Chapter 211 - Black Danger

The SUV passed the busy road before taking a turn towards a lonely one. Earl made another turn.

"Happy we saw dad?" Ethan asked.

"Of course" Eden said with a smile against her lips but then it slowly fades as her eyes sadden.

"What's wrong?" Ethan asked worried seeing her sudden change of features.

"Is dad ever gonna wake up, Ethan?" She asked sadly.

Ethan froze at her question, he gulps hard, that thought has cross his mind over the years, their dad has been in a coma for 13years with no signs of waking up.

"Uncle Sean is doing everything he can okay?" He assures her, even though the hope was slim he wasn't gonna let that get to him or Eden.

"I know he will wake up... so don't give up hope okay?" He adds.

Eden smiled as she nods.

Suddenly the SUV stops abruptly. Curious they both turned to face Earl.

"Earl, what's wrong?" Ethan asked curiously.

"There's.... someone on the road" Earl said sternly as he stared at the figure blocking the path.

A figure steps out, it was a young woman, she had short straight hair, fringe at the front, kept in a perfect matter. She wore all black, her ghoul eyes present. A twisted smirk against her lips.

"A ghoul" Eden said certain seeing the eyes she has never seen before, but she knew it was it.

Suddenly a scorpion leg came fast as it pierced through the glass and then buried deeply on Earl's shoulder, blood slashed on the twins faces as they stared in shock at what just happened.

Earl growled loudly in pain.

"RUN!" he barked knowing if they stayed they will most likely suffer the same fate.

Li Fen smirks as more scorpion legs came out of her back ready to penetrate the car again.

"I SAID RUN!" Earl barked once again, holding the scorpion leg buried in his shoulder from moving.

"NOW!" 

In panic Ethan quickly opened the door as they both ran out with locked hands into the woods beside the road.

Fen growled deeply a she watches with her ghoul eyes, she turned to the car, the rest of the four Scorpion legs penetrate into the car flinging it into the other side of the wood causing a loud crash sound.

Fen cracks her neck, the scorpion legs swirling behind her.

"Let's get hunting" she said in Chinese, smirking as she walks towards the direction the twins ran in.

***

Elsewhere

Iris walks into Riley's office, she was busy typing on her laptop, her gaze drift to Iris seeing her worried expression.

"Iris, what's wrong?" Riley asked puzzled.

Iris took a deep breath.

"The car GPS carrying the twins, its off the radar".

Riley froze at her words as she stands up abruptly, her look holding fury.

"We can't seem to locate them any more, the last stop was Sean's medical facility and then the rest just went offline" she said gulping hard.

"We think the twins might be in danger"

***

The Woods 

Ethan and Eden took harsh uneven breaths as they ran deeper into the woods as fast as they could.

"Ethan.... I can't... I can't run anymore" Eden said coming to an halt as she tried to catch her breath.

"No Eden we can stop or that crazy lady is gonna kill us" he hissed.

"We need to call for help, we can't outrun her" Eden said.

"I left my bag in the car" Ethan said with wide eyes.

"I did too".

"Where are you? Come out, come out wherever you're". A dark sing tone voice came in.

"You don't think she killed Earl did you?" Eden said with sad eyes.

"Well she's gonna get it if she did" Ethan said without a doubt.

"Let's show that bitch that she can't mess with the O'Brien's" he adds with a murderous look.

"Language Ethan" she scolds.

Ethan just rolled his eyes.

***

"Ugh... where are those kids" Fen said in English getting frustrated, they were nowhere to be seen.

She halts as her ghoul eyes scanned the area, she couldn't get a glimpse of them not even a smell.

"Smart kids" she acknowledged.

"Where are you?" she said in a sing tone voice with a smirk against her lips.

"Eden and Ethan O'Brien... come out wherever you are"

On top of a tall tree behind her, Ethan was present, his eyes lands on Eden on top of another, he gave a nod as a signal, she nods too.

Ethan looks down seeing Fen beneath, before jumping downward, straddling on her shoulder, In panic she waved around trying to get him off.

Making sure his lap were around her neck tightly... he spinned, flipping her to the ground

Ethan sat up quickly, Fen did too facing him with furious eyes.

"I'm gonna rip you to pieces you little brat" she snaps as the scorpion legs came forth behind her back.

"Eden now!" Ethan hissed.

"Don't you dare insult my brother, you dumb bitch" Eden hissed from above.

In surprise she look up seeing Eden, before she could react, Eden used a stick to cut down a bee hive.

Fen screamed as the hive lands on her face, trapped within the hole as she moved around screaming, the bees sting her, multiple times.

Eden jumps down as both she and Ethan pulled a rope up, the back of Fen's leg found it as she stumbled backwards all the way to the cliff nearby and they she fell, screaming.

Ethan and Eden walks close the cliff, smirking at their accomplishment watching.

"That should keep her out of our necks" Eden said.

They looked at each, fist bumping. Eden adjusts her glasses properly.

"Let's go find Earl" Ethan suggested.

Eden nods as they walked away from the cliff.

"Well, well, well" a sinister voice came in.

"I didn't expect that".

The twins halt their steps instantly, as their eyes lands on the weird man before them.

"And who are you?" Ethan asked tilting his head to the side, not even a glimspe of fear against his features.

"I can't believe Fen was out bested by two kids... amazing, you're definitely an O'Brien" he adds in amusement.

The man was around his late 70s but still looked strong, his white hair hide beneath a dark red hat, he wore a matching suit and a red coat jacket also along with red shoes, his eyes covered with round frame black glasses, his hand holding a walking stick embodied with golden design.

"Yes Tres Hes Drea Yuh jes pe" he said in ghoul language. (The black Ghoul offsprings before me). he licks his lips.

"Res tes jes rui kest tinox bes" Ethan said back. (You know my dad? Who are you old man?!)

Hunter froze, his eyes wide in surprise, he never knew they could speak ancient ghoul language.

"Yest yuo westi sest les ta" Eden said sternly. (I believe my brother asked who you are, old man)

Hunter couldn't help but laugh, he was purely amazed.

"The name is Hunter, children," he said in amusement.

"And what do you want from us and how do you know my dad?" Ethan demands, practical growling.

"I know many things little one, the fact I have spent years searching, wanting to meet the black ghoul only to find out he's no more... but before me are his lineage, I will have to suffice with that" he said in a sick amusement.

Ethan instinctively took Eden's hand and pulled her behind.

Hunter ticks his tongue, his gaze drifts to the bracelet on their wrists.

"Pity, you don't know what it feels to have a Claw" he said.

"How come you aren't wearing one, it's against the law," Eden said.

"Well you see little one, I don't need to" he said with a shrug.

"Are you above the law then?" Ethan asked raising an eyebrow.

Hunter grinned showing his replaced teeth with gold.

"Do you know what happens when you let out a lion in his cage, after years of subduing it? Most especially for twins like you with the black ghoul bloodline" he said in amusement.

The twins stared at him puzzled.

"Their bloodlust is unlike anything you have ever seen" the moment he said that he brough out a gold whip, in a blink of an eye, with one wave the steel bracelet around Ethan's hand slit in two, wounding him in the process as blood splashed.

"ETHAN!" Eden shouts in horror.

Suddenly Ethan's body ran cold as he took harsh breath like he was having a panic attack.

Eden's mouth went apart in shock as she watch her brother went on the knees holding his chest, taking panic breath.

"I'm curious to see what you are capable of, little one... you're like your father after all" Hunter said chuckling.

"MAKE IT STOP!" Eden screamed but slowly a scorpion leg wraps around her neck pulling her away from her brother's hold, her glasses falling in the process.

Ethan turns in slow motion still in panic breaths, Eden was hanging on the air, the scorpion leg around her neck tightly.

Fen behind smirking.

"Do you know what happens when I sting?" Fen said darkly.

Instantly, another scorpion leg came for Eden as the tip stung the back of her neck, she screamed in pain.

"EDEN!".