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Mike.” It was only a half-lie. She would bring him to safety and then return to help them.
As she let go of James, Silvan grabbed her and hugged her tightly. Marla cried tears of relief on his shoulder, whispering, “I’m so sorry.” It was her fault alone that they were in this shitty situation!
“Shhh.” Silvan stroked her hair. “Take Blondie and go. And tell my mom that I love her.”
Marla wanted to tell him so much, but she didn’t know how. She held him tightly for a moment. Silvan — her brother. At least now, at the end, she was no longer alone. How unfair it was that she had to die just now. But she would finally be reunited with her mother.
Marla remained with Mike in the dark passage, watching the others walk away until she could no longer make out their figures. The darkness enveloped them.
“Mike?” she whispered, tying the sweater around her waist so that she could create a light in her hand. Mike wasn’t next to her anymore. She found him several meters ahead of her, creeping along the passage.
“Mike!” she hissed, running after him, but the closer she came, the faster he ran away from her. “What are you doing?” Her heart was pounding wildly out of fear.
Mike looked over his shoulder but ran on, undeterred. “I’m going with them.”
Was he crazy? Why was he doing this? It was bad enough that the two of them were sacrificing themselves — Mike didn’t even have a weapon! She snuffed out the energy sphere in her hand so that Mike could no longer see anything. But unfortunately, they had almost reached the end of the ventilation duct. Marla could see a flickering orange light. Oh, no, Mike was running directly toward the main entrance to the hall!
When Mike stopped at the junction, Marla exhaled in relief. But her joy was short-lived. Mike stuck his head into the main tunnel and looked both ways. Before Marla could grab his hand, he had jumped down into the corridor located a few feet under the ventilation passage.
“Mike, come back!”
“I can’t.”
“Is Vanessa so important to you?” Her heart tightened. Marla was glad he wanted to save his friend, but he shouldn’t die in the process.
“It’s not just about Vanessa,” he muttered, sneaking further down the corridor.
What did he mean by that? Panicking, Marla looked around her. The corridor seemed empty. Silvan and James were probably already at the door to the great hall. Only the high lords and their associates, people like Sirina, used this passageway. There wasn’t much traffic here, since the lower demons had no access to this area, but someone might come along at any time!
Marla saw only one option: She would have to use her powers. Her hands closed around Mike’s arm. With all her might, she grabbed him and dragged him back into the ventilation duct. He just barely pulled his feet up in time before they hit the stone edge of the passage. Marla only let go of his arm once they had retreated a few yards down the duct. Breathing heavily, she sank to her knees.
“Wow!” Mike crouched down next to her. “You’re pretty strong.”
“Oh, that’s nothing,” she replied, trying not to let on how much strength that move had cost her. Marla possessed too little energy. She knew she wouldn’t be able to stop Mike again using force, so she tried one last time with words. “You have nothing to defend yourself with! That’s suicide, pure and simple!” She burst into tears from sheer exhaustion and despair. “Please, let it go.”
He pulled her into his arms, and she laid her head on his chest. With him, she felt at ease and secure. The darkness of the tunnel seemed like additional protection. Mike couldn’t see anything, but thanks to the tiny amount of light seeping in from the main corridor, Marla could make out his figure as a shadow in the darkness.
She clung to him. “I didn’t want any of this. I didn’t want them to come for Vanessa, and now we’ll all die.”
“I won’t allow you to
As she let go of James, Silvan grabbed her and hugged her tightly. Marla cried tears of relief on his shoulder, whispering, “I’m so sorry.” It was her fault alone that they were in this shitty situation!
“Shhh.” Silvan stroked her hair. “Take Blondie and go. And tell my mom that I love her.”
Marla wanted to tell him so much, but she didn’t know how. She held him tightly for a moment. Silvan — her brother. At least now, at the end, she was no longer alone. How unfair it was that she had to die just now. But she would finally be reunited with her mother.
Marla remained with Mike in the dark passage, watching the others walk away until she could no longer make out their figures. The darkness enveloped them.
“Mike?” she whispered, tying the sweater around her waist so that she could create a light in her hand. Mike wasn’t next to her anymore. She found him several meters ahead of her, creeping along the passage.
“Mike!” she hissed, running after him, but the closer she came, the faster he ran away from her. “What are you doing?” Her heart was pounding wildly out of fear.
Mike looked over his shoulder but ran on, undeterred. “I’m going with them.”
Was he crazy? Why was he doing this? It was bad enough that the two of them were sacrificing themselves — Mike didn’t even have a weapon! She snuffed out the energy sphere in her hand so that Mike could no longer see anything. But unfortunately, they had almost reached the end of the ventilation duct. Marla could see a flickering orange light. Oh, no, Mike was running directly toward the main entrance to the hall!
When Mike stopped at the junction, Marla exhaled in relief. But her joy was short-lived. Mike stuck his head into the main tunnel and looked both ways. Before Marla could grab his hand, he had jumped down into the corridor located a few feet under the ventilation passage.
“Mike, come back!”
“I can’t.”
“Is Vanessa so important to you?” Her heart tightened. Marla was glad he wanted to save his friend, but he shouldn’t die in the process.
“It’s not just about Vanessa,” he muttered, sneaking further down the corridor.
What did he mean by that? Panicking, Marla looked around her. The corridor seemed empty. Silvan and James were probably already at the door to the great hall. Only the high lords and their associates, people like Sirina, used this passageway. There wasn’t much traffic here, since the lower demons had no access to this area, but someone might come along at any time!
Marla saw only one option: She would have to use her powers. Her hands closed around Mike’s arm. With all her might, she grabbed him and dragged him back into the ventilation duct. He just barely pulled his feet up in time before they hit the stone edge of the passage. Marla only let go of his arm once they had retreated a few yards down the duct. Breathing heavily, she sank to her knees.
“Wow!” Mike crouched down next to her. “You’re pretty strong.”
“Oh, that’s nothing,” she replied, trying not to let on how much strength that move had cost her. Marla possessed too little energy. She knew she wouldn’t be able to stop Mike again using force, so she tried one last time with words. “You have nothing to defend yourself with! That’s suicide, pure and simple!” She burst into tears from sheer exhaustion and despair. “Please, let it go.”
He pulled her into his arms, and she laid her head on his chest. With him, she felt at ease and secure. The darkness of the tunnel seemed like additional protection. Mike couldn’t see anything, but thanks to the tiny amount of light seeping in from the main corridor, Marla could make out his figure as a shadow in the darkness.
She clung to him. “I didn’t want any of this. I didn’t want them to come for Vanessa, and now we’ll all die.”
“I won’t allow you to
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