“Rainee... We're not going to kill you." She said irritatedly, as if she was tired of dealing with me already. I tried to hide my surprise when she mentioned my name, but I guess I didn't hide it well because she smiled and lifted one brow. “You thought I wouldn't know your name? Of course, I know you name, we all do. We know you more than you know yourself, Rainee."Hearing my name from a stranger from Lantharn who was also a skilled warrior made fear come over me. I lifted my chin and rolled my eyes at her masking my fear.She chuckled.“Let's go."We passed the through a rock formation behind the waterfall, I could just picture myself throwing one of the girls into the water. She would probably smile to her death. We left the waterfall and came to these steps that had been carved into the earth.“Hope you have good grip, you don't want to fall to your death. We said we wouldn't kill you but it doesn't mean we'll stop you from killing yourself."“You all must have foul mouths, d
NOLAINEI couldn't even dare to breathe. I took note that Felix's hair was turning redder by the second, and I swear I could hear something crackling in a fire…like burning wood. it was dangerous to stand so close to him yet I didn't dare to move either. I closed my eyes and took a very long and silent drag of air, I exhaled quietly and repeated the motion. My attention returned back to Vinx, he was rolling his sleeves and laser focusing on the barrier that divided the land between ours and Lantharn. He was deadly silent and under no cause would I want to bring his attention to me. I had seen him in rage before but this was a different kind of emotion I never witnessed before, something that made me taste bile constantly rising to my throat, it made my guts freeze and my teeth chatterI had to remind myself that I was commander of the greatest army to ever exist, I am strong, I am powerful but seeing Vinx punch the invisible field that covered Lantharn like a bubble, it made me feel
“The food isn't poisoned, Rainee."“I thought you guys spoke a separate language?."She looked like she was surprised I had asked.“We do... I'm sorry I can't speak it in front of you, but we don't speak it in front of outsiders."“I didn't ask you to speanit to me."“Oh..."She sat down on the floor and leaned into to the glass.“Do you have any hobbies?."“That's a weird question to ask your prisoner."She didn't smile.I felt my belly retaliating against me. My mouth was salivating at the sweet aroma of the food.“I swear it's not poisoned."How did she know I wanted to eat at that moment? I didn't believe her but I grabbed the plate and the spoon and I ate hungrily, shame on me and my treacherous belly.I picked the bottle of water and after taking a sip I spat it out.“What the hell is that?!."“It's water.... It might be different from the type you all have outside."“It is different, I can't drink that thing it tastes..."“It tastes?. "“Yes, water is supposed to be tasteless.
Yoda returned moments later with a box, it was pink.“What's that?." I wouldn't be surprised if she pulled out a syringe and insisted on giving me a toxic injection, I can never been too sure.Maybe she's psycho, that's why they put here here with me. “It's a necklace..." She opened the box and inside was a pretty necklace.“I don't want that." I said warily.“It's fine, I'll keep it for later. You might change your mind."I was about to talk, telling her I would never change my mind but an alarm went off and she stood up from her kneeling position and without another word, she disappeared. I felt a great need to get out of here because I was burning with confusion, there were so many questions I needed to ask.I pulled my hand back and smashed it against the glass wall. A different kind of pain shot through my hand and registered in my senses, it was foreign. I fell down, clutching my hand and screaming.“What happened?." Yoda asked reappearing, one glass wall opened and she entered
Rainee stood from her sitting position and pressed her palms against the glass, as if she had gotten used to staying in the cube. She looked from her mother, to Vinx, then Kalum and Felix... Then she searched and when her eyes fell on me, I could see her visibly relax. Heart of gold. “Is everyone alright?." She asked in her soft sexy voice. She was too innocent, her big eyes were holding so much emotions, most especially fear. What did she ever do to come here? We were the ones that had killed, slaughtered, buried and burned down lives to their deaths. She didn't deserve to be here. She was too soft and cute and innocent.I wish I could wrap my hands around her and give her a reassuring hug. A tall handsome man stepped forward, I didn't want to see him as handsome but the truth was inevitable. His features came together to forge a remarkable face. Oh my gosh, look at his hands, those hands have led wars and wielded swords and arrows…his legs, his body, everything about him was marv
She looked down at her hands, they were trembling. She took in air and it looked like she was in pain from just breathing. Eighteen seconds of breathing in that gas must have done a lot of things to herShe closed her eyes and ran her fingers through her hair.“Now." Nax said and a name displayed on all the walls of her cube." Timothy... Who is Timothy? " I asked myself.Immediately she saw it, she broke down and started crying.“Time is running Rainee, we don't have all day."RAINEE.My hands started to shake as I saw the name I tried so hard to forget. A name that sometimes chases me from sleep. How did they know, there was no way they would have known!.My hands were shaking and I could feel all eyes on me. The name alone triggered the memory and all lives were at stake here, most especially mine. I could feel my insides melting. I had to talk.“It was many years ago, in college. Why do you even need this information?." I asked Nax, the fucking devil. I hated him with all my heart
I was done with speaking but the topic was still displayed on the walls.“When you say people, you mean?."I felt my heart tearing and I wanted the gas to be released, I wanted to die.“Children."Nax paced the floor.“As everyone is listening, why don't you tell all of us about... "The topic on the screen changed and now it displayed: 'Why you got fired by Grant Harlowe. 'I had said many bad things, I wasn't afraid to say this one.“I really did take the twenty five thousand dollars from Mr Grant but I returned it. At that point I was a petty thief, no longer a cheap whore.... But I couldn't take the money. I couldn't. "I turned to Nax, I was pleading at this point. I couldn't look anybody in the eye, not the strangers that stood in their cubes, not Felix or Nolaine or the twins, I couldn't.“Now, it's your turn."I felt the temperature in the glass change and I knew that my cube was now sealed, I could speak but no one would hear.I turned to Vinx, he looked at me and I turned my
I turned away and my eyes fell on one of the strangers, it was a young famale, I noticed that all of them had cloaks covering their faces and in the angle she was at, Felix and my mother would not be able to see her.I started to work everyone's angle, I noticed that everyone was placed systematically. I was put in the middle, everyone could see me and I could see everyone but Vinx could not see everyone, Nolaine could see almost everybody but not everyone, My mother could see none of the strangers…This thing that Nax and Zandrey and Yoda were doing, it was bigger than I thought. How impactful was it going to be? They said we would all be different people when we walk out of the cube. When was that going to be? I didn't even know what time it was but certainly it should be after midnight by now.This was not what I expected my birthday to be like. I never had big happy birthdays before but I had peace... At least I wasn't in a cube. Nax leaned on my cube and knocked on it. I looked