Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-24449631-20140901211815/@comment-24685738-20140903225411

Elana swore, struggling to get away from the eyeless man’s hands. “Let me go! You have no right to kidnap me like this!”

The eyeless man chuckled, grabbing her by the shirt collar and lifting her up so they were eye to eye. For an older man, he was surprisingly strong. “Let’s get something straight here, darlin’.” He growled, and Elana could smell the alcohol on his breath. “You have no rights. None. So get these little ‘princess’ ideals out of your head.”

“Lay off her, Thrynn.” The orc woman muttered, frowning. “We were told to bring her back in one piece.”

‘Thrynn’ shoved Elana back to the ground, and whipped around, glaring at the orc woman. “In one piece. She’ll still be alive, when I’m through with her and her little brain!”

“Thrynn!” The orc barked, clenched her fists. “Stop!”

“No, Eilass!” Thrynn growled back, and adopted a ready stance, as if he was about to do something. ‘Eilass’ did the same, though hers was less of a solid stance, and more of a position of casting destruction spells. Thrynn stomped his right foot on the ground, and the earth seemed to rumble for a moment. Eilass threw her arm forward, causing a blast of fire to shoot out towards Thrynn.

However, before either of these attacks could have any effect, the hooded figure, Asin, raised an arm. The fire dissipated, and the rumbling stopped. Eilass and Thrynn twitched, as if injured, and Eilass buried her head in her hands.

“Neither of you will do anything to or for the girl.” Asin said, in a smooth, silky voice. Elana shivered… His voice was so beautiful, and yet so terrifying. It reminded her of cold water rushing over rocks, seeming so inviting…. Until it swept you off a cliff.

Eilass nodded, shivering as Elana had done. “Yes, Asin… Just, please… Don’t…”

Asin laughed, coldly. “We’ll see. Do as I say, obey, and you will live until the morning.”

Thrynn nodded, bowing his head in shame. “Yes, Asin.”

The moment they were distracted, Elana used the wind to push herself onto her feet, before jumping up and kicking out, sending a blast of air at the three. Thrynn was knocked into a tree and slumped downwards, while Eilass was simply knocked off her feet. Asin sidestepped the blast, his face still covered by the shadows from his black hood.

Elana’s blast had severed the ropes tying her to the horses, and she got to her feet again, sprinting through the forest.

After a while of running, she slumped down, sitting behind a tree. She felt safe, now. She had escaped! She was free! Almost the instant she had come to this conclusion, she felt a horrible burning sensation crawl through her body. She clawed at her chest, as if that would get rid of the pain.

She felt herself being lifted into the air, levitating as her body twisted in painful contortions.

Asin stepped out from behind a tree, seeming impartial to the pain she was feeling. However, his hands were clenched at his sides, and he twisted one, causing her contortions to become stronger. She screamed in pain, wailing. With the hand that hurt the least, she tried to shoot a blast of air at him, but he sidestepped it, easily.

“You have been a very naughty girl, Ms. Indoril.” He growled, and twisted his other hands, sending her slamming into the ground, before being brought up to her knees. Asin stood before her, and Elana caught a glimpse of his eyes. His horrible, red eyes. Elana didn’t think she would ever get their image out of her head. They seemed to make her fear him more…

“A very bad girl.” He growled, once more.

And Elana had one thought: Looks like we’re at the cliff, then…