Coiling Dragon Book 6 (Chp 8 onwards)

Book 6, The Road to Revenge - Chapter 11, The Man Behind the Curtain

His entire body was covered in black scales, while sharp black spikes jutted out from his elbows and his knees. His entire back was lined with a row of sharp spikes coming from his spine. And his eyes had turned a dark golden color. Just seeing that cold, dark, golden set of eyes staring at him was enough to terrify Duke Patterson.

"Who are...who are you?" Duke Patterson was so terrified that his face was ashen white. His mouth flapped for a long while before he managed to say these words.

What was this monstrosity in front of him?

"Who am I?" Linley's cold gaze was fixed on Patterson.

"Squeak, squeak." The sounds of bones chattering emanated from throughout Patterson's body, as Linley continued to apply force through his iron-whip-like tail in constricting Patterson. No matter how hard Patterson struggled, he couldn't budge at all.

Pain began to spread from his arms to the rest of his body.

"You are from another plane?" Patterson's eyes were filled with terror. From what he could tell, based on Linley's current appearance, only a different species from another plane could do what Linley had just done. "Linley, I beg you, spare me, spare my life. I definitely will keep your secret, definitely."

Transfixed by Linley's dark golden gaze, Patterson had totally lost his equanimity.

"Spare your life?" A hint of a cold smile appeared on Linley's face. "That's not impossible. I want to ask you something. Around twelve or thirteen years ago, did you send some people out to kidnap a woman."

Patterson was startled.

He immediately frantically tried to recollect the affairs of twelve or thirteen years past, but twelve or thirteen years was an extremely long period of time. Most importantly... "Linley, no, Lord Linley, I...I can't remember." Patterson said frantically.

"That was a long time ago, and I often would have women I took a fancy to captured and brought to my mansion. I don't know exactly which one you are talking about."

That murderous intent in Linley's heart began to grow.

This Patterson actually often abducted women?

From Linley's face, Patterson had no idea as to the transformation that was currently occurring in Linley's heart. Having completely undergone the Dragonform, Linley appeared totally cold and emotionless, terrifying sinister.

"A woman who had just given birth not long beforehand, who had just finished a pilgrimage to the Radiant Temple, and then returned to her hotel." Linley still stared icily at Patterson. His voice didn't rise at all.

Hearing Linley say these things, Patterson's entire body went stiff. And then he stared at Linley in astonishment.

"You remember now?" Linley said coldly.

Of course Patterson remembered now. Throughout all these years, he had only abducted women who had just given birth on two occasions. His memories of these affairs was quite keen. Especially that one time, thirteen years ago. That time, the person whom had instructed him to act had severely warned him to maintain secrecy.

"I really can't remember." Patterson said, terrified. "Lord Linley, I beg you, spare me. I really don't know. You must be mistaken."

Linley's dark golden eyes flashed.

"You want to die?" Linley's voice grew even colder.

"Ahhhh!" Patterson's screamed in terror as Linley's tail increased the pressure around him. This greater pressure was causing all of the bones in Patterson's body to moan in protest.