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"Lost" (part 17)

Added 2019-08-19 20:43:30 +0000 UTC

... Live-giving sunlight has not visited this damned place for a long time... maybe for deacades... maybe for centuries... Only grave darkness and the vile smell of damp coolness reigned here... Alan once again made an attempt to free himself, but even his steel muscles were powerless against the f*** sceleton's chains.

The warrior still hoped that he would be able to return Adele to the bright side ... this sweet, kind girl, despite her royal descent, was always like a younger sister for him (the son of a commoner)... " My sweet Adele... Adele... your endless curiosity!!! Why did you leave the castle alone! Damn forest! How many innocent souls it had already ruined! ...Another attempt to break the chain was useless ... Hunger depressed and twisted the stomach making his situation even more hopeless...

...Alan opened his eyes, feeling a wave of heat on his cheeks - some invisible force lit the candles hanging near ... What the hell! He jerked his right arm instinctively, but could not move it even a miserable inch ...

Knock...knock...knock ... The footsteps in the dark... like someone was hammering nails into a bone floor... slowly approaching from nowhere...

Alan squinting from the near candlelight peered into the darkness, trying to spot the silhouette...