SANCTUARY X.
Sanctuary X is the second most popular home in the Darklands after Paradise-Regained.
It's owned by CX and is located at the Darklands Central Domain 'DCD' which is the central town of the Darklands.
His armies are roaming up and down the sanctuary and some are up there at the watchtower watching over the Sanctuary.
One of them on the Watchtower sighted some chariots coming forth then he looked down from the watchtower and alerted those on the ground.
They nodded at him and opened the gate waiting for the chariot's arrival because they are very sure that it must be those sent to get David.
So they waited outside the gate till the chariots approached and halted at the entrance.
Then the warriors stepped down and Jack was the last person.
They dragged David out of the chariot as he kept on struggling.
"Get yours off me!" He screamed and pulled his hand away from their grip as he continues panting heavily.
"He is injured and he may die if he doesn't get immediate treatment," Jack said.
"Remember that he is needed alive now more than ever until the ritual is done" he added as they stares at him and pushed David into the sanctuary.
Both of them took David into the fort and Jack attempted to enter the Sanctuary but the guards blocked his way with their spear.
"I am here to see CX, I have to talk to him one on one," Jack said as one of the warriors waves his head.
"I am sorry to let you know that you are not allowed to go in because CX is not around, maybe you should return" Guard 1 responded.
"No... I have to wait for him" Jack said and attempted to enter the Sanctuary but was stopped again.
"You can't go in, no one is allowed when he is not around, you should come when he is back, that's his orders," Guard 2 said.
"You can't just cast me into the streets! I have nowhere to go" Jack said as Guard 1 silently entered the fort leaving them behind.
"Well, I'm afraid that's none of our business, you should go and look for somewhere and stay when CX is back you can return," Guard 2 said and attempted to walk away but Jack grabs his hand.
"You have to understand that I just betrayed my Mistress, staying out here is very dangerous for me!!" Jack said as the Guard stares at him with a non-smiling face.
But Jack wasn't ready to let go of his hand until Frida's voice sounded.
"Allow him in" her voice sounded behind the guard's back as they looks back and it was her, Lady CX.
"Yes Mistress" The guard responded and allowed Jack to walk over him as the both of them stared badly at each other.
Jack approached Frida as they began to discuss while walking inside.
"You have finally done the impossible, Jack, you brought the boy just like you promised," Frida said.
"CX will reward you handsomely, I'm very sure of that" she added.
"Well, if he had rewarded me as promised I don't think I could have been here, he failed to keep his promise" Jack responded as Frida stopped and looks at his face.
"He was scared of you betraying him, that's why his armies have to come with half of the pay, in case he loses" Frida responded while Jack raised his eyebrows.
"Okay...? About the boy..." Jack was still saying but Frida interrupted.
"They have already taken care of him, the medical doctor is attending to him already but why worry too much about him?" Frida asked as Jack sighed.
"I am really scared of Zara, Frida, she's fucking dangerous" Jack replied.
"Look around you and tell me what you see," Frida said as Jack looks around and saw numerous men roaming about in the compound.
"It doesn't matter how many armies CX have in here, because they are here to protect him and he will kick me out after all" Jack responded as Frida waves her head and placed her hand on his cheeks.
"Nobody will kick you out, you are with me now and I am not going to allow that to happen again," Frida said while Jack was left gazing at her steadily.
"Frida, you have to accept that things have changed now, it is no longer the way it used to be, you are now his wife, that's what matters" Jack responded as Frida waves her head with an emotional facial expression.
"Jack it's only you who can make it look that way if you chose to stay far away from me but can you?" Frida asked but Jack couldn't say anything.
"Oh come on, it has been a long we take a bath together, come with me," Frida said with smile.
"Frida?" Jack hesitated.
"Don't worry, nobody will find out, you can trust me on that" she replied and Jack nodded his head after staring at her for a few seconds.
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Paradise-Regained.
The room was filled with bulb lights powering every corner with bright light.
Zara has taken her bath and is currently in her room with Scar.
She has put on a new dress and her dress was in orange attire this time instead of the usual black.
She was sitting beside the mirror gazing at herself while Arranging her air.
Suddenly her eyes captured the briefcase through the mirror which consists of the golden dagger she bought from Amelia.
Then she stares at Scar who was lying on her bed and discovered that he was still sleeping.
Then she approached the briefcase and took it to the table where the mirror was posed on top, she looked around the briefcase trying to understand the meaning of the design but she couldn't.
But she, however, ignored that and opened the briefcase just to discover that The dagger was two in there and not even one.
"Hmm...? I bet she didn't notice, well, I can say that my money wasn't wasted after all" she muttered as she picked up one of the daggers and examines it with her eyes for a while.
Then directed her gaze at the iron below her feet which was helping to carry the table.
She bent down and tests how strong the dagger could be by attempting to cut the iron and to her surprise it penetrated the iron as if it was penetrating a paper.
She surprisingly gazes at the dagger wondering why Amelia has chosen to sell it to her but she came to remember that Amelia wasn't actually trying to sell it but was tricking her instead but failed at the end.
Though she continues gazing at the dagger till saw a little button around the holder and she rubs it slowly and pressed it as the diamond on the edge of the dagger glows brightly as she covers her eyes and quickly turned it off.
And stares at the dagger silently for a while and approached the briefcase and put it back.
The weapon is really great but she doesn't actually need it, but maybe the time will come when she will be in need of it so she had to keep it safe.
After putting it back she locked up the briefcase and began gazing at herself through the mirror as it seems that something is bothering her mind.
While she was gazing at herself for about a few minutes later Scar woke.
"I know you are bothered about him, Mistress," a voice said to her and she already knew that Scar owns the voice as she continue gazing at herself at the mirror.
Then Scar approached her shirtless and putting on shorts, when he approached he looked at her face through the mirror and kissed her on her neck.
"Mistress, you should understand that David has grown, you shouldn't be so worried about him whenever he is not around"
"He has already grown enough to take care of himself" Scar whispered in her ear with a cracked sleepy voice.
"No... how I wish you could understand, Scar, I'm not feeling okay about his absent, I feel like something is wrong, he hasn't stayed this long outside before," Zara said as Scar kissed her on the neck again.
"Stop! Stop it!" Zara yelled at him as she turns and gazes at him with a nonsmiling look on her face.
"Zara, he will return, don't forget that he was stubborn enough to leave the fort with your car even after you warned him"
"So... what makes you think that he will not be stubborn enough to stay as long as he likes? after all, you have already told him that he won't be going out again maybe he wants to spend much time as it may be his last" Scar responded as Zara breathes down.
"Mistress, since he is not around, you should understand that this is the time you got to relax every part of your bone," Scar said and he kissed her again but she pushed him away angrily.
"I told you to stop! alright, get out of my room!" Zara yelled at him.
"Mistress am...." Jack was still attempting to say but she shut him up with a louder voice.
"Out!!!!" Zara yelled and he left hurriedly.
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THE STREETS.
Jade was still on her way wandering around on the streets as if she has a direction, though she has but not really.
Though the street she was currently walking on was so dry and silent, the only thing she can see flying around was the birds of the night.
And she is so afraid walking on empty streets but the streets are bright just like the streetlights were empowering everywhere.
She kept on walking but she is trembling in fear and she is tired because she came a long way.
So she decided to sit at the side of the road and have a rest.
While she was sitting there she was also scanning and round with her eyes flashing like torchlight.
Then she heard a heavy chirp beside her and she quickly look towards the direction the sound came from just to discover that it was a minor bird then she calmed down again as tears began to flow out of her eyes.
"Aruuuuuh!!!! Aruuuuuh!!!!" she began to hear a wailing voice sounding like it was coming towards that street and she become afraid so she couldn't rest again but hurriedly continues her journey.
But then she noticed that a shadow passed behind her back and she quickly turned and saw nothing other than a leave of trees shaking which means that something was really after her.
Her heart began to beat trice at a time as she is already shivering in fear and immediately the shadow passed her back again and she kept on following the shadow's movement.
"Please, get away from me!" She screamed as tears began streaming down from her eyes because she knew that she has finally gotten into the hands of bloodsuckers.