Blood.
It's thicker than water.
Blood is not just a liquid in the body. It represents everything.
Oneself. Bond. DNA. Biologically.
A metaphor of blood represents more than just a part of the body. It's a symbol of sacrifice, promises, endurance, and rebellion.
Everything that symbolizes the life of a person.
Young is aware, this game will be worse than before. The last time, his husband sacrificed himself for the sake of their future; their cubs. Now, maybe it's his time. The time when he has to sacrifice for his heir to have a better life. But before all that, this matter has to come to an end.
"Watch out, Old Granpa!" Sora's voice awakened him from his deep thought. Sati is right in front of him, ready to attack. Young snaps back, grabbing the Bloodsucker's hand and tossing her aside. He generates his speed, so he can chase her down and hunt her again.
On the other hand, the convoy forms a circle around the possessed Fa. They start to strike the Golden Alpha, but he is so powerful; even his own father can't handle him.
"I can still sense his presence. But, he is way too strong!" Peinaire wince in pain, but she did try her best to help the convoy. Since Cirrus is still unconscious, the convoy can only depend on her. She can use her tracing power, but she isn't trained for that, unlike Cirrus, she's not really good in it.
"Cubs, get in formation..."
"Don't tell me we're gonna do that!" Sora's heart skips. Ezra frowns as his lips stutter in fear.
"We have no choice. He is more powerful than we can imagine," Gun replies. He grabs a small sack from his backpack.
"Lock him with the sacred rope. Cast the chant until I reach for his forehead. Got it?"
Everyone nods, except for Peinaire. She stands there, clueless.
"Pein, do you know how to perform a binder curse?" asks Gun.
"No. Only Cir and Fa learned that..."
"Clamp your palms together and stick out both of your index and middle fingers. You can follow the chant—"
As Gun is trying to explain the procedure, Fa slams him on the tree far from the group with only from the corner of his eye. Everyone screams as they quickly gather around one more time. Peinaire just follows the flow, no questions asked.
"Who's gonna take over the job?" asks Ezra.
"Sora can. Hurry!"
The female Alpha takes her place, facing Fa who is now lurking at her in hunger. She braces herself, claps her hands, and starts chanting. The convoy follows her lead, praying earnestly.
The binder ring forms around them, but so thin that it seems not powerful enough to bind Fa on the spot. The Golden Alpha laughs mockingly, glaring at them in amusement. Then, with his speed, he rushes to Sora.
"Sora!" Nara manages to grab his twin within seconds before Fa can even touch her hair. He is angry, so he swings his hand at them, sending the twins to the other side of the forest. Now, there are only Peinaire, Renyu and Ezra left. Both of the Alpha form a barrier that shields the Omega from Fa.
Fa tilts his head, looking at them with his sharp glare. He steps forward and grips his father's neck with his left hand. When Peinaire tries to save the Alpha, Fa grips her with his right hand. Both struggle in his grip like a floundering fish.
"Father! Pein!" Ezra feels more and more helpless. He throws a rock at Fa, trying to divert his attention. But, he doesn't even budge.
Suddenly, their eyes lock on each other.
'Ezra Sarin...'
Ezra blinks his eyes. He hears that, loud and clear. He grabs the red thread on his wrist, and that's when Fa screams in pain. He let his hands go, dropping both Peinaire and Renyu, gasping for air.
"I think, I am the only one who can fight him..." Ezra says. He pinches the red thread again, this time a bit longer than before. Fa stays put on his spot, unable to move.
"I can lock him in place! Hurry! Cast the binder spell!" Ezra yells at the convoy. They rush in, except for Gun who is still unconscious under a tree. Pernier decides not to join them as she's already tasted the bad aftermath. She scoots closer to Gun and seeks for a shield together.
Sora performs the chanting spell right after the binder forms around Fa. The Golden Alpha screams his lungs out. Looks like the spell works. He is almost in his conscious state when suddenly Sati flies to him a full speed. Young chases her from behind, but a second too late.
The convoy flies backwards when Sati casts a spell, sending everyone far from Fa. She smirks as she takes control over his body, this time, their soul gather as one. Sati's original body is burning into ashes.
Now, the one who is standing in front of them is no longer Fa.
"Sati took his body as a replacement!" Ezra gasps.
"That means, if we want to kill her, we have to kill Fa as well!" Renyu gushes.
"There must be another way!" Sora gushes towards the convoy. "Anything that can dismiss the idea of killing!"
"Nothing can stop me now. If you want to kill me, you need to kill this Golden Alpha as well!" Sati laughs with her evil voices.
The convoy can only watch as Fa's body slowly transforming into a shape of a Bloodsucker; fangs, dark and red eyes, and a pair of black feather wings on his back.
"Let's think about something..."
"No time for that. Form the binder first! Hurry!"
They gather again, this time with everyone's participation. Gun tries hard to help, but since he is too weak, Sora decides to step up for him. As they begin the chant, a gold binder forms around them.
"Nara, pick the binder!" Sora says. The strong, well build Alpha flicks the binder and rolls it before he throws the loop at Fa. However, the Golden Alpha flicks the binder, and sets it into a fire. The circle break loose, with everyone run to save their life.
In the midst of the chaos, Fa flies away from there. The convoy chase him down until the beach. Fa sneers as he casts a spell that binds everyone in place. They scream together as the spell slowly chokes them.
"Fa! Wake up, you dumbass! How can you choke your own father!" Nara curses under his breathe. They fight for their life, but the curse is so strong, even an Enigma like Young almost surrender to it.
Ezra watches his Golden Alpha with tears in his eyes. He is no longer Fa that he knew, and he feels regret for not appreciate him when he was still the ThongFa that he knew. The Omega softly caressing the red thread, praying for Fa's soul to be at peace. If this is the final meet, Ezra can only hope for the best.
Suddenly, Fa shrieks faintly. He drops them on the ground, looking sick and weary.
"What happened?" Young asks.
"I don't know..." Renyu grunts in pain. He looks up and sees Ezra slowly approaches Fa. He is holding the red thread that binds them two in his palm.
"Ezra, no!"
The Omega ignores the plea. He walks closer to Fa until they face to face with each other. Ezra lifts his hand, placing his palm on Fa's cheek. He shut his eyes tight.
'Ezra... Sarin...'
He hears that again. That voice, it's unmistakably Fa; calling him for help.
'Burn... burn it...'
Ezra opens his eyes. He stares deep into Fa's evil eyes. The same thing that he did when he saved him during his rut. His eyes slowly blazing into fire, put Fa in a possessed.
"Let's burn together. Till we turn ashes..."
Slowly, their body has torch on fire. Ezra pulls Fa by his neck, pressing their forehead together. He stares deep into Fa's eyes as the Golden Alpha softly smiles at him.
"I know you'll come to me..." the Golden Alpha lets out a helpless laugh.
"You think after you fuck me without my permission, you can get away from that?" Ezra spurs his sarcastic tone. Fa chokes in his own laugh.
"How much longer, Fa?" asks Ezra. The laugh gets fainting.
"I'm trying..."
"Let me shoot some motivation..."
Ezra pulls Fa even closer and plants his lips for a deep kiss. Fa's eyes slowly turns dimmed as he is soaking in romance. The two kisses as if there's only them in the island. Gradually, Fa's body changing into a normal form. He suddenly pushes Ezra away, screaming in agony before he slams onto the beach.
A loud, eerie shrieks resonates the whole island. Everyone clamp their ears as the voice slowly dies into the thin air. Ezra quickly dashes towards Fa, checking his wellbeing attentively.
"Fa! Are you alright?" Ezra asks.
Fa slowly opens his eyes as he draws a smile on his face. "Who can stay alive after being kiss so hard like that? So heavenly!"
Ezra suddenly caught up witn Fa's perverting eccentric thought. He playfully smacks his Golden Alpha's shoulder, making him grunts in pain and joy at the same time. The two finally laughs, leaving a wave of relief in everyone's heart.
"It's over, isn't it?" Peinaire asks. Sora and Nara exchange their glares, before nod in exhaustion. Renyu and Young help the injured Gun together.
"Father, are you okay?" Renyu checks on Young but he brushes the worry with a smile.
"Your father is an Enigma. No need to worry..."
As they gather around Fa, helping the poor Golden Alpha, they share their concern and care for each other. As they walk together to their boat, from the spot, Peinaire watches Caspian and Elder Talay, waiting for them in another boat. Cirrus and Tul are waiting for them as well.
Peinaire rushes towards her Omega with a joyful heart. She misses Caspian a lot while in captive.
"Pein! Watch out!"
Everything happens so fast. One time, Peinaire is running towards Caspian. But the next thing, the Omega slides in her embrace, bleeding.
"Caspi!!"
Just as they thought that the Bloodsucker is dead, there's a fragment of her left within them without they aware of it. Young, with his protective instict, manages to destroy the last remain of Sati, but for Peinaire and Caspian, it is too late.
"Caspian! No! Caspi!"
"Baby... my baby..." Caspian cries in agony while holding his belly. Peinaire is taking aback by his words. She frowns as she supports Caspian's upper body with her shoulder.
"Caspi?"
"Pein... baby... we lost our baby..."
The word baby strikes Peinaire like a thunder. She grabs Caspian's hand tight, with her mind goes blank.
"We need to go to the hospital, now!"
That's the last thing that Caspian hears before he passes out, leaving a question in Peinaire.