BLACK GHOUL
Chapter 213: Black Theory

Chapter 213: Black Theory

"You’re invited my queen, I’m looking forward to seeing you again" he said. "Truly from, you heart... I await more pleasurable moments which is sure to come" he vanished.

"Ethan" she said with teary eyes caressing his cheek gently not minding his appearances. She just needed to know if he was okay.

Ethan growled deeply, his teeth clenched in a tight hold as he tried to speak in this new form, it was difficult and his jaws hurt from just trying to conjure the sentences right. But he finally did.

"Aren’t you scared of me?". He couldn’t even recognise his own voice, it was deep and doubled sounded almost demonic.

It scared him at the thought that is mom might be afraid of him.

Riley scoffed at his words, of all the things he decided to ask the impossible.

"Why should I be scared of you" Riley said, she almost laughed at his words but now wasn’t the time for that, it was silly of him to say those words, he wasn’t even compared to how monstrous Liam was and she still loved him no matter what, their son was no different.

"You’re my son, an O’Brien, the last thing you should worry about is that" she explained. "Now tell me does it hurt anywhere?"

"But I..." he began, his body trembling at the memory. "I ate..." he said gulping hard not having the courage to say it.

Riley caught on as she turns to the direction of the blood remains, There was something about her flesh, it was all fired up almost like he sucked the life out of her, okay that can’t be good.

"Your Claw did that?" Riley asked just to be sure, she didn’t like the idea of her son himself devouring. It was less more amenable if the Claw did the dirty work.

Ethan shaked his head negatively, he knew what a Claw was, uncle Sean have always told them about it, they were part of the ghouls when power is being manifested, a being within them, their predatory organ that did their bidding without question, it was what the bracelet was meant to surpass but yet his didn’t came out of him as expected.

Riley eyes land on her son back.

"Nothing came out?" She asked in a serious tone once again. It was just as she feared.

"No mom" he said getting almost scared that it was a bad thing.

He ate something and that thought worked him up to the core. But once again his mom stunned him by having a more worried expression than a disturbed one.

"Hush now" she adds rubbing his cheek with her hand still caressing his cheek. He felt cold as something retreats back inside him, it was his powers as the black skin went within, his ears back to normal, along with his eyes, nails and teeth all back to normal.

Riley eyes land on her daughter, her pulse quickened at the sight of her. But fighting back the storming emotions she check her pulse through her neck.

"She was stung by that bitch" Ethan said getting pissed. Wishing hell for her even though she’s dead.

"Good thing you devoured her then" Riley said as the corner of her lips pursed up a bit, but it fades composing herself.

"Language young man, language" she warned carrying Eden in her arms, rising to her feet.

"Survey the area" she said.

About three figure Ethan didn’t know was there moved out.

"Is she gonna be okay?" He asked worried.

"Let’s take her back to Sean first" Riley said.

He nods as they walked out of the area.

"And Earl?"

"He will live"

Ethan nodded in relief, his eyes fixed on his sister in his mom’s arms. His eyes never left her once until they made their way back.

***

Beeping monitor machine could be heard, in a room Eden was present on the bed, still unconscious, a drip connected to her hand, a mouth breath against her nose and mouth as she took feeble breath, her skin paled, black veins still present on her body.

Ethan was seated next to her holding her hand, watching with sad eyes. It killed him to see her like this. It was even more heartbreaking knowing that his dad was like this too. He didn’t want that for Eden too, he could bear the thought of it.

"Please wake up" he begged, tears streaming down his cheeks. He sniffled. "I promise i will apologise to mom if you do" his teeth clenched hard. "I won’t if you stay in this bed, so please wake up, for me, for me"

"Mom doesn’t show it but she’s worried sick,"

Outside the room Sean and Riley watched through the transparent window that only them could see through from the outside.

Iris walks towards Riley from behind, she gave Sean a loving glance which he did too. She looks away.

"Any news on the fucking bastard who did this to my babies?" Riley asked faintly, she was still as the wind but they knew she could give out any moment, the killing intent made it harder to breath, luckily they were ghouls.

The rage blaze harder than ever within her and it was hard to keep still without going on berserk mode. She wanted blood.

And seeing her son crying and begging her daughter to wake up only fueled her rage.

"Nothing, he’s like a ghost" Iris said sad she couldn’t find anything , she hated herself for that, she wanted to find the bastard more than anything. But the old man could hid even the wind, it was impossible to find him and they had exhausted their resources just to do so.

"He wants to play this game then" Riley said rotating the red card around her fingers. This was the last result now as much as she hated it, this was the only way.

"Ethan said his name was Hunter, the other ghoul, Fen. I looked through everywhere but not a single info could be found, it’s like they don’t exist" Iris said, anyone who could pull that off was sure as hell powerful and very dangerous.

"Ethan didn’t call out his Claw" Riley began facing them with folded arms.

"What?" Sean said puzzled. That can’t be right.

"But the bracelet was broken, its only natural that something comes out of him, I mean shouldn’t Ghost be reincarnated in him, I know it happens every 55 years but after the upgrade Steve did, its suppose to change the cause of action" he reasons.

Or were they thinking this wrongly. Riley’s gave him the answer he needed.

"That’s the point Sean, nothing came out, it was like he was the Claw himself, merged with it" Riley said still remembering what her son looked like.

"You mean he devoured that ghoul as himself?" Iris asked, paled at the thought.

Riley just gave a slight nod.

"Oh my God"

"Does this really mean the sacrifice Liam made to destroy Apophis affected his Claw transfer too, i mean Ghost must have died during the merging with Omari essence but in the right sense he’s suppose to be reborn in Ethan, as the black ghoul" Sean said.

"You’re right Sean" Riley said with a heavy sigh a she faced the view again.

"If Ethan isn’t the black ghoul then what is he?"

The question hung deeply. Riley turned back to watch the twins, this was confusing and more alarming because could something they could not handle.

"We need to figure out what the heck is going on" Riley said. "RUN test, identify this poison, I need my daughter out of that bed"

***

"Well what did you find?" Riley asked impatiently.

Sean sighed heavily, hating himself for saying this. "I ran all possible test... but..."

"No" she shook her head.

"I’m sorry Riley I couldn’t identify the poison"

"Are you telling me our best shot is with Hunter"

"I’m afraid so... if there is even a slightest chance I think that is our chance. Having no identification of this poison puts her in a difficult situation. Her condition could get worse... "

Riley sighed a shaky breath running a hand through her hair, she was forced to take a sit.

Sean sat beside her.

"Riley" he began in a soft tone.

"I can’t face him like this"

"Yes you can, he needs you more than ever"

"I swear to god if anything happen to Eden I-"

"Riley"

She nodded in understanding before rising to her feet.

"Thank you Sean"

"I didn’t do anything"

A smile forced her lips. "Tell yourself that... you have no idea how hard it is to stand without him"

"I know... which is why I’m here to give that push"

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