Continuing from last chapter… if this is late again sorry. I have less drive to write with no freaking reviews. Seriously guys… just a word of praise or hate would be fine. Anything would be better than silence. I'll try to keep writing, but I need to know If I am doing anything wrong.
Scyrus P.O.V
I placed the detonator back in my bag and slumped back in my chair, that was a load off my chest… or at least I thought so. "what was that?" I looked to Natalie "micro-nuke, that little box contained enough power do turn half of that castle to ash unless it was…" I looked back at the monitor.
I tapped a few buttons and I watched the footage I missed by pressing the button. The results left me slightly stunned. As soon as I turned, Stormhound had placed the nuke in an obsidian container, rendering the blast ineffective.
"Notch dammit" I placed my head on my hands in thought. "you tried to_" Natalie started, but I cut her off. "yes, I tried to kill him and his men" I stood up and looked at her. Her face was a mix of anger and confusion. "why are you surprised? The only thing these men want is your head on the chopping block, and I can't…" I sobered with an influx of memory "I can't let that happen to anyone else"
I looked down and began to leave the room "and Pandora opened the box, releasing all the sins of man unto the world" I walked to my room. I didn't care what time it was, I was fucking tired.
I woke to my silent alarm and stood up, my silent alarm being a piston system that rolled me out of bed. I put on my gear and slowly walked to the elevator. I pushed open a façade door hidden in the stone and I walked up a set of stairs that served as the primary means of transport to the surface before the elevator was implemented.
This allowed me silent access to the surface. I searched the forest around my home until I came across a small troop of men in black leather digging into my home. They were armed with a supply of diamond picks and a few swords. I dropped from my tree and one of them noticed me.
"abort! Get back to…" I slit his throat before he continued. Unfortunately, his men got word of my arrival. One of them threw a potion at me and I attempted dodging it only to be blinded by the effects of the potion. I pulled my wand and sprayed the area I thought they were in with lightning.
I heard a few screams and then nothing, I placed the wand on my belt and saw that they were all gone. I approached the hole and found that they had broken in. I leaped down the hole and saw where they dug in.
I came into my trophy room. It was full of prototypes, first attempts, and old weapons. Missing from a pedestal in the center of the room was something I should have kept more secure, the original book. The first copy of the book that let me build this base. In its place was a note, as I picked it up, natalie walked in looking like a zombie in pajamas.
"what're you doing at this time of night" her speech was half slurred by sleep, I would have laughed if information how to break the fundamental laws of the universe hadn't just been stolen. She opened her eyes and saw my horrified face. "scyrus? What is it?" she looked at the note in my hand and the hole in the ceiling. "did someone…" I nodded.
I opened the note and grudgingly read it. "your actions have proven that you are not up for simple negotiations, how's this. You give us the freak of nature you strive to protect, or we will use what we find in this book to take it from you. Your choice, we will be at my home. Signed Eric Stormhound"
I crumpled the note in my hand and set it aflame, letting the ashes fall to the ground. I looked to natalie who looked more worried than scared. "I should_" I stopped her "NO… I mean you can't" she looked me in the eyes. "why not? I have seen what you can do, if they manage even a fraction of that, it is doomsday."
"i… look, can we talk about this when my head is clear and I have had a good nights rest. I can't think about it now." I pointed my wand at the hole, causing the earth around it to re-seal itself. I placed the silverwood rod back in my belt and left the treasure room. I walked back to my room and tried to sleep.
When I awoke, I went along with my daily schedule. Something was nagging at me but I couldn't tell what it was. I continued until I remembered. I dropped what I was holding and finally noticed what was wrong. Natalie was gone.
Cliffhanger, sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry about lateness, writers block, school, stress, I couldn't write for the longest time. I finally made myself finish this chapter. After this, updates should return to normal, every Monday. (ps. Please review, sorry for nagging but I can't help it)
