Darkside 3

by Aaron K Carter

He shook his head after he understood what she meant, but once a question jumped to his mind: “Why this girl especially?”

  “It’s a long story but she is the only one who can help us”

  “How will you bring it back to the planet Gliza?” Albert said.

  “Do you ask me, can not you do that?” Victoria said.

  “No, of course, I will get myself killed if I do that, they are waiting for just one mistake of me,” he thinks a bit and then says” The only solution is to send someone from your planet qualified for such a mission and I will help him reach it”

  she sighed then said: “I have no one qualified for this mission, but in any case, no one can penetrate the membrane”

  “When the vehicle entered nineteen years ago she makes a small hole on the membrane, a very small vehicle with one passenger can enter to the planet,” Albert said.

  she sighed and then said: “So we only have that solution, I need to talk to the Governor of Planet Kepler, and until then waited for me”

  Chapter 26

  Location: Planet Kepler

  U nder the dim moonlight, Erura quietly descended the stone stairs, she looked like a thief that she was afraid the owners of the place would notice her, Once she got to that dark cell until she put the key that she got hardly to open the door, she tried to open it without issuing any sound and once it opened up she went inside.

  The moonlight has reduced the darkness in this wild place, The worn-out walls and the rusty iron were everywhere, she felt uncomfortable while she asked herself “What is the thing that deserves in this world to put a man in this place, that is very much like a barn the animals?”.

  she woke up from her thinking on the sound of his groans, which hints his great pain, a stout young man like him does not suffer so easily, She approached him carrying the first aid bag in her hand. She did not have much experience, but she learned enough to help someone in her training days, She sat on her knees to approach the place where he was lying. Then she lit the lamp and opened her small bag. She brought the lamp close to his body, which was filled with wounds and dents. His clothes were soiled with blood, He did not feel it existed until she sterile cotton was placed over his wound, and he was wailing with pain, he was unaware of what was happening around him, She quickly sterilized his wounds as her heartbeat accelerated, she was so stressed, she was willing to leave after she finished her work and was sure to sterilize his wounds. She was hoping to help him more, but this is what she was able to do for him now.

  she whispered before coming out, “the danger is gone and the wound will not be inflamed”

  he shocked when he realized she was a girl, who is that girl that dared to help him? Her voice was the only thing he knew about, she opened the door of the cell and closed it, Erura left behind hundreds of questions in Leonardo’s mind.

  “What do you think of this reception, boy? Joseph asked him sarcastically while Leonardo looked at him with anger.

  Joseph saw the effects of beatings on Leonardo, Looking at the bandage on his foot, his eyes widened with shock and then he looked back at Leonardo’s brown eyes and he said: “Who has wrapped your wound?” He asked him, while his eyes burning with mad anger, But Leonardo ignored his question or rather did not know the answer. he was unaware of that girl’s identity, a voice suddenly awakened from behind “There is no need for those investigations, Mr. Joseph, I am the one who did”.

  he knows that voice, Joseph turned but he didn’t find anyone, did he imagine? Or was he mad?

  he skips the cell door towards the stairs that were on the corner to find the sound source, He approached the stairs and found her standing there. She did not want to reveal her identity to that young man, Joseph saw her with a frown and a fury, he wanted her to see the punishment of those who violate his orders, Erura was stood steadily without being shaken or afraid of Joseph’s looks Although she was the first time she was arguing with him, but she was confident, He walks toward her and before he opened his mouth and say anything, was one of the guards standing on the stairs said “Sir, Queen Victoria has come and is waiting for you in the reception suite”

  He turned his eyes away from her and he saw the guard who stood a few steps away and said: “Governor of the planet Gliza here and what did she want?”

  “she did not tell us my lord, but she pointed out that the subject is very important and she needs to talk to you now,” the guard said.

  Joseph nodded to the guard coldly and then said: “Go and tell her I’ll come right away”

  As the guard disappeared away from the sight of Joseph, he returned to look at Erura angrily and then whispered to her in agitated breaths: “Get out of my sight now or I will burn you with my anger”

  That sentence penetrated her ears, and though she was waiting for a stronger reaction like a slap or a severe punishment, he was satisfied with that sentence that made her tear from the inside, something broke inside her and her feelings towards him as someone who protected her were always different.

  He went back and then returned to the cell and pointed to the guards to follow him and then said: “I’ll come back and you will see the worst nightmares”

  The guards came out behind him as Joseph climbed the stairs, ignoring ’Erura standing like a statue without moving from her place and her heart almost coming out of her chest. She was confused and sad at the same time, she felt a desire to cry Joseph’s eyes were alone enough to make her feel this amount of grief and pain.

  Joseph went into the spacious reception room and saw the beautiful one standing in front of the large window, Joseph hated being with this woman in the same place, she violates all the laws that he sets for the people who deal with, But he forgets that all of them are forced to submit to him, but she was the only one who could not put red lines in front of her, she was the only one who had to submit to her, he sighed angrily when he remember Erura, How did he forget that this girl had inherited all the attributes of her family? How did he think he will control her and she is Queen Victoria’s granddaughter? He ignored his thoughts and quickly welcomed Victoria.

  “What is this great occasion that makes Queen Victoria herself visit our Royal tiles?” Joseph said.

  she turned to smile then said, “My time is very tight, so I’ll talk about what I came for, What do you think I’ll send more women to in the next time?”

  His eyes widened and then he raised his eyebrows and said with mocking cynicism: “What is this generosity, my dear?”

  she smiled at him and then raised one of her eyebrows “Nothing without pay Dear “

  “Of course, I know that nothing is free, especially when it’s your business, but what is the return?” Joseph said wondering.

  “well, I need one of your strong men in a special mission, Strong and can act wisely to implement a plan in the most sensitive and accurate, But I do not want to put any chances for failure as I want him to seek to achieve my goal at any cost”

  “You will not find better than me,” he said, smiling.

  “No Joseph will never suit you, you are not the one that I’m looking for,” she said, smiling to keep up with his madness.

  “What kind of job?”

  “It is not important to know the details, but it is an unusual task, a task that needs someone special ... I do not want you to send a man who knows only how to fight and the implementation of orders like a robot”

  Joseph thought of who fits that delicate task that Victoria talks about and then said:” let me think “

  And because his mind was busy with what happened, he found himself thinking of Leonardo is probably the best choice, he can get rid of him and throw him away from the eyes of Erura, And that he can never pardon him after what he has done and that means more troublesome problems with Erura, In addition to that young man, is suitable for that task because of its strength and different from the rest of the men, and at the same time he knows very well his weakness.

  “I have a very suitable young man,” he said after a long
silence.

  “I want to make sure of his possibilities first,” she said, looking at him skeptical of his ability to choose the right person.

  “I was just giving it to him, he is in prison in the cellar of the palace” Victoria raised her eyebrows with wonder “ rebel is also very good, but how will he be obedient to our request?”

  “You are dealing with Joseph, no one is not obedient to me,” he said confidently smiling.

  Victoria gave him a look of disdain and then she said: “If you tell me about his weakness I see if I can deal with him”

  Erura sat beside Thomas in the woods as usual, wiped her tears with the tip of her fingers. She began to cry like children when she came out of the basement of the palace where the prison was. Thomas sigh he does not know how he can comfort her.

  “Enough is enough, I do not remember the last time you cried,” he said, trying to deter her from crying more. “Do not be afraid, I’ll protect you from Joseph, he can never hurt you”

  “Who said I was afraid of Joseph?” She said.

  “I know you’re not afraid so why are you crying now?” He said, holding his eyebrows in disbelief.

  “you were right, Joseph is not as good a man as I thought,” she said. “you always warned me, you should be angry, but instead you comfort me, I have suffered so much, there is no mercy in this world.”

  Thomas smiled with sorrow and then said reassuringly: “Someday we will be free from this slavery, come on enough crying, someday when I become brave I will punch Joseph in his face”

  she joyfully laughed at his last sentence and then said smiling: “Can we help Leo?”

  “No, unfortunately, only if a miracle saved him from the revenge of Joseph”

  Two guards entered the reception suite accompanied by Leonardo, who was unaware of what would happen to him and what Joseph would do to him, He was not afraid of him as much as he was afraid to lose his freedom and unable to reach his mother, Victoria sitting on the couch was examining Leonardo in all its details, she saw the wounds and the scars on his body, and she turned her eyes towards Joseph, “Can not you control your temper a bit without hurting your prisoners, man?” She said while Leo has no idea what happens.

  Joseph was furious, but he answered coldly after he looks at Leonardo. He wanted very hard to kill him. to say”There are people who make you lose control, dear Victoria”

  “Yes, yes, I know, but maybe he would not rebel if you used the right way with him,” said Victoria quietly, while Joseph understood what she meant.

  “So I leave you to deal with him so that he may respond to you,” Joseph said while Victoria smiled at him and then added: “Do not worry, that young man is not a rebel, as you think, but I will need to speak to him in private.”

  Joseph looked at Victoria and he did not feel comfortable for what she would do, but that really did not matter. From that moment on, that young man became her property, He nodded with surrender and then they take out his bodyguards with him.

  Victoria looked at Leonardo after Joseph closed the door and confirmed Joseph’s leaving, she smiled at him and then said: “Why you stand? Sit on the couch” she pointed to the couch facing her. Leonardo looked at her with surprise as she pointed to him to sit down, what did she want from him? He sat facing her, she looked at his infected foot then said: “I apologize on behalf of Joseph for your injury, but unfortunately he continues to use violence brutally”

  She put her leg over the other and asked him:” what’s your name?”

  “Leonardo,” said in a nutshell without any desire to talk.

  “Well, Leonardo, I came to Joseph and asked him to find me a strong and young man for a special mission and then he told me about you and I heard about you and you are the young men I am looking for. Sorry on behalf of Joseph, he always acts impulsively and I heard about your mother’s story, I really decided to save your mother from his own hands, How long will she stay in prison? I will get her out of there” She said.

  Leonardo looked at her Shocked, This must be a trick or a game, he never sees the mercy or pity come from them, but Victoria interrupted his thoughts said: “But you have to provide a small and simple service to me before this happened”

  He raised his eyebrows in surprise, although his expectations were true, but he did not realize what was the thing that made that woman with power and authority needed.

  “what is it?” Leo said.

  Victoria smiled after Leonardo finally talk and then said: “ What I like most about you is that you seek to act more than chatter” she said admiringly “ There is a girl who belongs to me on the Earth. She was kidnapped by someone for many years. I was looking for a way to bring her back a long time ago. But I need a young man like you to seduce her. The case is not that simple. The government of the Earth is very strong so all you have to do is lure her in one way or another. Without causing any chaos “

  Leonardo lift his eyebrows up and he wanted to refuse that ridiculous task, but when he remembered that he had no choice but to agree.

  “If you succeed in the mission, I will release your mother and prepare you for a quiet and independent life,” she said, and then she paused a little to say sharply: “If you fail, I am afraid you will lose your mother”

  He looked at the one sitting in front of him and he was quite certain that he had to deal with the one who was worse and more dangerous than Joseph.

  Victoria smiled comfortably and then said to Leonardo: “We’ll leave soon, get ready”

  Erura looked at the crowds of men and their dim talk. Thomas, standing next to her, she looked at him and then said with indifference: “What’s there?”

  Erura pointed to the large crowds that surround the area of the castle with old gray stones and then said: “Look at those gatherings”

  “you act like you see this scene for the first time, this is normal, Queen Victoria is here,” he replied coolly as he looked away.

  “So let’s take a look too, I never saw Queen Victoria,” she said with childish enthusiasm as she pulled Thomas out of his arm.

  “Well, but lift my arm,” he said, smiling at her actions. sometimes she is too childish and irrational and unreasonable,

  she pulled his arm from her grip and then held her eyebrows angrily and resentment and then cried out: “You are very cold and boring stay here watching the birds like the dumb”

  she takes a quick and furious step as Tomas muttered to himself, “Here comes the fierce Erura again”

  He ran behind her after she got there, Queen Victoria emerges as she steps out of the wooden castle door and crosses the extended stone road, she watched her charming beauty and elegant look in a beautiful pink dress inlaid with shiny silver, she looked away from her until his eyes widened with shock, It’s Leonardo but how? And what he does here? What caused this interest? He was surrounded by Victoria’s guards as a very important person. Thomas was also struck by shock seeing Leonardo free makes him shocked. Who survives Joseph’s wrath simply? His ears picked up some side conversations nearby. “Victoria must have a special interest with that young man to accompany him so”

  Erura watching them climb their own large vehicle with the intention of leaving. to moved away without showing any interest to Thomas standing by her side, He walked behind her quick steps trying to reach her and as soon as he reached to her, he grabbed her arm, which was trembling then said: “Where are you going? Why did you leave me like that?”

  she looked at him with her eyes wrapped in tears and then she said: “I want to stay alone a bit Thomas”

  “Let’s go to the place of the waterfalls, what do you think?” He said she nodded to him as she held his hand towards her favorite place.

  Chapter 27

  Location: Gliza Planet

  A fter they arrived, Leonardo began walking among the trees until he deepened inside the forest, He was looking for something special. All that nature, trees and flowers were normal for him. He saw what was nicer on Kepler’s planet and while he
was dragging himself on his tour he heard close whispers, someone calling him, he began to approach the source of the sound until he reached the wall of the iron palace and between two trees lined up along the fence saw the face of an old woman she was calling him,

  “Are you coming from Planet Kepler? “She told him immediately without any introductions.

  He stared at her for a while, trying to grasp the purpose of her question, or rather the reason behind it, but he nodded to her under her constant looking.

  she took out of her pocket a picture and put it in front of his eyes. He stared at her for a second and then his eyes widened with shock. Blood in his veins froze and his heartbeat was so slow that he felt some pain in his chest.

  she stared at the shock and stunning signs that appeared on his sharp features and then she said eagerly: “Do you know it? Please tell me”

  He looked at her sad eyes, and then he said, “No, I do not know her, why are you asking about her?”

  The old woman noticed his stammering and then said in a loud voice close to crying: “Please, my son, if you know anything about her, just tell me don’t be afraid I’m her mother, I asked everyone who came to the planet Gliza and they all denied knowing it I still hold hope, look at the picture well “

  She went back to lift the picture in front of his eyes but she did not really know that he did not need to stare at her longer, he knew her, he knew her very well. She was the only person he cared about him in his childhood, the only person who had always forced him to smile. She was the one who told him the beautiful stories before he sleeps, he lost everything after she had gone away,

  “I have been asking about her for more than 20 years since she left, but they are silencing me by sending old pictures that do not know I’m not stupid, please, my son, no doubt you know her”

  he’s fine,” he said and then smiled at the old woman and follow “I promise she will be fine and you will see her soon”