Their Adventure Together 8

     

Sirena

     I hadn't got slapped so hard before. The taste of blood spread through my mouth. Sure, I got slapped by my foster mom, but only once. " Mr Dark's" slap was way worse. I was sure that I was going to die. Chris jumped up to punch the man, fists ready, but was pushed down. Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted Aisha trembling with fear. 

    The first man grabbed the collar of my shirt and was about to give me another slap when the second boy intervened. He quickly got off the door and pressed the sharp end of the sword close to the first man's neck. His words were sharp. " Let. Her. Go. " he instructed, his voice so low, I had to strain my ears to hear it. Or maybe my ears couldn't hear well. His voice sounded familiar, like I had met him before. ' But that was impossible ' I wondered.

    The first man carried my collar higher. The boy pressed the sword now directly on his throat. " Let. Her. Go." he repeated, this time more louder than before. " I said let her go! You have gotten no orders to harass them! " he exclaimed. Mr Dark scowled and dropped me down. I breathed deeply. The slap had taken my breath away. The boy ushered the man to the door. He firmly closed the door behind him and locked it. 

    He offered his hand to help me up. " I know you're untied. I noticed it earlier. " he said, smirking. I glared at him and got up, ignoring his outstretched hand. He let his hand drop to his sides. I didn't want to trust him. " Who are you? " I asked.

Chris

    " Who are you? " Sirena asked the mysterious boy. Half his face was hidden in the shadows. I wondered if we could trust him.

    " Who are we? " the boy asked her back in disbelief. " You don't know who we are? " When Sirena shook her head, he laughed. " You're kidding " he said after laughing. When none of us replied, he straightened his face and said, " We are the Black Soldiers". " We are skilled fighters. Our enemies are always defeated. This sword, " he gestured to the sword hanging at his side, " was forged by the greatest miners in the world. It would hypnotize anyone the blade touches. But its immune to Black Soldiers, though it would still kill one if its wielder's good. " he explained.

    " We live in the Dark Realm. " he added. " But I guess you know that already. What did you come here for? You mentioned an alliance," he pointed to Sirena, " what alliance do you want? We are a neutral party. We don't fight in the politics of Vivaria and Miromar. " 

    " We know. But we still have to ask you to help. This is the war of the worlds. Bellate and Trix are trying to take over all the realms! And then they will take over Earth, where we come from. You have to help us before they come to you! " I begged.

    " Well, normally, we won't take any sides, but in this case... You mentioned Bellate and Trix? They're the one who's in this? " he asked. 

    " Um, yes. Why ? " I questioned.

    " Interesting... " he muttered softly. I stole a glance to Sirena and Aisha. They were nodding encouragingly. 

    " Do you think you can get an alliance with us? And what about the Hiddens? Have they agreed? " he asked, narrowing his eyes. 

    Oops. He was starting to get suspicious and impatient. Time for a distraction. But before that, a quick history lesson. " What are the Hiddens? " asked Sirena, raising her eyebrow.

    The boy sighed. " The Hidden are the girls that live in the Dark Realm. They are almost always covered, have magic and are super powerful. " he explained, running his hands through his hair.

    " Can we have a quick discussion? " Aisha asked him. He nodded, frowning at his watch. I was amazed. He had a watch. Perhaps they were like normal people. 

    I gathered around the girls. " So...we ask the Hiddens as well?" Aisha asked. I shrugged my shoulders. 

    " We should. The more people we have, the better. " Sirena suggested. " Though we should have knew about all the inhabitants of the Dark Realm before coming here right? " 

    I nodded. " I'm so going to kill Neil when we get back. " I muttered.

   

    " Are you done? " the boy interrupted. We turned back. 

    " Kindly take us to the palace to meet your leader. " Aisha asked bowing. 

    The boy pondered on it for a moment. "Very well. On one condition. We visit the Hidden territory first, and, only, and if only the Hiddens agree, then I will take you to my leaders. Agreed? " We nodded. "Good. Sit here quietly while I take us there." he said.

    " Wait. " Aisha caught his sleeve before he went out. " How do we know if we can trust you? " she asked. I waited for his reply. 

    " If I wanted to harm you, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be so polite. " he said shortly and went out the cart. 

    I looked at my companions. " I guess that's a yes then. "  

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