Hello! I just want to warn you that uploading chapters might be a bit slow. I made the horrible decision of starting a million different stories at once, so... yah all of my free time just goes to writing these stories. Don't be mad at me for not uploading in a while, it just takes a bit of time. DON'T WORRY! I will not just stop this story(or any of my other stories), I will continue to write until I get to the end of it(if it ever ends anyway). I am not mean, and I do not just drop stories. However it might be while. So if it takes me a long time then don't think I dropped it. Keep your hopes up and wait for my inevitable upload! Anyway, Enjoy :)
Last time: At first she thought of this as strength, but now... she wasn't so sure.
Meanwhile with Rythian...
Rythian aimlessly walked around Blackhold struggling to hold back the thoughts that tried to cloud his mind. He saw the sun start to set on the horizon and he sighed, "I should get some sleep." He walked to the master bedroom and stopped at the thresh hold. He looked around the room and tears stung his eyes. Before any could find their way out, he turned away heading for the other room. That night he slept in one of the other bedrooms.
The Next Morning...
Rythian woke up forgetting the previous day and he turned in his bed, expecting to see Zoey next to him. When his eyes met the bookshelf instead, his eyes crinkled in confusion. Then the previous day came rushing back into his mind and he sat up. "Right, she left." He muttered. "Better go get ready." He said to himself. "There's a war coming. Better get ready because I'm pretty sure I'm going to be the one to start it." He said talking to himself again. "Lalna is going to get what's coming to him." He said, walking towards the magic room. "And so is Sjin."
Meanwhile with Zoeya…
Zoey woke up in one of the beds Lalna had given her. Teep slept on the other side of the room in another bed. He was still sleeping. She took the chance to quietly get up and walk out of the room. She made her way to his room filled with chests and looked through them. She was searching for weapons, anything to help her with her plans. She found some red matter weapons and she put those in her pack. When she was done she crept back into her room and sat on her bed. Her mind wandered back to Blackrock and she found tears prick the corner of her eyes. Why do I care? I was just using Rythian to get powerful. I shouldn't care. I was using him just like Duncan. I was using him to get my revenge. Poor Rythian. I was trying to keep him out of my plans, but he got sucked in too. He wanted revenge and I got emotionally invested. She thought, covering her face with her hands. I'm going to have to go back to Blackrock. The mushrooms are there and I still have to go to Barry's coronation and then there's the secret lab... Oh Rythian would kill me if he found out about that. She thought. "I need to go back to Blackrock." She said, standing up. She looked at Teep and was about to wake him up but she thought against it, He'll be fine here with Lalna. And with that thought, Zoey flew away from Lalna's castle and headed towards Blackrock with a smile on her face. She easily slipped past the iron doors and bolted down the trapdoor to the mineshaft. She hoped didn't make too much noise.
Ryhtian had been wandering through the castles of Blackrock like a ghost. He had made some new armor and he was waiting for more red matter to be produce so he could make the greatest weapons. He thought he heard the front door open and he got out his dark matter pickaxe walking cautiously to the foyer. He swung the door open and was met with nothing. He noticed the trap door to the basement was open and he walked over to investigate. He dropped down into the mine and looked around. There was an entrance guarded by two mushrooms. There were two staircases leading downwards separated by a low wall of glass. He heard voices down the staircase and he sighed, "When did this get here?" He asked. He walked down the staircase and at the bottom it turned into another room. He glanced inside and he saw seats lining the walls with mushrooms. There was a red carpet leading inside. He walked silently inside, his eyes widening as he saw the giant red mushroom sitting in the middle of what looked like some weird alter. He saw Zoey standing in front of the mushroom with a bucket of water. "What the hell?" He said.
Zoey turned around, obvious fear in her eyes, "Rythian." She said, her lips barely moving as if she didn't know she had said it. His heart leapt at the sound of his name on her lips.
Zoey was grabbing the holy water when she heard footsteps come into the room. She froze, Mushrooms don't have feet, was her initial thought, and her eyes widened. "What the hell?" She heard someone say.
She turned around and saw Rythian staring at her with an expression of confusion and fear, "Rythian." The word slipped out of her mouth before she could stop it.