This is my 2nd chapter please review

In The Valley Of The Heart

The boy awoke laying in a soft bed with silk sheets rapt around him. He also found himself dressed in fine red and orange clothing. He arose trying to remember the day before only to have any evidence of yesterday fade away. The boy got to his feet only to fall to the floor over taken by a throbbing headache. His vision spun and his ears rang. Pain caused him to yell out. Soon he heard a slam and muffled speech. A blurred figure now keeled in front of him. More muffled speech made his ears ring even more. He attempted to tell the figure that he could not understand it, but failed to speak. When he opened his mouth only sounds of unrelenting pain came out. He tried to ease the pain by covering his ears with his hands and forcing his eyes shut, but it would not give him even a moments peace. Struggling he felt a hand on his shoulder. The hand gave him some support, but not enough. Then felt a finger lightly tough his forehead and then his whole world went black. Not even sound reached found him self standing on blackness. It was endless,yet he could see his own body. A voice then broke the silence, but when he went to turn his body did not obey. First a growl then a cold icy voice.

"Are you afraid boy?" it asked with a low growl. Its voice echoed all over making it impossible to find where it came from.

"What brings you to my domain? Do you seek the blood of others, um? Or must I make up for your cowardice." another low growl caused him to shiver in a cold sweat.

"Are you going to speak, boy! Or waste my time! Though I guess I won't be going any were soon." A chuckle cut into the air like blades. The boy was being crushed by the mere weight of its presence.

"Well, have I broken you already, pitiful."

Just as the voice seemed to become close and creep up on the boy he opened his eyes. He found himself on the same soft silky bed, but this time a man stood at the edge of the bed and looked down at him. The man had light brown hair with a head band tied around his forehead. He was dressed in a light uniform type armor. It was layered just enough to absorb weapon hits, but still light enough to allow stealthy attacks and maneuver ability. This man was watching him with a sum what concerned look. It wasn't that he was not concerned it was just that years of military training had left him with a hardened scowl on his boy rose quickly from the bed, jumping off and raising his fists to the man. He held up his hands to show that he is safe.

"How do you feel, are you OK?" the man asked calmly. His voice was nothing like the other but he was still suspicious.

"What is your name?" the man asked but received no response. "How about if I tell you my name first." he put his left hand over his heart. "My name is Hiitoke, I am a lieutenant of the Diada Clan. My Caption and I found you at Sky Rock Village. You were hurt so we brought you here.

The boy lowered his fists and took a look around the room.

"I am Shiba. And where am I?"

Hiitoke smiled.

"Shiba you're in the Diada Clan's Lord's palace."

'Shiba' that was the first time he had ever heard his name said by another person before. It was strange to him.

"Are you OK?" Hiitoke's voice snapped him out of his thought.

"Um, yeah I'm good." He shuddered with a nervous laugh and rested his hand on the back of his neck.

"Alright then lets go, the Caption has been waiting to meet you Shiba.

Shiba followed Hiitoke out off the room and down the hall. The place was impressive right down to the smallest detail. From the large canvases that lined the walls to the exotic plants that highlighted the corners. Shiba was in awe. In comparison his street life was nothing.

"Hiitoke, can I ask you something?"

"Sure anything."

"Well um, was that you speaking to me?"

Hiitoke stopped walking.

"What do you mean?"

"You see I heard a voice while I was out. It was like I was awake, but in this dark place. And there was this voice it was." Shiba stopped and shuttered. He kept his head down, and rubbed the back of his neck.

"The voice it was all over and hurt." He grabbed his chest where his heart is.

Hiitoke remained quite for a while, thinking before he spoke.

"Come on Shiba lets go speak to the Caption."

Shiba looked at him before quickly looking away. The feeling he felt it was still there, eating away at him. Corroding his very being.