I'm back with the next chapter for you guys, sorry for the long break; been very busy. Here is chapter twelve.

Chapter 13: Who is The Hood?

Manfred Bloor had been on a journey of discovery since all those months ago when he ended his Great-grandfather's life and stole his work, with his genius in alchemy Manfred had been able to finish Ezekiel's life's work and bring a human back to life; and his first subject was young Neo Wyborn, he had discovered the ashes in the ruins and without knowledge who's they were he brought her back to life, and what a great tool she would prove to be.

Manfred no longer considered himself a Bloor, the Bloors were a family of murderers, gangsters and just a bunch of evil people. Manfred was not like this, he had drive and he had a plan to make everybody on this little blue planet respect him as a leader, like all evil geniuses he wanted to lead the world one day.

"I still don't understand how you're going to use her endowment in your plan" Neo Wyborn lay with her feet up on Manfred's coffee table to his annoyance.

"well you see Neo, if we get a Yewbeam with the ability to Supercharge things... like Paton Yewbeam, except somebody who will actually do it" Manfred pulled the table from under her feet "that's rude"

"Sorry, so how are we going to find such a person?" Neo in her months of new life had mastered the art of sarcasm.

"I have many connections with the Yewbeams, I can contact them using my friend here" Manfred pointed to the corner of the room and Neo almost fell from her chair.

The Hood stepped out of the stone wall near the door and Neo shot from her seat.

"Who the hells this guy?" Neo sat slowly back down.

"This is a friend of mine and he's going to get the Yewbeam in question for us, I call him The Hood" Manfred gestured the Hood to a seat and the Hood threw his hood back.

"Oh my god!" Manfred and Neo called in unison.

The hood was a person the both of them knew and it was a massive shock to them both.

"I hope you don't tell anybody who I am... or a may have to kill you both"

The Previous Day-

The next morning Emma was up early to spy on a certain somebody called Tancred, she had spotted him training a few days ago and watched him every morning as a bird just for a few m minutes to see his progress, deep down she obviously still had feelings for him but was scared of him as a person too much right now. Emma flew over the canyon that day to see the most horrible sight for the second time in her life; Tancred dead or seriously injured.

"TANCRED!" Emma had transformed back into her human form and was freefalling by the time she was screaming his name, she transformed to a bird again and landed next to Tancred's battered form.

Tancred's heart was still beating, she knew this because blood was squirting from his wounds on every heartbeat, and she didn't know what to do.

"Tancred wake up please" Emma shook his but he only stirred in his slumber.

So she kissed him, the kiss was just an idea, an after effect of watching way too many movies but it worked.

"Em-ma, get out of here... he might co-me back" Tancred was extremely weak and was trying to push her off him "RUN!"

Emma fell backwards and looked around, if Tancred's attacker was still around she was in danger too, she had a good scan and it seemed they were alone.

"I'm going to get you to a hospital Tanc" Emma stood back and began to transform herself into a bird of her own creation; The Tollrock.

Emma used her talons to grasp onto Tancred as softly as she could without injuring him further, this was a challenge but she managed to get a comfortable grip before she took off in the direction of the closest hospital, she got there in no time but observed that Tancred wouldn't stop shouting about a hood.

Later at the hospital-

Tancred had been rushed straight into rhesus and given the doctors full attention, with his severe wounds that included Burns, breakages, and heavy bleeds he would die if they didn't help him soon. Emma was pushed outside as she wasn't his relative and she couldn't even watch through any kind of window.

It had taken over two hours for the surgeons to get Tancred to a state of stability, and Emma was eventually allowed to enter the room and see him. When she entered Tancred was asleep and he looked horrible with all the bandages and tubes, she began to cry, she sobbed upon him until she fell asleep holding his hand.

Emma hadn't told a single person of this and her phone rang hours later, she didn't answer and slept on but Tancred woke with a smile at the beautiful girl grasping his hand.

"Love you Emma" Tancred smiled and fell back to sleep

Back at The attic where Manfred resided there was still shock in the air, they couldn't believe how stupid they were, it was so obvious, and The Hood couldn't be anybody else if you thought about it.

"I can't believe you're the hood" Manfred looked at this familiar fellow with shock and poured himself a rather large glass of something strong.

"I would have you keep this secret, if you know what's good for you Bloor, I don't want my cover blown" The hood took a large stride over to Neo and she backed into the wall "and you Neo are getting too involved with them, you cannot be a friend of our enemies"

"If I know what's good for me, you can't threaten me boy" Manfred stood up and made eye contact with the Hood "you work for me"

"Do you know that trouble maker Tancred Torsson?" The Hood smashed through Manfred's attempted hypnotism.

"Yes" Manfred was shocked at his will power.

"I just left him for dead without breaking a sweat" Neo gasped when she heard him say this.

"What, he's the most powerful endowed I know" Manfred had the sudden realisation that if he didn't play this right he wasn't going to be in charge much longer.

"Okay, I know your power and I respect that, and I need your help with my mission to get rid of these endowed trouble makers, when bone gets back from the past I want you to greet him with a sight he will never forget, I want you to greet him with destruction on a massive scale.

Sorry for the wait guys, I'm busy lately, and ideas on what this great destruction will be then submit a review or PM.