Chapter 14

A Shadow Reborn

"Report." Cinder Fall stated as Revan took a slight bow before removing his black mask, showing the features of his surprisingly clean face. His eyes were of a blood red that intimidating most if not any foe that stood in his path.

"Mission was unsuccessful. And, Gabriel has betrayed you ma'am." Revan said softly as Cinder gave a confused look.

"How so?" She asked him.

"He attacked me preventing me from completing the mission. Also, he has a lover apparently." Revan stated in obvious distaste.

"As I have heard of this lover, him doing this is unheard of. Perhaps he has lost sight of what is at stake. Revan my dear, please do me a favor. Kill Sara." Cinder said.

"Ma'am, permission to speak freely." Revan asked as Cinder chuckled softly.

"Of course."

"It is a unwise decision ma'am. Sara is the only thing stopping Kerrigan from coming after you. We kill her, he'll have no reason to hold back anymore." Revan explained as Cinder laughed maniacally.

"That's the point Revan, we kill her now. He'll have no way of knowing whether or not his sister is really alive. Not until his mission is complete."

"But Cinder! If we kill her now and he finds out sometime along the way, he'll abandon his mission entirely to kill you."

"SILENCE! Do as I ask or you'll join her." Cinder yelled as Revan forced himself to stop. He put his Black Mask back on before turning around.

"And Revan."

"Yes ma'am?"

"Make it as painful as possible." Cinder finished as Revan took a sigh of discontent before leaving the room. Knowing the stupidity of the plan, he proceeded to the lower levels where Sara was being held. Since Revan had nearly unlimited access to the facility, he could do more of his fair share of pain. But, under the circumstances. He had another idea in mind. Revan entered the holding cells where a silent crying was heard in the lonely cells. He walked down the hall, his boots echoing down as he turned his head and stopped right in front of a locked open cell. Where a young black haired girl, dirtied, terrified and crying tied to the metallic chair.

"W-Who are you?" Sara asked as Revan didn't respond before opening the cell drawing a knife from his side as Sara saw the blade.

"No! PLEASE GOD NO! STOP!" Sara screamed struggling in her chair as Revan went behind her and held the blade against her back.

"Please...please have mercy. I just want to go back home...I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" She yelled as Revan sighed before slicing the knife downwards, cutting the binding that held her arm behind her back. Throwing her arms forward almost instantly. Sara's crying ceased suddenly as soon as it happened.

"What?" She asked confused by the event.

"I'm not going to kill you. Besides, it brings me no comfort to do so Sara. You have earned your freedom through my failure." Revan stated putting the knife away.

"Why are you doing this?" She asked him as Revan turned towards her removing the mask and looking at her directly in the eyes. Sara instantly recognizing who it was.

"You! You're still alive!?" She questioned as her morale instantly rose.

"Be quiet! I am getting you out of here. But I need you to be quiet. Do you understand Sara?" Revan asked her as she nodded silently. "Now I am going to be a little rough in order to get you out of here. Are you ready?" Revan asked her. Once again, another silent nod acknowledging him as he lifted her up quickly, redrawing the knife and putting against her back. He put his mask back on before proceeding.

"MOVE NOW!" Revan demanded as Sara hesitantly moved forward as they both walked out of the cell and headed towards the airship hanger. He was being rougher than usual, but he needed public appearances to work in his favor as he forcefully brought Sara along with her. He would go to his private airship to leave. But needed to work around the shift workers. He brought her along the stairs as a guard noticed.

"HEY! Where the hell do you think you are taking her?!" The man asked raising his weapon.

"Cinder gave me permission to dispose of her as I please, so I am taking her to my airship to do so." Revan stared into the man's eyes as it terrified him.

"Yes sir of course, right this way, I can escort you sir!" He spouted out as Revan chuckled silently. It would be far easier than before now. The guard entered his passcode to the hanger as he turned to face Revan.

"Anything else sir?" He asked.

"No, you can leave us now." Revan stated.

"Are you sure sir?"

"I SAID LEAVE!" His voice resonated with hatred as the man scurried away once more to his hole. Revan brought Sara, still with the knife ready to be jammed into her back ready to kill in an instant. There was his small airship that was used for transport across the kingdoms. A piece of junk in his opinion but it did its job. So he couldn't complain too much. The ramp to his ship lowered upon recognizing his bio-signature as he and Sara entered the craft before he lowered the knife and sat her down on one of the many seats. Revan sat up in the pilot seat turning on the engine before setting the craft to auto take off. He sat down and took a deep breath.

"Are you okay?" Sara asked him.

"I'm fine, just tired." Revan said exhaustively as the ship left the hanger into the midday sky.

"Have you heard from Sam?" She asked.

"You're still calling him that? You know that isn't his real name right?"

"I know, but it is something he has come to accept recently. So that is what I have called him all this time."

"He's fine, waiting for you. But he doesn't know it yet." Revan stated getting up.

"Where are you going?"

"Going to get you a change of clothes and food. You need them more than I do." Revan said as Sara yawned.

"Thank you Caine." She said softly before falling asleep on the seat as Revan chuckled.

Caine?

Its been years since that name appeared in my mind. Why now?