The World Beneath the Ice

What Battle?

     I helped April cook dinner while Luke talked with Liam. She told me that she and Liam were close friends, who got stuck here. They didn’t know how, or when, they just woke up here. Like me and Luke.

     I drained the potatoes, and sautéed vegetables, while April cleaned game and fried it. There was nothing to talk about, so I decided to ask about the Lady I met.

     “Hey, um, can I ask you something?” I asked April, never taking my eyes off the sauté pan.

     “Sure.” She replied.

     “Who is the lady that lives in a snow built house?” I asked her uneasily.

     She looked at me, shock in her eyes.

     “Amuzel? How do you know her?” she questioned.

    “She kidnapped me, and held me in a dungeon, but I escaped.” I then told her my story, and she listened carefully, although still cooking.

     “She is trying to take over this world, before taking over Middle of Heaven and Hell. But first she needs to find Queen Celestine and kill her. Then she will have more power, and will start a battle, fighting for control of this world.” She explained to me.

    “What is ‘Middle of Heaven and Hell’?”

     “Your world.” She whispered.

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       I woke up by the sun blinding my eyes. Cold sweat rolled down my forehead, onto my cheek. I had just had a nightmare, but I forgot what it was about. The only thing I remember is my vision fading into white, and Madison crying over me. She said something about bringing me back, I don’t know….

     “Morning! Get up, time for your first battle training!” Liam busted into my room with a smile as bright as the sun. He motioned for me to get up, so I slowly raised myself from the bed, and blinked the crust from my eyes. I had somehow made it to a blow up bed on the floor.

     “What do you mean ‘battle training’?” I asked eyes still half shut.

     “I’m going to teach you how to fight with a sword like a man.” He said proudly.

     I sprang out of bed when I had heard the words, fightand sword. Liam chuckled to himself, and stepped out of the room, allowing me to get ready. I then remembered that I have no clothes.

     “Liam? Can I use some of your clothes, I haven’t gotten any.” I asked just as he was walking towards the kitchen.

     “Sure.” He replied shrugging his shoulders.

     I darted back to the room I had woken up in, and opened up the drawers. His clothes might fit me, as I am fairly tall and muscular, but I wouldn’t be so sure.

     I picked out denim jeans, a forest green muscle shirt, and a White pullover. I even found a blue bandanna and put it over my forehead. I strided out to the yard, (which was outside, hidden in a thicket), and met up with Liam. There were two swords laying on the grass, and he was standing above them, smirking at me.

     “What Is that?” he asked my motioning towards my bandanna.

     I walked towards me, took it off, and threw it on the ground.

     “Hey! Why’d you do that?” I shouted.

      “That one is a bad one, and will fall over your eyes. Don’t wear that.” He replied calmly. He then picked up a sword, and handed it to me, blade drawn back.

     “Here, we are going to learn the basics today.” He then led me to a field of tall mountain grass. Pulling back his sword, he took a deep breath, pulled his sword back, and ever so swiftly, sent it bleade first, slicing all the surrounding grass to shreds. He smiled and said,

     “Now you try.”

     I picked up my weapon, and fell down with it, surprised by it’s sudden weight. I looked up and there Liam stood over me, arms folded across his chest, looking down at me with emotionless eyes.

     I stood back up, and with all my strength, pulled back and sent it blade first, only for it to slice a few pieces of grass, and land on the floor. I need a lot of practice!

 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gonna just start doing the sybol for the next P.O.V! Sorry the chapter took so long i had writers block! SORRY!

                                                               -Pandgal1  :)