Two Worlds

Endymion sat in the hallway. All he could do was think about her. Her sweet smiles, her cheery laughter, and her soft body, next to his. He longed to be with her. But now he was betroved to another, he had to stop thinking about Serenity. His future bride would arrive soon and he couldn\'t let her think that he was in love with someone else. Besides, he had heard from a close spy that the moon princess was betroved to the prince of Venus. His hands balled into fists at the thought of some \'other\' man touching her, kissing her, and marrying her. He was breathing deeply now and knew he had to calm down.

\"My lord..\" Endymion looked up and saw Malachite standing before him.

\"She is here. And you will be most enlightened to torture her. Your father has sent orders to let her die slowly. Possibly to changer her then throw her in the \'sun chamber\'.\"

Endymion sprang to feet. He was somewhat excited about this. \'Yup, it’s been awhile.\'
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Endymion made his way down to the dungeon of pain. It was a dungeon below all the others. It was a large room and had \'toys\', to torture with. He could feel his blood rise with anxiety as he neared the dungeon. He was just informed that his \'bride\' would arrive in two hours. Now was the time to let his anger and stress out. \'Stupid human, thought she could walk freely in the forest? What an idiot.\" The hall was dark with candles lit on the walls. He made his way and opened the large steel door. The \'dungeon of pain\' was made thick for the cries of whoever was being tortured. That way, if anyone wanted to hear the cries, the door would either be left open, or bystanders had to be inside. Endymion turned to close the door, smiled, and sighed as he turned around to see who this \'intruder\' was.
What he saw before him came as a shock to him. He hung his mouth wide open when he saw the small figure scrunched up in the corner of the room. Her wrists were cupped with big iron cupplings, and her dress seemed to be torn, like it had been slashed. She had little blood coming down her arm. Her arms were raised as her body just dangled to the floor. She was facing the corner. Her hair had been muffled and from what he could see, she had a small cut on her cheek. He saw a small piece of her dress that was wet, probably from her tears. She was knocked out cold. Her head hung low and she looked lifeless.
Endymion didn\'t know what to do. The one he was supposed to torture was her!?

\"Serenity....\" he spoke silently, not knowing whether she was no longer alive.

She looked like she had a miserable death. All her brightness and sunlight smiles, were gone. She looked dead. Lifeless. Still.
He slowly made his way to her and knelt down. He wanted to cup her face, but she looked so delicate, so fragile.

\"Serenity?\" She moaned and stirred a little. Then she opened her eyes and looked around her.

\"Uuh...where am I...?\" Her blurred vision left and she saw more clearly. She set her eyes on his.
Blue met blue, and she panicked. She thought it was Jedight.

\"AAAH! NO! PLEASE! DON\'T TOUCH ME! LET ME GO!\" She stood up, knocking him down. He quickly stood.

She was wiggling and struggling, trying to brake free of the cupplings. She looked like a frightened animal, trying to get loose of a trap. Endymion slashed the cupplings and took her in his arms. She screamed and tried to hit him. But he hugged so tight that she couldn\'t move. All through her struggle, he was whispering sweet nothings in her ears. Slowly she calmed down and gave into his embrace. After what seemed to be eternity, she looked up at him with tears in her eyes. He looked down at her with sorrow.

\"En-Endymion..?\"

\"Yes, serenity, I\'m here now.\" She clung onto him like it was her dear life. And cried.

\"Shh...Its okay, I\'m here, I won\'t let them touch you.\" She looked up him, with teary eyes.

\"En-Endymion! I-I was s-so scared! I d-didn\'t know w-where to g-go!\" Endymion sighed.

\"Why were you scared? What happened before you went in the forest?\"

\"My m-mother told me t-that I was b-be-betroved. A-and I d-didn\'t k-know what t-to do!\"

\"Shh...Serenity calm down...breathe...slowly.\" She calmed down and settled her breathing.

Endymion grabbed her chin and lifted it towards his gaze. She looked like a child, a child that was terrified. She was still trembling a little.

\"Serenity, are you alright? I mean, did he hurt you badly?\" She shook her head. Then released him. Endymion did the same and she leaned against the cold wall. Her hand tried to cover the cuts on her arm. She looked away and didn\'t want to even see him.

\"You hate me... don\'t you?\"

\"You know I don\'t.\"

\"It\'s alright; I know why you are here. You’re...your supposed to kill me...” he flinched.

\"....\"

\"Tell me the truth. Please?\" Endymion took a deep breath.

\"Yes, I was.\"

\"Was?\"

\"Do you think I could ever lay a HAND on you?! Serenity! Gods, I LOVE YOU! \"

Serenity began to weep silently. He tried to touch her but she just inched away.

\"But you shouldn\'t. I...I said some things that I shouldn\'t have...and I regret them.\"

\"Do you regret loving me...?\" Serenity\'s face turned to him immediately.

\"NO! I meant what I said about loving you.\"

He embraced her and kissed her head. \"Then you deserve my love. What was said, was of anger.\"

She hugged him and her tears were endless.

\"They told me, and....I couldn\'t bare it. I had to come to you...no matter the pain...”

Endymion cupped her face with his hands and looked into her eyes.

\"Tell me who did this to you! I\'ll rip their fucking throat for touching you!\"

Serenity sighed and placed her hands on his shoulders.

\"It was ordered for me to be like this. And you shouldn\'t take it on them. It\'s not their fault.\"

Endymion backed away from her in fury.

\"How can you say that?! You were almost beaten to DEATH! How can I allow this-?\"

\"If it was fate for me to be like this, then so be it. I knew what was going to happen. But I didn\'t care of the pain, as long as I got to see you.\"

Endymion shrugged his shoulders in defeat. He didn\'t know what to do.

\'If anyone found out about her. . .\'

\"Serenity. . .I have to get you out of here. If anyone finds out-\"

\"I don\'t think I have a choice, Endymion.\" He looked at her sternly.

\"If they find out that I kept you alive, they\'ll kill you anyway.\"

Serenity looked down, then sadly back at him.

\"And when their done. . .what will become of you?\" he looked at her with a sympathetic smile.

\"I will be walking in the midst of day. . .searching for you.\"

Serenity put her hands over her mouth, and cried silently. Endymion walked slowly to her and embraced her. He whispered softly to her.

\"I will not let them touch you. I\'ll fight to my death if I have to.\"

They embraced each other for what seemed like forever, until the door slowly opened. Endymion sensed someone come in and whirled around to face the intruder. He quickly put Serenity behind him, shielding her from the intruder\'s view. What he didn\'t expect, was that it was Malachite who had entered. He didn\'t seem to be too surprised to see both, Endymion and Serenity together.

\"My lord.\" Endymion somewhat relaxed as Serenity kept behind him.

\"Yes, Malachite?\"

\"The. . .Sorceress has arrived.\" Serenity poked her head to the side of Endymion. She looked up at him.

\"Sorceress? What sorceress?\" Endymion turned around and put his hands on her shoulders.

\"The alliances. . .my father had decided to run through with them as well.\"

\"And. . .?\"

\"The one chosen for me. . .she has arrived.\" Serenity\'s face grew cold.

\"I see.\" She turned from him and walked towards Malachite.

\"I am ready for my sentence.\" Both men looked at her in astonishment.

\"You heard me. I am ready to see the Dark Lord, is he ready to sentence me?\"

Endymion grew angry and walked towards her.

\"This is no time for foolishness!\" Serenity looked at him in boredom.

\"Who spoke of foolishness? I did not.\" She turned from Malachite, back to Endymion.

\"Serenity, heed my words, Cease with you\'re foolish remarks\'!\"

She faced him with anger.

\"When were you planning on telling me about you\'re \'betroval\'?!\"

\"This is not the time to bicker about useless subjects!\"

\"I travel all the way over to YOUR castle, onto YOUR land, to tell you of MY betroval, and YOU are coward less to speak of YOUR\"S!\"

\"How can I even think of my betroval when I\'m trying to think up of a way to get you out of here!?\"

Serenity crossed her arms.

\"Just WHEN were you going to tell your father about \'Us\'?\" Endymion crossed his arms as well.

\"When you were planning on telling your mother.\"

Serenity scoffed and turned around, her back facing him. Endymion narrowed his eyes to her in anger. Malachite had no clue to what the problem was. He fake coughed and got both their attentions.

\"My lord. . .lady, we must come about towards the forest before the King sends his messengers.\"

Endymion nodded his head while Serenity, was still upset. Then, a thought struck both men. They both telepathically spoke and looked at Serenity. Serenity felt eyes on her and turned around, only to be faced with both men staring at her.

\"Yes?\"

Both men looked at one another and looked back at her. Endymion smirked. Serenity knew that smirk. And she didn\'t like it, not one bit.
Fifteen minutes later, in a room not to far from Endymion\'s, both men tried to calm the Princess down.

\"WHAT IS THIS?!\" Endymion tried REALLY hard to hush her up.

\"It\'s just a costume of some sort. Just to get you out of here safely.\"

\"A COSTUME?! I LOOK LIKE A COMMON WHORE!!\" Malachite smirked.

\'At least she knows what it is.\' He returned his attention back to the arguing couple.

\"Serenity please! It\'s the only way to get you out of here.\" She answered angrily, grinding her teeth in the process.

\"I would rather rot in the HELL, than wear this, this thing!\" Endymion smirked and put his hands on his hips.

\"Then I suppose you\'ll be joining me there?\" Serenity\'s eyes grew in shock and her body stiff.

\"W-what? Why would you. . .say such a cruel thing?!\"

Endymion noticed her eyes getting watery and hugged her tightly.

\"Shh. . .I didn\'t mean it like that. It was a comment to laugh about.\"

\"I see nothing funny about it!\" Malachite rolled his eyes and went to the front of the door.

He opened the door and looked towards the stairs. What he didn\'t expect to see, he saw coming up the stairs and apparently, towards the room. He quickly shut the door quietly and whispered to Endymion.

\"Prince! Your father, Dark Lord, he approaches THIS chamber!\" Endymions eyes grew wide and round.

\'Oh no! If my father sees her. . . Oh gods!\'

\"Malachite, take her out the window with you. Meet me-\" Serenity pulled on his arm.

\"You\'re going to leave me? But, when will I see you? How will I-\"

\"Serenity, Malachite is my second command; he will not have you harmed.\"

She nodded her head and walked slowly towards the window, Malachite following her and putting his hand on her waist. Endymion was slightly jealous, seeing another vampire put his hands on HIS princess. Malachite sensed his discomfort and assured him with a nod that all would be well. Endymion nodded back and looked at Serenity. She looked scared. She looked like a frightened puppy being taken away from its master. He gave her a reassuring smile and motioned for Malachite to take off. He heard her gasp as they flew away into the darkness. For a moment he just stood there. She was in his Kingdom after all; there were vampires all over, who knows who would be able to control their cravings.

\'IF she would be seen.\'

Endymion collected his thoughts, until the door opened and in came his father. Along side him, was a woman. She was kind of tall, long deep red wavy hair that hung just below her butt.
Her eyes were a menacing green, and her body, slender to a man\'s lustful desires. She was vampire alright; her pale skin told him so. Yet, the greenery of her eyes, told him she was a witch too. A dangerous one at that. The woman eyed Endymion, up and down. She looked him over again and smirked to herself. The King put his hand on her back and lightly pushed her forward. She stopped in front of Endymion, they were merely three feet away. His father smiled and greeted him.

“My son, your betroval has arrived. I shall leave you both.”

The king walked out silently and closed the door, leaving only Endymion and the woman. Endymion felt it wrong to be in the room with another woman, especially since his princess had just left. He eyed her body, and then looked at her in the eye.

“Your name.” He spoke harshly, yet it was more of a command than a question. She pressed her lips together before answering. She spoke with confidence and lust.

“Beryl.”