The Power of the Expiration Date [Completed]

Chapter 26

ETHAN POINT OF VIEW
I turn around the corner. I don't know how, but I can feel Isa presence stronger every passing minute, which probably means I'm closer to finding her. I could be wrong, this connection thing is really confusing...I hope it leads me closer to Isa.

I slow to a jog as I round the corner. It was a cornfield. I wouldn't find her here.

I turn around to leave when I felt Isa presence the strongest when I was about to leave, right here at this cornfield. Does this mean she's someone around here? It's a empty cornfield! How can I find her?

You know...if you say please it'll do. I turn around and saw no one behind me. Why does this voice sound vaguely familiar?

Forget about it. You don't have that much time if you want to find Isa. Steady myself I asked out loud "how?" Feeling very awkward to the fact that I'm probably hearing things and that I'm imagining this very moment. I'm probably going to wake up any moment now...

We don't have time for that. Walk forward. Uh, I don't know what this is...walk forward to where? This cornfield probably goes hundred of miles! It does, but it depends how badly you want to see Isa. Being tested by a talking voice in my head I wonder if I'm going completely insane, but if it leads me Isa I'll do anything.

Good. Walk to the end. Also have your magic out you never know what lies ahead, yes.

Not wasting any time I start running to the end of the cornfield. I will find you Isa hang in there for me.
...........................................................................ISA POINT OF VIEW
I will find you Isa hang in there for me.

Ethan!

"There you are, ah, you don't look too good. I brought a mirror to show you." What...you like hurting people!

"I don't like it Isa, oh no, no. I love it!" Shadow Criminal exclamed. Trying real hard not to gag or punch him in the face I look in the mirror.

I gasped. The girl I'm staring at looks nothing like me.

Almost every inch of her face is covered with a purple bruise. One of her eyes closed shut. Deep scratches was over the bruises making it look alien like. The girl arms all over have purple bruises and deep wound cuts as well, but what caught my eye was her stomach. Deep marks, almost claw like, went across her whole stomach.

It took me several moments to realize that girl was me.

"Do you like it, Isa? I think it's a new upgrade." He said amused. Okay, lucky for me no one left in this room to save you after I punch you to... Out of no where, he punches me in the stomach the most sensitive spot I have. I lean over trying to catch my breath. He grabs my chin and whispers into my ear. "Your wrong. There's no one here to save you..."

"Sir?" He let's go of my chin roughly and turns to the guard who interrupted his conversation. "What!" He spat at the guard who looks more frighten then ever when he saw what he did to me. His eyes look at me and back at Shadow Criminal or 'Majesty.' Whatever his name is.

"Ethan, sir. He's one fourth of the way through." I sit up on my chair one of the most painful and stupidest moments I've made. I try to focus on breathing. Shadow Criminal and the guard just watch me. After a while he turns back to the guard. "I know." The guards bows his head and takes his leave.

Once again he faces back toward me. Having just enough strength I asked him "what did you do with him?" He looks at me as if contemplating what to say. "Which 'he?' I've done much wrong with a lot of people." Yeah, I could believe that.