3.1: Unveiling

Reign

After a few minutes, Mom called me. I immediately took my phone out to answer her call, and boy she sounds so worried.

“Hey, Mom! Are you well? Where are you?” I asked like there was no tomorrow.

“Honey, I am fine. You? How about you? Caelin? Are you all safe?” I can hear her voice tremble and how worried she is.

“Of course we’re safe! We’re your kids after all. You wanna talk to Ashton? He’s here.” I didn’t even waited for her reply and gave the phone to my brother, which made him surprise for no apparent reason.

“Uhm… hi, Mom. It’s me,” Ashton said, putting it on speaker mode.

“Sweetheart! Oh my good lord, I am glad you are safe! I am very glad all of you are safe. I don’t want to lose anyone of you, you all are my precious treasures, you hear me? I love you all! I will be home with your grandfather, okay? I need to go. I love you. Tell Caelin that I love her, and that she’s my princess. And Reign, I love you, my son.” Mom went full machine gun on that one, nonstop. “ I love you, Ashton.”

Mom ended the call and my brother returned my phone to me. He was smiling bitterly. Then he carried his little sister, Frances, into his arms and hugged her.

“Are you afraid?” he asked Frances. Who is still sobbing, but she still smiled while wiping her tears away.

“N-no, I am not. You are here, so why would I be scared?” She then hugged her brother tight.

“That’s my girl. When this is over, we will treat you some ice cream, okay?” He then put her down and came to me. Even called Kev and Jon.

“Let’s go outside, we need to be prepared. I don’t like what I am hearing outside.” He then lead the way and we followed him. What the heck he think he is doing?  But I guess his brain works this time, kinda skeptical though. I kinda feel like there’s someone out there ready to beat the sh*t out of us, like for real.

I took a baseball bat from the corner because I don’t really like the atmosphere here, it feels heavy. My eyes are scanning the area as we slowly walk towards the staircase. But this d*ckhead of a brother walked in a faster pace creating so much noise.

“What are you doing, you idiot! You don’t even know what’s outside, you little sh*t!” I angrily hissed at Ashton.

“There’s literally no one here, Reign. Are you scared of some rats or something? Why am I even surprised?” he mocked. Then., took another step and reached for the door to open it. As he opened the door, he then rushed into my room while crouching. Where the f*ck does he think he is going?

Jon and Kev then followed him and left me here at the staircase. Something is not right, I swear! I returned to the basement where the girls are and when I got there, they aren’t there anymore.

“Caelin! Aya! Frances! Where are you?” I tried searching them under the staircase, even at the cabinets and opening doors but alas! None.

Strange. The only way to get inside the basement is through the door I just walked towards a while ago. I haven’t seen anyone passed me, not a single soul other than Kev and Jon. So I scanned harder, but even the guys aren’t responding to me when I called them.

Sh*t, what the f*ck is happening now?

I rushed towards my room and looked for my bo staff I hid at the compartment beside my bed. And as I take it, I felt this enormous energy behind me.

“Why the f*ck are you here? Why does this kept on happening? I am pretty sure I cannot trust you.” I turned around and pointed my weapon right at his face. My so called ‘future self’.

“You know that I am not here to be an antagonist to this story of your life, young me. I only intend to help you in any way I can,” he explained.

I am not convinced in everything he said, even the first time we met. His enormous energy doesn’t match mine. I don’t feel myself, my aura, when I look at him. I feel someone else, a not so familiar aura. Also I don’t talk like a knight in rusty armor.

I did not take my eyes off of this pretender. I need to read his movements before I can say I fully trust him. I can’t even trust myself, and you’re telling me there is a f*cking asshole claiming that he is in fact my future self? Who in their right mind will believe a f*cker like that? Especially when everything shifts to basically nothing when he shows himself. That sure is shady as f*ck.

“I don’t believe a single bullsh*t that came out from your mouth, pretender. I may be an idiot but I can see through your sh*tty pretentious persona, my guy. Stop this nonsensical sh*thole before I bust your skull wide open you damned copycat.” I still locked my eyes into his movements, preparing myself if something goes ugly.

“I can see why you don’t believe me. I always show up in time of inconveniences. Unfortunate events fall unto me, I had thought that you may be dumb as your comrades, it seems that I miscalculated the events.” He then smirked as he took off his robe and looked at me with his glowing red eyes.

Giving off a reddish aura and his eyes just gave a bright glow that screams terror.

I was surprised of what he became. It’s like he was covered in flames as he turn into a taller guy with a weird headpiece and an armor colored in red and orange giving a flame design. His hair turned red and he smirked at me again with the most disgusting cockiness I have ever seen with a motherf*cker.

Huh, I guess his favorite color is red.

“Better luck next time, random stranger… with the most ridiculous armor I have ever seen in all my existence. Your stature doesn’t really bother me. I bet you a f*cking thousand dollars, I can take you down in 69 seconds.” As I said those words, I cracked a few laughs. “Nice.”

“Mocking the greatest soldier of the October Family and you will die in the most painful death, kid.” He suddenly tried to grab me by the collar but I managed to evade it and hit his arms but he fend it so easily.

I exited the room to get more space for fighting. Still, I have no idea as to where the hell my family and friends were but I need to deal with this redhead d*ckhead… redhead d*ckhead? Sounds disgusting enough.

He did a superhero landing to our floor and it broke the whole tiled floor. Holy sh*t he actually broke our house’s tiles! I am not paying for that! I am gonna sue your petty red a*s, you comically tall teenager!

“Dude, I will not pay for my floor you destroyed!” I shouted.

“Who cares about this temporary shelter you had? I will destroy it once I am done with you.” He then lunged at me and I jumped to evade him once again. When I got near him I smacked my Bo staff into his head numerous times but he found an opening to mine and kicked me at my guts which basically sent me flying and hit a wall.

Man, that hurts. I stood up after I fell to the ground from that wall crash and cracked my bones as I condition myself. I readied my staff but both of them were broken in halves, basically useless in my situation right now. So I threw them into the ground and thinking if I should take out this restraining bracelet I have. But I managed to keep it on, I can take him down on my own I guess?

He then tried to punch me straight to my face but I caught his hand and tried to retaliate but when my fist meets his forehead, it felt like I was punching some high grade metal. I jumped back and composed myself, this guy shouldn’t be taken lightly.

My arm is shaking from that punch. I have never felt a skull that hard, what the heck is he taking? Some sort of wolverine serum or what? Damn, that hurt! I shook my hands and got into my attack position.

“You got a naughty hard boiled head, eh?” I mocked.

“I am the mighty soldier of the October Family! Dylan the Dragon of the North! My power is so immense that the likes of you lowlifes will never attain in your pitiful life.” His eyes widen and he fixed his glare to me while smirking like a psychopath.

“Dude you sound worse than my friend, and he speaks terrible medieval bullsh*t,” I retaliated. “Dylan the Dragon of the north? Pfft! More like Dylan the Redhead D*ckhead.”

“Enough talking, lowlife! All I have to do is kill you and my objective is complete. Come, meet your maker!” After he said that, he lunged at me at a speed that caught me off guard.

I blocked his attack but I was sent skidding and crashed into a wall. How strong is this guy? The dust were all over the place and I can’t see sh*t! Next thing I know was I ducked and instinctively do an right jab then I hit his hard thick face and he just shrugged it off.

What an asshole. We traded blows and my fists are getting numb because of his hard face and armor. I had enough of this and my fists hurt and it felt like noodles. I grabbed him by the head and did a headbutt for three times. And I drop kicked him in the chest and he fell down while I managed to maneuver midair.

While he is down I feel like I might black out from that impact with his head. Damn that hurt like as*! I took out my bracelet and put it into my pocket. I don’t know if he still has tricks in his sleeves and he is here to kill me. It’s fitting that I will give my all, but as I compose myself, my reflexes kicked in and I just got grazed at my cheek with that unforeseen attack that he did. He had a f*cking sword!

“Die, mongrel!” he yelled as he rushed towards me and tried to slash me with his sword. And it was flaming!

All I can do is evade that deadly weapon he had and need to find an opening to strike him but I had a little chance to hit him with that agile movement he has. Damn! I was backed down to a wall! And my clothes are burning! He proceeded to slash me but suddenly a surge of power just flowed inside me and his movements became slow and readable. The pain that I felt a while ago doesn’t hurt anymore. I feel like I had become stronger, faster, and more powerful.

I caught his arms and knocked the sword out of his hands, still like he’s so slow. I punched him at his face then at his gut and did a high kick to send him flying in the air. Then I jumped to drop kick him right at his face. As he fell down, I tried to grab a huge chunk a debris from the destroyed wall which to my surprise is so lightweight like a feather, and threw it to him. The sudden surge then halted and now it felt like my body had drain all of my energy.

I fell down to my knees, heavily breathing and feeling dizzy. I have never faced and enemy as hard to take down as that one. The bleeding at my left cheek suddenly stung me and I hold unto it. I tried to stand and walk towards the pretender. I had not felt so fast and strong like this in the past years that I held back. My dormant power had never reached its full potential but I guess this is better than getting killed.

While he was down, I grabbed him by his collar and give him a good ol’ right jab.

“Who the f*ck are you? Where are my friends and siblings? Why the f*ck are you here?” I punched his face continuously while asking these questions. “Also that’s 69 seconds, you as*hole”

“The October Family will not disclose any manner to any of you, lowlifes!” he responded. He then smirked and pull out a middle finger to me. “Rest assured, they aren’t in safe hands, B*tch.”

“You d*ck!” I stood up and kicked his head that resulted to knocking him out. I rushed inside every room and no one was here, until I got inside my room again and saw Kev and Jon tied upside down, beaten and unconscious.

I cut their ties and letting them fall down, completely not on purpose. I mean well, it’s a bed they fell down on so it’s not big of a deal. And look on the bright side, they woke up.

“What happened?” I asked. Helping them stand up.

“I haven’t have the slightest clue. We were just blinded by a cute chick and last thing I know, I was f*cking hanging man. But hey, at least I saw great t*ts,” Kev jokingly responded.

“What hath I told upon thine? Thou shall not take thee as nothing serious, thee looked very suspicious of something dangerous. But what hath thou did? Thee took my advice as if it’s damn nothing,” Jon seethed.

“It’s not my fault that you sounded like a budget old fantasy NPC that speaks broken English. Speak normal, for Kev’s sake,” I said, pointing at Kev.

“Why in horny’s name was I involved in this atrocities?” Kev backed down with his arms crossed and his brows raised.

Before we could argue furthermore, we heard an explosion outside that caught our attention. When we saw that one side of our walls are collapsing at the living room and some giant mecha-hand-thing grabbed that pretender I took down earlier. We rushed to our bikes.