D'Cartes: Amelia D'Cartes' Story

The Stranger

Where are we? Amelia asked Julian but there is no response. She felt her necklace vibrating but suddenly, someone grabbed it from her neck and held her hands for a tight knot.

Who are you? Where is Julian? she asked but the person who is holding her hostage did not answer. Instead, she felt the knot was tightened.

Why are you doing this to me? she desperately asked but still no one is answering.

This cant be happening.

No!

Somebody help me!!!

She tried to scream but the other person covered her mouth and suddenly she is drifting to the darkness.

Amelia she heard somebody muttered her name but she does not know where is that voice coming from.

Wake up, Princess! Its Julian. She tried to respond but her mouth is covered, hands are tied together, and she is tied upside down. She tried to wriggle to loosen the knot but instead the knot tightened on her ankles. Every movement tightens the grip of the rope so she did not move anymore.

Julian, help me

She tried to call out Julian or use her voice but to no avail.

Thats right, Amelia. Just stay still and do nothing, said someone who is holding her captive. She tried to figure if its a man or a woman but the voice is too deep for her to make anything out of it.

Who are you?

Someone who is really close to you. Too close, to be honest, the other person fessed up.

No one who is the closest to me will do this to me, Amelia said.

The other person laughed and said, Oh so naïve You think everybody is your friend huh?

I hate to break it to you but you can consider me as your only best friend from now on. No one can be your friend except me because I will take over your body and I need you to stay still, Amelia heard.

Take over my body? What do you mean?

The other person kept quiet and Amelia tried to put things together.

Oh no

Oh yes, Princess. You are currently unconscious and once this body wakes up, it will be me who will control your conscious state, the other person explained.

Amelia tried again to wriggle the knots off, but she groaned in pain when it tightened on both her hands and ankles.

Amelia, Amelia, Amelia stop fighting the inevitable. If I were you, just stay still until this is over, the other person said but Amelia refused to listen. She moved and moved until her body gets drained of energy. She felt her body started to get numb and cold But before she closed her eyes, she asked one last time, Who are you?

είμαι εσύ, The last words Amelia heard before she drifted to sleep.

After some time Julian felt Amelias movement so he quickly touched her cheeks to wake her up. Slowly Amelia opened her eyes and tried to move her body.

Finally, she faintly said as she felt weak in every way.

Where are we? she asked Julian.

I am not sure too. This is not part of the rendezvous, he replied as he try to look for the way out; unfortunately, it was too dark for them to find the way out. They walked and bumped into some walls until they figured out that they are in a maze.

The first thing they did was to look for a source of light. They walked and walked but found nothing until their surroundings brightened. The surrounding is too bright that they covered their eyes with the back of their hands. Julian tried to peek, but the brightness is too much.

What is happening? Amelia asked.

Honestly, I do not know anymore Princess, but I will try to figure this out, Julian said as he tried to maneuver his body with his surroundings despite the extreme light.

If I were you, Julian, I will not move further. One little step and a trap will hit your Princess head, a voice has echoed that both Julian and Amelia froze.

Who the hell are you? Why are you doing this Julian yelled to whoever is toying with them.

They heard an echo of the persons laughter but no response to Julians inquiries.

Let me guess The other clans have planned this. Which clan are you from? Amelia calmly asked.

What clan are you talking about, Princess? the person sarcastically retorted. I am someone who does not belong to anyone and to any clan. In fact, I loathed them to the bone and seeing you here right now makes me want to shed your blood before their eyes, Princess.

What do you mean? Julian asked.

You will see. For now, you both need to sleep deeply, the voice said before a weird stingy smell penetrated Julians and Amelias helmet. Within a minute, both bodies are lying on the floor.

Nasaan ang Hermano? Madame D Cartes asked as she bristled in inside the Empirion Headquarters. Every person she passed by made way for her and bowed down their heads. Signor D Cartes executive assistant tried to calm her down but she was furious enough to anyone on her way. She gave the assistant a look and he calmly smiled and led her to the underground quarters.

Alessandro Giusseppe Rocco D Cartes, she calmly said his full name and all of the movements inside the quarters stopped and everybody left their station.

Cuore mio, he softly said but the lady did not show any affection; instead, she gave him a very hard slap.

If I do not receive any update regarding Amelia within 4 hours, I will not hesitate to electrocute your heart until its crisp. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang binabalak mo pero kung may mangyari sa anak ko, ako ang magiging lagim at bangungot ng buhay mo, Madame D Cartes calmly warned her husband as she cupped her face and kissed his lips hard until she could taste his blood.

Your time is ticking, amore mio, she whispered on his ear and left Signor D Cartes with a bleeding lip. He immediately signaled his special squad as he watched his wifes back.