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Quote: "He may be mad, but there's method in his madness. There nearly always is method in madness. It's what drives men mad, being methodical." G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
Chapter 8
Caught
Dedicated to AutomaticLove
For
Encouraging the Story
The bar is crowded, and Krew is nowhere to be seen. Good news in my opinion, but I don't see Errol either. Rather than take a seat at the bar, I lean against the wall next to the door. A few curious patrons glance my way; some are a little too curious looking for my comfort. From one of the booths a man wearing metal head armor comes towards me. One eye is a rather enchanting shade of green, while the other has been replaced by a red mechanism. He stares down at me for a moment before speaking.
"You're Rez." I nod, though I'm not sure exactly if he was asking me or not. "Here." He shoves a heavy little bag at me. "Krew had business tonight." Without further explanation he walks out right past Errol.
"Hi…" I murmur shyly, a blush coloring my cheeks as I look into his golden eyes. He smirks at me looking pleased.
"How long have you been waiting?" He stands in front of me and I take in his changed attire; dark blue pants and shirt with subdued yellow stripes down either side and a thigh holster with a loaded energy pistol.
"Not long." My voice is a little whispery but he nods acknowledging the answer.
"I've been thinking…this place is too public for my tastes. I'd rather treat you to an evening in my apartments at the palace." He smiled arrogantly making my heart pound with excitement. If I hadn't been leaning against a wall the offer would've made me stumble backwards.
"The palace? I never imagined…" He slipped an arm around my waist and guided me outside.
"I'll take that to mean you'd be more than happy." People gawked openly at us as we traveled through the city on Errol's personal zoomer. Errol was silent the whole way, and I had the distinct impression he was thinking something over. He landed the zoomer, then lead me into the palace. "Before we eat, I'd like to show you something." Hairs at the back of my neck prickled. His voice was soft and calm, but it frightened me in a way I couldn't explain.
"Of course, I'd love to see anything you'd like to show me…" My voice drifted into silence not sure what to call him; Grand Champion, Errol, Commander?
"This way." He lead me down a slanting hall way into what was obviously a prison center. Finally he opened a door, standing to one side he gestured for me to enter first. Hesitantly I stepped into the room. Mawx was laid out on a table his wrists and ankles shackled. I gasped at the blood on his face, his lower lip was busted and his nose was bleeding. The tip of one ear had been cut away and bruises darkened much of his face and body.
"Sweet Precursors…Mawx what happened?" The door closed behind and I bit down on my lip. Crap.
"You know this traitor?" Errol asked in a cold voice.
I tried to feign surprise. "Traitor? What do you mean Errol?" Part of me knew I should step away from Mawx, but I couldn't. He was hurting bad and I moved closer wanting to comfort him, ease his pain.
"This filth was captured trying to sneak into the palace. He claims he was here to save you." Tears burned in my eyes. I had to blink rapidly to keep them from falling.
"Am I in some sort of trouble?" I whispered, my eyes were on Mawx's.
"Perhaps…" Turning around Errol caught my gaze. Fear for myself mixed with grief over Mawx's injuries. "Did you know your friend was a member of the underground resistance?"
"No, of course not." Swallowing, I tried to keep my gaze steady on Errol. "Who did this to him?"
"He was already injured when the guards captured him." Errol shrugged.
"Don't Lie To Me!" The Grand Champion looked startled then offended. "The KG are ruthless animals. They beat on people in the slums for the sheer fun of it. Did you do this? Did you torture him Errol?" My voice had gone cold and quiet.
A cruel smile slid onto Errol's face. "If I had tortured him, he would be dead right now." Terror turned my blood cold. "Why don't you ask him what happened. He's refused to tell even my most persuasive subordinates."
Turning to Mawx I moved in close putting my face inches from his. "Mawx, what happened to you?" He smiled at me painfully.
"I went to your teacher's place. I wanted to take you out for the evening beautiful." He coughed. "T-…He told me you were with Errol. I thought he was lying, thought he had you tied up or something…I'm so sorry." Tears slid slowly from his eyes. "We got into a fight, and he beat me pretty good. Then, I came here looking for you. I thought they'd captured you beautiful." He choked up unable to speak, but he didn't need to. I knew he was thinking I'd been in danger of being tortured like my parents had been.
"It's okay Mawx. I love you-"
"Love?" Errol grabbed my arm dragging me backwards and turning me around. "Love is an illusion. If you really loved this traitor, you wouldn't have accepted my advances. You wouldn't have been so flattered by the thought I might actually be interested in you." His words were like a slap in the face. "Admit it. You and he are both members of the underground resistance." Errol shook me.
"No! We're not! We grew up in the slums. Neither of us trusts the KG but we wouldn't betray the city." Errol scowled as he threw me to the floor then pulled out his gun.
"I will have the truth." He pointed the weapon at me and Mawx started screaming, begging, pleading. In an instant Errol turned, pointed the weapon at Mawx, and fired silencing his cries.
"NO!" Grief stricken I tackled Errol to the floor and started punching him, hitting every inch I could reach. I made it to his face before the two guards in the room managed to pull me off and successfully restrain me. "Damn you Errol! I'll kill you! You bastard! I'll kill you!" Someone hit me in the back of the head and my world vanished into darkness.
A/N: Took me awhile, but it's pretty good. I'm gonna try and have this story added to a community or two and see if that improves my number of reviews. Well see ya next chapter. Errol will return and torture will ensue. shivers
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