Hesitantly the kicked man began to loosen my binds.

"If you try anything, you will suffer for it." The stabbed man said in a stern tone of voice.

He then nodded to a guard whom revealed a beautiful sword.

"MY SWORD!!" I cried as my binds were freed.

"It is a lovely weapon isn't it miss?" the sultan chuckled as he took the sword from the guard's hands.

"Yes it is... And it was given to me." I retorted, rubbing my reddened and throbbing wrists.

"I see... Well until you can be trusted, I shall keep it safe." He said slyly.

"Come on now." commanded the kicked man as he gently placed his hand on my shoulder.

I glared at him and he pulled his hand away from me at once. The stabbed man moved behind me after this motion and the kicked man lead the way.

"Here is your room Miss." The kicked man spoke, his tone much softer and humble, "Your new clothes will be provided for."

"And if anything is needed, please hesitate to ask." The stabbed man cried.

"I shall." I replied as they left me alone in a huge room.

As soon as I knew they were gone and that I was alone, I began to search through the room. It was very grand; a large bed in top-center of the room. A table by a fireplace, torches lining the walls, and beautiful tapestries were everywhere.

As I began to gently finger over a gold statue that was sitting on a bookshelf, I was met by a voice.

"Here are your clothes Miss." A craggily voice spoke.

I turned quickly to see a woman standing by my new bed. She looked to be in her late thirties and her red hair was down to her knees, grey streaks raced across it. Her face had a few wrinkles but still held her beauty and her eyes were a glorious green. A small pendant hung from her neck.

That pendant...

"Oh my God." I breathed as I walked towards her, "Adrianna?"

"Yes, how did you know my... Oh my heavens... Can it be?" she breathed, putting her hand on her chest, "Nicole?"

"Oh ANDRIANNA!" I cried as I hugged her tightly.

"I can't believe my eyes. Oh look at how you've grown." She smiled, tears flowed down her cheeks.

"How did you get here?" I inquired as she sat beside me on my bed.

"Well sweetheart, after that last party, I met a man... and I fell in love with him... The sultan... he is my husband... and now I live here..." She spoke, flashing a beautiful ring that was on her left hand.

"But what does your husband want with me?" I inquired.

"I have a son... Well he's not my son... But I treat him as such... And my husband has heard rumors of this Phantess... So he sent out his finest warriors to search for her and one of them received word of her docking on the coast of Egypt... So he sent a tribe of warriors to retrieve her... without success... They all were massacred..." she spoke.

"Who told him of where I... umm... she had docked?" I asked.

"He does not know... The man that had told one of his warriors concealed his identity... He did speak something about The Rain..."

The Rain...

"No... It can't be..." I breathed.

"Nicole... I know who you are now... I know about Phantess and my son..." Adrianna whispered.

"HE MURDERED MY FRIEND!!!" I cried out tears streaming down my pale face, "How could you love a murderer!?" I breathed.

"Nicole... I..." she began...

"My name is not Nicole any longer..." I softly barked, "My name is Phantess... Captain Phantess..."

"I see... I am... I am sorry." Adrianna breathed as she began to leave the room.

"Don't be." I replied, "You are not the one who beat me, tried to kill me and nearly succeeded. You have nothing to be sorry for... except."

"Except what?" she inquired stopping in the doorway.

"Except letting your husband, kill my friend... Since you said that you knew that was PHANTESS!" I said slyly feeling utter hatred.

"Phantess... I... I have no power over him." She breathed as she came and sat back down next to me.

"Yes you do..." I retorted.

"No I do not... I am just like you... A prisoner." She spoke, a tears slid down her rosy cheeks.

"Adrianna! What has happened to you?!" I cried out.

"What do you mean...?"

"You use to be so vibrant and free! NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD!! And now... Look at you... A prisoner... Bound to a man... Bound to a murderer." I spoke.

"SHHHhhhhHHhh!!" She breathed cupping her hand over my lips, "They guards mustn't hear of this."

She then silently crept towards the door and peaked outside... After a moment she then came back into the room, locking the door behind her.

"I can not stay here you know." I spoke.

"I know, but how will you escape? There is no water, no food, and no people within a hundred miles of here!" she breathed.

"I got here didn't I?" I replied slyly.

"I guess you did... but you mustn't leave yet. Please promise me this... that you will give my son a chance." She pleaded.

"But..."

The Voice...

"Promise me..." she begged.

As her eyes met mine, memories of the night when I left my dear Yuna and my beloved Sam flooded my mind.

"I... I shall..." I said my voice cracking and a silent tear streamed down my ghostly cheek.

"Phantess?"

"It is nothing... Please I am tired." I replied hastily.

"I see. Good night." She spoke as she left the room, shutting the door behind her.

My body quivered as the haunting memories began to ensue. I tossed and turned in my new bed that night and an icy wind blew in my room. It brought dreams of Sam and Yuna as it blew across my quivering body. My heart raced and my throat swelled as I felt the pain that Sam and Yuna had suffered; the pain of my mother as she spoke her final words...

And now... the pain of my dear friend... My sweet Mockingbird...

The only comfort I felt that night was of these words...

The Voice: My Fallen Angel... I am here...