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Chapter 2: Dreams and Reflections
Teela's mind raced in panic as she felt her body plummeting through empty space, darkness surrounded her, and then suddenly her body jerked and she now sat in an empty stone room. Her head was reeling with confusion. She stood up shaking slightly from feeling so disorientated and squinted in her dimly lit surroundings, seeing that there appeared to be no way out.
She shivered grasping her upper arms and panic gripped her once again as the whole room seemed to lurch and pulsate and she was forced to stumble slightly to keep on her feet. Where was she? How'd she get here? What the hell was happening?
The room began to darken with every second and the atmosphere grew colder, so cold that she could see her breath. Teela wasn't sure what was going on but it was beginning to scare her.
She whirled around suddenly at hearing a low whispering behind her, nothing. Her heart pounded in her chest and then fear took hold of her as everything went completely black.
Sadistic laughter filled her ears, low at first and now it echoed loudly around her, everywhere, more than one voice, just laughing with such cruelty that is made Teela shudder. She wanted to speak, to tell the voices to shut up but her voice caught in her throat and they only got louder to the point where it was just a roar of screams and she had to collapse on her knees in pain covering her ears.
Then she noticed that the floor was moving beneath her, and the laughter was no longer a roar but a deafening hissing sound. Horror crept up Teela's spine as realisation hit her; the ground was a mass of slivering, squirming snakes.
She shivered in disgust as they began to coil up and around her body and then began to panic and struggled to push them off her as more and more wrapped around her, pulling her down into the mass. She screamed as she struggled harder and as the snakes began to bite her. Tears of pain and frustration edged at the corners of her eyes as she started to grow tired and more and more snakes pulled her further down into the slivering throng. Her screams were muffled by the snakes wrapped around her face, she could barley see now as she was in neck deep.
The last thing she saw as she was pulled under completely, were two burning red eyes in the darkness above her and again she heard the low sadistic laughter of King Hiss.
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Adam's eyes snapped open as Teela's screams startled him awake. He jumped up from the chair he had been slouching on and reached out to her, gently gripping her shoulders to stop her from thrashing around so violently. She was having a nightmare, a bad one.
She began to calm down as he whispered to her that it was ok, that she was safe, and he was here for her. He sighed as she became completely settled and her expression was once again serene. He gently stroked her cheek in worry, wiping away the stray tears.
She had been unconscious for almost five days now. She was no longer critical, but she did have a bad fever. He got a wet cloth and placed it on her burning forehead and sat back down on his chair, taking her hand gently in his. He was knackered; he'd been sitting by her side ever since she had been rushed into the palace infirmary and had very little sleep as he watched over her, comforting her when she had nightmares, which she seemed to be getting more and more of lately.
Man-at-arms and the others had begged him to get some rest, but he refused. He wouldn't leave her, he couldn't. He was sick up with guilt inside because he hadn't been able to prevent this from happening and the fact that she had got injured was because she was coming to save him. If it hadn't been for her he would be a soulless wraith under the complete command of King Hiss.
Hatred overcame Adam at the thought of King Hiss. This was his fault, he had almost killed Teela and he remembered the overwhelming pain he'd felt as he had turned and seen her lying twisted on the ground; he had thought she was dead. He was going to make Hiss pay for that, especially if Teela didn't get through this.
He remembered back to what the Sorceress had warned them all when they had taken Teela straight to her. Teela's body had to be purged of the Hadira amulet's mystical energy by the Sorceress but she was fearful that the amulet had corrupted Teela's mind and there was nothing she would be able to do for her if it had.
Rage boiled in Adam's mind and he hoped Hiss had suffered far worse. A quiet sigh from Teela softened his anger and he looked at her face. Even in a comatose state she looked beautiful, her hair was loose and wild, framing her face in fiery waves. He just stared at her peaceful face wishing she would open her shining green eyes and grin at him and tell him he was stupid for looking so worried and then playfully hit him on the arm or laugh at him. He just wanted a reaction from her, something to tell him that the girl he loved was still there. He missed her; he even missed her being a total bitch to him. He just wanted her to be ok.
Something suddenly dawned on Adam and his eyes opened wider in shock of him self. Had he just admitted that..................no, he only thought of Teela as a best friend nothing more. But then looking at her now and remembering how he had felt when he thought she was dead, knew feelings were beginning to stir inside him. He shook himself out of it. He had to focus on Teela's well- being, he didn't want to dwell on that now.
************ sorry that this chapter was short. The next one will be longer.
Chapter 2: Dreams and Reflections
Teela's mind raced in panic as she felt her body plummeting through empty space, darkness surrounded her, and then suddenly her body jerked and she now sat in an empty stone room. Her head was reeling with confusion. She stood up shaking slightly from feeling so disorientated and squinted in her dimly lit surroundings, seeing that there appeared to be no way out.
She shivered grasping her upper arms and panic gripped her once again as the whole room seemed to lurch and pulsate and she was forced to stumble slightly to keep on her feet. Where was she? How'd she get here? What the hell was happening?
The room began to darken with every second and the atmosphere grew colder, so cold that she could see her breath. Teela wasn't sure what was going on but it was beginning to scare her.
She whirled around suddenly at hearing a low whispering behind her, nothing. Her heart pounded in her chest and then fear took hold of her as everything went completely black.
Sadistic laughter filled her ears, low at first and now it echoed loudly around her, everywhere, more than one voice, just laughing with such cruelty that is made Teela shudder. She wanted to speak, to tell the voices to shut up but her voice caught in her throat and they only got louder to the point where it was just a roar of screams and she had to collapse on her knees in pain covering her ears.
Then she noticed that the floor was moving beneath her, and the laughter was no longer a roar but a deafening hissing sound. Horror crept up Teela's spine as realisation hit her; the ground was a mass of slivering, squirming snakes.
She shivered in disgust as they began to coil up and around her body and then began to panic and struggled to push them off her as more and more wrapped around her, pulling her down into the mass. She screamed as she struggled harder and as the snakes began to bite her. Tears of pain and frustration edged at the corners of her eyes as she started to grow tired and more and more snakes pulled her further down into the slivering throng. Her screams were muffled by the snakes wrapped around her face, she could barley see now as she was in neck deep.
The last thing she saw as she was pulled under completely, were two burning red eyes in the darkness above her and again she heard the low sadistic laughter of King Hiss.
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Adam's eyes snapped open as Teela's screams startled him awake. He jumped up from the chair he had been slouching on and reached out to her, gently gripping her shoulders to stop her from thrashing around so violently. She was having a nightmare, a bad one.
She began to calm down as he whispered to her that it was ok, that she was safe, and he was here for her. He sighed as she became completely settled and her expression was once again serene. He gently stroked her cheek in worry, wiping away the stray tears.
She had been unconscious for almost five days now. She was no longer critical, but she did have a bad fever. He got a wet cloth and placed it on her burning forehead and sat back down on his chair, taking her hand gently in his. He was knackered; he'd been sitting by her side ever since she had been rushed into the palace infirmary and had very little sleep as he watched over her, comforting her when she had nightmares, which she seemed to be getting more and more of lately.
Man-at-arms and the others had begged him to get some rest, but he refused. He wouldn't leave her, he couldn't. He was sick up with guilt inside because he hadn't been able to prevent this from happening and the fact that she had got injured was because she was coming to save him. If it hadn't been for her he would be a soulless wraith under the complete command of King Hiss.
Hatred overcame Adam at the thought of King Hiss. This was his fault, he had almost killed Teela and he remembered the overwhelming pain he'd felt as he had turned and seen her lying twisted on the ground; he had thought she was dead. He was going to make Hiss pay for that, especially if Teela didn't get through this.
He remembered back to what the Sorceress had warned them all when they had taken Teela straight to her. Teela's body had to be purged of the Hadira amulet's mystical energy by the Sorceress but she was fearful that the amulet had corrupted Teela's mind and there was nothing she would be able to do for her if it had.
Rage boiled in Adam's mind and he hoped Hiss had suffered far worse. A quiet sigh from Teela softened his anger and he looked at her face. Even in a comatose state she looked beautiful, her hair was loose and wild, framing her face in fiery waves. He just stared at her peaceful face wishing she would open her shining green eyes and grin at him and tell him he was stupid for looking so worried and then playfully hit him on the arm or laugh at him. He just wanted a reaction from her, something to tell him that the girl he loved was still there. He missed her; he even missed her being a total bitch to him. He just wanted her to be ok.
Something suddenly dawned on Adam and his eyes opened wider in shock of him self. Had he just admitted that..................no, he only thought of Teela as a best friend nothing more. But then looking at her now and remembering how he had felt when he thought she was dead, knew feelings were beginning to stir inside him. He shook himself out of it. He had to focus on Teela's well- being, he didn't want to dwell on that now.
************ sorry that this chapter was short. The next one will be longer.