Beyond The Realms

Chapter 49

Dread and hope clash in my head . Dread that the feeling of premonition had proved true and at the same hoping that I'm completely wrong .

Waves of panic drown me not because of the Djinns that attack me but because of his absence.
My pulse is thundering in my ears as I move my sword in deadly arcs facing and counter attacking my enemies .

There is only a single thought racing in my head. Where the hell is Prince Ruslan ?

The thought has its own pulse , it pounds until it synchronizes with my thundering heartbeats .

I scream over the din of war asking our allies if they had seen the Prince many respond they haven't .In a fight for life and death it is hard to keep track of everyone besides his battalion and the army he had brought with himself is so wide spread in the vast battlefield it is difficult to ask them where their Prince is .

Wind and sword are my only companions as I move through the battlefield field attacking or sending djinns flying up high in the air into claws of ruks .

I don't have any clue or direction in my mind as in a frantic need I cut myself a path through the battlefield until Prince Arham screams overhead from his ruk
" I think Ruslan is over there " he points at the top of a huge ancient tree " The miasma surrounding it is keeping out the ruks and everyone else" he snarls in frustration
"It's impossible to attack"

I fix my eyes on the tree and wonder how I had missed such a vast body but I had been concentrating on the battlefield field and dodging enemy attacks , never once had I thought about the trees.

The thick miasma surrounding the giant tree reeks of unholy foulness I frown in surprise as the miasma departs almost instantly when I move close to it . I don't like surprises on the battlefield .

I can't help but think that Ayelet must have planned this herself for me because Arham had said nothing had been able to enter it , except me .

Allowing me passage through it is a deliberate act .

Keeping my foot steps steady and as silent as possible I began moving.

Cautious as ever I tighten the hold on my sword as I carefully make my way to the top and realize that I have been correct. A woman clad in crimson stands in the center " You kept me waiting for long " She says her face so stunningly beautiful it is almost painful to look at her.

" You have been a pain in my side for a while now half breed"
The flawless beauty of her face is at odds with her sneer of disgust. "Never mind " She says replacing her sneer with a smile that is as sharp as the edge of a sword " I have something waiting for you "

She claps and the miasma behind her dissipates revealing a sight that robs all my strength making a horrified gasp escape my mouth.

Tied and bound against the wood with criss cross chains running across his torso . His battle gear torn away. Viciously cut open bleeding wounds and burnt flesh covers every inch of Prince Ruslan's body. One of his violet eyes is swollen shut but the other one fixes on me as he screams at me to go away.

" You shouldn't have come here " He struggles against the chains as a loud hiss fills the air burning away the skin that had come in contact with it. His chest already bears the raw angry welts of burn .His struggles redouble and the sounds of angry hiss of burning flesh further intensifies as I tighten my hold on sword and race towards the small and feminine form that had appeared in front of the Prince, but her back is towards me bearing a whip that is barbed and is covered in blood , his blood.

" This should be interesting " I hear Ayelet say cheerfully as the sight of the person hurting the prince makes my brain go abruptly blank and a furious buzz fills my head .
'She will pay for this '
" Stop Amelia , Don't do this ! " The Prince's scream fills the air .

'I very much want to do this '
Sword ready and aimed to sent the female's head flying off her shoulders I rush towards her , at the last moment she turns around and I find myself looking into my own face .Same hair , Same eyes.....

Lips that are identical to mine part as they speak
" Hello Sister ! "

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