Novi Mundi (new world)

The Truth (Chapter 14)

{James}

Owww! Why do I feel like I've been hit by a truck? I rub the back of my head where a massive lump has already began to form. "Tori are you ok?" I ask still rubbing my head. "Tori?" I look around properly. "Bloody hell! Where am I?" The room was damp and dark, like a cell. A cell? What happened at the park? Where is Tori, is she ok? Bloody hell! Then something moved in the shadows, "Who's there?" A man slightly shorter than me with hair that had been bleached way too much. "Ah, he's finally awake." Man this guy was not a warm and cuddly one.

"I am Mortem and you are my prisoner." Blunt much. Dude this guy was a jerk, why would he want me. "Why? Why would you want me and where's Tor? I swear, if you harm one perfect hair on her head I will chop you up into a thousand pieces and feed you to your own pets!" My face was now bright red and I could feel my nails digging into my palm as I tighten my fists.

"Calm down, I would never hurt my bride. The truth is I don't want you but I need you to make sure that nothing will stop this wedding. We wouldn't want old feelings to stir, now would me?" I fell back and slumped against the wall. "What?" Wedding? Did she really move on so fast?

I thought she felt the same as I did. What I saw in her in her eyes, I thought she loved me.

Maybe I was wrong...

{Tori}

*BANG* *BANG* *BANG* "Let me out of here! You can't leave me in here forever!" I screeched as I bashed against the door. All the sudden it opened a fraction and I saw small hands reach round the edge of the door. I stood back and straightened myself up.

Then two girls about my age step through the small gap. One of the girls was tall with very fair skin and long, wavy, blonde hair. Her eyes were crystal blue and her she wore a friendly smile. The other girl was about my height and almost the opposite of the other girl. She had dark brown hair that went to her shoulders. Her skin was tan and her eyes were like caramel. She too wore a smile. "Hi, I'm Freya and this is Alex." Said the tall blonde girl. "We don't wish to hurt you at all, we just came to take you out." This time it was the brunette. "You are the first people to actually be nice to me in this place."

They just smiled and hooked their arms around my arms and led me out the door.

We again wandered the long corridors until was came across two large wooden doors. They opened and it was like I was hit with a wall of light. "We thought you might like some fresh air." Man they were right. This was much better than being in that fancy room. They led me to the most breathtaking garden I had ever seen. There were flowers of every colour and it was just breath taking. I turn back to Alex and Freya to see the smiles fall from their faces.

"What's wrong?" I asked with general concern. "We didn't just bring you to this garden for fresh air, the truth is we came to warn you. Mortem is an evil man who does not care for the people of this world. This castle is just a paradise he built to trick you so don't let the beauty of this place trick you. Otium is in ruins! This is a dictatorship and the people have no say. We are here to beg you to help us." Both girls were now both close to tears. I had presumed that this place was an illusion. No one could fix the chaos and destruction that I had seen before I left.

"Thank you." I said as I hugged them both. They both stopped in shock. "Thank you for confirming my suspicions. I will never give that monster what he wants and he has no power to make me. The one thing that I loved in this universe is gone thanks to him. So I will hate him for as long as I live."

The girls just looked at each other with looks of fear. "What?" What weren't they telling me? What else was Mortem hiding?

"He may have something that you love."

That's impossible....