Here we go, Chapter 6! :) Hope everyone is enjoying the story. I know I am! Once again Leya and Valena are mine, anything else is Oblivion! Let's do this!
Thief of the Heart
Chapter 6
Days had gone by, since Lucien and Leya had their fight. Most of the time he was in his study. She barely saw him at all. Leya was sitting in the chair at the table and wondered if she could find a way out. She felt hurt from his words, before. How could he ever think she would trick him like that. She sighed and looked down at her hands. She wish she was dead, but she felt like there was something she needed to do.
Suddenly the gates opened and Lucien entered, he looked exhausted like he had been up for days.
"Are you alright? You look terrible." He just ignored her and continued on. He grabbed an apple and turn to talk back to the study. Leya was getting tired of this. She grabbed his arm and jumped in front of him. "Enough!" She shouted. He looked at her surprised a bit, but it changed to anger quickly. "I know you're made at me but dont make yourself sick just because you dont feel like talking to me! "
"What makes you think you're that special? I would never get sick over a mere slave." She looked at him shocked. But something in her snapped and she reached back her hand, the sound rang throughout the caverns of the fortress. A bright red hand print, forged on his face. The aura coming off him made her immediately regret her action. She thought to back away but stood her ground. His face was red with fury, as he stepped closer and closer to her. His face mere inches from hers. But she stood tall, a proud elf.
"You think you hide yourself easily dont you?" She began. He grabbed her and threw her against the wall. At this point she didnt care if she died. He had her pinned to the wall with a blade to her throat. But she looked at him, fearlessly."You don't think I know how to free myself?" He stopped and looked at her.
"What do you mean?" She looked at him sternly, then kicked him back. Lucien fell back, as she charged him and swung a small letter opener at him, but he blocked. She pushed him away, and gained her footing. Once he did, Lucien charged her only to have her dodge left, and twirl around kicking him behind the kneecaps. He fell to the ground, on his back and she jumped on top of him with the letter opener to his throat. Lucien stared up at her angrily.
"I'm not some helpless elf, for you to control and manipulate, Lucien. If I wanted to be free, I could just kill you to 'disarm' the spell." Lucien began to growl.
"Then why don't you!" He spat. She pulled the 'weapon' away and tossed it aside.
"The same reason you won't kill me." He looked up at her, when she suddenly leaned down and kissed him. His flinched a bit, but found himself relaxing. He felt like his body began to move on its own, as his hands ran up her arms and tangled his fingers into her long white hair. He pulled her closer, to deepen the kiss. A soft sigh escaped her lips when he suddenly realised what he was doing. He quickly pushed her off him, roughly and jumped to his feet.
"I don't know what game you're playing but I will not fall for these tricks anymore! I do not love you, and I never will. Nor do I believe that you love me!" With that, he stormed down the halls back to his study.
Few hours later...
Lucien returned to the room, with Leya sitting in the corner reading a book. He sighed as he sat on his bed to rest for a moment. But it was interupted by a sound coming from the halls of the fort. Leya looked down the hall with caution. Lucien didn't seem all that worried. Was he expecting someone?
Suddenly, a figure submerged from the dense fog from the halls, and there stood Valena. She entered quietly and went straight to Lucien, and bowed. "I am here, Master Lucien." Lucien smiled and crossed his arms.
"That was indeed impressive, Valena. But now, I have another task for you." Leya looked at her suspiciously. There was something very off about this woman.
Leya stood from her chair slowly, when suddenly Valena turned and threw a knife at her. Leya caught it without flinched and threw it into the table next to her. NEver removing her eyes from, Valena.
"Oh, and who is this?" Valena said with a dark grin. Leya paced around the room, her eyes fixed on Valena.
"A friend..." Was all she dared to reply. Valena looked at Lucien and laughed.
"I see you have a pet. If I had known I would've brought treats." She looked at Leya who began to get irritated with her presence.
"Why go to all that trouble. I'm sure you are a busy woman, what with having no life, so you take someone else's." Valena's grin drew to a frown.
"You gonna let your pet talk to me that way, Master Lucien?" Lucien seemed a bit interested in the meeting. He smirked and looked at Valena.
"You're a big girl, I didnt think you had to ask for help from my 'pet'." Valena growled under her breath and turned to face Lucien.
"What do you ask of me, Master Lucien?" Leya just slowly walked back to the chair, still keeping a close eye on Valena.
"It seems we have a traitor in our midst." Valena looked at him a bit surprised.
"A traitor? But who?" Lucien sighed and rubbed his head.
"We do not know, unfortunately, the Purification is required. I will need you to go back to the Sanctuary, and kill everyone."
Both Valena and Leya looked at him shocked.
"What? But Ocheeva and Vicente. Surely they could not be traitors!" Valena pleaded with Lucien, but he never looked up.
"The Sanctuary is tainted. You will become my Silencer, and you must kill everyone in the Sanctuary. Once this is done, you will start getting your orders from me, via dead drops. You will never come here unless summoned, are we clear?" Lucien looked at her sternly. Valena was quiet as she shook her head.
"Yes...Master Lucien." And with that, Valena left. Lucien rubbed his head, as Leya looked at him in disbelief from the other side of the room.
"You're just going to kill and entire group of people, without knowing for sure who the traitor is!" Lucien looked at her with the 'Not now' look. But she ignored it. "How can you condem those people to death without any evidence!"
"Because there IS no evidence! The Brotherhood is tainted! Therefore we must perform the Purification!" He snapped.
"I can't believe you would do this. It's low, even for you!" He glared at her.
"You better watch yourself! My patience is very thin, especially with you!"
"I'd rather it'd be me to die, then all those people who are loyal to the Brotherhood!" Lucien looked at her annoyed.
"Why do you care, besides, we all just a bunch of predictable murderers, right! Well how's THIS for predictable!" Leya clinched her fist and stood from her chair, rushing over to Lucien.
"Lucien, those people are your allies! They trust you and look to you for guidance!" Lucien back-handed her, making her stumble and fall. She held her cheek, with tears stinging her eyes.
"You don't think I know that! Now leave, or so help me, I will skin you alive!" Leya looked at him, she got up without a work and went to the wash room to clean up. Lucien just sighed and sat on the bed. He rubbed his head furiously. Images of Vicente and Ocheeva began running through his mind. How they grew up in the Brotherhood. But this is what had to be done. There is no turning back.
A/N
Awgh, Lucien! No!.
Yeah so once again I wasn't planning on doing this for this chapter but I added more. I will hopefully have the next chapter up soon! PLEASE R&R! I thrive from teh reviews!FEED MEH! *gasping*