Alone - a Lorien Legacies fanfiction

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Thirteen

Ella

They kept me locked away in a laboratory room that they had converted - I'm sure at the request of Setrakus Ra - into make shift bedroom. I was only given a bed, a desk, a chair, and a book. The book that my grandfather wrote that is filled with many lies about the Mogadorian history. I had been given strict instructions to read it as quickly as possible, but like always, I tried to rebel. I tried to open the door and escape, but it was bolted from the outside. The only restroom was metal toilet that sat in the back corner of the road. I could only hope there were no hidden cameras.

I was lucky enough to have been brought three meals, one shower, and two changes of clothes a day. I didn't know whether or not my friends were okay. Were they able to change? Were they fed well? Were they okay?

Once I asked one of my guards if they were all safe. He was a smaller Mog with a slightly pinched face. I watched as he checked the hallway for any visitors before whispering,

"They're alive."

Then he slammed the door and locked it. It was enough to keep me going for the moment.

Setrakus Ra had instructed that I read the Great Book before we went on a 'family road trip'. I was nervous about the entire ordeal. I didn't want to read his stupid book. Part of me worried that I would be as weak as the Mogadorians were and actually believe him. Another part worried that I would agree with him. I couldn't side with that monster, but what if...?

I didn't want to think about 'what if'.

Eventually, after a day and a half of stalling, there was a knock at my door. I sat up in my bed and watched as the steel door swung open. Setrakus Ra stepped inside, now clad in a blue striped button down tucked into slacks. His navy dress shoes were polished and shined. He gave me his best smile as he shut the door behind him.

"Ella, how's your reading coming?" He made his way over to my desk slowly.

"I never started," I said boldly. He turned his head towards me, and we locked eyes.

"And why not?" I noticed the edge in my grandfather's voice that he tried to suppress. "I told you to, did I not?"

"I don't want to read your lies, Setrakus Ra." I felt my cheeks flush with heat as I said this - not from embarrassment, but from anger.

He picked up the leather-bound monstrosity and weighed it in his heavy palm. "This isn't optional, Ella. You will read this, even if I have to use force. I'm giving you one more chance to do this by free will." He tossed the book, and it landed in my lap roughly. "Next time, I'm not going to be near as nice."

"As if you're nice now, holding us prisoner."

He raised his eyebrows. "How naive. Next time, I'll force you to watch as I start feeding my Pikens with your friends."

I held the heavy book in silence as he made his way back to the door. Setrakus Ra turned and looked at me over his shoulders. His dark eyes bored into me, and a chill ran down my spine.

"Do not make me come back in here, Ella."

With that, I watched as he left, slamming the door behind him. I balled my hands into fists to try and stop them from shaking. I rubbed my eyes with them as I took a deep breath. I had just placed my best friends on even thinner ice. What if he actually went through with his promises? What if I actually got them killed?

...No... He wouldn't. He wants their legacies too much...

Right?

My trembling hands fell on the cover of the Great Book. Here contained all of the evil that he has spread into the minds of his followers. He made them believe he was some kind of religious figure, when in reality he was no more than a science experiment gone wrong. The fact that, at one point, we shared the same blood line terrified me. I wasn't anything like him, nor would I become like him.

I shut my eyes as I whispered to myself, "You aren't him. You aren't him..."

I opened them carefully as I pulled back the leather and began to take in all of his terrible beliefs.

Author's Note: Hey guys! Thank you all so much for reading my story, and I hope you enjoy it! Sorry about the short chapter, but I didn't want to stretch Ella any more, and I can't spoil my ending already. Please leave me a Vote, Comment, or Sub! Thanks!!! <3