SCARLETT (Kiss From The Darkness)
Chapter 21

I don't know how long I've been unconscious. A day? Two days? Or a week? I feel like time is going so slow. I feel like my body is so weak. When was the last time I drank blood? Ah yes, when Damon brought me the blood bag in my room. I haven't drunk blood yet. I feel like my body is really weak.

I felt the pain in my shoulder the prick Victor had done to me had diminished. I tried to open my eyes. I could move my hand even though I had to exert so much energy just to raise my hand over my face. I felt a wound on my shoulder. The bleeding has stopped. I look around. The room is empty. Where did Victor go? I try to get up. I frowned when the wound on my shoulder again felt piercing. I bit my lips and tried to sit down.

The room was gray-walled. It was like I was in a prison. I try to sit. How do I get out of this room? There are no windows here, only a door that Victor must have locked from the outside. I tried to stand up and staggered towards the door. I tried to push him. Niente. I can't get out of here. I sat leaning against the cold wall on my back.

What if I can't get out of this place? Will anyone save me? Will Roland come to save me? I sat pensively. I have to think! I forced my brain to find a way out of this situation. There must be a way! I should be able to!

I stood up and walked around the room. I touched the wall there with my finger. I saw every inch of the wall I touched. I try to hear voices from outside. Silent. Where am I actually? Is this Victor's place or is it just a place to lock me up? I'm back to focusing on the wall. I was interested in checking the cracked wall of my impact marks when Victor threw me towards that wall.

I fumbled at the cracked wall while examining it closely. The cracks are pretty bad. I must have hit the wall with incredible force. I peeked into the crack. I can see faintly outside. It seems like it was still early morning. It means I fainted not so long ago. Good though.

I went back to researching that crack. I could've punched that crack until the wall broke. But it'll bring Victor here. I decided to turn into smoke and pass through the crack. Yeah, I'm gonna be smoke. I immediately concentrated and focused my mind. Damnit. My body is too weak to change. I heard the sound of the door opening. Victor is back.

"Ah, you're awake apparently," he said with a mocking laugh.

I'd love to punch him in the face as horrible as Voldemort in the Harry Potter movies. But for now I have to conserve my energy to escape from this place. I can't act recklessly. I must act carefully. He is the most cunning person in the universe. I paused my intention to punch him.

"Looks like you're not in the best shape." He came back to taunt me.

"Don't underestimate me!" I said it while smiling cynically.

"Are you really my sister's daughter?" His ejek. "You're so weak to be a princess!" This time the laughter returned. He laughed out loud until his shoulders shook.

My blood boils hearing her laughter that humbles me.

I clenched my hand. My instincts took over my brain. I rushed towards him and punched him until he bounced against the wall behind him in a loud voice and made the wall crack even worse until it almost shattered.

"I am the Goddess. I am the daughter of the ruler of the Babylonian kingdom. I will avenge my parents for you!" I uttered it in a threatening tone while stepping towards him.

My emotions gave me so much power. I felt my body become stronger than before. I stepped towards him while staring intently as if my gaze could kill him. Victor looked at me with a gaping mouth. He tried to get up and attack me but I moved much faster than him. I strangled his neck in full force.

"I will break your neck until your head is separated from your body" my hiss. "Then I will burn you to ashes."

Victor widened and his eyeballs nearly popped out of his eye sockets. This time I will really take revenge! I'm getting a little strangled in his neck. I held her head with my other hand and was about to break her neck when I felt my body burning hot. I screamed in pain and took my hand off Victor's neck. I staggered back and checked my body. My clothes give off smoke and a burning smell. I heard Victor laughing.

"I'll burn you first." He said it while laughing.

How could? How did he use such power? I stood stiff. My clothes are now black because of the charred. She laughed even more and more at my appearance which was like a rat.

"Look at you! You look so ridiculous." He laughed until his body bent and his hands held his stomach.

If I go back against him, he'll burn me back with his fire power. I have to think. Come think! I rule my brain. The only way to survive this time is to escape from it. There is no way I can fight it with my weak condition like now. I decided to crash into the cracked wall and destroy it. The sound of the wall rumbled as I charged at him with great force. The wall shattered and formed a hole that allowed me to escape. I immediately flew towards that hole quickly. I'll be free of Victor.

My freedom was apparently wishful thinking because Victor pulled my body back and prevented me from escaping. Damnit. He's moving faster than me. He slammed me back on the floor. I landed with a loud thud. I came back, albeit with a staggered body. I don't want to give up! I am the Goddess! There will be no giving up in my life! I was preparing to charge towards him but I was shocked when Victor's eyes widened and his body suddenly stiffened. I saw a dagger stuck in his chest. Victor fell with his face against the floor.

There, stood Roland who was looking at me. He threw a dagger at Victor's chest. I immediately ran and slid into his arms. Roland hugged me tightly. He's coming for me.