Maelcurus

I sighed raking a hand through my hair. Everyone knows I am the happy go lucky type. I am, it is the true me, that likes to keep things light in this intense Hood environment when my own friend is so uptight.

But there is the pressure of being son to a Hood leader. I always looked up to my father, the great and loyal Hood leader.

But boy , was I wrong?

Eibhir Mainle is the caretaker of the tribe but he did everything that went against the notion of a caretaker. He plotted, deceived and tried to harm my friend. I can be forgiving but forgetting these things, not possible even in million years.

And here I thought we only have to worry about Quantums when there was a difference among us.

I long avoided my father. Truthfully I was scared of confrontation. I am a coward when it comes to facing difficult emotional situations. I ran from it but now I had to clear it up. It was not for my sake, it was not Laser's sake.

It was for Amber's sake who not only managed to be a great friend to me, she was the one my best friend loved; someone I thought will never know the meaning of love.

Well, he is still in denial like he is in denial that I am the best looking guy in the world. But deep down in his heart he agrees to both the things.

Sighing deeply I rang the door bell. Maid opened the door and I walked to dad' s study without second thoughts or hesitation.

"Maelcurus, to what do I owe this pleasure?" He asked in his usual calm, authoritative tone.

"Ailis Mattix." I said the name and occupied the chair across him.

There was no emotion on his stoic face.

"What about her? Isn't she Liosa's contact from entertainment industry." He said looking at me with a frown.

"Oh, is that so? Is she just that?" I asked gaining confidence with anger now.

"Should I know what you are trying to say?" He pretended to look clueless triggering my anger.

"Enough!" I yelled and he glared at me.

"Remember your manners Marc." He warned smoothly.

"Should I?"

"What is that suppose to mean?" So he was going to act innocent all along.

"Fine, if you want to hear the bitter truth, then I will say it to your face, father!" I said the words spitefully.

He looked at me with eerie calm.

"You plotted against your own tribe with the Quantums. You tried to kill my friends, you have been treating Laser like a criminal and you allowed the tribe to be in disarray. You know this might result in a battle." I yelled out the words at him.

I felt betrayed and angry that my own father did that.

"And do you think that is all I have done." He said giving me a smile with no remorse in his eyes.

"Tell me Marc, who is the most powerful Hood?" He asked like it was a trick question.

"Laserian." I answered in a heartbeat.

His gaze turned cold and filled with hate.

"Right, you know who was powerful before him?" He asked with contempt I have never heard in my life.

"I don't know."

"His mother, his outcast mother. Who was a ," He laughed darkly, "reformed Quantum. My advisor fell in love with him and married a quantum, the one that can turn into the dark panther. You never wondered why your friend was so cold hearted?"

He was mocking me for trusting Laser when it was him I shouldn't have trusted.

"Laser's mom was a quantum?" I asked just to confirm what he just said.

I had nothing against Quantums personally but I have never heard a Hood and Quantum marriage, we were kind if age old enemies.

Damn, Laserian had a romantic Romeo kind of dad who marry the Juliet.

"She was the most dangerous Quantum." He snapped at me finally standing up from the chair.

"Yeah, well atleast we know where Laser good his danger side." I mumbled to myself.

"I planned the spree Marc, the spree that got her killed. I planned to eliminate the outcast from our tribe. But somehow her son survived that night and even killed a few proving me right that how evil he was."

I was shocked, my brain numb with revelation. I couldn't form right words as I looked at my father proudly confessing his sins. He thought Laserian was evil? That what is he?

"Terian lost his sister in that battle." I found my voice and whispered kind of horrified now.

"So, in battles there are losses. But I won, removing that woman out from my path. She could have taken my place as the leader." He growled his words at me as if I was taking wrong sides.

It was too much to take in at once. Why was he telling me all this? This will shatter my friendship with Laser. The thought was heart wrenching. How can I look him in the eye when I knew that my dad murdered his mother?

"Why now? Why are you telling me now?"I asked my voice filled with disgust for him.

"Because I need my son to do what no one can. Kill Laserian. He trusts you, use that . All is for the good of the tribe." He instructed me calmly as if he was not talking about me killing my best friend.

"Good for tribe huh? Like killing off Amber. What is the deal with wanting to kill that innocent girl?" My anger was evident in my voice.

My dad, my hero, smirked at me evilly.

"That was a lie. Amber Mikelson was suppose to die when she was young. You know why I sent Laserian to kill her? Because it was an irony. The prophecy said that,

The power of love,

That was taken away,

He will earn it back,

To his side she will stay.

She will be his hope,

You should be afraid,

She will make him stronger,

Washing away all his hate.

Do you get what this bullshit means?" My father recited the words like he heard them day and night.

He was obsessed with eliminating Laser and everything that was good to him.

She had the power to calm the killer panther that no one ever had.

"And then I was given a smell, her smell which will help me pin point her. She can make the outcast a danger for us. He will be like his mother, powerful and in restraint. He will be a danger for my position and then yours.

He doesn't deserve to lead." My father was not my father anymore.

He was some man with vendettas that I didn't know.

I was in so much pain that I could not focus on the reason for being in pain.

My father was power hungry and he destroyed my best friend's life. For the first time in my life I felt like crying.

"And now I want to kill him and that girl since he didn't kill her when instructed. Did she know he was assigned to kill her? She will hate him for it.

We will both finish them off with help of Quantums." He was sounding like a maniac.

"Dad, do you hear yourself. You hated Laser's mother because she was a Quantum? And you yourself formed alliance with them." I yelled at his face, pretty sure my eyes brimmed with tears.

"No, I hate her because she infected our tribes bloodline. Because she being a Quantum was a favourite to be the leader. I hate her because she was destroying the tribe by being in it." He said grimly.

I can't believe this was my prim and proper, level headed father talking. He was lost now.

Tear escaped my eyes.

"You know I will not kill Laserian." I told him quietly not even left with energy to shout at him.

He gave me a tired dry look.

"You can't blame me for trying." He said with a devious smile.

Was my father always like this? Was this the reason everyone including my mom was so scared of him?

"And I will tell people the truth."

"They will not believe you over Hood leader Marc." He challenged me with his eyes.

"I am your son after all, dad. I will try and sway them and make them see the right thing." I accepted his silent challenge.

I hoped that he will not harm me but now I don't know.

"You are my son, I will not hurt you, physically that is." He said as if reading my mind.

"Try touching my friends and you will face me, Leader." I warned him acidly.

"You and Laserian, against whole lot of Hoods and Quantums, what is the chance?"

"Did you know we also have Amber, you haven't felt her power yet?" I saw the smile wipe off his face with my words.

"And if you didn't know it by now, you just lost your only son." I told him with all the hate I could muster and walked away.

I know why he told me everything now. Because If I told all this Laser, he will hate me and then he will be barging in the fight alone not accepting my help.

I never thought I could hate anyone, but dad was making kind of exception now. But I was hating myself more for being related to the man who hurt my friend this much and without any remorse.

For the first time I was scared, scared that this bitter truth will make me lose my best friend.

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So here is the kind of surprise...Its from a different PoV. :)

The chapter is intense and answers lot of questions. Yes you can all hate and curse Eibhir, because I am doing it right now.

Now lets see what future holds.

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