The Land Of The Dead

Chapter Ten: Against Her Will

Two of Glory's guards showed up at Tyandra's door step on the flat that she was residing in. They didn't even care to knock, they barged in like two policemen searching for a running perpetrator.

Tyandra was taking a nap in her bedroom, which turned into a sleep, because she didn't hear anything.

One of the guards pushed the door with a violent force of haste and entered, "here she is!" He roared.

Tyandra woke up with fright replicating gradually in her body, her gasp made her well-aware that she wasn't overreacting, because she recognised that man.

She tried to run, but the guard was to quick for her. He caught her, as the other one was entering with an arrogant-bossy-walk.

He lifted her up to his shoulder, Tyandra struggled to escape but her physical strength was not enough. She ended up getting tired, and she didn't fight until they got to Glory in the forest and put her down on her feet.  There was no way she was going to run, because she was standing captive in between the guards.

Glory gathered her hands, a big smile resurfaced, "Witchy!" A pleased voice followed by relief. She walked up to her and cupped her chin roughly -- her face sullen-turned with her grip hardening.

She wanted to speak, she wanted to yell, but there were two guards standing in front of her who were going to have questions to themselves and end up talking -- and as the news flit, eventually, they would have led to being in the king's attention.

She asked them to leave her alone with Tyandra. Tyandra was calm and not thinking about running away. Not that she knew what Glory was now capable of -- because of her powers -- it was because she was not afraid of her. Regardless of her ruthlessness.

"Tyandra, how did you know that your drink was spiked?"

"6th sense, my queen."

"Hmm."

"Why didn't you come here when I called for you?"

"Because you want to sacrifice me to Shinobia for greater power," she gulped.

"Yet, you didn't use your powers on my guards to save yourself from dying."

Tyandra didn't talk no more.

"You're not even begging for thy life."

"And I won't."

"Why not?"

"Because you will never have my soul, even if you take me life. Glory, Shinobia is using you. With all this power you're acquiring--"

Glory slapped her, "I'm not Glory, I'm your queen," she scolded. Quickly after that she smiled again.

"She will take all this power, or make you sacrifice finally something that you won't be able to give away."

She slapped her again, "Silence!" She released a small amount of breath, "with your bloody 6th sense," she said calmly.

"My queen, I'm te--"

"Not another word!" She yelled and motioned with her second finger for Tyandra to stop talking. Once again, she pulled a smiled on her pretty face. "Now here's what's going to happen." She went to put her hands around her shoulder, "you and I will go to my cabin and I am going to kill you."

Fear suddenly settled in on Tyandra, eagerness of using her powers made her stomach twist. Glory gripped Tyandra's arm harshly and yanked her with her to the cabin. As they were arriving, Tyandra freed herself by forcefully pulling her arm from Glory's grip and ran away.

Glory groaned and rolled her eyes, she relaxed and then made Tyandra freeze with her mind. "You can't run from me, Witchy!" She placed her hands behind her back, and took very slow invincible arrogant steps toward her.

Suddenly, Glory was struck down with a club which hit her behind her head. She fell down unconscious and Tyandra got freed from her telekinetic power.

Tyandra turned around before she could run, confusion hit her when she saw Glory lying down motionless. She tip-toed to her, being careful just in case if she were to awake at any moment.

Someone cloaked in a dark hooded robe appeared behind Tyandra. She covered her mouth and quickly disappeared with her to nowhere in sight.

Glory woke up, some time later, with her head blaring. "Ahh," she winced. She helped herself up, "my dress," she complained. "That little witch," she groaned softly while wincing to her headache. "I would've sensed someone coming. That was her, she finally used her powers to defend herself. I shouldn't underestimate her now."

She decided to go to her cabin to change her dress. In the middle of that, while she was naked, Shinobia appeared.

"You failed to bring me Witchy."

Glory got startled, "it's you...uhm, yeah, she escaped."

"You are powerful, how can she escape?"

"She is powerful, too, Shinobia."

"No one fails me and lives."

"Please give me another chance."

"No."

"Please."

"I only give one chance and you already had one chance."

"Why don't you take her yourself, huh?"

There was silence in the room as Shinobia did not answer.

"I asked you a question, -bia."

"If you want to live, you will have to do something for me."

Glory forgot about the question she asked Shinobia and quickly flicked to what she had said. "What's that?"

"You will sleep with your husband. Invite me, so I can have his soul."

It wasn't what Glory was expecting, but then, she remembered what Tyandra said earlier on. "Shino...I-I can't. I can't do that. He's my husband."

"Your life or his soul?"

"Please, okay, I'll carry on sleeping with other men. Not him, please," she cried.

Shinobia flicked fire on her palm, Glory's eyes widened with a hint of fear, "I'll do it! I'll do it!" Her eyes were shut. Shinobia disappeared before she opened them.

Glory cried until she nursed herself to sleep. She woke up late at night and went back to the palace wallowing all the way.