Exion

Chapter Twelve

I found Ou laying by the road, unconscious. Cyel's staff was laying right next to him. I tried to wake him but nothing worked. I checked his pulse just to make sure that he was still alive. He was still beating, just knocked out cold. I carried him and the staff back to the inn and placed him on the bed. I checked if he had any injuries, which he didn't. That was worrying what could have done this to him? Or perhaps who did this to him? I wasn't getting any answers anytime soon. I decided to nap on the chair and wait until Ou would wake up again.

After a few hours of napping, I awoke but Ou still remained unconscious. There was nothing I could do for the time being. I was very worried at this point. What was happening to Cyel right now? Where could she be? Why was she taken? Cyel was the only thing on my mind. Her and her wellbeing were of utmost importance right now. My thoughts were interrupted by a scratching sound at the door. I opened up and I met with Purrcy. He seemed to have gone missing as well but I hadn't noticed. He was also carrying a note in his mouth. I took the note and I noticed that it wad riddled with smiling faces all over it. I carefuly read the note.

'Your significant other is now in my captivity. If you'd like to see her again, in one piece, you'd be smart to face me. Come alone and don't allow yourself to be followed. I'll be waiting.'

I knew who the letter was from but I didn't want to believe it myself. Edrick had Cyel. I wouldn't allow this to continue any longer. A noise came from downstairs. I assumed that was where I was to meet with Edrick. I told Purrcy to keep an eye on Ou while I headed out to find Cyel. Purrcy purred and laid near Ou, falling asleep almost instantly. I left a note on the bed for Ou stating that I would be out for a while and to wait for me at the inn.

I went downstairs to investigate the noise and it turned out to be a portal. I looked around and surprisingly nobody was in the lobby. I stepped into the portal and hoped to instantly meet with Cyel and just bail out of there. I was disappointed to say the very least. I met with 5 shifters instead inside of a room that was made completely out of a dark red velvet.

"What do you guys want?!" I asked aggressively. "Just give me Cyel and I'll be gone."

They just snarled at me for a bit before turning their snarls into grins. Large, impossible grins. The ends of their mouths reaching their eyes. They all said in unison:

"He's waiting..."

Then the doors opened. It was pitch black inside but I knew what awaited me on that other side. As I walked towards the door, each of the shifters disappeared as I walked past them. I reached the door and crossed into the next room. It was still dark but my eyes were able to slightly adjust. I looked around and saw the figure of a person standing in front of me. I focused my energy into my hand created a flame in my hand and used that as a torch. I raised my hand to light up the area and the shadow just continuously backed up. I walked closer and closer to it until it seemed to reach a wall. I got close to it and then I saw it smile. Its body was pitch black but its teeth were a bright white and were all I could see. Then it disappeared and the lights turned on in the room. The flame in my hand went out and I dropped my hand. I fell to my knees when I saw the sight.

Cyel laid in a cage, brutalized. Missing both her arms and legs. It wasn't until I turned around to see two shifters gnawing on her limbs that I realized what had happened to them. I was filled with rage and immediately transformed. I zipped over to the beasts and slayed them in and instant. I bashed their skulls in out of pure rage. I kept slashing at them while tears ran down my face.

"Good, good. Let it all out...hehehehe." I heard a voice chuckle.

"You bastard....you killed her....."

"Oh did I? My bad....I seem to be killing a lot of your own nowadays..." Edrick bursted into laughter. I hope you don't mind though. My pets were getting hungry. Oh look at them now." He pointed at the cage. They were feasting on her corpse now...