The Black Crest Chapter 1

Darkness. The halls where dark, light only came from the torches on the walls of the dungeon. Footsteps creped up as four sets of legs, and rang though the barren halls. Echoes of pain and suffering, stained in the walls, manifested in the form of blood. Chains were used to bind the weakened prisoners, apathy setting in on their decaying bodies, half dead from the starvation. Groans could be heard down the endless halls, where only darkness could be seen. Footsteps, growing louder, heavier. The warden crept down the halls, escorting the prisoner to his sure doom. The warden wore a leather cloak covered in feathers. Behind the warden, the prisoner lingered behind, only moving due to the fact that there where two guards behind him, pushing him to move forwards. After being placed in his cell, the prisoner noticed a weird man sitting in the corner, staring at the wall. After the warden and his two guards had left, the man in the corner turned to introduce himself. The new prisoner just stood, staring at the bars.

???: Hey, how you doing?

New Prisoner: …

???: You don’t have to speak if you don’t want to, but give it a week or two, you will get so bored, that you will be telling your deepest darkest secrets.

New Prisoner: Leave me alone…

???: See, look at that, you have already put together a sentence, just give it some more time.

New Prisoner: …

???: So… you from this planet?

New Prisoner: I told you to leave me alone…

???: Well, so now your talking, well let me introduce myself, I am Dr. Gromm…

New Prisoner: …wait, Dr. Gromm?

Dr. Gromm: Yes.

New Prisoner: As in the Doctor of Death?

Dr. Gromm: Yes, yes, you could say I’m a celebrity.

New Prisoner: I didn’t even know you existed… you’re a legend…

Dr. Gromm: Well, I guess my reputation spreads quick, now I bet your interested in how I got here.

New Prisoner: I’m not…

Dr. Gromm: Well, about two years ago…

New Prisoner: I said I’m not interested…

Dr. Gromm: …the King’s son came down with an unknown virus, doctors all over the universe came to find out what was wrong with the King’s son. Being desperate, the King summoned me to his mansion, hoping that I would be able to heal his son… but, the virus that he has was terminal, I couldn’t figure it out… the King was sure that I would be able to cure him, so, he took my inability to cure him as defiance, claiming that I purposely held back the cure to his unknown disease. He threw me in here, telling me that he’ll pardon me if I decided to obey him and cure his son… now, here I am.

New Prisoner: …

Dr. Gromm: Well, could you at least tell me your name?

New Prisoner: … my name is Hejigonne…

Dr. Gromm: Hejigonne? The Mercenary from Kaywii?

Hejigonne: …

Dr. Gromm: So… you’ve been caught after all… I thought I was going to be the only celebrity in here…

Hejigonne: : I don’t like to hear of my fame…

Dr. Gromm: Oh, so you don’t like being known by a majority of the planet… even feared by the Black Crest…

Hejigonne: : Feared? Where did you hear that? … the Black Crest was the reason I couldn’t stay in one place for long, the reason to this planet.

Dr. Gromm: Well, could you at least tell me how you ended up here?

Hejigonne: : If it will shut you up, then yes… (Hejigonne turns around to fully face Dr. Gromm, the doctor then sits down a little closer to Hejigonne) as you may know, I travel this planet looking for new jobs and people to hire me. Well, one day, a man offered me 1,200 G to break into the King’s mansion and take his seal.

Dr. Gromm: You broke into the King’s mansion for only 1,200? Did you even ask for more?

Hejigonne: Well, I figured that all the stuff I could swipe while trying to get the seal would be worth thousands each. I really didn’t need to worry about making any noise, because the King was throwing a big party downstairs… for his daughter’s wedding… so I was able to move fast, steal from every room I could find, expecting all the rooms to be empty. Well, I barged into a room and started grabbing everything I could… that’s when I turned around and saw the King’s daughter standing behind me. At first, I thought she would run for help, but she stood there quietly… she walked up to me and kissed me on the lips… unfortunately, that’s when the King opened the door… and now I’m here…

Dr. Gromm: Interesting story… so, it’s weird that they put two people who both sinned against the King’s children in here, me, the King’s son, you, the King’s daughter.

Hejigonne: : So… any plans on escape?

Dr. Gromm: We have all the time in the world to think of a plan.

Hejigonne: : I’m sentenced to be executed in three days.

Dr. Gromm: Well, that’s unfortunate…

Hejigonne: Don’t worry, I know how to get out of here…

I don't know why, bbut i feel like i've read this before...

I'm about to post ch.2... I am currently writing ch.6... but I will post 1 chapter a day until it's current.