They trespassed the portal.
Connie was still amazed for that experience, she didn't remember how that felt.
She tried to compose herself.
C: Where are we?
She said.
She was turning her head when she saw something horrid.
A back with deep scars bleeding.
It was a man.
A puddle of blood was under him. The blood was falling slowly from his body. He was hanging from the roof with chains in his wrists and ankles.
She was scared.
At first sight it looked like if it was a dead person.
She saw his head.
His hair!
His hair looked familiar to her.
It's him? She thought.
She shook her head.
C: No…
She whispered looking at the ground.
C: But..
She looked at him again and she decided to see if it really was him.
She didn't know what she could find.
She got off of Lion and walked towards him.
All his body had damage.
She was near the wall.
There was a little gap between him and the wall. She even could pass trough there if she wanted.
She was in front of him.
She got closer to his face removing his hair from his face slowly.
She put her hand on her mouth and tears began to fall from her eyes.
She couldn't believe it.
She put her hand on his face and tried to find his eyes.
C: Steven..
He couldn't move so he just opened one eye for a second.
S: Connie.. He whispered tired.
C: Steven.. Who did this to you?
Breathing for him was difficult and painfull but he found the way to say it.
S: The.. the K-king.
She kept in silence.
Some way that made her feel sad.
All her life she lived with him.
He never did something like that.
He treated Steven like an animal.
He could fight against others. Even kill defending his kingdom.
But torture? This was inhumane.
This wasn't something made for a human. And less him..
She knew him..
She knew his limits.
But this. This wasn't him.
She heard Steven groaning.
She cooled her head. And started to think in Steven now.
She was decided to save him.
She used one of her tricks and unchained him. First his feet and then his hands letting his body on her lap.
C: Steven. You're losing too much blood..
We need to find someone to help you with your wounds.
You're going to be alright. Ok?
Please stay with me.
Steven slightly smiled and tried to see her.
S: You.. a-are my Guardian.. after all..
He said closing his eyes.
Her heart melted with his words.
But the worry was still in her.
C: Steven, please resist!
She was crying.
C: What I do now?
What I do now?
She looked around her trying to find a exit, but there was only one and it was closed and for sure there would be guardians outside.
Steven with his last strenght touched her face then took a deep breath trying to speak.
S: The.. g-gems… they'll know.. Wh-what to do…
Connie nodded and immediately Lion roared.
She knew what she had to do now.
So she took him and put him in her back, then she proceeded to get him on Lion..
But the problem was bigger now.
The guardian heard Lion's roar so he returned to Steven's cell.
He saw her with the prisioner.
G: The queen..
He didn't know what to do so he ran to tell the king.
C: Hey wait!
She said running at him.
A second after he left from her sight she could heard a big noise from far.
She tried to open the cell but it was impossible.
C: Ahhh! Great!
I can't open it!
Lion roared at her.
She left the door cell. And Lion threw a kind of light from his mouth making a big hole in the cell
C: Good job. She said smiling at Lion.
She got on him and let Steven's body on her chest hugging him with one of her arms and the other on lion.
He groaned.
C: Steven resist. You're going to be ok. Please just a little more..
Lion. Let's go!
Lion started to run along the corridor, the cells were all empty. Suddenly she could hear a disturbing noise with chains. It came from that room where Steven was. She saw behind her. The building was falling.
The cells that they left behind were disappearing while they advanced more meters from there.
It was gem monster?
She could see it. It was definitely a big hand destroying everything. And surely it was searching for Steven.
She just concentrated in her way and Steven in her arms.
They finally left the dungeon.
Lion started to run on the sand, up the mountain, letting the kingdom behind, trying to find the enough velocity to make the portal.
When she finally could see the monster, she was shocked. It was 40 feet tall. With gems arround his enormous and deformed body.
It was him. It was out of control.
It begun to get close to them, his feet were leaving holes in the ground with every step he made. His hands were burying the ground desperately to get velocity.
When the monster was almost above them. Lion made the portal. The last thing she could hear were his screamings with suffer, watching how he was losing her.
The portal closed from that side. She let some tears fall from her eyes. She closed her eyes and hugged Steven.
She could felt how Lion was walking again in the sand.
They had arrived at Beach City.
I'm so sorry for the delay. :c
I had a lot of tests this month...
Thank you for all your kind words. I appreciate it. :)
Well, I hope you liked it c: