Sakura Eyes

Chapter 77

It's dark again.

I gritted my teeth and clenched my fists together as I tried to reach further into the core of my mind. It was here somewhere...where was it...I can't find...

Suddenly, a sharp pain shocked my head, and my concentration broke. 

I clicked my tongue and fell back against the stone wall. Looking up at the barred doors, I let out a shaky breath.

How many days has it been since they threw me into this cell? I haven't seen the others ever since I've been locked up in here.

"Your lack of control over your demon is embarrassing for a Royal."

I couldn't say anything after Violet told me that the night Nan attacked Qualf, and I was dragged back here into a prison cell. During the first night here, all I could think about was the scene where Qualf threw up waterfalls of blood and his heart.

But later, I found my focus shifting towards Nan.

It's not like I never asked Nan about herself, but I never pushed her to talk more because I never really thought much about it. She was the type where you needed to really dig in deep for her to open up, and to be honest, I could care less about her past; I just needed her power.

But now that this conflict has appeared, I don't think I can take her that lightly anymore. She's always been the dry and cynical type, one that covered up their true feelings with a nonchalant mask. 

Just thinking of how I would be able to get past that barrier when I couldn't even reach her these days was painful and tedious just thinking about it.

But she was my demon whether I liked it or not.

I had to figure out her identity and the story behind all the things she and the other two demons were talking about. There was too much I didn't know about; I thought I would be able to learn more about all this demon stuff, but now I've just been piled on with more burning questions.

Just how long do I have to be coped up in here? I was wasting time. Just sitting here and agonizing about my worries won't do anything. If Nan refused to let me meet her, I needed to talk to Violet and Aslan at least—

"Hey."

I gasped and whirled around to see a familiar red-haired boy standing outside the barred door. 

"Sorry, we couldn't come earlier," Tristan said, sitting down. "Aslan wouldn't let us come in and had guards stationing the entrance constantly. He finally gave in today, but he's only letting one person visit a day, and he's put a time limit on the visits."

"How long has it been since I've been locked up?" I got up from the ground and walked over in front of him. 

"Two days."

I sighed. "How are the others doing?"

"They're fine," Tristan waved his hand dismissively. "More importantly is you. I know you probably don't want to relive the memories, but..."

"What happened after I blacked out?"

"Violet touched your temple, and the both of you collapsed at the same time," Tristan said. "Then Aslan came over and touched both of your temples and fainted as well. I tried touching your temple as well, but nothing happened so I think it's just a Royal Demon thing."

"We were about to grab you and run, but Raylor intercepted us," he continued. "He said something about how you guys were in each other's consciousness, and we couldn't lengthen the distance. But as we waited, Aslan started shaking really badly all of a sudden."