Rise of the Malactric Heir

While they were on their way back to the castle, Adora noticed Alix constantly looking at his hands and she sighed and then sat up.

"You were staring at me and now your hand," she said and he scoffed.

"Sorry, some things just won't leave my mind," he replied.

"I understand," she said and he glanced at her.

"How can you always understand? Just how much pain do you have in your life?" he asked and her eyes shook before she turned to look at him.

"Pain, I don't know what to say about that," she responded as they arrived at the castle and both of them got off of the dragon then Alix patted her on the head and Adora smiled as Jade flew away.

"I guess even she fell for your trap and got attached to you," Adora said grabbing Alix's full attention.

"Even she?" he asked.

"You heard me right, even she, I am going to get something to eat, do whatever you want," she said as she walked away, and he gnashed his teeth.

"What the hell is bothering me so much?" he wondered as he entered the castle and noticed the others chatting while eating in the living room.

"Alix, how did your kidnapped session go?" Ayden asked when he spotted him and Alix smiled.

"Kidnapped?" he inquired.

"Join us," Nina said and he went into the living room and then sat beside Ayden.

"Zavis called it kidnapping when he saw Adora snatching you away using Jade," Kyllan said.

"It was not that different from being kidnapped since it was unexpected," he replied.

"So she did kidnap you in a way," Zavis said, while Alix poured himself a glass of wine and drank it.

"That's one way to put it, Zavis," he said, and they laughed as Adora ate her food in the kitchen and her eyes widened as she sensed a familiar presence around her.

"If you are here just show yourself," she said as she fell to her knees in the kitchen and placed her face in her palm.

"Please just stop already," she muttered as Zavis entered the kitchen and noticed her on the floor.

"A- Adora," he called out and her eyes widened as she kept her hand on her face.

"Turn away for a moment please," she said and he closed his eyes, then turned away and she placed her mask back before standing up.

"Are you all right?" he inquired.

"I am fine, and you can turn around now," she said before he opened his eyes and turned to face her.

"You didn't seem fine to me," he said, and she gave him a cold look that made him shiver, enough that he took a step away from her.

"Please don't pretend to care now," she said as she walked past him, and his eyes trembled then she left and he took a deep breath.

"There's something bothering her, really bad, you guys should keep an eye on her more," Zavis mumbled as he returned to the living room, and Adora's eyes began to glow red before she suddenly disappeared.

"What's the matter bro?" Niya asked as Zavis sat down near her and then sighed.

"W-what?" he asked.

"You were saying something, but I couldn't hear you," she said and he smiled.

"It's nothing, nothing at all," he said, and Alix's eyes narrowed as he observed Zavis's behavior.

"You seem as though you have seen a ghost, are you sure you are okay?" Alix asked.

"Yeah I am fine, just a little off my game today, tell me something these past few years, how much has Adora changed?" he asked and Kyris glanced at him.

"I won't know because I have not been with her that long but according to people a lot," Alix responded.

"Yes, a lot, but why?" Kyris inquired, concerned, as Zavis smirked.

"It's no big deal, but I would suggest that you guys stick around her a bit more," he responded before picking up a glass of wine that belonged to him and drinking it.

'I wonder what monster anger, hatred, and a desire for vengeance bring?' Zavis wondered and his eyes glowed bright green and Niya smiled nervously.

"You look like a psycho there, what's the matter with you?" Niya asked and he looked at her.

"Like I said, it's nothing and my powers just act up every now and then, it's normal," he replied.

"Oh okay then," she said and Alix clenched his fists feeling a bit uneasy.

'His little talk just got me on guard, what the hell is he trying to say?' Alix wondered as they all continued eating and talking while Ador was sitting on the top of a hill with Jade beside her.

Later that day, shortly after nightfall, everyone was getting ready to go to the royal rumble, which was about to begin, when Niya noticed Adora wasn't coming down from her room.

"Guys I know Adora likes to be in her room and so on a lot and she loves practicing and I am sure you guys noticed that after she came home we haven't seen much of her, is this okay? Is she still coming with us?" Niya asked and Zavis clenched his fists.

"She promised you guys she'd be there, so maybe she's already there," he replied.

"Probably," Alix said as they all got into separate cars and left.

'I really do hope you are already there Adora,' Zavis thought as he looked out the window at the city lights.

After a short drive, they arrived at the arena and went straight to the seats Zack had reserved for them in the VIP section, while Adora appeared in Zack's office, and he looked at her then smiled.

"You came, I am glad, I see you can come in and out as you please," he said as he looked at the arena filled with people and the fighters were getting ready.

"Alix and the others, are they here yet?" she inquired, and he glanced at her.

"Yeah, look," he said, and she sighed as she noticed them taking their seats in the VIP section.

"Let's go meet them; I will apologize if I made them worried as well," Adora said, and Zack wrapped his arm around her neck as they walked to the others.

"Hey guys," Zack said.

"Zack, Adora, you are already here," Yan said.

"Yeah I came early, I am sorry if I made you guys worry that was not my intention at all," she replied and they smiled.