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Chapter 5
Sophie POV.
Her eyes scanned the words of wisdom and knowledge which had been written down over the years by her ancestors. They were scriptures on different seeker powers. Powers which might be useful when versing the Bloodspiral Brotherhood.
One of the powers written down on the scripture was the power that her brother had once used on her. Sunlock.
She glanced around her home's library. Nobody was there.
Den and Cherit were trying to scab food from the kitchen. Lok and Dante were talking to each other, Lok telling Dante all the details about the Bloodspiral attack.
She guessed that Dante would also be discussing with Lok what Guggenheim had talked about and possibly confirmed with him.
LeBlanche and Santiago wouldn't find it unusual for her to be spending her day locked in the library practicing new spells. So she didn't have to worry about their whereabouts.
"Okay let's see if I can master this power...Sunlock!" Sophie aimed at a chair and table in front of her and successfully bound the two together.
Smiling at her handy work Sophie turned back to the scriptures to look for more spells that she could learn. She was about to pick up a new scripture when a throbbing in her hands stopped her. 'Even If I did pick up on that spell quickly I guess it didn't come without a price.' Sophie though, frowning slightly and rubbing her wrists.
Someone trying to gain access into the library made her jump in surprise, and forget the pain. Finding the doors locked the person started to push on them.
"Um... Who is there?" Sophie called out gathering the scriptures in her hands.
"It's Den... Wait Sophie, why are you in the library...again?"
"Because I like to read." Sophie retorted... Anxiously glancing around for a place to stash the scriptures.
"Right... Well you read too much. Hey why did you lock the door, especially after what happened last night?"
"For the same reason most other people lock door... For privacy." She remembered the hidden drawer underneath one of the library's large oak tables.
"Right... Well if you don't unlock it I'm going to call Lok. I know that you will listen to him if he asks you to do something."
A faint blush started to spread across Sophie's cheeks; she could just imagine the smug look which would be on Den's face. "Shut up... I'm coming." Sophie quickly crawled under the table and slipped the scriptures into the secret drawer. She didn't want anyone to ask her what she was planning.
"I don't hear you coming to unlock the door. I might just have to leave and find Lok."
Den was just turning away as Sophie unlocked the door. "What do you want Den."
"Ha, so now you unlock it." Like Sophie had expected Den stood there with a smug look plastered all over his face.
"Den... What do you want?" Sophie frowned slightly, repeating the question more firmly.
The smug look was replaced with confusion. "I um... Haha..." Den trailed off and now he gave Sophie a sheepish smile.
Sophie rolled her eyes, "You what?"
"I forget."
"Right... Well bye Den." Sophie said sighing and started to close the door. Only to be stopped by Den pushing against it to prevent it from been closed
"You aren't planning to lock it are you?"
"Ahhh... Den! This is my house; I can do what I want."
"Mansion."
"Not you too! Lok's bad enough as it is."
Den raised an eyebrow at her. "Well are you going to lock it?"
"No... Because you have been bugging me so much I'm going to my room to read there!" Sophie snapped, stepping past Den and storming towards her room.
"If you lock your door I'll tell Lok. Oh! I will also tell Dante!" Den called after her, clearly enjoying annoying her.
"Don't you dare follow me Den!" Sophie snapped.
'I can't let them find out about what I am planning.' Sophie thought, biting her lip and continued walking towards her room. She wasn't about to let Den wreck it for her just because he wanted the satisfaction of irritating her.
Den POV.
He stared after Sophie, feeling guilty. It wasn't unusual for him to irritate Sophie and for her to retaliate, but this time it seemed different.
'She seemed really mad and slightly worried.' Den thought hearing the sound of Sophie slamming her door.
He walked down stairs and slumped onto the lounge in the room where Dante and Lok were talking.
Lok and Dante both turned to look at him.
"Something wrong?"
Den looked over at Dante. "No... Maybe... Yes, Sophie just seems really aggravated. Like yes, normally when I annoy her she gets aggravated but this time it's... Well I don't know. Different I guess."
"If she is... stressed. It probably isn't because of you... Most likely because she is still hyped from last night." Dante told Den reassuringly.
"Maybe I should go and talk to her for you." Lok suggested starting to rise from his seat.
Den gasped and bolted upright "Ummm... No don't do that!"
Lok gave him a puzzled look. "Why not?"
"Umm... She would think that I had sent you then get even madder at me." Den spoke quickly, wanting to get it out of the way... Fast.
Lok glared at him but seemed too decided against asking further questions, much to Den's relief.
Zhalia POV.
A deafening silence filled the cavern.
Rassimov stood at the top of the stairs, which led up to the the resting place of the Betrayer's body. Halfway down the stairs stood Shauna, on the right and Wind on the left.
Zhalia stood, head bowed respectfully at the base of the stairs. They were the only people there, even Harrison wasn't present.
"Did you pick up the trail of that Casterwill girl?" Rassimov demanded, his voice cut through the darkness like a razor edge knife.
"No... I found no trace of her or the members of her group." Zhalia replied quickly, determined to not sound hesitant or weak in front of him.
"You are lying!" Shauna yelled, Wind quickly moved over to her to silence her.
"Sister! Do not forget your place, I am in charge!" Rassimov snapped at her, furious at her display of disrespect towards him.
Zhalia shifted nervously under their cold gaze; if she was to run it would prove that she was guilty.
"You are a member of the Bloodspiral brotherhood. We hunt the Casterwills! Not protect them! Now tell me, where is she?" Rassimov's eyes were ablaze with anger and hatred as he spoke.
"I already told you all that I know. I wasn't able to find any trace of her." Zhalia responded.
Rassimov waved a hand and Wind and Shauna quickly left.
"Why do you lie? Are you again going to be a traitor to the group that let you in or are you going back to your old ways and becoming a spy?" Rassimov demanded.
"I am not a traitor or a spy! Why don't you trust me?" Zhalia asked, she was starting to feel sick, had they been tracking her or watching her all of this time?
"How do I know? There are five reasons behind you. The reason you were sent on this mission was not to find the Casterwill girl but to see whether you were honourable to the Bloodspiral brotherhood."
Zhalia turned her head slightly and gasped in shock, the five spirals who had been sent with her to find Sophie were now been lead into the cavern by Shauna and Wind. All five were looking tired and defeated; their clothes were torn and burned in some areas.
"These are what allows us to know that you have been spying on us and reporting back to the Huntik Foundation and Dante Vale." Rassimov said the words slowly, allowing the impact of them to sink in.
Zhalia gasped, she had nowhere to run. No allies would be able to rescue her in time. If she was to fight and resist there was a whole army of seekers that she would have to battle if she was to escape. Then there was Rassimov, Shauna and Wind, even with her team they had never had a clear win and now she was all alone. It would be better for her to save her strength and if Dante realised something was wrong, fight when he came.
Rassimov started to walk down the stair towards her. "What is this? No resistance, have you given up already?" He laughed cruelly and turned to Wind and Shauna, "Lock her away... We might get some use out of her later if we wish to trap Dante Vale and his team."
Sophie POV.
The house was silent when she snuck out of the library. Everyone had gone to bed over an hour ago and she had finally left her room with her Cypherdex and copied down all the files that she needed in the library. Now she was ready.
She had to pass by her room on the way, that also meant passing Lok's. Outside his door she hesitated for a moment, what she was about to do might result in her never seeing him again. Shaking all thoughts about abandoning her plan out of her head she quickly wrote on a piece of paper then slipped it under Lok's door, knowing that he would find it in the morning.
She had crept down to the front door and was about to open it when a noise behind her made her freeze. After an agonizing minute she saw the shadow of Santiago patrolling the house. She smiled despite nearly getting caught. Santiago was always looking out for her safety, even now he was patrolling around the house, not caring whether he was tired or not.
Finally his shadow moved into another room and Sophie left the mansion, unsure on whether she would ever enter its walls again.
Lok POV.
It was useless trying to sleep. He was concerned about Sophie, after Den had come down and said that she had gone into her room she hadn't come out for the rest of the day. Not even for meals, after not eating for two days it would be weakening her.
Already Sophie had been acting funny and out of it. It wasn't right for her to be acting like it, it wasn't in her personality.
Sighing Lok rolled over in bed and switched on the lamp, thinking about looking at the information his father had put into his Holotome.
As soon as the warm glow the light produced filled the room Lok knew something was wrong. By his door there was a folded piece of paper which had been poked through underneath the door.
Quickly he leap out of bed and picked up the note with trembling hands. Although he hadn't read the note yet something told him that it wouldn't be good. He was right...
I finally took the time to sit down and read the reviews that everyone wrote. Thankyou to everyone who took the time to write them, after reading them all I have been going through and editing the chapters as I write them to try and make sure that each one will be as enjoyable as the last. I hope that you all like this chapter, sorry about the cliff hanger at the end. Some of them might be hard to pick up but in each chapter there are small clues which are leading up to the ending.