Well, here's the next chapter. It's gonna be a little morbid 'cause I'm in
that kind of mood and it's also a bit of a flashback, so.enjoy I guess.
This is also a couple of weeks after chapter 2 and well, you'll find out
what has happened later. Enough and stuff.
"Why must you torment me!?" Kaia screamed, struggling against the chains that bound her. Harsh laughter and the sting of a whip across her back was the answer. Her ripped top only just covered her bare and raw skin. Her pants were ripped up to her knees. All of her scant clothing hung off of her like skin from a skeleton, which was what she was compared to her normal self. Kaia's hands were chained back against a stone wall, as were her feet. They only allowed her to take a few steps before her arms were pulled back and she was leaning forward because her feet wouldn't move any further. The wall itself was old and crumbling, but it was still strong enough to hold her back. She was in a cell with very little ventilation and almost no light. The whole place smelled of dried blood and decay. Kaia fell back against the wall, blood trickling down her back. "Why do you want to use me to fight? Can't you fight yourself? From the way you talk of these warriors they sound like no problem." The leather whip lashed across Kaia's face, causing her to inhale sharply with pain. "Insolent brat! If I wanted to defeat them then I would have, but I have other plans for you." The tone was vile and malicious, causing Kaia to cringe mentally. "So if I agree to fight them, you'll let me go?" She asked, looking upwards at the dark figure looming over her. Its cold hand grasped her chin. Kaia tried to shy away from the grasp, but it was too strong for her weak body. "Yes little one, I will let you go." Came the sneering answer. Kaia yanked her chin from its grasp, freeing herself from its coldness. "Fine then, I will fight for you and defeat these warriors you speak of.Lord Talpa." Kaia hissed, glaring up at him through the gloom. "Good," came the slow, sneering answer. "But there is one thing you must do before that. When you break free from these chains, you may go." The icy cold laugh ran down her spine. She shivered in her kneeling position, starring at her fists. Talpa turned to go, but he turned back at the last minute. "Oh yes. And if you don't break free within the next hour, what's left of your family will die." He laughed again; watching her tremble with what he thought was fear. Rage built within her. Rage beyond mortal rage. With a literal roar she leapt forward. The chains yanked back on her, but she kept pulling. With a slight crumbling sound the chains began to loosen. Kaia continued to pull, her eyes red with rage. Blood trickled out from beneath her manacles. It trickled down her hands and flowed over her bare feet. She fell back slightly, panting. Talpa sneered at her, "That was good, but not good enough." And suddenly, with a last roar or rage Kaia sprang forward. With a snap all four of her chains broke. Kaia skidded along the floor, coming to a halt a few yards away from Talpa. She immediately dropped into a fighting position, wrapping the chains about her arms. Talpa looked somewhat amazed. "Well now, that was faster than I thought." Kaia stumbled to the side, her vision blurring. Talpa smirked again. He reached out and with a slight smack sent Kaia to the ground. She lay there, too weak to stand. The loss of blood and physical exertion had worn her out, for she was much weaker than she used to be. Talpa kicked her over onto her back, looking her over. "Worthless little brat. I suppose now that I'll have to let you fight for me." Kaia was able to roll over onto her stomach again. She tried to push herself up onto all fours. Talpa's foot slammed down on her right hand, crushing it. Kaia screamed with pain, collapsing again. Talpa slowly drew his sword, his cold laughter echoing throughout the cell.
Kaia sat up with a start, her chest heaving. Her small body was covered in cold sweat and trembling. After a few moments of horrified glancing about she calmed slightly. Standing up she made her way slowly to the halls, she needed to be outside. With a sigh she leaned against a nearby railing. This dream had been plaguing her for the past few weeks. Why was this happening to her? Kaia rubbed her temples vigorously, eyes scrunched tight. She let out a low hiss of a sigh, dropping her hand. "I need to get out of this hell hole." She half-muttered to herself. If she left now no one would realize it for several hours. That was just enough time for her to get where she wanted to go. Kaia strode back into her chambers, bare feet falling silently upon the floor. She had few belongings so she would carry almost nothing with her. Kaia pulled forth a shoulder back, stuffing a few select items into it. Her hand paused over what appeared to be a small dragon statuette. Kaia withdrew her hand for a moment, thinking. She had received about a year ago, but she didn't know from whom. With a quick flick of her wrist she had it in her hand. Stringing it lightly upon its silver chain she clasped it around her neck. With that done, she was off.
Kaia crept silently into the palace stables. She could fit easily into the shadows for they were much larger than herself. The palace horses were asleep, if that is what one called a demonic half state of awareness. There were other things in the stables besides horses. Kaia slid through the huge bars of a steel door into the demon stables. Soft growls and hoarse hisses alerted her that not all of them were knocked out for the night. Kaia came to one of the last stables, or rather steel cages. She tapped upon one of the bars, hissing in a low voice. "Naga! Get up you lazy beast!" With a low rumble a large draconic head thrust itself towards the bars. The large amber eyes stared at her, the pupils dilating. Kaia was already undoing the large lock holding the cage shut while muttering urgently to Naga. "Ok Naga, we need to get out of her quickly, we don't want the other to find out. You know where were going, we'll both finally be able to see the real world instead of just hearing about it." During her whole talking period she had put Naga's lead and bridle on. Demons like him did not need a saddle, if you were an experienced rider. Her small hands pressed up against the stable door, but with no luck. With a snort of irritation she crashed up against the door, sending the twin panels flying open. Kaia leaped up onto the huge demons back, balancing herself on her knees. With a roar, even though she had told him silence, Naga took off into the air. His strong wings beat slowly, sending them far in little time. Within minutes, Kaia was gone.
"What do you mean she's gone?!" Talpa raged. The four Warlords stood before him, each looking rather apprehensive. They knew this mood all too well. After several moments of silence Talpa resumed his raged yelling. "You four will find her! I don't care what you have to do or how long it takes, I want her back here!" The four Warlords pressed their fists to their chests and were gone. "This is all your fault scar face." Dais hissed, starring at the blue haired man. "It has been your job for 15 years to watch her and you've let her run away again!" Dais shoved his helmet on and was gone. Kale sighed, pressing his helmet onto his head as well. With a small burst of black he was gone.
Well, kinda of a piddly chapter. Better chapter coming soon.
"Why must you torment me!?" Kaia screamed, struggling against the chains that bound her. Harsh laughter and the sting of a whip across her back was the answer. Her ripped top only just covered her bare and raw skin. Her pants were ripped up to her knees. All of her scant clothing hung off of her like skin from a skeleton, which was what she was compared to her normal self. Kaia's hands were chained back against a stone wall, as were her feet. They only allowed her to take a few steps before her arms were pulled back and she was leaning forward because her feet wouldn't move any further. The wall itself was old and crumbling, but it was still strong enough to hold her back. She was in a cell with very little ventilation and almost no light. The whole place smelled of dried blood and decay. Kaia fell back against the wall, blood trickling down her back. "Why do you want to use me to fight? Can't you fight yourself? From the way you talk of these warriors they sound like no problem." The leather whip lashed across Kaia's face, causing her to inhale sharply with pain. "Insolent brat! If I wanted to defeat them then I would have, but I have other plans for you." The tone was vile and malicious, causing Kaia to cringe mentally. "So if I agree to fight them, you'll let me go?" She asked, looking upwards at the dark figure looming over her. Its cold hand grasped her chin. Kaia tried to shy away from the grasp, but it was too strong for her weak body. "Yes little one, I will let you go." Came the sneering answer. Kaia yanked her chin from its grasp, freeing herself from its coldness. "Fine then, I will fight for you and defeat these warriors you speak of.Lord Talpa." Kaia hissed, glaring up at him through the gloom. "Good," came the slow, sneering answer. "But there is one thing you must do before that. When you break free from these chains, you may go." The icy cold laugh ran down her spine. She shivered in her kneeling position, starring at her fists. Talpa turned to go, but he turned back at the last minute. "Oh yes. And if you don't break free within the next hour, what's left of your family will die." He laughed again; watching her tremble with what he thought was fear. Rage built within her. Rage beyond mortal rage. With a literal roar she leapt forward. The chains yanked back on her, but she kept pulling. With a slight crumbling sound the chains began to loosen. Kaia continued to pull, her eyes red with rage. Blood trickled out from beneath her manacles. It trickled down her hands and flowed over her bare feet. She fell back slightly, panting. Talpa sneered at her, "That was good, but not good enough." And suddenly, with a last roar or rage Kaia sprang forward. With a snap all four of her chains broke. Kaia skidded along the floor, coming to a halt a few yards away from Talpa. She immediately dropped into a fighting position, wrapping the chains about her arms. Talpa looked somewhat amazed. "Well now, that was faster than I thought." Kaia stumbled to the side, her vision blurring. Talpa smirked again. He reached out and with a slight smack sent Kaia to the ground. She lay there, too weak to stand. The loss of blood and physical exertion had worn her out, for she was much weaker than she used to be. Talpa kicked her over onto her back, looking her over. "Worthless little brat. I suppose now that I'll have to let you fight for me." Kaia was able to roll over onto her stomach again. She tried to push herself up onto all fours. Talpa's foot slammed down on her right hand, crushing it. Kaia screamed with pain, collapsing again. Talpa slowly drew his sword, his cold laughter echoing throughout the cell.
Kaia sat up with a start, her chest heaving. Her small body was covered in cold sweat and trembling. After a few moments of horrified glancing about she calmed slightly. Standing up she made her way slowly to the halls, she needed to be outside. With a sigh she leaned against a nearby railing. This dream had been plaguing her for the past few weeks. Why was this happening to her? Kaia rubbed her temples vigorously, eyes scrunched tight. She let out a low hiss of a sigh, dropping her hand. "I need to get out of this hell hole." She half-muttered to herself. If she left now no one would realize it for several hours. That was just enough time for her to get where she wanted to go. Kaia strode back into her chambers, bare feet falling silently upon the floor. She had few belongings so she would carry almost nothing with her. Kaia pulled forth a shoulder back, stuffing a few select items into it. Her hand paused over what appeared to be a small dragon statuette. Kaia withdrew her hand for a moment, thinking. She had received about a year ago, but she didn't know from whom. With a quick flick of her wrist she had it in her hand. Stringing it lightly upon its silver chain she clasped it around her neck. With that done, she was off.
Kaia crept silently into the palace stables. She could fit easily into the shadows for they were much larger than herself. The palace horses were asleep, if that is what one called a demonic half state of awareness. There were other things in the stables besides horses. Kaia slid through the huge bars of a steel door into the demon stables. Soft growls and hoarse hisses alerted her that not all of them were knocked out for the night. Kaia came to one of the last stables, or rather steel cages. She tapped upon one of the bars, hissing in a low voice. "Naga! Get up you lazy beast!" With a low rumble a large draconic head thrust itself towards the bars. The large amber eyes stared at her, the pupils dilating. Kaia was already undoing the large lock holding the cage shut while muttering urgently to Naga. "Ok Naga, we need to get out of her quickly, we don't want the other to find out. You know where were going, we'll both finally be able to see the real world instead of just hearing about it." During her whole talking period she had put Naga's lead and bridle on. Demons like him did not need a saddle, if you were an experienced rider. Her small hands pressed up against the stable door, but with no luck. With a snort of irritation she crashed up against the door, sending the twin panels flying open. Kaia leaped up onto the huge demons back, balancing herself on her knees. With a roar, even though she had told him silence, Naga took off into the air. His strong wings beat slowly, sending them far in little time. Within minutes, Kaia was gone.
"What do you mean she's gone?!" Talpa raged. The four Warlords stood before him, each looking rather apprehensive. They knew this mood all too well. After several moments of silence Talpa resumed his raged yelling. "You four will find her! I don't care what you have to do or how long it takes, I want her back here!" The four Warlords pressed their fists to their chests and were gone. "This is all your fault scar face." Dais hissed, starring at the blue haired man. "It has been your job for 15 years to watch her and you've let her run away again!" Dais shoved his helmet on and was gone. Kale sighed, pressing his helmet onto his head as well. With a small burst of black he was gone.
Well, kinda of a piddly chapter. Better chapter coming soon.