfect moment and then it's all over!"

Sheba smiled at her master's words. Sure they'd have to lay low for probably several years, but sooner are later their time would come, their enemies would fall.

And then the Demon kingdom would be theirs!

(Back with Lara...)

Lara struggled in her bounds helplessly, wishing nothing more than for this to be a terrible nightmare. How could she have been so gullible? Lucas had warn her of the dangers and still she blindly followed a friend that she hadn't seen in years out of the safety of their home.

'How could I have been so stupid?!'

Lara watched as Sheba pulled out a knife and cuts it deeply into her son's his scream cut into her very soul.

"Stop it you're hurting him!" Lara screamed.

"Silence fool" Sheba hissed.

Lara struggled even harder as William's screams grew louder, but it was no use. Lara stopped struggling as despair filled her soul. Then suddenly as if a switch had been flipped her despair had turned into pure rage.

"No, You will not take him away from me!" Lara screamed.

Sheba stubble back as the dungeon began to shake around them. "You?" She turned to Lara and began to shake in fear. "It can't be!" Sheba trembled as Lara began to pull on her chains and Sheba's eyes widened as the iron began to bend and break.

"No it's impossible you're not supposed to exist your all supposed to be gone!" Sheba shook even more as Lara's left arm broke free releasing her from her prison. The witch coward as Lara stormed towards her, her eyes piercing threw her own.

"You will rue the day that you chose to harm my son!" Lara screamed.

Lara couldn't believe what she was doing, and yet it felt so good to not be helpless for a change.

"You have not seen the last of me." she vowed before disappearing in a brilliant white screamed as a powerful force erupted around her causing Will's chains to crumble.

"Mother!"

Lara jumped up with a start as her son's voice ripped her out of her dream. "Will!" Lightning strikes as the rain poured down outside the bedroom window.

"It's okay your safe mommy." Will assured her.

Lara looked down beside her to see her son completely unharmed. "Oh Will, I was so scared!" she cried holding her son tight.

"It's over now." Will assured her his gold eyes never leaving the door. He knew that 'HE' was there, listening to them.

Lara sighed in relief. "Your right it's all over now." She agreed.

William yawned as he and his mother settled beck down for the night, moments later they were both fast asleep.

Lucas smiled as he watched from the door a little longer. Finally he forced himself to leave them be to get some rest of his own. For tomorrow promised to be yet another day full danger and disaster just waiting to happen.

(Hours later...)

Morning...

It came without joy, and without any warm embrace. William opened his eyes slowly and reached out for his mother. Only to find that the space next to him was already empty. He jumped up quickly and looked around fearfully, had father already taken her away?

He knew that he would eventually, after all he would never become a 'pure breed' with his mother's gentle hand holding him back; but Will hadn't expect her to have to go so soon. Suddenly the smell of his mother's famous blueberry pancakes filled his nostrils. "Mommy!" Will rushed down the stairs of the penthouse as fast as his little legs could carry him. He stops as his father's voice fills his ears.

"We have no choice Lara; you and Will are in danger." Lucas seemed to be truly worried, but Will knew otherwise. He could feel the deceit oozing off of him.

"Lucas we can't move again Will needs a stable environment to live in." Lara argued.

Will peaked into the kitchen from the corner of the small hallway and his mother at the stove making breakfast with his father sitting at the table.

"He'll be starting school in a few days, and so will I." Lara continued to present her case.

"It's just not safe for you here, not anymore." Lucas pointed out the obvious, but Will could tell that his father didn't want to leave at all. No he had a different agenda entirely!

"What about those friends of yours that you said would be here? Surely Shinigami isn't the only one." Lara was grasping at straws now, and Will could tell his father was enjoying her struggle.

"Even they will not be enough, besides their loyalty can easily be bought." Lucas pointed out as if it was obvious.

"There's got to be something we can do, maybe I can help like yesterday" Lara said reluctantly. "I seemed to have been able to handle things."

"I thought you said you couldn't remember." Lucas said with a sly smile.

"You said it would come back to me." Lara said with a heavy sigh.

"And it has?" he asked

"Sort of..." Lara said unsure. "I mean I know what happened I just don't know how."

Lucas sighed. "I do" he said softly looking somewhat fearful, but again Will could tell it was all an act.

"What do you mean?" Lara asked.

"I tried to keep this from you for as long as possible." Lucas began. "I wanted to protect you from the burden of our son's protection resting fully on your shoulders."

"What do you mean? Lucas what are you talking about?" Lara asked obviously confused.

"You are a Star Child." Lucas told her bluntly.

Lara instantly recognizes the word. "That's what you called me the other day. What is it?"

"A Star Child is a human that is gifted with unimaginable power. They were created to protect your world from monsters like Sheba and her Master." Lucas informed her.

"So you're saying I have the power to protect Will?" Lara asked hopefully.

"No not yet." Lucas told her. "Your power is entangled in your emotions, in a battle you would be unreliable, but I could teach you." Lucas walked up to her putting her hands in hers. "Together we can protect this family."

Tears formed in Lara's eyes as she embraced him. "Thank you" she whispered. "You could have left us to die."

Lucas smiled and held her tight. "I would never leave you; you and William are everything to me."

"I promise I'll listen to everything you say, I'll be the best student ever!" Lara vowed. "I'll do anything to keep him safe."

William's eyes narrowed. Oh he was good, yes Will had to admit his father was really good at manipulating others into doing what he wanted. But he was sadly mistaken if he thought this was going to be a slam dunk.

'Not if I can help it!' Will vowed as he stepped out of his hiding spot.

"William you're up!" Lara gasped trying to wipe away her tears before her son could see them, but he already had.

"What's wrong mommy?" Will asked trying to play dumb about what just happened, like he hadn't seen anything. "Are we leaving again?"

"No sweetie, we're actually talking about school." Lara lied. "It's starting soon, and I think you and I should go school shopping. How does that sound?"

"Okay." Will said forcing a smile, but his father didn't buy his act for a second.

'Ease dropping again are we?'

Will's eye's narrowed at his father's thoughts. 'You are lying to her too! 'He pointed out.

Lucas simply smiled at his response causing Will's anger to begin to stir.

'If you take her away from me then I promise you will learn to regret it!'

Again Lucas said nothing leaving his son fearing for the worst.

'Not if I can help it!' Will vowed once more as he took his place at the table. He was going to protect his mother one way or another, then it suddenly came to him.

"What about those friends of yours that you said would be here? Surely Shinigami isn't the only one."

"Even they will not be enough, besides their loyalty can easily be bought."

William smiled as a dark plan began to form in his mind. Usually the young boy tried his best to ignore the dark whispers in his head, but this time he welcomed them. After all he knew there was only one way to stop his father...

And that was by fighting fire with fire!

End Notes

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