Chapter 13: The capture

Raven, Garfield and the family was thrown into a black prison wagon. Rose curled up into Marie's lap. The little girl was terrified.

Raven leaned onto Garfield, who leaned back trying to comfort her.

They had been ambushed, nobody knew how, but somehow the Souls found them, the invisibility must had worn off. Leo told them he didn't know what had happened, the spell had been on since Aaron first appeared.

Alice sat alone in the wagon as they were brought somewhere, the souls had killed Ulric right in front of them, proving their power. The poor old woman was heartbroken and barely had enough strength to sit right.

Raven motioned to Garfield for him to help her, he did. Crawling up to the old lady, he wrapped his arms around her. A second passed before the old woman broke out crying. Raven joined their hug of comfort.

The old woman sobbed into the two's shoulders. "I'm sorry…" She cried.

"No…" Garfield started.

"You're brave… Don't be sorry, we couldn't stop them. But we'll keep living… In Ulric's name and honor." Raven smiled, she was suddenly attacked by another hug.

"Thank you…" She cried again.

xXx

The group had fallen asleep in the wagon, they cuddled close to each other as the night had fallen and the cold was seeping in. Alice was sleeping with Rose wrapped around her, Rose felt the need to comfort her. Marie and Leo was sleeping close and Garfield and Raven slept close.

Well Garfield wasn't sleeping, he couldn't. He looked down at Raven, she was cuddled up to his chest, he held his arm around her, refusing to let her go. Taking a deep breath, he felt her stir.

"Hmm?... Garfield?" She murmured as her tired eyes looked into his.

"I'm here Rae…" He wrapped his arm around her tighter. "I'm here… I promise…"

She cuddled closer, wanting to feel protected. "I won't go anywhere…" She muttered with a smile.

"Good, because I can't sleep without me dream…" He kissed her forehead.

"That was so cheesy…" He heard before he laughed lightly.

"I know."

"I love you…"

"I love you too…"

xXx

The wagon stopped and woke the group from their almost peaceful slumber. They watched as souls opened the dark doors. They felt an invisible force push them out of the wagon and onto the floor.

The wagon vanished right behind them as they fell.

One by one they got to their feet and looked around. They were surrounded by shadow souls in the middle of the dark city of Nol.

"What's going on?" Rose asked as she squeezed the Alice's hand.

One of the souls floated up to them, it didn't say anything, but he pushed Marie and Leo apart and began to drag Leo a few feet away. There, the soul placed its hands on each side of Leo's head, before suddenly snapping his neck.

Marie fell to the floor with a scream, Rose joined her mother next to the body of Leo. The two girl cried, before the soul pulled them away by their hair. Rose was handed over to Alice and Marie was dragged into the castle.

Raven had looked away when the soul killed Leo, she had buried her face in Garfield's chest, seeking comfort. He wrapped an arm around her.

"Move…" A soul hissed.

They were forced into the dark castle, where each was thrown to their knees in front of Malchior's throne.

"Welcome!" He greeted with his arms stretched out. "I have been waiting a long time for this…" He mused.

Garfield was about to rise and yell at him, when Raven stopped him she shook her head to him and whispered. "Not now, he could hurt someone…" She turned to face Malchior on her own. "What do you want with us?" She asked loudly.

Malchior smirked. "Dear, sweet Raven… You know very well what I want." His eyes became hidden in the shadow of his hair.

"Do tell."

Malchior huffed. "Fine. I want the same as I did 9000 years ago, your powers…. But since, I could not take them from your body…" He stood up and began to phase back and forth in front of his throne. "I want you Raven…" He lifted his hand and a black smoke grew from his palm.

A black tiara formed in his hand. The tiara was formed with black thorns and in the middle, was a black raven that held a big amethyst.

"No." Raven said before Malchior opened his mouth again.

"No?"

"No. I won't be yours, not then, not now, not ever!" The floor shook under her feet.

"Give up Malchior, she doesn't want anything to do with you." Alice said, the old woman had been eyeing Victoria since they came into the throne room. "Sister, you raised him, do you not have anything to say?"

Victoria stood still as she looked at the small group. "No." She said and turned away.

"Then you have brought our death to the surface." A bright yellow light shone from the old woman. She threw it at Victoria, but the other old woman threw up a bright purple shield.

"Sister, I have nothing to say to the king. He is king and shall do as he please." Victoria bowed before Malchior, then started to walk away.

"Mother would have been disappointed." Victoria turned to Alice. "You heard me Victoria, mother would have been disappointed."

"Stop it, mother died a long time ago. She would not care for whatever I did." Victoria screamed.

"What is going on?" Malchior asked.

"If you would be so kind, my lord, I would like to take my sister out for a private talk." Malchior nodded to the souls to take Alice out with Victoria.

"So where were we?" Malchior asked. "Ah! I remember!" He clapped his hand and a few seconds later, two shadow souls came into the room they dragged along what seemed to be a broken and bruised Aaron.

"Aaron!" Raven and Garfield yelled at the same time.

"Raven? G-Garfield?..." Aaron was laying on his side bleeding from his shoulder, nose, his legs and his arms. "You're okay…" He muttered.

"We?! What about you?!" Raven tried to crawl forward, but the souls held her back.

"What a lovely reunion…" Everyone turned to Malchior. "But, I'll have to break it up. Take them to the cells, and bring my lovely fiancee to her new chamber."

Raven threw herself at Garfield, they tried to hold onto each other, but the souls ripped them apart. Raven was dragged into a hallway on the right and Garfield, Rose, Marie and Aaron were dragged into the left.