When Celena woke up, she found herself surrounded by darkness. She got up from the corner in which she woke up and tried to find her way around. She could see a dim light ahead of her, but nothing more. She took a few steps and bumped into some iron bars.
"I guess this is as far as the cell goes," she murmured.
Celena went back to the corner of the cell. She sat down, and hugged her knees. Terrible, terrible memories were flooding her.
"No, no, let me go! I... I hate the dark." she pleaded.
"You wanted me to help you? Didn't you?" she heard the sinister voice say.
"Yes, I want to get rid of my alternate personality."
"Then let me help you.... Celena. Let me exorcise it from you."
"Why the dark? Why the dark? I don't like the dark." she whimpered.
"It's necessary, now sit back and relax." the voice said, and injected her with some serum.
Celena shivered. Just thinking back to those dark times was scaring her. She thought back to when she woke up. She remembered the feeling of weakness she attained. She could feel Dilandau's presence no longer, yet she was so weak. The sorcerer had exorcised him out of her. The rest was a blank. An absolute blank. Celena squinted in the darkness trying to get a better idea of where she was. She knew she was on a Zaibach floating fortress. That red guymelef brought her there. She remembered fainting, and then waking up in this cell.
"What are they going to do to me?" Celena wondered.
"More than you could ever imagine my pretty." a being contoured out of the shadows.
Celena gasped in shock. "No, it can't be…" she thought.
"It can't be. You're, you're....." and she passed out from the shock.
"So frail now are we?" the man said. "I guess Lord Motaro will be pleased with this. It will help him transfer your energy into me." the man maniacally laughed and opened the cell door. He lifted Celena into his arms, and took her towards the dim patch of light.
In the laboratory of the floating fortress, a man in a dark cloak was looking over some papers.
"Hmm... so the power is locked away.... and I must...." he mumbled to himself.
The door opened, and the pilot stepped in.
"Dillandau. Have you brought her to me?" the man asked.
"Yes Lord Motaro. She's right here. Passed out from the shock." he said.
Motaro turned around. He was a big man, with a scar across his face, and snakeish eyes. He was holding a staff, and his dark cloak hung all around him. His dark hair hung down on his back.
"Lady Celena, we meet again. I didn't think I'd see you this soon. Now that the dragon and the seer have united, we have only a few more weeks until the power will forever be sealed. Put her on the table. We will get to her later." Motaro ordered.
"But Master! I need her energy now!" Dillandau protested.
"No. First she must bring me the owner of the Key. Then you may have her energy."
"I.. I... don't understand. I thought you wanted her only to merge her into my soul forever."
"No, you see, further examinations of the fate waves has indicated that in order for me to release and absorb the Power of Atlantis, I need the key that holds the mysterious tomb locked."
"So how will Celena help?" Dillandau asked.
"I know who has the pendant. I need her to be brought to me. Since I cannot infiltrate the palace of Fried, I will get Celena to do it for me."
"I thought you said she was mine!" Dillandau screamed.
"Silence!" Motaro yelled. "You will have her after I'm done with her. I need both of you. She, at the moment, will provide me with the means to get the power of Atlantis. You are not dying as fast as time is running out. You can wait." Motaro angrily yelled, his eyes flaming.
"Master, I am your humble servant." Dilandau said and bowed. He realised he had angered this powerful sorcerer. The last thing he wanted was to be trapped in that gentle body again.
"I must hypnotise her, and get her to obey my instructions, as well as fool that cursed telepah they have with them."
Celena started to come out of her faint. She saw some lights, and discovered that she was on a table. Not the same cell she had first awakened to though. She stood up, looking about the room bewildered. Her worst fear had come true.
"Master! She's up!" Dilandau pointed out.
"Oh, yeah... welcome to reality Lady Celena. Remember me?" Motaro asked facing her with an ominous smile.
"How could I forget? You're the only reason for my weakness these past three years." Celena said furiously.
"Now, how could you say that? I was your saviour. Is that how you treat your saviour?"
"You're not my saviour. You're a monster. Worse than Dornkirk! You used me to create that.. that.. monster!" Celena yelled pointing at Dilandau.
"How dare you talk to me like that!" Dilandau jumped up, and his hand went immediately to his sword.
"Down. I shall handle this!' Motaro yelled. "Now Lady Celena, you are very confused. I did not create a monster. The only way to help you was by creating two people out of your personality." He said is the sweetest, gentlest voice.
"No. I don't believe you. There was another way. I know it." She said shaking her head in denial.
"No. There wasn't. The only way to get rid of Dilandau was to create two people." Motaro said and came closer to her.
Celena moved away. "Don't touch me!" she yelled. "You're a liar. A liar I tell you."
"My child, you're just so confused." Motaro said sweetly.
"No, no I am not. You've started this whole war because you want power. I know." Celena said.
Motaro closed the gap between them. He held Celena firmly in his arms. With his staff, he made a sign, and Celena stopped fidgeting.
"Get out!" he yelled at Dilandau.
Dilandau exited without question. He knew the ultimate power of the sorcerer. After all, he had freed him. He was now his new master. For the time being, that was. Thus, he obeyed his commands without question. Especially now that he had angered him.
After Dilandau left, Motaro picked up a syringe, full of some blue fluid. He inserted it in Celena's carotid artery.
Celena could feel the cold spread through her veins, as the fluid spread into the essence of her being. She was so cold, yet it wasn't a cold she could bear. It was a dark and devious cold. Almost like something was turning her to ice, but she could not make a move. She was at the mercy of Motaro. All of a sudden, her eyes went blank. No pigment, no pupil. Just cold nothingness.
Motaro proceeded into instructing her on what she should do pending her return to Freid. Celena just stood there dumbfounded.
At the end of his instructions, Motaro picked up another syringe with a red liquid in it. He injected this one into Celena's carotid artery. It broke the freeze, and she went limp.
"Dilandau, get in here!" he yelled.
"How can I help you, Master?" Dilandau asked.
"Take her to the borders of Freid. Make sure she's going to be found." Motaro said indicating Celena.
"Yes Master," Dilandau said, and picked up Celena. "I shall have my revenge soon, for all that I have endured." he thought and left.