And chapter 2 is done! My first chapter was very short, but this chapter is twice as long so I hope it will be ok for you ;) and "When Boredom Takes Over", thank you for your review! I'm glad you liked it!
Enjoy!
Your menacing smile: ch 2
I woke up with a tired groan and a pounding headache. With my eyes remaining closed I tried to focus on just taking slow, even breaths through my mouth until the dizziness diminished somewhat. At first I was confused over why I had fallen asleep in the first place since I did not remember going to bed, when I suddenly recalled my unfortunate trip down to Eldin Volcano.
The volcano's sudden outburst had caught me off guard, which had led me to a rather nasty fall. I forced myself into a sitting position and was painfully reminded of how much damage the rough landing had dealt to my body. In my daze, I looked around anticipating lava and large mountains, but there was no such thing here. I wasn't even outside. Steel bars lined up before me, trapping me into a small cell.
Alarmed by the sudden change of location, I hastily got up on my feet, only to wince in pain as the movement made my left arm shift. It hang lifelessly at my side, aching too fiercely for me to move it. By the looks of it I must have broken it in the fall. My underarm was twisted in an unnatural way sending bolts of pain through my shoulder all the way down to my fingertips. Trying to ignore my throbbing arm the best I could, I took a deep breath in an attempt to calm myself down while analyzing the situation. Outside the cage stood a red bokoblin, his ugly features showing a weary look. It seems like he was assigned to guard me, in case I would try to escape. They know me to well.
I was surprised when the bokoblin all of a sudden took off, leaving me completely alone in the room. Was the enemy so stupid as to leave me unguarded? They hadn't bothered to chain me either, probably thinking it would be impossible for me to escape. What they had done though was taking all of my items, which indeed would make it much more difficult to flee. I didn't contemplate on this matter too long, however, but took the bokoblin's departure as a chance to look through the cell more properly. Grasping the metal bars with my right hand I shook them a bit, hoping to budge them or find a weak spot. I groaned in frustration when they remained in their place, unyielding. It seemed to be a wellbuilt cage, which would prove troublesome to break through when I none of my items with me. Sighinh, I turned around, intending to find another way out, when I heard a low giggle behind me. The mocking sound sent shivers down my spine.
In shock, I hastily turned around to face the owner of the voice. Someone now stood in the dark corner of the room. In the poor light I was unable to see the appearance of the visitor, but I did not need to. An unsettling laugh reached me again, this time making me sure of who it was. I gritted my teeth in displeasure, having heard that chilling laughter too many times to count. As always, it left a bitter taste in my mouth. The creature stepped out of the dark, an amused smirk formed on his white lips.
"Well, well… look who we have here, if it isn't my favorite sky child paying me a visit in my own humble residence. Oh, I am honored you could spare some of your time to come and see me." His sadistic eyes pierced into me at the last sentence and I growled at him in anger. The white clad demon ignored this and walked toward me, stopping when he was only inches apart from me.
"I hope my minions have not been to rough on you" he said with an almost friendly smile as he traced his fingertips on my broken arm through the metal bars.
"They simply have no manners." At this he grabbed my arm hard, earning a pained hiss from me. I pushed him away from me with my other arm and stumbled back in the cell, wanting to increase the space between us. He licked his lips at my reaction, making me turn away in disgust. I forced myself to look back again to meet Ghirahim with a furious glare, but he was nowhere to be seen. I looked around frantically as I could still feel his menacing presence in the room, meaning that he had only teleported somewhere else, probably enjoying my nervous behavior from a safe distance. I could feel my body stiffen and I let out a gasp as I felt gloved fingers wrap around my throat from behind me. His voice low and seductive as he put his mouth beside my ear;
"I must not forget to give my dear guest a warm welcome. Hm?" Before I had time to react I was roughly thrown into the nearest wall, his hand still on my neck. I let out a pained cry; the impact had been so hard I could taste blood in my mouth. Not waiting for me to recover he tightened his grip on my throat as he leaned closer. As my air was cut short I desperately tried to pry of his fingers from my neck with my healthy arm while kicking wildly at him with my legs. As I now was on eye-level with the taller man my feet didn't make any contact with the ground, the only thing holding me up was his hand which kept its strong grip on me. He just waited like that, amusement in his eyes as he saw my resistance weakening with every second. Just when my vision started to blur from the lack of oxygen he released me and I fell harshly to the ground. He crouched down before me, waiting for me to catch my breath. When I had gathered enough strength I gave him a hateful glare, my breath still ragged as I scowled at him. This only seemed to entertain him as he chuckled at my obvious anger directed toward him.
"Now when we have got the greetings out of the way… Let's get serious now, shall we?" His former cheerful manner was now gone, his voice sounding colder by each word.
"As you most certainly know the maiden's whereabouts are still unknown to me. I have sent my minions in search for this second gate of time. Even I have been forced to participate in the searching." His tone now having changed to one that was miserable, he had the back of his hand resting against his forehead in a dramatic pose. I frowned at his constant mood swings, but he didn't seem to notice but continued to tell his tale of woe.
"We have been seeking for days now and I can't really say that we have been successful in that matter. If so, I would have resurrected my master already. And here you are…" he gently caressed the side of my face before violently grabbing my chin, tilting my head up so I could meet his furious gaze
"…Deliberately concealing all the answers I seek… Despite that you know the location of the gate. Do you know what dilemma you have been putting me through? What cruelty?" I could hear hints of irritation in his voice, his anger only getting more fueled the more he spoke. It seems like he was expecting an answer from me but the only answer I gave him was ripping his hand of my face and trying to kick him away from me. He gracefully evaded what would have been a hard kick in his stomach by quickly jumping back. Now standing up he looked down at me with sinister eyes. This time I could clearly hear his contempt for me, malice coating every word.
"I will have the answer that I want to hear from you, hero. Even if I will have to force it out from your cold dying lips." I held my breath as he took a step closer to me.
And so, I shall write chapter 3 next!
I hope you liked this chapter :D I think that the next one will have a bit more action
