Chapter 20 Special Chappy
She was coughing uncontrollably and she grasped at her cut, in order to stop the pain. Was this her destiny, to live a miserable life and then die a painful death? Then she felt a warm presence. Arnold. He was always there for her. How she loved him. And the thought of not being able to resolve the fight she just had with him hurt more than the injury.
"Helga." Arnold breathed. How could he have left her alone? Now, because of him, she was dieing. He had failed to protect her. It was at that moment he decided that he was going to go back home.
"Arnold, how do I live without you? How do get through I night without you? (Song? Can you tell which one?) Don't leave me." Helga said
"I won't leave you Helga." He said and held her closer.
"Why can't I see you?" she asked. She was still unconscious.
Arnold sensed that Helga was in a peaceful world in her mind and could not bring himself to tell her what happened. "We are playing hide and seek. You have to count. "He lied
"Okay. One- two-" Helga coughed the whole time. "Why does it hurt?"
"Please stop talking." Arnold pleaded
"Okay." She whispered and fell silent. Arnold watched as chest rose and fell unevenly. He sat and waited for the inevitable. There was no one there to help them. There was no one there to take away Helga's pain. No one.
Arnold's sword began to glow and he traced the letters, HOPE. He then leaned Helga against the wall and stood up. He held his sword above his head and pointed the blade toward her. "I will end your suffering."
"Okay." Helga said, Arnold could not bring himself to do it but the sword was taking its hold once more.
"I will..."
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"Release you?" Sunil repeated, "You are in no position to order me around." Sunil paused, "oh and did I neglect to mention that your beloved princess is dieing? Can you feel her pain?" Sunil asked. 'You should be able to, being connected with her through a special bond and all."
Sunil spoke the truth, the people who were devoted to the princess were bonded to her, and they could feel her presence and never feel alone. They felt her pain and her happiness. Only Jake could not feel a thing, although he should. "What would you know? You-" Jake was stopped when Sunil's hand went up.
"Temper temper. You can't feel it can you." he made a statement of the fact, "umm. She must be dead then." He laughed
"Stop it! She is not dead, you bastard." Phoebe interjected and Gerald gasped, that was the only time he or, anyone for that matter, heard her curse.
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"Forgive me." He whispered not knowing she heard him.
"Forgiveness? Never ask it of me. You have it and you always will." Helga whispered back.
Arnold held the glowing sword, ready to strike. He would do it quickly so as to not cause her anymore pain. He did just that the tip of the sword sank into the milky skin and she was at ease. He held it there until he heard her last breath. "Helga." Tears slid down his face as he put his sword away. "Hope." He sat in the alley for a while, not knowing what to do.
He looked up when her heard Helga take a breath, he though it was his imagination, he buried his head in his arms as he wrapped them around his knees. Then she spoke but he did not hear it.
"Arnold?" Helga was alive? What in the world?
"Helga?!" he rushed to her side. "But how can you be alive?" He pulled up the blood stained shirt (not too high), her skin was clear, save a blue glowing light where Arnold had stabbed her. "I don't understand."
"Oh, Arnold. " Helga tried to get him to stop worrying about it. "We can figure that out later. We have a traitor in out midst." Helga tried to stand but it was in vain, she fell back down. Arnold shook his head, for he did not want to question his gift. He picked her up and carried her to the inn.
"No. Lets go to another inn." Helga cautioned
"Why."
"Because Tim cannot be trusted. "Looking back, can you honestly tell me that he is truthful?" Helga continued, "he is not a very good person, and I also have a feeling that Jake and the others are not here, but somewhere else."
"How do you know?" he asked
"I can feel it. Call it a sixth sense." She said.
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"It has been taken care of. She is dead." Tim gave a bow to his king. "Sunil, what do you wish me to do with the prisoners?"
"Leave them be, I will deal with them. "Oh and Tim good work." Sunil said darkly. "Now my brother, get out of my face."
"Yes sir." He bowed once more.
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"What are you talking about? I don't have a sister." Said a cloaked woman.
"Yes and she is here right not." Said a servant
"Okay, she might need my help, how many days until we get to the palace?"
"We should be there at dawn, m' lady."
Ohhh. New characters. And how did Helga come back to the world of the living? Star
