Exquisite Pain (Garmau)

Chapter 29 Captured

My demons befriended my angels, they now rest as lovers upon my shoulders.
~L.L. Musings
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(Aphmau's POV)
I needed to get some fresh air, so I went for a walk.

Which was probably a bad idea.

I had had this weird feeling in my gut all day. Like something was going to go wrong soon, and I hated it. My gut was normally right.

As I was walking, I felt two arms grab me from behind. I tried to see who it was, but I couldn't. I lit my fists in flames, ready to fight whoever this person was.

"I wouldn't do that," the voice was familiar, but for some reason, I couldn't put a face or name to it. I kept trying to fight the person off, but they seemed to know my every move. Suddenly, my wings were in searing pain. It felt like someone was plucking the feathers. Instinctively, I drew them into my back, but soon realised the mistake I had made.

The person wrapped their arms tighter and called over their shoulder.

Soon, a familiar blonde stood in front of me as a potion was injected into my neck. I fell limp to the ground as ropes were tied around me. I tried to call for help, but my voice was weak, and barely made it above a whisper. And I passed out.

When I woke up again, I was in a cell.

What's with me being kidnapped, drugged, and waking up in a cell?

I looked around, still feeling weak. There was another person in the cell beside mine, but they didn't pay any attention to me. Instead they looked forward, bored and tired. She had long purple hair, and her pale green eyes were unmistakable.

"Michi?" I managed. She looked at me and her eyes widened with fear. She scurried back into the furthest corner and held her hands over her mouth.

Our past together wasn't exactly pleasant. But what can you expect? She tried to sell my sons, and then I threatened to kill her.

Good times.

The sound of a door opening shot my attention to a black haired priest.

"Oh, you're awake, hello Evil One."

I gritted my teeth, knowing it was him who grabbed me from behind.

"What do you want from me?"

"So much," another voice rang clear. He was the blonde that was standing in front of me as I passed out. Garte. "Zane, take the little thief to a different cell while I have a chat with the Dark Queen."

Zane nodded and walked into Michi's cell, dragging her chained figure out.

"What do you want?" I snapped, feeling my nerves twist with uneasiness.

"A few things. First of all, you're just bait. I don't want you hurt or anything."

'Bait?"

"For my useless son. I need him back. With his newfound powers, they can become of use."

"You're sicker than I thought," I growled, going to use my powers, but realised my wings were in my back, and the ropes around me made sure I was in my human form.

"Either way, he will be back here, and you will be back in the Nether. With your father."

"He helped you...didn't he?"

"Why yes, yes he did. See this?" He pulled out a pendent that shone brightly, "this lead me to you, a neat little gift your father, The Shadow Lord, gave to me."

I knew it was too easy to get away from him...

I balled my fists and looked at the ground.

"Anyway, Garroth will come to your rescue, I'll pretend I actually care about him, have him wrapped around my finger, and then drop you off to your final destination."

He walked away, laughing.

No...

(Garroth's POV)

Where is she?

It wasn't like her to be gone for so long.

I must have searched all night, but to no avail. I couldn't find her, no matter how hard I was trying.

I didn't think too much of it though, because Aphmau was far too powerful to be taken down.

"They're gonna take her!" Vylad ran in, breathing heavily.

"What do you mean?" Dante stood first, addressing the question that everyone had on their minds.

"Aphmau, father is going to take her."

The rest of the words everyone was saying was muffled as I immediately started to head through the forest on the three day journey to O'Khasis.

Nobody even tried to stop me, they knew it would be pointless.

Why would he take her? Was this all a plan to have us back at the palace and have powerhouses? Maybe he wanted to kill us. Maybe he just wants to torture answers from us.

Whatever my father had planned, I knew that it wasn't going to be good.

A/N Yes, it's a little short today, but hey, give me a break, I haven't actually written in this book for a few weeks, I've been posting pre-written parts. But I have work to do on this book, if it went on hold where it would if I wasn't writing, everyone would explode from cliffhanger. Amazing cover that I am in love with is by Escape_Reality24 I love you all devils, byeeeeeeee.