Cold Blooded

Chapter 3

The two girls were pulled forcefully from the carrige and lead into a large dark castle, it was surrounded by more armored guards and dead plants which at one point, probably bloomed beautifully. Eria was walking behind her sister as one guard walked ahead of them and one walked behind them. Eira was wearing a long dark blue dress that seemed up at the neck, her long, bright hair bounced as she walked slowly in line with the others. Ara wore a similar style dress, but it was teal and had a more casual style than Eiras did, her vibrant blue hair was mostly free flowing with a high ponytail on top of her head. The girls were brought into a large, dark room that seemed like at one time, used to be a ballroom for parties. The ballroom was filled with children of all ages, races, and social class. Some crying and afraid and others radiating pure anger. Eira and Ara quickly realized that they weren't the only children that were preyed from their parents that afternoon. Suddenly, the room hushed quiet as foot steps clicked on the large staircase that connected the ballroom to the rest of the castle. A dark shadow covered the man on the stairs, only his dark, slick shoes and the bottom of, what was assumed to be, his cape were visible. The man chuckled as he looked down upon all the vulnerable children before him. Even though his face was not visible, everyone could clearly tell he was smiling. "My, my ... look at all my little guests! I am absolutely thrilled to have you all before me today! You were all selected today to be apart of something much bigger than yourselves, this is the start of some fantastic opportunities for all of you!" The man spoke in a deep and velvety voice. Hushed whispers filled the room and one guard slammed his sword against the staircase, causing a loud noise to silence the children. "Thank you, my good man" The man began, "Anyways, you're probably wondering who I am? Allow me to introduce myself, I am known as Tha Dark Lord. From here on, I am your leader, your main boss. My guards and fellow associates you'll be seeing later on, are your other bosses. You must behave and do exactly as we instruct! Any disobedience will result in punishment, understood?" The Dark Lord continued, scanning the crowd. The children nodded up at him, "Very good!" The Dark Lord exclaimed, clapping his hands together. "Now, Guards! Take them to the dungeon and let my little children get comfortable! Change is always hard" he spoke in a fake, pouty voice. At the Dark Lords command, the guards were quick into action, kids were grabbed and separated into two groups in the dungeon. The dungeon was underground and was large enough to hold a small nation. Each cell contained two uncomfortable looking bunk beds and one small barred window. The children were sent in two directions upon entering the dungeon. The left half of the dungeon was reserved for the kids born with no powers, while the right half was for children with powers. Eira and Ara were sent to the right half and thrown into a medium sized cell with another set of siblings. Too boys, one looked older than the other. They both had red hair, purple tinted eyes, and their clothes were covered in blood. They four of them sat in silence for a while when the younger looking boy leaned in to whisper something into his brother's ear. His brother nodded and turned his gaze up to Eira and Ara, "Hey, uh, you guys wouldn't happen to have fire powers, would you? He's a little cold"