The past has a way of returning
Chapter 8: Snow Queen's wrath
It's been another two weeks since Anna's funeral and since Elsa found out that her sister was alive out there at the hands of the enemy. Those two weeks Elsa was preparing her plan to rescue her little sister. She had prepared a stealth suit with a mask that would cover her face. The fifth spirit was not planning to attack, she would get Anna peacefully without harming anybody at least she would try.
Bruni, the fire spirit would accompany her and she would use the same wagon she and her family had reached the enchanted forest. She would take Sven with her as well. Once she made sure that Kai and Kristoff would take care of the kingdom, she began her rescuing mission.
Elsa knew that the journey to the Northern Isles would take a week or two. At first, she thought of traveling with Nokk but she didn't know how Anna would react with that so she decided to play safe and take Sven with her, Kristoff was hesitant at first but when he realized it was for Anna he immediately agreed. The young Queen of ice and snow was praying for her sister's well-being.
"Hang in there sis, I am coming" Elsa murmured, she would stop at nothing to get her baby sister back.
A week had pasted and Elsa finally arrived at her destination, it was a long journey with a few breaks for Sven to rest. Elsa had taken some supplies with her enough to last her journey but she also took spare supplies for Anna and some first-aid just in case. She knew that her sister's leg was broken from her vision in Althohallen but she didn't know if she had any more scars and wounds, she, of course, hoped she didn't.
Once Elsa arrived at the capital city of the Northern Isles Grandielle, she was surprised and disgusted with the sight. She saw guards using wimps to control normal citizens in order to do what they wanted them to do. Some of them were trying to take little girls from their mothers for who knows what reason. She knew that King Charles was a Tyrant and she despited tyranny. Even though she was Queen, she always gave freedom to her subjects to do what they wanted, heck even the dungeons were empty not because her guards were unable to capture the thieves, but because they weren't needed. Even Bruni and Sven were disgusted.
"Hey, you!" One of the guards called her, Elsa turned her head to look at him.
"What are you doing here?" He demanded.
"I am sent by my father, Lord Kayn to get a slave for his entertainment" Elsa used a dipper voice, she tried to sound like a male. It seemed that it worked because the guard believed it.
"Alright, follow me, my lord, I will escort you to the castle, from there our King will show you our finest slaves" The Guard was speaking with pride, Elsa was disgusted with the idea
Oh, Anna, I hope those monsters haven't hurt you she prayed for her sister's well-being. Before entering the castle Elsa parked the Wagon and Sven at the stables, Bruni came along with her, he could help her find Anna's cell faster.
The guard escorted her inside the castle, in the castle's hall
"Wait here," He told her, leaving her in the hall right outside of the throne room.
"Your majesty! There's someone who is looking for a slave"
"Really? Bring him in and let me do the rest" She heard another voice, the King's voice. The guard returned and motioned with his hand the entrance without exchanging another word Elsa nodded and followed the guard inside. Once she entered the room, she saw King Charles of the Northern Isles, an old man around his sixties, with grey hair, he was wearing his traditional costume something similar to her father's.
"Welcome, my lord…"
" Ceasar " Elsa used her deeper voice again, she used the first male name that came to her mind. The King seemed to believe her
"What brings you here Lord Ceasar?"
"My father Lord Kayn, heard that the Northern Isles sell some of the finest slaves, he sent me here to choose one for his pleasure" She explained, Elsa had made up this story all the way back to Arendelle with Lieutenant Mattias, they had researched Arendelle's history to find some lords and Elsa decided to use those two names.
"Then you should follow me my lord, I am sure your father will be pleased with your choice besides, we have a new addition to our slave collection, I am sure she will be perfect for your needs" Elsa's heart rate skipped a bit with those words, she knew who this new addition was, she just hoped that they hadn't done her sister too much damage.
Elsa followed the King to the dungeons, she was growing nervous when she entered the dungeons, memories of her been locked up there by Hans three years ago came to her mind.
"Bruni finds Anna" Elsa whispered quietly to the fire spirit, who obeyed and jumped from her shoulder. The King led her through the cells, Elsa looked around her, she was once again disgusted from the sigh… She was seeing innocent young women been mistreated, badly fed, cold and traumatized, all of them were staring at her with fear. A few seconds passed and she saw a small fire in one of the cells, Bruni she thought, it was the signal…
"And we are here" King Charles stopped to the cell where Elsa saw Bruni's fire, she was now standing right next to the King and gasped when she looked inside.
She saw her little sister hanging from the roof with chains, semi-naked with nasty scars all over her body, her face was burned and her hair were now at her shoulders level not only that but her bones were visible too, she had lost too much weight if it wasn't for her eyes been barely open she would have thought her for dead.
It was then when Elsa felt something that she tried to avoid for years, something that she never hoped she would feel. Hatred Elsa was mad, very mad, they had tortured the one thing she had fought her entire life to protect. They had messed with her baby sister… For the first time in forever, Elsa wasn't responsible for Anna's injuries, but she would be responsible for her torturers' deaths. Ice was formed in the Cell's bars and a small but growing snowstorm was forming around her, King Charles was confused and scared at the same time.
"What's going on?" He demanded
"You…." Elsa snarled, with her real voice this time, she removed her mask revealing her long blonde hair and her true self.
"Y-Y-You a-re the Q-Queen of A-Arendelle, the one they call the S-Snow Queen" He gasped with fear, Elsa used her powers to raise him in the air she had created dangerous ice spikes around him.
"You've done that to my sister!" She yelled King's Charles eyes widened, that girl wasn't lying after all…
"That's your sister? But… she AGHH" He couldn't finish his sentence and Elsa tightened her icy grip around him causing him to scream in pain. His screams caught the attention of some guards who were guarding the dungeon.
"Your majesty!" They cried out when they saw their king at the hands of the Snow Queen.
"BRING ALL THE GUARDS HERE!" The King ordered
"But sir…"
"JUST DO IT!" One of the guards ran out of the dungeons while the other remained to fight for his King. Elsa took notice of this, and with her free hand, she created an ice wall Behind her locking him out.
"I don't think so. You took the person I cared the most away from me! You made her suffer! Now it's your turn!" She yelled, squeezing the King harder.
"I don't even know you or your sister only by rumors!" The King shouted, part of his sayings were true, the Northern Isles and Arendelle didn't have any trade contact with each other even if the Northern Isles weren't that far away. It was the kingdom's point of view for their subjects that had broken the trades between the kingdoms and that had happened from her grandfather.
"Then you will know first-hand that no one messes with my sister!" Elsa growled, her eyes were glowing blue now, and a huge snow-storm had formed around her.
"Your highness, I am a-afraid you are here too late! The sister you knew is gone, she is broken beyond repair!" King Charles yelled hoping that the Queen would show him mercy which was something she clearly didn't intend to do. Elsa didn't exchange another word, she let go of the King who hit the ground hard, he gasped in pain, But before the King could do anything else she shot him right in the heart. He froze instantly and his statue broke into million sharp pieces.
Once the King of the Northern Isles was dead, Elsa destroyed the Ice wall that was behind her. When she did she saw a huge amount of royal guards ready to attack her. One of them shot an arrow at her but Elsa easily dodged it by creating a small Ice wall, with one move of her hand Elsa controlled the snowstorm that was around her and used it against the guards, freezing them instantly and then just like their king they broke into million sharp pieces.
Once she was done, the snowstorm disappeared and her eyes stopped glowing, she was trembling and breathing hard from exhaustion and from her anger and she dropped in her knees. A few minutes passed before she had calmed down and scouted her now frozen surroundings.
"What have I done…" Elsa muttered, as much as the King deserved it, Elsa still had broken her vow to not use her powers against others for one moment she had truly become what she was avoiding all those years of isolation a monster. She was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard a weak groan filled with pain behind her, it didn't take long to realize who this was.
"ANNA!" Elsa cried as she turned to see her sister who was still locked up and chained inside her cell which was surprisingly unharmed, without much thinking Elsa used her magic to break the cell's bars and she immediately ran to her sister.
"NOOO, PLEASE DON'T HURT ME" Anna cried out when Elsa tried to touch her cheek.
"A-Anna, it's me"
"P-please I can't take it anymore… I just w-want my f-family, Elsiee" Elsa was taken aback with Anna's murmurs, she wasn't afraid of her, she was hallucinating, they had truly broken her. Bruni who was hiding in the shadows the entire time jumped back on Elsa's shoulder staring at the broken princess.
"Oh Anna" Elsa sobbed, she used her ice again to break Anna's chains. Once the chains broke Anna fell into her arms half-conscious. Elsa picked her up like a baby in her arms, she was shocked by how light she was.
"Nobody wants me… Elsie hates m-me" Anna murmured again, Elsa's eyes teared up just what had they done to her sister to believe that.
"No snowflake, I don't hate you, you're the most important person in my life and I love you…. Please don't leave me, stay with me, Anna… Stay with me" Elsa said hoping that this would bring Anna back, but of course, it didn't. Elsa examined her sister's body, it had nasty wounds everywhere, her dress was torn apart she had a few burnings and her face looked like it was boiled?
"Don't worry Anna, nobody will hurt you anymore, I will do anything in my power to bring you back I promise and that's one promise I won't break!"
And boom, another chapter is done and this story has like 2 or three more chapters before it's complete. Wow Elsa went full scarlet witch mode here and I can't really blame her. She had every right to… So on the next chapter it's going to be emotional (like this one wasn't) it will be about Elsa's Kristoff's and Olaf's attempts to bring the Anna they know and love back. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and as for Hans, I have something for him too but that's for another time. Till then, Megan is out!