Chapter 12 - The Decision
“You called?” Says a deep voice from behind Tish.
As Tish turns around there she sees Soothsayer, Tiamat, Hel, Abraxas, taking a deep breath and an audible gulp Tish turns and faces them
“I have made an offer to Harpy and I would like to offer the same to you all as well. I am offering that if you choose to leave here that I will make sure that you will get an other that is happy to be with you and will allow you to live with them as a whole rather than in this little girl’s mind where there is little room. However, if you decide to do this, I need to know some information first and then you can leave here” Tish says
“Why should we leave?” Tiamat growls
“It is crowded here” Abraxas snorts
“What happens if you don’t like our answers” mutters the soothsayer
“This could be a trick” Hel growls.
“No Trick, and I just want the truth which is do you know how you ended up here? Harpy has told me what she knows which is scary knowing that the Queen and the Phoenix goddess was a part of much more than we know.”
“My first other didn’t want me. He kept saying that I was naughty and gross, so he bargains with the Queen to remove me. But when we arrived, she killed my other and I laughed as I was removed from him. He laid there begging me to help him, but I was killed and stuck here because of him so no I don’t want to help him” Hel growls
“Do you know if anyone else is involved?” Tish asks.
“No, there are a lot of deals being made and I did tell my other that this was a trick, but he didn’t listen, so I don’t care what he felt. If I agree and get another other, are they really going to want to be with me” Hel growls while looking at Tish.
“Yes, I can’t guarantee that you will have an other straight away but you will get another shot. I will also make sure that the God of all Archon knows as well that you chose to do the right thing and get him to talk to your god or goddess and get them to move your placement up” Tish says.
“How can I trust that you are going to keep your word?” Hel growls.
“Well, I am giving you this as a token of my sincerity” Tish responds while handing over a stand of hair covered in blood.
“This is a life strand. I have covered this in blood to show my sincerity as well as my promise that I will do everything I can to help you get an other as soon as possible” Tish says
The Harpy holds up her stand of hair and Hel taking a look nods his head and hold out his hand.
“I was sold by my parents. I was meeting my other who was a newborn and the next thing that I know I am being shoved into this little girl. I don’t know anything else. I know that my other was sick and that they were hoping that I could make it better but I was sick as well as I had been sitting in the neither for a long time. So I when they put me here I was happy until I realised that there were a lot of other supers here as well. That didn’t make me happy at all.” Abraxas snorts.
“Are you sick still Abraxas?” Tish asks
“Yes, I am very sick. I am getting worse. I feel that I don’t have much time left so I am happy to leave. Normally I would put up a fight and I would like for you to make sure that everyone knows that I was stubborn and strong until the end. But I don’t have much time left so keep your life strand. I just want to move on” Abraxas snorts
“It was the Queen for me, I know that she was involved but I don’t know anything else. My last memory was of her shoving me into a capsule and transporting me to the human realm” Soothsayer mutters.
“Really do you know how long you were in the capsule for? Were you the only one that was transported or were their other supers that came with you?” Tish asks.
“Scavenger came with me; we were in their together and placed within the girl together” Soothsayer mutters before holding out her hand. Tish wastes no time in taking the life strand and standing with the others.
“So before I do this, I just want to ask one last time. Do you understand that you have made this decision and that I have not affected this decision in any way.?” Tish asks.
“Yes” they all respond.
“Ok, so be it” Tish utters before closing her eyes and giving a chant. As Tish continues to chant, Harpy, Soothsayer, Tiamat, Hel, Abraxas all disappear at the same time.
Once the last one disappears Tish turns to Shadow, Demon, Vampire, Witch and Wolf and raises an eyebrow.
“You can have the same offer, though I will make sure that you are place quickly with another other if you so wish”
“What happens if we all stay here?” The wolf asks.
“Well, there will need to be training, and I am unsure if there is a history of more than two supers in the one body, so I am unsure what that is going to do in the future. Plus, there is a Phoenix here that I really need to speak to. But if you stay, I am sure that we can do everything in our power to make your life as well as the life of Seven happy and healthy”
“I want to stay here” The Wolf growls
“I want to stay” The shadow mutters.
“Me too” The Vampire replies.
“Same” The Witch responds
“Cold, dark, wrong” The demon responds.
“Do you think that we should move demon on? I don’t think that he can make the decision on his own, but it may be for the best” Tish asks as she looks down at Demon.
“We will take care of him, we will help him grow and be the best demon that he can” The Wolf growls.
“Ok”
“Where can I find the Phoenix?”
“Yeah you might need to be flame retardant before you go near the Phoenix” The Wolf mutters
“That bad huh” Tish responds looking at the Wolf
“We had to create a special place for her as she is very unstable” The Witch mumbles.
“How unstable?”
“Extremely”
“What about scavenger? How are we going to get him out of here?”
“Forcibly”
“Death”
“Permanent Death”
“Ok, lets go see the Phoenix followed by the Scavenger” Tish says as she takes a deep breath. Noticing that the room isn’t as dark now with a few extra supers lighter.
As the walk through the darkness a warm engulfs Tish right before a bright ball of fire comes flying towards her. Wolf tackles her to the ground and covers her body as the fire ball flies over her head.
“Well seems like we are getting a warm welcome” Tish chuckles
“Mm, warm alright” Wolf mutters
“What the hell do you want?”