For All It Revolves Around

V1: Different Territory, Different Rules

LENIN

He was telling the truth; there was no reason to abandon him.

After all, he knew this place way better than we ever did. Even if I used my Solum heat signatures, he still knew the ins and outs of his village.

"Lead us." I declared.

He nodded as we followed him in haste.

It was a maze of an underground system, with many right and lefts that caused us to turn and drift.

We felt like we would be stuck in this underground system forever, so it was no wonder we didn't go on our own.

"Where are we going?" Eleanor grumbled.

"We're here."

We stopped at the door.

Curious, I waited for him to open it, and as he did, there were people—or should I say, prisoners—locked up.

"Captain!"

A woman's voice alerted the other prisoners in their cells.

"Svista, it's good to see you're still alive." Freinson nodded as he immediately walked over to her cage and broke the lock.

Svista instantly saluted, "Was that even in doubt." She had a vast cocky grin on her face, "Our soldiers are hungry, we're ready to punish that bastard Jove."

The soldiers roared in anger, raising their hands in the air.

I could only exchange looks with Eleanor as one thing was sure: Frienson's soldiers were interesting.

"Where are your weapons?" Frienson asked as Svista opened the cell of all the other soldiers trapped here.

"Jove must have incinerated our weapons when he ambushed us." She grumbled, "How did he get the jump on us, out of all people?"

Frienson placed his hand on her shoulder. "Nonetheless, we will continue; it's time we take what's ours, " he declared as he looked over at the other men who were getting ready for the fight of their lives.

We both watched as he ordered his soldiers to inform them what would happen next.

The way he spoke, his will-spoken matter, surprised everyone, especially Eleanor; it was no wonder he was the leader of these people, and so many people respected him because of it.

They all shouted, making their way out of this labyrinth.

"I was certainly not expecting that." Eleanor folded her arms, "But if this is what it takes to make it out of this hole, then I guess we have to follow them, don't we?"

I nodded, "We don't have any choice, but you're right, we'll have to follow them. Besides, we have our orders from him."

Elenoir scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Don't tell me we're following his orders, are we?"

I smirked lightly, "Do we have a choice?"

She sighed, "Let's do this then, shall we?"

I chuckled; that was precisely the spirit we needed to have.

We'll do our part, Frienson, and you do yours.

FRIENSON

GUH!

I pulled my sword out of his body; that was the last of them in the labyrinth.

I looked over my shoulder as Svista patted the dust off her armour.

"Updates?"

She smiled, "Look around you."

There, a hallway of bodies was laid across us, each of them more lifeless than the other.