Chapter 4

Lok's POV

I managed to get out of the canal, a little way from where I had fallen; luckily I had found my father's newspaper. I sat on the edge of the canal with a lot of effort; it is not easy to move 7 tails of wet hair, since their weight increases in such a way that I can not lift them.

I opened the newspaper with horror, the newspaper was ruined, the newspaper that I had taken care of since the day my father disappeared, ten years ago, had protected him from the children of the orphanage, and from the foster home, ten years in which I had protected despite not understanding the content. And now, when there was finally someone who could tell me what it meant, they had ruined it in less than half an hour. The pages were illegible and the drawings had disappeared.

-It's not possible, everything my dad wrote...

Hold the desire to mourn produced by anger, I got on all fours and I shook like the animal that I am, to do so the hair of my ears and tails burst doubling its volume. I could not help but emit a moan for my new appearance: dirty, wet, bruised, tired and dishevelled, giving the whole a horrible look.

I got up with my father's diary, now shattered, and I started walking without really knowing where. I could not help smiling at the thought of Sophie seeing me with this horrible look and understanding why I need a hairdryer and a brush.

I went into an alley still in my thoughts. "My father's diary was completely ruined, I also had to find a certain Dante Vale, who the hell is that? And how am I supposed to find him?, and if that were not enough, I do not know anything about Sophie , I just hope it's okay. "

-We make this nice boy. It's over.

I turned around a bit over the jump, the scaly, red-skinned woman who had been chasing me was in front of me with a smile of satisfaction, I could not help but get a little angry with myself, I was so deep in my thoughts that I did not hear as I approached, I was also upset when I saw one of the people responsible for destroying my father's diary smiling as if proud of what she had done.

-I could finally find my father after ten years, and you ruined her!

The woman's smile disappeared and she gave a small grunt, reached into her pocket and pulled out a beetle-shaped pendant with a red jewel in the middle.

-Redcap!

The woman shouted making the amulet emit a red light for a few seconds and then a monster appeared. I recognized it from my father's diary, so I knew it was a titan. He was a little humanoid, his skin was greenish and he had long white hair, he also had a band over his eyes, he wore a kind of tunic and instead of his fingers had long sharp claws.

When I saw the huge claws all my instincts told me to run and after emitting a small moan I obeyed my instincts. The titan pursued me obeying the orders of its owner.

While I was running trying to find someone who could help me or some way to find that Dante Vale, I tripped and almost fell, however I was glad when the claws of that beast brushed my face and stuck to the wall, I would not have tripped they would have stuck in me.

I keep running trying to stay in front of the titan, when I turn another corner I notice something wet on my right cheek, I passed the flames of my fingers without stopping running, when I withdrew his hand my desires are stained with blood, the Redcap must have scratched my face when I tripped

I turned another corner and I saw a man in a gondola navigating the channel in front of me, without thinking twice I jumped into the boat. The gondolier looked at me with wide eyes when he saw me falling in his direction. The gondola swayed abruptly when I landed on it, stayed on the gondola for a few seconds and then jumped to the other shore. When it jumped, the boat swayed so sharply that the poor man shut up in the canal.

-I am sorry!

I said over my shoulder and ran out again. After a few seconds I found another titan, this also came out in my father's diary. It was a mixture between spider and ladybug, it had four long limbs and a very thin neck, and instead of a head it had a gigantic red eye with which it looked at me deeply.

In a desperate attempt to get away from that thing I pulled my claws and climbed up the facade of the building that was next to a balcony on the second floor. The snake man appeared out of nowhere and landed behind me. The man stretched out his hand and tried to grab me by the arm, I dodged it and ducked over the edge, keeping silent on the street.

I did not have time to recover since I felt a sting in my arm, when I looked I had torn sleeve.

-I have to do something!

At that moment I remembered that I had to look for Dante Vale, taking the roads with more people, and avoiding to pay attention to the comments and the glances they sent me when I went by, look for some way to find out how to find Dante Vale, after turning another corner I saw a telephone booth.

-Hey!, the phone book!

I picked up the guide and looked through the "V" section while muttering "OK" over and over again. Unfortunately my pursuers reached me, so I had no choice but to tear the entire section and keep looking while running, which was not easy.

-Mindrone!

I heard one of my pursuers shout and the one-eyed titan made a buzzing sound and then shot an orange-red bolt into the phone booth and blew it up. I shouted when the wave was going I threw myself to the ground several meters away from where I was, I got up on my knees a bit shaky, I was surprised to have the strength to get up again. I raised my eyes and managed to see through the smoke the figure of my two persecutors with their respective titans.

Lok's POV end

Sophie's POV

I was flying over the buildings when I heard an explosion, landed on a roof and contemplated the flames and smoke that emitted whatever it had exploded, I'm not sure why, but I think Lok has something to do with that explosion. I just hope it's okay.

I heard a buzz of insect wings at my back, I turned around and saw two Mindrones flying in front of me, I watched them for a few seconds, I was preparing to attack them when two agents of the organization, a blonde woman with short hair and tip and a brunette woman with long hair.

-I found you. You'll have to come with us, ask some questions.

The blond woman said with a tone of satisfaction in her voice that irritated me. I did not move, I just looked at them with contempt.

I do not intend to go anywhere with you.

- It was not a request! Raypulse!

The blond woman screamed and a blaze of burning light came out of her hand and hit the shingles she had in front of me. I kept my position.

-My name is Sophie Casterwill, and, by the way ...

I took out an amulet from one of the pockets of my skirt and tied it to my neck, right at that moment Santiago, my bodyguard, appeared, dressed in his martial arts outfit and his hair in a braid.

-I'm not alone.

The blond agent gasped when she saw Santiago.

-It seems it's time for me to have fun.

Jump on the two agents catching momentum with my wings. While I was in the air my amulet glowed with a bluish white light that blinded the two women.

Sophie's POV end

Third person

Defoe and Grier walked quietly down one of the streets, the second a few steps behind his boss.

-Sort the team to report, Grier.

Defoe commanded him, to which Grier nodded.

-Of course sir, you prevented.

Grier stood and put a finger on his headset, while he contacted his team the poor gondolier that Lok had thrown half an hour ago, approached him very upset and scared.

-Please, help me, there are people with strange powers and monsters.

-Interested?- Defoe asked falsely.

- They were chasing a boy

-Where did they go?

This time Defoe was interested, he did not want his prey to escape again. The gondolier told him where Lok had left.

-Thanks- Defoe approached the man and put his hand on his stomach.-Touchram

A green light came out of Defoe's hand and hit the man squarely making him crash into the wall behind him, then he came up to him and snapped his fingers in front of his semi-conscious face.

-Simple mind.- Defoe's eyes flashed red. -Now you'll forget about all the monsters you've seen.

After saying that the gondolier was unconscious, Defoe got up and fixed his gaze in the direction the gondolier had indicated.

- It seems that the boys have been neglected a little.

-Defoe, sir-Grier approached his superior-Our men have cornered the boy

-Where are they?

Defoe asked with a smile full of satisfaction.

Third person end

Lok's POV

I ran through the streets as fast as my legs allowed me, I found titans everywhere, even in the buildings I had climbed, I was really exhausted and in pain and they were also cornered me.

-Oh, come on!

I could not help complaining when I turned another corner and there was a Redcap waiting for me with its mouth full of sharp teeth.

-Where is?

I was still looking for the name of Dante Vale in the pages of the telephone directory he had started. I heard footsteps coming in my direction so I looked up and saw a Mindrones and his "owner" approaches me.

With wide eyes I tried to find a way to escape, but they had surrounded me. I began to retreat into private property, my ears crouched when I saw my hunters approaching me with smiles of satisfaction.

-Surrender.

A blond vampire told me, he stretched out his hand in my direction and a white beam came out that hit me knocking me down, I remained motionless on the ground, I was still conscious but I was very tired and weak.

Lok's POV end