Chapter 22
"Are you ready?" Arnold asked
"No not really. But I think I will be." Helga smiled and her hand brushed against his, he took her hand roughly and dragged her into the fortress. "Lets go." And they entered.
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Sunil was shocked to hear that the princess and the knight were still alive. "See to it that they do not make it up here." He hissed through his teeth.
"Forgive me brother I did not know." Tim said sadly. "I'll handle it myself."
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The dark musty castle was a maze of doors and corridors. "How will we ever know which way to go?" Helga asked
"We will just have to follow our hearts." He said
"That was corny." Helga laughed.
"It wasn't that corny." He mumbled
Hours had passed ant thee two made it up to the top of a hundred steps and to a door that loomed over them. They could hear a snarl coming from behind it. "Whatever is in there remember, we can beat it, together." Helga said and they entered. The room was dark and huge.
"We meet again." the voice was Tim's. Not waiting for a response he rushed at Helga. She could not see a thing. But Arnold stepped in front of her, and Helga heard the clang of two swords in a collision. "Helga I need light." Helga closed her eyes and called upon her power of fire. She pictured every single torch in the room and they all lit up . "Thank you."
"You killed Helga." Arnold turned to Tim. "I will not let you live after something like that."
"I knew I killed her, if that Bih would only die." Tim said. Arnold broke form Tim's hold and swung at him. "Nice try but you can never win. You will die along with so many others."
"Shut up and fight." Arnold was mad now. He could feel the sword taking over again. "No" he whispered
"Ah, so you still cannot control the Hope sword." Tim said. "That's right, if you lose control, there's no telling who you'll kill." He said looking at Helga
"Shut up Tim! "Arnold and I will get through this." Helga turned to see a very disturbed Arnold. "Arnold, remember what I told you." before she could get what she wanted to say out, Tim was slashing and cutting Arnold. "Arnold!"
Helga stepped in front of her beloved, who was bleeding and near unconsciousness. "Stop it." and Helga's ice powers kicked in, ice was the most powerful of all the elements she had mastered. The room became a giant ice rink, but that was all she managed to do, because Tim pushed her down to the ground. "Your time will come."
"No- it won't." Arnold said and tried to get up. He could hear the clingy sound of ice crystals. If only he could get Tim to yell. "Your time has come."
"Ha!" that was it. "You think you can win?" almost as soon as the words came they were silenced by icicles, they shot though the air with a whistle and Tim was trapped underneath them. "I'm free." He said with his last breath.
"On to the next room." Arnold said with newfound strength.
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"That good for nothing brother of mine." Sunil cursed. "Drago."
"Yes master." Said a half lizard man.
"You will finish them."
"As you wish."
Eventually Arnold will discover how to make his sword work, and eventually he will have to kill again. Hmm, still no sign of new character.
