Chapter 9
Van struggled as the guards grasped his arms tightly, raising him up roughly from the stone floor of the cell. Allen having the same treatment done onto himself aswell, letting out a painful cry, but then remaining silent as they where forced up the spiraling staircase that lead up to the entrance of the courtyard. His bruises painful and his wounds stung but he kept his head high, not going to let them kill him without his pride fully intact, but still of all the painful punishments and tortures they could throw at him, not even death could subside the pain that lay within his heart, for what Hitomi (or so he thought) had told him. he was already dead, or dying inside, and if he did survive this judgement as he was told, he would never see the beauty of a smile, or the joy of a laugh.
His love still there, and it never changing but no longer feeling Hitomi's love in return.
He winced at the harsh light above ground so used to the damp dark cell, letting his eyes adjust a moment to see. Before him was a vast army, clad in black armor leaving a path for him and Allen to follow, towards the stage where they would be brought before the Queen herself, there bodies shielding anyway of escape, if he wished to escape, glancing back at his friend.
Allen nodded lightly seeing the look in vans eyes, a deep sorrow and pain, sorry for having brought him into this mess, but Allen just slightly smiled, forced of course, but he smiled none the less, glancing around eagerly at the crowd, then returning his gaze to the ground as they where marched up onto the stage, there hands tied up infront of them, and two guards on either side of them to make sure they didn't try to run for it, although it would be suicide to try and escape.
Vans gaze looks up to the balcony overhanging the courtyard the queen standing on it, but his gaze was caught on someone else, and not moving, feeling his heart as it began to shatter from pain.
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Hello Hitomi, I trust you slept well.. Celest's calm voice rang throughout her mind, she nodded as she stepped up beside the Queen, clouds covering the sky, blocking the rays of the harsh sun. Then looking down and her mouth opened in awe, the whole ground looked as a black ocean, waves of black shining armor covering the ground, leaving only a small gap for the stage where the prisoners where held.
We are here to judge Lord Van and Allen Schizar of fanalea! if you couldn't hear Celest's telepathic words, there would have only been a harsh silence that filled the area. The crowd cheered, sounding like the waves of an ocean as they crashed hard into a side of a cliff but celest raised a hand and in a moment everything was silent once more.
You are charged with murder of 10 of my guards, trespassing on laws of our agreement and attempt of treason and assassination of myself She paused turning her clear blue eyes to Hitomi, watching her a moment.
Hitomi was watching vans every move, every breath, confused beyond belief half of her knowing him, the other half finding him a complete stranger. Trying to grasping her mind what Was forcing itself to be remembered, no longer paying attention to what celest was saying, not even hearing it actually, seeing the hurt look as the man on the stage watched her aswell.
Now hearing a loud cheer from the crowd below, not knowing what was commanded. But then, she smiled, seeing his face within her minds eye, not as he was now no, but slightly younger, he was smiling, and saying something words blocked out, but she tried to read his lips as he repeated it over and over. Seeing his beautiful eyes, seeing his love contained with them, then a name, sure she was just told it only moment before, but it was different now, recognizing it for which it belonged to.van.
But something was wrong, now the memory and the face was starting to fade seeing a red light once more glow around her, shaking her head but gasped, coming out of her thoughts and seeing van untied, but that wasn't what scared her, she saw all the soldiers facing him, unsheathing there swords that glimmered in the pail light and ready to strike.
"VAN!!!" She screamed running towards the edge of the balcony, seeing him look up at her in shock, reaching out her arms, but he was so far, so helpless.
"Van run! Get out of here!.ough.." She felt herself being held back, two strong hands grasping her arms, and she struggled to get free, managing to get her left hand free, and making a fist, pulling her arm back and swinging hard towards the guards face, it hit, and he sprawled back from shock not expecting that, hiding her gaze from Celest's cold stare, now free, but something was wrong, she was let go as she pulled at the same time, tripping and toppling over the edge of the balcony, looking up at the sky, the dark sky, and falling towards the ground quickly.
to be continued.
Van struggled as the guards grasped his arms tightly, raising him up roughly from the stone floor of the cell. Allen having the same treatment done onto himself aswell, letting out a painful cry, but then remaining silent as they where forced up the spiraling staircase that lead up to the entrance of the courtyard. His bruises painful and his wounds stung but he kept his head high, not going to let them kill him without his pride fully intact, but still of all the painful punishments and tortures they could throw at him, not even death could subside the pain that lay within his heart, for what Hitomi (or so he thought) had told him. he was already dead, or dying inside, and if he did survive this judgement as he was told, he would never see the beauty of a smile, or the joy of a laugh.
His love still there, and it never changing but no longer feeling Hitomi's love in return.
He winced at the harsh light above ground so used to the damp dark cell, letting his eyes adjust a moment to see. Before him was a vast army, clad in black armor leaving a path for him and Allen to follow, towards the stage where they would be brought before the Queen herself, there bodies shielding anyway of escape, if he wished to escape, glancing back at his friend.
Allen nodded lightly seeing the look in vans eyes, a deep sorrow and pain, sorry for having brought him into this mess, but Allen just slightly smiled, forced of course, but he smiled none the less, glancing around eagerly at the crowd, then returning his gaze to the ground as they where marched up onto the stage, there hands tied up infront of them, and two guards on either side of them to make sure they didn't try to run for it, although it would be suicide to try and escape.
Vans gaze looks up to the balcony overhanging the courtyard the queen standing on it, but his gaze was caught on someone else, and not moving, feeling his heart as it began to shatter from pain.
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Hello Hitomi, I trust you slept well.. Celest's calm voice rang throughout her mind, she nodded as she stepped up beside the Queen, clouds covering the sky, blocking the rays of the harsh sun. Then looking down and her mouth opened in awe, the whole ground looked as a black ocean, waves of black shining armor covering the ground, leaving only a small gap for the stage where the prisoners where held.
We are here to judge Lord Van and Allen Schizar of fanalea! if you couldn't hear Celest's telepathic words, there would have only been a harsh silence that filled the area. The crowd cheered, sounding like the waves of an ocean as they crashed hard into a side of a cliff but celest raised a hand and in a moment everything was silent once more.
You are charged with murder of 10 of my guards, trespassing on laws of our agreement and attempt of treason and assassination of myself She paused turning her clear blue eyes to Hitomi, watching her a moment.
Hitomi was watching vans every move, every breath, confused beyond belief half of her knowing him, the other half finding him a complete stranger. Trying to grasping her mind what Was forcing itself to be remembered, no longer paying attention to what celest was saying, not even hearing it actually, seeing the hurt look as the man on the stage watched her aswell.
Now hearing a loud cheer from the crowd below, not knowing what was commanded. But then, she smiled, seeing his face within her minds eye, not as he was now no, but slightly younger, he was smiling, and saying something words blocked out, but she tried to read his lips as he repeated it over and over. Seeing his beautiful eyes, seeing his love contained with them, then a name, sure she was just told it only moment before, but it was different now, recognizing it for which it belonged to.van.
But something was wrong, now the memory and the face was starting to fade seeing a red light once more glow around her, shaking her head but gasped, coming out of her thoughts and seeing van untied, but that wasn't what scared her, she saw all the soldiers facing him, unsheathing there swords that glimmered in the pail light and ready to strike.
"VAN!!!" She screamed running towards the edge of the balcony, seeing him look up at her in shock, reaching out her arms, but he was so far, so helpless.
"Van run! Get out of here!.ough.." She felt herself being held back, two strong hands grasping her arms, and she struggled to get free, managing to get her left hand free, and making a fist, pulling her arm back and swinging hard towards the guards face, it hit, and he sprawled back from shock not expecting that, hiding her gaze from Celest's cold stare, now free, but something was wrong, she was let go as she pulled at the same time, tripping and toppling over the edge of the balcony, looking up at the sky, the dark sky, and falling towards the ground quickly.
to be continued.