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The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 72: Close Call
The moment Morty heard his father’s voice downstairs, his blood ran cold.No!No!No!No! He wasn’t supposed to be home yet.Morty had planned for everything, he had altered the maid schedules, ensured his mother was out of the house, even bribed a stubborn maid to get access to the room.But he hadn’t planned for thisLarry was supposed to be gone until evening, but now he was here.This was the one unexpected event that Morty couldn't plan forMorty’s heartbeat pounded against his ribs as he froze in place, his mind racing through his options.Should he take the key and risk getting caught, infact... Was he even sure that what he was looking at was the keyHis fingers twitched toward the wooden box he had found the key Do I keep searching? Do I run?How would he even escape?, Jumping through the window would mean certain death, as it was four stories high.Maybe he'd survive, but Morty didn't like the idea of breaking his legs Then he heard it, the unmistakable sound of his father’s
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 73 : The Second Break-in
Morty sat in his brightly lit room, staring at the ceiling, his mind racing, his first attempt had failed. He had absolutely not expected what happened the previous day, for his father to loose such an important key, and then return to get the spare, a spare he hadn't needed in years.Morty guessed it was about time he lost his key, that's what the spare was there for after all, but he wondered why the hell he had to loose his keys just when he(Morty) needed it th most.There was no way he’d be able to get those documents from the office without outside help.He exhaled sharply, pulling out his phone and scrolling down to a number he never thought he’d use for something like this.Lloyd.He still wasn't sure if Lloyd was the one who led the raid on the police station, and he'd never really had the courage to ask.But he was willing to take the chance that a man like Llyod would be well equipped to tackle something like this.He hesitated for just a moment before pressing callThe line
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 74: Cautionary Meeting
Lloyd woke up to the soft sound of Lisa’s steady breathing beside him. His eyes adjusted to the dim light filtering through the curtains, casting faint patterns on the walls of their room in the Francis house.For a moment, he didn’t move, he simply watched her. Lisa was curled up slightly, her face relaxed in peaceful sleep. It was a rare sight, lately, she had been tense, worried about their future, about Edgar Numa, about her family. But right now, she looked at peace, and it made Lloyd feel something he hadn't in a long time... content.A small, genuine smile played on his lips as he reached out and gently brushed a strand of hair from her face.Then his phone buzzed, and it's content was about to take his smile away once again.Lloyd’s body tensed instantly, his instincts kicking in before he even glanced at the screen. Years of living on edge made him hyper-aware of everything around him, and an early morning message was never good news. Carefully, he slipped out of bed, m
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 75 : Hard Decisions
Morty’s pulse pounded in his ears as he and Ivan stood frozen in Larry’s office.The soft click of the doorknob sent a jolt of electricity down his spine, someone was about to walk in.He clenched his fists, furious at himself, he had forgotten to lock the damn door. A mistake so simple, so careless, and now it could cost them everything.Beside him, Ivan remained eerily calm, his face an unreadable mask. But Morty could tell by the way Ivan’s fingers twitched near his belt that he was already preparing for the worst.The door creaked open, revealing a young officer in uniform, his eyes widening slightly when he spotted Morty standing inside.“Superintendent Flanagan?” the officer’s voice held confusion rather than suspicion...for now. “What are you doing in here?”Morty opened his mouth, his mind racing for an excuse.Think, damn it, think!But before he could say a word, Ivan moved.In a flash, he was behind the officer, his movements swift and precise. With one quick strike, he
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 76 : Crisis Warning
Lloyd sat in the back of the limousine, staring out at the sprawling skyline of Budville as it came into view. The towering skyscrapers gleamed under the evening sky, their neon lights flickering like distant stars.It had been nearly a year since he’d left this city, nearly a year since he’d returned to Hilburg to begin his revenge, and now he was back...not for leisure, not for nostalgia, but because Eric Weissman, the man who had saved his life and shaped him into who he was today, had summoned him.His fingers drummed lightly against the armrest. Though Lloyd rarely let emotions cloud his judgment, there was a distinct sense of anticipation within him. Budville was a place of ghosts, memories of survival, of struggle, of ascension.He always asked himself what place he thought more of as home, Hilburg or Budville, many months ago he would have said Budville, as all Hilburg had left him were memories of pain and suffering.But now he had formed and reformed many bonds in Hilburg,
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 77 : Shame and Guilt
Morty walked through the halls of the Hilburg Police Department, his footsteps steady, but his heart heavy. It had been two days since he and Ivan broke into his father’s office, two days since they stole the documents that could bring down the Numas, two days since he had destroyed Sergeant Kyle’s life.And now, as he made his way toward his father’s office, snippets of hushed conversations between officers drifted into his ears."Man, did you hear about Kyle?""Yeah, caught doing crack in the restroom... what a damn disgrace""Never saw it coming… always thought he was one of the good ones""I swear the cops at this station arge getting out of control, leadership needs to something,ASAP!"Morty’s stomach twisted, ade forced himself to keep walking, his expression blank, his shoulders squared.He had to act natural... he may have been Superintendent now, but every word, every whisper, felt like a hammer to his skull.Morty knew Kyle was innocent, causehe had framed him, and now the
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 78 : Grudge Deal
Morty stood frozen on the doorstep, his breath caught in his throat. The weight of Annie Carter’s words pressed down on him like an iron vice.Kyle had jumped...And while he had survived, the doctors said he’d never wake up.The realization hit him like a sledgehammer, his stomach twisted painfully, his hands clenched at his sides. He had known that framing Kyle would ruin his career, humiliate him, maybe even send him into a downward spiral... but this?This was so much worse, everything that could go wrong had gone wrong.Kyle hadn’t just lost his job, he had lost everything... his dignity, his hope, hiis future...and Morty knew it was all his fault.He opened his mouth, but no words came out. Annie’s eyes were red and puffy, fresh tears threatening to spill down her cheeks."You…you said he’s at St. Mary’s Hospital?" Morty finally managed to say, his voice hoarse.Annie sniffled and nodded "Yes, but… it doesn’t matter"Morty felt his heart squeeze painfully in his chest "What d
The Wrath of the Dragon Duke. Chapter 79 : Righting Wrongs
Ivan walked into his apartment, shutting the door behind him with more force than necessary.His jaw was clenched, his movements stiff, it was absolutely exhausting keeping a straight face while Morty was pissing him the hell off.Morty had forced his hand.The idea of handing over one of the regenerative vials made his blood boil, but there was no avoiding this.He couldn't kill Morty, and couldn't also torture him for the information, since he was sure his boss would take his head for that, but at the same time... HE REALLY DIDN'T WANTI TO DO THIS.Lloyd had only ever entrusted him with three vials... three incredibly valuable vials that could change the course of a person's life. He had been given strict instructions to use them only in the direst of circumstances.And now, because of Morty’s pathetic bleeding heart, he was down to two.He stalked over to his closet, opening it with a calculated motion, inside, beneath a false floor panel, was a black, locked briefcase. Ivan pull
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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
