Chapter 15 Rescued

Miya stayed up all night, anxious about what might happen to them. That man with the scarf said that Chrys would save them, but she doubts that.

Even though we might be traveling with Chrys, We still don't know much about him. Well, maybe that's only me since Amber and Rose seem to know a great deal about him. Maybe I'll ask them more about him if we escape from here alive. " Miya thought, as she fiddled with the chains attached to her limbs.

It has been a couple of hours since sunrise. "Our captors haven't checked on us once." Amber and Rose are still asleep, and Chrys is nowhere in sight. " Miya mumbled, feeling her heart crumble in this hopeless situation they are in.

Miya then heard footsteps outside the door. She listened closely. The steps are heading towards them. Miya then prepared herself to fight, recalling a sour memory.

Miya felt hatred fill her heart as she remembered how back on the train. They would beat all those who fought back and even those who didn't. She waited for the owner of those footsteps to open the door.

Contrary to her expectation, they didn't open the door normally. They blew apart doors into hundreds of pieces. As the dust settled, the man standing in front of the door was a familiar figure.

A man with black hair and golden eyes. A black hoodless jacket with two strands of cloth attached to the back. It was Chris.

"Chrys! You found us! " Miya said, surprised. She didn't think he would save them.

"Ugh, what is that explosion?" Amber said, "I'm still half asleep." Meanwhile, Rose is still sleeping peacefully.

Chrys walked towards them and touched the chains that bound them in place. Miya thought he was going to make the chains attached to her body explode, but that didn't happen.

He casually touched the chains, and they all magically opened without a key or an explosion. He did the same to Amber and Rose.

"What happened? Where is this place? Ouch! I think my neck got stiff! " Amber said while rubbing her eyes.

"Wake her up, and follow me," Chrys said, pointing at Rose's sleeping figure.

"He seems to be in a bad mood, worse than normal." Maybe he got mad at us for being taken so easily. " Miya thought to herself, as she lifted herself to the ground, watching Chrys' expression.

Amber shook Rose to wake her up. Rose woke up but is still half asleep. The two of them walked slightly, still asleep. Miya went over to the two of them and supported both of them so they wouldn't fall to the ground.

They got out of their cells and walked into the adjacent room. It was a small room, about twice as big as their cell. It has iron bars blocking the windows. The door is broken off completely. Miya could kind of guess what happened to that.

She followed Chrys outside, with Amber and Rose by her side. Outside, there was a massacre. Everyone was dead, killed by earth spikes that came from the ground. It was a scene familiar from the time when Chrys first got out of the capsule.

Miya held the urge to puke at the stench of the blood and kept walking. Amber smelled the blood as well, which woke her right up. Rose, on the other hand, is still half asleep.

They kept following Chrys, who led them back to the truck. The place is still how they left it last night. Chrys returned the seats they had used as beds to their original positions and sat in the driver's seat without saying anything. Both Amber and Miya assisted Rose in the back.

They drove in utter silence for a couple of hours. Chrys has been emitting this heavy atmosphere since they got reunited. Due to this, Amber and Miya didn't start a conversation.

It was about afternoon before Rose woke up completely.

"Where are they?! Let me at them! " Rose began shouting the moment she fully woke up.

"Uh, who are we talking about?" Miya asked her, looking very concerned that Rose might break something.

"Huh? Those guys that took us Wait, we're here?! Maybe it was just a dream. It felt real though. " Rose answered confusedly.

"Uh, no, it was real. "Chrys rescued us and defeated those guys," Miya said, clarifying the situation.

"Oh! So it was real. Grr, I wish I could have gotten payback! " Rose snarled.

"Um, we were worried about you." Those guys said you should wake up in the morning, but it's now afternoon. " Miya said with a relieved smile.

Yeah, but I woke up while they were carrying us and when they were chaining us up. They held me down and shot me with another needle. " Rose said, as she showed five red spots on her arm.

"Oh, uh, yeah. I woke up when they were carrying us, and they hit me with another one as well. See. Miya then showed the spots where she got hit.

"So that means I was the only one that didn't wake up during that entire time," Amber whispered to herself while looking away from the others.

Rose, who had heard her whisper, turned and said"Huh? Don't be sad, Amber. It's not a competition. Wait, why don't you want to look at me? Are you mad? Because I couldn't protect you? " Rose asked, looking very unsettled.

"No, I'm not mad at you." I just got a stiff neck from sleeping with bad posture. Amber meekly answered.

Hehehe, so it sounds like you had a good sleep then. You were always a heavy sleeper. " Rose giggled, letting out a sigh of relief afterward.

"Says you!"

Amber's face turned red, even though she was looking away from them. They could still clearly see it. I guess she is weak to teasing, and I'm pretty sure Rose knows this. Why does she keep doing it, though? Does she like seeing Amber mad or something? " Miya thought.

The heavy atmosphere from earlier lifted, but they could still feel Chrys' bad mood.

On the way, they found a well. They refilled all of the water containers that they had and had lunch as well. They then continued on their journey.

It has now turned to dusk. Chrys stopped the vehicle by the road and got out.

"Get out, get some tinder, and start a fire," Chrys ordered with a cold voice.

"Um, is it safe now? There is no one following us anymore. Miya asked.

"No," Chrys replied coldly. Chrys then proceeded to walk away infection without saying anything else.

"What's with him?" Amber asked, still looking away from the others.

"I-I don't know." He's been like this since he saved us. " Miya responded.

Maybe he got mad at those guys. I'm mad at them myself. I want some payback! " Rose stated.

They all got off the truck and started to gather some sticks for a fire. They failed multiple times before they got a fire going. Chrys returned with a large bear with huge antlers on its head.

They had dinner using the bear. It's a bit tough, but it has a nice flavor to it and is edible, the most important aspect. After he ate, Chrys grabbed the chairs again and rested for the night.

The girls all stayed up hours after Chrys went to bed. They were a bit paranoid. I'm paranoid that someone will take them in their sleep. They gathered around the fire, telling spooky stories.

Um, oh yeah, I almost forgot to ask. You guys seem to know a lot about Chrys, but I don't. Can you guys tell me more about him? " Miya asked in the most polite way she knew.

"Okay. We can do that. Where to start? Oh, I know! " Amber said before clearing her throat.

Firstly, Chrys is the leader of a dangerous group known as the Silhouettes, a weird name, might I add."

"Since not all of their names are known, people call them by titles." Their membership consists of people like the Mad Lioness, Chaos Herald, Wildfire, Origami, Plague Baron, Moon Maiden, and finally Golden Hands, himself. "

Ten years ago, there were nine superpowers in the world. Kingdoms or governments that could be considered the ones who control the world? These nine superpowers often clash with one another, but all of them fail to gain superiority over the others. "

"These nine kept the world in balance."Then, the silhouettes started to appear. Their goals are unclear to the public, but whatever they are after, causes them to clash against these superpowers. "

"They caused the nine superpowers to drop to six superpowers." Losing three superpowers threw a wrench into the world's balance. This forced the surviving superpowers to try and stop them in their separate ways.

"Titan issued bounties on their heads. The Hyperion and Crescent tribes tried to hunt them down, and the others tried to suppress them in their ways. All of it failed, and the silhouettes remained at large. "

"Now you know how dangerous they are." Amber finally finished speaking.

"Wow, I didn't know most of that," Rose said.

"What do you mean you don't know most of it?" They teach you this back at school. Weren't you listening back then? " Amber became enraged. She tried to look at Rose, but her stiff neck wouldn't allow it.

"Um, knowing all of that." "Why did he save us back there if he was a bad guy?" Miya asked.

"I don't know. I don't know what he thinks. He is probably playing mind games with us. He is quite known for that. Amber said as she shrugged her shoulders. This simple action caused her a lot of pain, which forced her to fall to the ground.

"Haaaa, Amber. I think it's time to rest before you hurt yourself even more. " "Rose said as she assisted Amber back up.

"I-I agree. Let us go to sleep. Now that I think about it, wouldn't we meet Chrys' comrades, the Silhouettes? Soon enough? " Miya asked.

"Huh? What do you mean? " Amber asked.

"Huh? Weren't you listening back then? Hehehe! The whole reason we are traveling is to meet up with Chrys' friends. " Rose said with a bright smile.

"Wait, you don't mean to tell me..." We are going to meet possibly the most dangerous group of people in the world?!... *whimper* I want my father back. "

Don't worry about that now, and just rest. Come on. "Miya, you're on middle duty tonight," Rose said.

"What do you mean, don't worry?" Amber tried to speak, but Rose covered her face with a blanket.

Miya got in the middle of them and rested for the night. Miya felt her body relax as she gave her mind to her dreams, but she couldn't help herself get weirdly excited.

I'm going to meet some powerful people soon. Maybe I can ask them to help me on my quest to free my family, like Chrys?" Miya thought.

"No, I'll let this line of thought be continued by tomorrow," Miya said inwardly, as she gave herself up to her urge to get a good night's sleep.