Dandelion heart (A faeries soul sequel) Elfman and Evergreen

key to a cell

"So that is the end of Calador" Advorsus scowled, what a disappointment to put so much effort into influencing him he couldn't even kill one person. I didn't make him go after Evergreen, so why the hell did he hound her and Elfman's sister. If he was alive I would kill him myself for such stupidity, Advorsus thought, shaking his head Advorsus dismissed Calador from his mind permanently. It is a long night, and a particularly boring one as Advorsus had nothing to do but stand next to a man that couldn't see nor speak and wait for said persons rescuers. If he had his way, he would be having more fun at the moment if he could torment Elfman a little more. No it will be more fun if Elfman is conscious when dear little Evergreen arrives with his sister  Advorsus concluded. Sighing Advorsus looked back around at Elfman the man who created such a depressing vibe to the room. His face was flopped downwards in a painful grimace like his body was trying to curl up against the pain. Large green webs of disease and infection laced his skin and dark purple blotches stood vividly out of his chest from internal bleeding. Blood dripped from his wrists and spilled down his badly bruised and dislocated shoulders along with his thin and much less muscular chest. And what really tied this ominous and disturbing picture together, was Elfman's silence. Grabbing Elfman's greasy white hair, Advorsus yanked Elfman's face up so he was more or less looking in the direction of his face, with slivers of his now white eyes showing. "You are still awake aren't you Elfman" Advorsus said giving Elfman's sore neck and head a good shake.

Everything was dark and foggy around Elfman. He couldn't see nor speak, but everything from Advorsus' speech and movements to the subtle drips of water from the caverns wall sounded shaky and echoey. All Elfman's pain in its entire intensity had faded from his mind, instead he felt like he was floating or falling gently, really the white haired man couldn't tell the difference. At the sound of Advorsus' voice and his long fingers gripping his hair, hatred, resignation and as much as he hated to admit it, fear, were the only concrete feeling Elfman felt. His mind was also askew and tumbling from the mass illusions and hallucinations that Elfman experienced until he found it near impossible to tell the two apart. Opening his blind eyes at little more Elfman blinked in response to Advorsus' request as much as he hated himself for doing so.

"Good" Advorsus said before a malicious glint appeared in his purple eyes, "I suppose you miss her, Elfman. My dear Evergreen that is". A satisfied chuff blew out of Advorsus as Elfman's face turned from a pained grimace to a miserable and feral snarl. "I take that as a yes" the black and silver haired man drawled, releasing Elfman's head from his firm grasp Advorsus walked up and down the narrow bridge impatiently, when a sudden realization occurred to him. "...I guess this is goodbye Elfman" Advorsus said, "after this we will never meet again. You may be relieved but I for one will feel quite.... nostalgic" turning around Advorsus returned to Elfman's side. "I have never had such a challenge with any other, nor the sense of bondage we have shared" a small smirk touched Advorsus' hidden lips when Elfman hissed aggressively between his teeth. "Save your breath, Elfman" Advorsus said. " And savour it..."           

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"Where is this damn rock and tree?!" Natsu howled as they rounded yet another corner of the beach with dust clouds erupting at their heels and once again, no rock and no tree. "For fucks sake!".

"How do we know Calador was even telling the truth?" Bickslow said loudly as the group sprinted off down the beach again.

"It was his dying words" Evergreen called back in between breaths, "I think we can trust them". The company was grim and silent as the powered on against the light powdery sand. Evergreen's stomach twisted up inside of her in giant knots with each passing limp on the silver sand, it wasn't so much the anxiety of finding Elfman, it was the anxiety of wondering how Elfman will be and knowing that her father is there. "Alright we will try this corner and if there is nothing" Evergreen began, "Wendy can use her sky dragon slayer magic". The group grunted in agreement as the newest bend in the beach rapidly approached. The dark bruise bloomed painfully on Evergreen's hip with every thud of her foot against the sand, a constant reminder that she will be hindered in the rescue attempt. God dammit Evergreen growled in her mind, if we don't find the entrance after this corner I'm going to punch a rock. Just as the group rounded the corner a darkness cloaked the remainder of the beach in a black pitchness, chilling Evergreen's cold skin right to her bones. Looking desperately left and right Evergreen saw yet again a plain but majestic stretch of beach, that only now had a great shadow cast over it. "God dammit!" Evergreen hissed her hands clenching, as she aggressively surveyed the baron area.