All is Fair in
Love and War
Chapter 9:
Lies, fears and misunderstanding
In the place where everyone dreads, stood a young man chained to a cold wall. The only source of light in the entire room was a single candle, which threaten to blow out as it danced. Its eerie glow gave the room and even more horrid appeal. The voices from the other side of door had awoken the young gentleman's slumber.
Darkness, coldness and fear greeted Xiaolang when he awoke.
"Where am I?" Xiaolang thought to himself.
He slowly opened his eyes trying to recall what had happened.
(Xiaolang rode and rode with Yukito by his side through the path between the trees. Moonlight and shadows one after they other streaked across the earth below them. All of a sudden, a bright flash and then nothing at all.)
Yukito! Where was Yukito? What had they done to him?
Before he could answer himself with more questions, the cell's door opened revealing a dark and shadowing figure. The dim light of the candle and the torches before this mystery man didn't help in showing the dark man's face. His face was cast in shadows his clothes was a dreary black. All together a perfectly evil looking man. Too bad the phrase "can't judge a book by it cover" didn't fit here.
"Good, you are awake," his deep voice matching his appearance perfectly.
"Where am I? And who are you?" Xiaolang asked his captor.
"You are in a dungeon, isn't obvious" he stated.
"I know that much, but where?" Xiaolang asked again.
"Oh, you are in the Kinomoto Kingdom's dungeon. Yes, luckily for us the Princess told us of your presence. Who one's what secrets you could have told your Queen so they could destroy us," he stated.
"Yes we are very luckily that Princess Sakura told us of you," he said before he left Xiaolang.
"No, Sakura wouldn't have done this to me, she couldn't she wouldn't I don't believe it, I can't believe. This isn't happening to me," Xiaolang thought.
The howl of the wind could be heard from behind him. Not even the thick damp walls could silence them.
Outside of his cell a group of men meet outside.
"Have you told him?" one of them asked.
"Yes, I have," one of he them answered.
"Excellent, the first step in the plan is now complete. Remember he must believe the Princess has betrayed him or my plan will not work," the leader stated.
The rest of the group agreed and bowed their heads before he left. He walked down a long corridor lit by blazing torches. The wind howled and he could he thunder in the distance. A storm was coming. He turned to walk up a spiral staircase. At the top he came to a closed door. The tiny craps of light that appeared gave evidence that someone was inside. He knocked before he opened the door. Inside was a man in royal garments looking over some books. He turned and glared at him with angry crimson eyes.
"What do you want? Can't you see am busy?" he shouted.
"I am sorry, but I have news to give you. We have captured the boy and the girl. We have told him she was the one who betrayed him," the man informed.
A wicked smile formed on to his face making any brave soul tremble.
He walked up to a class case in the room. He placed his hand on the class in such a way as if he was afraid of what could happen. Inside the case was a moron and gold book with the letters CLOW on top.
"I should tell the king that his only daughter had been captured by their enemies. It just what we need as told in the prophesy," he said.
He walked to the book that he had been reading and read out loud
"He who wishes may have the power of the universes, become the most powerful, unstoppable and indestructible sorcerer of all when he obtains the Clow cards from the chosen ones.
War will rage with a fire, blood will soak the ground, cries of pain and suffering will be heard and the heavens will shed thousands of tears but nothing can stop it. Only the chosen one can stop the bloodshed or cause more of it. Loved one will die and peace will be broken but the pure and innocence can stop the chaos. They only have the power."
"I must have that power, I should have it, and it is my birth right. My ancestors started this war for a purpose and I will succeed where they failed," he said as he slammed the book on the desk causing a dust cloud to form.
At the same time in the Kinomoto Kingdom,
"Sir, the Princess is missing!!!"
In the Lee Kingdom…
"My Queen, Prince Xiaolang can not be found!!!"
Author's Notes: I hope you like it. I know it's not your normal fairy tale but I think it make it more interesting well I think so.
