Ark Kingdom: The Magic Within (Bellarke)

Chapter 17

Bellamy’s POV

“Princess, what’s happening? You need to pull back. Stop.” I sound hysterical as I reach forward. Her eyes have gone black and she’s no longer responding or even moving. Then all of a sudden she slumps forward. I catch her and lift her over a groaning Miller. The bruises have faded and I know that he will be okay. I can’t say the same about Clarke.

“Clarke, please wake up.” I gently shake her. When she doesn’t respond I lay her down so that her head is in my lap.

“She’ll be fine. Her mom warned me that this might happen.” Wells’ voice makes my jump. I forgot that he was here.

“What happened?” I ask him.

“She made me promise to not tell anyone. Sorry.” Wells gives me a sympathetic smile. “What I can say is it’s like her body needs to recharge. She used too much.”

“So, she just needs to sleep it off?” I ask.

“Yes, hopefully.” He says the last part more to himself.

“Hopefully? You don’t even know, do you?” Anger bursts out of me.

“I do.” He stops when Clarke shifts. We hear her moan. “See, she’s fine.”

“Princess, are you waking up?” I gently caress her cheek with my gloved hand.

“Bell?” She whispers faintly.

“Yes, I’m here.”

“Bell? I need you, please help me.” She reaches forward blindly.

“I’m here.” I look at Wells. “Why can’t she hear me?”

“I think she’s asleep.” He shrugs his shoulders but I see the worry in his eyes.

“Clarke, Princess, wake up.” I shake her shoulders a little less gently this time. Then in front of my eyes she disappears. I fall forward from the lack of her weight against me. I catch myself before landing on top of Miller.

“Find me. Help me.” Clarke’s voice washes over me like a cool splash of water.

“I will. Where are you?” I shout to the sky.

“Where is Clarke? What did you do?” Wells is shoving me backwards and has his dagger drawn.

“I don’t know.” I confess.

“Bell, hurry. They’re coming for me.” Clarke says.

“I’m trying. I need to know where.” I call back.

“Is this a joke to you?” Wells is holding my collar tightly and squatting in front of me. I try to stand but he holds me down.

“No, this isn’t a joke.” I shove his arm away from me and stand. “Didn’t you hear her? She’s in trouble. I need to find her.”

“What are you talking about? Of course I couldn’t hear her. She’s gone.” Wells gives me a look like I have a third eye.

“She just called for help.” I state the fact and then it hits me. Crazier things have happened. “You can’t hear her.”

“Didn’t I just say that?” Wells looks like smoke is going to come out of his ears any second now.

“Right.” I nod my head and back away from him. I look down and see Clarke’s pack. Peeking out of it is a brush. It has strands of her golden hair dangling from it. It’s a sign. I pick it up and tune out Wells’ anger. I rip my gloves off of my hands and grip the brush in my sweaty palms. Clarke, I’m coming. I think before my world goes dark.

I drop the brush and lean forward. I catch myself on something prickly. The brush drops to the ground with a thump. It’s so dark that I can’t see it even though it can’t be more than a foot away from me.

“Clarke!” I yell. I can’t hear anything, not even a breeze or stream. “Clarke!”

“Bell?” I turn around and see my princess holding a torch. The darkness is so evasive that the light only surrounds her face. It almost looks like a halo. “How?”

“How did I get here? The bigger question is how did you get here?” I carefully step closer to her. I stumble over the rough ground.

“I don’t know. The last thing I remember was healing Miller and then I woke up here. It’s been hours.”

“Hours?”

“Yes.”

“No, you’ve been gone less than a minute.” I reach forward and Clarke lets me take the torch from her.

“That can’t be. It was light when I first got here. I watched the sunset.” We’re plunged into darkness as a breeze appears taking out the fire. “Bellamy?”

“I’m right here.” I drop the useless torch to the ground and slowly wave my hands out in front of me. When I feel cloth I step forward and let my hands travel up. My hands are on her shoulders when I stop moving. I hear clomping of horses and men coming from somewhere in the distance. I can’t tell where it’s coming from. They could be right behind us or right in front of us.

I quickly slide my hands up so that they are touching Clarke’s warm skin. As soon as we make contact I let out a sigh of relief. We stop spinning and I’m terrified because it’s still dark. But, as soon as my eyes adjust I can see a faint green light. We’re back to the veil.

“We’re back!” I shout.

“Take cover! It’s acid!” I hear a voice I can’t discern call out in terror.

“Hurry! Get to the caves!” Another voice calls out.

“Bellamy, what are they talking about?” Clarke has worry in her eyes.

“I don’t know. Stay here.” I follow the green glow to the edge of the cave and see that the glow is coming towards me more than I am going towards it. I feel Clarke’s presence directly behind me. Her breath is hot on my neck.

“I said to stay back.” I scold her.

“I can’t just sit back. I need to know what’s happening.” She tries to step around me but I put my arm out to stop her.

“Look, it’s Atom.” I say as I see the boy running to our cave. The green smoke is hot on his trail. It’s coming at him from both sides. There is no way that he’ll make it in time. “Hurry!”

Before I can think I run out into the small space that the fog hasn’t taken over. As my arm swings out into the fog I feel the acid’s burn. I yell and hold my arm to my chest. I focus on the ground and try to pull Atom to me. I’m not close enough to move it. I step out farther away from the cave. The ground starts shifting. But, even moving the ground isn’t moving him fast enough.

“Bellamy, you have to get back inside. It’s too late!” Clarke screams.

I don’t say a word as I continue to focus on the ground. The earth underneath Atom lurches and then stops moving. Atom looks at me and screams as the fog surrounds him. I stumble backwards as the fog starts to sear my skin. I feel hands on me, pulling me back into the cave. 

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