Adventure Awaits

Chapter Nineteen: Secrets Unlocked

Scarlet's POV

The last thing I saw was the evil grin on Dale's face before I completely blacked out. When I came too, I was tied to a chair, sitting before all the men.

     It sort of made me feel a bit of discomfort.

All the men were surrounding me in what seemed like a semicircle; three of them were wearing the jewels, including Dale.

I struggled for a bit, trying to get free. "What's going on?" I cried. Dale took a step forward, he had an evil grin on his face. "You're a very strong girl, Scarlet... do you know that?"

I didn't answer.

"And," he cleared his throat "your also incredibly beautiful..." I swallowed hard, "Ew, you perv... I'm a minor." He snickered, "Doing something illegal has never stopped me before." My eyes bulged.

He looked around, "You remember how I told you that these stones did more than you thought?"

"D-Don't they just control the farm?" I choked. He only shook his head, "No... that's just what everyone thinks. With the right 'ingredients'-shall we say- you can on lock a whole new world of power."

"I don't understand," I confessed. He snapped his tongue, "You don't have to understand. You just have to listen to me very carefully," he was in my face now "These stones can control the farm now. Soon, they'll be able to control humans. And after that another thing and another. Until eventually... everything will be under my command with a snap of my fingers."

"You're insane," I whisper-shouted. "Maybe..." he admitted "But I get what I want Scarlet. I've always gotten what I wanted... and right now, I want you." My heart was racing, my wrists were sore, and sweat continued beading down my forehead like a waterfall.

I had no idea what was happening. Or what would occur next.

"You know that old woman you met in the woods?" Dale continued before I could answer "Turns out that with a little bit of force, she can talk a mouthful."

"How did you know about that? What did you do to her?!" I wailed. "Oh nothing drastic," he replied, all innocent-like "but I got her to tell me everything I needed to know and what I could do to unlock the power."

He rejoined the men in the semicircle around me, "And Im going to first begin with you." I jumped a little, "Me?!" He nodded, "The first step to controlling the human mind. Then comes controlling normal things around you: or telekinesis. Then controlling how things can be seen, heard, or interpreted and that is when I will take over."

"Can I ask you something?" I questioned quietly, with a tear running down my cheek. He nodded. "W-What made you want to do all of this... I mean, what happened to you that filled you with so much anger?"

His eyebrows furrowed and he looked away for a second, "Ahem, maybe I'll tell you when you have no control over your response." I tried struggling again, "No! Please, no! Don't do this!"

I tried one last attempt to fight back: by pretending to join his side, but I couldn't outwit him anymore. And now all that I could do was sit there helplessly as he and his men took over my mind.

How could this happen? Why did this happen? What is it that makes the gems be able to get that power?

These questions flooded through my mind as I continuously tried to free myself, but it was no use. The men had started this "ritual" of some sort and everything around my flashes of light.

I don't have any memory of what happened next.

A.N/ So this chapter and last chapter worked better from Scarlet's perspective, but the next chapter will go back to 3rd person POV. I hope you guys are enjoying this story. 🤗