When the figure stepped out of the darkness, Drake stared at the intruder, his eyes glowed brightly as they narrowed in anger. He knew exactly who this man was, even though he had never seen him. He had only heard about him. Slashing out with his whip, the thin metal flew in a graceful arc and slashed toward the gargoyle king, who stood with his sword pointed directly at him, ignoring his three companions. It was clear he was after him, not Chad or Mike. To him, Renn was just a beast and didn't count. Drake himself was the gargoyle king's target.

Bloodlust poured from the gargoyle king's pores as he stared at Drake with a menacing grin. His fangs gleamed in the green light of Drake's energy whip as it glided toward him.

The ethereal whip hit first, then the thin metallic whip next; a double slash that the king blocked easily. Drake knew he wasn't strong enough to defeat the gargoyle king. He may have been able to hold his own with his army, but the figure in front of him was a hundred times stronger than all those he sent to trap him.

The king swung out his sword, but Drake stopped it. Swinging his whip, the thin metal wrapped around the blade. When he yanked, the blade nearly came flying out of the gargoyle king's hand. Nearly, but not quite. The gargoyle king was too strong; he stopped it before it could leave his clawed fingers.

"Damn it…" Drake muttered. He knew he had to survive, but could see no way to make that happen, not with the gargoyle king's strength and skill. This creature was skilled and incredibly powerful. Even the mountain had fallen silent when in his presence.

Mike shot an electrical blade at the gargoyle king. He flinched when it hit, but was completely unharmed.

Chad put his sword back in his sheath and pulled out the enchanted bow, pulling the luminous string. An arrow formed, and he shot it toward the gargoyle king. He hoped that it would do more than Mike's lightning blade.

The arrow hit its mark, but did no damage. It faded into nothing at contact, unable to pierce the gargoyle king's thick skin.

With one hand, Drake formed an explosive whirlwind and threw it out. The spell hit the gargoyle king in the chest. It exploded on contact, causing the gargoyle king to be thrown back by only a couple of feet. There was a scorch mark on his chest, but nothing else. Trying again, Drake shot an energy beam; the blast hit the gargoyle in the face. Still, there was no effect. Drake realized that none of his attacks would ever be strong enough to defeat the gargoyle king. His energy beam was only level one; the wind and fire attributes were level 2. He needed something far more powerful to do any damage to the creature in front of him.

All three boys attacked at once, each using their strongest attack. Renn jumped in, taking advantage of the sudden attack from all sides, and tore at the gargoyle's wings, one of them tearing completely away from the gargoyle's body, and falling to the floor of the cave.

The gargoyle king flung his fist out, hitting Renn. Her body went flying against the wall of the chamber, landing in a crumpled heap on the cold rock floor. Her eyes were closed, and she was barely breathing. She had been knocked out completely unconscious, taking her out of the fight.

Chad wanted to go and try to heal her, but he couldn't leave Mike and Drake. Their opponent was far too strong, even with all of them fighting him at once.

Drake shot spell after spell as quickly as he could, trying not to allow the gargoyle king to attack. It wasn't working. The gargoyle king's blade swung with unyielding force, slashing at the three boys. The blade struck Mike, flinging him toward Renn, who was still lying crumpled and broken.

Mike hit the wall, falling still. He was out of the fight as well.

There were only Chad and Drake left, both fighting frantically, trying to survive. The gargoyle king kicked Chad in the gut, causing him to hit a wall. With only that one kick, he was knocked out as well.

It was now just Drake and the King. The gargoyle king laughed gleefully, eyeing Drake with joyful malice. "There's no one else to help you. I will end you and your cursed bloodline," he laughed.

Drake knew right away that the gargoyle king intended to kill him. He would probably leave Chad and Mike alone once he skewered him with his sword. With everything he had, Drake hoped that after he was gone, the gargoyle king would leave his friends in peace. He had to stall it.

***

Back in the ordinary world, the three fathers watched as their sons fought desperately with everything they had against the gargoyle king, trying to survive. They weren't strong enough to fight him yet. They needed at least the staff. The staff would make the three of them more powerful. They would need it to win.

They watched the screen intently.

The first one down was the beast. At least she took one of his wings. He wouldn't be able to fly home; he would have to walk. Drake's father doubted that the bridge guardian would allow the king passage. At least he hoped the bridge guardian wouldn't allow the king passage.

Next was Mike. He was thrown against a wall, falling unconscious. Chad was last. He was kicked across the large chamber; he was also unconscious. It was only Drake now, and his spells and weapons didn't seem to be doing anything to the gargoyle king, who swatted them away like flies.

The gargoyle king yelled that he was going to get rid of the bloodline. Taking Drake out it would work. There were no other heirs to take his place. A new bloodline would be chosen.

Drake threw spell after spell, trying to leave no time for the gargoyle king to attack. It was working, but not entirely. The king swept his sword, slashing Drake across the shoulder, and a large cut opened, and blood seeped.

Finally, the king spoke the only words that would justify the dimension master and his cohort to get involved. Yet, it was already too late.

***

Back at the large cavern, Drake kept firing spell after spell, his shoulder seeped blood from the long gash from the gargoyle king's sword. The whip didn't seem to do anything, regardless of whether it was filled with energy or not. It couldn't even cut through his thick skin.

The gargoyle king laughed in glee, continuing to taunt Drake that he was ending his bloodline. Drake barely heard; his ears were ringing from the loss of blood. His energy reserves were depleting fast, and he could hardly see as he tried to stay conscious.

He continued to swing his whip with one hand and send spells with the other. The gargoyle king was barraged, but it didn't do enough to stop him.

With Drake weakened, the gargoyle king slammed him against a wall. With his face inches away from the weakened Drake, he held the tip of the sword to his gut. "You will never complete your quest; it's over. I stopped you!"

He then slammed his sword into Drake's gut all the way through, until the tip of the blade hit the wall behind him. The king yanked it out, letting Drake's body fall to the floor, crumpled and limp. A line of blood smearing the wall behind him as it fell. The gargoyle king laughed, then exited the tunnel, leaving the bodies where they lay.

***

The dimension master stared at the screen in shock, his son impaled by the gargoyle king. His friends and beast lay unmoving at the back of the cave's large chamber, unconscious and broken. As he and his cohort watched, the computer screen flickered and then turned dark. Showing the death of the heir. "I will kill him!" the dimension master hissed, clenching his fists, as he and his cohort left immediately for the dimension to end the gargoyle king. They had very little time. They had to do it before the dimension took their positions from them to give them to a new set of bloodlines.

They didn't even care that they could be stuck in the dimension forever, not being able to leave. If the positions were taken from them while inside the dimension, they would be stuck. If they completed their task and returned to the ordinary world, they would never be able to enter the dimension again.

As the dimension master's staff slammed onto the ground, the portal opened, and the three men stepped through. Their eyes were wet with tears, their sons were broken and injured in the cave. With the dimension master dead, the cohort would follow. It was the law. They couldn't even try to save their own sons because the dimension wouldn't allow it. The three of them were bound. Anytime the dimension master died, the cohort would also, regardless of how healthy they were. The fathers were just happy that their sons were all unconscious and would never realize that the dimension took their lives because Drake had died.

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