Hi everyone, first off, just like to clear up a few things from the last chapter. It was mainly a flash back by Alma; on how Charles met Alma; it also ended in the flash back. In case anyone was confused. But know we are at the present, which right now, both Alma and Charles are unconscious.

I woke up with a headache that irked me from no end. The kind that lays dormant while you are waking up, then explodes right in your face when you try to think. I finally get past to pain to see that Alma and I are in a prison.

First off I check on Alma praying that she was unhurt. When I completed my search I found that she had a complete back bandage. The bloodstains reminded me of a glass shards ripping into the flesh. I shudder as I complete that thought. As I begin to check myself over I find bruised fists, a black eye, and bruised gut but that is nothing. But was really troubled me was that there was a sword slash that traced the initials CB on my back.

I shuddered yet again to think about what that meant. Yet, I found it weird that Alma received no brandings of the sort. I start to ponder this when suddenly a guard comes from out of nowhere and yells, "Come on buddy wake up your friend, she has to meet with Chazbone and HG."

"No," I state to the guard, "this girl needs rest can't you see? Let her rest, I shall go with you."

"Well, ok" the guard says reluctantly, "You are supposed to meet with them at 5:30 but I guess we can change that."

As I follow the guard I began to notice some weird things about this prison. Foremost, there were no other prisoners besides us. Either this meant that it was newly established or that this was a real high security place reserved for warriors of the light. I stick with the later, knowing that even a day after a prison is opened it is jam packed with criminals.

When we came upon the interrogation room I noticed some things that were strikingly similar to out cathedral, it had basically the same drawings on it, but with theirs it was not the person created out of darkness that was vile and corrupt, nor was it the creature created out of light were corrupt; but rather, it was this new being one that the church had never mentioned about, a creature born out of evil.

This initially shocked me, for didn't darkness and evil go hand in hand? Weren't the two exactly the same? But if they are indeed different does that mean that Alma does not have evil powers after all? This was all to confusing, I was almost glad that the guard pushed me into the room. "Well, well, well," Chazbone began to say as he backhanded my with a gauntlet, "It seems that we have the paladin instead of the cleric. Why is this guard?"

"Well, uh sir," the guard began to mumble, "This paladin said that the cleric was far to weak to come before you three."

"Very well," Chazbone sighed, "I will allow this slipup only once guard; but next time, when you are given an assignment complete it!"

The guard, seemingly thankful that he was alive rushed out of the room. Then I turned to face my captures; there was Chazbone and HG, but where was the third one? The guard said something about their being three interrogators, but where was he? "Well, enough chit chat," said Chazbone, "Now it is time to get to business. Now Charles, if I can use your first name. Why do you think that we have captured you and that cleric?"

"I don't know," I answered, "Maybe you want our secret locations to our hideouts. Our military strength and where we are placing it. How the hell should I know? You're the freaking captor!"

"Well, well, well. What a tong we have on this one." Chazbone said whilst he slapped me across the face. "He has the audacity to yell at us even though we have all the power. Make note that you should never do that again. For if you do then HG here shall give you a bubble bath, while he chops off your fingers one by one, then massage you while he burns your feet to a crisp. It will be an agonizing mixture of pain and pleasure as you have never had before!

Well, back to business, while that is a good guest on why we have brought you here it is not the reason. We actually have come for the girl. Our master, wants her for his own purposes. While we have on idea what he would want with a cleric he respect his biddings and shall do them."

I was shocked when I learned this, but I did not let them see it. "Then why have you brought me here?" I asked, "Why not just take her and be done with it?"

"Because we know that you would have hunted us down with every paladin you could muster." I shadowy voice said from the backgrounds. "We know that you would eventually found us and our secret would be revealed to everyone. We would not have time to battle with the evil, but would have to spend every resource driving you light crazy basterds back to your own realm. We knew that if we captured you also there would be no one up there to look for you. After all, paladin and cleric duo's disappear so often. Either on a quest, a journey, or just fed up with the light; it is far better that they think you are on a quest then that one of you was taken by the forces of the darkness."

As I look to see who is saying these words I am shocked; for it was the leader of the darkness himself, DarkShin. This couldn't be possible, what did he want with Alma? What ever it was, I knew it couldn't be good. These vile, evil people, why did they have to mess up in the affairs of the light? What did these people want with an innocent? As the anger erupted inside me I felt a power that I could not describe seemingly flow into me. I busted free of the chains, momentarily stunning the three. I took this as a chance to run and get the heck out of here. As I ran to my cell I saw the guard standing there whistling away unaware of his soon to be demise. I ran to him, snapped his neck and took his sword. Without the keys to my cell I didn't know what to do, but my newfound strength did.

I ripped open the bars and tossed Alma over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes. I ran to the end of the hall only to see another prisoner. "Who are you?" I asked this man, for he appeared to have the characteristics of a paladin somewhat.

"My name is HyperGuyver," he said, "I have been a prisoner here for over two years. I once was a paladin like you; but now I am only HG's plaything to be pummeled and beaten whenever he felt like. Said that I wasn't good enough to be his double."

Double what did that mean? Never mind that right now though, I have to get out of here and I could use all the help I could get. I bended open his bars also, freeing him. "Thank you so much," HyperGuyver said, "I know a secret passage way that leads us right up to the surface follow me."

As I followed HyperGuyver, a few guards stood in our way. But luckily, it was nothing that I couldn't handle. But when we were neat the passageway my worst fear had happened. HG and Chazbone were guarding the exit. "Well, it seems that you have put up a good fight Charles. But now it ends, you and your new friend HyperGuyver shall go any further. So says the all mighty that is DarkShin."

"No!" HyperGuyver suddenly shouted, "We are warriors of the light we shall never be defeated. As Charles has shown we can harness that power to become stronger then you ever could be."

With that, HyperGuyver charged at HG. Seeing that is was now or never, I gently put Alma down and charged and Chazbone. We matched each other blow for blow. It was like we had studied under the same mentor and had practiced the same moves. But the one thing the we didn't practice was that he played dirty. He kicked me in the groin and then sucker punched me in the stomach. But right then it didn't seem to matter, for I took his blows and then parried with some of my own, I slashed left and right trying to break his defense. I looked over to HyperGuyver and realized he wasn't doing that good either. He was being backed into a corner by the massive bulk that was HG. Realizing that if HyperGuyver lost then Alma would be forfeit, I tripled my efforts on Chazbone. I had finally found a weakness in his attacks.

So I waited for him to try another dirty move, this time is was throwing sand in my face. I quickly dodged the sand and landed a clean blow with my sword on his back. Lucky for him it was the broadside. With Chazbone out of the way, I rushed to the aid of HyperGuyver. I jumped on the back of the massive beast trying to pierce his armor with my sword. But unfortunately there was no breach! I then decided to slash at his head, hoping that the blows would knock him unconscious, but he quickly grabs me and throws me into one of the walls. A sharp pain in my side erupts through me. But I know that I couldn't stop now.

I release myself from the wall with a sickening slurp and yet again rush to HyperGuyver's aid. But luck was by our side finally as it seemed that HyperGuyver had taken the offensive. He was striking HG with all kinds of martial arts blows that if it was any other person they would have keeled over by know. Finally after, I come and help him with a few sword swipes, HG fell due to exhaustion, and now that the battle was done I checked at my side. It was worse then I had thought. I huge gaping circle sized wound appeared out of my side. Now that my seemingly surreal power had vanished I spoke to HyperGuyver. "HyperGuyver, you must get that girl to the cathedral in Ahriman city. Tell them what has happened here. Tell them that she is wanted by the dark side, that they must protect here."

With those final words I collapsed, but not before seeing Alma rush to my side in horror.

Well, that is the end of this chapter. Sorry for the wait, was it worth it?