Story (Claire #3)

Kai Tyrathem & Icarus Johnson

Kai and Icarus looked at each other before glancing back at the two other ‘Heroes’ that stood before them. They both seemed to understand the situation. These two people had no intention of befriending them. She knew she didn’t want to make friends with them either. “Well hurry up and give us the quest. My master will be wondering where I am. Isn’t it the same for you Icarus?” she asked, tugging at her sword impatiently.

Icarus shook his head and grinned. “There’s no one at home for me. This will be fun.” he said in a sing-songy way. She looked at him in disbelief. Was there really no one for him to go back to? She wondered where he had come from.

The old man that seemed like the less cranky one stood forward to talk. “Icarus was it? Well, Icarus clearly understands what is going on right now. Each of you has been brought from different worlds to this one. Well, with the exception of you two siblings that is.” he explained carefully. Kai’s mouth dropped open. She couldn’t believe that she was so slow! That would have explained why they each were wearing different types of clothes. She was wearing her usual training robe with rips, Icarus was wearing some sort of black jacket and black pants with a striped red tie and the other two were wearing some sort of weird clothes she didn’t know how to explain.

“But I need to get home! I—“ Kai started before the old man interrupted her. “Enough. I shall explain the rest when the others arrive. Keep in mind this – we will not let you leave and clearly none of you can cross dimensions. You can try and run, but this place is now hostile to strangers now that… now that that event has occurred. I have some business to attend to. Come, Xyrus.” he said, motioning the other man. They turned to leave.

Kai couldn’t take it. They were not telling her that they took her out of her own world to do… to do this! What idiots! Fools! She hated them. She loathed them. She wanted to kill them. “You think that I would really just accept this? Don’t take me for an idiot!” she yelled, unsheathing the sword in her hands, the sword on her back and the dagger in her pocket. Placing the dagger in her mouth, she lunged towards the two. Slashing at them, she tried to hit them. Even though they were old, they were good at dodging. She managed to get a few scratches on them though.

“That’s enough!” Icarus shouted. He threw his strings at her arms and wrists. Kai felt as though she wasn’t in control of her arms or hands anymore. It was like they didn’t exist. But they were there! And they were moving on their own! “What are you doing Icarus?!” she demanded, “Let me hit them! At least let them suffer the pain of losing an eye or a leg!”

Icarus pushed the strings forward and she flew straight into the wall. Blood streamed from a wound on her forehead. She was tired and she was weak. Her arms dropped and her swords fell to the floor with a clatter. “Stop controlling my arms you bastard.” she said weakly, cutting the strings with the dagger in her mouth.

The nicer elder clapped happily. “Yes, you two will do just fine.” he smiled.