Lina lay shackled down to a stone slab. Her head was down cast, creatign a
shadow over her face as she slept. Her arms were extended and tied down by
chains, her legs straight, as if she were to be sacrificed. Wrapped tightly
around her abdomen was a white cotton bandage, soaked with blood. A soft
moan of pain escaped from the firery red haired girl's lips. Brilliant ruby
eyes slowly opened, to the dimly lit room.
For a minute she couldn't quiet think straight. Several thoughts darted through her mind as she started to panic. How did she get here? Why was she tied down? Then it all came back to her, the trolls.. the berserkers. The pain.. Rezo. It all slammed into her like a tidal wave, making her head spin faster than it already was. Again she moaned, this time in despair. Her hands clenched as best as they could, and as tightly as her strength would allow. Her eyes closed tightly, as she tried to restrain herself from crying. Suddenly a wave of anger washed over her, a defence mechanizim used to convince herself that she was fine. A low growl erupted from her throat as she pulled and struggled, tryign to break free of her bondage. Finally she stopped, weakly hanging her head down in defeat. Her teeth clenched and ground together, as finally she gave in. Hot tears flowed slowly down her cheeks
Her body trembled, not in fury as it usually were, but fear. She was so scared, she didn't want to die. not yet, she was still to young. But what else was there for her? 'Lina Inverse, what are you doing? Your NOT a quiter. You're the greatest sorceress of all time! Why are you crying?' she asked herself. But there, hidden in the back of her mind she knew the answer.. 'Because I'm scared.I can still feel it, all that pain, as if all the worlds sorrows were attacking me. I feel so helpless. what can I do? I can't escape, not till I find a cure. Why do I feel so weak?' The tears stopped coming, yet her body continuied to tremble; revealing the fear and sobs she was refusing to uncover.
A soft clickign sound was heard, drawing Lina's attention to one of the many entrances to the central room. There standing underneath the archway was Rezo, his eyes were open, revealing beautiful deep violet eyes. They stared at her, seeming to take her entire body in. He gazed at her possessivly, as if he were trying to search her entire body and soul, inside and out. He aproached, his robes flowing smoothly along with him, rustling with each step. A pale hand reaches under her chin to lift her head, cold violet eyes, that seemed as if they werent truelly seeing locked with ruby eyes burnign with anger that shone and seared like the sun, concealing an unbidden fear. His thumb carressed her cheek, her always did appretiate beautiful women. Maybe this girl could be his mistress, as well as Serena. Suddenly her drew back, as a sticky wet substance hit his cheek. He wiped the spit off with a sleeve of his robe. An angry frown tugged at the end of his lips, a hand extended to punch the girl, his fist pressign painfully against her abdomen, and glowing a slight yellow.
Lina couldn't help it, despite her pride, she screamed in pain and agony. She felt the fist come into contact with her abdomen, seeming to reopen or create a wound of its own. Immediately after that she could feel the poison that flowed through her veins once again. It felt like jagged shards of ice floated through her veins, cutting and stabbing her from inside -out.
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Serena stared up at the clouds, unseeing. Her eyes were glazed over with tears, and she seemed to be looking past those clouds, into the very depths of the universe. Or perhaps she was merely looking at herself, a mirror image of the her inside. She felt so weak, how could this happen? Poor Lina. She removed her gaze from the heavans and turned to her few remaining compaignons. "Let's go save Lina" Her eyes shone with determination. The others merely nodded. Zelgadiss began to walk away, they followed, assuming he was leading them to Rezo. They journeyed in silence, only stopping for food and rest. Without their leader, it seemed as if everyone was lost. Lina had been the one to pull this strange group of friends together, she was the string that connected them all.
Finally, the blonde female of the group decided to break the silence. Her voice wavered, as if she were on the verge of exploding in tears. Guilt plauged her mind, like a leech that seemed to feed of her every thought. "Why is this all happening.?" She almost ran into Zelgadiss, whom was walking infront of her.
Zelgadiss stopped in his tracks at the sound of the girls voice. His fists clenched and unclenched. He couldn't get the sight of Lina's blood out of his mind. Her smile, and jokes. Lina had been a dear friend to him, one of the few people he would intrust his life with. The words in their last conversation lingered in his mind. The same question that the girl asked had been naggign at him for some time now. What did Rezo want with Serena? And was this the real Rezo? "I don't know.but what ever the reason is. Rezo, or the imposter Rezo shall pay dearly for harming our friend."
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Yes. I know, short chapter. Sorry I havent updated in so long, but ive been so busy with my other stories, and school that I completely forgot about this story for a bit. . hope you enjoyed, despite the shortness. excuse the bad spelling and grammer as well, I was in a hurry when I wrote this and didn't bother to spell check.. I'll do it later.
For a minute she couldn't quiet think straight. Several thoughts darted through her mind as she started to panic. How did she get here? Why was she tied down? Then it all came back to her, the trolls.. the berserkers. The pain.. Rezo. It all slammed into her like a tidal wave, making her head spin faster than it already was. Again she moaned, this time in despair. Her hands clenched as best as they could, and as tightly as her strength would allow. Her eyes closed tightly, as she tried to restrain herself from crying. Suddenly a wave of anger washed over her, a defence mechanizim used to convince herself that she was fine. A low growl erupted from her throat as she pulled and struggled, tryign to break free of her bondage. Finally she stopped, weakly hanging her head down in defeat. Her teeth clenched and ground together, as finally she gave in. Hot tears flowed slowly down her cheeks
Her body trembled, not in fury as it usually were, but fear. She was so scared, she didn't want to die. not yet, she was still to young. But what else was there for her? 'Lina Inverse, what are you doing? Your NOT a quiter. You're the greatest sorceress of all time! Why are you crying?' she asked herself. But there, hidden in the back of her mind she knew the answer.. 'Because I'm scared.I can still feel it, all that pain, as if all the worlds sorrows were attacking me. I feel so helpless. what can I do? I can't escape, not till I find a cure. Why do I feel so weak?' The tears stopped coming, yet her body continuied to tremble; revealing the fear and sobs she was refusing to uncover.
A soft clickign sound was heard, drawing Lina's attention to one of the many entrances to the central room. There standing underneath the archway was Rezo, his eyes were open, revealing beautiful deep violet eyes. They stared at her, seeming to take her entire body in. He gazed at her possessivly, as if he were trying to search her entire body and soul, inside and out. He aproached, his robes flowing smoothly along with him, rustling with each step. A pale hand reaches under her chin to lift her head, cold violet eyes, that seemed as if they werent truelly seeing locked with ruby eyes burnign with anger that shone and seared like the sun, concealing an unbidden fear. His thumb carressed her cheek, her always did appretiate beautiful women. Maybe this girl could be his mistress, as well as Serena. Suddenly her drew back, as a sticky wet substance hit his cheek. He wiped the spit off with a sleeve of his robe. An angry frown tugged at the end of his lips, a hand extended to punch the girl, his fist pressign painfully against her abdomen, and glowing a slight yellow.
Lina couldn't help it, despite her pride, she screamed in pain and agony. She felt the fist come into contact with her abdomen, seeming to reopen or create a wound of its own. Immediately after that she could feel the poison that flowed through her veins once again. It felt like jagged shards of ice floated through her veins, cutting and stabbing her from inside -out.
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Serena stared up at the clouds, unseeing. Her eyes were glazed over with tears, and she seemed to be looking past those clouds, into the very depths of the universe. Or perhaps she was merely looking at herself, a mirror image of the her inside. She felt so weak, how could this happen? Poor Lina. She removed her gaze from the heavans and turned to her few remaining compaignons. "Let's go save Lina" Her eyes shone with determination. The others merely nodded. Zelgadiss began to walk away, they followed, assuming he was leading them to Rezo. They journeyed in silence, only stopping for food and rest. Without their leader, it seemed as if everyone was lost. Lina had been the one to pull this strange group of friends together, she was the string that connected them all.
Finally, the blonde female of the group decided to break the silence. Her voice wavered, as if she were on the verge of exploding in tears. Guilt plauged her mind, like a leech that seemed to feed of her every thought. "Why is this all happening.?" She almost ran into Zelgadiss, whom was walking infront of her.
Zelgadiss stopped in his tracks at the sound of the girls voice. His fists clenched and unclenched. He couldn't get the sight of Lina's blood out of his mind. Her smile, and jokes. Lina had been a dear friend to him, one of the few people he would intrust his life with. The words in their last conversation lingered in his mind. The same question that the girl asked had been naggign at him for some time now. What did Rezo want with Serena? And was this the real Rezo? "I don't know.but what ever the reason is. Rezo, or the imposter Rezo shall pay dearly for harming our friend."
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Yes. I know, short chapter. Sorry I havent updated in so long, but ive been so busy with my other stories, and school that I completely forgot about this story for a bit. . hope you enjoyed, despite the shortness. excuse the bad spelling and grammer as well, I was in a hurry when I wrote this and didn't bother to spell check.. I'll do it later.
