"A Mutant that can bring the dead back to life?" The Ethisians had finally made it. after spending roughly a week-almost a fortnight on Earth-in search of the Humans, they had finally made it to their settlement located in the middle of a valley known for its intense high temperatures and unforgiving climate. Upon their arrival, the Ethisians were attacked by the Blood Mutants’ Blood Beasts which, although looked weak, were far more powerful than what one could expect. A fight that would have lasted hours quickly came to an abrupt end when the male Blood Mutant approached the Ethisians intending to kill them immediately. Luckily, of the three Ethisians that came to visit, one was royalty and the one who gave the Humans their freedom even though he nearly killed them at one point in time. Seeing this, the male Blood Mutant opted to hear the Ethisians out before killing them, a part of him hoping that they weren’t going to ask for his and his female companion’s involvement in the War; a War that they so desperately wanted to leave, a War neither one wanted to be a part of. As the conversation ensued, the male Blood Mutant came to learn some disturbing news about the Granians, an enemy he wasn’t interested in hearing about. After all, they were his enslavers so his urge not to hear about them or do anything involving them was justifiable. All of that changed when he heard about a new batch of Humans, four Blood Mutants to be precise. This news startled him momentarily for it brought a crude thought into his mind. ’New Humans? Did they wipe out the Earth?’ Just because the Ethisian’s story didn’t include Earth getting destroyed, the Blood Mutant didn’t limit himself from thinking that the absolute worst of the worst happened to his home planet, to his people. However, all of that changed once he heard even more startling news; news about a Blood Mutant that could bring the dead back to life. "The Granians returned to the Planet you, your companion come f and all of Akrina charge us with keeping safe from said Granians," Enor continued, making sure to bow at the Humans feet. "They came back with five Humans. I mistakenly said four because four of those five are Blood Mutants and the other isn’t." "Tell me more about this Mutant who can bring the dead back to life," the male Blood Mutant asked, his voice showing his intriguement and amusement at this fellow Blood Mutant. "What do you know about them?" For this bit, Enor stepped aside and let Commander, the surviving High Grade who battled against said Human, give his side of what he had experienced. Unsurprisingly, Commander was more than terrified at the sight and presence of the male Blood Mutant. His body screamed and wailed at him heinous chants and warnings to run away as fast as he could. The longer the Ethisian stared into his ruby-red eyes, the more its senses urged it to flee as quickly as possible and never return. Dıscover more novels at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝓷𝓮𝓽 Sadly, he knew deep down that running wasn’t an option he could take. Even if it was available, he knew he wouldn’t be able to move fast enough to dodge the Blood Mutant’s attacks...that was if he wanted him dead. "Speak, Ethisian." The man commanded and then went dead silent. With his eyes fixated on Commander, he inched closer and placed his hands on his chest. The Ethisian started to panic, his thoughts flooding with unthinkable images playing in his mind. The Blood Mutant who won many battles for the Ethisians had placed his hand on his chest. What was going to happen next? Was he going to stop his heart? Coagulate his heart? Thicken his blood to stop his heart from beating? Or maybe, was he going to... "Blood Poison!!" the man mumbled, his face showing how surprised he was. "You’ve been put under some sort of...spell? No, that’s not it. More like a condition." Ruby-red eyes pierced into Commander’s soul as the man searched for some odd "condition" placed on the Ethisian. After a matter of seconds went by, the man pulled his hand back, almost as if he were pulling something out from Commander. "I was right!!" he exclaimed while holding what looked like a thick haze acting as the embodiment of evil, poison, and magic. "You were given a condition to hit in order to stay alive. If you didn’t achieve that condition, you were going to die. Whoever did this to you is strong, very strong. Not even I have mastered this type of power. But you’re free now." [Your condition with the High-Grade Ethisian has been broken.] "Now, tell me, Ethisian. What was that condition?" truth be told, the condition Commander was put on going . After his encounter with Vorathrax the Blood God came to an end, the Ethisian had his blood poisoned although its effects weren’t immediate. The Blood God tasked the Ethisian to inform either Ace or the Granians about every plan the Ethisians had that would potentially become a stumbling block to the Blood Mutants. This was a condition that would get Commander killed either way. If he didn’t listen to Vorathrax, he would die. However, if he did go through with it and later got found out for being a rat, he would be termed as a traitor which, according to Ethisian Law, was an offense that not even death could atone for. "I...I was..." Commander stuttered, his focus changing from the Blood Mutant, to Enor, then Commander, then back to the Blood Mutant. "I...I’m...." "Never mind, you’re boring me with your stuttering." The Blood Mutant grumbled while taking a few steps back. Placing his hands on his back, he and the other Ethisians waited for Commander to give his account of the Blood Mutant that had the ability to bring the dead back to life. "Well? Will you not speak? Don’t test my patience, High Grade." "I apologize, Blood Mutant," Commander, out of fear, bowed quickly with his head hung. "It all started ...."