SAVIOR AND SURVIVOR #wattys2017 (Under Editing)

CHAPTER 32: BOND OF TRUE FRIENDS

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It was night, Nathaniel was sleeping after a tiring day. But he was woken up by cries of his sister. He got up and exited his room and walked sleepily towards Ella's room. But the thing he saw scared his sleep away in a millisecond.

There was someone in her room. Nathaniel looked at Ella's cot but it was empty. Then he looked at the intruder and spoke fiercely. "Give her back or you are a dead man."

Without a word the man walked up to him and held out Ella gently to Nathaniel. He took her in his arms and she became quiet at once as though she could feel the warm hands of her brother.

Then the stranger spoke, "I don't plan to kill her. I'm just here to make a deal with you.'' 

''Go to hell, I'm not a deal maker and stay away from her or I will put your head on a pike.'' Nathaniel spat.

''I guess you didn't recognize  me.'' the man spoke calmly. ''Do you know the ten kings whose powers were sucked out of them? Do you know who did that? The man responsible for it is standing in front of you.'' he said coldly. ''Anyways, I'm not here to waste your time. The deal is you will have to kill two people and if you don't do it your dear sister will die.''

'Is it really him? Is it really The Xavier?' Nathaniel thought. ''I'm not going to kill someone for your filthy work.'' Nathaniel shot back.

''You know what, you can't kill me. I'm immortal. If you don't do what I'm saying then more than two people will die and I will do it myself.'' the man replied looking at now sleeping Ella.

'It won't hurt asking him, now would it?' Nathaniel narrowed his eyes at the man. ''Whom do you want dead?'' he asked.

''Your parents. King Edmund and Queen Audrey. You have time, but not a life time to do it.'' he replied and black fog surrounded him.

A lightening struck Nathaniel was left in the room alone with Ella in his arms.

After that event, Nathaniel stopped talking, laughing, eating and everything that made him happy. He spent all the time locked up in his room and refused to open if anyone asked to come in.

One day there was a knock on his door. ''Who ever it is just go away, I'm not in the mood of having a chat!'' Nathaniel replied sitting on the floor of his room. But then he heard the lock of his room open itself and the door opened. He looked up and saw his mother in the doorway.

''What's wrong sweetheart? You haven't eaten anything in five days straight, you don't even talk to anyone anymore. What is bothering you?'' Queen Audrey asked worriedly as she entered the room shutting the door behind her.

''I can't tell you even if I want to, mother. So please just leave me alone.'' Nathaniel replied gripping his hair tightly in his fists. She walked over to him and took her son's hands in hers.

''It hurts me to see you like this. So please tell me, maybe I can do something about it.'' Queen Audrey said looking into Nathaniel's eyes.

''Mother, I'm being torn apart and it hurts like hell.'' he said with tears of sadness and worry swimming in his eyes but he refused to let them go.

''What is it? Tell me son.'' Queen Audrey said sitting in front of her son on the floor.

''I'm being forced to make a decision and I have two choices and both of them will result in ruin and wrath.'' Nathaniel said looking at his hands.

''Just tell me, maybe its not that bad.'' his mother spoke gently.

For the first time in his life Nathaniel wanted to scream and cry. He had never felt so helpless in his entire life. This time no one could help him.