Rise of the Malactric Heir

"Is everything all right?" Isabella inquired.

"I don't think so, but we will see when we get there," she responded as she left and they all got into separate cars and left, heading to the arena.

'She sounded worried; I hope Zack is okay; if they hurt him, I swear I'll kill them,' Adora thought.

Upon arriving at the arena, Adora called Zack's phone and the nurse came out by the entrance and she left starting at Adora.

"Y-Your highness," she said and Adora smiled as she let them in.

"Where is Zack?" she asked.

"You are beautiful, I almost didn't recognize you," the nurse said and Adora smiled.

"Thank you; I decided to remove the mask," she replied.

"That's good, at least we know what you look like, wearing that mask must have been suffocating, I couldn't imagine myself wearing one for so long, I would have died," she said as she walked away, and they followed her without asking any questions.

"I wonder what Zack's up to," Isabella said.

"I'm not sure, maybe he wants to talk about the finals," Kyris replied and Adora lowered her head as the girl led them to the medical department.

"What exactly are we doing here?" Sarah inquired.

"You will see in a minute," the nurse replied and Adora sighed.

'I have a bad feeling about this,' Adora thought.

"Here he is," the girl said as they approached one of the rooms, opening the door, and Adora's eyes widened as she stared at Zack, who was lying on the bed.

"Z- Zack," Adora said as he opened his eyes and she examined his bandaged right leg, left arm, and stomach.

"Don't worry, it's minor," he said as she clenched her fists and lowered her head, and he stretched and grabbed her hand.

​ "Adora, it's okay, I wasn't on guard when they attacked me, this is just a-," he said, and she raised her head to look at him, her eyes turning red.

"A warning?" she inquired.

"Well, that's what it appears to be," Kyris said, and Adora chuckled.

"They are pros at using the ones you care about against you, did he do this?" she asked and he lowered his head.

"I- I don't know," he replied, and she gnashed her teeth before moving away from him and looking down at the ring through the glass window.

"We don't even know how to find them, I would say they do a pretty good job in hiding," she said as she punched the glass and it shattered as they stared at her and she looked at her chopped cuff and Alix sighed.

'She is angry,' he said as he grabbed her hand, and she gave him a stern look.

"Calm down, nurse can you take care of her hand?" Alix asked.

"Sure," she replied, then seated Adora on a chair beside Zack and began treating the girl's hand.

"Adora, at this point, don't go looking for them, leave things be, they are obviously angry, I'll be careful," Zack said and she smirked.

"I am not going to go looking for them, don't worry, just take care of yourself," she said, and he sighed.

"You got me worrying more now," he said and she smiled.

"Don't worry, I will stay calm," she replied and Alix's eyes narrowed.

'Right now, that smile of hers appears to be a fake; it's clearly screaming, I will kill them now if I see them, maybe,' Alix thought.

"Fine, I guess I'll believe you for the time being," Zack said as Adora lowered her head and the nurse smiled at her.

"I am done," the nurse said, "you will be fine, they are not deep and won't leave any marks."

"Thank you," Adora replied.

"No need, it's my job," she said and Adora got up.

"This was a message to you, Adora; they are telling us to stay away or people will get hurt," Isabella explained.

"I know Isa, they will be sorry later," she said.

"What did they use to attack you, Zack?" she inquired.

"I believe it was lightning; it also had a burning sensation," he replied.

"It was Casian, he sure healed quickly," Alix said as Adora looked at him.

"The burning is most likely from his black flames, though they are still weak," Alix stated.

"From the way, he fought Alix, I could tell he enjoys beating people down; I won't kill him, but I will make sure he suffers," she said.

"I agree with Adora; he deserves it," Kyris said.

"Yes, he does, all we have to do is make sure it's him before taking action," Alix said and she smiled.

"There you have it, there is only one thing I want you to concentrate on, and that is getting better, okay?" Adora said with a smile and Zack held onto her hand with a tight grip and her smile vanished.

"What is it?" she inquired.

"I'm sorry, but I also want you to be careful," he said, his grip tightening and her hair falling beside her face.

"I'll be fine," she assured him, "that's not something you should be concerned about, and please don't apologize."

"All right," he said.

"I am going to get some fresh air," Adora said as she walked away, and Alix looked at her.

"Is it all right to leave her alone?" "She appears to be more dangerous than usual, that's probably not a good thing for them that is," Alix said, and Zack laughed.

"She won't do anything stupid, but that woman is dangerous, especially when you get her beyond angry which she isn't yet, thankfully," Zack replied with a sigh.

"I think we should give her some space, it's for the best right now," Kyllan suggested.

"You're right, I think we should leave her alone for a while, she needs to cool her head and think straight, I don't give her wrong to be angry or wanting to kill them," Eliza replied as they talked with Zack, while Adora went and sat directly on top of the arena's roof as the clouds darkened.