'''Surrender'''

Written by Cathe

Not Song Edition

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Plot : Cole got captured by the Skull Sorcerer and was tortured until he gave up the location of a the Blades of Deliverance. When he refuses to speak,the Skull Sorcerer brings out someone too important for Cole to lose.

Info : Cole's POV. Is set in an alternate universe. Skull of Hazza D'ur was never destroyed. The Skull Sorcerer isn't King Vangelis. The Blades of Deliverance has magic and belongs to Cole, passed down from his mother, Lilly. Conia.

Warnings : Slight violence.

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A/N : I have not posted a oneshot in a while and I wanted to write Conia and shit like this so here I am. It's pretty short sorry. I wrote this at 2 am. Conia lovers, enjoy!!!

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Cole's POV

The Re-Awakened threw me onto the floor, out of my torture chamber. The Skull Sorcerer had kidnapped me about a week ago and was trying to get me to tell him where the Blades of Deliverance were hidden at. I refused and now, he's trying to get answers from me by torturing me. He had his resurrected skeletons use whips on me and kept beating me up every second they were given permission.

The only time I got a break from the torment was when the Skull Sorcerer thought he'd gotten to me that I'd just tell him what he wants to save myself. Heh, if he thinks I'd do that then he doesn't know me at all. Ninja never quit. And anyway, I know my friends have located me by now and are gonna come and save me anytime soon. So I just have to last long enough for them to rescue me.

A bright green glow appears in front of my face and a hand roughly pulls my hair up. I was met with the masked face of the Skull Sorcerer. I scowled, "You're not getting anything out of me," I spat at him.

The eyes of his mask narrow, "I've given you many chances over this week, Earth Ninja..." He dropped me and I wince when I land on my injured arm, "Unfortunately, you have exhausted my patience and have left me no choice but to do this."

He called his skull back to him and used it to shoot a beam of magic to me. I yelped in pain, but once he stopped, I took a second to catch my breath before shakily saying, "I-Is that all you g-got? You thi-think that's gon-na get me to t-talk?" I coughed and wheezed out.

The Skull Sorcerer chuckled, which for some reason sent shivers down my spine. Nothing he's done to me so far has scared me so I was confused why this time it felt different. Just the way he said it made me afraid of what he was planning to do.

"You are going to want to tell me what I want to know now, unless you want me to get her out."

Her? I thought to myself. But I retorted, "Never! I will never tell you."

"Very well, you brought this upon yourself..." He floated up and held the skull in his left hand. He then used the skull's magic to shoot a beam at a wall beside me and when the wall crumbled, my eyes widened in panic.

I struggled against my vengestone bonds, "NO! Leave her alone! Don't bring her into this!"

The Re-Awakened soldiers carried her out of the room where he destroyed the wall and roughly there her to my side, "Remember, you chose this for the both of you, Master of Earth."

"Vania!" I crouched down to get a good look at her unconscious form.

She had her arms and legs chained back and a gag was in her mouth. Bruises covered her all over, she had a black eye and I could see a streak of blood dripping from her lips. I wanted to cry just at the sight of her hurt but I couldn't show weakness in front of the Skull Sorcerer.

I reached my arms out as far as I could to hold her body in mine, "Please... don't hurt her. I'm the one you want, she has no part in this," I looked up at the Skull Sorcerer in fury.

He flew down to my height and scoffed, "It's your choice. Tell me where the Blades are and I let her go. Refuse and I will kill her."

Vania's eyes started to flutter open and when she looked around, her eyes were filled with fear. I tried to comfort her, "Shh, shh. Don't panic, I'll get you out of this. You'll be out of here in no time, Vany. I promise. I promise..."

She shook her head and started crying, her words were muffled by her gag. Seeing her this terrified made me very upset and a tear slipped past my eye, "I'm sorry," I leaned forward to hold her closer, "I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry, Vania. I didn't mean to get you into this mess."

I was on the floor all of a sudden. The Skull Sorcerer had sent another beam to me and it blasted me away from Vania in the process. I quickly got up again but when I saw him holding the skull to her neck, I froze. I didn't know what to do.

My hands were tied up and I couldn't use my powers or do anything. I was powerless to do anything.

"Don't hurt her, please. I'll tell you where the Blades are. Just... let her go."

Vania's eyes widened and she shook her head violently. Somehow, she managed to spit the gag out and shouted, "Cole, don't!"

She was terrified for her life but still didn't want me to give up so that she could walk free. I admire her courage but at this moment, I just wanted her to be safe. I looked down and sighed, "It's at the-"

I was cut off when Vania kicked the Skull Sorcerer away from her and she tried to free herself. But he quickly recovered and shot at her. I screamed out Vania's name in fear. The blast shot her back and it blew up her restraints.

She tried to get up but a resurrected skeleton slashed at her face and she was knocked down again.

I panicked. Her body was facing away from me so I couldn't see her face, "Vania! Vania? VANIA! SAY SOMETHING! PLEASE," I screamed desperately, "I can't lose you..."

Squinting, I saw a liquid beside her head. The fire in the cave we were in reflected on it and my heart dropped when I realized what it was. Blood.

My heart was beating so hard I thought my ribcage would explode, "NO!" I slammed my fists down on the stone ground, wincing as I heard a crack that came from them.

"She isn't dead... yet. You can still save her, just tell me where the Blades are."

I lifted my head up to face him again, tears flowing down my face, "It's in the Mountains of Shintaro. Please, just spare her. PLEASE!" I yelled in despair, the fear of losing my beloved frightened me more than anything.

The next thing I knew, the Skull Sorcerer shot at me and I felt myself get thrown for the millionth time today. My head hit the wall and I was left dazed, but the chains that held my hands to the ground were broken though the vengestone cuffs were still on.

I quickly got up and ran to my girlfriend, "Vania!" I grabbed her body and turned her around so that I could see her properly. A huge cut ran all across from her right eye to her left ear. The rise and fall of her chest was still there and I sighed in relief, at least she was still alive.

Hugging her, I whispered, "Don't worry, you're gonna be okay. You'll be fine, Vany," I sobbed before giving her a kiss on the cheek, "You will. You have to be. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry I couldn't save you. I'm sorry I wasn't strong enough..." I put my head down in shame.

Then I felt a hand caressing my cheek. Vania's hand. She was weakly holding it up with all the strength she had left and flashed a small smile at me, "You're not weak, Cole. You're the strongest person I know. You tried your best and that's all that matters to me..."

I bit my lip and muttered, "I love you... so much. And I'm sorry." I closed my eyes and lowered my head to her neck.

"I love you too. You have nothing to be sorry for."

That was it for me. I broke.

Vania fell unconscious from her previous beatings and loss of blood. I had a breakdown right then and there. Hot tears streaked my face as I held my lover in my arms. I could hear nothing, feel nothing. But at some point, the Ninja infiltrated the caves the Skull Sorcerer held me in. I didn't notice until Jay placed a hand on my shoulder.

I could only look up with red puffy eyes at my best friend as I mumbled the same thing over and over again.

"I failed, Jay. I failed... everyone."

My friends got both me and Vania to the Shintaro Hospital where they treated Vania and I's wounds. I was just worried for Vania. I walked to her room often even though I was still not fully healed yet, according to the doctors. I didn't care. I just needed to see if she was okay.

The Ninja told me they were able to arrest the Skull Sorcerer and that I didn't need to worry about him anymore. I'm won't lie, I want to kill him for what he did to Vania. But I know that's not what she'd want me to do. So I won't.

I've let her down too many times already. The least I could do now is not take revenge. Maybe I should've surrendered right away. Maybe then she wouldn't be hurt.

"I'm sorry, Vany. It's all my fault," I said, holding her hand in mine, "Don't leave me, I love you... I love you. I'm sorry I couldn't save you before this happened."

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The End