Author's Note:
Baby Mama Valkyria: Yep, I decided that she will lose her eye when I first changed the rating. And your plans are pretty good.
Anyway, one word for this chapter...FREEDOM! Enjoy, and read and review!
Chapter 38 – The Will is free
The following day, Sparrow found herself being summoned to the Commandant. Though at first, she hesitated, she decided it was best she followed orders and went to him.
"You wished to see me?" she asked.
"Construction of the upper tier begins tomorrow, and the guard has failed to report to me this morning. I want you to find him and take him the detention centre. You are to wait with him there until I arrive." The Commandant looked at her. Sparrow nodded, she went off. Her body still ached from the day before. As she left the room, she stumbled. She had to hold on to the wall to keep herself steady. Her remaining vision blurred slightly. She cupped her hand over where her right eye had been and sighed. She gathered up her strength and continued. She could hear some of the male guards sniggering. She swore, if she got out of there, they would all die, painfully. She had little care for morals anymore.
Sparrow headed down an empty section of the Spire and found a dead guard. She stopped and looked around, she frowned and went to inspect the body. She took his sword and pistol. He had no potions, which was a shame. Before she could stand, she felt something hit her. She bowed her head, only to see lightning sparking around the collar. It clattered to the floor, broken. She could feel the power boiling within her…revenge…
"Sparrow!" A voice snapped her out of her momentary rage. She looked up, her eyes tearing up. Garth looked at the young hero. He was horrified at the scars over her face, and her missing right eye. "Sparrow…" He knelt down and hugged her, she flinched in his arms first, she began to cry. For the first time in 10 years, she had finally found him. They were free. Her arms wrapped around him. Garth could feel her fear, and her relief. "I am so sorry. You shouldn't have come here…Look what they've done to you…" He looked at her.
"I wanted to bring you home…I couldn't bear to think of what Lucien might do with you." Sparrow told him.
"He has done nothing to me…but what he has done to you…" Garth's anger flared. "It's simply unforgivable!"
'Sister Sparrow, you are safe.' A small ball of light appeared.
"Sister?" Garth asked
"Blaike, he's the spire. He was created by my ancestor so he calls me sister." Sparrow explained, before gasping. "You can hear him?"
"The Spire was made to hold all the will in the world. I am a will hero after all. Now, come on. Let's get out of here, Little Sparrow." He helped her on to her feet. "Do you think you can fight?"
"I can try my hardest." She nodded. Thus, the two heroes set off at a run, Garth noticed how she stumbled at times. He frowned, wondering if she was okay. They ran into several groups of guards, Sparrow had to take out the most of them as Garth had very limited Will at that time. "W-where are we heading to?" She asked, as they continued running.
"To the Commandant quarters." Garth said, He watched horror cross Sparrow's face and she stopped in place. Garth stopped and looked at her. "Sparrow?"
"I-I can't face him again. I don't want to see him. There has to be another way…" Sparrow's eyes filled with tears. Garth signed and approached her. "Sparrow, what has the commandant done to you?" He asked, Sparrow didn't answer, but she folded her arms around her stomach. Garth felt his angry spike again. "Sparrow, he needs to pay for his crimes. I will fight with you, we can combine our will together. Just, trust me okay?" Sparrow looked at him and nodded, he could still see the fear in her eyes. "Now, let's get out of here and go home." Garth told her. He began to lead the way towards the Commandant's chamber.
"Looks like they have some new guards coming in." Garth looked out of the huge window.
"Really, they had some in only yesterday…" Sparrow joined him, and frowned. "They've never had two shipments of guards in two days before…and we've been here 10 years…"
"Maybe it's because they are going to start work on the upper tier." Garth suggested, he frowned. "We may have more trouble getting out of here then I first though…but at least we have a ship out of here."
"That's true…" Sparrow leant against the wall.
"Are you…arghhh." Garth was forced to his knees as he was hit by white lightning.
"Garth!" Sparrow cried, she turned and her breath got caught in her throat. The commandant stood there, a smirk on his face.
"I knew you would eventually betray us. It seems you need another day of punishments." He told her, Sparrow looked down at Garth and frowned, she was almost there. She had Garth, there was a boat. The commandant was the only one standing in their way of home. She steeled herself as much as she could and looked at him.
"We will get out of here. You can't stop us!" She said. She slowly approached him, she soon found herself trapped within a circle of white lightning. Just her and the Commandant. The fighting began, Sparrow tried standing her ground the best she could. But her vision began to blur worse than before. Either way, she shook her head, and was able to bring the Commandant down. Sparrow felt her limbs weaken and she collapsed, she felt herself being picked up. Garth was holding her.
"You did fantastically." He smiled. "Can you stand?" Sparrow tried holding her weight on her legs, but they collapsed beneath her again. "It's okay. It's my turn to protect you." Garth picked her up, he was able to get them down to the docks. Using his blades spell, he took out the guards there. Sparrow tried to remain awake, but it seemed like a losing battle. That last thing she heard was Garth telling the new comers to get back on the boat if they wanted to live.