City of the Gods: Forgotten by M. Scott Verne & Wynn Mercere

Author:M. Scott Verne & Wynn Mercere [Verne, M. Scott & Mercere, Wynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Epic, Fiction
ISBN: 9781456547103
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2011-01-24T15:52:15+00:00

Chapter 26 - Reunion

Aavi’s limp body was dragged down a dark hallway. She was unable to struggle as she was pulled along the cold stone floor. Every bone felt as though it was shattered into many pieces. Her eyes were stuck open, and she could see others being tortured in the cells they passed. Lost in an ocean of pain, Aavi realized Set was taking her back into the room with the large balcony, where she’d first met him.

“You are useless to me. I thought you were special, but you are nothing! Not even worthy to be a slave! All that talk of your powers was illusion,” Set snarled at her as he moved closer and closer to the balcony. “You have no powers. You were never even born!”

She tried to beg for mercy, but only a gurgle came forth from her split lips. She could feel the blood flowing out of her wounds as the pain continued to ravage her.

Set shoved her to the edge of the high balcony. “And now you dare to bleed on my floor? I am done with you, Aavi - DONE!” He picked her up and threw her over the rail. Aavi plunged into the darkness and kept falling. It wasn’t until she felt the air whizzing past her that she was able to scream.

The sun was low in the morning sky when D’Molay was jolted awake by Aavi’s screams. He jumped out of the chair he’d been dozing in and ran to her as she writhed on his bed in distress. “Aavi, Aavi!” He rushed to her side to hold her close, trying to wake her from the nightmare. As he held her tightly and spoke to her, Aavi’s eyes suddenly opened wide in horror and pain. Whatever she was seeing, it was not in this room. She gasped as if she had to fight to breathe. He held her face close to his, to trying to bring her back to reality. “Aavi - it’s all right. You’re safe, and it’s over! You’re safe now! Aavi!” He was near panic himself at this point. Had her torturers driven the poor girl completely mad?

“Wha . . . Wha . . . whu . . . ” She tried to speak as she stopped screaming. Her entire body was rigid in his arms. He began to rock her slowly, hoping to soothe her as one would a small child.

“It’s all right, Aavi. It’s all right. You’re safe. Shhhhhh . . . just try to breathe now. It’s all right.” He continued to rock her slowly and speak in soft tones. After a few moments she started to breathe normally again, her body beginning to relax in his grasp. Then he felt her shake uncontrollably as she held him tight and started sobbing.

Sitting there on the bed with Aavi, D’Molay tried not to think about what she must have gone through, but it was no use. Anger began to fill his thoughts. He could only imagine what had been done by Set and those slavers.

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