Lyan
My eyes hurt when I tried to open them, the sudden sunlight coming from the sky harming them, not that that was my biggest problem. The blood pooling underneath me and all the wounds all over my body were.
My hand was on fire as I was dragged to a platform I could barely see. My heart beated faster with fear and panic as I stared at the platform, my eyes trailed on Orus, who was trying to get free by shaking as much as he could.
I had already given up on everything, so I wasn't scared for my life. I knew that if I died I would revive back on Jinasia, it had already happened once. No, what I was afraid of was my guy. Orus was half dead and he didn't get second chances. If he died that was it, he didn't get to spawn again in another place.
I tried to resist but my body failed me, too tired and too broken to even move a single finger. I could feel my magic trying to come to me, but something pulled it back, not quite as strongly as inside the dungeon, but enough to make me unable to use it.
Orus's eyes were white when he looked at me, love in his eyes as the executioner placed his head on the platform, an axe on his hand. Besides the panic I was also feeling a feeling of incredibility. What age did they think we were in? Axes, really? There were literally thousands of other, more efficient weapons, not that I was complaining. All of them were equally bad.
By now I could only pray for a miracle to happen. I knew there was no way I could save Orus and there was also no way Orus could save himself.
I knew I hated Jack and Oscar right now but a part of me that I had hidden so deep that I'd never thought I'd have to see it again was hoping they would come, silly me.
" Boum!"
A second I was staring at the platform, all hope lost, and the next there was blood raining down on my body. I looked up to see that the woman that had been holding me captive was gone, blown to smitherings that had spread all over the platform.
A maniac laugher fought to escape my lips. Through my gagged mouth a sound resembling a whimper could be heard. Although I wanted nothing more than to laugh that was all my throat was capable of.
I didn't even question what had happened as I wiggled away, and closer to Orus, who was looking beyond me with awe in his eyes.
I looked to where he was pointing with his eyes and saw Jack and Oscar, both fighting some soldiers while they tried to get to me. They had done it, they had come for me. I forgot all the bad things they'd done for a second as love swelled in my heart, the only emotion I could feel besides relief. We were going to be okay.
A faint smiled spread across my lips as I looked at them, their bodies covered with sweat and blood as they fought, for me. Jack was wilding his magic perfectly to kill anyone that got close to him, taking the air away from their lungs or just making them burn. Oscar, on the other hand, was using his dagger to gut anyone, slitting their throats in flourished motions as he walked closer to me, his eyes set on me all the time. I was so entranced by them that I didn't realize someone was above me until I heard a noise.
I twisted my head to look above me and tears streamed down my face when I saw a familiar face standing above me. He had come too, they had all come to save me.
My dad gathered me in his arms and pulled me up, his strong body not even flinching with my weight. His hands pulled on my gag as I hugged him, relief flooding through my body.
The pain that had become a constant dull ache in the background dissipated in a second, my body fixed with just a thought from my dad.
" Thanks" My voice was barely a whisper, but dad heard it nonetheless and hugged me tighter.
Now I just needed to rescue Orus. As I spun to yell at dad to save my guy I saw Orus standing on his own too feet, his wounds closed up. He ran to me with all his strength and took me from my dad, hugging me as we both fell to the floor, a smile on my lips as tears streamed down both our faces.
" You're alive, you're okay" That was all I could say as I hugged him.
I spun when two other pair of arms hugged me. Oscar and Jack also had tears down their faces as they hugged me, their arms shaking.
For a few moments I couldn't even remember why I was mad at them. All I could feel and see was that they had come to my rescue, for me.
I raised my head to thank my dad, I knew they wouldn't have been able to reach me without his help, but he was gone.
I let it go and hugged my guys tighter, afraid to let go.
" I missed you" The words escaped from my mouth before I could stop them.
" Me too" Jack's voice brought me back into reality. He was the bad guy.
I pushed both him and Oscar away as I hugged and clinged onto Orus, unshed tears on my eyes. I wanted nothing more than to break right here and now, but I couldn't do that. I had to be strong.
Jack's eyes were filled with hurt as he tried to grab me, his hand stretched towards me. I wanted nothing more than to take that hand, but betrayal couldn't be forgotten so easily.
" You betrayed me" The words were barely a whisper, but Jack heard them perfectly fine.
" I...." He stammered as he looked at me.
I knew it, he had no excuse.
" Tell the truth" A slapping sound could be heard as Oscar hit Jack hard on the head, the sound echoing on the dead walls, walls that were now painted red with blood and guts.
Jack shook as he begun talking, his eyes never leaving mine.
" I know I should've told you before, but I wanted it all to work out before telling you" Wait a second, was Jack coming out? I strained my ears to hear him, not wanting to miss a single second. I knew there was no justification for betrayal, but deep down I was kind of hoping there was. He had come to save me after all, maybe it all was a very bad misunderstanding. " I found a gem that could bring back the dead"
I already knew this part of the story. " And wanted it to myself. I know I was selfish" Jack's eyes were filled with tears as he opened his heart, ready to get cut by me. " but I wanted my family back, so I found the gem and tried to take it. All so I could bring them back"
Jack was full on sobbing now. My heart hurt when I saw him like that. I wanted nothing more than to run up to him and comfort him, but I had to listen to the whole story.
Unlike what I had expected Jack looked up at me with pleading eyes, as if that was the whole story, which it wasn't.
" She wanted the gem, you wanted the gem. No one knew the other one wanted it. This was all a huge misunderstanding. " Oscar's words made me pause. What if it had really been a misunderstanding? What if we had both wanted the same thing and had never had the guts to tell the other person?
" Did you want it too?"
" Yes" I was crying from the absurdity of the situation now. I had almost pushed someone I loved and that loved me away just because a misunderstanding.
" Are you okay?" Jack came up to me and shook me, his skin touching mine.
" I'm fine. I just need you to answer me one question" I needed to make sure.
" Whatever it is" Jack's eyes were honest as he spoke, desperation on his voice.
" Did you ever love me?"
" Since the beginning. I always did and I always will"
Tears streamed down my face even harder as I pulled him into my embrace.
" I love you too"
Jack started full on sobbing, our tears mixing as we cried. We were both fools, utter fools.
" This is enough crying" Oscar got between us, pulling us away. " Don't I deserve some love too?" Psycho. God knew how he'd learnt what we wanted, but I was so glad that he had managed to fix the misunderstanding that I didn't care.
I pulled him into a hug, holding him tightly.
" I'm sorry for everything" I truly was. If only we had spoke up sooner with the truth none of this would've happened.
" It's fine. I know how you can make it up to me" Oscar's smile was lecherous as his eyes traveled down my tattered clothes and into my chest. Leecher. " Are you truly fine?"
I nodded. I knew what he was worried about, but I was truly fine.
" Me too, you also need to make it up to me" Orus kissed me on the neck, making my heart race.
" I don't think I owe you anything. If anything it's the other way"
" Fine by me" Orus's smile was shrewed as he eyed me with his eyes filled with lust.
I chuckled internally. It was funny seeing how he'd gone from half dead to horny in seconds. Guy had his priorities set straight.
" I'm sorry too" Jack's voice was low as he spoke. " But now we can both have what we want" I tilted my head, confused. What did we want?" Don't you have the gem?" Fuck, I'd forgotten all about that. I had already given up on it, but Jack still hadn't.
I didn't want to tell him that it broke, but maybe I didn't have to. I just had to tell him half the truth.
" The truth is that it only ever works on fresh, competed corpses"
" What?" Jack's face paled as he listened to me.
" You need a corpse and it must have been a recent death"
" No, that can't be" Jack got up fast and begin pacing.
My heart ached seeing him like that. He was just like how I'd been back when I thought everything was done for, before I'd come to terms with it all. I opened my mouth to speak and try to calm him down, but my dad, who appeared out of nowhere, beat me to it.
" It's true"
Jack looked at my dad, and then at me and fell to the ground clutching his chest, hiperventilating.
I got up to go help him but Oscar gently pushed me back down.
" I'll fix this "
I turned pale when I saw what Oscar meant by fixing. I was never, even again letting him fix anything at all.
Oscar just got to where Jack was and slapped him across the face as my dad nodded, approving. What was wrong with them?!
" Get your shit together before you scare my little demon and I make you get it together, understood?"
Jack nodded lightly as I stared at them, my mouth hanging open.
Contrary to all my expectations it did work. Jack got up and wiped his tears, smiling again.
" I'm fine now"
I highly doubted that, but if he wanted to lie that was up to him. I was going to treat him well nonetheless.
" Where did you go to?" My question was directed at my dad. I knew he didn't like to see me with my loved ones, but I doubted he'd gone away because of that.
" Oh, me?" Dad smiled, the smile that sent prickles down my spine. From behind me I could feel Orus shivering. Jack had gone pale too. The only one that remained unfazed was Oscar, but that surprised no one, he was a psycho after all. " I went to get this"
He pulled his arm from his back and showed it to us. From his hand was dangling a head, the head of Abamma, the woman I had tried so hard to avoid and that I hated with all my guts.
" She kidnapped my bunny, so she had to die" I didn't say anything as I stared at the bloody head, the eyes glossy as the blood dripped from the uneven cut that had severed her head. Her expression was set on horror, a clue of how gruesome her death must have been.
I smiled as a rogue tear went down my face. I didn't get my family back, but at least I got revenge.
" Thanks" I looked at my dad as I said the words, sure he knew what I really meant.
" It's nothing" Dad threw the head away, which made an awful wet sound when it hit the ground. " Let's get out of here"
I didn't even had time to brace myself before dad touched me and my guys and we were all teleported to the castle back in Jinasia.
My guys stared in awe at the castle that had materialized around us, all but Oscar, who was focused on my dad.
" I thought you had to use the breach to change realms?" His question was directed at my dad, who for once in his life didn't just threaten him, but rather answered like a normal, functional being. I was so proud of him for that.
" When I got Ruan to your realm I had to use all my strength to bypass the breach, but now that the power that was keeping me away is gone I can come and go freely" My nerves went on edge when I saw dad's creepy smile. " And so can my army"
My blood ran cold when I realized what he was going to do. I had to stop him at all costs.
" Just spare our parents. I'll give you their address" Instead of trying to talk sense into my dad Oscar just took out a piece of paper from his jacket and asked for a pen. What was I expecting from a psychopath?
I looked at Jack and Orus for support but they were nodding their heads enthusiastically. Very useful.
" Could we maybe not kill everyone?" My question was hopeful as I looked at dad.
He crouched down and looked up at me, which kinda made me feel like an important princess and made me want to giggle.
" I can't do that. They hurt you and they deserve to die, but" Dad raised his finger. Maybe he was willing to spare the humans. It would be bad that way, but better than utter annihilation. " I can get you cotton candy"
Who the fuck did he think I was? Did he think he could buy me with cotton candy?
" And I'll kidnap a chef to be your own pancake chef"
" Is there no way to spare them?"
" No" Dad's answer was final.
" Okay" I had tried my best, which was more than you could say about my guys. I had done all I could. It wasn't my fault that the whole world was going to die.
" That's my girl" Dad got up and kissed my cheek before turning to leave, stopping before taking a turn. " I'll be gone for a few days. When I come back I'll get you your chef" Dad's smile was all sunshine as he looked at me. " And you" His smile broke and turned into something darker as he eyed my guys. " if I see or hear you touching a single strand from my daughter's head you're dead"
Orus swallowed hard and nodded. Jack said yes, sir as he shivered. Oscar was the only one unbothered, not even answering as he turned to look at me.
As soon as my dad teleported away to deal with everyone, the paper with my guy's parent's house address in his hand Oscar came up to me with a wicked smile on his face.
He didn't hesitate as he grabbed my face and kissed me. My skin lit on fire and my blood boiled as my skin tingled. I opened my mouth to let him go in deeper, moaning when our tongues mixed. Now that I thought about it we had been interrupted when we were doing just this. I wanted to finish it.
I pulled away just in time to stop it all, when Oscar's hands were roaming my skin. We couldn't do this. My dad had been clear on his treath and I wanted my guys to live a loooong life.
" Why are you pulling away?" Oscar pouted, freaking pouted and my panties lit on fire.
Why was this wrong again? Oh, right. My killer dad.
" What if my dad sees us?" My voice was weak as I asked. Not even I wanted this to stop.
" We'll deal with that when the time comes" Oscar didn't wait another second to grab my face and kiss me again.
My mind went white as he roamed my body with his cold hands, Jack and Orus joining in too.
What the hell? We'd deal with my dad when the time came.
I grabbed Oscar's face and kissed him back, tasting him in my lips. He tasted fucking divine.