Tainted Light

ELEVEN

        " Okay so where does he live? " Luna asks, I grow silent and look everywhere but the spot where she stands.

            " You don't know where he lives?! " Luna exclaims.

       " We came all the way here and you don't even know where he is? " Mason facepalms, Karson sighs, and Eren coughs trying to hold back his laugh. I scratch the back of my neck and my cheeks feel heated.

        " Well my parents never told me where he lives just that he stays in Celestia. " I counter,

               " Let's just ask people as we move throughout the City of Stars and closer to Celestia. "

        " You're right, " Karson agreed, " Just keep a low profile and don't bring attention to yourselves. " We discuss what to do and decide that separating would be easier and faster to find him, we choose a meeting spot and go different ways. As I venture throughout the city I notice that a lot of the citizens seem wary and off. I can feel their eyes on me as I move through shops and look away when I turn to match their gaze.

        I turn my head towards another watchful eye and see a little girl staring at me, her eyes are full of curiosity and slight fear. I began to approach her but her mother who was standing near her tugged on her arm and ran before I got close. What in the hell is going on here?

         A new presence graces the air and it feels darker and more dangerous. My eyes snap around me, looking for the threat I'm feeling. Suddenly it disappears and I feel myself let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding. I still feel slightly uneasy though but I don't see anyone that stands out and begins to walk faster, trying to get away from the feeling. I feel stupid but the anxiety doesn't leave me and I start to run instead, I feel something getting closer but every time I turn around no one is there.

        I bump into someone wearing a black cloak while running and dark silver eyes peer at me through the hood. I help them up and their hood falls off of their head, it's a boy who looks around my age. I don't have time to apologize when he grips my arm tightly and looks behind me before taking off, still not letting me go. I try to wrench my arm from his death grip but he doesn't let go and I have no choice but to follow.

          We turn into a dark corner and someone from behind me tackles me to the ground. I land with a thump and groan in pain. The weight on me is suddenly gone and I dash to my feet to see the Silver eyed boy fighting with two men. The one trying and failing to hit the boy has a scar running from his eye to the middle of his cheek. They aren't shadows but normal humans, though I'm not sure if that makes this situation better or worse. My eyes study the situation in front of me and I sigh. In the hands of other man is the bag of silver coins I've been carrying with me, I pat my pocket that holds my bag of silver coins only to feel that my pocket was empty. The Silver eyed boy easily overpowers Scar and takes the bag back before leaning down and whispering something into the man's ear. The man's eyes turn wide and he turns to crawl away from the younger boy.

         The second guy sees that Silver boy is preoccupied and runs to attack. In an instant the Silver eyed boy ducks and kicks the man's legs out from under him causing him to collapse on the ground. The boy steps on his hand, a cracking sound echoes through the air along with the pained yell the man lets out.

                 " Ethan! " Scar cries out, rushing towards the man whose hand is now broken.

         The boy leans down with a smirk, " That will teach you not to steal. " He turns to face the terrified looking man and Scar scurries back a few feet. I lean down to grab the dagger concealed by my thigh before springing myself at Silver eyed boy, keeping him from hurting them further. I push him against the wall and hold the dagger near his throat.

          The two men pull themselves up and scurries out of the alley we're in. I lean down to grab the dagger concealed by my thigh before springing myself at Silver eyed boy. I push him against the wall and hold the dagger near his throat.

         " Who are you and why did you do that? " I interrogate him, standing my ground and look him straight in the eyes.

             " The name is Everest and I did that because they stole from you? " He responded, looking confused at the second part of my question.

         I gape at him, appalled and surprised at how dumbfounded he sounded. He took advantage of my guard dropping and hit the knife out of my hand before stepping away.

        " Relax princess I won't hurt you. " He whistles, handing me the bag of coins, I snatch the bag from his hands and put it back in my pocket. My heart jumps at the word but I calm down when I realize he doesn't actually think I'm the princess.

        " That's not what I'm talking about, you broke that man's hand! " I exclaim, angry at the situation. He rolled his eyes, " Please I didn't break it to the point it won't heal, besides it'll teach them not to steal. "

        I scoff and cross my arms looking at him with annoyance. He's a complete jerk but he has a point even though I don't want to admit it. He just stares back at me with a bored expression and a curious look flashes in his eyes before he opens his mouth.

        " Things have been going to hell ever since a group Shadows came to the city a couple days ago with the news that the King and Queen have been killed, " An angry expression appears on his face as he continues, " They terrorized and killed a couple villagers for fun before leaving a few hours later. "

       I close my eyes at the last sentence, " I heard about the King and Queen but not what they've done to the city. "

           "It's not just this one. They've been wrecking a bunch of them one by one, showing up to inform citizens of the new hierarchy and looking for the Princess but they stay to have their fun."

          I feel sick, they're looking for me and because of that my people are dying or suffering. Absolute rage builds up inside me and I can feel myself about to explode, my breathing starting to become loud and ragged. How evil can they be? Killing and hurting innocent people who don't even have the means to fight back. 

        I feel something shift and know that my powers have begun to leak out from my hands. I need to hit something, preferably a Shadow, I turn to the wall besides me and slam my hand into hit. The ground rumbles as the wall breaks with a crack, I stare in shock at my hand embedded into the wall and slowly pull it out. Pieces of the wall falling as I remove my hand, I turn to face Everest and he's staring at me with wide eyes.

" You're a dreamlight, aren't you? "