by SunnyJustice » Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:33 am
"Yeah," Cyprian said to Jaai, not making eye contact. A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. His father told him 'men shouldn't accept help from others', but his father was stupid.
"Thanks kid. Glad someone trusts me here."
He scowled as he saw the scene on the opposite side of the ravine, though. Cyprian and Cilan didn't get along, but nobody deserved to die like that. "I'm going to kill my disgracing dad," Cyprian snarled, his voice having dropped about an octave.
Rowan fell to his knees when his cousin fell. At first he was silent, tears streaming down his face, and then he put his face in his hands and sobbed uncontrollably. A few hours into the journey and Cilan was already gone. This wasn't supposed to happen. What were they going to do?
The guards were leaving, but Rowan didn't care. How were they supposed to find the way?
He looked down into the ravine, not seeing Cilan anywhere. Mallory was down there too. As Rowan watched though, he could swear he saw something glowing on the riverbank.
"We can't leave yet," he told Olivia in a whisper. "Cilan is down there. I don't know if he's alive."
SLAP!
"Ughh... where am I?"
He opened his eyes. Everything seemed brighter, the colors more vivid and lively instead of the dark, muted night scene in the forest. His angry looking sister was staring down at him though, her russet eyes almost literally blazing with fire. It was starting to burn Cilan's eyes, and this wasn't even his mom.
"Clo-"
"You stupid little brat!" she snarled. "Everyone thinks you're dead!"
"But I am dead, aren't I?" Cilan stood up, dusting off his white clothes. He didn't look good in white formal clothes, but hey, at least he was wearing clothes. "I'd like to see Mother."
"You're gonna see her eventually. Now get on your feet!" his sister grabbed his collar.
"I am on my feet. What's the matter with you?"
Clotilda's face turned from rage to triumph. She wore the most arrogant smirk Cilan had ever seen, more egotistical than even Cyprian's stupid face. "You know what I mean."
Cilan was somehow aware of his dead body, floating limply in the raging river. He shivered, hugging his arms. His sister rolled her eyes and gave him a hard kick to the shin.
"Now get outta here... Phoenixboy."
"Wait-"
Before Cilan could ask for an explanation, his vision faded in a bright light.
Once the light faded, he sat up straight and yelled.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Cilan shouted, jumping to his feet immediately. He looked down at his hand. There wasn't a stab mark there. The fact that he was inside the ravine, though, meant that definitely wasn't a dream. His body was glowing slightly. Had he just appeared here in a flash of light?
"Wait... that's kind of a cool power," Cilan said to himself, as his heart rate began to calm down. He turned and saw Mallory looking for him. "Oh damn, I am so sorry," he said, walking over and extending his arms for a hug.
"You know what? To hell with it." He said, throwing his arms around her and leaning in.