The Destroyer (Pure Magic Book Five)

Chapter Twelve - Jade POV

We had been home for a week, and I sat alone in the bedroom, in darkness, attempting to fight it. I had been getting a little better at it, but something always distracted my efforts and pushed me back into darkness. The only thing I could control was my eye color. I could look normal and still be in darkness.

"Maybe I'll use that to my advantage," I smiled.

And with that, boom, my efforts were back to zero.

Fuck! My brain screamed angrily. Not that it mattered. Those thoughts were easily pushed aside. And the more I tried to fight them, the more defeated the light side of me got. My inner conscience got quieter. I began to accept my fate.

There was a knock at the door. I quickly shifted my eyes and walked out.

As I opened the door, I was greeted by Orion.

"Hello, Mother." He smiled. "Are you ready?"

"What?" I asked, confused. "Quit your riddles, Orion. What do you want?"

"It's more like what do you want," he corrected me. "Aren't you worried about your husband?"

Marco. Where was he? "Marco can handle his own."

He held out his hands, conjuring a vision like Marco did. "Are you sure? He's not looking so good." 

I saw him, unconscious on a stone floor. He looked beaten.

"What the hell have you done to him?" I screamed. 

"Jeez, calm down!" He rolled his eyes. "It's not like he's dead. Just waiting for a savior. That savior is you." He grinned. "Well, rather, us."

"You?"

"Yes. Because once you come to his rescue, I'm going to give you what you desire."

I narrowed my eyes. "What are you talking about?"

"Power, Mom." He shrugged. "Something Marco craved all those years ago. Now you both want it. This darkness you feel, it's meant to be permanent. So, it will be."

"No, it won't," I shook my head. I was impressed. Despite being in darkness, I was fighting quite boldly.

"Here's the thing," he said matter of factly. "If you don't agree, you won't find him."

I growled. "Orion, what the fuck?"

He laughed. "Still so funny when I work you up enough to swear." He gestured toward the door. "Let's go. Hubby awaits."

We went to the realm and he led me to an unused room in the HQ. It was all stone, undecorated. The only thing on the floor was Marco, bruised and unconscious. He was still alive and breathing.

"What happened?" I asked quietly, sitting on the floor and resting Marco's head on my lap. 

Orion shrugged. "All I can say is he might have one of those headaches." He laughed. "At least until I help you both into darkness."

I laughed, probably louder than I meant to. I shifted my eyes back and glared at him. "Both of us, huh?"

"Y-you…"

I saw Marco's eyes flutter. "Yes. I-I-I. Surprising, huh?" I placed my hands on Marco's temples. "How did you get in here?"

"Oh, come on, you think that spell held me back?" He laughed.

"Jade, you shouldn't have come." Marco's voice was raspy. 

"Oh, Marco, you know she would never resist an opportunity to save you." Orion rolled his eyes. "Pathetic. Buy thankfully, it pushes you guys head first into what I will make of you."