We ended up in the Indian ocean again. I assumed it was the Maldives but apparently this is the Lacadives which is a chain of islands near India not far from the Maldives. We walked past coconut trees and through a forest of trees with their roots that appeared to be on stilts. Arroyo picked me then he and the other dragons levitated over the trees while Angharad flew. These trees are around a body of water going in a specific path. I was told that this is the mangrove forests. There was a water way that led to a sound that resembles a boiling kettle. The witch was brewing a potion to find a way to neutralize the pool of death but unfortunately for her. The pool is a non-negotiable absolute. So whatever spell she used backfired. I got bored so I looked at one of the dragons. He snuck up behind her and he breathed fire. She screamed in pain as she was burnt badly. She was given a choice to tell the truth or die. She chose death. I laughed merrily as I reminding her that she is part human so I have the ability to use hypnosis to force her to divulge information. The dragons watched diligently as I forced her to tell me everything that she knew. It turns out a few council members had released Perseus to kill someone but it blew in their face. He promised to handle the situation delicately but backstabbed them by killing the council member's own family. The council had been trying to brush this under the rug. The dragons wanted to barbecue her so they asked me nicely to step aside. I needed her testimony to stop more killing so I convinced them to detain her till her confession. The dragons dragged her like a rag doll to Montezuma.
The crowd gathered as she gave up the traitors. I declared that I rescind any and all protection that this property has to these disturbers of the peace. The pool of death seeped out of its container and slowly started to move towards the criminals. They tried to run but the doors blocked themselves as I screamed lockdown. Even the portal in the lobby was sealed with a heavy round stone Aztec writing carved all over it. No one was able to open any kind of portal because the flames decorating the walls would shoot out and burn them the moment they appeared. So the criminals had no choice but to fight. This was a losing battle since the guests were here for safety and that is compromised because of these goonies so they came to the rescue. The guests apologized as they felt like they had a hand in prolonging this war. So they took the traitors and threw them into the pool. They began yelling for mercy as the liquid dissolved them to the bones. The unconscious Perseus was sent back to the Aegean sea prison called é-nam-árad. Which means the house of slavery in Sumerian. Because of recent events his punishment was upgraded to maximum security and also quadrupled his already pathetic thirty thousand year life sentence.
Godzilla was in deep thought as he chewed his lunch. Zuni and her babies were riding Zebras. The Atla was basking on the rocks while Tiamat was getting her babies in a row before heading out to sea to grab a bite to eat. I was walking on the surf wondering what fresh hell is going to say hello in the next hour. As I rubbed my chest I thought of William and he appeared beside me. His hair was wet and stuck to his handsome features. He chuckled, "You rang Rosie" I blushed, "Just hoping to talk" He walked beside me explaining the changes after the traitors from both sides were replaced. William was given a seat but he wanted to turn it down but I told him to go for it since he has so many wonderful ideas that could make a genuine difference. After an hour of chatting William disappeared. I looked around to see Arroyo was staring. He only heard my side of the conversation so he waited patiently to find out more so I showed him. He seemed sincerely surprised as he had never known such conversation was possible between vampires.
I showed him the true history behind me being a vampire. So Arroyo nodded, "You were writhing in pain. No one had any clue what to do. James had told you to divorce to Dracula and you were fighting to disobey. The link was severed and you went insane and lost your memory. That's why the witches relinked you with William. So you will have some sort of mental stability." There was a moment of tranquility before I heard a distinct bang. I shook my head, "One goes down the other one rises. Just another Monday in my life." Arroyo laughed, "That's what makes it that more fun. No matter how complicated the solution is always simple." I saw the cannibal tribes were tending their wounded as the others were running to attack. A blast sent rubble flying at us. And I fell face first and all of a sudden I was not face down but standing perfectly still with Arroyo holding my hand. Arroyo asked me if I was alright. I said that there's going to be an explosion. I have to warn everyone. Arroyo laughed, "Don't be silly. The trouble is behind us. From here on out is sunny side up."
I picked up the conch shell and blew three sharp blasts. A huge blast was heard not far from here. Tiamat was heard shrieking loudly and then she and her babies started swimming hard and fast. The others made it safely and I ran to find out who was responsible. It was the bosquets again. I turned to Arroyo and tapped his head showing him what to do. He laughed till I showed him the misery these things inflicted on his cousins a few weeks ago. So he turned into a dragon and burned them to ashes. A young girl with silver blond hair came and started to sing and lulled Arroyo to change back into his human form. Arroyo blinked several times and even shook his head to stay awake before his eyes closed to let out a loud snore. Tiamat, Atla, Brita and Zuni came running and started singing. I am guessing to counter her in some way. And the girl tried to keep fighting. She tried to keep singing but soon fell into a trance and started walking towards the merpeople. They were calm and serene but soon started exposing their sharp serrated teeth. I am guessing lunch is served. I gently shook Arroyo to wake him up. He brushed me off but I kept shaking him till he opened his eyes and let out a roar of frustration. He looked seriously angry that I interrupted his beauty sleep till I showed him how the young girl knocked him unconscious with her voice. Smoke was actually coming out of his mouth, his nose and ears as his eyes began to glow blood red. Orangish red cracks appeared on his skin. A burst of blinding lights later an angry Arroyo was a dragon again. Dragons don't like being manipulated so this was one not in the mood to let this slide. I screamed in mermish that Arroyo is going to punish her so the others should step aside. With their mother's consent the merpeople stepped back as the angry dragon let out a deadly burst of flames and killed the girl in one swift stroke.
Arroyo wanted to know if anyone else had done any other monkey business with any of his family. I said that the only other incident I was aware of was in the Lazarus pit. I had to show him the entire event and I promised that I knew nothing else. But if I find anything worth mentioning I will pass it along. Arroyo gave me a sharp angry nod as he stormed off to quell his anger. Huyang came to sit next to me. And he was laughing merrily. I asked him, "Did you do this" he kept laughing till I showed him everything and his face turned serious. He said, "I don't have a death wish. I like to stay alive so it is preferable if I stay an independent third party observer." Drakov came shaking his head as did his brother and two of his sisters. Arroyo was either rolling around the sand or roaring or shooting fifty foot flames. Drakov and Yuri were severely interrogated and it was Huyang's turn. Arroyo is particularly interested in viewing his entire history with his rider. After an hour later he disappeared to the other islands. Yue came back with a blood bag and asked me to take a break. I sank my teeth and drank the entire thing without question. As I finished I felt lightheaded. So I sat down to catch my breath. A swirl of black and white danced in front of me and then it was lights out.