He had known all along

CHRYS

'Wake up! Chrys!' Chels' insistent voice seemed to drag me out of the void I found myself in. My head hurts. Opening my eyes showed me to be a work on its own. I couldn't even force them open.

I tried to raise my hands, but it felt heavy. I had never felt as tired as I was at the moment. It seemed like someone placed something heavy on my body, weighing me down despite how much I wanted to rise.

'Chrys!' Chels snapped.

Almost immediately, I felt a foreign power. For the first time since I met Chels, she willingly shared her powers with me without snapping. It was surreal, an unexpected thing.

'Stop acting like it's a big deal. I just need you awake! We haven't taught that stupid Gordon a lesson for drugging us!'

Her words made me recall what happened before I lost consciousness. I was taking a walk with Gordon, laughing at his silly antics, not knowing that he had a plan for me. It wasn't until we reached an ancient castle I hadn't seen before did he hit me, rendering me un