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The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 58 : Sins of the past
Lloyd drove through the empty streets of Hilburg, his grip steady on the wheel, his expression unreadable. His mind was occupied with the next step, Morty was waiting at the secure facility, but before that, there was something he had to take care of first.His phone buzzed beside him... Jacob.Lloyd picked up without hesitation “What is it?”Jacob’s voice was weak but firm “I need to see you""You're supposed to be in bed Jacob, you're not fully healed yet"Lloyd could tell by the way Jacob spoke that this wasn’t just a casual request“I’m handling something right now" Lloyd responded “Is it urgent?”There was a pause, then Jacob sighed “I wouldn’t call if it wasn’t... come to the hospital... please”Lloyd nodded to himself before turning the car around, and driving towards the hospital.The hospital room was quiet except for the steady beeping of the heart monitor. Jacob lay propped against a pillow, his face slightly pale from blood loss, but his eyes still sharp.Lloyd entered,
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 59 : Frenemies United
The air inside the secure facility was heavy, it had an invisible pressure that neither Lloyd nor Morty could ignore.Morty’s stare was hard, his fists clenched tightly behind his restraints as he processed the words that had just come from Lloyd’s mouth.It was impossible...It had to be...“That’s not funny” Morty finally muttered, his voice low but sharp “The entire Bishop family was wiped out over a decade ago, gangsters stormed their home and killed every last one of them... I saw the news, Lloyd Bishop died that day”Lloyd’s expression remained still “Did I?”Morty scoffed “You expect me to believe you’re Lloyd Bishop? That after all these years, my childhood friend just happens to be the same man who ruined my life?”Lloyd exhaled through his nose, studying Morty carefully “You always liked to challenge me to races, said you were faster than me, even though you always lost”Morty froze.Lloyd continued. “The last race we had, you swore on your father’s badge that you’d win..mY
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 60 : Battle Beats
The Grimshade Bar was dimly lit, the scent of old whiskey and burnt cigars hanging thick in the air.Seated in a private booth at the back, Lloyd, Jacob, Ivan, and Morty nursed their drinks in tense silence.The stakes had never been higher.Jacob, despite having been shot days ago, looked remarkably better, Lloyd’s regeneration solution had worked quickly, repairing his wounds faster than natural healing ever could.Still, he shifted uncomfortably, clearly aware of the weight of the discussion about to take place.Morty, on the other hand, was less composedHe leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, eyeing Lloyd with suspicion "Alright, I’m here. What’s the plan?"Lloyd set his drink down, folding his hands in front of him, his expression was calm, calculating."You’re going back to the police" Lloyd said simply.The room stilledMorty narrowed his eyes "You do remember that my father demoted me, suspended me, and probably thinks I’m dead by now, right?"Lloyd nodded. "None of that m
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 61 : The Dragun war
The Dragun Ash Club was a ruin of its former self. Scorched walls, shattered windows, and the faint scent of burnt alcohol filled the air, what was once a symbol of power for the Draguns had now become the battleground for their final stand.Inside, Lloyd stood at the center of the room, his sharp eyes scanning the men gathered before him.Jacob sat on a worn-out couch, arms crossed, his frustration evident. He had recovered considerably thanks to Lloyd’s regeneration solution, but his body was still not at full strength."I should be out there" Jacob argued, his tone low but firm "I can fight"Lloyd met his gaze, unfazed "No, you can’t. You’re still healing"Jacob scoffed"Bullshit... You just don’t want me in the fight"Lloyd didn’t deny it. "You’ve done enough. You almost died last time, i’m not taking that risk again"Jacob clenched his fists. "I’m not weak, Lloyd. I can handle myself"Lloyd sighed, his voice harder now. "I know that, but I don't care Jacob, I need you alive more
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 62 : Logan's End
The night was heavy with smoke and blood, the scent of gunpowder clung to the air as silence settled over the battlefield that was once the Dragun Ash Club. The bodies of Logan’s men lay scattered across the ruins, illuminated by the flickering remnants of fire.Basically all of them had been taken out, with Logan being the last man standing.Lloyd stood still, his gaze locked on Morty, whose chest was heaving from exhaustion.Blood soaked Morty's shirt, but it wasn't his ownJust moments ago, Morty had been staring death in the face, Logan Wesley had a gun pointed right at him, his finger on the trigger...and then...BANG!The shot rang out, but it wasn’t Morty who fell.Logan staggered backward, his gun slipping from his grip as crimson spread across his chest.Soon there was a second shot..., and then a third.Logan collapsed onto the ground, his breath coming in short, ragged gasps as he stared up at the night sky. His fingers twitched as though reaching for something, but the
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 63 : A risky plan
Lisa stood before her mirror, adjusting the straps of her elegant navy-blue dress.It had been far too long since she and Lloyd had gone on a proper date, and tonight, she wanted everything to be perfect. She ran her fingers through her long, dark hair, ensuring it fell just right over her shoulders before reaching for her earrings.A soft smile crept onto her lips,It had been a rough few weeks...Lloyd had been away, distant, always wrapped up in some business she didn’t quite understand. But tonight, it was just the two of them, no distractions... Or at least she hoped.She glanced at her phone, no texts from him yet... that was fine, they had agreed to meet at the restaurant separately. She wasn’t exactly sure why Lloyd insisted on that, but she didn’t question it."And where do you think you're going," her mother, Eleanor, said, standing in the doorway with her arms crossed.Lisa turned, her beaming face slowly dimming "I ’m going out with Simon tonight"Eleanor’s expression har
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 64 : Change of Base
Lisa stared at Lloyd across the candlelit table, her eyes wide with shock.“WHAT?!”The word had escaped her lips louder than she had intended, turning a few heads in the upscale restaurant. Embarrassed, she lowered her voice, leaning in toward Lloyd “Simon, please tell me you’re joking”Lloyd, calm as ever, took a sip of his wine before meeting her gaze “I’m serious, Lisa...If this plan is going to work, you need to resign as CEO of Francis Steel”Lisa shook her head, incredulous “Do you even hear yourself? That position is the only thing keeping my family from completely pushing me aside, if I give it up, I lose whatever little control I have left"Lloyd’s fingers tapped idly against the table “Lisa, be honest with yourself, that position was never yours to begin withnot really”Lisa opened her mouth to argue but hesitated...She hated admitting it, but he was right, her father and grandfather had never truly accepted her as CEO.They tolerated her because of the Western Steel con
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 65 : Regrouping
The Grimshade Bar was quieter than usual...After what happened to the Draguns, many members of the Hilburg underworld, who frequented the bar were a lot more cautious about moving around nonchalantly.The dim lighting cast long shadows across the worn wooden floors, and the scent of cheap whiskey and cigarette smoke lingered in the air.At one of the corner booths, away from the prying eyes of the few remaining patrons, Lloyd sat with Ivan, Jacob, and Morty.The four men were nursing their drinks, but none of them looked particularly relaxed.There was too much to discuss.Lloyd leaned back in his seat, swirling the amber liquid in his glass before turning his attention to Morty.“So?” Lloyd asked, his voice calm but expectant. “How did it go with your father?”Morty exhaled sharply, setting his glass down. “Exactly like you said it would” he admitted, shaking his head in disbelief “He was thrilled... told me I was finally living up to my potential”Lloyd smirked slightly, "let me gu
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Lloyd was still, as the crown was carefully placed in his head, he couldn't help but shake slightly, as he was getting what didn't think he always wanted, but now... realized he needed more than ever He was being crowned Lloyd I, the First Duke of Bishia. After his victory over Mason and the Capital M Gang earlier the previous year, he was thanked by the Sun king with the promised new territory.Thats right, it had been a whole year since he landed that final slash on his uncle, striking him down.The battle didn't immediately end there of course, as the fortress was very very well defended, but it wouldn't matter, as once it was discovered that Mason had been defeated, the battle was basically over.Lloyd at that moment knew that he would be getting for himself what his uncle had basically destoryed his entire life trying to get.what's worse, he was getting it as a price for taking him down, and this meant Lloyd was heavily sentimental about the whole thing. Lloyd didn't want a r
Chapter 140 : All Quiet On The Hilburg Front
Lloyd stumbled back in complete horror"Y.... you w.. were the the DRAGON DUKE?" asked Lloyd, stumbling his words for the first time in years, as he absolutely couldn't believe the bombshell he'd just heard. "I was indeed, but I'm not shocked you never heard abot me, as every general of the sun king who is expelled, is marked for death and all records of him are destroyed" revealed Mason. "So you were a scumbag, even back then... I bet you betrayed the sun king as well" Lloyd mocked, which cause Mason to snap. "I did NOTHING... of the FUCKING SORT!" "I was a loyal soldiers, my only crime was asking that I be rewarded according to my bloody station" Mason lamented heavily "This doesn't make any sense, I've known you all my life... when where you the Dragon Duke?" Lloyd asked "I was the Dragon Duke for a little over there years, a position I beacuse my father wanted to expland the influence of our family beyond the city, so he picked me to be that conduit" Mason began. "I joined
Chapter 139 : Warpath
Lloyd Ivan, Morty, Jacob, and Walker we're all geared up and ready to go. They'd spent the last 3 days preparing for their assualt on Hilburg, and now, all preparations were complete. "What do you think'll be waiting for us when we get back?" asked Jacob, genuinely concerned. "Mason has probably turned the entire city into a makeshift millitary garrison" revealed Walker. "What?" asked Jacob, shocked. "Yeah, he always aimed to take over the city, and turn it into his own personal kingdom, but knew the Sun king would never tolerate that, so he planned on creating the largest army ever to protect it, with help from the other around the country", Larry added. "He's engaging in open treason against the sun king, which I will never let stand, as the Dragon Duke" said Lloyd, his voice filled with resolve. "LET'S GO EVERYONE, LET'S SHOW MASON WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE A PIECE OF SHIT!!" yelled Lloyd, and all 1000 special forces soldiers, including his friend yelled in unison "YEA
Chapter 138 : The Final Solution
"Did you just say that Eve Willis is the wife of Mason?" asked Lloyd, not beliving the question he was even asking. "Yes she is, and I'm shocked you couldn't connect the dots" mocked Larry "I tried... There were no dots to connect, her slate was clean, and her records said nothing about this marriage" "I guess Mason orchestrated the entire thing, cause we actually all thought Mason had died her the night he ordered the death of your family" Lloyd collapses onto the wall, the web of lies were crazy... There was so much he still didn't know, even after everything Larry had told him, like why the hell Mason wanted to go after the capital M Gang, and who Eve Willis truly was, and how she had completely wiped her identity. “I should’ve never have let him play me like this” Lloyd muttered “he made me a pawn, I let him make me his FUCKING PAWN!” "Don't blame yourself too much Dragon duke, it's a common weakness of men like us... getting betrayed by our own family" Larry replied, mock
Chapter 137 : The Search For Truth
The road stretched long and quiet under the gray sky as Lloyd drove the armored black SUV through the outskirts of Budville. The air was tense, heavy with the weight of everything they had learned, and everything they had yet to face. In the back seat, Morty sat between Jacob and Walker, while Ivan rode in the passenger seat, typing swiftly on a small encrypted tablet. No one spoke for a while... Walker, bandaged and still sore from the ambush at the casino, stared out the window. His face was mostly blank, but occasionally, a flicker of pain or regret would show, Morty was the opposite... restless, his knee bouncing nervously as he gripped the handle of his seat. Jacob, for once, was quiet, the shock of everything...the betrayal, the bodies, the truths they never wanted to learn... still clung to his expression. Ivan however, was as stone faced as ever, everything that was happening was barely surprising to him, as he was thought to be ready for everything, which he was Th
Chapter 136 : Prison Break
Lisa sat curled up in a blanket, legs tucked beneath her on the edge of her bed, flipping through the pages of a worn paperback novel. It was a quiet Saturday afternoon, sunlight pouring through the half-open window beside her, the breeze gently fluttering the curtains. She had been looking forward to this weekend, so this was a chance to rest, to be away from work, from politics, from the noise of Hilburg. For once, she could just read, drink her tea, and pretend that the world outside wasn’t slowly collapsing into madness. Then she heard it... "LISA! GET DOWN HERE, NOW!" Roy’s voice rang through the hallway like a warning bell... Urgent, and sharp Lisa flinched, her heart skipping a beat... She tossed the blanket aside and hurried to the living room, where the entire Francis family had gathered, their eyes glued to the television. On screen, a news anchor with a grave expression reported “... has now been officially declared a domestic terrorist by Hilburg mayor, Eve Willi
Chapter 135 : Public Enemy No 1
“Walker... is the job done?”The silence in the room became suffocating Ivan shifted uncomfortably, still cltching the side of his ribs where he’d been stitched up only hours earlier. Jacob stood frozen, arms crossed, jaw clenched tight.Walker opened his mouth, then closed it again. He swallowed, cleared his throat, and said with a voice that trembled just slightly “No... I failed"Another pause...Then, the voice on the other end changed, sharpened, full of disdain “Of course you did. You always do""Even after I trained you in the same fighting style as the dragon duke, you still couldn't beat him... You fucking failure"Lloyd and Ivan's eyes widened in horror, as it all started to make sense... "MASON KNEW HE WAS THE DRAGON DUKE"Lloyd narrowed his eyes “Mason” he said flatly, “You son of a bitch”There was a low chuckle on the line “Lloyd” Mason’s voice replied, calm as ever “You really don’t know half as much as you think you do”“You orchestrated all this” Lloyd hissed “The c
Chapter 134 : Walker Smith Revelations
Ivan and Lloyd stood in front of Walkers unconcious body, as they waited for him to awaken.he had been tied to chair in metal chair with very large ropes, and Lloyd hadn't taken his eyes off him for over an hour, as he still struggled to believe it was who he thought it was. Jacob soon begins to wake up, as he was also taken to the facility, he wasn't given any regenerative solution as Lloyd determined he didn't need it"What happened? where are we?" asked Jacob, rubbing his face tired.Ivan, seeing that Lloyd wasn't in the mood for saying anything, decided to fill Jacob in with what had happened."Everyone's dead... that's what happened" said Ivan"Everyone?... Like everyone we got for the job?" asked Jacob in disbelief."Yeah..." replied Ivan in a tone."The only reason you're even alive right now is beacuse Lloyd and I did our best during that battle to protect you" he added."What about Murete and his goons?... did they get away?" asked Jacob."I don't know" replied Ivan, somewh
Chapter 133 : Attack On Murete
The morning sun filtered lazily through the grand windows of the Francis estate, casting long golden beams across the dining room table. Breakfast was being served, but peace wasn’t on the menu.Lisa sat quietly, nibbling on her toast while Lloyd sipped his black coffee, stone-faced. Across from them, John Francis barked into his napkin, his tone cutting.“So this is it? No appointments, no calls, no bloody contracts from Eve Willis?” John snapped, glaring at Lisa like she’d stolen something. “We gave you everything... even after all your failure, we let you be a part of this family, and in return... you give us failure”“Maybe if you didn’t waste your favor propping up losers, we’d all have jobs by now” Roy chimed in, his smirk sharp and smug. “Heard from one of my friends in city hall that Eve’s having problems with your boy, Lisa... Apparently, he started a fight in her damn office”The moment the words left his mouth, all heads turned to Lloyd.“Again?” Harold said, throwing h
