Hewn City
Hewn City
Afternoon, almost evening, Lucien paced through his room, worried, Elain had been sleeping during all the day, having visions, something bad was about to happen.
A strong tremble in the bond, the male dragged a hand through his hair, went to the door, walking out the room, stepping across the corridor, towards the brown eyed female’s room, his mate's vision was getting worse and worse, he didn’t know what she saw, only that it was bad.
The red haired knocked the door, he had done it a few times during the day, but this one he did it louder, called her a few times, no answer. Lucien placed his hand on the knob, gently opening the door, his eyes instantly found the female in a white long sleeved nightgown, laid on her side, holding the blankets with so much strength between her fingers that her knuckles were white, a flick of instinctive rage ran through his veins as he felt the other male's smell, but he blinked, shook his head putting his thoughts back in place.
He went closer to her, placing a hand on her upper arm, her breath was heavy, heartbeat thunderous fast, Lucien gently rocked her arm while calling her name, he did it a few times until she slowly opened her eyes, her gaze found his.
Elain grabbed his arm, the red haired helped her to sit, rubbing her back in circular movements as she rubbed her eyes and then temples.
“How are you feeling?” the male asked worried, releasing her, taking a step back.
“Slightly better now,” the brown eyed dragged a hand through her hair.
What have you saw? He wanted to ask.
“Just the blurred visions and the bad feeling.” Elain answered while glancing at the clock.
Lucien's cheeks blushed, he had accidentally thrown a question on their bond, “I am sorry, I didn’t mean to –” he got cut.
“Don’t worry.” She pushed the blankets away from her, stood, then walked towards her wardrobe.
“Those visions are about something close, right?” Lucien asked as the brown eyed took a half sleeved simple dress.
A nod, “Yes, really close.” her lips pressed in a thin line.
“Right.” He said low, “I will ask the servant to serve you something to eat.” Lucien said slowly stepping towards the door.
“I need fresh air.” She placed the dress over her shoulder, took a belt from a drawer inside de wardrobe.
“A trolley of food in the main veranda, then?” he dragged a hand through his hair.
The golden brown haired let escape a low chuckle, “Thank you.”
The male curved the corner of his lips upwards, nodding before walking out the room, closing the door behind him.
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Elain placed the blue stone of her necklace to inside her dress while walking in the veranda, towards the low stone table at the right side, where Lucien was sat in a chair, the trolley behind him while the trays where already in the table, she sat at his side, glancing at the sword on his belt.
The red haired straighten his spine, noticing her slightly lifted brow, “The bad foreboding,” the one she had, “Just in case.” he tapped the arm of his chair before pouring tea on her mug.
“Thank you.” She said lightly smiling at him, he returned the gesture.
Elain placed a piece of cake on her plate, chatting with Lucien as he ate a chocolate roll, both of them stayed for awhile talking, then watching the Sunset.
Lucien took a last slip on his mug before placing it in the table, a tremble o their bond's thread, his gaze ran to Elain, her eyes slightly distant, then he glanced at the horizon, stood, stepping close to the rail as odd sounds were heard, looked down, where he could see the floor of the Palace's entrance, the gate that lead to the Hewn City and part of the flat ground besides the entrance demarcation, places where Continental and Hybern soldiers started to materialize.
The red haired stepped back, towards Elain, by the sounds, the enemies were already inside the Palace and the city, which was already empty except for a few Darkbringers.
The male reached the brown eyed, grabbing her upper arm and taking her to the inside, as he closed the door, she seemed to be back to the reality.
“Lucien.” Elain called him, her face grave, he instantly walked closer to her, didn’t even had time to close the door, “We have only one chance to get out here, you have to thrust me.”
His face grave as well, he nodded, already taking his sword out of his belt as there were sounds inside the Palace getting closer and closer, Lucien took a step back, suddenly a Continental soldier materialized in front of them.
The red haired was fast, in one blow he beheaded the soldier who barely had time to get his sword ready, as the corpse fell, one second later the door that leaded to a smaller living room got broken, which was followed by the entrance of two soldiers, Lucien fought them, but third one came, went close to him, then a wet thud and a low crack sound, the soldier got still, falling on the floor.
Elain had hit the soldier with a scythe entire made by metal small – which she had took from the first corpse – in the left eye, placed it on her belt before grabbing the collar of Lucien's jacket in the nape, pulling him back, closer to her, he kicked one of the enemies before transferring a fatal blow in one of them and pulling his sword back to himself, the brown eyed used the free hand to grab the side of his pants, pulling him harder, making him step back, a heartbeat later when both of them were out of the open door direction and the remain soldier stepped towards them, a rain of metal tipped ash arrows came from the outside, crossing the door, hitting the floor and soldier.
Lucien grabbed her elbow, ran to the small room that leaded to three different corridors, she held his jacket, leading him to right one, the opposite side he was thinking about going. One second later, a sound of broken glass came from the left corridor, – where there was a shortcut to the Underground – setting it on fire.
A soldier materialized in front of them, the red haired grabbed the back of the upper part of her dress, pulling Elain to behind him, then used the sword to stab right in the throat of the soldier, who fell on his knees, the female opened a door beside her while holding Lucien's lower arm.
They walked inside the place, a servant's passage, the male closed the door, keeping the arm Elain held now with both hands, slightly lifted. Downing the stairs, the place had little lighting, and for brown eyed surprise, Lucien's hair had a slight ruby glow even with no magic left to the Prythian's citizens.
They passed by a door, indicating they were one floor below than before, Elain held his arm tightly, telling him through the bond that they needed to get in the dungeons, where there were a secret entrance to the Underground, they needed to get two more floors below, get in the Entrance's floor, go to the Northen part and finally arrive in the objective.
They got in the second door, a heartbeat later, a sound of smash, followed by a light coming from the lower part of the stairs and soldiers entering in, Lucien checked the knob at their side, locked. He kicked it, which broke part of the door and made it wide open easily.
The door leaded to the kitchen, there were a few soldiers and death servants in there, Lucien kicked a table towards the enemies, delaying them as Elain grabbed his sleeve and started to run pulling him together, they crossed the kitchen.
The brown eyed leaded Lucien through the corridors, choosing the correct ways as every single other had soldiers coming out, they ran until the stairs in the Northwest part of the Palace, Lucien closed the door right behind him, locking the knob with the button on it, then they both pushed a two-seater couch to the front of it before downing the stairs as fast as they could.
Lucien placed himself ahead of Elain as they passed by a door, the next one would be the Entrance's floor. In the middle of the way, the brown eyed pulled him back by the collar, then a metal tipped ash arrow passed right in front of his face, getting stuck in the wall, in the same height of his cheeks, he turned his head to the opposite side, his gaze lowing, found a soldier with a bow and arrows and a second one at his side, who vanished and materialized in front of the red haired already transferring a bow towards him.
The red haired defended with the sword, the soldier kept pressing it against him, Elain took the ash arrow and stabbed the soldier in the side of the neck, Lucien used the distraction to set out his retractable knife, stabbing the soldier in the diaphragm, the enemy released the sword, then the red haired used the soldier's body as a shield against the one with a bow while downing a few stairs until he got in the same flight of stairs of the soldier with arrows.
When he was close enough, he threw the body towards the soldier, transferring a fatal blow in the same. Elain grabbed his sleeve, they ran to the last door, she slowly opened it.
As the walked out, they lowed their heads while slightly tucking their knees, walking without making sounds, her hand now on his wrist, holding him tightly, they were able get in the dungeons’ entrance stealthy, being careful with the soldiers going upstairs.
When finally close to the door, Lucien carefully opened it, giving enough space for Elain to walking in before he doing the same, the red haired closed the door without making a sound while the brown eyed took the key ring from a hook close to them, she locked the door, placing the ring on her arm as a bracelet, she held Lucien's hand, then they downed the stairs that leaded to the cells.
The place was dark, slightly illuminated by torches, the two High Faes were fast, getting in the end of the stairs in a few minutes. The dungeons were empty, there were a strong smell of blood and rotting in there.
They walked until the end of the corridor where there was two decorative armors and between them a wardrobe of tools for interrogation, Elain opened it, going directly to the second drawer, opened it, then tapped it the internal upside, until she found a key, then she went to the first drawer, Lucien helped her to remove it – as both of them let their bond open for communication, he knew what she needed to do – then she straighten her arm towards the internal back wall of the wardrobe, where there was a lock. While she opened it Lucien was already in the right armor, removing its helmet and taking the hidden key on it.
When he was back to the brown eyed, she had already triggered the wooden board upside the first drawer to move half of its length ahead, revealing a small lock hidden.
Lucien handed her the key, he placed the armor's helmet back on its place while Elain unlocked the object, when she was done, they heard a click and the sound of the heavy wardrobe being dragged as it moved ahead.
The male took the first drawer, putting it back on its place, closed the second one and putted the board back, closed the wardrobe, both of them went to the back part of it, which had one centimeter from the wall, they pulled the object that moved as a door, revealing the Underground entrance.
More stairs… Lucien said through the bond, Elain only lifted her brows while tilting her head, which confirmed she had thought the same.
They walked in the entrance, while closing the door they could hear sounds of tries to break in the upstairs.
“It is sealed.” Elain said after the door got closed, they heard a click, then a heavy sound, “Won’t be able to open it even if they had the two keys.” She said putting the keys on her pocket, taking out the key ring from her arm and dropping it in the floor, her breath was heavy.
“It explains why entering here wasn’t that easy.” The red haired was slightly panting, Elain took his hand while nodding, then they downed the stairs.