𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍

Chapter 8. The Assassin

"Right to the chase, huh?" The man said.

"Fine, kill off the Prince of the Sea Kingdom, then you can have your sister back," The man said.

I gaped at him.

"It isn't that easy, he is the most powerful prince in this."

The man chuckled, then brought out a blade.

"Hmm... which finger should I take from your dearest sister first?" He said.

"NO! Fine, we'll do it," Nico said.

The man smiled coldly and handed us a contract.

"Sign this," he said.

Nico opened the contract and said, "Nuh-uh, we can't follow these rules," He said.

"Fine, then your other lovely sister here will have to pay the price too," he said.

I looked at Nico.

Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in my shoulder and I was tied up on the wall.

How the heck did he do that so quickly?

The man was gone and his voice was back. Coming from everywhere again.

"Your sisters will be killed off... slowly,"

Suddenly, I felt liquid seeping into my arm and I felt drowsy.

No, I have to stay awake.

"Don't struggle against it, the bruises show if you struggle to stay awake," the voice said.

I didn't care if I got bruises, I refuse to fall asleep.

There was a sharp pain in my neck, then my head, then my arm, then my leg.

I won't fall asleep.

I can't be afraid

My eyes started going dark, and my legs went numb.

I was starting to lose consciousness, I felt liquid seeping into my other arm too.

More sharp pains showed up all over my body.

My throat was going dry and I couldn't take it.

I can't be afraid

I kept my eyes open.

I felt drowsy but I forced myself to stay awake.

Cuts started showing up all over my body.

I heard a dagger get thrown and braced myself for being stabbed.

Nico suddenly groaned and was hung up too.

Nico was injected with the serum and fell asleep immediately.

"Just sleep," The voice said.

"No," I groaned, feeling a new cut show up on my forehead.

I heard something slicing through the air and braced myself... when suddenly the thing clattered on the ground, I heard impact and the man groan.

"Don't mess with royalty," I heard a feminine voice say.

It's the Princess of the Wisdom Kingdom

Suddenly sleep was too overwhelming to refuse, I was knocked out.

Annabeth

The first thing I saw when I entered the shed Princess Hazel and Prince Nico had entered was them and their sister hung up on the wall. Prince Nico and Princess Bianca were knocked out, Prince Nico had a dagger embedded in his arm but other than that he looked fine. Princess Bianca was covered in bruises on her arms and face, and a piece of glass was embedded in her forehead.