A strange man fastened Drake to the floor threatening his large dagger to his throat. There was a different kind of fire in his eye, hatred.
"STOP!" I shouted at him but he didn't take notice. His focus was dead on Drake. The darkness was twirling on my fingers as I watched the mans movements. He was skilled to be able to hold down Drake, but he was stupid enough to do it with two Nightslayers in the room. One of them being me. "Did you not hear me? Drop, your, weapon.." I said, loud and menacing enough for him to actually look at me. He gazed and it was burning right through me, I could tell he was going to be a problem. Because he was not backing down. His grip tightened on his dagger.
"Jamie that's enough." Damien said coming closer to the man. He tried to stare down Damien, but he eventually dropped his gaze. He huffed loudly landing one last blow to Drakes jaw.
"That's for Damien." He said and got off of him still standing over him. I ran over to Drake helping him to his feet. I could feel the frustration in him and he pounced out of my grasp towards the strange man. I managed to hold him back whilst Jamie laughed at his failed attempt.
"Drake don't, please!" He challenged me a little, forcing against my bodily barrier. But His sour face softened and he looked down. He walked towards Ryan but I could see he needed an outlet for his anger. He then aggressively punched the wall, breaking the concrete and the white dust settled in the wind. He clapped his hands removing the rest of the dust and faced off with the strange man, both locking eyes like beasts ready to kill each other. He pulled up his sleeves.
"So Who the Fuck is this bastard?" Drake said moving forward towards him. I stepped infront to ease his temptation. Damien also stepped infront of the strange man so we were back to back both easing the beasts to back down.
"This is Jamie, he is a friend." Damien said.
"I wasn't asking YOU! Fucking traitor." Drake retorted. "Actually let's all get some answers. What are you keeping from us Damien?! How can we trust YOU, when you're not trusting us!" He shouted.
"Listen to me Drake, there are some things that you don't WANT to know, you have to just trust me-"
"No Damien. We need answers, we have come all this way for them. But you seem to always have the answers we need yet never give them to us. Why?" I say, now facing him. I couldn't take it anymore. Drake's suspicions were suddenly making more sense and becoming more true by the second. I wanted to be able to trust him blindly, when he said to 'trust him'.. I was the only one that did. But he let me down. I knew there was something else he was keeping from us. Something important. I had so badly wanted to ignore it. But now, it was becoming clearer and clearer of his intentions. But why should he keep it from me? I wanted him to be able to share everything with me, his deepest feelings, his darkest thoughts. But now I realise, I might be the problem. That the reason he doesn't trust us, is because of me.
"Karina.. I can't." He whispered. He looked around at Ryan and Drake and then back to me. He didn't want to say infront of them. Ryan came forward and ushered Drake outside the room to cool off. Also giving us privacy. Once they left I moved closer to him.
"Tell me." I say, our lips inches apart. He looks pained, his silent breaths shaky as his eyes flutter meeting mine. The gold pools of his eyes shining reflecting off the light. The ache was causing the words to block his voice.
"Karina, I can't." For FUCK SAKE!
"Why!? Why can't you?! Damien, I'm not just anyone to you." I exploded so fast that the strange man moved away. "Damien, I love you and I would protect you with my life-"
"What do you think I'm doing huh!? I'm protecting you!"
"I don't NEED your protection I need your trust!" My voice rang and I could tell this was a cry of desperation.
"You have it you have always had my trust-"
"No I haven't.. I haven't for a long time Damien and you know it." I could feel my eyes watering but I held strong. "Ever since you were arrested something changed in you. I know something has but I don't know what. You know something about Isla, you can deny it but you do." He just looks at me, he didn't even deny it.
"I'm handling it, all that I have done I have done for a reason."
"Then tell me the reason-"
"I can't!" He yelled.
"Damien..I have fought for you. Risked everything for you! We have been through so much together but STILL you refuse to let me in. I can't do it anymore. Isla was like a sister to me, and she was wrongfully taken from us. Do you know what happened or not!? Why can't you tell us?!"
"Why don't you understand- why don't ANY of you understand. This is not a fair game Karina! We have been playing this game a long time and we are losing-"
"What the fuck are you talking about Damien?" He turns looking defeated and starts to pace. "What game? Me, Ryan and Drake, we are not playing The same game you are because you are not letting us in!" My heart is heavy. I feel it weigh on me. I keep the darkness down but the pressure is making me ill, making me irrational. He steps back his head slightly shaking side to side with his hand on his hips.
"Karina if I tell you, they will know that I told you..and they will kill you and I CANT let that happen.." I could tell he was telling the truth. He was afraid. But of who?
"Damien if you don't tell me.. You will lose me. I can't live with you constantly worrying for me. And neither should you. It's becoming too much. You need to accept that I can handle whatever 'they' throw at me-at us! I can help you. But you need to trust me! Please Damien please trust me!..." he walks forward, He takes my hand. His eyes heavy, he was crushed from the inside. He just looked at me. His mouth tightly closed. He is not going to tell me. I sighed, But the burning sensation of agony rang loud. I couldn't believe. He doesn't trust me. I cant handle it. The darkness exemplified, I can't- I won't - not here. I was going to slash the earth in two, break the foundation of the palace, crush someone's skull without touching them. Snatching my hand away I ran to find Drake and Ryan. He called my name but I didn't turn, not this time. This was Bullshit! I'm done.
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"We're leaving!" I shout and they break away from each other as I bulldozed through them. They were outside the room, heard everything. So They don't question me, they just follow.
"What about Lavria?" Drake says.
"I'll get her, and meet you in the woods!" He shouts and I hear his footsteps turn and run the other way. Rushing down the palace stairs, everyone stares at us. Water rushing from my eyes, but they moved away because the darkness twirled around me. My aura was evil, my heart snapped in two, replaced by a dragons merciless fire. But I wasn't hot, I was cold. Like ice.
We were outside the gate in view. We rushed through the gate, but I was running. I needed to go far. Far away from here. And Far enough that I couldn't turn around and go back to him. Once we left the palace vicinity and camouflaged within the trees I slowed down. Suddenly the adrenaline wore off. The torment burdened around my limbs, around my throat. I couldn't stand, I dropped to the floor clutching the leaves crushing them in my palm. My voice shuddered painfully. I could feel Drakes presence. The world turned into a blur. And so did my taste, sound, smell. Everything, merged into one. I tried to hold back the dark feelings rumbling inside me but I couldn't. Water spilled from my eyes like it does a dam flowing down my face. I breathed heavier than I ever had before, breathing air that simply wasn't there. My throat burned forming a silent scream. There was too much raw pain to be contained. The dark needed to break loose from the prison that was my skin and release total and pure rage on the world. The whole universe had vanished, leaving enough agony to break me, enough pain to change me beyond recognition. tears fell fast and thick, I was on the edge of hysteria. Moment by moment, the walls that hold me up, made me stronger, collapse. My chest was heavy as if filled with stones I could no longer breathe. The ache was too powerful, tearing at my soul was too compelling to painful to be kept inside. My shoulders shook but I felt someone move around me. He crouched down infront of me. I see Drakes face, a single tear in is eye. He didn't touch me, he just wanted to show me, that he was there. He was there. I need him, and he is there. He was caught between the choices of helping, or letting the pain naturally settle. But by seeing me, being so close to me, changed his feelings. His empathy was triggered. As much as he hated Damien, he knew about the bond. And how devastating it is when it's broken. Anger boiled deep within my system, it churned within hungry for destruction. I was well aware I could really hurt someone. I allowed the darkness, it swallowed me slowly. The huntress I had suppressed for so long, was slowly emerging. And she wanted blood, didn't matter whose it was.