The Chiaroscuro: Chapter 10

Lorelei's P.O.V

Garrett and I sat in a long wooden row boat. He wore a black suit, black shoes, black shirt and tie. His black hair was pulled over his right eye. Aidan sat beside him, dressed the same way but his curly ginger hair was darker. I sat there, staring at them in a white strapless tulle dress. For some reason, I was barefoot but it didn't bother me. My hair was combed to the side in a perfect braid, like the ones that Grace used to do for me. We waded in an endless ocean of black water. The dark, stormy thunder clouds hung low in the sky. Thick mist swirled above the surface.

"Where are we?" I asked for the third time. Garrett shrugged and Aidan took a deep breathe. Aidan glared at me.

"The Shadow World." His voice was much deeper than when I'd last heard it. "We've been here for some time now." Garrett looked into the water and stared at something floating below the surface. I looked over and saw a dead body. I screamed and Garrett tried to calm me down.

"Don't worry, Lora!" He shouted. "It's a trick of the mind!" He was right. As soon as he touched the body with the oar, it faded.

"What the bloody hell is going on here?!" I wanted to jump from the boat. Suddenly, my leg started to feel cold and wet. My face felt sore and cold as well. I looked down at my leg and a long bronze spear was lodged in my calf. I screamed, but my voice didn't work. The wound just bled more. I looked up and Aidan and Garrett were gone. Then, the boat was gone and I was in the water surrounded by bodies. I tried to scream, but my voice still didn't work. My dress turned grey, then dark grey and then black. I was becoming part of the shadow world. I closed my eyes.......

....and someone was shaking me. I looked up at Garrett's blurry face.

"Lora!" He sighed with relief. I looked around at my surroundings. I was in a damp, dark stone cell with Garrett. In the corner, Alex was sitting and carving something on the wall. He finally looked up and his eyes went wide.

"Who the hell are you?!" He got up and pushed Garrett to the wall. His black wings were sprawled out and flapping madly. Alex held him, but Garrett was stronger. He pushed Alex back easily.

"I'm Garrett Dalos, son of Thanatos. And you are?"

"Alex Oberon. Son of Ouranos." He gazed towards me. My leg had been fixed, but it still hurt. Alex shifted uncomfortably and sat beside me.

"Alex?" I asked groggily. "Where are we?" Alex heaved a sigh.

"The Center of Light thought we were traitors. They threw us in here." Alex looked suspiciously at Garrett. "And who is he?" Garrett blushed in the dim light of the torches in the hall.

"Garrett, how did you get here?" I asked.

Garrett heaved a sigh. He leaned against the wall. "When I escaped The Shadow World, Aidan went to find Fergus and Grace. I found my way back to New York, but someone found me. He said his name was Hiro. He took me to their base and told me how this thing called The Center of Light was torturing you, so I came to help. Come on!" He didn't leave any time for questions. He smiled and brandished a long gold skeleton key. He twisted the lock and burst through the gate.

"Wait," Alex helped me up as he eyes Garrett, "where'd you get-"

"Do you want to get caught, Sky Boy?" He gestured towards the empty hall. Alex looked less than pleased as he growled something about dead birds. He helped me through he gates, tripping on the steps going upstairs. Garrett flapped his wings as he walked in front of Alex, who dodged a mouth full feathers. Garrett jogged up the stairs, checking for whatever might want to stop us. He shuffled back down, grabbing my arm. He pulled me from Alex who got "accidentally" got thwacked in the chest by Garrett's wing.

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