Chapter Eleven: An Unexpected Event
Drago's POV
He must forget what he had seen. For the sake of everything, I mustn't ever do that again. I mustn't allow Frost to ever step close to the brink of insanity again... I will force him to forget of this incident, all but the sword... Yes... His sword.
Mindy's POV
I clenched my fists slightly at the thought of Frost. He hasn't said a word yet ever since last night, nor did he even sleep in the room after recovering. I sighed and shook my head slowly before dusting off my black skirt with both hands. There's a very slim chance of him being at the throne room, since the new guy has to speak to the king today. Today looked very dim and plain sad. The sun had it's glorious rays of light and heat blocked by a huge chunk of grey and black swirls of vapour that looked more like mist than clouds... A sudden itch irritated my left arm and as soon as a tick, I scratched at the site, gritting my teeth to the surprising pain I received. That's right... I closed my eyes in the dim room and let my right hand flop off from my left as if it was paralysed. I shook my head and sighed in the bitter quietness of the room. It must be hard for Frost, going through these games just for the prize at the end. But why AM I in it? What caused me to join? I opened my eyes and eased myself from the stress that quickly clogged up my mind like an infestation of some virus. What am I doing, I need to check on Frost. Weakly, I got off the bed, making it moan slightly in relief before letting out another sigh from my lips. I stood still, motionless, silent. Just looking down at myself. Observing what I wore and thinking about what is yet to come. My blue and grey shirt with a smooth picture of a red gem plastered at the centre, making it look less bare of any decoration. I wore the same miniskirt, plain black and soft like delicate silk or fabric. My white socks made it up to my ankles as I wore brown leather boots over them since the new season of painful feelings is about to arrive... Wounds will start to get infected during this section of time, making this game look and feel more like a prison... But why are we competing for the entrance of Hythin. The last time I heard about it, was at school last year inside of a journal I had found from under my bag at the sports classes. A lung full of air entered through my nose, slightly inflating my torso before I exhaled loudly and walked up to the door with my right arm extended forward, ready to make contact with the cold gold. Then a thought caught me off guard as I gently made contact with it and stared blankly at the wooden door right before my eyes. Sindy has became more violent and less caring towards me ever since... These games are... I grit my teeth and fought off the thoughts of evil that tried to hijack my sanity. No... I don't wanna believe that until I see it.
With my heart filled with courage and new strength, I took in a deep breath and twisted the handle to the right before pulling it open with a soft, calming creak accompanied with my soft breathing. I took a step outside and eased myself from the tenseness of my body and smiled faintly at the light green wall with a bright, flickering torch greeting me with it's fine heat. The red carpet looked freshly placed and brand new. I chuckled for a brief moment before walking towards the right. Then sudden realisation hit me as hard as a super charged creeper... What routes have I been taking to get to the throne room if its just right in front of me? I felt so annoyed and clenched my fists to fight it off as it crawled up my spine.
"Frost, you have to understand that using your darkness will only jeopardise these games, resulting in a war with...", I heard faintly from the room to the left as a soft, orange light flickered. I fastened my pace and hugged the walls with care and silence.
"I...I don't remember much... But all I have is the sword", I heard a voice I longed to hear since last night. Frost's soothing, innocent voice that made my heart beat faster... Then I frowned as I peeked from the wide opened wooden door that too looked brand new.
"Right now, things are critical. Someone from Char Town reported a Frostbitten with a tail unlike any others he had ever seen. Not only that, but there have also been reports of two others. And to top that off, Charcoal has felt your energy, and now he's sent an army to find you...", The king said sounding loud but from here it was just a whisper I could barely hear. Frost clenched his fists and sighed, sounding like nothing.
"If anything happens, what becomes of the games?", Frost asked seriously and I could of sworn he shot a glance at me with his shining dark brown eyes.
The king took in a deep breath and spoke. "It will be cancelled. Completely and everyone will be sent back to their homes via our special airships only reserved for emergencies...", He paused and smirked at Frost who gave him a confused look. "Take good care of Mindy", The king said and made my eyes widen with shock as my heart began to beat faster and harder. "No matter what hardship comes your way, Mindy and Ruby will prove vital... Just stay close to her".
I trembled in pure embarrassment and shyness that seemed to heat up my face all at the same time of cooling down my blood to the point of freezing. A tear fled from my right eye as I smiled faintly and looked at Frost wholeheartedly... I won't let you down... Suddenly, I felt a tremendous amount of pain strike my back, causing me to kneel down onto the floor in pain. Argh! I looked down at my stomach to see it slowly pooling up with blood, staining my new clothes and causing me to tear up as shadows of unrecognisable figures crawled up from behind me...
"Looks like we caught a pretty one", One whispered from behind before a cold, strong hand of despair held onto my right arm and squeezed tightly on it. Despite the pain and sudden abuse introduced into my body, I took in a deep breath and screamed out as loud as I could before I was strike to the back of my head, causing me to loose focus and vision... All I could feel was the cold red carpet that tickled my legs and exposed arms, and some blood that seeped its scent into my nostrils...
Frost's POV
That scream sounded very, very familiar. But I had no idea to who it belonged to. Despite the confusion, I decided to investigate on what is going on. If it was THAT loud then I suspect something is going on. I took in a deep breath and exhaled just as I took my first step towards the wide opened wooden door. The words the king told me echoed as I slowly approached the opening with some orange flickering light illuminating from within the hallways. What does he mean Charcoal can feel my energy? And why am I that important? I sighed, disposing of all the negative thoughts as I took the first step into the hallway. Sudden shock filled my entire body to the brim as soon as I looked to the right... on the carpet, laid a small, darker shade of red that resembled blood. I grit my teeth slightly and approached it with caution as I stared at it with anger and confusion. My blood cooled down to the point of freezing for a split second before I knelt down and touched it with the tips of my fingers on my right hand. Slowly, I brought it towards my nose and sniffed it... Suddenly, a frightening image of Mindy popped into my mind. Her clothing was gone, exposing her bloodied and slashed body that exposed her insides as she lay motionless on the cold dirt...
"Mindy...", I whispered in anger. My nails dug deep into my palms as my jaws collided with each other, making them sore and painful. The sweet smell of her blood made me shudder as reality stabbed me, causing my eyes to widen just before a shadow cast from the left of me. It held up a massive axe like object high up above it before I saw it's mouth open... Then without warning, the shadow slashed downwards, intending to end my life...
"Don't even think about hurting him!", I head a very familiar voice say as I felt a small chunk of stone hit my head. It didn't hurt but instead, made me spin around as I got back to my feet... What I saw frightened my soul and threatened my sanity to the very least. A large green figure without a head stood before me as it's chunky crimsons fled from the large hole that used to be it's head.
The blood stank like rotting flesh mixed with the smell of two week old fish left out in the sun to dry. My teeth grit as hard as a sharks before I looked to my left and felt all of my anger wash away like the laundry. Milk stood there, smiling but in her light blue eyes, I saw anger and fire. I took in a deep breath and quickly exhaled as the taste of sand and uncooked beef killed my taste buds like an insect spray.
"Frost!", I heard from behind, immediately stealing my attention. It was Chaos who was running up to me at a slow pace. Probably due to the massive sword on his back or for the fact that he's tired, since I could already see crystal clear beads of sweat fleeing from his forehead. "Quickly! The others are in trouble!", He yelled out at the top of my lungs, forcing me to clench my fists once again with my heart and soul sparked and pumping with adrenaline.
"The king called us", Milk quickly said and nodded at Chaos who blushed hard. Huh... He looks just like me for some reason. Are we related somehow or is it just a coincidence? "Frost, you should come too. I know you've already had a talk with him but he needs to tell us something important", I looked back at her, locking our eyes in an unbreakable embrace of fire. "About the next challenge". I broke the stare and shook my head slowly... Why... I hate being played with my emotions!... But no matter what obstacle decides to block us, I WILL not fail...
I stood in between Milk and Chaos as we stood before the king who looked just as annoyed as we were. The throne room looked even more shinier than before. And that was only five minutes ago! This has got to be magic... There is no logic whatsoever behind this no matter how you look at it. But if flying boats and dragons exist, then why am I so surprised?! Chaos wore the very same clothing as me, only I wasn't wearing a hoodie anymore. Just my plain black shirt while he wore a black hoodie. His hair was a lot less messier than mine and his eyes where the colour of blood, much more darker than Mindy's eyes no matter how much light shines into his eyes.
The king then cleared his throat before he began to speak with a loud, kingly voice. "I guess this is your third challenge... It's ironic isn't it, Frost Richtofen?", The king said and yawned before giving me a heart warming smile. I nodded and chuckled at how right he was. Damn! "Anyway, your task today is to fight for the safety of your team mates. Just a heads up, you CANNOT get healed or come back to life if you die... Unfortunately, Herobrine has removed it to make thing a lot more 'interesting' for his own personal entertainment", the king explain... What kind of person laughs at the deaths of innocent?... I grit my teeth and sniffed the cold air that surround us all, choking me slightly as my blood began to pump more harder and efficiently around my entire body.
"My king, you mentioned about a war just before. Would you mind going in depth?", I asked quickly without thinking. He shook his head and sighed. I guess that's a no then... Bummer.
"Can you guide us?", Milk asked kindly and held her right hand to her heart. "We would gladly appreciate your kindness".
"Yes... The library is where your captured team mates are being held in", He stated and took in a deep breath. Well, that's good to know! "Ruby is probably waiting for you at the entrance, since she DID manage to escape from their grasp"... OH NOW YOU TELL ME! For crying out loud, I though he said that everyone was captured but us!... Dammit! "Go now, before something bad happens to them", The king gave me a concerned stare then nodded. "Something might happen to Mindy if you don't hurry".
Chaos's POV
Woah! Frost can run really fast! Is he that protective for Mindy? That girl with the light purple hair that cradled Frost in her arms right after he collapsed in that bar. I sighed and looked right at him as he planed his feet onto the red carpet suddenly, staring blankly at a familiar girl up ahead standing right in front of a set of double doors. At first I thought it was Milk, but after closer inspection and slapping myself mentally and physically, I found out that it was actually Ruby, giving us a heart warming smile. She placed a finger to her lip and we all nodded before rushing up to her without another word leaving our lips but out deep, heavy breaths.
"Mindy, Star and Sindy are all inside", Ruby whispered and placed her left ear to the door, listening to what is going on inside. Suddenly, her eyes widened in shock and horror like she had heard something. Same as Frost, only was he in the state of terror with his hands trembling. "I...I hear Mindy crying", Ruby whispered and backed away. She then pulled out a dagger from her waist with her right hand and spun it reverse.
"W...Why?", Frost asked in a whisper with tears beginning to form in his eyes.
"Frost. Don't worry, we won't let anything happen to her. Right guys?", Milk said encouragingly and the others nodded before she put her left arm around my back. "Chaos, give us a strategy", She suddenly stated and looked at me in the eye. My dark red eyes that resembled the blood of wisdom.
Frost's POV
"No", I said and felt my body become light as my eyes turned to the colour of blood. My sweet, red blood that ran through my veins like an endless highway of cells. "Why don't we just bardge in a teach them a lesson they will never forget?", I stated and grinned evilly, striking fear into my team mates eyes as they all stared at me like I'm insane... Well I guess they're right...
"Frost may have a point", Ruby said and placed her left ear at the door again. "It will be unexpected, thus giving us a major advantage", She explained and grit her teeth like grinds.
"Get ready then", Milk stated and at once, two small puffs of smoke exploded quietly from the sides of her as two golden orbs came to view. They resembled wisps in a way, but only looking a lot more like fireballs that protected the user. I guess I'm not the only FrostBitten who exhibits weird things like a tail used for... Damn, I'm getting off track. "Frost, get ready and BE careful when your using your dark powers. It is the most destructive thing in the known and unknown universe. For the sake of everything, just be careful", Milk said at almost the verge of crying
I smiled and chuckled, allowing all of my bad thoughts and intentions to sink into a realm of the unknown. "I promise with all my heart", I said, cheering her up. "Now, Chaos, open the door", I said and held my right arm forward as a bunch of dark specks began appearing out of thin air and all forming something inside of my hand. The brown comfortable handle was the first to be created before it slowly revealed the rest of the legendary blade. The Ezarca. The blade of eternal darkness, insanity, fear and corruption.
With a heart full of courage and hope, I readied myself with the sword held in both hands tightly as I watched Chaos walk back slowly before making a full sprint towards the set of wooden double doors. My ears folded themselves downwards to the loud booming sound of the doors blasting off of their hinges and collided with the towering bookshelves inside, luckily not hitting anyone from our team. With haste, me and the others rushed into the massive library completely painted in white with an arched surface. Glowstone chandeliers hung from chains up above and illuminated the room bright enough for it to resemble another sun. The floors where made of hard, polished timber that reflected a distorted image of myself, causing me to smile as a shadow quickly approached me from up ahead. Following my instincts, I ducked a horizontal slice that was aimed for my head and quickly kicking right knee, following with an upper cut with my sword, slicing from in between his legs all the way to the head. Blood spilt out of his body like a fountain before his two pieces fell on either side, exposing the fine cut organs and bones along with red and blue wires spraying about like a loose hose of blood. I laughed to this and licked my face as his blood hosed me in crimsons, matching my eye colour... It's soo sweet... HAHAHAHA!
"Frost! Watch out!", I heard from the left as a massive wooden desk collided with me the moment I looked... it forced me off my feet and I smashed onto a bookshelf, causing it to collapse... Argh... I shouldn't ever let my guard down like that ever again... "FROST!", I heard a voice scream before I felt a strong, cold hand clamp onto my throat before pulling me up off the rubble I laid on weakly... Shit...
I cringed to the pain that spiked throughout my entire body as the air was forcefully trapped within my lungs, never escaping, nor letting more get in. My teeth grit together like two swords colliding with one another dangerously... Whispered began entering my mind. Trying to influence me to allow my darkness to consume me. To make me fight back at full force without thinking what's on the line. But what IS on the line?
"By the seal of FrostBitten, I will not allow you to harm out prince!", I heard Chaos yell as he held his blade overhead dangerously pointing at the creature that held me in it's grasp... I couldn't think straight... My body needs air... What a way to die... I chuckled quietly and weakly before felling drowsy.
"Hmph!", The creature snorted as a flash of purple and black replaced him from head to toe, painting everything in light purple before disappearing into the cold, silent air filled with blood from the men who captured my team... only they weren't here anymore... "You're a waste of my time", a faint whisper echoed throughout the library eerily.
I fell to my knees and took in a deep breath of the refreshing air that filled my lungs to it's maximum capacity, allowing my heart to beat to it's original rhythm. A smile formed across my, face before I suddenly felt drowsy... Very, very drowsy... The light slowly began to fade to nothing as I slumped down to the cold, smooth floor.
"Charcoal!?", I heard Milk exclaim before my hearing was cut off into nothing but the steep silence...
Sorry for this taking a bit. I had some problems with drowsiness but now I'm back and ready to write! Stay tuned for the next chapter, and as always, thank you guys for reading my story!
"Silence is golden, and must not be broken".
"Awaken, or in a dream, I can't tell or make out the difference".