Chapter Eleven
Viana And The Gem
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I collapsed on the ground, shaken by what had happened.
"Erik! Are you okay!" Bruce walked over to me. My whole body felt like it was on fire. My shoulder was stinging, my stomach was sore, and my leg was numb. Everything started to look fuzzy and then it all went black.
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I was surrounded by fog; foot high grass grabbed at my legs. I spun around to find out where I was. Nothing looked familiar. I noticed a bright flash to my left; the fog started to rise. I heard the gruff voices of men yelling. I saw an arrow fly at me and straight through me. I wondered if this was another one of the alternate realities that Viana had told me about. I looked over to where the arrow had come from, a crowd of people became visible as the fog finally finished lifting. There was somebody held onto the ground by vines. A man wearing a heavy red robe stepped out from the crowd. He removed the hood from covering his face, revealing short blonde hair, and a brown goatee. He turned to the crowd.
"We have finally found a Faer-Folk for our experiment!" he exclaimed. The crowd cheered. He looked at the figure on the ground, and raised his hand. The vines rose out of the ground, carrying the person with them. I ran over to the man to try and stop him, but he did not respond to me. I turned around and froze at what I saw. Before me, tied in the vines, was Viana. Her pink hair was frayed and had dead grass and leaves stuck in it. She looked at the man, her pink eyes were bloodshot.
"Why must you do this to me Mikkel? I trusted you!"
He grinned and replied, "Very unfortunate for you, but money is more important than our friendship." He then walked over to Viana, his right arm passing right through my stomach. He placed a hand on Viana's cheek. "You know I don't really want to do this."
"Then don't!" She pleaded with him, letting tears streak down her cheek.
"I have no choice. If I don't do this, they'll kill me and you. If I do, then we'll both be alive, but you'll be in here." He pulled a familiar blue gem from the pocket of his robes. I looked down, it was the same gem that was set into the hilt of DragonFury.
"Viana, you know I love you, I just don't want to die!"
"If you love me, you wouldn't be doing this!"
Mikkel turned around, lowering his head in shame. "I have no choice!" He then muttered an incantation in a language I didn't know. The gem pulsed a greenish color. Viana screamed in pain as the gem let a beam of light shine on her. She slowly disappeared. "I'm sorry, Viana." Mikkel muttered to the gem. The crowd let out another cheer as Mikkel turned to them. They then charged him, the people in front reaching for the gem. Mikkel screamed as I watched him die underneath the feet of the crowd.
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"Erik! Come on Erik, wake up!"
"Erik, wake up! Please!"
I heard the voices of Bruce and Erica. I opened my eyes and found myself on the floor of the battle room in Bruce's house. I slowly stood up, still shaking from the battle and the vision I just had. Erica ran over to me to support me so I didn't fall over from dizziness. Erana waved her hands and produced another one of her magical wooden chairs for me to sit in.
"Erik, I would like to know what happened at the Peaks. We were watching you, and then you disappeared when that Kobold cast his summon." Erana seemed concerned about me.
I explained everything to Bruce, Erana, and Erica. Erana was especially interested in hearing about Viana. I told her of learning Fly, and of Viana's summon. Finally, I told them about what I saw happen to Viana in my vision, or dream, or whatever it was.
"The essence of her entrapment? That could be a number of things. It could be deception, or love, maybe even trust." Erana was trying to make sense of what I had said.
"What's bothering me is that Erasmus came up with the idea of putting the gem in DragonFury in the first place. I'm just wondering who, or where, he got Viana's gem from." Bruce said.
"I'll talk to him later, right now I need to rest." My shoulder was really starting to throb. I put my hand up to it, and flinched from the burning pain when I touched it.
"Nothing a little medicine won't cure," Erica said. She then reached into her purse and pulled out a small green amphorae with an H on it. "This might sting a little." she said.
"It can't be any worse than it already is." I said, trying to make the best out of the situation.
"It's concentrated Healing Rub. It basically burns the injury off of you."
"Sounds very safe, if you ask me." I laughed. She then put a drop of the cream on her hand.
"Stay still, or it will sting worse than it should." She then placed her hand on my shoulder. It felt like a thousand needles were stabbed into me! I let out a yelp. My eyes started to water. I tried to stay as still as I could with all the pain. In a few seconds, the pain was gone, and I looked at my shoulder. The cut was gone! Modern medicine is great!
"Thanks," I mouthed to Erica, and gave her a wink. She blushed and mouthed "No problem" to me, and grinned.
Viana And The Gem
= = = = =
I collapsed on the ground, shaken by what had happened.
"Erik! Are you okay!" Bruce walked over to me. My whole body felt like it was on fire. My shoulder was stinging, my stomach was sore, and my leg was numb. Everything started to look fuzzy and then it all went black.
= = = = =
I was surrounded by fog; foot high grass grabbed at my legs. I spun around to find out where I was. Nothing looked familiar. I noticed a bright flash to my left; the fog started to rise. I heard the gruff voices of men yelling. I saw an arrow fly at me and straight through me. I wondered if this was another one of the alternate realities that Viana had told me about. I looked over to where the arrow had come from, a crowd of people became visible as the fog finally finished lifting. There was somebody held onto the ground by vines. A man wearing a heavy red robe stepped out from the crowd. He removed the hood from covering his face, revealing short blonde hair, and a brown goatee. He turned to the crowd.
"We have finally found a Faer-Folk for our experiment!" he exclaimed. The crowd cheered. He looked at the figure on the ground, and raised his hand. The vines rose out of the ground, carrying the person with them. I ran over to the man to try and stop him, but he did not respond to me. I turned around and froze at what I saw. Before me, tied in the vines, was Viana. Her pink hair was frayed and had dead grass and leaves stuck in it. She looked at the man, her pink eyes were bloodshot.
"Why must you do this to me Mikkel? I trusted you!"
He grinned and replied, "Very unfortunate for you, but money is more important than our friendship." He then walked over to Viana, his right arm passing right through my stomach. He placed a hand on Viana's cheek. "You know I don't really want to do this."
"Then don't!" She pleaded with him, letting tears streak down her cheek.
"I have no choice. If I don't do this, they'll kill me and you. If I do, then we'll both be alive, but you'll be in here." He pulled a familiar blue gem from the pocket of his robes. I looked down, it was the same gem that was set into the hilt of DragonFury.
"Viana, you know I love you, I just don't want to die!"
"If you love me, you wouldn't be doing this!"
Mikkel turned around, lowering his head in shame. "I have no choice!" He then muttered an incantation in a language I didn't know. The gem pulsed a greenish color. Viana screamed in pain as the gem let a beam of light shine on her. She slowly disappeared. "I'm sorry, Viana." Mikkel muttered to the gem. The crowd let out another cheer as Mikkel turned to them. They then charged him, the people in front reaching for the gem. Mikkel screamed as I watched him die underneath the feet of the crowd.
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"Erik! Come on Erik, wake up!"
"Erik, wake up! Please!"
I heard the voices of Bruce and Erica. I opened my eyes and found myself on the floor of the battle room in Bruce's house. I slowly stood up, still shaking from the battle and the vision I just had. Erica ran over to me to support me so I didn't fall over from dizziness. Erana waved her hands and produced another one of her magical wooden chairs for me to sit in.
"Erik, I would like to know what happened at the Peaks. We were watching you, and then you disappeared when that Kobold cast his summon." Erana seemed concerned about me.
I explained everything to Bruce, Erana, and Erica. Erana was especially interested in hearing about Viana. I told her of learning Fly, and of Viana's summon. Finally, I told them about what I saw happen to Viana in my vision, or dream, or whatever it was.
"The essence of her entrapment? That could be a number of things. It could be deception, or love, maybe even trust." Erana was trying to make sense of what I had said.
"What's bothering me is that Erasmus came up with the idea of putting the gem in DragonFury in the first place. I'm just wondering who, or where, he got Viana's gem from." Bruce said.
"I'll talk to him later, right now I need to rest." My shoulder was really starting to throb. I put my hand up to it, and flinched from the burning pain when I touched it.
"Nothing a little medicine won't cure," Erica said. She then reached into her purse and pulled out a small green amphorae with an H on it. "This might sting a little." she said.
"It can't be any worse than it already is." I said, trying to make the best out of the situation.
"It's concentrated Healing Rub. It basically burns the injury off of you."
"Sounds very safe, if you ask me." I laughed. She then put a drop of the cream on her hand.
"Stay still, or it will sting worse than it should." She then placed her hand on my shoulder. It felt like a thousand needles were stabbed into me! I let out a yelp. My eyes started to water. I tried to stay as still as I could with all the pain. In a few seconds, the pain was gone, and I looked at my shoulder. The cut was gone! Modern medicine is great!
"Thanks," I mouthed to Erica, and gave her a wink. She blushed and mouthed "No problem" to me, and grinned.
