Chapter 3: Murder in the Castle
She looked at me in awe. It wasn't everyday that I had to ask someone to help me find my killer. However, I think by now she realized I was telling the truth. The expression on her face said it all.
Celena slowly walked up to me; it seemed like she would never reach me. I looked down at my feet, ashamed to face her. I could feel her warm hands touch my face as she slowly directed my head towards her. She was going to see if I was really telling the truth. She searched my eyes, which seemed like forever. Finally, after possibly minutes she smiled.
"It is you."
I didn't smile at her. I really wanted her to get away from me. That feeling came back again . I've always hated my emotions. Knowing that she wouldn't budge, I decided to move away from her.
"Don't come close to me!" I shouted.
She understood very well what I meant. I was ashamed to really let anyone see me this way. Especially some girl who was afraid of me. I felt like a monster. I looked down at Celena; she kept looking at me in sympathy.
"Don't even look at me!"
I turned away, hoping she still wasn't looking at me. I knew I sounded like an eight-year-old child, but I really could not blame her. We stood there in silence for a few minutes. Until finally, Celena broke it.
"I'll help you. I understand why you want to find your killer. I'd be more then happy to."
I looked at her, shocked at her answer. I didn't really expect her to help, I thought she would say no because of who I was. Well, more like what I was.
"Good. Because I will kill anyone and anything who stands in my way. Even you, if you had said no."
"But wouldn't you be taking innocent lives-"
"No. Don't make me argue with you. It's not what I came here for."
"Alright."
I was about to leave when all of a sudden I felt sick. My head was spinning as different pictures started to appear. I could see masked men in a royal bedroom . however it was not at this Fannellian castle. It looked as though it may have been in the Asturian castle. As I looked over at the surroundings, I could see a girl. She was sleeping, almost as if dead . that was just it. I looked back at the masked men, blood covering their hands. Then back at the girl, I realized it was Princess Millerna and she was bleeding from her stomach as a knife was still cut into it. Princess Millerna had been murdered, and it looked like the one of the men was the same man who murdered me.
I snapped out of whatever it had been. Then, thinking for a while I realized it wasn't a dream. It was a vision . more like a screen of what had just happened. The same men, who killed my brother and I, had murdered Princess Millerna that night.
"Are you alright?" Celena asked me.
I looked at her and smirked. She had no idea what had just happened to me, nor to her friend Millerna. Then again, it was my job to stop these people. What bothered me the most was why they murdered my brother, Millerna and I? What connection did we have that would make some strangers kill us? I knew nothing of any type of plan, nor did my brother. And only the great gods know if Millerna did.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"You'll find out in the morning."
Celena looked away from me for a slight second. She turned around to ask another question, but I had already left. How I left, I cannot tell you.
***
It didn't take me long to get to Asturia. I knew the killers were close by since Millerna was murdered just last night. Soldiers were everywhere. And everywhere, I literally mean. It was hard to get into the castle without being caught, but I managed to find some "secrete" passages all thanks to that bird.
I walked through the dark tunnels, taking in everything I could see. From symbols to vines growing over the darkened walls, I would remember everything in this tunnel. I was quite observant. In other words, I took in everything for a reason . I may need the signals at one point.
It took only a few minutes to get to Millerna's bedroom, for being dead gave you un-imaginable abilities. From being able to move as quick as a cat, to being everywhere at anytime. Confusing isn't it? Well, it's supposde to be.
Guards surrounded the castle, wherever you went they were there. I almost felt as though I should run away . run away from everything, I was back so why not? But I knew that these strangers would kill more people. Alex, Millerna and I were obviously not going to be their only victims.
It turned out that the tunnels led to Princess Millerna's room. She must have used them to escape to visit her outside friends ocasionally . well those men must have found it as well. However, knowing I was right behind a wall that led to the Princess's room meant that I could hear every little word those people said.
Listening hard on the many conversations that were going on . I could hear one particularily loud voice . and it was familiar. Too familiar, I just couldn't put my finger on it. I stood behind that thin wall listening when I heard my voice come up.
"Well, your Majesty . you may not take me seriously on this, but living here on Gaea it should not come as a surprise. Someone obviously wanted to kill Millerna for some odd aparent reason, meaning that they would do ANYTHING to destroy this young girl's life. It was a black witch of course. That black witch brought back a young man from the dead-"
"What 'young man' would this be?" interrupted King Aston.
"Well . a young man was killed not too long ago back in Fannellia. He was a stable boy; most people called him by his family name. It's a familiar name to you, King Aston. I dare you to guess what it was."
King Aston was pondering about this one. So many people he knew and hated. So many, probably too many to count. Then, after pondering for a minute or so King Aston asked for a clue.
"What's the first letter of the name?"
"C"
"Corvis."
This made me wonder how he knew my family name, more like how he knew it so well. My father never worked outside of Fannellia . well of what I knew. My brother obviously did not know the King, nor did I. And from what I know my mother had never met the King of Asturia either. Either way, it was most likely that King Aston was an enemy of my family.
"Both boys killed?" King Aston asked the man.
"Yes."
"Alex and Rice?"
"Yes, your majesty."
"Well, I knew that Rice boy was a young, handsome fellow . same with his brother, so to speak. Why were they murdered?"
"I have no idea."
What striked me as odd was that King Aston mentioned my brother's name and my name after the man said "a young man". My brother was still a boy, so I was obviously the young man. However, he asked if both of us were killed when the keywords this man had said was "A". Certainly not "they". It was quite odd. But what worried me the most was that he knew our family name, let alone my family. I wondered what reputation my family had with the King.
"Anyways, get on with your story."
"Well, we have reason to believe this because we found Rice Corvis's grave smashed to pieces, with the body literally taken out of it. We also found footprints leading out of the grave too. It was surely a black witch who resurected him from his grave. Now, we need to find the witch and Rice before it's too late."
Silence was all I heard. Obiovusly the King was taking this all in and eating it up. My eyes glared into the wall, wishing that the King would die right there on the spot. Obviously my family had a bad reputation with the man.
"I'll take your word for it. Anything can happen here on Gaea now a days can't they? Find the boy and the witch. I'm sure a dead boy who is six feet tall wouldn't be hard to spot. It's the witch I'm worried about. "
"Right away sir!"
I glared once again at the wall. Someone controlling me? Ha, that was a new one. I was controlling myself, and that was it. However, now I knew what I had to do. I had to find out why they were blaming Millerna's death on my family? And why would anyone want to murder Millerna?
A/N: I know . pathetic name for him. Rice Corvis. Well, I took the last name from the third crow . The Crow: Salvation. The guy who died in that one, his name was Alex (or Eric?) Corvis, which I did not find out until the other day. Rice, I got from my "Interview with a Vampire" book, I was looking at it and pondering on what name I should pick, so I looked at the author's name "Ann Rice" and chose it. Anyways, you review I write. Enjoy!
=Maladroit=
She looked at me in awe. It wasn't everyday that I had to ask someone to help me find my killer. However, I think by now she realized I was telling the truth. The expression on her face said it all.
Celena slowly walked up to me; it seemed like she would never reach me. I looked down at my feet, ashamed to face her. I could feel her warm hands touch my face as she slowly directed my head towards her. She was going to see if I was really telling the truth. She searched my eyes, which seemed like forever. Finally, after possibly minutes she smiled.
"It is you."
I didn't smile at her. I really wanted her to get away from me. That feeling came back again . I've always hated my emotions. Knowing that she wouldn't budge, I decided to move away from her.
"Don't come close to me!" I shouted.
She understood very well what I meant. I was ashamed to really let anyone see me this way. Especially some girl who was afraid of me. I felt like a monster. I looked down at Celena; she kept looking at me in sympathy.
"Don't even look at me!"
I turned away, hoping she still wasn't looking at me. I knew I sounded like an eight-year-old child, but I really could not blame her. We stood there in silence for a few minutes. Until finally, Celena broke it.
"I'll help you. I understand why you want to find your killer. I'd be more then happy to."
I looked at her, shocked at her answer. I didn't really expect her to help, I thought she would say no because of who I was. Well, more like what I was.
"Good. Because I will kill anyone and anything who stands in my way. Even you, if you had said no."
"But wouldn't you be taking innocent lives-"
"No. Don't make me argue with you. It's not what I came here for."
"Alright."
I was about to leave when all of a sudden I felt sick. My head was spinning as different pictures started to appear. I could see masked men in a royal bedroom . however it was not at this Fannellian castle. It looked as though it may have been in the Asturian castle. As I looked over at the surroundings, I could see a girl. She was sleeping, almost as if dead . that was just it. I looked back at the masked men, blood covering their hands. Then back at the girl, I realized it was Princess Millerna and she was bleeding from her stomach as a knife was still cut into it. Princess Millerna had been murdered, and it looked like the one of the men was the same man who murdered me.
I snapped out of whatever it had been. Then, thinking for a while I realized it wasn't a dream. It was a vision . more like a screen of what had just happened. The same men, who killed my brother and I, had murdered Princess Millerna that night.
"Are you alright?" Celena asked me.
I looked at her and smirked. She had no idea what had just happened to me, nor to her friend Millerna. Then again, it was my job to stop these people. What bothered me the most was why they murdered my brother, Millerna and I? What connection did we have that would make some strangers kill us? I knew nothing of any type of plan, nor did my brother. And only the great gods know if Millerna did.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"You'll find out in the morning."
Celena looked away from me for a slight second. She turned around to ask another question, but I had already left. How I left, I cannot tell you.
***
It didn't take me long to get to Asturia. I knew the killers were close by since Millerna was murdered just last night. Soldiers were everywhere. And everywhere, I literally mean. It was hard to get into the castle without being caught, but I managed to find some "secrete" passages all thanks to that bird.
I walked through the dark tunnels, taking in everything I could see. From symbols to vines growing over the darkened walls, I would remember everything in this tunnel. I was quite observant. In other words, I took in everything for a reason . I may need the signals at one point.
It took only a few minutes to get to Millerna's bedroom, for being dead gave you un-imaginable abilities. From being able to move as quick as a cat, to being everywhere at anytime. Confusing isn't it? Well, it's supposde to be.
Guards surrounded the castle, wherever you went they were there. I almost felt as though I should run away . run away from everything, I was back so why not? But I knew that these strangers would kill more people. Alex, Millerna and I were obviously not going to be their only victims.
It turned out that the tunnels led to Princess Millerna's room. She must have used them to escape to visit her outside friends ocasionally . well those men must have found it as well. However, knowing I was right behind a wall that led to the Princess's room meant that I could hear every little word those people said.
Listening hard on the many conversations that were going on . I could hear one particularily loud voice . and it was familiar. Too familiar, I just couldn't put my finger on it. I stood behind that thin wall listening when I heard my voice come up.
"Well, your Majesty . you may not take me seriously on this, but living here on Gaea it should not come as a surprise. Someone obviously wanted to kill Millerna for some odd aparent reason, meaning that they would do ANYTHING to destroy this young girl's life. It was a black witch of course. That black witch brought back a young man from the dead-"
"What 'young man' would this be?" interrupted King Aston.
"Well . a young man was killed not too long ago back in Fannellia. He was a stable boy; most people called him by his family name. It's a familiar name to you, King Aston. I dare you to guess what it was."
King Aston was pondering about this one. So many people he knew and hated. So many, probably too many to count. Then, after pondering for a minute or so King Aston asked for a clue.
"What's the first letter of the name?"
"C"
"Corvis."
This made me wonder how he knew my family name, more like how he knew it so well. My father never worked outside of Fannellia . well of what I knew. My brother obviously did not know the King, nor did I. And from what I know my mother had never met the King of Asturia either. Either way, it was most likely that King Aston was an enemy of my family.
"Both boys killed?" King Aston asked the man.
"Yes."
"Alex and Rice?"
"Yes, your majesty."
"Well, I knew that Rice boy was a young, handsome fellow . same with his brother, so to speak. Why were they murdered?"
"I have no idea."
What striked me as odd was that King Aston mentioned my brother's name and my name after the man said "a young man". My brother was still a boy, so I was obviously the young man. However, he asked if both of us were killed when the keywords this man had said was "A". Certainly not "they". It was quite odd. But what worried me the most was that he knew our family name, let alone my family. I wondered what reputation my family had with the King.
"Anyways, get on with your story."
"Well, we have reason to believe this because we found Rice Corvis's grave smashed to pieces, with the body literally taken out of it. We also found footprints leading out of the grave too. It was surely a black witch who resurected him from his grave. Now, we need to find the witch and Rice before it's too late."
Silence was all I heard. Obiovusly the King was taking this all in and eating it up. My eyes glared into the wall, wishing that the King would die right there on the spot. Obviously my family had a bad reputation with the man.
"I'll take your word for it. Anything can happen here on Gaea now a days can't they? Find the boy and the witch. I'm sure a dead boy who is six feet tall wouldn't be hard to spot. It's the witch I'm worried about. "
"Right away sir!"
I glared once again at the wall. Someone controlling me? Ha, that was a new one. I was controlling myself, and that was it. However, now I knew what I had to do. I had to find out why they were blaming Millerna's death on my family? And why would anyone want to murder Millerna?
A/N: I know . pathetic name for him. Rice Corvis. Well, I took the last name from the third crow . The Crow: Salvation. The guy who died in that one, his name was Alex (or Eric?) Corvis, which I did not find out until the other day. Rice, I got from my "Interview with a Vampire" book, I was looking at it and pondering on what name I should pick, so I looked at the author's name "Ann Rice" and chose it. Anyways, you review I write. Enjoy!
=Maladroit=