The Crucible

Diana's firm was in Central, slap bang in the Greys where all the pompous Suits fluctuated.

But no Firm, or business in this City, was greater or prouder, than D. & F. Legal, the most successful (and most expensive) Attorney's office in the City... and Damn was she pretty.

You'd parked about a click or two north on the Highstreet, enjoying the lively streets, people talking on their phones, sitting at Cafes, walking along in their suits and ties... and of course, the pretty ladies in their slacks, skirts and jackets, giving you eyes as you approached, the Mighty, Crucible.

The Crucible was the biggest, most beautiful building in the Greys, a huge structure made of the dark cobblestone that most of Wallace's eldest buildings were.

Huge and circular like a bowl, the great arches to the building stood, the shining windows reflecting the grey sky, as its great pillars stood strong, giving the structure an almost, colosseum-like vibe.

_"When Diana says she's going for the top, she means it." _That's what you always thought every time you saw this beautiful structure. the Things she'd done with her Business Partner, Luke Francis, at her age, it was incredible, a true testament to her talent.

You gagged playfully to yourself "Eugh... just propose for god sakes man what are you waiting for?" You chuckled, moving past the huge groups of chatty businessmen and people just happy to be out of lockdown, pushing forward through the wide-open double doors and into reception.

Your footsteps were deft on the Marble floor, in contrast to the Lawyers who buzzed in with their key cards past the gate on heavy feet.

Can you please, stop thinking so loudly about things, it's giving me a headache.

"Fuck you... these... abilities, are really god damn creepy, where the hell did I even learn to walk like this, I could be walking on leaves and I'd be quiet as a church mouse."

Do us both a favour and focus on the task at hand, This place smells like Narcissism and Printers**.**

The Crucible's reception was one circular desk, headed by a very bored-looking older black woman who typed away, never looking away from her two monitors as you approached nonchalantly.

"Hey there. I'm here to see Diana Drake?"

The woman smirked, but did not look up.... why did they never lookup?

"Do you have an appointment?" She asked dully.

"I don't think that's gonna be a problem." You said coyly.

She sighed, looking up "I'm sorry sir but Mr's Drake is very busy, Please call and make a-"

You smiled as her eyes narrowed, trying to decipher where she'd seen you before. "Do you have any I.D sir? maybe I missed something in the system."

Drivers licence in hand, you slid it towards her "Knock yourself out."

She took the I.D offhandedly giving it a glance before going to type the name in the computer... but her fingers never even started clicking away, because she's too busy trying to hide her embarrassment. "Oh... um..."

"Mr Drake!? wow!" You smiled, making her laugh.

"I'm sorry, Mr Drake. It's been tough getting back behind the desk since lockdown ended."

"No problem." You said charmingly. That never gets old. One of the perks of having your name on the building you guess.

Diana's office was on the top floor, it was a long lonely elevator ride up 95 floors, but when you did arrive at the very top of the Elevator, toying with your visitor's badge as the doors opened.

Moving out through the Hallway were a few in this Huge, very expensive looking office, smiled and greeted you as you walked towards one of the two largest Offices in the Building, though you did accidentally knock into that stupidly fancy water fountain with the huge tank on top, you always hated that thing, though people didn't seem to find it as amusing as that one time one of the Interns pulled the fire alarm during your visits here as a kid.

You smiled as you approached the Wall of glass, looking in to see a Black haired beauty, a streak of white in her Ponytail, her square glasses sat on the bridge of her nose as she tapped away on her computer, moving around documents, clicking her pen as she mused, a look of absolute focus on her beautiful face.

Tapping lightly on the glass, Didi's head shot up, her Golden eyes locking with yours. She frowned, standing up and moving towards the door, pushing it open as walking over to you. She a wonder lurked in those eyes alongside the worry, her hands touching the closed up cuts and bruises on your face, contemplating your golden eyes, and Black-Brown hair "Come on." she said, taking your hand and leading you in.

You lounged in the chair opposite her as she sipped some tea, looking at you like she wanted to hug you and tell you everything would be okay "Will you stop looking at me like that?"

"Like what?"

"Like you're worried I'm gonna fall out of the treehouse again." You chuckled.

She smiled a little "Hilde told me what happened, you realise you're gonna get kicked out of school unless we do something, right?" Diana fiddled with her thumbs... she had certain rules about the way that she behaved at work, she had a fierce reputation to uphold.

"We?" You asked, standing and pacing, you had way too much energy still. It was distracting.

"Obviously, We're a team aren't we?"

"Fooled me." You smirked.

"Look, You haven't been out there, the way I acted during training, it was just-"

You laughed "Oh that? I don't care about that... well, I'm definitely gonna get you back later but, I'm talking more about what you haven't been telling me."

There was a darkness behind those golden eyes of yours, and she saw it "Hilde already told you, you just have to trust us."

You knew that You were different, she knew it too, you felt like there was something evil and angry inside of you, eating you away; and it wasn't the thing that talked.

"I fought Eleven people and won. I can use Blood runes, even though I don't drink blood. The way I move now, I feel like a uber-ninja or something... and I feel, I feel-" She frowned as you shook your head, scowling at nothing "Angry, I feel really fucking angry. I just want to, get out there and... I don't know."

Diana peered out of her wall window, some of her colleagues were watching subtly. Moving towards her desk, she picked up a remote that pulled down blinds automatically over her window and door, then she reached up and took her hair down, removing her glasses as she pinched the bridge of her nose "Charlie, I know-"

"No, you don't know!" You roared suddenly, making her drown "I am done with not knowing what the fuck is going on, I'm done with the obvious lies from my own family, and people that I am supposed to trust, I'm done with meeting people who already know me, discovering all of this shit out of the blue."

"Chip-"

"I. am. Done." You growled, "Now I know that if I ask you, you're probably just gonna make up a load of crap, so here's the deal, the real Hunt begins now, I'm getting some people together and we are going to find out what happened to Dad, What the fuck Jormungadr is, and deal with all these Vampires everywhere."

Your Sister stepped towards you, her face creasing as she nudged you, her strength making you jolt "You are such a prick. Fine, yeah, we are lying to you, but did it ever occurred to you that it was for a good reason!?"

"There should never be any reason, for you to Lie to me." You snarled, her eyes flaming as she started to scratch her knuckles, shaking with wrath.

"Well this, is. So just shut up and stop complaining!"

"This isn't a complaint, this a catastrophe of everyone yours, Hilde's and whoever else in on this' making."

She laughed maliciously "Ooooh look at me, I'm Charlie, everybody is shitty except for me..." Her voice was a low mocking imitation of yours.

"Coming from King ice bitch that's fucking rich."

"That's right, I'm the Bitch, I am always the Bitch!" She cut in, looking so angry that her eyes started to water, as she flailed her arms and poked you in the chest "Everything, that I have done since Dad died, has been for you, not Hilde, not anybody else for you, so yeah, maybe I am an Ice Bitch, but you are an inconsiderate, pretentious asshole!"

"You are just like him."

Stop...

"...always acting behind the scenes without asking how I'll feel, how I want to do things. You do things for me, well Why, Diana?"

That's enough, Kid... you're losing control...

You paced, breaths heavy, mind racing, chest burning "Why then? Why!?" You roared.

Diana frowned, her anger was gone, replaced by... genuine hurt, not something that You saw often "...Because I am in love with you, idiot." She whispered "I always have loved you, more than anything, I-I... I know I keep things from you, you're scared and angry, I am too. I'm not even human. But I can try to be. you know, make dad proud or whatever."

Fuck... shit... god damn it, that was, real, you were being an asshole, but it seemed that the badger that crept up your ass wasn't quite ready to go yet.

This inability to shake your rampant anger continued for the entire five minutes of awkward silence where you tried to snare whatever it was that was making you feel like the hulk was trying to take over.

Eventually, however, Diana took things into your own hands, literally, leading you over to the couch in the corner and sitting closer this time, she looked good in her workwear, a Black suit jacket, white turtle neck, black slacks, hugging her pristine figure and orchestrating its perfection... You were lucky to have her, she may have been difficult but, so were you, why did you explode like that? you never get angry.

"I'm sorry." You muttered as she gripped your hand.

Her silky black hair waved as she shook her head "Me too."

"No, I was wrong."

She fought with herself, looking at you seriously "Do you... remember anything about Lord Nox?"

Holy shit, HOLY SHIT SHE WAS GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING WASN'T SHE!? "No, Nothing."

She nodded "W-what about umm... what about... uh."

"What? what, Diana? please." You begged, you pleaded.

"What about, The Noxium?"

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAGH

You gasped as a horrible pain, struck across the face of your brow, rumbling your brains violently as your ears rung "Agh."

Diana's eyes widened in panic as she grabbed you "Charlie, Charlie, no no no no no, stay with me, please please don't, please just stay with me, please!" She cried as she held you, your mind vibrating as reality began to churn., your senses overwhelmed, your mind overturning as...

I..... will not.... let this..... happen... AGAIN, SLOTH!

You gasped, feeling the world crashing down on you again, the waterfall of life flooding back in as you fell into the couch, tired and exhausted, sapped of energy.

Diana tapped your face, heavily breathing as she cried "Chip... chip, come on, please..."

"That's right, Slam the **** guy." You wheezed.

Didi sighed in relief, hugging you tightly, Her taught body laying on top of you as she stared in your eyes "You're still here?" She whispered.

"Of course I'm still here, what are you talking about, ugh did I pass out again?"

You were embraced by lips so fierce and passionate, her tongue slipping around yours in your mouth before she pulled back, a daunting look in her eyes "I've been thinking about you all day... hehe.." She giggled a little, and your nose was flooded with the thick scent of unrelenting arousal. "I was thinking about how you fought those boys... finally fighting... hmmm it makes me so wet." Okay, this kinda talk was hot in porn, but with the omen of sex in her eyes, it was slightly unnerving.

"Are you okay?" You asked. Her pupils were eclipsed behind her golden iris, her skin was hot against yours.

"I'll be better when you sink your fat cock into my dripping pussy while I scream like a whore"

"Ummm." Something was definitely off here.

"You like Titjobs?" She asked.

"I-"

"You will, when I'm done with you, I want you to have me in every way possible, little brother, I want you to fuck me silly, you handsome devil."

"Diana."

"oooh come on, don't you want me? don't you want to hOlD mE DoWN AND... SUCK MY HARD LITTLE NIPPLES, **** ME? RAM ME SO THAT I CAN'T SIT DOWN FOR A WEEK?"

Her face grew redder, her face more manic... and you were starting to slip into your rampant Lust, seeing her like this, the intoxicating feeling of her body "I... I... I might like that...?"

Oh for fuck's sake! this is getting way out of hand, you are the Son of the Dragon, control yourself!!

"I want to push you on that desk over there, tear off your clothes and ravish you..." You whispered, lust rising in your veins, burning your abdomen with a wanton flame "I want your lips, your touch, your body... I WANT YOUR DESIRE, YOUR TIGHT CUNT AND YOUR SCREAMS OF PLEASURE."

"YES!!" She cried

"YOU'RE HEAVING BREASTS."

"YES, YES! OH GOD YES!"

"I WANT YOUR..... YOUR..... I want...."

No. no something was wrong, that's enough... come on, settle down, You are the one with the Power here, take control.

You looked at your sister, really looked at her. She looked crazy, sweating, wide-eyed, a cock-hungry look, teeth bore like an angler fish, and suddenly, you felt, a little more behind the wheel.

"I want... to not have sex with you... right now." You whispered. A fierce triumph.

.... you did it? .... YOU DID IT? HAHAHA YOU FUCKING DID IT? good god, you're actually doing it, this is the first time... but that means...

Diana's smile faded "WHAT?"

Something rumbled between you, like magnets that refused to touch, a primal disagreement, unrelenting want vs pure determination.

"I said....... that's enough, y-you don't look well, Didi." This was extremely difficult, holy fuck it's like you had the libido of 1 million Genghis khans.

She was shaking "NO. NO NO NO, I AM FINE! I NEED YOU TO FUCK ME!" Her hands snagged your shirt, trying to wrench it free as you grabbed her wrist, seeing the wild look in her eyes "GIVE IT TO ME!"

"Diana, come on! Come on snap out of it!!" You pleaded as she got more and more violent, groaning and moaning like a dying beast as she struggled to fight against your newfound strength and skill.

Tumbling off of the couch, you grunted, trying to hold her down to restrain her, just as you were restraining yourself now "Diana, Diana listen to me. Listen this isn't you! this..."

Water... you needed water, a shower right now!

You remeber-

"Shut up, I'm trying to think!"

Shit, shit shit! Why did you know she needed a shower!? who the fuck cares Drake, just, think!

"Diana, I command you to stop!" You said, trying to sink your claws into her mind, however...

"COVER MY TITS IN CUM YOU BEAUTIFUL BOY!" She screamed as you held her tightly, barely able to contain her struggle.

There were a lot of people out there, there's no way you could do this without people noticing... this was probably a descendant thing, or maybe a Homunculus thing, that meant nobody could see... but what could you do?

That's when it hit you... memories popped up a just the right moment, an epiphany that would be your salvation and hers.

Leaning on her arms with your knees, her trying desperately to bite at your ground to tear the fabric away and gain quick access to your member, you quickly unbuckled your belt, pulling it free "YES FINALLY!" and proceeded to turn her around, staring at her shapely rear which she stuck out to you.

Shaking the hunger out of your head as you proceeded to tied up her arms and legs as tightly as possible, she got even stronger when she was aroused. "OH WHAT THE FUCK, COME ON CHIPPY, I'LL LET YOU PUT IT IN MY ASSSSS."

You frowned "Ugh, just stay put. Although I will be remembering that for after I fix you." You said cheekily before bolting towards the door.

"CHARLIE! CHARLIE COME ON!!! DON'T JUST LEAVE ME HERE!? MY COOTER IS LIKE NIAGRA FALLS OVER HERE!"

Don't listen, don't listen, don't listen!

Pushing open the door and making sure it was safely closed behind you, your eyes darted around, god damn it where was the Kitchen!?

Walking as quickly and inconspicuously as possible, you knocked on the door of the opposite, largest Office in the building, peeking in as the Older man inside lifted his head.

The Blonde hairs were greying, though the friendly, although professional demeanour held true as William Francis, the F in D. & R. Law, and the Co-owner of Diana's firm.

"Is that... Young Charlie Drake I see? It is! Hello Chip how are you, how long has it been?" He asked in a warm voice.

You smiled nervously, stepping inside "H-Hi Mr Francis... I-I'm uh... I don't suppose you could point me to the Kitchen could you?" You asked hurriedly.

He took off his glasses "Are you quite alright, my friend?"

"Yes! I mean, yeah, great, I've gotta rush off, I said I'd make Diana a coffee and you know how she is."

He smiled, gesturing you away jokingly "Jesus man! first door to the left of the hall. make that coffee before she fires you."

"I don't work here?"

"Won't stop her." He chuckled.

Rushing to the first door on the left of the hall, you came into the large office kitchen, thanking christ that nobody was in it.

This was a Convoluted plan you realised, but protecting your family secret was the most important thing here, at the paramount of your Creed.

Standing back against the door, you took a deep breath... you'd read about this, and only used it once without meaning too, but you were hoping this would do the trick.

"overdrive."

Your body sparked as heat rushed through your veins, the surge made you gasp but you held on tight and whispered "Come on, come on... misty up mist up." One long inhale expanded your lungs, filling it more and more, inflating you until you felt fit to burst and in one great burst that shot out into the air, you bellowed out a thick, vicious mist that filled the room in seconds, rendering the room the dark grey that flowed from your jaws and that seeped from the pores of your skin, pushing it out in mass before you clamped your lips shut.

Blinking and feeling a little... lighter, like you'd lost some mass, you nodded "It worked, it worked, I can Mist, good. Okay... you got this."

Putting on your best golden globes face, you burst out of the door, looking in panic as everybody looked at you "FIRE!!! FIRE!!! EVERYBODY OUT!" You roared, stepping to the side and smashing the fire alarm, pulling the leaver as women began to cry out in panic, men rushing for the door in a not so gentlemanly fashion.

The Place was mostly clear in minutes, Mr Francis rushing past you "Charlie, where's Diana?"

"She's in her office, go ahead I'm right behind you." You lied as He rushed away.

Next step: Fancy Water fountain.

Bolting over to the huge water tank, you hoisted the heavy jug from the top, quickly flipping it over and grunting as you heaved it up on your shoulder.

SMASH!

Shards of glass splintered through the misty air, exploding from the **** of the dark figure that blew through the glass wall like it were tissue paper, her body sparking with crimson lightning as Her body tensed, her pupils snapping in and out of full dilation and constriction as Her episode and Overdrive fought against one another, her hair jutting out with static as she laughed madly "LITTLE BROTHERRR, YOU OWE ME A DICKING!" Diana screamed, your torn belt hanging from her wrists as she smiled like a shark at you.

Setting the huge tank down, you smiled, holding out your hands "Diana, you're not in your right mind. You need to try and control it, please!"

She was radiating power, where the catalyst of your power seemed to be heat, hers was electricity, it crackled around her like she was the heart of a dark cloud, she even smelled like an overheating generator "How long can she stand to burn up like this."

"I NEED YOU..." She growled, Her face **** as her power grew and grew, burning more and more of her power

You nodded "I know... Diana, you're going to destroy yourself, we don't know if you're really unkillable or not-"

"YOU DON'T NEED ME LIKE I NEED YOU!" She screamed, making the air shiver violently as a clap of thunder whipped at the air, blowing back your hair as the carpet beneath her began to burn black with the violent sparks.

Bracing you, peered up, seeing the small portion of white in her hair grow slightly, flooding the entire left side of her hair and giving her a monochrome hairline.

You really didn't see yourself fighting your way out of this one... and so, you did what you did best. Clutching the neck of the huge water tank, you slowly crept towards her, never once halting your pace as you called to her "I do, need you, Diana. I'd be nothing without you here with me. We fight and we argue but, I wouldn't any other way, without you to keep me in check then where would I be? some narcissistic moron surround by yes-women?"

Her eyes twitched "YOU DON'T LOVE ME, NOT LIKE I LOVE YOU... N-NOT LIKE YOU LOVE ROSE."

"Didi, I-"

"IF IT'S JUST MY BODY THAT YOU WANT THEN YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL YOU WANT, BUT I WILL NOT LOSE YOU TOO."

You crept closer, feeling the static in the air "I do love Rose, with all of my heart, but nobody, I said nobody, can ever take the place you have in here." You said thumping your chest.

Her eyes returned to their dilated state.

"You've always been there, and will always be here, and I swear that as long as I have strength that I will fight by your side, as partners."

Diana's hair fell back down by her shoulder, Black falling on the right and White falling on the left.

"YoU... ArEnT... LyInG?" She asked, touching her head as pieces of herself began to return.

Dragging the tank along, You smiled "I know that You have to keep me in the dark for... whatever reason, but I trust you, and I will never lie to You."

The static around her began to dissipate, her body relaxing as she looked at your smile. "I love you, Charlie." She said softly, weakly as You went to take her hand, feeling the painful zap between you. She looked worriedly, but you only chuckled.

"I love you too, you giant tesla coil." You smiled.

She smiled as her body finally fully relaxed "Chip... thank you-AHHHH!"

You grabbed her and the tank, pulling her to the ground and holding up the water tank "Start counting. Girlie." You insisted.

She stared "Charlie what are you doing!? The episode is over, I have to be in court in an hour, don't you dare pour that water on me!"

"This thing better have a thousand seconds of worth of water in it!" You said tipping it over carefully on the wide-eyed Diana, watching the water slosh over her head as she gasped.

"CH-IP-FU-CKING-ST-OP-IT!" Her voice was drowned by the aqua that soaked her hair and suit.

"I don't hear counting?" You smiled evilly, as she glared at you.

"1... 2... 3.... 4..."

And so you waited.