[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/gD9rVru.png[/img][/center] [color=AC5FFB]Time:[/color]Evening [color=AC5FFB]Location:[/color]River Kingdom [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/1Z62x3Z.png[/img][/center] [color=92278f]“No, no… Guess again!”[/color] Laughter followed his words as he hopped up to his feet. The laughter sent chills through her bones. [color=92278f]“I am the one, the only...Helio Millinia!”[/color] He got to his feet and spread his arms out as if introducing himself to a crowd at a show, bellowing the words into the night. With the grin on his face, he glanced back down with her as he relaxed his position, [color=92278f]“But immensely improved and dare I say, smarter.”[/color] He roughly took her chin in his hands and forced her upward, holding her weakened body up. Healing wounds as bad as the one she had was essentially paralyzing. Dread filled her as she realized that Helio had known this would be the result of his actions. [color=92278f]“I’m smart enough to know you’re the same little [i]brat[/i] who wanted me to take all the responsibility and cater to your every demand; just like mother and father did. Everyone always expected me to carry the weight. It seems like you got a taste of your own medicine.”[/color] His words were venomous and pure hatred carried each one as he roughly let go of her chin and let her fall back into the grass. His mood returned to a calmer one as he spoke with a smile, [color=92278f]“Heavy is the head that wears the crown, little bear."[/color] Risa could only stare with horror as she whispered sadly, [color=AC5FFB]“What did they do to you?”[/color] She had never known he felt that way, but thinking back, their parents had expected a lot out of the two siblings. It would make sense for him to feel some resentment but not to this degree. The Helio she knew would have never tried to blame her. Helio responded with a blunt kick to her face, laughing like a giddy child at the cry of pain she emitted in response. She curled up to try to shield her body in response but it was futile. Helio left her no room to react or speak. He kicked her again a few times in the stomach, Each kick seemed to flash the world black for a moment and she never got used to each jolt of pain. [color=92278f]"This."[/color] He told her, stopping finally. [color=92278f]"Tortured me. Like you couldn't imagine and for months."[/color] Risa's eyes watered and she struggled to sit up to take his hand and he swatted it away and continued, [color=92278f]"They put me in a big tube filled with dark elven magic. Think I was snoozing in there for some time before they let me out. Aklenroth was so proud of me Risa. Prouder than you'd ever see father. You see, he had created a dark fairy, proved it possible that fairies could be turned dark just like elves can. However, he didn't trust me. I was such a passionate man. Took them longer than any of the other fairies to finally break."[/color] He was casual with his words as if it was just a conversation over tea. He knelt down, patting her head, [color=92278f] I had to prove myself to no longer be the avid enthusiast of rebellion, so I came here and murdered your boyfriend just a couple years back."[/color] He watched her eyes dilate and smiled. [color=92278f]"Don't worry. I took my time and got to know him. He took a really long time to die. I wonder how long your new one will take to die.[/color] He applauded himself after his statement, [color=92278f]"I've been waiting so long to tell you that!"[/color] The mix of emotions Risa was feeling would have been overwhelming if she hadn't felt almost numb from weakness and pain. Still, the anger must have been visible in his eyes because he clicked his tongue. [color=92278f]"There it is. Do you hate me now, Risa?"[/color] He shook his head, pacing for a moment before turning to her and exploding on a random tirade, [color=92278f]“I’m the soldier, right!? So I should put my life on the line while you sneak away with a low-life demi-human. That’s why you were so thankful I’m back right? So I can take the heat for you as always!? Come save you!?”[/color] His voice was loud and filled with fury, yet he was still smiling. Crazed, intermittent laughs would uncontrollably interrupt him as he spoke. The fury melted away as soon as it came and he looked down at her, clearly disappointed she wasn't given much audible reaction now. Risa had been on and off struggling to get up and fly while he was rambling like a mad man. He frowned and kicked her again. [color=92278f]"I'm bored, but I don't want to kill you yet. Too many fun games for us to play."[/color]Helio thoughtfully glanced at the grave again and gasped, [color=92278f]"Let’s dig up his corpse, and maybe you can watch the worms crawl through his skeleton, eating away any last bits of flesh they can find.” [/color] Risa could not believe what she was hearing. She could only stare as he raised his arms toward the ground in front of the grave. Dark energy began to blast from his hands just as she had seen dark elves do into the dirt, splattering it all over the place. She had to shut her eyes and shield her face with her arm. After feeling another kick to her back, she suddenly felt the terrifying feeling of falling, her heart lurching. Risa tried to fly upward, only to fail and crash down into the hardwood of the casket. She tried to scramble upward but Helio flew downward and stepped on her head to keep her down as if she was nothing more than a bug. He picked her up roughly by her hair and opened the casket, flying up in the air, causing her to scream. He thrust her into the casket which sent aching through her body enough to make her moan. He punched a hole in the lid of it before closing her in. The force of the punch through the wood had not been kind and wood had chipped into her cheeks. [color=92278f]“There. You won’t suffocate now. Aren’t I thoughtful?”[/color] He grinned at her and tilted his head as thick vines began to slither out from the dirt and over the closed casket. She pushed up at the lid, but it would not budge. Risa could feel the hard bones beneath her, but she was trying not to turn her head and look at them. This all felt like the worst nightmare she could have had, but the vivid pain she felt reminded her that this was all too real. The hole was around where her face was, so she could see Helio standing over the hole, smiling at his work. [color=92278f]“I would stick around but I got things to do. Kingdoms to take over. Humans to kill.”[/color] He winked at her as if this was all light-hearted fun, and then he was gone as quickly as he came. Risa felt hollow inside. There was no getting out of this situation. Healing herself would drain herself of any magic she could use to free herself and trying to use chlorokinesis was already not a strong suit when she was in good health. It would have been more characteristic of her to be hopeful and think of the others she had to warn about him and of the kingdom, but the way everything had happened so fast had put her in an emotional state she hadn't dreamt to be possible.