Chapter 6 Sinister's hunt
Despite the sultan's attempts, his entire army had been unsuccessful in finding either Angel or Sinister. They were both gone.

"What do we do now?" Erik asked.

The sultan sat hunched over his head in his hands, looking utterly defeated. "An entire army to search the whole desert and there is not a single sign or sighting of either of them. It's like they vanished."

The sultan said sitting back in his chair. Erik turned his attention to the hall as he heard a rhythmic clanking getting nearer to the throne. A few seconds later and a very tall muscly guard entered the throne room. He was followed by two guards. They approached the sultan and all three of them bowed at the same time.

"I am sorry to hear the bad news that we were unable to find..."the main guard started to say before the sultan rose grabbed his sword and cut off his head in one swing. The sultans hand shook as he held the sword unmoving after the execution.

"No... no...nooo...nooo... I don't want to hear that...I don't want to hear it...I WANT HER BACK...I WANT THEM FOUND...I DON'T CARE IF WE HAVE TO SEARCH UNDER EVERY PIECE OF SAND IN THIS DESERT...FIIIIND HER!" The sultan yelled and the two other guards hopped up and quickly exited the throne room, before they too where executed. The sultan put the sword on his throne room chair and stood there breathing hard for a moment. A laugh suddenly erupted from him. Erik watched without saying a word.

"Oh, Erik." He said.

"What?" Erik asked.

"We have a contract, yes?" The sultan asked.

"Yes." Erik said crossing his arms and cursing himself he knew where this was going.

"Well, I believe I told you I wanted you to fulfill this one and that whatever you needed you would get, correct?" He asked turning to look at him.

"Yes." Erik said.

"Then why are you still standing here? Shouldn't you try to retrieve her too? So, you can go try to fulfill your contract."

"In one condition, which falls into another part of my contract." Erik said.

"What's that?" The sultan asked.

"You have me from time-to-time torture prisoners, do you not?" Erik asked.

"I do." He said.

"I want Sinister." Erik said.

The sultan laughed. "Alright but I get to watch." he said.
A few hours ago... Sinister walked quickly to his rooms grabbed a few books and some clothes before shoving them into a bag he dropped over his shoulder. He ran back up the stairs before hearing Erik yell for the sultan. He watched as Erik walked into the throne room before running back to Eriks chambers. He threw open the door to see Angel hadn't even moved. She laid in Erik's bed just the way he left her. Once Angel saw Sinister, she jumped up from the bed and was jerked by her leash that held her tight she grabbed at her chains and pulled, her pants still down around her legs.

"Now...now...now...now, now none of that." Sinister said kneeling down to her he grabbed her around the middle and pulled her up to stand her body was pressed against his. "You could hurt yourself flailing around like that. I just came back to help you. It's ok we are leaving." He said, he pulled up her pants and fastened them, while she struggled to get away.

He pulled her to him again and she began to struggle against him, but he held her to him bringing her closer to the ring that held her leash. He shushed her as he the ring trying to release her leash.

"Damn." He said but continued fighting it. Angel screamed but he covered her mouth and continued to mess with the leash and ring. "I said shusshhh do you want the guards to hear?" He asked. "Ouch!" He said and released her. She fell to the ground. "You bit me you ungrateful...uuhhhh!" He yelled and pulled the mechanism to the ring to release her leash. Once he had it he pulled her to him. She fought and pulled at her chains but he was like a wench slowly pulling her to him. Once she was close enough he grabbed her around her middle and threw her over his shoulder before walking out of the chamber.

Erik rode straight to the village of Vamir, and headed straight to Ed's for some odd reason his gut told him to go there and ask for Sinister. Erik dismounted and knocked on the door before shifting his weight anxiously from leg to leg. The door opened and Ed's face popped in view.

"Ah, the Angel of Death. Gracing me with his presence again. Come in, come in." He said holding the door open and allowing him to step through the door. "What brings you to visit me this fine day?" He asked.

"It seems Sinister has betrayed the king and kidnapped an important prisoner. You've been here for a long time in these lands and you seem to know a lot about Sinister and the sultan. I was wondering if you know where he may be headed."

" I don't know him that well. Give me a minute to think."

Erik looked around Ed's house, it was the same as last time no changes and Erik wondered how he could live in such filth.

"It would have to be private; some place he's familiar with." Ed finally said. Erik nodded in agreement.

" Do you know where that may be for him?"

"He's in control of a part of the sultan's army on the borders, there are towers there he rarely goes there if there are problems with the borders to solve the problems. If he can make it there, he may be able to leave the desert and be gone for good." Ed said.

"Which is the one he goes to most often?" Erik asked.

"Now that I don't know ask the sultans guard, they would know more about that." Ed said. Erik knew it would be easy to find some guards and ask them as the sultan had every guard in the kingdom looking for her. So all he had to do was ride out and find one. "Thank you for your time, Ed " Erik said and turned to leave.
It didn't take long for Erik to find some of the sultans Royal guards, and approach them. The guards were able to point Erik in the right direction and away he went.