They walked down the white, blank corridors in silence. Pae was in total color, Chris wasn't exactly sure why. She was supposed to be one of the capturers, what was she so embarrassed about? And what had she meant, sisters but not equal?
Chris decided he didn't like silence. "Where are you taking me, Pae?"
"To see Chi, she desires your company."
"Pae, cut the crap that these other girls are throwing me. Why am I here?"
"That...isn't important to you."
"Will Chi tell me?"
"Possibly."
"Then why won't YOU tell me?"
Pae stopped. "I would if I could, Chris." She began walking again.
Chris grabbed her shoulder. "You're sisters! Make your own decisions!"
A massive surge of electricity bolted through his veins, and he yelled as he fell to the ground, quivering. Pae turned, feeling the energy. "Chris!"
An unknown voice rang through the corridors. "Thank you, Pae, I'll take it from here." Pae vanished, and in her place was a tall, black-haired teenager. She looked and carried herself like a young queen, and apparently was treated like as such.
Ket appeared behind her. "You pervert! Who told you that you could touch our sister? You're lucky the bolt wasn't to kill you!"
"Ket, calm yourself," the teen spoke. Instantly, Ket fell to silence. "Prince Chris, how nice to meet you, finally. As I'm sure you've gathered already, my name is Chi."
Chris looked around. "Aren't we missing a few sisters?"
Ket stared at Chris. "Lona is away, Pae is resting."
"Does she need rest or did you decide she needed it?"
Ket raised her hand and shot a bolt at energy into Chris, sending him reeling down the hallway. "We'll decide what's best for our sisters, PRINCE Chris!"
Chi turned and smacked Ket hard, also sending her to the ground. Chi turned back to Chris. "Chris, let me show you something." She raised her hand to the corridor and a wall disappeared.
Chris noticed how glaringly apparent the hierarchy was. Had Pae been the one to slap her, all hell would've been unleashed. Now, however, Ket was lying on the ground, rubbing her cheek gently.
They walked through the door, but Chris barely noticed the tapestries in the room, the wall coverings, the statues...all of that was "irrelevant". All he noticed now was the table near the edge of the room, where they lay a body, restrained, Chris could see through the body, incredibly. He walked up to the table to look down at the face of the captured one.
It was Claude.
"Chris...we'd like to arrange a prisoner exchange," said Ket, now standing behind them, red-cheeked.
"You...Claude...?"
The apparition, upon hearing its name, thrashed about on the table. Chris knew, however, that it was hopeless...the magic holding him was too strong. It soon fell silent.
"What's going on here? Claude's in the medical office in Cross!"
"Technically," Chi said. "However, he's also here. Let's just say there is two of him now. The man on top soil has the mind and the shell of the body; we've got...something else. We're not quite sure, exactly." Chi rubbed a finger through its hair.
"How?"
Ket spoke. "Irrelevant. Now, listen to Chi."
Chi glared at her for a second. Chris thought she was going to be hurt again. Instead, Chi began speaking.
"Our target has always been Celine. However, we knew quite well what she's capable of. So we decided to take out some insurance. It worked better then we'd ever expected...you were up there caring for his body while we were down here trying to restrain THAT." She pointed at the table. "Claude" growled at her, angrily.
"We decided at that point we were ready to go after Celine, but she was still quicker then we thought. One of our sisters was damaged, and is now being restrained by YOUR wife. As soon as we realized what had happened, we decided to take out some more insurance. That is why Pae and Lona captured you, and brought you here.
"Now, Lona is on a last ditch effort to bring her here. If it doesn't work, we'll need you to help us play hardball. Whether we'll need you or not is up to your wife. You'll be asked to come back here shortly, so don't wander too far down the hallways."
Chris blinked, and realized he was back in the small holding room. He blinked several times, then fell onto his cot with a loud sigh.
~
Chris decided he didn't like silence. "Where are you taking me, Pae?"
"To see Chi, she desires your company."
"Pae, cut the crap that these other girls are throwing me. Why am I here?"
"That...isn't important to you."
"Will Chi tell me?"
"Possibly."
"Then why won't YOU tell me?"
Pae stopped. "I would if I could, Chris." She began walking again.
Chris grabbed her shoulder. "You're sisters! Make your own decisions!"
A massive surge of electricity bolted through his veins, and he yelled as he fell to the ground, quivering. Pae turned, feeling the energy. "Chris!"
An unknown voice rang through the corridors. "Thank you, Pae, I'll take it from here." Pae vanished, and in her place was a tall, black-haired teenager. She looked and carried herself like a young queen, and apparently was treated like as such.
Ket appeared behind her. "You pervert! Who told you that you could touch our sister? You're lucky the bolt wasn't to kill you!"
"Ket, calm yourself," the teen spoke. Instantly, Ket fell to silence. "Prince Chris, how nice to meet you, finally. As I'm sure you've gathered already, my name is Chi."
Chris looked around. "Aren't we missing a few sisters?"
Ket stared at Chris. "Lona is away, Pae is resting."
"Does she need rest or did you decide she needed it?"
Ket raised her hand and shot a bolt at energy into Chris, sending him reeling down the hallway. "We'll decide what's best for our sisters, PRINCE Chris!"
Chi turned and smacked Ket hard, also sending her to the ground. Chi turned back to Chris. "Chris, let me show you something." She raised her hand to the corridor and a wall disappeared.
Chris noticed how glaringly apparent the hierarchy was. Had Pae been the one to slap her, all hell would've been unleashed. Now, however, Ket was lying on the ground, rubbing her cheek gently.
They walked through the door, but Chris barely noticed the tapestries in the room, the wall coverings, the statues...all of that was "irrelevant". All he noticed now was the table near the edge of the room, where they lay a body, restrained, Chris could see through the body, incredibly. He walked up to the table to look down at the face of the captured one.
It was Claude.
"Chris...we'd like to arrange a prisoner exchange," said Ket, now standing behind them, red-cheeked.
"You...Claude...?"
The apparition, upon hearing its name, thrashed about on the table. Chris knew, however, that it was hopeless...the magic holding him was too strong. It soon fell silent.
"What's going on here? Claude's in the medical office in Cross!"
"Technically," Chi said. "However, he's also here. Let's just say there is two of him now. The man on top soil has the mind and the shell of the body; we've got...something else. We're not quite sure, exactly." Chi rubbed a finger through its hair.
"How?"
Ket spoke. "Irrelevant. Now, listen to Chi."
Chi glared at her for a second. Chris thought she was going to be hurt again. Instead, Chi began speaking.
"Our target has always been Celine. However, we knew quite well what she's capable of. So we decided to take out some insurance. It worked better then we'd ever expected...you were up there caring for his body while we were down here trying to restrain THAT." She pointed at the table. "Claude" growled at her, angrily.
"We decided at that point we were ready to go after Celine, but she was still quicker then we thought. One of our sisters was damaged, and is now being restrained by YOUR wife. As soon as we realized what had happened, we decided to take out some more insurance. That is why Pae and Lona captured you, and brought you here.
"Now, Lona is on a last ditch effort to bring her here. If it doesn't work, we'll need you to help us play hardball. Whether we'll need you or not is up to your wife. You'll be asked to come back here shortly, so don't wander too far down the hallways."
Chris blinked, and realized he was back in the small holding room. He blinked several times, then fell onto his cot with a loud sigh.
~