Chapter Ten: The Double Cross
The next morning Adara woke to an empty bed. The sun was just coming up as the air was think and muggy. The reds and yellowed shined slightly through her window on her naked body. Her long brown hair swapped over her bare chest and the white sheets covered her legs slightly. She looked around but he was nowhere to be seen. Adara lifted herself off her bed and grabbed her clothing. She was feeling used and abused. She put on her cloths and began to think about leaving the assassins. There was nothing for her here besides the Piece of Eden. That's all she needed then she could leave this hellhole. She knew Master would have it in his room, so she knew where she had to go. Adara looked around at her empty room before leaving. The room was lifeless; it had no personality at all. No knick-knacks or wall scrolls not even banners. The only thing was hanging above the bed. That was a banner of the assassins' emblem.
She seemed not to care much as she stood in the doorway for the last time before closing the door on it forever. The old wooden door creaked as she closed it and gently latched it. The hallway was no different as it was just stone, gray empty and emotionless stone. The only one thing on the walls, the emblem. Adara walked down the hallways not even flinching on what she was going to do to him. She thought on how she was going to get the Eden. She knew he would be just getting up at this moment. She had to act fast if she was to get the priceless artifact.
In what seemed to be a lifetime was sooner then she expected. She was at Al Mualim door. The door looked like all the others now that she looked at it closely. She slowly put her ear on the door to hear if anyone was moving around. The silence took over the area and the only thing Adara could hear was the pounding of her own heart. Getting closer to the door she touched the wooden plank and began to push it open. It barely made any noise as it creaked and moaned. She peered in the room slightly to see a form in the bed. He was asleep moving ever so slightly. Adara took in a big breath before finishing opening the door. She began to put one foot in front of the other as she walked in ever so slowly. Looking around the room she saw a lot of books and gold laying all over it. Adara began to look around for the small box and saw it on his wooden table stand. She looked over at Al Mualim and then back to the shining box. She seemed to lose emotion at the moment in time as she stood up straight and walk normally to the box. Al Mualim turned and rolled over.
Adara's hands reached for the box and opened the lid. She reached in the small golden box and withdrew the Piece of Eden. As Adara held the Eden in her hand Al Mualim woke to see the glimmering of the object. They both looked at each other before he said something. "So you came for it." He told her before she took out her short sword and clenched it in her hand. Saying nothing she plunged the sword into his leg so he could not get up. Al Mualim let out a gasp of pain as he shot up and held his leg. Adara leaned in and whispered so coldly in his ear "I hope you die…remember my face for it will be the last thing you will ever see old man." She told him before yanking the sword out violently and walking off. Her bloody sword in hand as the swung the door open and disappeared from sight. Al Mualim yelled for his guards as he squeezed his leg tight.
The guards came running in seeing there master covered in blood and the box opened. They all came rushing to Al Mualim's side as he ordered them. "Get Adara…and kill her…she is a traitor." He demanded as the assassins ran out to tell others. Word traveled fast as the whole town knew about the betrayal. The sun began to rise from the ground and shined colors of red's and oranges with hints of blues coming out. Adara was already out of sight in the town.
She left to her favorite place where her and Altair met. She walked up the dirt and dusty mountainside. Walking up a figure was standing there. Dressed all in white and red he didn't stick out to much. She knew exactly who it was. She came walking up to him holding the shining gold ball in her hand. She walked gently to him before looking up to see his face. The man stood there looking down before he spoke. "Adara…why did you do this?" He asked and with no hesitation she answered him. "Because Al Mualim is wrong about what he is doing." She told him. Altair looked beyond her out to the town. "You know everyone is out to get you know. I must kill you now." "Go right ahead…please as long as you cut out my heart first." Her words echoed in his ears as he pulled out his dagger. Adara's eyes pierced right through his, as she stood there emotionless before whispering to him "Will you come with me?" The moments caught up to them, as it grew silent. The air around them grew cold as ice as they both looked into each other's eyes. "No." He simply put as Adara showed no emotion about it and simply turned around and walked a couple of paces before turning her head to the side and whispering some barely auditable words. "I love you…forever my dear." She said before walking away from the man she loved for so long. He did nothing but stood there and watched her leave.
Each stride Adara took was graceful and powerful. She had changed within the last couple of months. She had her own mind once again and her own thoughts. She had sorted everything out and knew what her path was meant to be. Her destiny was changing the moment she had asked Altair to leave with her. And with the last words she left her old life behind to make a new one for herself, alone.