A Different Island

Chapter 11: Captured

I know what you're gonna say. Evan, you did this to yourself, you should've been more cautious about whatever that blue thing was!

I am well aware I should've been more careful, but the creature didn't try to con me within less than a minute of our encounter like that other creature in the arctic region. And so based on that fact alone, I thought I could trust the creature.

As for my abduction, everyone knows I'm still here since I'm talking to you. And yes, I was alive through the experiences. As for whoever abducted me, you actually might be surprised to hear this, but even though nobody I've met so far has ever heard of a human before I came along, but there actually is something special about the past that I would soon discover. And it happened after I finally found out where I was and who I had exactly been acquired by. This was also when I would learn what the island's name was.

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I eventually woke up after what I could only assume was at least a couple hours of unconsciousness.

The first thing I noticed was that I was trapped in what looked like an underground prison cell. The walls were made up of wood planks with the roof of the cell being held up by support beams. There was a lantern mounted on the side of the wall which illuminated the cell.

Then came the big wooden door which separated me from the outside world. I also noticed that there seemed to be a slot in the middle of the door which I couldn't move no matter how hard I tried to do so.

I was feeling very confused, worried, and afraid of what I had ended up in. I was likely trapped underground after being captured by the strange attackers that went after Quinn and I. Where was I? Who were my captors? What happened to the Gray Nahele hunter group I was with? Did they do anything to the rest of the tribe? In that case, did anything happen to the alpha, Sophie, or Shelly? All these questions were just things I just simply couldn't answer.

But then I heard steps coming my way, closer and closer, until they eventually seemed to stop right infront of my door. The slot in the door opened up to reveal a face of who I could only assume was one of likely many guards. They were wearing a helmet, almost like a knight from the Middle Ages, this was also why I couldn't see his face.

"The king and the royal council wants to see you and the other stranger." Said the guard. His voice was deep and intimidating. But still, I did have the courage in me to ask one of my several questions. "Where am I?" I asked. "That doesn't matter at the moment. What matters is what the king questions you two about." Said the guard. Dang it, I thought. But he said that the king questions "you two". Did that mean someone else was captive here as well? Unfortunately, I didn't get to speculate more as the guard began opening up the locks on the door and opened it up. "Come on you." Said the guard.

As soon as I was let out of the cell, I saw down the hall was some sort of lift which confirmed that I was underground. But that meant I could make a run for it? Nope, I mean I did try and run, but the guard snatched my arm before I even could make it a couple feet. He then took my other arm behind my back and tied them both together. I did try and use my legs to get away but all that did was nearly make me fall down on my face. He then tied my legs together with rope now making absolute sure I couldn't escape.

Now that I was secure, the guard led me down the hall past many other cells which I assumed held prisoners as well. After making it over to the lift, he lied me down on the floor and began calling for someone. "Come on Edgar, do you have the other prisoner?" Asked the first guard. After waiting for a while, another guard came down from one of the other hallways. And only when he came closer did I see who has was taking.

It was Tommy.

"Tommy? How did you get h-", QUIET!" Said the guard as he cut me off. I shut my mouth and from that point on, I just simply never spoke again for the rest of the transfer. As soon as Edgar stepped on the lift with Tommy, he and the other guard then pulled on some ropes and lifted us up to the surface. But when we got up, we saw that it was actually nighttime and we were actually up on a small mountain which overlooked a town of sorts. And infront of the lift was a small path that we could take to get down the mountain and into the town.

And when we got down to the town below, we saw that there was a whole lot in the village, but it turns out we weren't walking through it, but rather around it towards another architect. I actually didn't lay eyes on it until our attention was redirected towards it when Tommy asked where we were going. It turned out to be a large castle that almost made me think back to the castle at Disney World. But I was full aware that this was no Disney World.

While entering the actual castle itself, we had to cross over a large bridge which was what loomed over a big river below. After the bridge was a gate that opened up to the castle courtyard. And after that was the castle doors themselves. And what I saw in there shook me to my core.

Sitting in the throne room, was none other, than a human man. Yes my friend, you heard that right.

A human was the king.

He wore a big crown atop his head and also wore what looked like a king's clothes from the Middle Ages, like the guard's armor. The man also looked in his mid 30s.

When I first saw him in the throne, I was utterly confused and surprised, and I could only assume Tommy was the same. Even more questions were rushing though our head like never before, and frankly, our heads would explode if it were possible.

We were led right up close to the king's throne, and then the guards stood to the side as the king spoke to Tommy and I. "State your names." He said.

"Tommy"

"Evan"

"I am King Reginald, only to be addressed as King. I am the ruler of this fine Kingdom of this  island called Kipoiwa that we have called home for many years!" Said the king. I suppose that this was what the island was called.

"Now, we still aren't exactly sure how we got here to be exact, but according to some who went beyond the walls, they say you've both just unexpectedly arrived near where our kingdom is situated, and we've sent some of our strongest warriors to catch you both. And I now order to tell me where you come from and how you even got here?" Explained the King.

I went first and I stated that I must've fallen through the ground or something or maybe even into a rock, whatever it was sent me through a portal into here. Tommy stated the same kind of story, but I suppose neither of us were having the King on.

"Hogwash, that was not how our ancestors came through here! They say the Kipoiwa goddess must've granted them access through to here! Not one of them had fallen onto a rock and into a portal! Now tell me the truth this instant!" The King shouted.

"We are, we told you how we got here! I don't know of any kind of goddess that even is a part of this island."

I was about to join Tommy right after he said that, but then I remembered back to what Shelly had said to me about there being a Heart to this Island who was supposedly a sentient goddess as well as also being her mother.

But before I could state what I remembered, the King stood up and ordered the guards to be us down to court where we would be in for a trial to determine our fates.

Th guards from before also took off their helmets, revealing they too were human before dragging us away.