Retribution

That’s all the little human said before her hand fell to the ground, limp.

“Am I supposed to know you too?” I asked, just before my heart began to thump so hard I thought I was having a heart attack. My head began to pound and my body was shaking violently.

“Adiran get out. It’s hurting,” I shouted out as Ackley took out his phone and began shouting into it.

“No dear, I think I’m going to stay. You have so much untapped power, more than you deserve. I think I’ll take over now.”

I screamed out, it felt like something was clawing its way out of my head and chest.

“You won’t stay leech, I won’t let you take control of this body.”

Who the hell said that, it was in my mind but it was a male voice. How many creatures were living in my head? Even the voices of the creatures I had killed were silent. Almost as though they were waiting to see who would win, did I even stand a chance.

I had no idea what Adiran was, but he was powerful. How else could he hope to take control of me.

“Go away boy, you can’t hope to win. You are nothing, you are as inconsequential as a maggot. No one wants you or needs you, run along little demigod.”

They were having a discussion that only I could hear, the Satyr was still clutching onto the human and Malachi’s breathing was on the verge of stopping. The problem was, I couldn’t move, I had no control, but I don’t think any of the things inside my head did either.

The battle for control was on.

I was inside my head, it’s a rather strange place to be. It was dark and desolate, surrounded by fog so dense you could barely see past your own nose. When I moved forward my foot slammed into a tombstone, with my name written across it.

The more I moved, the more I found and they all belonged to me.

I could finally see Adiran and he was more dense here in my mind. He was still made of shadows, but it seemed more like a second skin, instead of being what created him.

Standing before him was a... a man. I didn’t understand, did my mind create him to help me win. I guess it could have been possible, but it didn’t feel right.

He had short brown hair with blue eyes, he looked pissed off and I laughed. What the fuck is wrong with me?

“Unya you shouldn’t be here, he’ll have more chance of taking over.”

“Why did you think I brought her in? She will never leave the hell that her mind conjures up, will you stay with her Lawson?”

“No, but neither will you!”

He launched himself at the shadow man and they came to blows, it didn’t look very entertaining. They were moving so fast, my eyes couldn’t keep up.

I brought a flame up into my hand and launched it at the both of them, I didn’t know who this Lawson was, what did I care if he got hurt.

Adiran shrieked and they split apart from one another, the look they sent my way was hilarious. Come on we all know I lost my mind, the leech who I had believed to be an ally thrust his hand through my chest.

I was still laughing, but it stopped being funny when an icy chill spread outward from the point of contact. I was frozen, the only thing I could move were my eyes and I can guarantee they were filled with fear.

I couldn’t stop him, why shouldn’t I give up. I almost did too, when a person in a cloak appeared next to Adiran. Lawson stood on his other side and their hands split him into two. I think they killed him.

I can’t explain how it happened, it was too weird, but what I can tell you is how sad Lawson looked.

His eyes were rimmed in red, as tears fell down his face, he gave me a watery smile before lamely waving at me.

“You know what this means don’t you Lawson?” Asked the hooded figure, revealing her to be female.

“I do, but do you know the risk you made coming here Mihaela?” He asked in response and the hood fell.

The woman looked like me, just an older version. I didn’t have a clue what was going on.

“My time has come to an end, I had hoped to get more time with my nipotina but it wasn’t meant to be. I won’t get to survive the next five years, but Unya was worth it. Clearly you already know that Lawson, you sacrificed your own life for the same reason.”