Hey everyone here's chapter 15. Sorry its late this week has been chaotic. Hope you like it, let me know what you think.
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Chapter 14 Reminder
She lit the candles with her magic, and when her eyes adjusted to the new light she saw the sight in front of her she froze. Judging the scene in front of her she placed a hand to her mouth and let out a blood curdling scream.
Chapter 15
Goblin bodies' lay everywhere showing that there had obviously been some kind of struggle. Abandoned spears and shields lay scattered on the floor; smoke and flickering of flames left no mystery as to who had done this.
Stepping into the massacre, Sarah started frantically putting out flames before the whole castle burnt down. After dousing a particularly large flame with her magic, she saw next to it, veiled by smoke, a tall goblin (who was obviously dead) being clutched tightly by another figure.
She recognized it almost immediately as Killy. "Oh no! Killy, I'm so sorry." She tried to hold the trembling goblin but she shoved Sarah off and continued rocking her brother, crying.
"Why would they do such a thing?" Killy shouted angrily, not looking away from her brother's face.
"Because they're vile and cruel and people like that always get what's coming to them."
Killy now looked up at Sarah, her face tear-stained, but set with a look of determination. Sarah's words had given her hope and she now focused on what needed to be done. "We must call a meeting with the others," she said finally.
Sarah looked back confused. "Others, what others?" What did she mean? "Killy, what do you mean by others?" she asked frantically as Killy stared into space.
"We shall call on Alliances, friends, anyone who can help us."
"Yes, that's a very good idea. We sh-- Ouch! What the..?"
Something had bumped her on the head. She looked down to the ground where it was likely to have landed and she saw something sparkle: one of Jareth's crystals. Thank God! This must mean he is alive. Sarah was relieved; even in the light of all the danger around her, the idea that Jareth might be dead had been nagging at her.
She picked the crystal sphere up and it disintegrated in her hands leaving a rolled-up scroll and Jareth's amulet.
Killy's eyes widened at the sight of the King's amulet in Sarah's hand.
Sarah was hurriedly undoing the scroll. Jareth's neat, curled handwriting stared up at her. She had never been so relieved to see a letter before.
Dearest Sarah,
I hope that you and everyone else are safe. Be careful, there are traitors in the castle. Seek out Kherron and Rialle; they will protect you. I am not saying you can't take care of yourself, though. The monsters who did all this are Valouse Dragenoose and his wife, Lilleth Dragenoose. Both I have met before and knew as children. I fear that it is too late to stop their plans, whatever they may be. I am currently in the dungeons of Valouse's castle.
I beg you, Sarah, do not come and find me. There must be a reason that Valouse left you behind without killing you. It is not just coincidence. Do not come, tell Kherron what has happened. Then I want you to round up your friends and any others (my goblins already have a safe retreat) and go to Healer Maya's house. She is powerful and no one will be found there. I have enclosed my amulet which will help you control your powers. Once you are well I want you to use it's power to send yourself home.
I know what you are thinking, so stop it; you must go home, it's the only place you will be truly safe and that's all I want. I had hoped to spend more time with you before you had to go back but this cannot be helped. Don't worry about me; I have gotten out of worse scrapes than this. I am sure we will meet again some day.
Until that day,
Yours,
Jareth
Sarah re-read it, looked up and stared into space. She knew she had some decisions to make, but the decision of going home was already certain in her mind. She couldn't leave. Blinking back some stray tears she placed the scroll in the pocket of the robe that she still wore.
Killy was coughing from all the smoke but she still held on to her brother, sobbing.
"Come on Killy, we must go now."
"B-but we can't leave him here," She whimpered, clinging tighter still to Filly's body.
Sarah placed the amulet around her neck and stood up. She looked somewhat different, stronger and more determined than ever before. She lifted the body easily and held it in her arms. "Come, we will take him somewhere else."
Killy stood and bowed. "Thank you, Sarah. I am forever in your debt."
Sarah shook her head. "You are in debt to no one Killy. I want to you to go ahead of me and find the quickest way out of the castle. I have yet to learn my way around this nightmare of a place."
Killy smiled weakly. "Indeed, it is a challenge." Obediently, she walked and Sarah followed, carrying the lifeless body of Filly in her arms.
The corridor relit itself as they walked along it. With each candle that lit the horror was intensified. The full extent of the damage was shown. Sarah recognised some of the dead goblins and some she did not. Silently she paid her respects to all of them. She hated to imagine what Jareth would do when he found out about this.
Mingled with the goblin bodies were other dead species of creatures. All were heavily armoured with dangerous weapons. Stranger creatures, which looked like miniature dragons, and others, which were serpents with legs, made Sarah realise just what dangers the once safe castle now held.
Killy stopped sharply in front of a royal blue tapestry. It looked very interesting and showed pictures of previous monarchs of the Goblin kingdom. But that, thought Sarah, will have to wait as now is not the time to look at the past, especially when trying to escape one's own demise.
Lifting up the tapestry, Killy beckoned Sarah inside and they both made their way down a narrow and dark tunnel. It smelled damp and musty and was obviously not used regularly. Huge cobwebs caught Sarah as she walked past; she had to literally rip them off of her. Killy was having an even worse time. All that could be heard was the crunching of two pairs of feet.
"What is this place?" Sarah asked.
"It is one of many escape routes out of the castle. Oh…hang on!" Killy untangled herself from more cobwebs before continuing. "If I remember correctly, this one will lead us straight to the goblin city."
The tunnel was extremely long and turned sharp corners, but finally Sarah guessed they were coming to an end. She could smell the welcoming scent of fresh air and it beckoned her on. They came to the opening, which was a fireplace inside a small cottage. Killy ran to a window and looked outside for enemies.
"It is all clear."
Sarah had laid down Filly's body on a sofa and poured herself and Killy some water. She realised how thirsty she was after downing four glasses.
"Killy, I think we should leave Filly's body in here. We don't know what's out there and we may need to run. Although he is small, he is still heavy."
Killy nodded in agreement. "Yes, his body will be safe here. But where are we headed?"
"I was hoping you could help with that. We are to go to Healer Maya's house and tell those closest to us to join, including some people called Rialle and Kherron."
"Yes, their Majesties should know. The healer's house is not far from here, but we should start out now while it is still dark," Killy suggested. She stood up and was now packing some supplies from the cupboards into some bags.
"Okay then, that's our plan." Sarah stood as well and covered Filly's body with a blanket. She took the bag that Killy offered to her and went in search for some sort of cloak. Of course, it being a goblin's house, she did not expect to find anything of use to her. When she had given up her search, she chuckled to herself and with a wave of her hand she was dressed in fine travelling clothes, complete with cloak.
Killy, who had been saying her final farewell to her brother, felt an unfamiliar sensation and found herself dressed in the perfect travelling outfit. She was gob-smacked, never dreaming to think she would ever wear something so expensive. She looked at Sarah and thanked her silently.
They were ready to go and stepped out of the door. Sarah closed it quietly behind them and they set off into the night.
