Hello Charlotte

Chapter 34: Sunday without God

Welcome back to Hello Charlotte, everyone. I'm glad everyone enjoyed the first chapter. Please remember to COMMENT and VOTE; it means a lot to me. Plus, I like talking to you guys and hearing your opinions. Also, remember to watch the video; it goes with the chapter. I'm sorry this took so long; by the way, my health and school have not made this easy, but I'm back.

The song is: Devotion by No Party for Cao Dong.

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-Charlotte-

It was cold and damp in the tunnel. A soft dripping sound echoed in the darkness. The rich scent of wet earth filled the air, but just beneath that was a sharp, bitter smell.

I guess that stuff would still be here.

I could feel Ivo watching me as I let out a soft huff and began running my hand along the tunnel wall. The stone bricks there were slightly damp, with quite a few of them covered in a fine layer of moss, making it a bit harder to find what I was looking for.

Dammit, where is that stupid thing? It should be right around here...

"Um..." Lorithia began softly.

"What?" I asked as I briefly glanced over my shoulder at her.

"If you want, I can light up the area a bit. It shouldn't take more than a simple fire spell," Lorithia offered, a small smile on her face.

Compared to Ivo and Atlas, who could see in the dark with no issues, Lorithia and I had trouble seeing the finer details. However, Delilah might've been worse off than any of us if her holding Atlas's hand was anything to go by.

Delilah gave a small chuckle. "That would be great, Lorithia."

I shook my head. "No. Don't do it just yet; if you do, it might just blow us all up," I warned Lorithia as I glared at the tunnel wall.

I should've just taken the stupid thing out before Ivo, and I left.

"What?" Lorithia screeched, her eyes going wide.

"Why would that happen, Charlotte?" Atlas asked after a moment, his face pale.

I looked over at them, a scowl on my face. "You two, don't smell anything strange?"

"There's the rust?" Atlas said with a frown.

"Gunpowder," Lorithia muttered after sniffing the air. "Wait, why is there gunpowder!"

"The Church wanted to make sure their secrets were kept, well, secret. Dragons and dragon chimera don't care too much about security unless it's territory related. And even then, they'll just kill you on the spot," I explained as I shrugged.

Ivo let out a small snort. "Didn't do them any fucking good, though."

I looked up at him. "They were drugged up lunatic cult members who abducted children. Do you really think they had the functional brain cells to think two steps ahead?" I told him as I rolled my eyes.

"Ivo, I'm pretty sure if something can stop you, it doesn't need security," Delilah pointed out with a sigh.

"He technically just ripped the church's front door off and killed the priest in the middle of a sermon. By the time I felt like looking for him, I caught him plucking out someone's eyes next to a burning pew," I told Delilah as I continued to run my hand along the tunnel wall.

"That's not true," Ivo protested.

I looked up at him with narrow eyes. "Bullshit, which part isn't true?"