GoldenDaydreamer: Okay this is when Sheba is captured by that evil guy Babi...
Djinn: Poor Sheba, I hate Babi!!!!!!!!!!
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Chapter 3: He came, He saw, He captured...
The storm seemed more like a wild gale out of control. Where am I now? My desires told me not to go back there. But then again I have no one here. I'm lost... I try to look for any sign of Lalivero but I didn't realize how fast I was running... my town was nowhere in sight. A thought struck me.
'I'm outside. I'm alone here - I'm free...'
What luck! I'm finally outside, I'm free! I am nowhere near Lalivero and all I see is the mysterious Venus Lighthouse which they called "Sanctuary of the Rulers of Venus". I never understood what that title meant but I was never interested. No one can enter that old "sanctuary" anyways. But the point is, I am finally free! Sometimes being lost is not as bad as it seems, especially when you need your freedom.
The rain is coming down way quickly and roughly now. I didn't realize it until now but I was drenched all over with water. I have to find a place to hide, but not in Lalivero. No, not now, I'm already free. I head towards the Venus Lighthouse, at least it can keep me dry and provide me a shelter for the night.
As I come close to the lighthouse, I bump into a little boy, no more than the age of eight. He looked weak and weary. Just one bump from me caused him to collapse. I get up and try to help him up. I could read fatigue all over his body just by looking into this little boy's dark, beady eyes.
He needed help.
The storm calmed down a little now, but it is still too strong to be out here in the cold night.
I didn't sleep until the boy had woken up. His face somehow looked familiar. Who though? I keep a close eye at him the whole time he slept. He looked so peaceful; I could tell he hadn't had any sleep lately.
He finally wakes up.
"Huh? Wha... what happened? Who are you? Where's my dad? Papa, Papa? Papa!" he gets up, looks around, crying nervously.
"Who's your father, little boy?" I ask, seeing if I could be of any help.
"He was going to get help from this place called Lalivero. I didn't want him to die out here near the Suhalla so I followed him." he explains. "I'm lost and I don't see my father anywhere.... Oh God, what a mistake I made... I should've just listened to Babi and Iodem - ugh! Now I'm lost and my father's nowhere in sight. Please help me!" he sounded like he was crying for mercy now.
"Alright, I'll help you. One more question: who was you're papa going to see in Lalivero?" I asked him curiously. It might have been the Wise Healer.
"Well Babi tells stories about this child who fell from the sky, and they said that child was a little girl, and she could perform all sorts of miracles." I listen attentively. "My dad wanted to see it for himself before Babi wanted that child to be captured and taken to Tolbi so the Laliverans could build Babi Lighthouse-" my face went pale. "But because of the tight security, my father couldn't see that child and he thought that the Laliverans were making it up. They arrested him, and when he finally met up with that child - he insulted her...now he's held in prison. But now Babi's going to Lalivero to get my dad and that child is actually... you..." I stood frozen. How he could he possibly know?
"H-how do you know?" I asked the mysterious boy.
"O-oh sorry I was actually watching while my father was confronting you..." he confessed, his cheeks growing a bright red.
"Never mind about that, who is Babi, and what does he want with me? Babi Lighthouse!" I retort skeptically, there's just no way.
"Yeah, you got that right kid and you're going to help us make those fools in Lalivero build it!" came from a deep loud voice, a tall and muscular man came out of the darkness suddenly. He was spying us all along!
Then, a fair heighted old man came out from behind the man who possessed the deep voice and explained "Well it's all very simple, my God Child. We take you and keep you in Tolbi and force the Laliverans to build a lighthouse for me if they want you back, that is."
I look at this old man in disgust; I could sense greed and selfishness written all over him. I glare at him.
"And what makes you think I will willingly come with you?" I ask sarcastically, prepared for anything.
"Look around, whelp, no one's around you and what makes you think you can take down all of Tolbi's soldiers?" the huge man finished. I look, more and more huge soldiers come by his side. I am out numbered. I may have strong psynergy but with a group of soldiers like these, my chances of escaping were slim to impossible.
One of the soldiers grabbed me by the arm and yelled, "Well get to it, take us there whelp!" I evidently did not appreciate being called that.
"Hey kid, you can follow us but better not make any disturbance to us got that? Or else you won't get your pathetic father back!" the deep voiced soldier tells him. The boy nodded his head without any hesitation.
We enter back to Lalivero in the morning. The citizens had found out that I was missing and started searching the whole town for me. Now they see me, but they do not feel relieved. Not with these strange men holding me as what it looks like their hostage.
Faran came with his wife and my little brother, a look of concern and anger shown clearly on their faces. They did care, I was being stupid. I look beside them and the Wise Healer was there, calm and collected as usual.
"Listen you pathetic Laliverans, we have taken your precious 'Child of the Gods' here, if you're all wondering what this is all about, we'll tell you, but first you have taken hostage of a citizen of Tolbi, now release him or else!" He threatened them. I hated him for doing that.
Faran ordered one of our soldiers as was told and the man earlier who had confronted me is now released. He sees Babi and bows to him in gratefulness. Babi only stared at him, but I can tell that he was silently disgusted at the thought of any of his men losing to a small town like us. He does and says nothing. Next, the man saw his son and he gave him a hug. How both of them were enlightened to see each other again.
"You failed us again, you are not worthy, you don't deserve to be released but, we are generous, for now..." he trailed off, but the man didn't seem to hear, he wasn't listening, he was just glad he's being reunited with his son; soon, he will also be reunited with his wife. I worry for him though, he will be punished brutally when we arrive at Tolbi, I could feel it, I saw it in my vision, the poor little boy.
What if they punish him next for escaping? What if he gets killed? He's too young! But who could underestimate nor predict what these soldiers could do? They'll kill him!
No, I must not let that happen, EVER! If they see me protecting this little boy then so be it, punish me if you want, but I will not let you punish this innocent little boy, never.
The Tolbi soldiers finish their confrontation. The Laliverans and my family are not happy with it. But they could not do anything about it. They said they would hurt me if they try to start a war with them, if they disobey, and if they do not start building Babi Lighthouse. We start to leave and the soldier still holds both of my arms with their hard, rough hands. How I wish I never have run away...
Too late now.
I tell myself that being lost is always never good... I should've just come home instead of running away like that.
Still too late to go back now.
Lalivero finally disappears from my view, again. I knew that my family and the people of Lalivero are devastated to see me being taken away. As we reach Venus Lighthouse, the strange voice from my dreams come to visit me again.
'Do not worry, everything will be fine, he will come to you soon. It will not be long Sheba, it will not be long...' they whisper to my mind from nowhere.
I trust what the voice told me, but I wish it turned out more differently. I wish it wasn't this devastating.
Definitely too late now...
We-ell how'd you guys like that? Sorry if the story's kind of slow- paced right now, but I'm really busy with school and that stuff and I can't really think of anything for this story now so...yeah.....Reviews please!!
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