Ele sat. She saw the intense fear in Darien's eyes. She knew she had to be strong
for him, but it was hard when her own fear was making her shiver. "Ele?" Darien asked
suddenly.
"Yes?" Ele responded.
"Will we see m...m...mom or Sery again?" Darien asked as fear was obvious in his
voice. He was all but whimpering with his fear.
Ele kept her eyes on the far door. She saw a black movement on the steps. She
sprinted towards the door when she realized she hadn't locked the door.
She bolted it just in time. The warrior from another place was pounding on the
small, glass window in the heavy, metal door. She fell to the ground in her own fear and
backed up to the wall.
She saw the warrior fall. Behind him stood Sir Edwards Reniol. He was a trusted
knight of the Realms'. Ele knew he would protect them.
"Ele," Ryan urged, "Will we see mom or Sery ever again?"
"Of course," Ele soothed, "Sir Edward and the rest of our Earth Knights will help.
Mom and Sery have mystical powers to. We will someday find ours."
Ryan seemed content with that answer and went to one of the bare, but
comfortable beds. He promptly fell asleep from his fear. Ele didn't want to be the only
one awake in the room. The eerie quiet made her nervous.
Ele suddenly screamed as she saw the bolts move. They were going to open up
and get them. She ran over to where Darien lay and hid him in the hidden drawer beneath
the bed. Ele found one and pounced into it, leaving a small spy hole.
"There isn't anything in here!" a husky male voice shouted. Loud pounding
footsteps echoed on the concrete floors. The left through the other door.
"Wait," a voice called. One had remained and was kicking the boards beneath the
beds.
"What is it?" the first voice asked.
"The boards are hollow. A place to hide probably. Maybe someone in one," the
second called.
'Please don't find me!' Ele begged silently. To late one had spotted her little hole
and yanked it open.
The burly men smiled down one what they had found. "Are you the only one
here?" they asked.
"Yes," Ele replied, fear was tinged in her voice along with pride.
"Prove it," the first voice ordered.
Ele gulped. She went around to the other beds and pulled out the drawers. She
went back to hers, then where her brother was. She carefully grabbed the over layer and
pulled it out with the drawer.
The men were satisfied, and pulled her along with them. They brought Ele upstairs
and out the soft silk door. Ele tried to fight, but the men were to strong. She saw her
mom and sister, they were lying weakly on the ground.
Ele guessed the men had left them for dead. Ele knew that they were going to be
okay. Ele decided to just walk instead of being dragged along. They acknowledged it and
had a softer grip on her arms.
Ele tried to bolt, but as soon as she tried they grabbed onto her arms again. They
dragged her towards a magnificent black ship and loaded her on. Ele looked back at what
she knew and grudgingly entered the ship and allowed herself to be dragged to an
elaborate bedroom.
Ele heard the door click shut and a lock from the outside turned. She flopped onto
the bed and began to think. Thoughts raced through her mind at the speed of light and
faster.

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"What did you want with the girl, Queen Beryl?" Selq asked.
"She is the one on whom darkness follows. She has one of the purest hearts, much
like other good princesses. But her heart can easily taint with evil. She is evil until she is
blessed by good, or the power is gone from her," Queen Beryl said with a smug grin, "We
can take over her family and friends, planet everything. With her pure innocence heart,
she can also have a pure evil heart."
"Very well, Queen Beryl. We will do as you wish and let her taste Temptress
Eliva's evil power," Selq said as he stepped away from the throne and went to get
Princess Ele.


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Ele heard them unlock the door. She heard them open the door. She heard them
enter. But she didn't look at them. She had overheard the whole conversation and was
drreading wht was to come of her.
Ele let them drag her out. They brought her to a damp prison. They set her in a
chair and tied her hands to the chair.
Ele watched a black mist start to shimmer from a small, glass bottle. The mist
became a spirit. It began to circle Ele.