Guardian of the Proxy (Ben Drowned story)

Chapter 44

*ELISE'S P.O.V*

The snow fell heavily down. This was weird. It didn't always snow whenever I felt sad. I knew how to control it, but I wanted snow. I was at the back of the mansion, outside. I was looking at what was supposed to be Skyleigh's memorial. They were about to do some kind of ceremony, but Jeff didn't want to. He somehow knew that she was going to come back. They still left her tombstone with her name, birth date, and the date she was banished. April 16, 2013. It felt weird to have her tombstone when she's in a room with anesthesia. But that's not the reason I feel down. I came to think of something else besides school. I already apologized to my best friends for acting like an idiot and being rude towards them. It wasn't me. I mean, it literally wasn't me. Thankfully, Ben knew, and destroyed my necklace. I got kicked out of the Presidency. I'm no longer the school President, due to my behavior. People hate me. But, they don't understand. I changed. That wasn't me. I shouldn't really care about this. But seeing how people hate me, breaks my heart. It used to be the other way around. People loved me because I was the nicest.

I stood up from the floor and summoned my knight. "Fight me." I demanded. This was no time for training, for it was already nighttime, but I needed to train. The ice knight took out his sword and positioned himself. I did position myself as well, dashing towards him and raised my knife. This was the first time I was fighting my own knight. But I was wondering if it was a good idea. I think not. I have the power of ice. He's made of ice. Gosh, why didn't I think of that before? I mentally face-palmed. He dodged my attack and grabbed my hand, throwing me away. I inmediatly summoned a wall of ice to atleast think for a minute. If he's made of ice, then, what's his weakness? Fire? But, I don't have any fire powers. A punch went through the ice wall. My eyes widened. This was a really bad idea. The wall torned down into pieces as I tried to run away. It grabbed my hand and threw my sword away.

No.

I can't.

"I give in! Return!" I yelled.

And with that, he dissapeared in a fog of ice. I began to pant heavily. "You do know Jeff and Ben are not gonna always be around saving you, right?" I heard a voice remark. I glanced around and saw Jack, with his arms crossed, resting against a tree. I snarled at him. "You gave in too fast."

I gulped. "Yes, I know. I'll get better,"

"You have too if you want to protect the proxy." He stated, walking away into the forest. I let out a sigh and picked up my sword. "He's right." I heard Ben say. It stopped snowing all of a sudden. I wondered if he had been there the whole time, even watching me train. "What do you know?" I asked through clinched teeth. "Apparently, more than you. I'm not the one who has to fight and protect the proxy. It is your job."

He walked closer to me. "Then, don't get into this. It's none of your business." I spat at him.

"It is my business! Wanna know why? Because I want you alive!"

"Well, maybe I don't want to be alive--"

Smack!

I gasped and snapped my head back, rubbing my cheek. I glanced back at Ben with tears in the corner of my eyes. "Don't you ever say that again, got it? Do you know how lucky you are? Being able to fucking breathe? To actually be alive? Don't— don't do this to me, Elise." his voice sounded teary. I could hear his voice trembling. I'm not suicidal. I'm not suicidal. I'm not suicidal. I'm just not going through the best right now. It sounds really stupid. But, it's tough. "I'm sorry, okay?!"

He took a while to reply, but he only gave me a small, soft smile. "I'm sorry, too."

Darkness was all that surrounded me. The enviornmemt felt heavy and cold. I don't have a good feeling about this. I stood up, looking for an alternative for some source of light, but nothing came to my mind. I wondered where I was. Already in the cavern? It could be. It's pitch black here.

In the distance, I saw a glow. A green one. I walked towards it, sometimes I almost tripped over rocks, but I made it. It wasn't that far. I touched it. This is a stone. This could be some sort of mineral with phosphorescence that makes it glow in the dark. I began punching it, but it was useless. I dug my sword in some kind of hole. I was surprised when it ended up exploding and parts of the glowing stone were scattered everywhere. How the heck did that even explode? I didn't do anything so it could react like that. The cavern was huge. And soon enough, I saw an orange color? But it took me a while to realize. It was a snout. A giant snout. I froze. This is the beast? No way.

I heard it growl. I instantly froze. It was sleeping peacefully. And this is my last mission. The one that ends it all. After this, I will marry the love of my life.

I have to think of something to make it go back to sleep. But, what will?

I've never done this before. Maybe singing a song will calm it down.

I took a deep breath. "Cause I'm dreaming of you tonight, 'till tomorrow, I'll be holding you tight. And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be, than here in my room, dreaming about you and me,"

It didn't completly work. Well, it didn't go to sleep, that's for sure, but it's calmed. It's not growling anymore.

Do I seriously have to battle it? If I go against that thing, which is 50 times my size, it will kill me with one hit.

I have no choice but to sing this song all alone, an endless song. I guess this is now my fate, to sing forever. I see no exit, I see no light. There's just no getting out of here.

I will sing.

I will fight.