Endeverafter: The Series Presents The Cursed One

Chapter Twenty-One

When he felt Fallon's jerk back and forth, Prince Lylor caught her by the small of her back. "Everything okay?"

"Couldn't be better," she replied, opening her eyes. "It seems the Guardian's death won't be in vain, after all."

"It won't?" Heinrich asked, disappointed.

"No. You'll never guess who just walked into the Deviant."

Prince Lylor's eyes lit up like a child's. "The Hybrid? She's here?"

Fallon nodded. "Yes, my love."

"I almost don't know what to say," he said, laughing to himself. "We should get to her before she leaves. Heinrich, you and Sienna–" a knock on the basement door interrupted him. "What is it?!" He could hear voices coming from the other side of the door but he couldn't make out what was being said. "Oh my God! Just come in!"

A security guard opened the door and stepped inside. "Mr. Lylor, we have a problem."

"What kind of a problem?"

"Uh, hold on." The security guard held one finger up and disappeared back through the door.

Prince Lylor sighed. "I swear I'm surrounded by idiots."

The security guard appeared in the doorway again and stepped to the side. He held the door open as two other security guards walked in dragging the bodies of Axel and Sven. They were handcuffed and unconscious. A third security guard walked in behind them carrying Axel's daggers and Sven's pistols in his hand.

Prince Lylor turned around with a curiosity on his face. He watched as the security guards dropped Axel and Sven down to their knees. "Now, what do we have here?"

Heinrich walked up to the third security guard and picked up one of the daggers and one of the pistols. "I can tell you they're not Mercenaries," he said.

"Maybe they've come for the Hybrid," Fallon suggested. "We're not the only ones looking for her."

Prince Lylor walked up to Axel and Sven and began circling around them. "No... my gut tells me that they are with the Hybrid," he said. "But in what capacity is the question." He stepped in front of them and squinted his eyes. "Heinrich, wake one of them up. We need to find out who they are and why they're here. The Hybrid is inches away. The last thing we need is a distraction."

Heinrich placed the weapons down and walked up to Axel and Sven. He picked up both their heads by their chins and smiled. "Aw, cute, they're twins," he said. "Now which one shall I hit first?" Just then, both of the twins opened their eyes, catching Heinrich off guard. He jumped backwards and said, "What the fuck?"

Axel and Sven broke free of their handcuffs and hopped to their feet. Axel elbowed one of the security guards in the face and kicked him in the stomach. Sven kicked the second security guard out from underneath his own feet and pulled him down by his head. His body slammed into the ground. The third security guard, who was holding their weapons, stood there as Axel slowly to his feet. He grabbed one of the daggers, dropping the others, and attempted to stab Axel but he moved out of the way. As he turned around, he looked down and gasped but it was too late. His eyes drifted to the side and that's when he came face-to-face with the barrel of Sven's pistol.

"Looking for this?" Sven shot him in the head and tossed the other dagger to his brother.

Axel caught his second dagger and flipped them between his fingers before he tossed one into the security guard he elbowed in the face, killing him. Sven walked up to the security guard that was lying on the ground and shot him twice in the chest. When they turned around, Fallon, Sienna, Heinrich and Prince Lylor were all standing there in silence.