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~Chapter 26: Action~

Zoey P.O.V.

I hid my laughter at Simone's messed up hair by a cough, which Zero caught. She was very angry, she put her whip behind her as she ran to Zero and gave him a desperate hug. I rolled my eyes.

"Your sister is crazy!"

"What did you just say?" I asked as my blood began to boil. Zero hugged her back as he nodded at me to play along.

"She can get like that at times. Let's get you cleaned up." She was covered in a good amount of blood. They left me there and I ended up going to get cleaned up myself while waiting on them. I was gonna annoy the hell out of her, and as an added bonus, kill her.

Krystal P.O.V.

As I approached the Queen's room, I found her door ajar.

"Come in." She said as she opened the door all the way.

Inside was even bigger than Zero's and Zoey's rooms. There was a King sized bed, with four poles. The sheets were cotton and white while the blanket was a golden color. Same with the pillows. Three large bookcases and two small nightstands with small lamps. Each had their own walk in closets, along with a huge master bathroom. The wooded floor was dark, but was also really clean.

Mrs. Kiryu was dressed in a light green gown which was partly covered by her white silky robe. She sat on her bed as she gestured me to close the door behind me.

"How are you sweetie?" She asked me she welcomed me to sit down by her. I had just remembered that I hadn't cleaned up from when Zero bit me. I tried to cover the wound with my shirt collar, but I was caught.

"So, Zero has been drinking from you." She said sternly.

"I—"

"It's alright, I'm actually glad; it makes your bond stronger. My husband and I are guilty as well." She lightly blushed and so did I.

"Doing alright, how about you your Majesty?" I replied answering her previous question.

"Fine. I have to talk to you about the Power symbol you need. You remember the volcano that's in the view of this Castle?" She asked as I nodded. "You remember the dragon that you need to fight in order to get it?"

"Yes." I said keeping down a nervous gulp.

"The dragon must be defeated in order to obtain the symbol of Power. So I need to see how far you have progressed with your training." She snapped her fingers as Mr. Yagari walked in smoking a cigarette.

"Let's go Krystal. I've got two sessions for you to get through, before you are fully ready. You must head to the volcano tomorrow morning." He said as he led us to a training ground. "I know that a virus is killing you from within, especially with all the blood you've been coughing up these past few days."

We both stood a few feet away from each other. Eye's locked and determined, we began our battle session.

Not long into it, I was beginning to learn new things. For example, blocking an attack by countering it at the right moment. I even learn more ways to use my scythe, I found that if I ever lost or needed it, I just had to call it and it would appear. Somehow, it was very strange.

Suddenly, there was a large roar from far away. My mouth hung open as I had seen a large red dragon about the size of half a football field. It had piercing yellow eyes as it flew around its volcano.

"Krystal, its time." The Queen said, as she hugged me tightly. "You can do this, even though it is happening sooner than anticipated."

I swallowed the fear of wanting to scream out loud. I narrowed my brown eyes at the dragon as I called on Courage to help me through this ordeal. "Tell Zero and Zoey, I'll be back as soon as I can." I said. I headed off toward the volcano in the distance as fast as I could.

Zoey P.O.V.

My ears somewhat perked up at the sound of a large roar. That dragon had come out of hiding. I had just finished cleaning myself up. I know it must've been hard for Zero to do what he was doing now for Simone.

Thank goodness for Krystal and her blood. It has mysterious powers. I wonder what mother wanted to see her about. As I was passing the Dining Room, I nearly walked into Simone who was clinging to Zero's arm.

"Want to apologize?" She said putting her hands on her hips.

"I apologize for whooping your a—"

Just as Simone was about to retort, Zero stepped in and grabbed her waist. Even though it seemed real to Simone, him and I knew that it was all planned. "Simone, don't waste your breath, let's just go." He said removing his hands from around her as mother approached us.

She raised a suspicious eyebrow at Zero and Simone.

"What did you need to see Krystal about mother?" I said. Zero knew he couldn't blow his cover so soon.

"Oh just important Immortal things. She had to leave earlier than expected to go and get the symbol of Power."

Zero didn't hide his surprised expression. None of us thought it would be this soon. But then she wanted to get things done as quickly as she could after all. We were all worried except Simone for some reason.

She excused herself as she strides down the hallway and around the corner.

Simone P.O.V.

Zero was still mine, and I was excited but I thought I felt him tense up at the mention of what that girl was doing. I don't know, but I excused myself to give another update to Damon. I quickly went to my room.

Dialing his number, he picked up on the second ring.

"Yes, Simone?" He said.

"Krystal is on her way to kill the dragon as we speak. What should I do?" I asked as I awaited my orders.

He was silent for a moment. "Perfect, just perfect. You need to start getting rid of that blasted family. Use Zero to your advantage in assisting you."

"What will you do?" I twirled a strand of my long hair.

He laughed, "Put an end to the girl of course. I need all of her blood after all." He hung up after that.

I put my hair up into a mid-pony tail as I readied my whip. It's time to set things in motion. The first thing is dealing with that agonizing Zoey.