His to Save

Chapter Fifty Seven - Cage

Lillian pov

I groaned as felt a pounding in my head, the last thing I remember was watching Damien get knocked out, and the vague feeling something was new about me, within me.

I clutched my chest as I felt my dress slick with blood, the scent overwhelming me as images began to flash in my mind,

Damien.

I had never seen anything like it, when he thought he had lost me he had gone insane. I could still feel the chill of his magic in my bones, the damage that he created without even moving an inch.

And his face,

That was an image I was never going to be able to unsee, the look in his eyes when he thought I had died. It was a fate worse than death.

I could still feel that phantom spear within my chest as I shivered, I thought I was going to die. How was I alive?

My heart pounded in my ears as I struggled to open my eyes, I could feel my feet dragging along the ground as my hands were chained behind my back.

As I opened my eyes as I saw two guys carrying each of my arms, dragging me along the road.

I wriggled in their grasp as they turned their heads to see I was awake, I thrashed trying to escape as they growled and threw me forwards, whipping my head forwards as I gasped, the world spinning in front of me,

"No use in struggling Lillian, all your attempts would be futile. This is happening and there is nothing you can do to stop it" Brand said coming up alongside me on my horse as I scowled,

"Get the fuck off starlight" I spat at him as he chuckled, "Technically Lillian, she was my horse first, she doesn't belong to you" he said as I thrashed again, this time the guard kicking my feet out from underneath as I fell forwards again,

"Place her in the box" Brand said as they quickly threw me in a small metal cage, poles surrounding me as I hissed at him, hatred pouring out of every cell in my body.

"Fuck you" I hissed as he watched me, a slight smile on his face,

"Not taking that offer anymore Lillian, you had your chance, now your damaged goods." he smirked as I growled,

The guards picked up the cage, placing the long poles on their shoulders as I sat up, my hands still chained behind my back,

I started to flick my fingers, winding my magic around my hands, but before I could get the handcuffs loose a sharp pain rushed through my body and I let out a small scream, writhing on the bottom of the cage,

"I already said don't bother Lillian, those cages you see around you were made by witches. There is nothing you could do without alerting the shock response." He said as he walked alongside me,

"Where's Damien" I hissed as he rolled his eyes, "He's alive, don't worry. He can stay alive for now, until I'm done with you at least" he said as I grit my teeth,

I looked around as I saw a few guards struggling with a box ahead of me, however this one was completely shut off, with no viewpoint on who was inside,

Yet, there was a faint green aura around it, and it constantly thrashed, as if something was trying desperately to escape.

"What are you going to do with me?" I demanded as Brand looked away from me,

"Answer me you bastard" I spat as he glanced at me before turning back,

"You will resurrect the dragons, or I will kill everyone you love, one by one." He said as I let out a small laugh,

"You can't kill them all without the dragon, or did you forget you need pure dragon fire to kill an original" I said as he smirked again and turned to look me directly in my eyes,

"Not all of them" he said as I felt a chill run down my spine, "And anyway, I have backups Lillian, you taught me that. There was no way I could ever win against you without using your compassion against you, your one flaw since joining us, you have kept your friends close" he said as I struggled against my restrains,

"And of my kingdom? What happens to my people?" I said as Brand raised an eyebrow,

"They will return home, back to where they belong. Any thought of your reign, or of your new promised world will be squashed and forgotten, you will cease to exist Lillian. The hope of you overthrowing me and bringing this supposed new dawn, will be nothing but a vague rumour on the wind" he said as I felt myself burn with anger,

"Lillian Silverback will become a story, a fable that parents tell their children, whilst I continue to reign, without fear of ever being overthrown again. With your dragon, no one would dare challenge me, and once I complete my task, nothing will stop me from taking back the world." He said as I shook my head,

"I don't just need your dragon for its fire Lillian, as I said before you know that dragons' blood can resurrect an original?" he said as my eyes widened and I turned to him,

"What?" I whispered as he shrugged, I had completely forgotten about that part.

"I found my ancient ancestors' novels; within them many secrets have been unveiled to me. Dragons, whilst useful in stopping us, had some very interesting benefits for our race." He said as I watched him,

"I have never been working alone Lillian, I have a greater path ahead of me, I have the honour of doing my bloodline proud of restoring the power within this world and squashing the failures we have endured." He continued as I lifted myself up again and shook my head,

"Who the fuck could you ever want to resurrect?" I said as Brand tutted shaking his finger,

"Nice try Lillian, but I'm not delving into my plan just yet, there is too much at stake for it to go wrong" he said as I growled,

"It's such a shame that after this you will be of no use to me, I would have enjoyed keeping you around, you are quite nice to look at." he said looking me up and down as he smirked again,

"Well, when I dress you up at least" he said as I narrowed my eyes at him,

"I'm going to rip out your heart with my bare hands Brand Valentiaan" I said quietly as he jolted at the use of his real name,

"Count your fucking days, because when I am free, you are going to wish you had let me die that day on the field. You're going to wish you had never met me" I said deadly calm as he watched me, a slight glimmer of fear showing in his eyes at my promise,

"I'm going to take back this land, and I am going to take my rightful place on that throne. You will become the memory, and I will ensure to destroy every slither of your existence from this world. I will burn you; I promise you that" I said as I turned away, the hot burning fury sliding into a cold one, one that gave me strength,

"Save your speeches Lillian, because we are here" he said as I turned to face the front,

I gasped as I saw us enter a rocky clearing, the desert sand kicking up under horses' hooves as I coughed, unable to shield my face from the dust,

The soldiers roughly dropped me onto the ground as I felt my head smack the bars and I groaned, the world spinning slightly.

They quickly opened the cage as they dragged me out, placing me at the edge of the area, sitting me up.

Brand hopped off his horse as he walked over lifting my chin, "Time to fulfil your destiny" he whispered as he dropped my chin and sauntered into the middle,

I looked around as I tried to come up with an escape plan,

I needed to get out of here, and fast.

Or this is where I would die.

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its getting close to the end.....

what we thinking?