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Eternal Spirit

Part 10

The young Amazon stirred slightly as the effect of the herbs in her system slowly faded. She squinted her eyes in a feeble attempt to focus on her surroundings. "What in the name of the gods has happened?" She silently wondered. She sat up slowly taking in her surroundings. She quickly realized her wrists had been bound loosely together. She tried to jerk her hands apart but the sudden movement sent a rush of pounding pain behind her eyes. "Damn I feel like I drank too much port! Where the hell am I?" Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of heavy footsteps.

"Well well well look who is finally waking up,” Sarcasm trailed in his voice.

Ignoring the throbbing head pain, she forced her eyes to focus on the figure before her. Her eyes narrowed and her voice dropped to a low growl. "Draden."

"Well, it seems my little Amazon has quite a memory. It's a shame I can't return the favor. But that can be easily remedied now can't it?" His brow rose questioningly.

The young Amazon spat at his feet, anger surging through her. "I am not your little Amazon and I am not going to tell you anything!"

Rage quickly replaced the smirk on his face. He backhanded her forcefully across the face splitting her lip open. "You are whatever I say you are. Now let me try this again, what is your name?"

Her head was pounding so hard that it was nearly impossible to think clearly. The pain only fueled her anger. Still she refused to succumb to his request. She raised her head and met his heated gaze. "What do you want with me Draden?"

"Ah my dear little Amazon, what makes you think I am going to tell you anything?" He closed the gap between them with a long stride and knelt before her. "You see I will do what I came here to do; destroy the warrior princess. You are nothing more than a worthless tool to help me accomplish just that." He stared impassively at her.

She let out a soft chuckle. "You are nothing more than a coward. Seems to me you couldn't defeat anything without drugging it first!"

He grabbed her tightly around the throat applying just enough pressure to prevent her from breathing. "Keep in mind how easily this coward could kill you and believe me I would enjoy nothing more." He released his grip unexpectedly, knocking her backwards. Before she could utilize any self-control he dragged her to a standing position by her throat. "You want to be stubborn do you little Amazon?" He paused, released her, and reached for the stick lying on the ground beside him. "I relish the challenge." He finished with a cackle and began to unmercifully lash at the young Amazon's bare back and legs until she collapsed. After a few moments he grabbed her violently by the hair and jerked her head upwards towards him. "This is the last time I will ask you nicely Amazon. What is your name?"

The pain behind her eyes grew intolerable and her body ached. No longer possessing the energy to fight, she lowered her eyes in defeat. "Serenity."

Continued In Part 11