Chapter 15
"What do you plan to do to Milla?" Tal asked.
"Eat her of course, I am hungry after my long nap," the beast replied with a snigger.
"You won't lay a finger on her," Tal said defiantly surprising himself with the new found courage.
"Quiet you insolent brat! Save your heroism for when you actually are a hero," the beast said with a snarl knowing that Tal couldn't stop him.
"I may or may not be a hero but if you hurt her I will find a way to kill you that is a promise." Tal said saying the last four words slowly to enhance effect.
"An empty threat young Emperor," mocked the beast.
"Did you know hear me correctly? It was a promise not a threat." Tal said filling his voice with a much rage and authority as he could muster.
The beast laughed then but it wasn't one of its cold and evil laughs, it was a genuine laugh of amusement with the hint of admiration.
"You have courage and it's a noble trait, Emperor," the beast further mocked continuing his laughter.
Just then the predators showed up. Five or six Perwal's advanced on Milla's still body. The beast looked on further and waited until all Perwal's were in plain sight then, when the beast was satisfied that there were no more threats, it jumped from the tree and started its onslaught. As Tal watched the gruesome display of violence from the back of his mind, Tal could not help but feel truth ring in what the beast had previously said.
"What can I do to a thing that is possibly more powerful than Sharrakor himself?" Tal thought to himself then watched the beast dispatch one more of the pack of Perwal's causing them to break formation.
The beast despite the cuts it was receiving fought on coldly like an Icefang. It tore and ripped with its vicious slashes mercilessly. The Perwals didn't even stand a chance. The beast quickly won the brawl and found himself drooling like an animal over his kills and then it let out a large roar signaling his victory. The Perwals were in pieces everywhere. Tal barely stifled a cry of horror as he saw one with its limbs severed and the blood pooling around the still twitching torso.
"That was fun, wasn't it Emperor?" the beast mocked sensing Tal's fear and disgust.
"You really are a beast, no sense of humanity at all," Tal said with a tone of disgust and sympathy for the fallen Perwals.
"Just a taste Emperor, this is only but a taste to what I'll do to you and your close ones." The beast said very coldly.
"Leave them alone they did nothing to you and I did nothing to you so why do you persist on killing them?!" Tal practically yelled finally cracking under the pressure.
"Nothing, you have done nothing, but you're predecessors have and I will reek my havoc on the ones who imprisoned me!!" the beast roared at Tal making Tal shiver with fear.
Then when Tal finally recovered, and mustered up the mysterious courage that kept welling up in him, he spoke to the beast in his calmest voice possible and tried to reach a compromise.
"So my predecessors imprisoned you within this sunstone?" Tal asked trying to get a grip on why the beast was so angry.
"It is pointless to discuss old tidings, especially when you don't understand what had happened, I have made my choice so do not try to sway my decision with your pathetic attempts of trying to understand," the beast said dismissively.
"Well how can I ever set you free if you don't tell me how?" Tal asked getting angry at the beast's constant disrespect and dismissive attitude towards Tal.
Then Tal heard something he had not heard the beast do. The beast was laughing but not coldly or with a condescending tone but with pure disbelief.
"You would set me free?! You truly are ignorant," the beast chuckled.
"Why wouldn't I set you free? You want to be free and you cause more problems than you are worth to me, so it's obvious that it's a mutual agreement that both of us want out," Tal said laying down the things that he and the beast had in common.
"After what you saw you would set me free on the ice or in the palace?" the beast said all laughter gone.
"It depends on a few things but yes I will free you," Tal said honestly.
"What does my freedom depend on?" the beast asked relishing his freedom.
"That you promise not kill or hurt anyone close to me or anyone else," Tal said firmly.
"Is that all? You would have had better luck in trying to get a Dattu to kill a Gorblag," the beast said deflated.
"I think that it is a fair compromise," Tal said still in his most noble of voices.
"You miss one important fact, Emperor," "What is that?" Tal asked more curious than anything else.
"I was born to kill and I will kill anything I want and anything that I like at anytime I want I will not lower myself to your status!" The beast said in a fit of anger.
"Then I guess it means we will never agree on anything because those are my terms," Tal said strangely calm.
"That also means, Emperor that I will be able to devour your beloved and start a world of pain for you!" the beast said and made his way over to Milla and opened his fanged mouth over Milla's exposed neck.
"I don't think so," Tal said piping up and bravely defying the beast.
"Oh and why not?" the beast said cockily.
"Because you have also missed out on one more important fact," Tal said practically ecstatically.
"What is that?"
"Our time is up!" Tal said found enough strength to break free of the beast's mental grip on him and let his mind flow over the beast in dominance.
"You tricked me!" the beast accused before it was pulled back into the sunstone.
"No not completely, I really wanted to free you, but you have proven to me that you were rightly put in your place.
With a shriek of anger the beast was sent to lay dormant back inside the sunstone. As the beast settled Tal was conscious again. He looked down and saw Milla underneath him. Tal had his mouth open and drool was escaping his gaping mouth. Tal quickly closed it and tidied himself up as his features went back to the way they were. Soon Tal was his old self again save for his torn clothes. Tal saw how ruined his clothes were and decided to change before Milla woke up.
"I really was genuine in my offer to free you even if you don't believe me," Tal muttered to the stone on his finger. The sunstone vibrated as if in answer and Tal shook his head as he felt a wave of loathing go over him.
"Fine be that way and we never will be friends," Tal said and got changed out of his ventilated clothes.
"What do you plan to do to Milla?" Tal asked.
"Eat her of course, I am hungry after my long nap," the beast replied with a snigger.
"You won't lay a finger on her," Tal said defiantly surprising himself with the new found courage.
"Quiet you insolent brat! Save your heroism for when you actually are a hero," the beast said with a snarl knowing that Tal couldn't stop him.
"I may or may not be a hero but if you hurt her I will find a way to kill you that is a promise." Tal said saying the last four words slowly to enhance effect.
"An empty threat young Emperor," mocked the beast.
"Did you know hear me correctly? It was a promise not a threat." Tal said filling his voice with a much rage and authority as he could muster.
The beast laughed then but it wasn't one of its cold and evil laughs, it was a genuine laugh of amusement with the hint of admiration.
"You have courage and it's a noble trait, Emperor," the beast further mocked continuing his laughter.
Just then the predators showed up. Five or six Perwal's advanced on Milla's still body. The beast looked on further and waited until all Perwal's were in plain sight then, when the beast was satisfied that there were no more threats, it jumped from the tree and started its onslaught. As Tal watched the gruesome display of violence from the back of his mind, Tal could not help but feel truth ring in what the beast had previously said.
"What can I do to a thing that is possibly more powerful than Sharrakor himself?" Tal thought to himself then watched the beast dispatch one more of the pack of Perwal's causing them to break formation.
The beast despite the cuts it was receiving fought on coldly like an Icefang. It tore and ripped with its vicious slashes mercilessly. The Perwals didn't even stand a chance. The beast quickly won the brawl and found himself drooling like an animal over his kills and then it let out a large roar signaling his victory. The Perwals were in pieces everywhere. Tal barely stifled a cry of horror as he saw one with its limbs severed and the blood pooling around the still twitching torso.
"That was fun, wasn't it Emperor?" the beast mocked sensing Tal's fear and disgust.
"You really are a beast, no sense of humanity at all," Tal said with a tone of disgust and sympathy for the fallen Perwals.
"Just a taste Emperor, this is only but a taste to what I'll do to you and your close ones." The beast said very coldly.
"Leave them alone they did nothing to you and I did nothing to you so why do you persist on killing them?!" Tal practically yelled finally cracking under the pressure.
"Nothing, you have done nothing, but you're predecessors have and I will reek my havoc on the ones who imprisoned me!!" the beast roared at Tal making Tal shiver with fear.
Then when Tal finally recovered, and mustered up the mysterious courage that kept welling up in him, he spoke to the beast in his calmest voice possible and tried to reach a compromise.
"So my predecessors imprisoned you within this sunstone?" Tal asked trying to get a grip on why the beast was so angry.
"It is pointless to discuss old tidings, especially when you don't understand what had happened, I have made my choice so do not try to sway my decision with your pathetic attempts of trying to understand," the beast said dismissively.
"Well how can I ever set you free if you don't tell me how?" Tal asked getting angry at the beast's constant disrespect and dismissive attitude towards Tal.
Then Tal heard something he had not heard the beast do. The beast was laughing but not coldly or with a condescending tone but with pure disbelief.
"You would set me free?! You truly are ignorant," the beast chuckled.
"Why wouldn't I set you free? You want to be free and you cause more problems than you are worth to me, so it's obvious that it's a mutual agreement that both of us want out," Tal said laying down the things that he and the beast had in common.
"After what you saw you would set me free on the ice or in the palace?" the beast said all laughter gone.
"It depends on a few things but yes I will free you," Tal said honestly.
"What does my freedom depend on?" the beast asked relishing his freedom.
"That you promise not kill or hurt anyone close to me or anyone else," Tal said firmly.
"Is that all? You would have had better luck in trying to get a Dattu to kill a Gorblag," the beast said deflated.
"I think that it is a fair compromise," Tal said still in his most noble of voices.
"You miss one important fact, Emperor," "What is that?" Tal asked more curious than anything else.
"I was born to kill and I will kill anything I want and anything that I like at anytime I want I will not lower myself to your status!" The beast said in a fit of anger.
"Then I guess it means we will never agree on anything because those are my terms," Tal said strangely calm.
"That also means, Emperor that I will be able to devour your beloved and start a world of pain for you!" the beast said and made his way over to Milla and opened his fanged mouth over Milla's exposed neck.
"I don't think so," Tal said piping up and bravely defying the beast.
"Oh and why not?" the beast said cockily.
"Because you have also missed out on one more important fact," Tal said practically ecstatically.
"What is that?"
"Our time is up!" Tal said found enough strength to break free of the beast's mental grip on him and let his mind flow over the beast in dominance.
"You tricked me!" the beast accused before it was pulled back into the sunstone.
"No not completely, I really wanted to free you, but you have proven to me that you were rightly put in your place.
With a shriek of anger the beast was sent to lay dormant back inside the sunstone. As the beast settled Tal was conscious again. He looked down and saw Milla underneath him. Tal had his mouth open and drool was escaping his gaping mouth. Tal quickly closed it and tidied himself up as his features went back to the way they were. Soon Tal was his old self again save for his torn clothes. Tal saw how ruined his clothes were and decided to change before Milla woke up.
"I really was genuine in my offer to free you even if you don't believe me," Tal muttered to the stone on his finger. The sunstone vibrated as if in answer and Tal shook his head as he felt a wave of loathing go over him.
"Fine be that way and we never will be friends," Tal said and got changed out of his ventilated clothes.