31 Anguished Quietes

Zeri's POV

"aren't you leaving someone behind Princess" Corin said slyly from behind.

I swerved around to see Onyx clutched in chains. He said that Onyx was safe then how did Corin got him. She was doing same thing to Onyx what she did with Shylock. I looked at Shylock who had painful look on his face witnessing Onyx pain.

"Princess don't listen to her, just leave" Onyx hissed in weak voice. Corin was clasping the burning chains around his body making him hiss in pain. "please just leave Princess" he hissed once again. I'm done with this torment. I don't want anybody else suffering cause of me, i don't want Onyx to die for me and I won't let it happen. I know she wants me and I'll go to her.

"no I'm not leaving you behind saving myself, you're in pain because of me. Remus and Shylock endured pain cause of me. These both men who i don't even know risked their lives for me this is all happening only because of me" I said looking at Onyx tear streaming down my eyes. Remus tightened his grip on me and said,

"don't blame yourself my love, it's not because of you. Your travails are because of others act" Remus quoth glaring at Abrax. There's something eccentric about him, when he embraced me it felt akin like i felt his touch before, there was an anomalous tiny energy crawling under my skin, it was not so potent but I felt something. I looked away from him and decided what I've to do.

"i will not leave you to die for me Onyx" I said and wiped my tears.

Everyone was staggered about my little conversation with Onyx. They didn't know i can comprehend what Onyx is saying.

I did what needed to be done and what I decided it was unanticipated for them. I pulled myself out of Remus's hold and ran inside the house standing in front of Corin.

"Zerii why did you do that" Remus asked irked and flamboyant by my decision. I have no option i need and have to save him.

"no one will endure any pain for me or die for me" I replied sternly looking back at him. I know he still thinks I betrayed him and he hates me for that. He too ended up here cause of me. He's only trying to save me cause he's a good person, he can't even see the person who he hates in pain. I want to run back to him and clutch him with my embrace and whisper to him that i didn't betray him, i love him beyond the extreme and please don't hate me. I still remember the disappointed and hatred look he gave me last time when we met, it still causes immense pain in my heart.

"she's not so naive as i thought, she did exactly what i wanted not bothering me to say "

"smart Princess" Corin smirked.

When Remus and Abrax tried walking in the house, they were stopped by a transparent shield which wasn't letting them in. I know about Corin without planning she wouldn't do it. I turned to look at her, i want to end this if it's going to end with my life i don't care about it, i just want to get over with it. I don't want to live feeling Remus's hate everyday of my life.

"I'm here now free Onyx and let him go" i said desperately.

Corin deftly followed what i said let Onyx free to go.

"don't try to act smart you pathetic snake" Corin said when Onyx tried shield me and attack her, "you don't stand any chance against my power " she stated and with one swift wave of her hand Onyx was thrown out of the house. He went out of the transparent shield easily and fell on the forest ground. Shylock was on Onyx side.

"Corin what do you want, why are you hurting her" i heard Abrax's enraged voice, banging his hands on the shield.

"i think you know very well why I'm doing this to her" she smirked.

"you're inflicting pain on her cause you know you don't stand a chance against me" he spat. She only grinned widely on his words. She only mentioned her sister whenever i asked her why she is tormenting, i still didn't know what i have done to earn so much hatred and pain from Corin.

"kill me and end it for once and all" i said without any emotion.

"no, no what are you saying Zeri please don't kill her Corin, she has nothing to do with it. Don't kill her for someone else act, please i beg you" Remus exclaimed in worry but I didn't turn to look at him.

"oh poor lover boy, she has something i want from her" Corin said gazing behind me, i don't know who she was gazing at. I don't care about it anymore.

"once i get it I'll leave her and you both could do whatever you want with her" she added.

I don't know what is it that i and have why she is so desperate to have it. I don't understand anything this place this people, i don't even understand what I want anymore. my feelings are going numb.

"come with me" Corin said and walked ahead of me.

"Zeri please stop don't go with her" I heard Remus's voice laced with apprehension and fear. He is literally a great paramour, son, brother and he will be a good King, even though he believes i betrayed him he still cares for me but it won't lessen his hate for me. I turned around to look at him.

His grey eyes filled with tears and his brown hair falling over his forehead as always. I love when his brown locks cover his forehead.

"you will have a better person in your life, who will never betray you Remus. I don't deserve your love as you said, i don't want you to risk your life for the person who betrayed you and who you hate. Please go away and save yourself " with that i turned and followed Corin. the words left my lips on their own, i didn't know why i said such words to him, they were coming on their own.

"Zeri please listen to me i didn't mean what i said before, please listen to me"

"Zeri"

"Zeri" he called out my name, i don't know why i said that but it was heartrending for me. I didn't turned to look at him and entered the chamber Corin entered.

Remus's POV

I collapsed onto the ground after listening her words, they were like daggers thrown at my heart, but Shylock held me in jiffy. She was right i said those cruel words to her, punished her for mistakes she never did, i hurt her with my acts i broke her completely by bringing Ashley betwixt us.

"everything will be alright Remus once she knows the truth" Shylock uttered helping me up.

"i don't know will things ever go back to same as they were once" i replied getting up "because of this barbaric creature i hurt her so much, look he's succeeded she thinks i hate her and she hates me"

"because of you Zeri is tormented brutally, if something happens to her you will be the one to be blame. Because of you she was always trapped in the castle never allowed to leave cause of your fear. You killed her mother, now cause of you her life is in danger "i hollered acrimoniously.

" you're a heartless barbaric monster, Abrax " i retorted anger fueling me.

" you better watch your words boy" Arvid exclaimed and advanced towards me.

"monster is called a monster" i spat infuriated.

"now I'm losing my patience if you don't keep your bloody mouth shut you will regret it boy" Arvid quoth furiously.

"i won't what will you do drain me dry like you do to others" i replied with disdain.

"now you're going beyond the limits" Arvid spat looking at me his eyes changing into red color.

"there are no limits for a heartless creatures like you" i said angrily.

He was in front of me in a flashing moment holding my neck "it will only take a mere second for me to snap your bloody neck" he fierced.

"go ahead do it, it's the only thing i can expect from creatures like you" i quoth in apoplexy.

I heard a gut-wrenching wail of Zeri from the house which was heart-stopping. When I heard her scream i was affright, i can't see her in pain again.

"please do something Abrax save her" i plead.

He was lost somewhere, no movement in him no emotion on his face.

"Abrax! are you listening to me do something save her" i shrugged him. He was snapped out of his trauma and looked at me.

And another blood curdling yelp was heard from the house which was agonising me.

What is she doing to her. I covered my ears and fell on my knees to the ground disabled to hear her agonising screams which were causing piercing pain in my heart.

"please do something Abrax! Please do something " i pleaded.

Zeri's POV

She laid me on the huge wooden table and cuffed my hands and legs with chains attached to table. There was a narrow slope around the table.

Corin started dragging a dirk on my hands slicing my skin spilling blood making me yelp in pain. The blood was pouring down from my hands into the narrow slopes on two sides of table and was collecting into the huge demon faced mark which was carved into the wood on the floor.

"once your blood fills the mark I'll have my powers and you'll get your eternal peace" Corin bubbled she was exuberant.

I shut my eyes and i felt blood leaving my body.

I felt a cool hand on my face and snapped opened my eyes to see Abrax. His face was so close to my face. He had silver white hair reaching sides of his neck and his orbs were darker sea green at edge and lighter in the middle, i never saw any mesmerising eyes like his. He gently cupped my face "i will give her onerous and unimaginable death for causing unendurable Infliction on you Zerin" he uttered looking into my eyes. Not even my father calls me with my full name, in my whole life no one ever called me Zerin, not even Remus knows my full name. How does he know my name, i was flamboyant. With click of his fingers my cuffs were undone. He was famished with revenge, he looked at my hands which were covered in blood and it made him more aggressive. He held my hands where my skin was sliced i flinched in pain when his grip tightened on my hands.

"please please stop it's hurting badly" i cried, "it's over, it's over just few more moments" he cooed. He was murmuring something in foreign language. When i opened my eyes the pain was gone and my hands were healed. I looked at my hands alarumed. How did he do that.

"what are you?? " i asked bewildered.

He helped me up holding me from back, "I'll explain you later what I am. you need to get out of here and stay with Arvid and Remus until i come back okay"

"i won't let anything happen to you" he said gently.

"okay" i mumbled and nodded. Whenever he touched me i feel tiny tingles under my skin.

When I looked at Corin she was trapped by the red and black shadows. I walked out of the chamber and I was in hallway which led me to the exit, i saw horrified Remus, Shylock and Arvid they were unable to enter into the house standing before the sheild.

Their eyes were narrowed in startle and stuck on my hands, my hands were healed but they were covered in blood.

When I was about to step out of the sheild, i felt a inexpressible piercing pain in my stomach from my back, when I looked down a sword was bulging out my stomach i gasped in pain, when I raised my face to look in front of me, their faces were covered in horror and tears leaked all of their faces and i heard a scream "noooo" from Remus, the sheild in front of me was vanished and when I was about to fall on the ground on my stomach Remus held me in his arms and pulled out the sword from my back, i gasped in pain when he jerked it out of my stomach.

He held me in his arms falling on the ground. I didn't see who it was as they attacked me from behind, Shylock and Arvid ran to cease the attacker.

Remus's POV

When I saw Zeri coming out of the chamber i was relieved but what terrified me were her hands, they were covered in blood. When she was about to come out of the shield abruptly a sword was plunged into her stomach from behind. "nooooo" i screamed. Whoever attacked her was no where to be seen, but Shylock and Arvid ran behind the person.

The shield was vanished, i held Zeri when she was about to fall on ground on her stomach. I removed the sword from her stomach and she cried out in agony.

"noo - noo Zeri look at me, keep your eyes open" I cried out.

"Remus" she groaned in pain.

"don't say anything my love" I cried.

"noo you're not going anywhere , you're not leaving me you hear me" I sobbed.

"i want to see my father once before dying" she sobbed in pain.

"you will see him Zerii, you're not dying"

"i don't want to die without seeing him, Remus" she said groaning in pain.

"you're not going anywhere" I cried out holding her.

"Remus" she mumbled in pain, tears streaking down her eyes.

"yes Zerii"

"aah it so painful, it's hurting very badly" she squeaked in agony. Seeing Zeri in rigorous pain, is like letting someone continously jab a dagger in my heart.

"i didn't knew that death was so painful," she cried closing her eyes.

"don't you dare to close your eyes, look at me you're not dying, you're not leaving me"

I sobbed cupping her cheek.

"i didn't betray you Remus, please don't hate me " she sobbed out opening her tearful eyes.

"i know you didn't betray me, i was a fool to not to believe, i don't hate you Zeri i could never hate you. I love you so much " i sobbed clutching her to my chest. Realising my mistakes.

"i thought you hated me and i wanted to die cause i can't bare your hatred, but after knowing you don't hate me i don't want to die Remus" she flinched in pain.

"i don't want to die now, i want to be with you Remus,

Remus i don't want to die" she recited groaning in pain.

"please don't say that you're not dying, he will save you" i said crying holding her face with one hand.

"Re-Remus"

"Rem-Remus" she gasped.

"yes I'm here Zerii" i replied. I was panicking nothing will happen to her, he will save Zerii. She won't die, that was the only thing repeating in my head.

" i don't want to leave you Remus"

she uttered in pain crying and embraced me wrapping her hands around my neck.

"you're not going anywhere you listening to me, stay with me please please stay with me" i said with my breaking voice embracing her.

She pulled back and looked at me "i love you Rem, you have to tell my fathe- father" she gasped last time and fell on my arms.

"nooooooooo" i hollered in pain clasping her to my chest.

"Zeri-Zerii no no no please please wake up " i cried out.

"Zeriiii noo you can't leave me, come back to me please, please please Zerii" i wailed shrugging her.

"please you can't leave me, your father is waiting for you please please come back for him, Zeriii please" i screeched.

"Zerii" i cried holding her to my chest, it felt unreal like a nightmare and i will be waking up soon and everything will be normal my Zerii will be with me alive.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to meet with teary black eyes, "Shylock please save her please, please" i cried pleading him.

"it's too late Remus, she's gone" he said tears rolling down his cheeks and he knelt in front of me.

"nooo she's not gone, you can save her like you saved her before" i sniffed looking at him with pleading eyes.

"please please please save her please bring her back to me please Shylock"

"she's dead Remus she's not coming back"

"no no please don't say that" i lamented.

My body was jolted, going numb. My love my Zeri lying lifelessly in my arms. My World, my life, my heart, my everything.

No you can't die, you can't leave me.

No-noo-noo

Zerii you can't leave me noo......