(Craig Tucker x Reader): Stolen Love

8 ~ Divided

We both looked up, finally realizing what was happening. Craig pushed me out of the way into one path while he jumped to the other one for safety after he pushed me.

My body fell to the ground, residue from the fallen rocks covered my hands and body.

I coughed as some dust got into my lungs, I looked around me when I realized that we were separated between the two paths.

I stood up but wobbled a little bit while doing so, placing my hands on rocks that divided Craig and I to help retain my balance.

"Craig?!" I called out, trying to make sure that he wasn't dead.

"I'm here!" Craig's monotone voice can be heard from across the rocks.

"Are you okay?!" I shouted.

I heard a muffled sound come from across the way then finally a response from Craig.

"Yeah. I'm fine."

I looked around me, I was lucky enough to have the torch land on my side. I mean I only knew this after I stepped on it sightly with your foot.

I got on my hands and knees, trying to pick up the torch in complete darkness.

I kept the two rocks with me just in case I ever needed them, thank god for that.

I squatted down, placing the base of the torch between my legs, bringing the top of the torch away from my face so I didn't burn myself.

I had to pull my dirty white dress up passed my knees in order to hold the torch in place.

My hands moved towards the wood with the rocks in my hands, clicking them together to create a spark in order to create the fire I needed to see.

The spark landed on the piece of wood and created a torch that was easily usable to see, almost burning myself in the process.

I grabbed the torch, bringing it up as I stood up.

I down the path that I could only go down, it seemed endless, well at least from where I was standing.

"I'll meet you on the other end of the cave." Craig shouted from the other side of the rocks.

"Stay where you are if the caves don't combine."

I nodded my head but then forgot that Craig can't see me.

"Alright." I finally said.

I made my way down the cave, I didn't notice how dark and scary it actually was until I was finally by myself, separated from Craig.

I feel so much safer around him, I mean he's saved me from being taken back to my castle.

I don't want to go back just yet.

While I walk down the scary path, my mind starts filling with thoughts that scared me.

What if the cave collapses again, leaving me trapped where I am, not being able to ever escape.

What if this cave didn't lead to an opening instead it was just a dead end.

"I should of spoken to Craig about the dead end problem." I spoke to myself.

"Welp, it's too late now."

I walked more and more, this cave went on forever. I don't even know if it'll take me to another opening.

Soon enough I ended up in a large opening that didn't lead to the outside world, it just reveled some bigger part of the cave.

This part was basically an underground lake.

The lake had crystals all over the bottom of the lake, they made the lake glow a beautiful green-blue color.

At the deepest part of the lake lay some sort of stick.

I have no clue what this stick was but it was calling my name, telling me to take it.

Without thinking, I dropped my torch on the solid cold ground and headed towards the stick.

I didn't even know I was in the water until I was about shoulder deep into the water.

I was getting closer and closer to the stick, I just had to dive down and grab it, which I did.

I grabbed the stick, swimming back up to the surface, taking a gasp of air as my head hit the surface.

I swam my way towards the rocky floor that I could walk on, I got there in a matter of time.

"Great, now I'm all wait." I spoke to myself as I climbed out of the underground lake.

I held the stick in my hand, "What is this?"

I examined the stick closely, it didn't seem to be anything special.

I mean if it wasn't special then why was it at the bottom of the underground lake?

I placed both hands on the stick, suddenly a pounding headache appeared, my eyesight got blurry, I started seeing things as if I was having some sort of vision.

"Ah sir, we found it!" A guard came into my throne room presenting a stick to me.

"This better be the right one, you know what happened to the last guy who gave me the wrong stick." I spoke, giving my guard a glare.

"Sir," My guard bowed down in my presence then continuing on with his sentence.

"We are sure that this is it." I didn't question how they knew because honestly, I didn't care.

"Give it to me then." I demanded.

My guard got up from his bow then ran up to me, giving my the stick.

I yanked the stick out of my guard's hand, immediately I could feel the power of the stick.

"Yes, this is the right one." My smile grew wider, twisting into an evil grin almost. I mean I couldn't help myself, I felt all of this power surging through my body.

"Finally, The Stick of Truth is all mine. Now I'm the most powerful being in the entire universe."

My vision flashed white, probably to indicate a fast forward.

All around me, castle's were burning, dead bodies were covering the land of Zaron didn't matter if they were Elf or Human.

Once again my vision flashed to white but this time I was someone else.

"Never again shall anybody use this stick for any reason what so ever. This stick is highly dangerous and brings the user to their most evil self, well from what we have seen." I spoke to the others that surrounded me by the underground lake we located.\

"Are you sure nobody will find this stick again?" One of the figures asked me.

"I say we just burn it." Another figure spoke in a harsh tone.

I raised my to silence them which they did.

"You know we cannot destroy the stick, It is impossible and I cannot confirm that someone will not find the stick or if they won't but hiding it for a long while is the best solution we got at the moment." I spoke once again.

I lifted my hand, looking down at the Stick of Truth. Whoever possesses this stick can control the universe and with controlling the universe brings power hungry individuals who want to use the stick for themselves.

That is why the best thing to do it throw it somewhere will it'll be lost for hundreds of years to come.

With a forceful throw, I threw the stick into the underground lake, leaving it there until it'll be found again, if it will ever.