A Raven's Darkness (Book 1)

Chapter 21: Carter

Barchur's Point Of View:

I stared at the coffin that Cynthia made. Memories flashed inside of my head. This coffin was from my darker past, when I used to murder people. I tsked and looked at the major. "You wish to put Sozar in this coffin?" He moved his spectacles. "Yes." Gorgon was silent behind me. "Very well. Place him in it, gently now, Gorgon." The major made his two guards open the casket as Gorgon placed his body in it. I looked down at his body, so frail yet strong, and placed his white staff communicator on top of him. I didn't even take him off of my communicator list. I sighed as the two bodyguards closed the casket. I then heard something in the distance. The major was signaling the bodyguards to go check it out. A few minutes later, I saw Luciano and some others with her. They were all covered in blood and I cringed. It must be hard to lose a father this way. I kneeled down to Luciano. "Your father was a good man." She looked past me, toward the coffin. "Is he in there?" I nodded. Luciano seemed to be around twenty in appearance, but was fourteen in reality. She placed her hand on his coffin and vowed, "Today, I swear to you father, I will kill Cynthia." Everyone gasped as Luciano turned to face Darth, whom I assumed was dead, and said, "I accept." She meant killing Cynthia no doubt. My brow furrowed. "You do know I am her husband, right child?"

Barchur's Point Of View:

Luciano kept her voice calm but was still angry. "Of course, I know that. But, I am of no threat to you." I chuckled. "I wouldn't be so sure, child. You have the wanted Darth in your possession and you threatened my own wife's life." She crossed her arms and looked at me. "Forget this ever happened and I won't turn you into an old man. You can defend Cynthia later, but right now I am preoccupied with business." I chuckled. "How could I let Darth go?" She glared at me. "I'll give you someone better. I'll give you Raven." Her name pierced my mind. Cynthia wants Raven, but I adore her as I would my own child. "Forget it. Raven will turn herself into Cynthia. Of that I have no doubt. As for Darth, if she stays out of sight and out of my affairs, I will let you leave peacefully." Darth stared at me. "You have my word. I won't intervene, even if Raven herself is in trouble." The man beside her protested but Darth shut him up. "No, Broncho. We need his help." The major then interrupted the conversation. "I shall take my leave now. I will announce Sozar's death to the people. Do you still intend to make Gorgon king when the princess is here?" I looked at him and then to Luciano. "I cannot take away what is rightfully hers, but, Gorgon will remain king until she returns to fulfill her duties." I watched the major's movements. "Very well, King Barchur. Farewell." He left with his two bodyguards. Gorgon then turned to me and came to my side. "Forget this old nutcase. What do you need?" I crossed my arms as Luciano spoke. "Do you know where my cousin, Rater, is?" I laughed. "Of course I know where my own son is! He is with a shapeshifter named Nora. They should be at west point by now." Darth took note of this on her black shield communicator while Luciano walked past me. "Thank you, uncle." They then walked onward, leaving Gorgon and I alone.

Brady's Point Of View:

We kept fighting off the robots together. Dekari was loosing strength and I knew it. "How much longer can you keep this up?" I asked the robotic wolf. Dekari replied, "Not much longer. I have a so called "risky but beneficial" plan." I coughed. "Well, out with it!" Time was not on our side. "If it is possible for someone on the other side to-" I was losing patience. "To what?" She hesitated. "Basically wake you up." I pondered this. "How?" She clawed the robots with her robotic wolf claw. "Concentrate on that person to signal them." I chuckled. "Then what?" She sighed. "Wait for them to wake you up." I sat in crisscross mode and listened to the silence. Noame. Noame. Noame. Dekari screamed as the robots were clawing away at the glass that separated us from them. I continued to concentrate as they broke the glass. Noame. Thousand of robots flew toward me and I crawled to the very back of the robotic wolf. The robots were about to reach my face when I finally woke up. My eyes dilated and I saw Noame standing before me. "Noame? Noame!" I hugged her neck awkwardly and she pushed me off. "Don't speak of this ever again." I touched my lips and grinned. "You kissed-" She cuts me off. "I told you not to speak of it!" I chuckled and stretched my body. "I'm just glad to be back. Hey, Melkin! Thanks for saving me back there." He released his hand from under his chin and nodded toward me. "No problem, man." I couldn't stop smiling at Noame. She was like the sun! She made me finally see into reality.