A sharp gasp erupted from Kishan as he shot up, bandages wrapped around him from his neck to his thighs. "Kishan!" The director placed his hands on the boys shoulder, looking alarmed and concerned. Kishan looked at his hands, noticing they were trembling. How did Drago beat him. He was supposed to be stronger than him. That last attack was far too strong for it to be Drago. It was a fluke. It had to be a fluke. He did not just get beaten by someone he was stronger against. "Kishan!" Harlie rushed over and threw her arms around his neck, hugging him tight. The director hugged both kids, Kishan's eyes widening in alarm. "We're so glad, you're safe, Kishan." The director sighed, placing a hand on the stunned boys cheek. "We're sorry for sending you out there unprepared, we didn't think Drago would go to such lengths to protect that Bangboo." Kishan stared at the director, now seeing why Drago got overpowered.

He had someone to protect.

Kishan looked down, his eyes narrowing bitterly. Harlie sniffled, causing his eyes to dart up. He lifted his hand and gently patted her back, looking concerned. "I thought you were gone..Dad sent out troops to try and reach you when we saw how strong Drago was getting, we were all worried here"Harlie mumbles. His eyes slowly looked away, noticing several scientists outside the window looking relieved, a few covering their eyes with their hand but tears were visible and trailing down their cheeks. He stared at them all then sighed and stood up, gently removing Harlie's arms from around his neck. "Next time, I won't lose, next time I will be returning with Drago in tow-"Kishan swore. "We are not sending you back out there!" The director grabbed his shoulders, looking firmly at him. "Seraph and Solria will bring Drago back but you are a CHILD, we will not risk your life and we never should've tried!"

Kishan stared then looked down. What was he supposed to do now then, just wait in this place for who knows how long and just watch as someone else did what he was supposed to do. He was created to bring Drago back, now two kids who were supposed to be loyal to Drago were gonna do what he couldn't. What was his purpose at this point. "What am I supposed to do then?"Kishan demands, feeling annoyed with things now. "Be a kid." His eyes darted up, finding the man smiling down at him. "Drago's not a child, he's an ethereal, a king, that's why we're trying to bring him back." Kishan stayed silent, his eyes wide in surprise. The director gestured to his daughter, smiling as Harlie came closer. "Just be a kid." Harlie held her hand out to Kishan, smiling slightly. Silence followed before he took her hand, giving her a small smile. "Okay, I'll give it a try."

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Drago tossed and turned on the couch, his eyes narrowed as he began to scratch his arms, scales falling to the ground. "Drago." A hand shook him, his eyes bursting open as purple flames snorted from his nose. Wise and Belle stared down at him concerned, his eyes darting between them then to the scales on the ground. "Ah, is it time?"Drago asks, reaching down and gathering the scales into a pile. He stood up, ignoring the concerned looks given to him. "Let me get a shirt on"Drago mutters, grabbing himself a shirt. He slipped it on with ease, rubbing away some of the scales showing across his arm. "Alright, be careful you two, Fairy and I will be ready to back you up whenever you need it"Wise reminds, looking between the two. "I thought Wise was going"Drago says. "We decided to swap"Wise responds, giving him a small smile.

"Belle also has to grab something, so you'll be going with her." Drago nodded, fixing his shirt before following Belle out. Belle wrapped an arm around his neck, giggling as she put his hair up into a low ponytail while they walked. Drago grumbled, waving her hand away, feeling a bit flustered. He rubbed his chest, his eyes narrowing at the aching feeling that was rising. "Drago! Keep up!" He looked up, jogging over to his sister, surprised that she managed to get ahead of him without his knowledge. Both peeked around the corner when they reached the spot, looking across the street towards a guy with a white jacket hanging off his shoulders. "Huh? He big"Drago mumbles, knowing he could still take him in a fight if needed. Belle perked up when her phone buzzed from an incoming call, picking up as she peeked over Drago's head. "Drago, Belle, are you two there yet? What's the situation?"

"Suspicious guy"Drago mutters. Belle chuckled and patted his head. "The guy seems to have cause a small commotion over here"Belle explains. Drago looked at the phone, quickly scratching off the scales on the back of his hand. "That brawny guy ahead? What's he saying?" Drago looked back, starting to itch faster as more scales started to appear, Belle quickly covering his arm when a few people stared staring at him. Both peeked out, staring at the guy. "...Ah, without my bro around, I don't know If I can do this...No, no, no, there's only one word in a bro's dictionary: determination!." Drago blinked, wondering if this guy was some sort of idiot or he was actually talking about a person. "...Oh, but that'd make for a very thin dictionary.." So, he wasn't that dense, if he could realize that. "Whatever! They'll be here soon, then I go for it! If my bro were here, he'd say the same!"

"This guy's really shady"Wise comments from the call. Drago huffed, his eyes narrowed as he stepped away to scratch more of his scales off. What was going on, he usually had more control than this over transforming. Was it because he snapped and used too much power with Kishan. Even if that were the case, his scales wouldn't be rapidly appearing like this...or was he shedding because it's been awhile since he did so. The only reason that idea couldn't be possible is because it hadn't even been a year yet. He was unofficially fifteen thanks to Wise and Belle but it hadn't really been a year. "Searching for: 'suspicious person,' and 'talking to oneself'" His eyes narrowed at the voice coming through, still finding it hard to trust Fairy even after some of the help given to them. "Master, the above keywords are somewhat similar to the movie plot of videotape 16-5 on Shelf 3, Section H."

Drago hummed, impressed since it took him a long while to remember where each and every movie was and what they were all called. Now he knows them by heart. "Section H? Thriller movies, ones Belle no like? The old civilization"Drago mutters, scratching his arm as more scales started to form. He quickly kicked his shedded scales underneath a few plants. "The one Wise too scared to watch?"Drago adds curiously, tapping his foot. "Movie Title: 'Frightful Fracture: Treacherous Dawn'" He perked up, finding that a bit too creepy for his liking. "It tells the story of a criminal with multiple personalities, who lures his victims under the guise of asking for help." Silence followed, Drago's eyes darting to the burly man, scratching faster as his scales started to grow more rapidly. "Each time a victim falls into the trap, the villain mutters his famous line in a cheerful tone-"

"Yo! Found you!" Drago whipped around, his eyes glowing as his hands turned into claws, snarling as he bared his teeth at the man. He snarled lowly, Belle standing behind him with her taser in hand. "Woah, hey! Watch your claws! Sorry about that, I probablu shoud've waited until you got off the phone!" Drago snarled, Belle placing a finger on his back as a silent warning to not attack yet. "You're Phaethon, right?" Drago looked away, his teeth bared as he kept the man in his view out of the corner of his eye. "Uh, Belle, this guy looks familiar...wait, wasn't he the guest on Bangboo Knows yesterday? Anton from Belobog Industries?" Drago looked back at the guy, perking up when he recognized the man now. "That's right! I'm Anton from Belobog, since you've already recognized me, I'm gonna make this simple-" Belle slowly moved her finger off his back, lowering her taser just slightly.

"Phaethon, I know it's not common practice to ask in person, but like I said in my message, it's life or death for the company, and because of how serious a matter this is we can't reveal our identity to outsiders"Anton explains. He ruffled Drago's hair, getting a shocked look from him. Just who the hell did this guy think he was. Only Belle, Esme and Wise could ruffle his hair like that. "So we thought it;d be best to meet up in person, this way we can ensure things stay confidential on both ends"Anton adds, "I hope you understand!" He frowned at the guy, looking slightly annoyed as he fixed his hair. "I see...that makes sense, but before we get to the commission tell us how you knew our anonymous Inter-Knot account was actually ours?"Belle says. His eyes darted back to the guy, growling slightly. "Hahaha, sorry I can't reveal that"Anton replies, rubbing the back of his head.

Drago looked away, already done with this guy. Nicole was behind this, he was already sure of that much. "But our source of information assured us the account was run by the famous Proxy Phaethon, and that you were a top-notch Proxy with outstanding ability and ethics." Yep, Nicole was definitely behind this one. Next time he saw her, he was gonna thwack her with his tail till she learned to not go around recklessly giving out his elder siblings information like this. What if the wrong person got their hands on this info. "I didn't expect such praise from Nicole, she thinks too much of us"Wise comments. Drago smirked slightly, glad he wasn't the only one. Thank you, Wise. "Hahaha, you're too modest! The Cunning Hairs highly recommended.." He side-eyed Anton as the man trailed off, going back to his first thought. This guy was dense.

"Huh? Wait, how did you know it was the Cunning Hares who introduced us?"Anton asks. "Nicole gave away, she gets thwacked by Drago next him he see her"Drago huffs, turning his head away expressionless. Wise sighed from the other side of the call, sounding a bit exasperated. "Hmph, of course she wouldn't let you tell us it was her, she doesnt want us to know she's getting something out of it"Wise comments. Belle patted Drago's shoulder and pointed away, wanting him to check the area. "The adults are talking"Belle Grins. He glared at her but turned and walked into an alleyway. Scales surrounded his body and he shot away, flying rapidly around the area, knowing what Belle wanted him to search for. Any scientists nearby would be taken care of before either Wise or Belle found out that he had been lying for the time being.

He had been murdering the scientists and leaving their bodies in front of Public Securities base.