Sophie head throbbed behind her eyes. Her ears rang and her scull felt like it was splitting. Then something happened. It felt like somebody bound her wrists and pulled them behind her. Like she was being held back. and all to familiar fog clouded around her consciousness. although it wasn't as thick as the Ability Restrictor, it was still there, holding her back. But It was still different. Like somebody was waiting to give her a command. and somebody was... Gethen.
Sophie wasn't even sure if it would cut through her blocking but as far as she knew, it targeted the part of her brain that controlled movement and action rather than thought. Questions swirled around her head.
Would he be able to take down her blocking?
Would he be able to expose her secrets?
Would he be able to turn her enhancing on and off?
What about her inflicting?
He would probably be able to control her inflicting as long as he played with the right emotions. enhancing was also probably able to be controlled as long as he found the right nerve. or he could just command her to do it herself...
She was in deep trouble...
her head pounded and ached. she could hardly tell what was going on anymore...
had she fallen asleep?
how long has it been?
was Grady okay?
Her headache lingered for what felt like hours until she finally stirred. She groaned and started to move. she wiggled her fingers and toes. she felt almost numb, like every limb went to sleep. a tingly feeling flooded her nerves and overloaded her senses. Her eyes fluttered open and she could see she was in a gray room. A simple nightstand sat next to her cot and fresh cloths were layed out on a small shelf in front of her cot. a cloak with the white eye that haunted her nightmares was folded neatly next to it with a note. Sophie started to sit up but a wave of dizziness pushed her back down. her hand shot up to her head and stop the spinning but they met a cool band that wrapped around her forehead. it was simple with a small dip in the center that angled down and pointed to her nose.
She groaned again.
they did it...
she had to try to stop this. she succeeded in siting up and she tested her arms, stretching them and her shoulders. she slowly stood and grabbed the clothes they had set out for her. as much as she hated this...
hated wearing the cloths...
Hated wearing the cloak...
She had no choice.
at least they were ok looking. The top was layered chiffon, with long sleeves and a black ribbon waist band. Her pants were simple black but had a leathery feel too them and were flexible like leggings. Her boots were black leather and went halfway up her calf and each had one silver buckle around her ankle. then... she ripped the cloak. she couldent do it... she couldent wear it. instead she ripped the bottom half of it of (Channeling some strength in her muscles) and tore off the Neverseen symbol off the shoulder. it now went roughly above her waist, had the hood in tacked along with the clasp, and was slightly off shoulder. she swung it over her shoulders, feeling proud of herself, and found a mirror next to her nightstand.
she didn't look to bad, she felt rebellious actually.
It felt good to rip something symbolic to the Neverseen and make it something entirely different.
She saw the mess of hair that was knotted on her head. oh no. how was she going to fix that! she looked back over to where the note was. it was her stuff. her favorite daggers, and her comb. She scrambled to grab them. she slipped her daggers into two sheaths she found in the hips of her pants. She garbed the comb... they didn't know it was Important! They didn't know it was useful... Sophie was going to keep it that way. She gathered half of her hair from the top and wrapped it into a quick messy bun that sat at the back of her head. she fastened it with the comb and made sure the bottom half of her hair wasn't to tangled. she combed her fingers through it and it fell back over her shoulders.
satisfied, she walked over to where the note was. Lady Gisela's loopy writing was clear on the page...
𝒞𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓇𝑜𝑜𝓂 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒻𝒾𝓃𝒾𝓈𝒽𝑒𝒹.
𝓡𝓊𝓎 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝑔𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒶 𝓈𝓂𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝒷𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓉𝑜 𝒢𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝒾𝓇𝒸𝓁𝑒𝓉.
𝓗𝑒'𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝒾𝓉 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒.
𝓍𝑜𝓍𝑜, 𝓛𝒶𝒹𝓎 𝒢𝒾𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒶
This was really happening...
She really was in deep trouble...
She crumple the note and threw it to her wall, grunting in frustration. She walked back over to her mirror and focused on the silver band that wrapped around her head. she traced her finder along it. it gave off an eerie white glow that haloed her, making her eyes stand out more. the golden flecks in them glinted. she shook her head. questions circled around her head...
almost like they were other voices...
Sophie...
She heard. Wait... That sounded familiar. It was faint, but it was there.
Sophie!...
It said just a little bit louder. It felt like it was urgent. Like it was begging her to listen. so she did.
Sophie can you hear us!?
Yes.
Thank goodness! Alden's voice said, echoing through her mind. She felt around for who was calling her. It was Alden... But also Mr. Forkle, Emery?, Tergan!?, it even sounded Link Fitz was calling. She also felt something. Relief. Keefe must be there helping... It felt like somebody else was to, maybe Lord Cassius? He probably be the only other person they'd trust to help.
What are you all doing!? How are you doing this!? What the heck is going on!!! she mentally shouted. She felt their voices flinch. Oops. Sorry, to loud, I know.
It fine Sophie, we want to make sure your okay. Where are you? Fitz asked
You really do have remarkable telepathy... Emery commented.
I... You cant come after me. I'm in one of the Neverseens' hideouts.
Sophie we have to get you out of there! Have you found Grady? Tergan asked.
Yes but you cant save me! You seriously cant! I... I...
Yes we can. Just tell us where you are. Mr. Forkle asked. I know your scared--
I'M MORE THAN SCARED! I'm not safe! They... They... Ugh! Gethen, he put a ethertine circlet on me! I can feel it... I'm not endangering you!
Sophie please--
No! I'm sorry... me and Grady both are...
Wait what! Tergan Shouted.
They have more ethertine than we thought. Please dont try to find me... I might... He might make me...
Sophie that wont happen please just come back! Press the button on your panic switch! We'll be able to find you! Fitz started yelling. She could feel Keefe desperately flinging emotions at her, trying to tell her to stop and let them rescue her... But she couldent. she looked down at the little lopsided ring that was still on her finger. She pulled it off and put it in one of her shirt pockets.
I'm sorry...
SOPHIE!!! They all shouted at once.
No! Stop it!
I told you, I'm not safe anymore!
This is my Swan Song...
She said before blocking them out. she felt them trying to get her to listen again but she sent a wave of mental energy and pushed them away. She leaned over her nightstand and tears started streaking down her face. She had to keep them safe... even if it meant keeping them safe from her.
She knew they would find a way to her anyway... they were all stubborn like that. Idiots. she chuckled sadly to herself before pulling her hood over the comb. it made her look creepier than before, a silver glow bathing her face in soft light. she turned but not before seeing one last thing appear on her shelf. Gloves... How did they get there!? Somebody must be a conjurer, but who?
Alina didn't make sense. Vespera would have used it before. It wasn't Trix, Gethen, Alvar, Ruy, or Fintan. and only one person could figure out her enhancing...
Gisela
How did she not notice! She should have seen the signs! Gisela always seemed to have the right things on her at the right time. She must have secretly conjured them there beforehand. the bigger reality started to crash over Sophie
Gisela knew she was an enhancer...
That meant she probably told the others...
Suddenly Sophie though al the way back to when she first got that ability triggered. She saw herself as a Moonlark, Caged. anybody who wanted reached in and touched her, used her for their own advantage... even some of her friends appeared...
Her nightmare was coming true...
She stumbled back and bumped into the wall behind her. She gasped for air. They knew...
She took a deep breath and grabbed the black leather gloves. she slipped them on and stared at her hands.
They knew, they knew, they knew...
She sucked in another deep breath, trying desperately to calm her nerves. she had to hide her fear... she had to look strong... that was really hard to do when she felt so venerable and exposed.
She slowly walked over to the door. her calm movement betrayed her racing heart. She had to get out of this.
She pulled open the door with a shaking hand. Nobody was there.
There was a long dark hallway that led who knows where...
But it was the only way to go...
Sophie moved into the darkness...
She moved forward...
Hey guys! Hope you enjoyed! I should be able to wright more tomorrow but I'm not to sure so we'll just wait and see! Have I topped Shannon in cliffhangers yet? Lol!
Word count: 1680
Happy reading!
~@A_mesmer_246