Short Stories: 10-31-18

The Spider King

   The two prisoners kept running out of the mansion. Mandy and Kim ran through the garden.
  Kim pulled Mandy back, and they hid behind the greenhouse.
  "Dude!" Mandy angrily whispered.
   Kim shushed her, and looked out. A tall figure was standing in the middle of the walkway, searching. Kim got a closer look at its face. It looked young, around their age. If they could just distract him, they could escape.
   Mandy saw the same one, and looked towards Kim. "What do you we do now?" She whispered.
  "Nothing."
   The girls gasp as another tall figure creeped up behind them. He was taller than the other one, and older. He grabbed both of the girls with his freakishly long arms.
   Kim was given to the younger one, while Mandy was kept by the older one. Kim glances at the ground in sadness. Her and Mandy were so close to escaping. Kim looked towards the boy who was holding her.
   Despite his startling height and his body being bone skinny, he wasn't bad looking. Short black hair with a top hat, dark eyes, fair skin, nice jawline.
   Wait, no she can't like him. She became red and looked away quickly. She could feel his look on her.

   After walking for what felt like hours, the two men, who were apparently called Abraham and Markson, came upon a large red room. In the middle was a large, gold throne, covered in spider webs. Mandy knew who would be here...
   A large black mass came down slowly from the ceiling. When the mass spread out, it turned out to be a young man on a spider's body. He looked almost normal, besides the large fangs and the big red eyes. He wore a crown on his head, which made his messy black hair messier.
   "Gentlemen, senior and junior," he said in an almost cheery voice.
   The older one dropped Mandy in front of him. She fell with a groan.
   "Mandy!" Kim jumped off the other captor and ran to her friend.
   "We bring you the human prisoners, my king." Abraham spoke.
   The spider king nodded, waving him forward. Abraham poked them forward with a stick. They went begrudgingly.
   "Now, I suggest you step down," Abraham spoke strongly. "That's my permanent throne, and your temporary one."
   The spider king thought about it for a moment. "I don't think so," he smiled as he threw a harpoon at Abraham. He gasped, before kneeling. He grabbed his wound tightly. Markson ran over to him. "Father!" He yelled before being sent back few feet.
   The spider king crawled over to Markson, and he grabbed Kim with his webs. Kim tried to grab for Mandy, but she was already being dragged."
   "No!" Mandy yelled, but before she could help, the king kept her in his throne by webs.
   "You're too pretty to be left behind," he whispered as he caresses her cheek. "As for you two..."
   He turned to Markson and Kim, who were tied together. "Good luck."
   They yelled as they were tossed out the window.

   The webs broke, and Kim sat in pain. She groaned as she attempted to get up.
Markson got up as well, cracking a few of his bones. They both looked up at the window in despair.
   "Hey, look." Markson looked towards Kim. "Your dad got injured, and my best friend is being kept prisoner. How about we put aside our differences for a moment, and save them?"
   Markson smiled a little and nodded. They walked into the large building. They'll have to journey thirty floors and many monsters. They may need more than luck.