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This is the fifth chapter entitled, "The Betrayal".

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It was night and Lucas hadn't seen Nathan after their incident. It was time to hunt. Lucas thought about calling Nathan, but, being the hardheaded that he was, he would definitely not answer his call. Lucas finally surrendered and went to hunt alone.

It was an unbelievably dangerous job, but he did it on his own. He was in jeopardy for most of the time, but he survived. He didn't want to fight those demons alone ever again. He arrived home and saw the door opened. 'It's either Nate or Peyton,' he thought. As he got closer, he was able to see a figure; it was definitely a man. He was glad that Nathan returned, so he hurried into the house.

"It was very tough fighting those beasts on my own!" shouted Lucas as he entered the house.

The figure turned his face, and it turned out that he wasn't Nathan at all. Lucas suddenly turned his face and noticed that he was surrounded by Shax demons. One of them came to him and surprisingly knocked him out cold.

Later that night, Peyton arrived at the brothers' house and saw the door opened. She rushed in and saw the whole place trashed. She got paranoid and started searching the house for Lucas. She could only find his mobile thrown on the floor. She picked it up and dialed the first saved number in it. It was Nathan's number.

A few moments ago, Nathan was walking by the beach with Brooke. They were spending a lot of time together.

"Thanks for your encouragement last night." said Nathan, "It's over; I'm a new person now."

"I'm happy for you Nate…" Brooke replied, getting closer to him.

Their lips were about to collide when Nathan's mobile rang. It was Lucas' number; he picked it up.

"Hello."

"Nathan?"

"Yeah, who's this?"

"I'm Peyton, Lucas' friend. You have to come home now! Lucas is missing… The house is a mess… Something's wrong!"

"Okay, calm down! I'm on my way right now."

He turned his face back to Brooke.

"I gotta leave right now!" exclaimed Nathan.

"What's wrong?" asked Brooke.

"Lucas is missing; I gotta find him!" he answered.

"I thought you said that you're a new person now." stated Brooke.

"But he's my brother!" he replied.

Nathan stood up and was about to leave, but something held him back. Brooke held him, her grip stronger than ever; he never felt such strength. He turned his face towards her and couldn't believe what he saw. Her green eyes were glowing as dark veins appeared on her face. Her feminine expressions suddenly turned into an aggressive, demonic, and powerful appearance that terrified him.

"Damn you and your brotherly bond!" growled Brooke as she knocked him out cold.