The Sacrifice

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Walking into the court room with Anya I couldn't smile, I couldn't do anything to calm Anya. I trust every word uncle said. He wouldn't lie especially about something like that. Yes I know he tortured Anya and I'm still mad at him g or that, but..but he spoke without hesitation. Serif. I finally had a name. But I needed to know more about him. Who was he. And how could he have mastered all the four elements. It would've taken hundreds of years to prefect. " Sophia " I turn to father. " yeah " I say, " I'm sorry. I just don't trust your uncle. I'm sorry " dad says, " it's okay. I understand" I say. And that's why I snuck out and went to speak to him anyway. " are you sure you'd be okay here " dad asks, " Anya has to but you don't " dad says. " I..I actually think it would be best if I wasn't here " I say, " go then. " he says. I hug him. I leave the room and walk down the hallways. Let's see..where's the library. ' Emily can you get into the hallways and find where the library is? ' I ask, ' I'll try. Gonna try to find out who the serif guy is ' she asks, ' yeah. I need to know who the heck he is. Dark magic is a magic that takes years. In ten years you would get one elements. But to get all four..it would take hundreds. ' I say. ' well I'm in. The library is down the hall, take a two lefts, then the door on the right ' she says. ' thanks' I thank her. I take those directions and go the door. But on my way a picture on the wall caught my eyes. I stop and look at it. A women with beautiful dark brown hair, and Amber eyes sat with two handsome young boys. She was at least 16. " Princess Darya " I look to the voice to see Adrian. I hadn't recognized his voice. It was soft and kinda sad. " Princess? " I ask, " Issac and Ibrahim's little sister " Adrian says sadly. " she's...she's my.." I couldn't speak. The women she looked so familiar too. Darya. Why did she look familiar. " What happened to her" I whisper, " She's dead. " Adrain says, " years ago when your father had just came into the thrown..your father, my father and Issac were all speaking...when there was a scream. " Adrian says, I didn't like the sound of this. " your father told Issac. To stay since he was sick and couldn't walk very well. My father and Abe ran up to the scream. It was coming from Darya room. " Adrian says. " A maid stood in the middle of the room fear in her eyes. Fear and sorrow. She pointed to the bathroom..." Adrian takes a breath. " there on the bathroom floor was Darya with cut marks on her wrist and a nail file beside her covered in blood " Adrian says. " she...she committed suicide ?" I ask, my voice a whisper. " yes. No one knows why. Darya was like you actually. Brave, smart, beautiful, reckless. " Adrian looks at me smirking. I give him a pointed look. " Serif " I tell him, he looks at me puzzled. " the leaders name is sharif. He knows all four he elements in dark magic. I was going to the library to search him up " I tell him. " he told you " Adrian says. " he apologized. " He warned me. Adrian were not going against a normal man here. We have to do research. We have to do things...a way a guardian would " I tell him, he looks at me shocked. " never thought I'd here you say that" he says. Then smiles. Next thing I know he brings me into him his arms around me. " I'm so glad your okay though " he says. " if you had been gone..." he whispers, I wrap my arms around his neck and smile. " I'm not that easy to get rid of Adrian " I tell him. We stay like this for a while, in silence. " we should go research " I tell him, " yeah " we pull away. Adrian opens the library's door and I enter. Oh. My. God! The library was huge. " We should hopefully find something on him " Adrian says, " something's not right though Adrian. He knows all four of the elements. He's a dark magic user. And it would've taken hundreds of years for him to learn all of those. Adrian..I think he's been around...for...I don't know. But something isn't right " I tell him. " then will handle it " Adrian says. " let's get to work " I say, " not without me " " CARSON! " I yell.

" Ugh! " I groan as I close the book. I place my head on the table. " To many books " I say as I hit my head on the table. when my head won't move, I stop. " Calm down princess. Although your right. All of us seem to be tired. " Adrian gestures to Carson past put on the table. " we may need some help with this. And the trial should be over now. Maybe you should tell Anya " Adrian says. I sigh. " I should...I'll go find her " I say and stand up. " we'll wait here " Adrian says, I nod and walk down to the door. I exit the library and he's down to the court room. People crowd around, and Anya stands off to he side with Tiffany. " An " I call, she turns to me. She waves to Tiffany then comes over to me. " yeah " she asks, " come with me. I have something to tell you " I say and take her to the library.

Anya stares at me in shock. And fear. And worried ness. " Seriously " she asks. " Yeah. But we need help looking trough this library. There's way to many books " I tell her, " I'll help " she says. We stand up and got to work, or well...reading.