Noah's PovI stood frozen in shock as my eyes stared in disbelief. I couldn't move, and for almost ten seconds, as my breath seemed to hang from the ceiling like the chandelier in the middle of the room.I stared confused, having my eyes gaze on a dark crescent with four spheres riddled over seemingly a million canvases. My mind ran insane with thoughts, and I stood there, stopped in my tracks even though I had walked into the room.The sight before me suddenly disabled my sense of time, as I found myself rooted in space; blinded by what I never expected to see. I was tone deaf as all I now heard was only the revolving wheel of questions powering through my consciousness like a steam train.I moved my eyes, too bombarded to move anything else, glancing around the room, and seeing only walls of white covered in black lines. There was nothing else in the room. No chairs. No table. No bed. Nothing. It was just a white room filled with vague-detailed illustrations.And the only thing goin
Myra's PovHe walked up to me steadily, almost carefully, like he was afraid he would step on the pieces of broken glass from all of Flanagan's outbursts. I could see his eyes still glow emerald above the candle light, and his tattoos glimmer in the brightness. As he moved towards me with a slight limp, and almost the same as Flanagan, strutting rudderly; and I thought maybe in fear the cloth covering his loins would fall off and embarrass him.His smile stayed fixed however, and as it remained wide, his rotten teeth displayed themselves in full glory. I stiffened in my seat as he drew closer and with his hands coming forward to touch me. And I gasped as I saw his brown stained claws retract forward then touch my skin. He squinted, and ran the jagged tip in a line across my face till he reached my jaw, then cupped my face with one hand."Been a rather long time since our last meeting..." he smiled, scanning over my face. "And it seems you've grown into more knowledge than previously..
Noah's Pov I didn't know when I made straight to the door and out to the backyard; dropping the box above the fireplace and jogging in a haste to fetch the water hose. My mind was going in circles as I ran in a straight line to the back of the house. And as I reached the pipe, I unloosened its folded frame and pulled it along, running back up to the living room.I stood in front of Colin with the pipe now reaching all the way and pointing at his face. I didn't know if what I wanted to do would work, and I was worried because he had been unconscious for such a long time. But then I unscrewed the cap and showered him with enough water to flood a village. He didn't move at first, and the couch along with his clothes were merely being soaked to the skin. Then I frowned and turned the lever; increasing the pressure, and the water splashed and splattered on his face till he jerked up, eyes wide and coughing.I held back the lever and turned the water off, as he coughed and coughed himsel
Noah's PovColin soon came out and now frowned all the way at me from the front door. He stood resting on one of the two pillars that held the porch roof, and now in changed clothes. He smirked as his brows went down squinting; watching me heave in fatigue."You seem stressed..." he laughed, shaking his head. "Need a hose?..."I looked up and saw him in a simple shirt and trousers, both in different shades of blue. He wore a new tie and striped in black and white, and now stood with his hands folded in his pockets."I don't want you to pass out because of something I said you know..." he chuckled.I turned to face him squarely now, raising myself off my knees as I straightened up slowly. I squinted in his direction from the stress inside me and the light of the sun blocking my eyes from above me."Haha, very funny..." I replied, groaning. I wasn't laughing, and was neither in the mood for jokes but I still answered him."You'll actually need nothing short of a storm and a typhoon to w
Myra's Pov"I think it's time we leave..."Flanagan stood up now, and Izon immediately moved in response. I saw my father move over to the lantern and increase the flames. Making the bright light spread wider across the room and everything else that lurked in the darkness even more visible. While Izon moved over to the table where father had been and pulled open a drawer. He produced a key when he brought out his hands; then made his way to an iron cabinet that suddenly appeared in the midst of the incandescent light."Wh-where are we going?" I asked, shaking suddenly.Father was tying his hair back in a ponytail, as he paused and turned to me."We're going home..." he answered."Where's home?" I asked, immediately.He paused, as he spread a rubber band with his fingers, flipped it around his hair in a knot and let go as it clipped it in a bunch, then he smiled."The one you never got to know..."I paused, stunned. But then my eyes went over to Izon, now placing the key in the lock th
Noah's Pov The walk to my chambers was a strange one, and I meandered behind Colin up until we reached the front door. I had kept my facial expression blank and kept my movements as inconspicuous as possible. But on the upside, he didn't seem to care how I moved. As he only focused on his strutting, as he bound down the hallways in confidence till he rested at the door frame, waiting for me to join him."I can't wait to see a treasure chest..." he laughed. "Or maybe a big box of golden nuggets?..."I frowned at his humor. I didn't understand why he was suddenly so jovial? I knew Colin was never the man of the happy hour, and seeing him trying so hard to crack jokes disturbed me."You seem to be in high spirits Colin?" I asked, facing him as I closed the gap between us. "Mind telling me why?"But he only smiled, then shrugged."You know I would love to Noah, but it's more than I can comprehend or even express in words really..." he replied, with a smirk.My frown deepened at the p
Myra's PovThe hardest part was finally standing up from the chair. Because in the moment it felt like I had been disabled my whole life; but by some miracle I was now suddenly healed, the way father had to help me up out of it. Everything else was simply a blur.As Francis and Elora had been dragged outside, then chopped to pieces in front of my own eyes; before being thrown down into makeshift graves, while Henry was hanged on a long wooden pole. And a pole interpreted by Izon as a flag of the Rogues sincerity?I was lost in a haze as the shovel hit dirt and he covered up the grave mouths. Before hoisting Henry with a pulley system to the top of the pole. I didn't know what to say. And as I had watched him, a part of me felt guilty for not feeling any remorse. I watched three people die and felt nothing. And it disturbed me.I remembered when the door finally opened with me standing just next to it. The flood of light that rushed in on my eyes that almost blinded me, and how I fell
Noah's PovDonovan was the first to stand up, and slowly. As Danny was still reeling from the weight of his brother's body slamming down on him; and David was still trying to get his own head out of the broken cupboard. He turned, groaning, with his hands still on his head as he faced us, growing a frown as an extra feature. He stood breathing heavily as he held the look of defeat on his face; with the glint of embarrassment from a shameful one. As Colin had just taken all of them down without effort; and I felt embarrassed myself. Because I had been shaking afraid, while he stood valiantly when two arrows had been aimed almost point-blank at his head. The room was now suddenly tense and everyone else was alert now. I could feel the atmosphere drop and the air around me tighten, as everyone was now on their toes. I glanced at Colin but he still held his confident smile, with his arms folded and his head bent slightly; watching in parents curiosity at what Donovan would do next. And i