Son of Damien

Chapter 18

Jaison led Rai down a passage he didn't notice before. The hall was made from stone, with torches lighting the way; the hallway itself was dark, not including the torch lighting. There were multiple strange symbols on the stone, it was some type of language that Rai did not understand. The silence and the narrow enclosed hall, felt like it was starting to suffocate Rai; he felt a urgent need to be out in the open, to stop walking down the hallway, and go out into the open.

After what felt like ages, the group finally stopped in front of an old wooden door. It had multiple gashes in the old wood from sharp claws, or blades from a weapon. Jaison raised his hands, doing quick movements with his hands as he mumbled under his breath in a different language. Once he finished, the middle of the door lit up with a large aquatic symbol; it looked like a sea dragon with water circling around its large body. A clicking noise came from the door knob, as if it were unlocking by something simple. Jaison turned around to face Rai. "Are you sure you want to go through with this?" He asked. Rai nodded. With this, Jaison unshackled Rai's wrists then turned back around, opening the door slowly.

The smell of a overpowering type of smoke filled Rai's respiratory system, making his lungs feel tighter with the new weight around him. The room was dark, with just the flicker of a small flames from multiple candles further into the room;they were on a circular table. Rai could make out the silhouette of a woman, near what looked to be a bookshelf, or just some type of shelving. "It been ages since someone has come down to visit me.." they said in a soft voice, making her way towards a seat near the table; she had a white cloak hood over blazing red hair, she wore a tattered white dress under the cloak. Her eyes were a bright blue, like diamonds(or Gojo's eyes). She wore long nail like jewelry on her thumb and pointer, wearing a torn black elbow glove for her left hand.

"We need your help, Amethyst-"
"The last time someone needed help from me, I got locked up down here.." Amethyst shot back at Jaison, her eyes becoming distant. "Why don't we strike up some type of deal?" Rai asked. Amethyst looked over at Rai, surprised. "You look just like Osiris.. she was the first person I helped." She explained. "However, whenever Alaric was still alive, he punished me by sending me down here; helping someone make it to the mortal world is against the rules of the clan." Amethyst explained. "Maybe we could help you get out of here, if you agree to help us?" Jaison pressed, looking over at Amethyst.

"I guess something of the sort could be put together. What am I to do?" Amethyst asked, picking out certain objects she finds useful out of the shelving below the table. Jaison looked over at Rai, hesitating. "I need to go back to the mortal world." Rai announced, but the sorceress shook her head. "Yes, I already foresaw that, but what else do you need help with?" Amethyst said dismissively. "Rai needs help unleashing the rest of his potential, you could say." Jaison said slowly. Rai sighed, he hoped this had nothing to do with the extreme torture he went through in Damien's custody.

"I see..." Amethyst whispered, tapping her finger on her chin, now lost in thought. A little bit later, a dagger, made out of what looked to be a dragon's talon, appeared in front of Amethyst, a light blue aura surrounding it. "You, come sit in front of me.." Amethyst ordered, pointing at Rai, and then pointing to where he should sit; he listened, taking his seat nervously. "Lay your wrist on the table." She continued. Rai did so, now noticing that there was a large summoning symbol on the table itself. Amethyst brought the dagger across Rai's wrist, leaving a large gash in the flesh. A tingling feeling began to course through Rai's whole arm, soon turning into a overwhelming pain.

He clenched his other hand into a fist, causing his palm to begin to bleed in that hand, being how hard he was pressing into his hand. Amethyst ignored the pain he was in, tracing the tip of the dagger over his insignia on his wrist, causing him to be in more pain. So this is what Jaison meant... had left once Amethyst had started. She brought out a bottle of red liquid from where she had put the items from before. She mumbled a few words, hovering her hand above Rai's arm, going back and forth in slow motions. Amethyst waited until the gashes began to glow a faint blue, before dropping two drops of the liquid into Rai's wrist and then the insignia.

Rai began to feel his arm heat up unnaturally, then go back to its normal temperature. The gashes left by the dagger were now left stinging, as if a lemon was just put into the wound. "Your arm will close back up on its own time.." Amethyst said, putting her materials back into the shelving. "However.. being you want to go back to the mortal realm.. you may die trying to go back.." she warned. "I can't say exactly what will happen on your way through The Boundary, but you will need to be careful, for the time being, and go back to the mortal realm, to build back your strength before you will be able to come back to Arcadia.."

"Just, try your best not to die in The Boundary.." Amethyst warned. "You won't be able to fulfill your end of the deal with Damien if your dead.." She handed over the dagger she used for the ritual. "I'll try my best.." Rai thought this was a shitty response, even though he doesn't even know what The Boundary was..

Rai's limbs and whole body started to feel heavy. "Lay down, it's starting to begin." Amethyst ordered. Rai layer down, his limbs now feeling weightless as soft light started to cloud his vision. Then, all he could see was a bright white light, as if he were dying. I hope I will be able to make it out of this alive..