The secret of the Moondrop

Chapter 18: The awakening

Eugene's POV:

"Is this the place?" he asked, pointing at the sealed well placed some meters away from them.
Cassandra nodded nervously, taking one glance at the full moon.
"It's almost time" Adira noted.
Eugene swallowed the lump that had formed in his throat, tightening his grip on the sword Cassandra had lend him before parting on the quest.
I hope she's okay, he though anxiously. If something happened to Rapunzel... he just wouldn't be able to continue. Blondie was both his girlfriend and best friend, his light and comfort in the darkest times of his life. To think she was now stuck in a dark cell with Ghost Gothel and Varian.
He shivered.
"There's no point in hiding!" Cassandra suddenly said, glaring at some bushes like she was ready to chop them with her sword.
Oh great, Eugene thought, she's finally gone bonkers.
Adira adopted a defensive stance, holding her dark sword pointing at the dark part of the forest.
"I'm warning you!" she yelled through gritted teeth.
At this point, both him and the guards realized there was something in the bushes, a dark and thin figure accompanied by two huge men who didn't look very friendly. All of them having their facial features hidden by the darkness and light of the moon.
"Who are you?" Eugene asked cautiously.
The response to his question was a soft cackle and a female voice. "I see, all the gang has come to rescue the poor princess"
"WHO ARE YOU?" Cassandra repeated, using her most menacing tone.
"You don't recognize me? Ow, that hurts" she responded, putting a fake offended hand in her chest.
And that's when she stepped into the light, all of them (except Adira) gasping at the same time.
Lady Caine, he thought.
"You? What are you doing here?" Cassandra inquired.
The red head smiled, playing with a dagger in her hands. "I got a job offer from some old woman who wanted me to watch over the spoiled princess and the little brat" she simply said.
Eugene's eyebrows shot up in surprise.
So she was the one who kidnapped Varian, luring Rapunzel into a trap too.
"Tell us where they are!" Adira yelled.
Lady Caine shook her head, shifting her weight.
"No can do, tall person"
And that's when all hell broke loose.
Eugene watched as Cassandra charged into battle, raising her sword towards Lady Caine, who had a small smile playing in her lips.
Just when the lady-in-waiting was about to impale her with her weapon, Lady Caine reacted with quick reflexes, blocking the blade with her own dagger calmly.
But the two thugs accompanying Lady Caine didn't stood as still or confidently as their boss. They both took their own weapons, one of them holding some sort of whip while the other man had two strangely shaped knifes.
The one with the whip tried to attack Cassandra, who was already fighting Lady Caine, but got blocked by Adira's sword.
Eugene didn't had time to react, before the other guy almost hit him with one of his knifes.
He dodged the attack, using the man's imbalance to send him to the ground with a kick.
Next to him, he could see Adira.
The whip was restraining her wrist, her sword way too far for her to reach it.
The gigantic man, taller even than Adira, was pulling at the whip and getting closer, the shine of a knife in his other hand.
Eugene knocked out the guy he was battling and rushed to help the warrior.
He pulled the dark and heavy sword from the ground and threw it at Adira, who caught it while grinning.
"I don't like it when people touch me" she told calmly to the man with the whip.
Adira held the sword high above her head before cutting easily through the metal string. She then pulled at the whip, sending the man close enough for her to punch him, he fell to the ground unconscious.
Eugene was just about to celebrate when he suddenly heard Cassandra scream.

Cassandra's POV:

She was sparring against Lady Caine, who was way more agile than Cassandra had expected her to be (considering the red head had spent several months in prison).
Cassandra moved rapidly, sending blows with her sword and blocking Lady Caine's dagger at the same time, all of this while the other woman snickered at her.
"You know, Andrew told us to be cautious with you, wasn't he your ex or something?" Lady Caine said.
"That's none of your business" she growled back, managing to kick her in the ribs.
Lady Caine jumped backwards, rubbing the left side of her abdomen, she laughed softly.
"What's so funny?" Cassandra demanded angrily.
But her opponent didn't respond, she just charged back, her dagger reflecting the full moon.
The lady-in-waiting grunted, gripping her sword to block Caine's attack. It hadn't occurred to her that Lady Caine had two daggers.
At the same time Cassandra's sword collided with her rival's blade, she felt a wave of pain erupt from her leg.
Lady Caine laughed evilly, retreating with the other dagger, knowing that Cassandra couldn't fight back at the moment.
The lady-in-waiting looked at her leg, blood streaming from the injury where the other dagger was still stuck in.
Cassandra gritted her teeth, unable of suppressing a scream as she pulled the weapon from her leg.
This would be a good moment for the cavalry to arrive, she though somberly.
She took a deep breath, trying to ignore the pain and holding the sword with her trembling hands.
Lady Caine looked from the unconscious bodies of her two men to Eugene and Adira, who were surrounding her from left and right, she smiled.
"WHAT THE HECK IS SO FUNNY?!" Cassandra yelled.
She didn't respond.
"You are outnumbered, the wisest choice would be to surrender peacefully" Adira said stoically.
"Yeah, and tell us where blondie and the little guy are kept" Eugene added.
Lady Caine laughed a little.
"But its already too late" she snickered.
Just then, an explosion of blinding light appeared from the sealed well. Breaking the rock with the hole on top of it and pointing to the sky were the moon, uncovered by the clouds, shone brightly.
Adira dropped her sword, which was now glowing blue like crazy.
She gasped, covering her mouth with both hands.
"No... This...this can't be happening" she stammered.
Cassandra gulped, Eugene looking more confused than ever.
"What's going on?!" he asked.
"Varian's powers have awakened" she barely whispered.
Black rocks started to sprout from the ground.

Chapter end.
Hehe cliffhanger.
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