Eliza (Book 1)

.+* Chapter 26 - Sacrifices *+.

Ellie's View:
* Don't open that door.

I teleported to Grim and told him everything. I had a plan but I had to execute it properly.

* She's on life support...?

He nodded, holding Eliza's hand. She truly was lifeless. The paramedics came in, my plan was working.

"If you can't beat him, teleport away. Okay?"

I nodded.

Sofia's View:
I was making lunch when I received a text from Ellie.

Orange juice.

Orange ju- oh. Her emergency word. That was the word we decided when she was younger that she'd tell me if something was terribly wrong. I made a phone call.

Eliza's View:
* So if I can see you but nobody else can see me...I'm more dead than I am alive?
Dylan nodded. That wasn't good.

* Have you seen mum and dad?
Dylan froze.

* Now that you think about it...no.

But surely if they were dead he would've seen them by now. We would feel then...they would feel us.

* You watched them-

* Well, I watched them get crushed. Surely nobody could've survived it...

* The pendant.

* What pendant?

I teleported Dylan and I to Celeste. She was reading in her study room peacefully. Her flute was next to her. Calm music was playing from her phone as she wrote; she seemed to be in a positive mood.

* Who's that?

* A friend of mine.

Celeste stood up and grabbed her flute firmly and began to play it.

* I wish to be confident...but that's not a wish that can happen. See, if mother was here she'd play with me, gradually getting into the rhythm of the song before she sang with me.

She picked up a picture of her with her family, they were all playing in an orchestral suite. Celeste looked at the picture in sadness.

* How'd they die?

* Their timeline got attacked.

* By who?

* You won't get away with this.

We turned to look at Celeste. She had folded the picture and put it in her pocket.

* I have no idea.

She walked out of the room, grabbing the pendant. She had it all this time? If she did, then why did she make Ellie go to the past to get it when she had to save me and Zir, it made no sense. We followed after her.

* Celeste where are you going?

* That's none of your business.

* Don't give me that answer. And I know you have the family pendant with you.

* Wh- No I don't! And like I said before, this is none of your concern!

Victoria cast a spell, the pendant leaving Celeste's pocket and into her hand.

* You're not supposed to take this out of the castle.

* Give it back.

* Not until you tell me why you need it.

Victoria casted yet another spell, the doors and windows locking instantly. Celeste glared at her angrily.

* I'm waiting.

Ellie's View:
The ambulance was on its way to a private hospital where Eliza would be safe. Grim was at the front with the driver, they seemed to be friends. I stayed at the back, looking at Eliza.

There was a sudden bang on the outside coming in.

"Everything alright back there?" Grim asked.

There was another bang, but this time it created an indent. We were too late.

* He's here, Tord is here! We need to get out, NOW.

I teleported out, quickly blocking the blast that would've easily destroyed the ambulance. Story!shift Tord wasted no time in attacking me.

* JUST GET-
He blasted again, I blocked.

* ELIZA OUT-
I blasted at him, mirroring his boat back at him.

* OF H- EEK!
I shut my eyes as a huge boulder was about to hit me when all of a sudden...it stopped.

//. . .\\

I opened my eyes and Zir shattered the boulder into dust.

* You didn't think I was gonna leave you hanging, right?

He smirked before joining me in battling Tord. No matter how hard we tried though, he got stronger while we grew more tired. I needed souls.

* Do you think you can keep on barking while I go get more souls?!

* W- you think I can battle him by myself when we're barely beating him together!?

A huge blast came towards us but at this point we were too tired to fight back.

It stopped.

A huge flash of lightning destroyed it and a girl yelled 'let's go!' I was so confused.

* Isn't that-

* Zara?!

It was Zir's sister along with her friends. As much as I was relieved to have back up, their outfits-
They looked like the heroes you saw in movies...with the capes and stuff. But as long as they were helping, their outfits were cool 😎.

I went to get some souls.

Eliza's View:
Thank goodness Zara was here. Dylan and I watched as they battled Story!shift Tord. Soon enough, Tord and Corn arrived and they helped.

* I want to find our parents.

* Alright, I'll be with Grim.

Dylan teleported of as I teleported to Grim. My body laid still.

"Will She wake up any time soon?" Grim asked the doctor.

The doctor sighed; then he rechecked my vitals.

* Her vitals are more or less stable. She could wake up soon but the bullet went right through her heart and until surgery is done, I strongly doubt she'll wake up.

"When can the surgery be done?"

* We can schedule it four the next hour if you would like it ASAP.

He thanked the doctor and held my hand. He hadn't slept in days...I felt bad.

A few hours passed...

Ellie soon opened a portal and came in. Grim was on his laptop doing some work next to the hospital bed and Ellie took it off him.

"Hey!" He exclaimed.

* Dad, you've got to rest.

"I'm fine." He replied, moodily.

* You don't want Eliza to wake up seeing a half awake Grim, right?

"Well no, of course not."

The surgeon came in and explained what surgery was going to be done on 'me'. We agreed and they wheeled me away.

This would either help me or kill me...