2 Chapter 2 - Simul

"Huh, Where am I?"

"Oooooh, my head!" I feel insane pain through my head and throughout my body. I wanna go back to sleep. From a distance, I can hear water dripping and something small scurrying around.

Drip Drip

Opening my eyes again I can see a dark ceiling and the many moldy cracks on the wall.

"Where is this?" Looking around I see on my left long metal bars extending from the ceiling down to the floor.

"I'm in prison?" All my memories are a bit foggy. I have to get back to mom or else she'll worry about me. But my sore body isn't helping me at all!

Ugh

Lifting myself off the ground to a sitting position hurts so much!

Huh

I can move?

"At least I'm not in chains."

That was their mistake; now I can move around all I want. This jail looks so old that most of the iron bars have been rusted through. Plus the dripping of the water from the ceiling means that I can probably get out from breaking a few things.

After a few minutes, I clenched my butt to stand up to walk closer to the bar and check how broken they are.

"How old is this place?"

Why would they put me here if I am a criminal? Not that I should be here but...

I have to be careful when breaking the bars or else I might hurt myself. I need something hard and large.

Hm, anything in this cell that can help me? It's kind of dark and can't really see anything.

After a few seconds of searching in the dark, I found nothing that I could use. There was a loose nail on the side of the wall but it was all rusty and not the best to break things with. But as I was walking around I felt something in my pockets.

Did I put anything in my pockets before? Reaching in I was in deep thought about what I could have forgotten.

Why is this here? Wait...

It was Simul's pocket watch.

"Oh, Simul," Anger started to blow up inside me.

Agh. Slamming my fists on the ground I released my rage.

Ugh, I got to find a way out of here first! Suddenly I felt something dripping down on my face. This is not the time to break down in tears! Stupid human emotions!

Wait I think this might work! I'm going to borrow this Simul.

Bang Bang Bang

Thunk

Thanks, Simul...

I slowly wedged myself out looking around for an exit. There are so many jail rooms in this place. I was standing in a hall that stretched on for a while. I looked at the end of the corridor and I found a few stairs leading up.

Well, I know where I'm gonna go.

I went for the stairs and tiptoed my way up. I started to hear footsteps and voices...

"Are you scared?"

"No how can I be scared her magic wasn't even that strong."

Magic? Are they talking about me? But I have never learned any magic, what are they talking about?

I heard their footsteps getting closer and closer as they came down the stairs. Where to hide? Oh, there's a place under the stairs, hopefully, it is dark enough.

"What kind of magic did you think she used?"

"I don't know. Her magic didn't seem to fit into any of the categories."

"What are the categories?"

"How little did you pay attention at the academy? So stupid, but I guess it's my duty as the older one to enlighten the young."

Wait, I think I remember reading about this in a book. The different tiers in magic are spirit, mob, emperor, demigod, and god. In order of weakest to strongest. There are subcategories in each with the levels of base, master, and peak. People are born in different categories of the magic tier if they are born talented and they can improve that tier to have stronger magic. Usually, people are born starting at the lowest level, but there are special people. I never knew I had magic but these guards make it seem like I have magic.

"Did you understand?"

"Nope."

"Whatever."

As the guards walked further down the hall I slowly walked up the stairs. At the top flight I saw the exit at the end of the top floor hallway.

"SHE ESCAPED!"

"CALL THE GENERAL!"

My legs took off. Disregarding all the pain I'm feeling I need to get out of here. Suddenly a figure shot out of a nearby room and stood in my way.

"Where do you think you're going?"

The person standing in front of me wasn't a normal guard, the person standing in front of me was huge! His head almost touched the ceiling and his shoulders were wider than a doorframe! I can't fight this guy! How am I going to escape in front of him!

"I knew we should have gotten someone to check the bars."

I heard him rambling under his breath as he gave me this look as if I wasn't going to resist.

"Get down on the ground!" I felt his booming voice vibrate through my head.

"Let me go!"

"Peasant don't even think about leaving after what you have done!"

Do you mean getting my butt handed to me by royals?

"I did nothing wrong!"

"Oh so it's now my fault, you do know if I killed you right here nothing will change, the world wouldn't care. You are worthless!"

Why are my eyes wet?

"Beg for mercy! Maybe I'll make it quick."

Shing

Why would he take out his sword! Is he crazy?!

"What are you doing?!" I unconsciously took a few steps back. I just turned thirteen this can't seriously be happening right now!

"Are you scared? I didn't think that your kind could feel. Well, soon enough you're not going to feel anything! HAHA!" He lifted his sword above his head and I felt the same fear as years ago.

"Die!"

I see the blade get closer and closer as I regret my life...

"SIMUL!"

I closed my eyes tight and prayed with my heart.

"What is this?!"

I heard the guard say and at the same time all sound disappeared from my ears.

Sob , Sob

"Oh, Simul..."

All of a sudden I felt a warm hand on my cheek. Wait this hand feels so familiar...

"Simul?"