The Shaniex Shadows

Chapter 3- Orgins Part 1

"Oww!" I grunted as someone's palm slapped my face. That same hand clamped over my mouth and I bit it hard.

I could hear my victim stifling their sound of pain. I cocked my eyebrows.

Standing infront of me, stood Matthew and Posiedon. Posiedon grabbed one of his hands and I knew it was him who slapped me.

"What the hell is wrong with you two and why is he here?" I asked. Matthew shrugged and pointed at Posiedon.

"It was his idea, not mine." Matthew said with his hands up in defense.

Posiedon was no longer in the gown I saw him in my dreams. He was wearing grimy torn clothes as if he had actually been captured.

Matthew looked at me, but I looked at Posiedon who was deciding to conjure the dumbfounded expression.

"You know what you did! Before we were kidnapped, I saw you and those freaks smiling down on me. You wait until I get out of these chains." I said, but stopped.

Beholding where we were, in the room of my dream. Everything was the same except for the doors, instead I was actually inside the room where the throne is.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your show, but we need to get out of here." Matthew said desperately.

Posiedon raised his fist and threw his balled hand at me and I didn't even flinch as he hit the wall. Instantaneously, the shackles sunk into the wall.

I rubbed my red and purple wrist. "Hurts like a mother." Matthew said rubbing his own wrist.

"Come on follow me. I know a way out of here." I told them. I began to move leaving them behind if they weren't moving quick enough.

A hand yanked my arm. "We can't go down there. Trust me, I saw a better way." Posiedon proclaimed. I ripped my arm from his grasp and I stepped up to his face.

"How would you know unless you've been here before?" I asked curiously. It wasn't really a question, but actually a statement.

I won't ever trust Posiedon, but the old man said I need to get close to him. This was as compassionate as I was going to get.

"Ok, enough baby talking." Matthew said. He walked ahead of us and stepped down the first step.

"Go down slowly and don't put a lot of pressure on your feet. Tip toes guys because right now we're ballerinas" Matthew said.

"Shut up!" Both Posiedon and me said at the same time.

Matthew looked at me surprised. "Keep going." I told him.

We continued down the long stairs. Sometimes I worried about Matthew. This entire building was made from stone, not wood. So, why would the stairs creak? I hoped he'd been joking.

We continued walking down the stairs faster until we entered a hallway lit by torches. The hallway continued to what looked like a corridnor.

We all stayed along the wall, continuing our cautious pace forward. I hadn't heard anything which was good, but it was alittle too quite.

Matthew abruptly stopped.

"What?" I asked in his ear.

He didn't respond back so I passed Matthew. I kept walking, but haulted as a door up ahead opened. As I watched the shadows, I was looking for people, but instead hundred of snakes came into view.

I'm terrified of snakes and I sure wasn't craving to get bitten.

I was ready to start stepping and then rub back up the stairs, but Matthew touched me.