The Special One

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Four

The floors creaking underneath their feet's grew louder as everything went to silence. The booming voices from below were growing louder as well. Astedon and Variana slowly walk down the spiral stair case. Variana, holding the knife in her hand, grips it harder, the sweat of her palms was causing the knife to almost slip out of her hands. The staircase lead them into the library

"There." Astedon whispers and stops Variana from revealing herself behind a bookshelf. On the other side of the bookshelf was a guard with Jonah, trying to keep his cool.

"How could you let them escape?" Jonah hissed at the guard. Variana wondered if they could be speaking about Dean and Gondel.

The guard ashamed, lowered his head and said, "I am truly sorry my lord..." The rest was unheard because Astedon silently broke out angrily, "Lord?! I am their lord. He was my most trusted guard." Variana shushed him, looked back to where Jonah and the guard was to listen for more but they were gone.

"They're gone." Variana whispered. Not hearing a response from Astedon, Variana turns around and Astedon wasn't there anymore... Before she could call out his name, a hand grabbed her by the neck and slammed her against the book shelf.

"Hello gorgeous." Jonah smirked. Variana loses conscious and drops to the floor.

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"Come on Dean!" Gondel yelled as he ran down the corridor. "I'm coming, I'm coming." Dean rushed his words out.  

A few guards were chasing them all around the castle and they were lost, not knowing where to go. 

"Where do you think Variana is?" Dean asked to Gondel.  

They both stopped at a random door, entered and stood against the door. Heavily breathing, Gondel caught his breath, "I... Don't know. She could be anywhere, but I have a feeling she's in trouble."

"So are we." Dean spoke frightened.  

Gondel didn't know what he meant by that since he was staring at the floor trying to catch his breath. When he looks up, he understands. There sat a group of men around a table, staring at the two who apparently interrupted something.

To end the awkward silence, Gondel took a step forward and cleared his throat. "Hello." He squeaked and coughed. "We didn't expect any one to be here." Dean said and took a couple steps forward as well. One of the men spoke with a very deep voice, " We were not expecting others. This is a private meeting. What are you both doing here?"

Gondel and Dean didn't hear the door to the room open a moment ago and the guards who were chasing them in the castle grabbed them by the wrists. The one in command tells the men in the meeting room, "They are stupid brats that escaped when we were taking them to the torture chambers."  

He excuses himself and apologizes. The guards dragged Gondel and Dean out of the meeting room. The commander dark casts at Gondel and Dean; Puffs of purple and black intrudes into their noses and they fall asleep.

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Gondel and Dean woke up in a dark place, their wrists chained to the wall. They were sat down on the floor that got colder and colder. Dean shakes the chains to try ti be set free but it doesn't work. He then prepares to create a lightning bolt from his hands. When he was ready to shoot it at the chains, they didn't work.

"Don't waist your time trying to break free. This is an anti-magic chain." A voice in the darkness says.  

Gondel eyes wander the room desperately, trying to see who else was there with him. It was practically pitch dark until a fire erupted at the end of the room. Jonah's evil grin and dark eyes was revealed, he played around with the fire with his hands. Gondel never knew Dark Casters could do that. "Oh, sleeping beauty has awaken." Jonah says as he looks next to Dean.