I couldn’t sleep anymore. It was
3.45 in the morning and Taylor
I shook my head. No, that was crazy!
Absolutely crazy!! Mercedes was a good mother, and I knew she loved me. I had
to get out of here and check how she was doing. She couldn’t be dead, could
she? No, of course she wouldn’t! She was strong, for heaven’s sake! Why do I
keep thinking the worse?
Well, if I wanted to escape, now would
be a good time to do it. I inspected the glass tank that held me fast; nope. No
openings. How they got me in here is a mystery. I tried reaching for the cover
of the tank and pushing it open, but it wouldn’t budge. I swam back down and
thought hard. How do I get out of here?
I placed my cold hands on the surface
of the glass, wishing that it could just disappear. Suddenly, my hands glowed
red. I was frightened, thinking the worst, until a vicious red laser shot out
from my hands and broke a hole the size of a tree trunk into the glass, causing
a chain reaction to ripple through the smooth surface. Slowly, the tank cracked
open and water leaked out like waterfalls, spilling all across the floor.
As soon as I got out of the tank and
the tubes were shaken loose, an alarm sounded, bathing the world in red flashes
of light. Quickly, I flung open the door and made a run for it. I heard
scuffling behind me, and shout, of course, but I didn’t look back. This was the
time to go, and go I will.
Suddenly, I thought almost stopped me in
my tracks; Lotus! What about her? I shook away the thoughts of her. I needed to
get out first. Then I would tell Mercedes and she would help me free her. Right
now, I needed to get out of here.
The hallway seemed to go on forever,
until finally, I saw a heavy metal door in front of me, leading to the outside
world. I used my body to crash open the door and bolted. The warriors were hot
on my trail, and I needed to shake them off. Turning on my heel, I whirled
around until I was facing them and extended my hand out to them. Just like I
predicted, the same red laser shot out from my open hand and obliterated the
lot of them. Turning around, I made a break for it.
I was in a forest; the surroundings
unfamiliar, the trees mostly wilted from the ferocious heat. Since it was night
time, it was cooler, but me, unused to running, soon had whole rivers of sweat
pouring down my face. Where was I? How do I go home? I shook the thoughts of
panic from my mind and just continued, straight on, hoping for the best.
*****
I managed to make it home.
After swimming for who knows how
long in a huge, vast open sea, I finally reached the same spot where I was
washed ashore the first time I entered Elluel. I scrambled onto the island,
dripping wet with sea water, arms and legs burning of exhaustion. But I was
happy! I had made it home, and soon I would be able to see Mercedes again.
I raced through the trees, heart
beating fast, breath ragged, and soon I could see the town, and the castle
poking up from the top. Some of the houses were quite burnt and broken, and the
top floor of the castle was still being rebuilt, but I didn’t care! I was home
and soon, my life would return back to the way it was. Suddenly, I heard it;
voices, two females, no-one I knew well. I hid behind a tree and peered over
the trunk, and I saw two teenage elves walking, talking as they did so.
As they past by, I heard them say:
“Jan, have you heard what happened to our
princess?”
“Yeah, Carol. She’s born with the power of
darkness. I heard from her majesty.”
I froze. What? I was born with the
power of darkness? Did that have something to do with my purple blood? Frozen
in shock, I listened on:
“Didn’t like a human in our town anyway.”
“Yeah, me neither. I’m glad her majesty got
rid of her and sent her to the dark army were she belongs.”
At that point, the girls went off
and my knees gave way, and I sank to the ground with a thump. What? Was that
true? Was that officer right? No, I still didn’t believe it. These girls,
whoever they were, definitely got it wrong. I picked myself up, and headed for
the castle.
Soon, I was in front of the castle
gate, happy to see it again. Just as I was about to push it open, I heard
voices, and my natural instinct took over. I leapt into a pile of bushes and
hid myself in the leaves. I looked out of a little hole in the bush, seeing who
it was. I was happy and relieved to see it was Mercedes and Astilda! I was
tempted to jump out and scare them, but then Astilda said: “I’m sure you made
the right choice, your majesty.”
I froze. Were they talking about me?
Mercedes nodded. “I know I did,
Astilda. Dark magic is terribly dangerous but very powerful. In the wrong
hands, it could destroy a whole town.” Astilda nodded, her grey hair blowing in
the wind in union with Mercedes’s blonde hair.
“So, this was the best thing for Orchid,”
Astilda said.
“Yes. It had to be done,”
Mercedes said.
“It’s true,” Astilda said. “it’s for our, and
her own good.”
“Indeed, Astilda.”
I shrank back into the shadows of
the bush. What was happening? Why were they speaking like that? Its like they
really did choose me for a peace offering. But they couldn’t have! However, the
next thing they said just confirmed my suspicions:
“Dark magic is usually used
for evil,” Astilda said, and Mercedes nodded.
“Yes,” Mercedes said. “And I
hate it.”
“Me too. So, what do you
think of Orchid?”
“She doesn’t deserve to be in my town.”
No, I thought, tears streaming from
my eyes. No, that can’t be. But it is. They did send me away, just because of
this stupid power, they shoved me aside. Suddenly, my sorrow became anger. So,
if this is what they want, I’ll give them a taste of their own medicine. I’ll
show them all, every single one of them, that if you strike me down, I’ll come
back up, even if it means bringing you down with me. Whatever debt I owe them
is gone, and they will pay for shoving me aside.
I returned to the dark army
base, furious, and agreed to be the one of the Black Mage’s commanders. They
did more tests on me until I could control magnificent dark energy. Lotus soon
became as powerful as me and swore she would help bring down the town that
shoved me aside because I dared to be different.
Even after hundreds of years, my grudge
still stands. Mercedes and her pitiful little town will pay for what they did.
They will all pay. I will show them all.
Especially when I take over the world.
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