(Gabe’s POV)
“Inside the demon lord’s castle!? Isn’t that the place we’ve been trying to avoid!?” I shouted in horror.
Azz nodded, “Yes, but we may have a chance now.”
I cocked my head in confusion.
“You’ve had your change of power already, and it’s much more powerful than any demon power that I have seen in my lifetime.”
I was still confused, so he repeated what had happened the night before in as much detail as possible.
“I DID THAT!?”
“You did.”
“Why don’t I remember?” I asked.
He looked like he was thinking for a moment before answering, “I honestly don’t know. I didn’t even realize it was you in the first place. Then the way you were acting… it was like it wasn’t you at all...”
“Huh?”
“Never mind that.” He then continued, “All that matters is we have the upper hand now. I think with a lot of training, you’ll be able to control it in no time, and we’ll be able to get to The Arc
I slowly blinked my eyes opened, ‘Where am I? What happened?’ It was so dark; I could barely see anything. I tried to move, only to realize that my feet and arms were chained up. “W-What!?” panicking, I attempted to stretch out my wings, but they were bound too. Struggling, my chains rattled and scraped against cold stone, creating a huge racket. The last thing I remember was going out with my team to investigate some rumors about the demon lord. It was said he was planning an attack and soon. Then, when we were on our way back, I vaguely remember that something pricked me in
(Gabriel’s p.o.v) It’s been a few hours since I woke up. I had a bandage wrapped around my chest and back from before. Healing magic appeared to be used on me, but only enough to save my life. I guess she wasn’t kidding about not wanting my death. I thought back about what she said. Is Faith really dead? I remember the first day I met her, it was at the market square near the Queen’s castle. I and Titus were running errands for mom and dad. If I remember correctly, I was eight while he was fi
(Gabe p.o.v) (Back to present day) Faith and I were great friends when we were kids. My dad provided us with a way to stay in contact and still play despite her being a princess. I was so glad that my father used to be the head of the royal guard. In fact, it wasn’t long before Titus joined the castle guard and then the royal guard. But that wasn’t my reason for joining the guard. I did not want to be like my brother or dad. I knew if I joined the royal guard or even a special unit deployed by the queen, me and faith could be around each other all the time. It really broke my heart when her mother and that man got married. Ori
(Titus p.o.v) I strode over to the throne and kneeled to my queen and king. “Rise,” she stated. Standing up, I remained silent. “Do you have it?”
(Gabe pov) I looked around as we entered a nice-looking inn. Of course, everything appeared faded. Similar to most of the Dark World so far, the colors aren’t as bright. In fact, most things appeared black and white, like my now soaking clothes. As soon as we were in the foyer, Ava called out to her sister. “SIS!”
(Gabe’s POV) After what felt like hours, we finally stopped in a clearing. The strange man turned to me, “We’ll camp here for the night.” “It’s nighttime!? How can you tell!?” He sighed, “You get used to it after a while. A way to tell is that there is no stars in the sky when it’s day and stars at night.”
(Gabe POV)The capital is humongous! There are many types of buildings I’ve have not seen before. Not only that but there are lots of strange lights coming from the buildings and streetlights.“Stop gawking!” Azz warned.I took his warning and tried my best not to stare at every little thing that came my way. But it was really tempting to do so. The city was amazing. Nothing I’ve seen at home before.
(Titus POV)They should be here. From what I’ve gathered, the priests live on the outskirts of the town surrounding the castle. It’s a peaceful place surrounded by trees and other greenery.Looking around, I could only slump my shoulders in defeat. I just can’t find them!“What do you need child?”I turned around startled, “!”The priest apologized, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.”“Grover, right?”“Actually, it’s Giles. Do you need Grover?” he asked concerned.