"RICA" How dare you say something like this? She…she was lying cold above my legs, I…I can't forget that moment…
Dani couldn't control it anymore, She was about to cry, she didn't want to, the tough appearance she created in front of Rica would be wrecked.
Swoosh….the noise of the door opening suddenly hit their ears, Sarah came and hugged Dani and whispered to her…
"Lady Dani, I will hide your tears, you can rest on my shoulders."
It was very dark inside, so Dani had told Sarah to create a light with a spell which will be enough to slightly illuminate the room. It was a low level spell, hence it would get extinguish soon enough. So, when Sarah rushed inside, it was when the room was losing its radiance and Rica couldn't see anything.
It was done nicely, she took the risk and did not get caught.
"Oh ho...there is darkness around my eyes, Dani, are you still here, we need to finish our conversation, call her again to put the put the spell and create light."
Dani whispered to Sarah in an assuring tone..
"Sarah, I am okay now, put the light and wait outside, I will be over in a few minutes".
"Dani, answer me, we still need to talk about Mel…."
"Shhhh… Rica, I am here, Sarah is also here, so stay where you are…."
There was enough light once again, Sarah headed outside the cell.
"See, I told you that you will call me by my name again..ha ha ha…and you seem to be surprised by what I asked you, also what did you say before, she is dead?" How is that possible, I …I did see that light…."
"Shut up….just shut up, you don't seem to be guilty by your actions and now you won't even let her rest in peace by saying such blasphemous words. I won't tolerate it now, you have crossed the limits Rica".
She rushed towards Rica in anger closed her mouth with the palm of her hand.
"Danver took you away as soon as Deux was held captive, So even you witnessed, that everyone were trying their best to heal Melania then where your presumption comes from? I guess you just want to see her coffin, but you are wrong I won't let you traitors enter inside the sacred place. "
"Haaahaaaahaaaa what are you babbling haa haa haaa"
"Casper, Sarah .....Come inside fast"
They hurried over to check what was the chaos all about.
"Sarah I am sorry but you have to use the no talk spell and shut her mouth, she has lost it, she is not the same person we know.
And Casper put the blind fold again which had been removed earlier on her request."
"Dani, Dani you promised me about the lessening my punishment, you can't go back on your words.
Sure, I am taking you away from this hellish place.. "
The spell and the blindfold was done and Casper held Rica with the help of a orinium chain hanging from the cuffs, so that she doesn't run away.
"Sarah lend me your ear.... "
"Ok, understand lady Dani."
"Casper let's head out.. "
Dani, Casper, Sarah and Rica headed out of the dark prison, this time not comrades in hands but a captive in their hands. What an irony. A night time changed everything..
Sarah parted ways from Dani's group as soon as they came out of the dark prison and she hurried towards the chapel.
The night was calm and cold wind blew, it felt as silent as when a storm awaits.
It was quite a long walk...
They entered the room where someone else was waiting for their arrival.
Dani waved her hand to that person then told Casper to let Rica sit on the chair beside deux and maintain a bit of a distance between them.
Casper, tied her to the chair then.
Both the captives did not know about each others arrival as they were not able to speak or make any sounds.
And Deux was also lying semi conscious, the cuffs must have done it's magic.
It was Sophia, the person who Dani waived at and was standing beside Sarah, the healer.
They were confused as to why Dani called the healer here.
She then went closer to Sophia and asked her whether she brought the potion which had a delirious effect, increased heart rate and breathing, something which she had conveyed through Sarah in the dark prison.
Sophia then handed over both the bottles she had brought along with her to Dani.
"Great job Sophia," she said.
She then approached closer to the captives and forcefully put the potions in their mouths.
"I have put the truth potion in your mouth, healer Sophia is here, you know how good she is in making these potions. If you think I am lying try and resist it, I won't come to help you. So, if you will tell any lies starting from now, you will face the consequences alone, you will die for sure and beware it will be very painful. If you treasure your life better tell me the truth."
"A truth potion"….lady Dani is surely wise…Sarah, Casper and Sophia herself who knew the real effects of the potion couldn't believe their eyes. There is no way, they won't fall in her trap, they thought.
Both of them, Deux and Rica were unaware of each others presence ,the show was yet to begin and its premise was going to be very amusing.
The semi conscious Deux suddenly lifted his head up as if someone had poured a glass of cold water on his face after listening to Dani.
"Let me remind you once again, carefully think before you speak, if you got it nod your head in a yes fashion so that I know you have listened well."
Both of them, the arrogant Deux and Rica who thought of all this as a joke, became serious in a instant and obeyed her.
"Nice, so let me refine my question this time, after the great war were you in contact with the any of the remnants of those cruelmancers, ANSWER ME!?...."
The nervousness was clearly evident on their faces even though they couldn't speak and were blindfolded…...
Casper inhaled deeply and while exhaling screamed, "Come on speak, answer lady dani only after I finish the count down in 3,2,1..."
Yes!…..Yeah…!, everyone present there could hear two very low voices…
"What? what is this? This voice?? who is it??", they said in unison.
Actually, it was a genius plan, Dani had devised it in order to catch them red handed, she signaled Sarah to undo their spell the moment Casper says 1 and look at it how perfectly it worked. It was perfectly nailed by both Dani and Sarah.
"So both of you were lying to me, I see, Casper remove their blindfold as well.
So which one of you would like to speak first?"
When Casper removed their blindfolds, it was hilarious, both of them were shocked to see each other or rather shocked about something else.
"Deux, how could you join hands with those villains are plan was only to kill Melania and her family."
"You are accusing me, what about you , I heard even you say yes earlier, you too were involved."
"Stop with this acting now, accusing each other like children, isn't obvious you two would be together in this."
"Dani, you remember I told you how I created the skeleton lord, it was actually a cruelmancer I defeated after the war, you remember how we kept those villains imprisoned inside the tents during the war, I took advantage of the situation, by freeing the one in my supervision and later killing him and taking his life essence. After that I swear, I did not come in contact with anyone, weren't they all killed?"
"How am I supposed to believe you now, after you lied to my face..huh?"
"Dani only that part was a lie about the essence my father gave me, everything else was the truth, the truth potion is the proof of that, I am having no side effects, See. Also I think you should question this deux about his involvement, this is a news to me as well".
"Rica didn't you tell me the crack in the protection barrier was another bait to lure Melania?"
"Yes, you are right about that…"
Dani then looked into the eyes of deux, and said..
"Am I right to say the idea of the plan came from deux himself?"
"Yes, you are right, while we were discussing and revising our original plan after the war, he suggested this himself, I remember it very clearly."
"Fine, Casper take Rica away from here and put her in the knight's general prison under your supervision."
Deux was sweating excessively, he thought he could get away by stating half lies and half truth, but the unexpected variable was Rica. Now that she told everyone regarding her non-involvement, there was nothing he could do.
I got tricked very badly, shitt..!!!I am so frustrated , what to do now?
His eyebrows were furrowing in worry.
Casper, took hold of Rica and they were about the exit the punishment and torture room.
"Rica, lend me your ear...."
"You….you….I won't forgive you….Arghhhhhhhh….."
"Tit for tat, I guess….you can take her now Casper."
BAM…he closed the door, this noise also served as the final sign for the beginning of another show, yes it was deux's…
"Deux…you…tell me everything on your own because this time I am going to manifest goddess lunaris and don't forget the truth potion, it is going to be bloody hell for you.."
Deux was is no position to lie as well, but if he reveals the truth, the future would be ruined, everything he had worked hard for would be crushed into pieces.
"Oh goddess Lunaris...Wait…I will tell you everything…..Hmm"
"So….so…before I had the final meeting of the plan with that Rica, I….I thought of another plan and hid half the truth from her. Ac…actually…I illegally took three of the captives to Azeth and held them there and instructed them to come today night after the barrier would be broken….I …I thought …maybe the skeleton lord won't be that powerful and that time we did not know about the sword as well…this…this is everything I know…."
Dani and everyone else were anxious at his foolishness…
" What are their positions..?"
"One is the chief with three horns other two are his subordinates with two horns."
What? How come none of us were aware of such a conspiracy, we easily believed them, each horn adds to a level more of destruction, it will be a tier 3 threat, equivalent to destroying a city, we need to hurry up and come up with a plan to protect everyone..
"So where are they hiding, hurry up and tell me, we don't want another disaster hitting up Memoria."
"Y….ya ..so…so.. the main thing is I lost contact with them, I also sent deuxa to look after them, after I had gone to search for them but to no avail."
"Whatt? Are you kidding me? You better not be lying this time..?"
"I am telling the truth, otherwise why would deuxa be not present here, when his master is held captive."
"You…you will destroy the world, your foolishnesss….now suffer…."
"Sophia, heal his wounds now as he is going to get new wounds again."
It was the divine power, goddess lunaris manifested once again and the potion will also take the effect in few minutes…
"Ahhhhh….Ahhhhhhh...!! spare me…help me…."
"This won't kill you, but you will feel as though you are going to die every moment, death approaching you, knocking on your door."
"Serves you right."
"Sarah and Sophia you are to call upon all the council members of Memoria…we need to have an emergency meeting. Hurry…"
"I will come when the spell weakens, heal your wounds again and torture you again. I don't know how much to believe you, but the potion will also take its effect if you were lying."
Dani left in a hurry and told the knights to keep an eye on him in case someone comes to meet him and if he uses his mind voice as well.
The truth potion was a lie so she didn't knew if he was telling the truth but the thing about three villains coming in through the cracks were true, at least her previous suspicions got validated when she had gotten there for investigation, she could trace three different energies outside the crack in the barrier.
Deux did not himself seem better, the divine energy and the potion had taken too much of a toll on his health.
Deux had prepared himself to take this much damage as ...
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