Ch. 2 A New Beginning
Eventually I lost sight of Rin, and the castle along with her. Both shrank and faded in the distance as Gakupo and I traveled in his flashy carriage.
"Uncle Gakupo," I chocked trying not to slit my own throat. "Where are you taking me?"
He gave no reply, but only smirked and chuckled at my question. Obviously this was not a vacation or going to be any fun for me. Because knowing my dear uncle as long as I have, his surprises are anything but friendly.
All I could do now was cooperate with him just to save my skin. I certainly didn't want to lose my head before I had my revenge on him. I just needed one chance for him to move his blade just little away from my neck in order to escape and return to Rin.
Up ahead I saw a pot hole in the road. I couldn't guess the depth of the hole with the angle of my sight because of my uncle's sword at my throat, but I hoped, I truly hoped it would be just enough to shake his concentration of off me to escape. Hope, it was all I had left.
I closed my eyes and counted the seconds by hoping for the best.
3...
2...
1...
The carriage didn't react. In fact, a few seconds then minutes passed by before I open my eyes in disappointment. Gakupo's sword hadn't moved, not even the slightest. The only thing that did was his face. His cocky expression turned sinister, almost to the point of laughing mad. Gakupo reflected a small image of myself groveling in pain encompassed by purple flames.
"He he he..." He sneered. "Thought that puny chance to freedom would you, huh? Well, let me tell you something, boy." He lightly cut my chin drawing blood and placed it back to neck. "I let you see that pothole just to get your hopes only to watch them drop in it and disappear into the distance. He he he!"
"You... you... you monster!" I tried yelling louder, but the tip of sword would have sliced my neck in two.
"Ha ha ha! That's struggle, Prince Len. It's make the fun all more enjoyable. Oh, wait..." He paused, thought for a moment, and his sinister gaze seized his grip of me again. "Yeah, that's right. You're a prince no more."
