{COMPLETED} The Bloody Leader

19. Sacrifice

Tords POV

I run into to the passage which was dimly lit I listened as I heard metal clash on metal, I snap back into reality when I remembered my goal. I stayed straight hands on the wall for a feel of my surroundings. "Ok Tord just remember what Paul told you, continue straight and once you hit a wall or something but straight could mean anything?" I look around three paths, he just expects me to know where to fucking go? I don't know this castle like he does I sigh and take off my armor, "Maybe now I can think better?".

I pinch my nose bridge and sigh sharply, I then hear a soft hm I open my eyes and notice the halls were brightened by a blue light, I look in front of me and noticed a wisp, "hey little fella?" I remember my mom telling me all about these creatures when I was younger, she called them small but very mighty guardians and guides, usually are conceived of the spirit of a loved one lost sometimes more than one spirits will help you, I bent down and took in every detail this wisp had, it was a cool blue at the top and a mellow purple at the bottom, it was technically mentioning me to follow it, I look up ad see two more behind it, I laugh a little and say thank you to the sky.

I follow them down the hall to the right, another set of paths showed and follow the calming lights of the three wisps till I run into a dead end, I gather my breath, it was gradually getting darker till about the same dim light that it was before, I look behind me then back forward, I sigh and touch the brick slightly above my head, no budge, I do the one right under my chin, nothing, I pushed the bricks to the side still nothing, I stopped and took breaths, the then the same light came emerging but brighter than before, I look and see the same wisps, two where about the same size the other was smaller, I walk to where they were, they move to the side and I place my hands on the brick they where at, it moved, the wall that I was stopped at started to open and light started to flood the area, the wisps disappeared with a hush.

And I'm acquaint with a door a wooden one, I notice there was no handle but I became desperate I pulled on the door nothing happened, I pushed and it moved slightly, I continued pushing till I fell, the sound of chains and my name gave me hope.

"Tom!" I run and slip my arms through the bars opening, he made an effort but couldn't reach me "you made it, fast, didn't you get lost?" "Not really, Paul helped me," he smiles and look at the lock "this should be easy," he hums out of confusion I laugh and take back out my sword and pick the lock, no luck, "shit" I whisper, am I cursed with bad luck today? I question myself, I put my sword back in the satchel an look for a rock I find one and am met with Tom being held at sword point, he was scared and so was I, the woman looked just like him, black voids for eyes, same tone of hair but it lacks the gravity defying but I remember the kings hair stuck straight in the air, same with her skin tone the exact same.

"So, you're the one and only Tord J Larkin~?" She swooned, he tone of voice sounded like a mix between flirty and insane, I nod slowly and she laughs slightly "cute, you came to save my "son" but how did you know?" "I uh-" I saw as Tom's head shake slightly, "I just had a bad feeling and ap I was right," "wrong answer Tord~" I stiffened "The five and three year old came and told you didn't they," Tom gasped and gave her her answer she laughed.

"Oh, you're going to make me hurt Jackson's youngest, now Thomas I thought I was crazy? Oh wait I am!" she continues to laugh she then presses the sword on his neck even more, I scream "Wait please, you don't have to do this!" "Oh but I do, he's a wrinkle in the paper, a stain on the rug a out of place pattern-" "no I'm not! I'm expressing myself and my emotions in my own way! This Kingdom is not supposed to be judgemental!" "we're not unless you're in love with the enemy," she grits pushing the sword deeper on his skin "Well how's this, we can be at peace?" she raises an eyebrow and laughs

"Silly boy, only the-" "king can make that choice, lucky me then," they both held the same expression and I sighed "my father was killed, I killed the person that killed them and he gave me the crown, I'm now the king, so what do you say?" She smiles and la again "I can't do much, Addam can, right now I'm just a messenger," "so that's a no?" She smirks "T-Tord?" I hear from afar I look up and see that Tom is one step away from just breaking down and crying, "Then what can I do to save Tom?" "Oh! You gave him a nickname cute-" "What can I do to save him!" She looks at me somewhat satisfied at my outburst "Nothing, you brought this upon yourself and him," she moves her arm putting the handle of the sword on his skin, she was about to cut his neck, he knew this as well.

"TORD!" " WAIT PLEASE JUST... JUST WAIT!" she doesn't move an inch I grab the bar and turn my head, I see Paul and Patryk on the other side, Paul looking for another shortcut, I dimly smile and nod and look back at the Queen, "Look, why don't you take my life instead?" She hums in my delight "Tord No!" "Its ok Thomas, I know what I'm doing?" I continue to look at the Queen, I glanced over at Tom and saw that he was silently crying, it hurt me to see that but, my plan needed to work, I needed to get in that room with him.

"Tempting but... why?" "Well a few reasons actually, one it cause the fall of my Kingdom, two, he doesn't want to die so why kill him, and three killing me will result in our forbidden love to stop, it'll put an end to our endeavor, so what do you say?" she lowers the sword and comes to the door "Your good at bidding son," she runs her fingers through my hair and laughs slightly "is it s deal?" I look off to the side and see the wall close "yes," I back away knowing she try to attack me through the gaps of the door, she did, and sighed "tisk, tisk, risk, Your not even going to let me say goodbye? Rude," she scoffs and tells me to get the key hanging on the wall to get right, my left, I look over and see the key, I grab it and unlock the door she takes the keys and motions me to enter, I do so and she uncuffs Tom.

He runs to me, I hold him close and hear his sobs, I lower my head in his hair and say I'm sorry "you're a idiot," he responds I laugh and say my response, just as he was letting me go I grab him again "kiss me Tom," I say, his face turns red but he sighs, he kisses my cheek, I laugh and tell him a real one, he turns even more red so I help him, i take his arms and put them around my neck he automatically stood on his toes and I take his waste for support.

He makes a slight scared noise and I kiss his forehead and whisper it's going to be ok "let this goodbye be one to be put in the history books ok?" He nodded and I remove one of my hands and take his face "I-I love you Tord," I smile and in response close the space we had, he soon relaxes and puts his hands on my head, the hand that moved his face to mine moved to the back of his head, he calms down even more, I hear the sigh of the queen and then nearing footsteps, I smirk and let Tom go, his arms stayed connected to my head, my hand moves back down to his waist, I kiss his forehead one last time.

He puts his head in my chest again, the Queens eyes were filled with venom, the wall behind her closes and she turns around, looking frantically, I turn Tom and push him outside the cell. "Tord what are you-?" I take his face in my hands and tell him to stay on the other side, he bites his lip and backs away, I turn around and see the queen coming after me, I move to the side and she runs into the bars, two sets of arms grab her and she starts to kick.

"AAHH! YOU DIRTY CHEAT!" "How? I just dodged your blow?" "You're using people against me!" "Calm down my queen, you're going loopy," "P-P-Paul... You monster," I take out my sword and put the tip on her neck, "how does it feel, to be put in a similar place he was in?" I she looks at me, her eyes just gloating and chanting, knowing eyes, I'm weak... I can't hurt her. I lower my sword and back away "well aren't I just smart?" I look up at her and see Tom in the bars tears painting his face, I bite my cheek and tighten my grip on the sword.

"REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU!" I look up and se Paul struggling to hold her back "YOU NEED TO END THIS EASIER THAT HOW YOU STARTED IT!" I squeeze my sword and she breaks out their grip, unconditionally I hold up my sword and cut right through her, I breathe heavily, she quivers but starts laughing, "Have fun dying slow.," she makes out just before she fell off my sword Tom came back in the cell.

"YOU'RE OK!" I hug him back and kiss his temple he let's me go and we both notice blood on his shirt, "T-Thomas, you're bleeding?" I looks down and lift his shirt to where the blood was spotted, suddenly I got really light headed, and collapse on the ground, I tasted burnt pennies, I hear my name multiple times "TORD! NO NO No no no!" I could tell it was Tom I feel him move my head in his arms my upper back was on his lap, I felt my shirt be moved "I-I can fix this, just- just give me a min-" I take his hand before he touches the wound, he looks at me tears in his eyes "D-Don't please," "I-I don't want you to die," "I know, I know but I rather you live,"

He starts crying, I put my hand on his face wiping his tears, he held that hand and I start to sing "Så lenge jeg lever, Skal du også leve, Inni mitt hjerte, Inni mitt sinn, Så lenge jeg minnes, Skal du også finnes, Hos meg med alt det som gjorde at jeg kalte deg min,
Hvordan skal jeg komme over dette fjell av sorg som nå stenger veien min, Hvordan skal jeg klare å komme videre, Når mitt indre ligger i ruin-" "I-Im sorry," I stop singing and give him a look "promise you'll forgive me?" "What?"

I like cliffhangers and sorry for making this chapter drag on and on but hey, the end is actually closer than what you think, on that note I'll see all you guys in the next chapter, I purple you and byee 💜💜💜.