A portal opened.

Kaori and Mani entered inside the base with the relic with them.

Max: Nice, it's 1-0 for us now.
Jozef: I wouldn't be overconfident Max, for all we know the Drakkonis won't relent next time.
Surge: Who did you face at Chernobyl?

Mani was a shaky.

Mani: E-Execumancer...
Brock: Damn, that guy's everywhere.
Roost: Is something wrong comrade?

Kaori looked at Mani and noticed it to.

Kaori: Yeah, is something wrong?
Mani: I'm fine, just tired from the fight with him... I'll go and rest up...

He then left the scene.

As Mani left he slowly began to tear up and ran to his room and locked the door and sat on the ground and began crying.

Mani then had thoughts of Execumancer.

"Flashback"

Execumancer: This Universe would be better without you.

Execumancer: You're nothing but a burden to your team and I did them a favour by getting rid of you.

Execumancer: You should've known there thorns in that imaginary crown of yours. And now I'll make sure you see the ground on the way down.

Execumancer: But then again that stupid master of yours ressurected you, but I'll always be there to kill you again and again.

Execumancer: No more will you haunt me.

"End of flashback"

Mani then held his head as the only thing he thought of was the image of Execumancer's emotionless face back when the Nuclear Powerplant was burning and surrounded by flames.

Mani: I'm pleading for an end... But this nightmare just began...

Mortis: Lindworm, what is the next location and what relic are we searching for next?

Lindworm then showed a hologram of a dagger.

Lindworm: The Malachite Dagger, it can cut through anything, even metal and armor.
Crow: Interesting, I might add it to my dagger collection.
Roost: Now's not the time for collection Crow. Where is it located?
Lindworm: Sierra Nevada.
Bea: I'll go, I always wanted to go there.
Max: Well good luck Bea, your gonna need it.
Bea: Thanks.

Lindworm opened her a portal and she went inside.

Mortis then left the scene.

"At the Ordo Drakkonis' side"

The others were sitting around the table until they saw the doors open and Execumancer entered inside and he had scratches on his right side with a burnt right hand.

Execumancer: Look what those morons did to me!

Nahane then got up from her chair and slammed the table.

Nahane: Did you get the relic?
Execumancer: I didn't, I was buried underneath a building by that damned Mani Pulate and that bitch Kaori.

Zeighar and Draghar laughed it up.

Zeighar: He got beaten up by a midget and a girl.
Draghar: Yeah, hehe.

Nahane slammed her fist again and the two stopped.

Nahane: Execumancer, you are worthless.
Execumancer: Your the one to talk since you mostly spend your days within this castle doing absolutlely nothing.
Nahane: Say another word and I'll turn you into scrap.
Execumancer: Whatever.

Nahane then rose her staff.

Nahane: For failiure you shall be punished.

Execumancer had a look of worry but then he turned to Vishamah.

Execumancer: Vishamah, back me up here. Sure I'm strong but that Mani Pulate practices spells and they blasted me away. How can a cyborg like me fair against magic.

Vishamah rose up from his seat.

Vishamah: Nahane, he has a valid point. I've seen that creature cast spells during our last battle against Lindworm's gang, he's no pushover. I suggest you don't damage Execumancer any further, you wouldn't want to lose your best soldier... Would you?

He raised an eyebrow.

Nahane: Point accepted, you are spared for now.

Vishamah then flew to Execumancer.

Vishamah: You and I need to have a talk right now.

They left the room.

Nahane then turned to Dratis.

Nahane: Dratis, your up next and you will travel to Sierra Nevada to retrieve the Malachite Dagger. We need a powerful tool like that in our possession.
Dratis: Understood mistress Nahane.

He flew up and left the room.

"Sierra Nevada"

Bea came out from a portal and she was in a forest.

Bea: Wow, such a beautiful scenery.

She eyed the forest and it's majestic beauty.

Bea: I could stay here all day but I have to retrieve a dagger.

She then walked around the forest but she then heard something on her left side.

Bea: What was that?

She went there to see Dratis coming out of a portal as he was hovering around.

Dratis: I mustn't fail the Drakkonis Prophecy. I must retrieve the dagger.

Bea then stepped out.

Bea: Sorry, but the dagger is coming to us.

Dratis saw Bea and he immediatly rose his blades.

Dratis: Bea, I see you are here too. That dagger will only belong to one of us and it's gonna be me.

He then flew away and Bea then hovered her wings and began chasing the mantis dragon.

Dratis moved passed trees and then eyed Bea behind him who too was doing the same.

Dratis then used his blades to cut up some branches from trees to fall down in order to slow Bea.

Bea: Shrewed trick!

She then dodged every single branch and then put her leg on a tree and pushed herself further and gave her flight a boost.

Dratis: Crap!

He then increased his flight speed in order to avoid Bea but the hero tackled Dratis in multiple trees and they pierced through them.

Each broken tree fell down with a huge hole through them.

Bea was gonna tackle Dratis to a wall but he managed to sneak down her and escape as the hero hit the rocky wall of a cave.

Bea: Ow...

Dratis looked behind to see her.

Dratis: Are you okay?

Bea rubbed her head and then looked at the mantis dragon.

Bea: I'm fine, why would you worry. Aren't we enemies?
Dratis: Yeah but that was a serious bump.
Bea: I know.

Dratis then flew away to find the relic.

Bea: Oh no you don't.

She then flew up and followed Dratis.

"At the Hero's Lair"

Mortis was walking down a hallway amd was approaching the door to Mani's room.

Mortis' mind: I hope he's alright in there.

He made it and then knocked on it.

Mortis: Mani!

No response.

Mortis: Mani! It's me Mortis, open up.
Mani: Go away.

Mortis then knew something was wrong.

Mortis: Are you alright...?
Mani:... Yeah... I'm okay...
Mortis: Can you open the door please, I wanna talk to you.
Mani: I'm not feeling like talking not when I'm dying inside.

Mortis sighed.

Mortis: Corpus exspiravit...

He then transformed into a ghost and then passed through the door and saw Mani wit a noose around his neck as he was ontop of a chair.

Mortis: MANI NO!

Mani saw Mortis go visible.

Mortis speared Mani off the chair and removed the rope from his neck.

Mortis: You tried to take away your life?
Mani: I know, what choice do I have left?
Mortis: What do you mean what choice do you have? Your a hero and a hero never quits.
Mani: I feel like quitting, I just wanna die in peace.
Mortis: Tell me why.

Mani was silent.

Mortis: Come on Mani you can trust me, I'm your friend and I will never let out the secret to anyone.

Mani sighed.

Mani: It's Execumancer, he keeps telling me stuff like "The Universe would be better off without me" and "I did your team a favour of getting rid of you" and stuff. His words are stuck inside my head, his emotionless face is like glued to my brain.

Kaori was walking around the hallway until she over heard the conversation.

Kaori: What is happening inside?

She heard Mortis and Mani talking.

Mani: He even says that he'll kill me over and over again, I was thinking of ending it all. After all, neither of you would care. You would say that I should stay, but in the end neither of you all would know if I existed.

Mortis was silent.

Mani: So let me fall, let me break from all that's unsaid. You'll never understand what it's like to be on my shoes, stuck in an endless cycle of being mocked and disliked. Will this set me free from the monster inside my head.

He instantly thought about Execumancer as flames surrounded the cyborg.

Kaori then felt bad for Mani as she still listened to they're conversation.

Mortis: There is no monster, Execumancer is just acting like a bully. He just wants to make you suffer, soon you'll come ontop, don't doubt yourself
Mani: Bully? He literally abuses me mentally and physicaly. My life's invisible abuse I am either judged or I have to hide...

He then shead a tear.

Mani: The only syptom you could see is that I don't wanna be alive...

This hit Mortis like a bullet to the chest.

Mani: I feel hopeless. I'm ashamed and afraid that if they knew the truth of my abuse... What would they do?

Kaori knew that this was serious.

Mortis hugged Mani tightly.

Mortis: I know you feel hopeless at the end of your home now, the fear is eating you alive. So I'll be a reason, I'll be your shelter and I won't let you say goodbye.

He then made Mani look directly at him.

Mortis: Have you got no reason to forget your pain away, if you kiss the end then the world would be a darker place.

He smiled lightly.

Mortis: I know your scared to death but this is not the time to hide, you are meant for so much more and I won't let you leave this world behind. If he ever comes back, I'm there for you.

Mani smiled.

Mani: Thank you.

He then hugged Mortis back.

Mani: Please keep this between us, I don't want the others to know about it...
Mortis: Your secret is safe with me.

Kaori from the outside felt like she was gonna cry, but she held her tears.

Kaori's mind: It's also safe with me too.

The door was being opened and she immediatly ran to hide.

Mortis and Mani came out.

Mani: So what are we gonna do now?
Mortis: Get some fresh, live a little.

They left.

Kaori eyed the two leave.

"Sierra Nevada"

It was nighttime and Bea was still searching for the Malachite Dagger.

Bea: Come on, where's that damned thing.

She then bumped into Dratis and the two looked at each other.

Dratis: Out of my way, I'm on a mission!

He then spotted something shiny.

Dratis: Could that be it!

He flew to where the shint object was and it was the Malachite Dagger.

Dratis: Your mine now-

Bea tackled him away and the dagger began falling off.

Bea/Dratis: Nooooo!!!

They flew to catch it and the two both grabbed it.

Bea: Give me the dagger!
Dratis: Never!

He pulled with both his blades while Bea pulled with her hands.

Bea: Beetle bash!

Then a beetle came out of her wings and it hit Dratis' eye and he grunted it pain and held it while Bea grabbed the dagger and flew off.

Dratis: Get back here!

He then flew after her.

Bea used her communicator.

Bea: Master, open a portal I got the relic.

Dratis used his blades to create slashes and launched them at Bea who dodged every single one.

Then a portal opened and flew inside.

The portal closed down when Dratis was almost gonna enter it.

Dratis panted and tried to catch his breath.

Dratis: Ohhh, I wonder what Nahane is gonna do to me when she hears about this.

"Back at the Ordo Drakkonis' side"

Vishamah and Execumancer were inside the dragon's room.

Vishamah was writing on a piece of paper while Execumancer sat.

Execumancer: So what were you gonna ask me?
Vishamah: I knew about your little fiasco with Mani Pulate.
Execumancer: How?
Vishamah: That doesn't matter, if yo actually focused on the relic rather than playing with Mani like predator and prey then you wouldn't end up looking like in the state you currently are.
Execumancer: I swore to myself that I ain't stopping until that motherfucker is dead after what he did to me.

Vishamah sighed.

Vishamah: You see Execumancer, your the flower that never blossoms, that is quickly forgotten. You are basically lost inside a crowd of dead butterflies.
Execumancer: In English?
Vishamah: It means you are yet to move on from what happened to you in the past. The past is the past and the future is important and so is the future of the Ordo Drakkonis. And if you don't move on... Then I fear for your life...

Execumancer cackled.

Execumancer: You serious?
Vishamah: I always was.
Nahane: YOU FAILED TO GET THE DAGGER?!

The two heard her yelling.

Dratis: I'm sorry mistress, you do recall I'm fragile right?
Nahane: Ugh! I'm surrounded by idiots!

Execumancer looked to Vishamah.

Execumancer: I'll be honest, she sucks as leader.
Vishamah: I don't know what to say.
Execumancer: To be clear, I think you would make a better leader to the Ordo Drakkonis cause since your a more fair than Nahane. She tends to act like a bossy bitch and she never does things on her own and relies on us.
Vishamah: Touche, but still she's the boss. If I were leader I would be honored to lead, for now I remain loyal.
Execumancer: Alright, so will you be joining in the relic hunt?

Vishamah turned to face Execumancer.

Vishamah: Indeed, I won't stay here and just write poetry all the time. Time is everything and I shant waste it as the Universe is filled with millions of opportunities that is awaiting a person.
Execumancer: Wow, so inspiring... Shakespeare.

He laughed it off while Vishamah rolled his eyes in annoyance and continued writing.

OK guys, this was chapter 12.

Peace out!