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Ashe's P.O.V.
I was walking down the long hallway, shackled of course, while in a towel. For some reason, master had wanted me bathed for this evening, and apparently my blood-stained clothes weren't sufficient enough to be worn either.
"Hey gorgeous." "Why don't ya walk that sexy ass over 'ere?" "Give us a little show will ya?"
I rolled my eyes as the guards were doing their best cat-calls. Keeping my head straight, I continued to walking towards my cell. I wasn't in the mood to be dragged so I kept pace with the man holding my chains. We arrived at my room and he entered with me, closing the door behind us.
"Put these on." He handed me a pile of clothes and was about to leave when I mentioned my hands.
"I would but, I can't quite use my hands." He undid my wrists and pulled out the electrical rod from before. "You're going to watch? That's kind of rude." Apparently my sarcasm wasn't appreciated as he stepped towards me. I sighed and turned around, putting everything on while in the towel. When the underwear and such were on I threw on the black dress that I had been given. It went to mid thigh and tied around the neck. The chest was low, a little lower than I would normally wear. He handed me black pumps and I slid them on, not wanting to get another beating.
When I turned around there was a girl now standing next to the brute. She smiled and motioned for me to sit in the chair. Once I was sitting, the man came and re-chained my wrists, knowing what I was thinking. Not fair, it would've worked too. The girl walked behind me and grabbed my hair, making me flinch and tense up. "You have lovely hair." I silently thanked her as she continued to play with it.
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"All done." She handed me a mirror and I saw my hair was curled and put into a bun, with my bangs left out. What the hell is going on?
"Another great job Stacia." The man, who she referred to as Chandler, complimented as she left.
"Thank you, so don't mess it up." He nodded and looked at the clock in the hall. 5:15. I was so tired. All day it was interrogation. Well more like they'd ask me the same question over and over, every time I told them the same answer, and then I'd get shot with electricity. I had been up for over 13 hours and all I wanted to do was sleep.
"Come on." Chandler grabbed my wrists and pulled me, once again, down a new hallway. This one didn't have any rooms attached, just a straight shot to two giant metal doors at the end. As we walked closer I tried to pull my wrists free. I felt a great amount of magical energy coming from the room. He pulled on the chain connecting to my shackles and forced me closer. "Behave, alright?"
He knocked on the door and it opened just seconds after. "Oh Ashe, you made it! And you look wonderful."
"Not like I had a choice." The tall man chuckled as he grabbed my elbow gently and attached the chain to a hook on the floor so I could stand and move around, which was different.
I looked around and noticed all the people in here. It looked as though everyone in this 'guild' were here. At least I know why I felt so much energy before, although It doesn't calm my nerves any. But it also means that the energy blocker they used was off, so if Rogue and the others come they'll be able to fight. That thought calmed my nerves and I was able to relax a bit.
"Oh welcome dear." Mr. Chanslen appeared and gave me a friendly smile.
"Is there a reason I'm dressed like this?"
"We're supposed to have guests and I wanted you to look nice." He walked over to a large chair just a few feet ahead and focused his gaze on me.
"Alright Ashe, since you've been difficult, I've decided to do something different and very simple. I sent people to your old house while you were in the bath and they found the notes just casually sitting in the living room." He smirked and my stomach turned. I meant to hide those, dammit! "Now that I know what to do, all I need is for you to activate your magic so that I can harness that energy." He tried to make it sound like it was so easy, as if I'd just give him the magic willingly.
"Screw off." I spat with all the hatred for him I had.
"Now, is that anyway for a murderer to treat a politician?" I could feel the anger inside of me starting to boil over along with my heart breaking. He was purposely trying to anger me. No, I'm stronger than I was than, I won't give in!
He didn't seem amused by my strong will and tried to go to other lengths. "You know, I heard that your brother left after that incident. Why's that? Or perhaps your sister, where's she?" The questions about my family weren't getting to me, it was that stupid smile, I hated how he was enjoying this.
I ignored his comments, knowing if I payed attention he'd be the winner in this battle. When he wasn't getting the reactions he wanted from me, he motioned for Chandler and made him shock me. I let out a scream the second the volts hit my body. Once again they were all heading towards my lacrima, not hurting it but charging it. I screamed every time I was jabbed with that damned invention, hoping someone would come save me.
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Rogue's P.O.V.
"Which way should we go?" Yukino was looking in the different directions that we had to choose from. Rufus looked around and pointed to our left saying that's the way Illiana led us last time. We headed in that direction, not once running into a guard. Where is everyone? We arrived at the cell Illiana pointed out and we rushed to open it.
"What? Where is she?" The room was empty, except for a single towel on the floor.
"Is that... blood?!" Yukino pointed to a small puddle by some empty wrist shackles. Sting lit the room up and it was definitely blood, not a lot but enough to piss me off.
"Hurry up! We're gonna be late!" "Hold on, I thought I heard something coming from over here." We heard voices and I cloaked us in the shadows. The guy walked in and looked around. "Huh, maybe I'm just going crazy." Before he could leave Yukino jumped out from the shadow and grabbed the guy, smacking his head to the floor, shocking everyone. His partner walked in and ran towards her, but not before Sting got in his way. He showed him a fanged smile and punched him out of the room. Orga hurriedly grabbed the guy from the hallway and we locked them in the shackles, grabbing their keys.
"What was that about Yukino?" Sting looked at her questioningly and she blushed noticing what she had done.
"Oh, uh- I just got angry I suppose." Scratching the back of her head, she let out a small laugh and headed out of the room. We followed and headed down a small corridor with hardly any lighting. All of a sudden, breaking the silence were the screams of someone in pain. We all rushed towards the doors, busting them down as we reached them.
We walked in on Ashe getting electrocuted by some kind of stick in the center of the room while people sat around and watched. Everyone's eyes were on us, including Ashe's, as we barged in. "Well, well. Looks like we have some uninvited guests." Mr. Chanslen said as he left his seat to stare at us. "Sorry everyone, but you're a little too late for a daring rescue." He laughed at us, which only fueled my anger. I bolted towards Ashe to save her from that monster when something stopped me, something painful. I was thrown back towards the group when a wall of electricity hit me. What the hell?
"Rogue!?" Ashe screamed when she saw me fly back. She seemed to become immuned to the pain she felt when she saw me. Unfortunately, it returned when he pulled the rod back and forced the electric currents into her side. Her screams pained me, so I charged again, only to end up the same way.
"It's no use child. This wall protects anyone on the inside from anyone on the outside. And the closer you get the stronger it gets." He laughed at my scowl and looked at Ashe again. "And you magic will just reflect off of it. You might as well just sit back and watch the show."
Orga charged the field, thinking he could get through it, but when he almost got his hand in, it seemed to have grown in engery and he screamed as the pain grew. We had to pull him out, afraid of what would've happened if he had stayed there too long.
I met eyes with Ashe and she let a few tears fall. Don't worry Ashe, We'll get you out.
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Ashe's P.O.V.
The pain grew worse and worse by the second. I thought that by now I'd at least have gone numb, but I guess my body wasn't ready to give up.
"Ashe, I hate seeing you in pain, please just transfer your magic and we can call it a day."
"I will die before I give you such power." There was no way in hell I'd give him the power to rule Fiore. No one should live in a world ran by him.
"Even after all of this you still have the will to fight back. It's admirable. However, I can't let that happen." Just as I was about to get shocked again, our heads all snapped to a tiny figure who stood behind Sabertooth.
"Mommy?" Her emerald eyes glistened with fresh tears as she stared at me.
"Lexi dear, what are you doing here? You should be in your room?" The short man stood up and walked towards the small girl, stepping out of the wall for a brief moment.
"I was looking for Frosch and Lector. What are you doing to my mom!? You said you'd find her and keep her safe! You lied to me!" She pushed the man away and ran towards me.
"Lexi, no!" Illiana and Yukino ran towards her as we all yelled at her to stop. Her tiny body hit the wall and she let out a small scream before falling. "LEXI!" I screamed, tears fell from my face as I ran as far as I could towards her.
"Don't worry. This field wasn't designed to kill anyone." I never took my eyes off of her. Rogue picked up her tiny body and lied her down in his coat so she could rest. My anger was going off the charts, I watched, waiting for her to jump up and give me a smile to let me know she's alright.
When she didn't move for maybe 5 minutes my tears stopped and turned to pure hatred. I turned towards the former mayor and ran to him, only to be stopped by my restraints. "You did this to her!" My face burned from anger and my chest began to ache. "You'll pay for this!" I could feel my friends watching me closely, wondering how I'd get my revenge.
I stood up straight and closed my eyes, fosusing all of my energy to my Lacrima. I could feel the familiar pain from the magic that was coursing through my veins, the heat filling my body, and the sensation of strength. He will pay for what he did.
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Rogue's P.O.V.
I watched as Ashe stood there peacefully, focusing on something. In an instant a great surge of magic energy came from her. We looked at her in shock, not knowing she could produce such a force. A magic circle formed under her feet, causing a giant, blinding light to shoot up as she let out a scream as 5 years of restrained magic released itself all at once. When the screams stopped and the light disappeared, the sight before us made the room grow quiet.
Her once blonde hair was now red and she wore a long red dress with a see-through red cape. All the cuts and bruises she had on her face and arms were gone, nothing but flawless skin.
"What is that?" Rufus asked from beside me, still staring in awe at the powerful mage before him.
"One of her six forms, one of the elemental demons."
Hey evereyone!! Yay for a long chapter!! And yay for more magic!! I hope you guys liked this chapter, I tried to make it as entertaining as possible. Hope you all enjoyed it and see you next time! Oh and the picture at top is what I pictured her dress would look like. I know it's Elsa but I thought it would look neat. And the song is one from the playlist I listen to while writing this story! (credit to the owners)