Sorry for the long wait, I was just like oooh yay! Half term, that means plenty of time to continue this, but I have been soooo freaking' busy.
It's a beautiful sight, isn't it? Watching the sun rise, over the distant mountains, illuminating the sky and making it glow red. I wished I could appreciate it, but I couldn't. Because, although its beauty warms me inside, there's still an empty space that's freezing cold, spreading throughout my entire body and making me feel as though one hundred sharp icicles were resting inside of me, pricking my heart. I was all alone, now. Nilesy had returned to his base that he shared with Hannah and Teep was over at Ravs', most likely playing the lever game. It felt as though the whole world had just left me to die. I wanted to go search for Rythian, but I had no idea where to start and from his letter, it had almost seemed like he had... no, don't let yourself believe that, Zoey. I thought to myself. Standing up, I sighed heavily, and made my way back to Blackrock- or what was left of it. Since Rythian had left, I hadn't been looking after the castle. It was overgrown with weeds, mushrooms and vines. The basalt bricks were slowly crumbling away, and the bathe had leaked. I walked into my bedroom and sank down onto the bed, my head heavy with sadness as I remembered "Zoey's dream design". I remembered showing Rythian around our new decked out castle and his reaction (which was basically just standing there speechless). I almost smiled but not quite, I didn't smile anymore; I couldn't.
Lost in my own thoughts, I barely noticed the knock on the door. Slowly, I got up and made me way to answer it.
Just a quick change of POV (don't expect this often) Go! Rythian! *throws pokeball
I watched as the lava bubbled and hissed (wow, hissed really? I was running out of ideas, sorry!) I closed my eyes as I took another step forwards. I'm sorry, Zoey. I tumbled into the fiery pit of fire, (Oh God, I'm doing terrible today!) the flames engulfing me. I felt the flames burning away my skin, tugging at my flesh and ripping away my life. I screamed, but the lava filled my mouth and I sank down to the bottom.
"Aaaaaah!" I sat bolt upright. I looked down at my skin, no burns, no blood, no nothing. "It was all a dream..." I breathed. My heart pounded in my chest, "B-but I remember jumping, so clearly it can't have... been... no, I do remember it, it MUST have been real."
"Oh yes, the jumping part was real, my son." A voice chuckled. I glanced up, waaay up. I saw I was outside, but the sky was... different to how it normally was... even at night. With a jolt I realised that I was in the end, and high up in the sky, grinning down at me, was a dragon. But not one of those dragons that you find in children's fairy books, no, those are all trapped inside a glass cage under a mad scientist's house. (wait... what!?) The dragon I'm talking about has skin as black as the night sky (although, in the end, the sky is always sorta purple, so that's not really true) and purple eyes like an enderman's. I glared at it- her, "You... You bastard! What do you want with me?" She chuckled... again, "My my, that's no way to talk to your mother is it, Ryth?" I trembled with anger, "You're not my mother!" I spat at her. I pulled myself up onto my feet.
"You can't deny it, Rythian. You are part enderman. Embrace your true self. Oh, and as for what I want of you? Basically, I have a little quest for you." The dragon, also known as the EnderQueen, flapped her wings and a screen appeared next to her, showing Zoey at Blackrock, sitting on the bed and crying. Zoey... my heart screamed for her to be by my side. I didn't want to see her cry. "You see, Rythian, there's a problem. I can't have you running off with a mortal. It defies everything I stand for... well fly for, actually. Anyway, what I want you to do is... kill her." I stumbled back; I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "WHAT!" I shouted in rage, "I am NOT. You can't make me!" The EnderQueen smiled, "Oh but I think I can. What if I told you that if you did not carry out my wish then I will kill all your little friends... except for the nature spirit, it's going to be fun playing with him." I was stumped Zoey, or my friends I had to choose. "So are you going to complete my fun little task, or do I have to kill everyone?" My mouth felt dry as I spoke. A permanent knot twisted in my stomach as my heart ached with guilt.
"I'll do it."
Another chapter in da bag. I literally couldn't type today. It took me half an hour to type the first sentence, literally. My fingers... owwwwwwwwww. Why am I still typing.
*disappears in a flash of light, all that is left is a pokeball