Chapter 321
Chapter 321
Book #02:Chapter 321
I staggered away from the crib. This wan’t me, I wasn’t a killer but I had killed her, I was responsible for her death. The euphoria of victory was absent and I dropped the scythe and ran over to her.
“I’m sorry.” I croaked.
She looked up at me sympathetically and shrugged,
“Only one of us could live.”
But I hadn’t the conscience of a killer. I wasn’t like Rayne or Gwendolyn who could dispose of life so easily. Gwendolyn looked across the room at the crib, and mouthed, ‘my baby’. Turning my head I saw Rayne walking towards the crib, his sword drawn. He looked tired and his clothes were bloody, he entered the room so quietly I hadn’t even noticed.
“Rayne,” I said weakly, “What are you doing?”
“Ending this.” He said.
“What do you mean?” I know it was a stupid question to ask, the plan had always been to kill Gwendolyn and the baby but I couldn’t bring myself to kill an innocent child.
Rayne paused for a moment and looked back at me, he pulled out a dagger and walked toward me,
“Mortal weapons will not kill the child,” He said snatching my hand and slicing through the flesh, “But your blood will kill it.”
The cut wasn’t deep but it stung like hell, Gwendolyn grabbed my wrist and pleaded,
“Don’t let him kill my baby.”
“Rayne-” I called out after him.
Rayne made a very irrated sigh and swung round he put the dagger down and picked up his sword,
“I’m sorry Skyler.” He said walking towards me.
It was like watching him in slow motion as he raised the blade and drove it deep into Gwendolyn’s chest. She screamed and gripped my arm gasping for breath. Rayne left the sword buried in her chest and walked away. I sat on the floor covered in blood staring at the now lifeless body of Gwendolyn.
“You’re too god damn human for your own good,” Rayne said picking up the bloody dagger once again, “This baby is innocent now, but in twenty years he will come for the one who murdered his mother. Then what? He’s no oridinary baby, Skyler, he may one day become more powerful than me. I don’t know if I can protect you, so that’s why we have to kill it now rather than regretted in twenty years.”
“Rayne we don’t know that he’ll turn out bad, I’m sure if we put him with a loving family-”
“He’s not human. He is a demon- they don’t understand the concept of love or forgiveness.”
“But you do.”
“Only because I have a soul mate. Before you there was nothing good in me.”
Rayne stood over the crib with his dagger poised.
“Rayne I order you not to harm that child.” I said.
“Skyler you once ordered me to never listen to you again- don’t you remember. I understand that you are not strong enough to do this and that is why I’m doing it for you.” He said.
Panic swept through me and I grabbed the grimoire and chanted the first spell I landed on. A line of fire swept in front of Rayne and the crib creating an impassable barrier. Rayne swung round furious at my defiance. Picking up my scythe I pointed it at him.
“I will not let you kill the child.” I said.
Rayne’s eyes blackened,
“I don’t want to fight you baby, but I will if you do not stand down.”
“Rayne, there is no way in hell I’m going to let you kill an innocent life.”
“Pity.” He sighed.
He moved across the room in a blur and grabbed me from behind, he was gentle but firm and softly whispered in my ear,
“Put down the scythe.”
I chanted the fire spell again and flames burst beween us, Rayne let go and I sprinted towards the crib. A hand reached out and grabbed me throwing me to the side of the room. My scythe dropped to the floor with a loud metal thud that echoed about the room. I looked up from the floor to see Rayne pick up the bloody dagger. I tried to move but an excruciating bolt of pain ricocheted up my arm. I screamed in pain, my arm was broken. Sucking in the pain I crawled across the floor towards my grimoire. Rayne stood over me thinking I was trying to reach for my scythe and kicked the scythe across the room,
“After this is finished I’m taking you to the hospital.” He said gently.
After this I was going to hand him over to Piggy and let him dance the light fantastic for her in the nu-de for breaking my arm- I thought to myself. He walked away leaving me to drag my body across the floor to the fallen book. The pain in my arm was agony as broken bones rubbed against each other. I reached out and with my good hand took the grimoire.
“This is for you Skyler like everything else I do.” I heard Rayne whisper.
I threw the book open and read the first spell I saw. Thorny briars shot up between the floor boards and caught Rayne’s wrists. The dagger dropped from his hand and landed in the crib. The briars encircled his arms and legs pinning him down. Struggling in vain he yelled at me to release him. I stood up and limped past him to the baby’s crib. The dagger had landed softly next to the child.
“Skyler you can’t hold me forever. These briars will not last long.” Rayne warned.
Just at that moment Owen burst into the door. A smile lit up across my face. He had survived the sharp talons of the demon bird downstairs. Owen beamed at me then looked up at Rayne in confusion.
“Why is Rayne tied up and why is that brat still alive.” He asked.
But before I could answer Rayne said,