Saved!
***
Black Devil looked down the cliff with satisfaction. He licked his lips and turned to his men, who were looking up at him hopefully and with anticipation. " Now what sir?" came a small voice from behind.
Black Devil turned once more his attention to the cliff. " We now go down." He said. " Liem is waiting for us down there. I gave him strict orders to save the emperor." He added walking past his kneeling men. " Sir, do we let the others.." inquired another.
" Yes, we only need the emperor, once we have him, we can hold him for ransom, and take control." He replied coldly and almost heartlessly.
***
Dark.
That was all she saw, dark.
She strained to open her eyes, to see the light, but to no avail.
' I can't be dead yet.' She though with hope, and a tinge of misery.
But, when she began to suspect what she had feared, she heard a voice of salvation.
" Here." It said, with utmost care. " Drink this. It will make you feel better."
She felt someone open her mouth, and poured into it some kind of drink. She hesitated to drink it at first, thinking it could be poisonous, but...
She tasted something wonderful instead. She felt the sensation of fish sauce, with spices, chili she reckoned, and sweet water, sugared water and, something else, she couldn't identify it though. She immediately swallowed the liquid, and felt it enter her throat. She felt slightly stronger than before, and she slowly opened her eyes.
She let out a soft moan as she began to see the world. She blinked as they were fully opened. She looked around, and saw nothing but blue crystals around her. " An ice cave." she whispered admiring the cave. She turned and saw her three companions snoozing peacefully wrapped in simple blankets. She stifled a laugh when she saw Kun sleeping on top of Ray's chest.
" Awake I see??" came the voice again. She looked in front of her, and she saw a girl. The girl was looking at her with a smile, a sweet and bright one. The smile's cheeriness was reflected in her bright black eyes. She was sipping some tea from a broken cup as she swept back her very long black hair and they gracefully landed on her back. She seemed perfectly warm, because Pei shivered in the cold, despite the fact that she was wearing some simple blue rags and a thin jacket with a large bag slung over her shoulder.
" Uh, who-?" Pei began. " My name is Niliq." The girl replied setting down her cup. " I found you in the snow. That was some hard fall." " Well, thank you." Pei replied shyly as she stood up. She then took notice of a saucer near her containing some brownish liquid in it. Curiously, she picked it up, and sniffed it. " You want it? You can have it." Niliq offered smiling.
" Oh, well, thanks Niliq." Pei replied as she moved the saucer to her lips and sipped the liquid. It was the same one from before isn't it??" she asked looking at Niliq. Niliq's smiled widened and she nodded. " Correct." " What is it??" Pei asked as she sipped more. " It's a sauce. It's called Nuoc Chem, fish sauce. I just added some medicinal herbs from my bag that will help you heal the bruises you got there. Believe me, these herbs really work." Niliq replied as she proudly patted her bag.
Pei returned her smile. " Thanks it really helped." She muttered as she looked for the pouch she was carrying, and found it lying in the corner waiting for her to get it. " Thanks a lot Ni-...." she began as she swiftly turned around.
Niliq was gone.
***
Black Devil crossed the snowy terrain, before he reached the bottom of the cliff's drop. He stared at it. He couldn't see the emperor, he couldn't see the general's baby sister, he couldn't see the bodyguard with one eye, not even the pesky out of tune sidekick. He could only see a figure lying down in the snow.
He let out a growl, a loud and fierce one. The men behind him trembled as they heard him and inched away a bit. He strode over to the spot where the figure was lying and he kicked it in the side. The figure let out a yelp, and whimpered like a lost puppy.
" Get up Liem." He sneered angrily as he delivered another blow to his side. Liem whimpered once more, and he looked up at Black Devil. He stared at him with pained and sorrowful eyes. He looked quite young, no older than 23. He had grayish black hair tied up in a tight bun. And he looked at Black Devil pathetically.
" S-s-sorry sir!!!" he whined as he crawled over to Black Devil's feet and bowed his head over his shoes. Black Devil let out a snarl, and he stepped away from Liem and let his face land in the snow. The others snickered close by.
" Useless worm." Black Devil hissed as he slowly walked away. " Try to find them, or don't return to us at all." He ordered as he turned back at flashed his good eye at Liem. Liem shivered as he stood up and brushed snow of his clothes. " Yes sir." he replied quietly and weakly. " But, sir, what if I don't find them??" he asked. " Well, if you return unsuccessful, I will have to kill you, still, if you are unsuccessful, don't return, wander around here and die of cold and hunger. You had better find them. You are the runt of the pack after all, try to catch up."
" Y-yes sir." Liem replied.
He looked up from his lowered position and saw his other companions snickering and laughing at him and whispering about him. He almost cried.
***
" Niliq?? Where are you??" Pei called out as she continued walking through the ice cave. " Come on!" She listened, and heard nothing. She sighed. She had been looking for the girl who had just saved her for the last half hour, and she had been wandering the cave endlessly.
She was lost.
" Great, I'm lost, things can't possibly get any worse.." she mumbled as she turned around and came face to face with a pair of large black eyes. Her mouth fell and the words came out:
" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
She screamed.
The eyes on a large white furry face also let out a scream.
Soon, both of them were screaming. Pei and a large white furry thing. Pei scrambled to hide behind a rock, out of the thing's view. She peeped over her rock and saw the thing turn and begin to run.
But not before hitting it's head against some frozen stalactites, let out a painful moan, and quietly faint on the floor.
Pei stood from her crouched postion, and slowly crept closer to look at the thing.
She neared it, and gasped.
She had just realized what it was..
TBC
Okay.that was short!!! XP
But, I couldn't leave you guys with a cliffhanger, so I decided to make another one!!!! ^_^
***
Black Devil looked down the cliff with satisfaction. He licked his lips and turned to his men, who were looking up at him hopefully and with anticipation. " Now what sir?" came a small voice from behind.
Black Devil turned once more his attention to the cliff. " We now go down." He said. " Liem is waiting for us down there. I gave him strict orders to save the emperor." He added walking past his kneeling men. " Sir, do we let the others.." inquired another.
" Yes, we only need the emperor, once we have him, we can hold him for ransom, and take control." He replied coldly and almost heartlessly.
***
Dark.
That was all she saw, dark.
She strained to open her eyes, to see the light, but to no avail.
' I can't be dead yet.' She though with hope, and a tinge of misery.
But, when she began to suspect what she had feared, she heard a voice of salvation.
" Here." It said, with utmost care. " Drink this. It will make you feel better."
She felt someone open her mouth, and poured into it some kind of drink. She hesitated to drink it at first, thinking it could be poisonous, but...
She tasted something wonderful instead. She felt the sensation of fish sauce, with spices, chili she reckoned, and sweet water, sugared water and, something else, she couldn't identify it though. She immediately swallowed the liquid, and felt it enter her throat. She felt slightly stronger than before, and she slowly opened her eyes.
She let out a soft moan as she began to see the world. She blinked as they were fully opened. She looked around, and saw nothing but blue crystals around her. " An ice cave." she whispered admiring the cave. She turned and saw her three companions snoozing peacefully wrapped in simple blankets. She stifled a laugh when she saw Kun sleeping on top of Ray's chest.
" Awake I see??" came the voice again. She looked in front of her, and she saw a girl. The girl was looking at her with a smile, a sweet and bright one. The smile's cheeriness was reflected in her bright black eyes. She was sipping some tea from a broken cup as she swept back her very long black hair and they gracefully landed on her back. She seemed perfectly warm, because Pei shivered in the cold, despite the fact that she was wearing some simple blue rags and a thin jacket with a large bag slung over her shoulder.
" Uh, who-?" Pei began. " My name is Niliq." The girl replied setting down her cup. " I found you in the snow. That was some hard fall." " Well, thank you." Pei replied shyly as she stood up. She then took notice of a saucer near her containing some brownish liquid in it. Curiously, she picked it up, and sniffed it. " You want it? You can have it." Niliq offered smiling.
" Oh, well, thanks Niliq." Pei replied as she moved the saucer to her lips and sipped the liquid. It was the same one from before isn't it??" she asked looking at Niliq. Niliq's smiled widened and she nodded. " Correct." " What is it??" Pei asked as she sipped more. " It's a sauce. It's called Nuoc Chem, fish sauce. I just added some medicinal herbs from my bag that will help you heal the bruises you got there. Believe me, these herbs really work." Niliq replied as she proudly patted her bag.
Pei returned her smile. " Thanks it really helped." She muttered as she looked for the pouch she was carrying, and found it lying in the corner waiting for her to get it. " Thanks a lot Ni-...." she began as she swiftly turned around.
Niliq was gone.
***
Black Devil crossed the snowy terrain, before he reached the bottom of the cliff's drop. He stared at it. He couldn't see the emperor, he couldn't see the general's baby sister, he couldn't see the bodyguard with one eye, not even the pesky out of tune sidekick. He could only see a figure lying down in the snow.
He let out a growl, a loud and fierce one. The men behind him trembled as they heard him and inched away a bit. He strode over to the spot where the figure was lying and he kicked it in the side. The figure let out a yelp, and whimpered like a lost puppy.
" Get up Liem." He sneered angrily as he delivered another blow to his side. Liem whimpered once more, and he looked up at Black Devil. He stared at him with pained and sorrowful eyes. He looked quite young, no older than 23. He had grayish black hair tied up in a tight bun. And he looked at Black Devil pathetically.
" S-s-sorry sir!!!" he whined as he crawled over to Black Devil's feet and bowed his head over his shoes. Black Devil let out a snarl, and he stepped away from Liem and let his face land in the snow. The others snickered close by.
" Useless worm." Black Devil hissed as he slowly walked away. " Try to find them, or don't return to us at all." He ordered as he turned back at flashed his good eye at Liem. Liem shivered as he stood up and brushed snow of his clothes. " Yes sir." he replied quietly and weakly. " But, sir, what if I don't find them??" he asked. " Well, if you return unsuccessful, I will have to kill you, still, if you are unsuccessful, don't return, wander around here and die of cold and hunger. You had better find them. You are the runt of the pack after all, try to catch up."
" Y-yes sir." Liem replied.
He looked up from his lowered position and saw his other companions snickering and laughing at him and whispering about him. He almost cried.
***
" Niliq?? Where are you??" Pei called out as she continued walking through the ice cave. " Come on!" She listened, and heard nothing. She sighed. She had been looking for the girl who had just saved her for the last half hour, and she had been wandering the cave endlessly.
She was lost.
" Great, I'm lost, things can't possibly get any worse.." she mumbled as she turned around and came face to face with a pair of large black eyes. Her mouth fell and the words came out:
" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
She screamed.
The eyes on a large white furry face also let out a scream.
Soon, both of them were screaming. Pei and a large white furry thing. Pei scrambled to hide behind a rock, out of the thing's view. She peeped over her rock and saw the thing turn and begin to run.
But not before hitting it's head against some frozen stalactites, let out a painful moan, and quietly faint on the floor.
Pei stood from her crouched postion, and slowly crept closer to look at the thing.
She neared it, and gasped.
She had just realized what it was..
TBC
Okay.that was short!!! XP
But, I couldn't leave you guys with a cliffhanger, so I decided to make another one!!!! ^_^