Royal Secret

Separated Again

Frozen in place, the bandits just stared in disbelief at Shade, who had an evil snare.

The bandits were snapped back into reality when Shade took a swing at Ezra, with his silver plated sword.
Ezra quickly reflexed and swung at Shade dodging the sword.

"Run! I can hold him back, just go!" Ezra told the others.

"We won't leave you to fight alone!" Asher said with determination.

"Right you are" A voice from behind said. Turning around Asher sees a cloaked figure but this time you could see the face, well the mask.

"Quickly, get out here, take the scrolls I stole, we'll be fine, just get her and the scrolls to safety" Scoth said to Raven giving him the bag.

Crystal, who was rubbing a cut on her leg, from when Zephron pushed her, had a hand reached out to her.
"Come on, let go, they will be fine for now" Raven whispered.

Quickly taking his hand as he pulled her up, the two made a run for it.

"Cowards" Asher mumble as he dodged an arrow.

"No, I told them to go, I know what they are after now." Scoth said as he high kicked a cloaked figure with daggers.

Now the weapons which the Dark Circle held were enchanted.
The daggers which Zayne carried could grow in length as it went deeper into something.

The arrows which Seth carried could trace it's target and when it had a target it was hard to outrun the arrow.

But a few of the Dark Circled members didn't need weapons like that, for example, Soren had his glass ball, and a regular sword.

Just as Shade was about to knock Ezra out, Ezra grabbed the sword's end and threw it to the ground. Due to Ezra's gloves the sword didn't have much effect on his hands.

Out of nowhere a dark blue smoke erupted and choked the bandits, the smoke made them dizzy and slowly they fell. Ezra was fighting a battle against the smoke not to consume him too, but it was a losing battle, he too fell.

"I feel bad about just leaving them to fight alone" Crystal said once she and Raven had stopped running.

"Don't be, they are fine, besides we needed to get you to safety" Raven said looking at Crystal.

They walked in silence and both had many thoughts running through their heads.

"So, we just wait? Or are we going to do something?" Crystal asked trying to break the silence.

"Mhm" Raven said. "That's what Scoth said anyway."

"I've noticed that Zakir hasn't been here for a while" Raven said looking into Crystal's blue eyes.

"Yea, he said he wanted to talk with Zar and help him through something, but your right he hasn't been around, I'm getting worried." Crystal said looking away from Raven's gaze.

"Let's look for him then." Raven said.

"No, he said he wanted to do this alone, he said he'll be back when he's back" Crystal replied.

"Oh okay, until then let's find shelter for the night." Raven said walking looking for something that might be of use.

"I know where we can go" Crystal said looking up at the tall blue eyed man.

"Well, well, well if it isn't the gang" Zephron said with his back turned his fingers wrapped around something. "I've been waiting for your arrival."

With a wave of his hand he had all the bandits thrown into a prison cell.

"So, you think you can outsmart me?" Zephron said looking straight at Ezra.

"You think I would be dumb enough to try to outsmart you?" Ezra said glaring at Zephron through the bars.  "I don't think I can outsmart you, I know I can outsmart you."

Hearing this Zephron reached into the cell and grabbed Ezra's collar of the shirt, and pulled him close. "I could easily expose you right now, and everyone would know who you really are"

Ezra's eyes widen and he backs down. Suddenly he let's out a piercing yell. Zephron smiles as he intenses the pain.

"Let him go! Leave him alone!" Asher said running to Ezra. Zephron stopped Asher with his magical force and threw him up against the stoned wall of the prison.

Ezra's left hand starts to glow red as the pain intensifies. Zephron pulls out a sword and stabs Ezra in the side. Smiling as the sword cuts deeper and more painful,Zephron takes off Ezra's left hand glove,revealing a print of a circle and two stitches one long and a shorter one on the bottom.

Now the sword in Ezra's side was a magical sword and whenever it made contact with someone the pain was more intense than it normally was, the wound would always heal, but it also made where the contact was made, numb.

Ezra slowly fell down on his knees and grabbed his side, but he couldn't feel anything, it was numb. Scoth quickly got up and went to Ezra, "Ezra what's hap-"

"Get away! Don't come near me!" Ezra yelled with a mixture of fear and rage in his eye.

Frozen Scoth sees the print on his hand and realizes that was the mark of the Dark Circle. Slowly he backs up. "You too?"

Before Ezra could answer he fell and was knocked out cold.

"I really hope they are okay" Crystal said worried.

"I'm sure they are fine" Raven said looking out of the cave where he and Crystal had retreated to.

Suddenly Raven got up and pulled Crystal into a hug. Shocked by the kindness, Crystal hesitates.

"Don't worry so much, whatever they are going through I'm sure they are fine" Raven says as he kisses her forehead.

"I hope so" Crystal says looking into Raven's ocean blue eyes.