The Night of The Necros: The Rise of The Queen

Chapter Eight Part Two

Arabella froze when she heard the little girl calling her name cheerfully. Salvador and the others looked at her in surprise. Genova had never known her to act that way towards another child. He realized then that she was the child that she had been talking about. They watched as Arabella arranged her facial features into those of a person that was happy to see her.

"You were so amazing!" She said as she threw her arms around her.

"Thank you." Arabella said patting her head.

"You were kind of cool too." She said turning towards Salvador.

"Kind of?" He asked arching a brow. He could read the glare hiding deep within her eyes.

"Well, yeah. You see, she is just like us. She has no powers like us, so it's awesome seeing her fight against people like you." She said not bothering to hide her disdain. "It was so cool watching her trap you in that cage of lightening." She said smiling up at Arabella. Arabella forced herself to smile back.

"Hey, I am really sweaty. I am going to wash up and change." Arabella said. "Let's meet up afterwards." The little girl nodded and skipped away.

"Well, that was unsettling." Genova said.

"Yeah. Anyway, I am going to head back to the estate and get cleaned up." Arabella said with a sigh.

They made their way back to the estate in silence. While Arabella went to clean up Genova and the others sat down in the estate's library and discussed the match. Genova pulled up the recording of the match that he had taken. When Arabella came back down stairs they were still watching it. Arabella sighed and shook her head. Instead of watching her match she grabbed a book and curled up while she waited for them to finish. Once they were done all eyes were on her. Arabella looked up from her book and sighed.

"What?" She asked.

"We need to talk about what we need to do next." Genova said. Arabella nodded her head and closed her book.

"I agree. I have been thinking on that for a while now." She said. "There is really only two things that we can do now."

"What's that?" Tamaki asked.

"Well, we can go after the little girl directly, which if you think about it, it won't get us anywhere right now."

"Agreed." Tamaki said.

"Or we can start with interviewing the refugees. Not just the ones we detained either."

"You want to ask all of them?" Salvador asked. "Just how many refugees are there anyway?"

"About fifty." Arabella said.

"When did you have the time to find out how many refugees made it to the village?" Genova asked. "Even I didn't know how many of them were here."

"Well, I noticed that there were about fifty faces that weren't here when we first left." She said. "It was easy to see who was a villager and who wasn't. Right now I figure that it is easier to tackle the refugees first. Since we have the guy that poisoned the arena here that is one less. If you add that his wife was the one that left the village that makes two. We'll save the little girl for last. It will be easier to find out what fits in where. From there we can see how much the little girl's story differentiates from the others." She said.

"I see. It would seem easier to do things that way. Of course it is a lot of leg work so we will have to cram in as many people as possible." Tamaki said.

"I'm not so sure. It might be too much for Salvador." Arabella said.

"Yeah." He snorted. "Right."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Arabella asked.

"Well, I guessed that you wouldn't know this, but I am an interrogator for the military. Which means that I have gone days without sleep just so that I can find the information that I am looking for."

"Really?" Arabella asked raising here eyebrow.

"Yes. Its quite terrifying." Genova said.

"Exactly how long have you gone without sleep?" Arabella asked.

"I think the longest was a week." Salvador said with a shrug. "I don't really remember."

"How do you not remember?" Michael asked.

"Most people have trouble remembering what happens after they stay up for more than two days. I have spent years training and have been able to remember what happens up until day ten. After that I need an assistant to take notes so I can go over them. It's very easy to lose track of the smallest thing when you go without sleep." He said.

"Why would you need to train for something like that though?" Michael asked.

"Because, even though there are those of us who are born with rare abilities, like myself, they can become very dangerous to manage. If someone with an ability like mine tried to use their techniques on someone without training it could potentially damage the person they are interrogating. In some cases people have died from attempting to use their ability before they were ready." Salvador warned.

"While most of the Vosat military have spatial abilities there are those of us who are gifted with special and often dangerous abilities. That is why we train to use our abilities so that way we are not a danger to ourselves as well as others. Even the training itself can be grueling and dangerous but those born with the abilities understand that we may be called upon in times of crisis so we must be prepared for anything. So it is with great pride and honor that we train to obtain the highest proficiency possible." Salvador said.

"I see. I did not understand the amount of training and sacrifice that it took to manage such abilities. I always just assumed that you guys were born awesome right from the start." Michael said. Genova laughed.

"Unfortunately, that isn't the case. Still that is probably a good thing. After all it is through that training that we learn to respect our abilities and the abilities of others. We understand the hard work and sacrifice necessary to be able to wield them safely." Tamaki said.

"Indeed, I think those people who are naturally gifted do not understand that there are people who have had to work at everything. Our lives are forfeit the moment a power like that manifests. For some of us, like Salvador and Tamaki, we have more than one special ability. These are called the noble abilities and are passed down from the royal family." Horace said.

"Does everyone here have a noble ability?" Michael asked.

"Let's see, Salvador has a mind reading ability as well as dissolve state, which can break down a person's mental faculties. Horace has poison touch . It enables him to use a poison that he has drawn out of someone and apply it to someone else. He can poison someone just by touching them. He also has take over. It allows him to take over anyone or possess their body to get by bad situations." Tamaki said.

"Then Tamaki has blood lance, very dangerous. If he draws even just a little bit of your blood a squeeze of his fists can kill you in an instant, he hasn't learned to fully control his strength yet so he doesn't use it. He also has healing light as well as mirror." Salvador said.

"Whats that?" Michael asked.

"It's a special attack that allows you to reflect your opponent's attack back at them as well as copying the attack." Horace said.

"I don't understand why I am shocked by anything that I learn about you." Michael said shaking his head. "I am glad that I am on your side."

Arabella sighed and rubbed her forehead. She was still exhausted from the fight and her legs wobbled a little as she stood there listening to the men talk. Salvador turned to look at her when he froze. Her face was suddenly pale.

"Princess, are you okay?" He asked.

"Yes-" Arabella began to feel dizzy. "No. I think that I might be a little tired." She said with a frown. Everyone looked at her as she stood there on shaky legs.

"Here." Horace said supporting her as he helped her to a seat. "Let me have a look and see what is wrong." He said. He placed a hand over her head and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Tamaki asked.

"Help me lean her forward." Horace said without wasting any time. He raised the back of her shirt and frowned at what he saw. "We have got to do something about that little girl." He said.

"How?" Salvador asked. "You don't have proof that she is behind any of the things that happened."

"I have all of the proof I need." He said placing his hand on her lower back. Arabella tried to jerk away from him as he drew the poison out of her.

"What's wrong with her?" Genova asked.

"Princess, please hold still." Horace pleaded. "I know it hurts but I need to get this poison out of you."

Arabella nodded her head and bit down on her lip. She laid stiff as a board as the metallic taste of blood filled her mouth. Her breathing was laboured as Horace worked on her. It wasn't long until the pain was replaced with a warm soothing heat. Arabella's body relaxed and her breathing returned to normal.

"Can someone please tell me what happened?" Tamaki demanded.

"She was poisoned, again. This one was clever though. I almost mistook it for exhaustion." Horace said. "She should be okay though." He said looking at Arabella, who was sitting up again and wiping the blood from her lips.

"How did this happen?" Salvador asked when he spotted the blood on her lips.

"I will not give the Council or one of their minions the satisfaction of crying out in pain." Arabella spat in anger.

"What can we do about this?" Salvador asked with worry.

"How the heck are you still awake?" Horace wondered.

"I may be small but I am not weak!" Arabella said glaring at them. The men flinched under her hard stare. She stood up and began to pace the floor chewing on her nail. "Still we cannot go after the little girl immediately. Also I learned some disturbing information today. The little girl, She knows someone inside the village and they have been giving her information on how to get to the village. Everyone is in danger." She said dragging a hand through her long black hair.

"What?" Tamaki asked in alarm. "When did you learn this?"

"On my way to the arena. I ran into Lisbell and that was when she told me that someone was giving her information on how to get to the village." Arabella frowned. "We don't have anymore time to waste. We need to start interrogations now."