Ark Kingdom: The Magic Within (Bellarke)

Chapter 14

Bellamy’s POV

“Bellamy, over here!” A girl calls out. I remember her name was Harper.

“Who is it?” I’m almost afraid to look. “Who’s hurt?”

“Miller, during the quake, he fell into a crack.” Harper says; motioning for me to follow her.

I can finally breathe again. They’re okay. “What quake?”

“You didn’t feel it? It hit us about half an hour ago.” It’s Harper’s turn to look confused.

“No, we didn’t have anything. Show me where he is.” I decide to stop worrying about something we can’t change. I know that I can help Miller so I focus on that. Harper takes off towards the middle path. I have to sprint to stay with her. Man is she a fast runner. She’s almost too fast. My lungs are burning and my heart is racing but she still gets too far ahead of me. I follow the path hoping that there isn’t a turn that she could’ve taken.

“Come on. You have to hurry. It’s crushing him!” Harper is back with me. I didn’t even see her coming my way. “Grab my hand. We don’t have time for this.”

She doesn’t give me much choice when she yanks my glove off and takes my hand. I feel a rush of energy enter my body. I bite my tongue to keep from cursing. It burns my muscles before a soothing sensation fills them. It still hurts, but is manageable. Then we are running. We are going so fast that the world is a blur.

“Sorry, I have only shared this with Miller and it didn’t hurt him like this.” Harper gives me a sympathetic smile.

I don’t speak. I just run and hope that we will be there soon. I notice that my lungs are no longer burning. I guess there’s one good thing about this.

“We’re here.” As soon as Harper drops my hand the pain disappears.

“Where is he?” I ask when I can’t see any cracks in the ground. There is rubble everywhere just like what happened during the first quake.

“Right here.” Harper leads me to a cave.

When I look inside I cringe. I can only see his head and one arm. He is unconscious. I can’t even tell if he’s still breathing. I step closer and grab his wrist. I can feel a faint pulse.

“You can help him, right?” Harper is pacing so fast that she is just a talking blur.

“Yes.” I need her to leave so I can pull him out. I know now that a lot of us have abilities, but I’m not ready for them to know about mine. “ Now I need you to go make sure the others are okay. Where are they?”

“They’re farther back; still making their way to us. Miller and I went ahead so that we could report back to you first we kind of had a beat with the other group. I know; stupid.”

“No that’s good. It  got the search over faster. Go make sure that they are okay though.”

“Don’t you need help to pull him out?” She gives me a confused look.

“No, we’ll be fine.”

She looks like she’s not going to leave. Her eyes aren’t leaving Miller’s limp body. Then, after a couple seconds of indecision she shoots off towards where I assume the others are.

“Okay, Miller, this is probably going to hurt. I’m sorry.” I reach inside to the warm light within me. I stretch as the power goes through my limbs. Once it reaches my fingers I wiggle them and then begin. First, I carefully pick up the smaller rocks just to make sure that the cave is still somewhat stable. Then, I go for the bigger ones. That’s when everything starts to shift and crumble. I send out as much as I can to hold everything steady.

“Time for plan B.” I will the rocks around Miller to pull away from him. I hear him groan as the pressure leaves him. A reach forward, grab his arm at the elbow and yank him out of the cave. Just as his feet get out the whole thing falls apart. I pull him farther away from the rubble so that I can check his injuries.

I gently turn him to his back after seeing that he just has minor bruises and cuts. On his stomach, though there is already a pooling of blood. His stomach and side are purple. It doesn’t look good. I’ve only seen something like this once before when a guard got crushed by a fallen tower. He had died by nightfall. Clarke. She can help him. I don’t know how I know that but once the thought has entered my head I know it’s true.

Just then I hear my name being called out. “Bellamy! Please, I need you!” I recognize the voice as Clarke’s but I can’t tell where it’s coming from. It’s almost like it is being said directly into my mind. “Bell, hurry.”

“Where are you?” I call out to the empty space.

“Over here.” I finally place her. She is on the other side of the veil. I can’t get to her. I’ll need to go back to camp and run down their path.

“I’m coming. Just hold on.” I say to her sobs.

“We don’t have time. Come through.”

“What?” She wants me to go through the veil? “I’ll die.”

“No, you won’t. Just come and bring Miller.” She says.

I step closer to the veil and hear Clarke’s sobs. I reach forward just out of reach of the green mist. Little pieces of it shoot out as if they want to grab onto me. I act tough and brave, but in this moment I realize that I am weak. I can’t do it. I pull back and pick up Miller. I start walking back to camp at a brisk walk.

“I’m coming, Princess. Just hold on.” I say to the now silent world. I can only hear my own footsteps and breathing.