The Tempest Spell

Chapter 31

Nova woke up in Jax's arms. He was walking through a dark cave carrying her.
She went to move her arm when she saw there were bronze shackles attached to her wrists and ankles, they were on Jax's too. She found out she was wearing some type of jet black jump suit, leather straps on her arms that pulled up to a neck piece.
The rest of the group was following behind them. They were being dragged by men holding there shackles, Macie was in Astrik's arms, Ronan was being dragged by 3 other men and Beatrice and Christen were walking beside them.
"Jax what happened?"
"Dying wasn't the answer, you just come back, right after though, The Dark Giant attacked and took us all hostage. Nova I'm so sorry, I should have known better."
"Jax, you don't have to apologize, it was our choice to do that"
"No, that The Dark Giant would capture us. I saw it in the trees, I thought it was just Daunt."
Jax stopped walking as the men approaching us stopped at a door.
"He only asks for the one named Christen."
I jump out of Jax's arms "not my brother"
"She's alive!" One screeched "seize her!"
"Not without us" Ronan and Macie sprung up.
"Only the girl and her brother may enter." Another sneered at us.
"Nova don't..."
"I'll be fine Jax, come on Christen"
The soldiers undo our locks then throw us into the big black doors.
A man a stares at us from a platform "I didn't know you were awake Nova, I was going to ask Christen about you"
"If that's all you want from my brother then let him go." She pushed him behind her.
He laughed and put on a thin white glove on one dark hand "I need both of you but you work for Daunt, or you did."
"You mean you don't'?"
"No!"
"Why not?"
"Well that is what I want to show you"
He stuck his hand into Nova. No really his hand was in her. He pulled out a red thing and showed it to her. It was her heart. "This is what Daunt does to people, she takes there heart and tells them what to do through it. Watch" he stepped back "Don't scream." He reached his hand out and slapped her so hard she flew into the doors. "Good girl." he lifted her back up and shoved her heart inside her body again.
"Monster..." she growled at him.
"Me? Oh no sweetheart, Daunt. I guess sometimes, someone you take a bullet for is behind the trigger. Right?"
She swallowed, mostly holding back tears. She swore a monster bruise was forming on her cheek and her back.
"Your brother here is different though, he is a mortal, you will only get limited time with him. But he is different in another way sweetheart, he knows how to believe in things, he will have power greater than immortals. Simply because immortals see the strange things, mortal children know how to believe in them."
"So?" She said still trying to hide Christen behind her.
"I want you to be the leader of The Dark Army, keep you friends close Nova, your enemies may be even closer." He threw her out the door onto the floor so hard it knocked her out.