Seeing his words having an effect on the dragon Alex began to laugh and got down from the rock where he stood and closed the distance between him and the dragon.“I was just joking, killing you would be too difficult. If for any reason you to go berserk here, there would be no way I'm going to make it back alive. Secondly, it would be of no profit to me, what I need right now is something else. So what can you offer?"The dragon felt a little relief when Alex clearly expressed that he wasn't after her life.“What else can I offer him?" she asked herself," He has the scrolls, if I can give him an offer, he would leave me here, I still need to take revenge for what they did”Taking a deep breath “Take me"“What?" Nexus was the person who screamed in Alex's head this time rather confused. “Alex, it may be a trap. Dragons are majestic creatures that no matter what happens, they would never agree to serve anybody or anything, they prefer to rather die with their pride” Nexus warned.Seeing

Mounting the bike, Alex rode off in speed His mind was disorganized, he couldn't keep his thinking stable.If anything happened to his mum, he was definitely going to get crazy.He began asking himself if everything was worth it? He questioned if he had stayed off the gig right now he would only be bothered with making ends meet rather than chasing ghosts.The 15 minutes ride to the hospital was the longest Alex had ever had. When he got to the hospital garage, he barely parked the bike properly before he dashed up the stairway. He crossed the floor so fast that if one saw him they would think he was running mad.When he arrived at his mum's room, he found it was empty and a cleaner was there rearranging the room.“Hey, where was the patient who was here taken to?” Alex asked the lady with bloodshot eyes.The cleaner was filled with shock, she was only doing her job, why was this young man being aggressive towards her "I asked a question, where was she taken to?” Alex asked again."

The sleek silver exterior of the Living Hounds Casino towered like a modern fortress amongst the glitzy highrises in Metropolis' most exclusive downtown district. Only the wealthy and connected could access the ultra high security zone guarded by armies of suited men with hidden weapons. Camera drones constantly surveyed the spotless boulevards lined with imported tropical trees and abstract sculptures glowing under stylish street lamps.Any crimes or confrontations were swiftly intercepted by security forces, keeping the neighborhood virtually violence-free. Fresh air perfumed by delicate flower arrangements wafted into limousines that purred past luxury retail flagships. Emma emerged gracefully from the polished Rolls Royce, placing a bejeweled hand in Alex's gentlemanly offered one. As she rose fully upright, the soft lighting danced across the elegant features of her beautiful face and cascaded over her exquisitely coutured figure in shimmering ripples.Her sleeveless floor-lengt

Alex finally returned with chip word $500,000 and placed them in front of Emma.She could hear whispers from behind her, some said she was not crazy enough to place all of it at once, others said she must be the daughter of some rich mogul so she was just spending daddy's money.“Place your bids ladies and gentlemen, please be aware that this would be the last bid for the night and this table would be no longer open for any bids”It wasn't anything new to the bidders, if the jackpot kept getting bigger, the loss would be on the house and no casino would want to lose that much in a single night.“All in on 32" Emma announced as she pushed the bags of chips worth $500,000 forward.The sound of gulping could be heard loudly as many observers gathered around the table. To watch the game.Zane also smiled as he placed his bid of $200,00 also. He was going all in“Bids have been placed,” the dealer called. A hush fel

After they had driven for a little while, Nexus stopped the car and conducted a search on Zane for trackers or anything of that sort.After searching him, they tossed his phones and every other electronic device on him before Nexus corrected their route and they drove back to the house.Arriving at the house, Nexus carried the immobilized Zane down to the basement to a room he had prepared earlier.As Alex and Emma follow Nexus into the basement, their eyes struggle to adjust to the inky blackness within. With a snap of metal fingers, Nexus commands the overhead lights to activate, though they emit only a pale sickly glow leaving the windowless concrete walls still shrouded in shadow.Along the cracking floor, Emma spots ominous dark stains surrounding a single rusted metal chair outfitted with straps and wired cables. The chair faces a basic table holding simple tools - pliers, knife, vials of liquid. Shackles dangle from the ceiling pipes running above. The entire macabre scene look