Riley hopped off the back of his pure white steed. He didn't understand why he had to save the princess since there were so many others suited for such a job. He lead his horse besides him but the horse seemed reluctant to move forward once they passed the demolished front gate. Riley's grip on the lead loosened and the horse took his opportunity to run away quickly. Riley gasped as his horse yanked away from him and ran. He stared after the horse but sighed and muttered something to himself. He walked past tons of demolished houses and markets as he made his way to the castle. Riley wondered to himself about what happened to this town. Soon, he was in front of a castle that was fairly intact. He opened the door to a darkened corridor and he saw a female figure laying in the middle of the corridor. Riley opened the door completely and ran towards the figure. It was the princess. When he approached her, he quickly realized that the princess was dead. She was extremely pale and skinny. There was no sign of color at all in her veins. Riley jumped as he heard the door slam shut and saw the corridor darken once again. He then heard a calm, eerie voice behind him, "Do you like what I did to her? I gave her the slow and painful death she deserved." Riley grabbed his sword and swung around to hit whoever was behind him. He heard metal clang and saw the figure who spoke. A psychotic grin spread wide across the opposing figure's face as his blood red eyes glistened at the sight of Riley. Riley was suddenly pulled close to the figure and the same calm and unnerving voice spoke again, "I think I am going to keep you and make you mine..." Riley's eyes widened in terror as he felt his body tremble. "Tell me your name, trespasser." "Prince Riley," he responded to the sudden change in tone. "Well, prince Riley. I am prince Virgil," he said in the unnerving yet calm voice. Riley stared up into Virgil's odd blood red eyes. Riley had so many questions racing in his head for Virgil to answer but before he could ask any, Virgil had picked the smaller prince up bridal style. Riley was confused but didn't question what Virgil was doing. Virgil carried Riley upstairs to a bedroom with a grand bed. "This was my parents' room but now it will be our room, Riley," Virgil said softly. "Your parents won't mind?" Riley asked, puzzled. Virgil's blood red eyes lost the glisten and his expression turn sorrowful. Virgil laid Riley on the bed and stood besides it, staring Riley down. "My parents... are gone..." Virgil said, his voice as sorrowful as his expression. Riley felt a twinge of guilt before speaking, "I'm sorry... I didn't know..." "It's quite alright. I sometimes forget they are gone myself," Virgil said. Riley looked down, that twinge of guilt already starting to eat away at his heart. Virgil laid down next to Riley and started to doze off a bit, his expression withholding a bit of sorrow. When Riley was sure Virgil was asleep, he started to get up. The moment Riley stood up from the bed, however, he felt something gripping tightly onto his arm. Virgil's voice was an eerie snarl, "What part of 'I am going to keep you and make you mine' don't you understand?" His grip tightened around Riley's arm, causing Riley to wince. Virgil's voice remained an eerie snarl, "Leave me and you will be dead..." Riley winced as the pain from his arm was radiating through his body. Riley meekly laid back down in bed and Virgil pulled him close, Riley's face slightly buried in Virgil's chest. Riley ended up falling fast asleep but he could feel Virgil's blood red eyes staring at him. He trembled as he had a nightmare where the princess had chained him down and was slowly draining him of all his blood. He woke up and held tightly onto Virgil's chest. Virgil was staring him down with an insane glint in his eyes. "Every time you try to escape, nightmares like that will happen... and if you successfully escape without me capturing you then I will bombard your mind with those nightmares until you come back pleading as your mind fills with insanity..." Virgil said in his unnerving and calm tone of voice, "Understand?" Riley nodded meekly, realizing that he was in for hell on earth.