"You did some bad things but I'm the worst of them"
"Have you ever done something like this?" Billy asked.
"No" I said.
"Great" he said.
We got to the door of the lighthouse as Billy kicked the door in. I formed fire balls in my palms as we walked inside. A fire was crackling straight ahead of us, a outline of someone being hung up from the ceiling in front of it.
"Bloom?" I whispered.
"Get off me!" She screamed. "Get off!"
I closed my palms, running towards her. I got closer to her, seeing her eyes were open but darkness consumed them. Black surrounded her eyes, giving the illusion of smudged mascara. I touched her cheek as tears streamed down her face. I got inside her mind, feeling her pain and wanting it to stop.
"Wake" I whispered.
I waited for her to come back but she kept moving her mouth but no words escaping.
"What's happening?" Billy asked.
"She's not waking up" I said.
Billy threw a blue energy ball at the chains as her body fell onto mine. I got a better look at her face from the fire. My heart sank seeing her in this state.
"We need to go, now!" I snapped.
Billy helped me with her body as we dragged her out and walked towards the portal. We neared the portal when I sensed someone behind us. The watch on Billy's wrist began ticking. We were nearing the five minutes as I decided to turn around. I was faced with a tall man. He was smiling as I straightened my posture to appear more menacing. He slowly clapped his hands while his smile remained.
"My dear daughter" he said.
"I am no daughter of yours" I said.
"Who else gave you your Elemental magic?" He asked.
He held his hand up as lightning shot out of it. I held both my hands out on front of me as I absorbed it. I held my breath as it began to ball up. I looked up to him, smiling.
"Your little minion taught me some tricks" I said.
I threw it towards him as he narrowly avoided it. I pushed Billy through the other side of the portal as him and Bloom fell to the ground. I took one look at the man who is known as Aleksander Sallow before going to the portal. I felt roots from the ground slowly snake up my leg, stopping me from moving any further. I fell to my knees as the roots made their way to my neck. I looked up as my father kneeled down.
"Just like your mother" he whispered. "Weak."
"She was not" I coughed out.
"Wanda could not do what was needed" he said. "I should've killed her when I got the chance. Now, I'll kill them."
My heart shattered as flashes of Riven's bloodied body entered my mind. Tears streamed down my cheeks as I felt something explode inside me. I screamed as the roots broke around me. I stood up, feeling an insane amount of magic. I ran through the portal just as it closed to see Riven on the ground with his sword in his stomach.
I ran to his side, too scared to remove the sword. My hands began shaking as he coughed up blood. I grabbed his face before looking over my shoulder to see everyone else on the ground but Bloom was missing.
"Hey, look at me" I whispered.
Riven slowly turned his head as our eyes met. My entire body began shaking as I felt his heartbeat slowly decrease. I pulled the sword out as blood began pouring out of the wound. I put my hands over it to stop the bleeding as I heard rustling behind me.
"Help!" I yelled.
Tommy sped over, taking Riven's body inside. I slowly stood up, looking at my bloodied hands. Billy slowly got up from the ground as anger took over my body.
"Where is she?" I asked. "Our mother, where is she?"
"Briar, you can't go alone" he said.
"If he dies, I will turn into someone nobody wants to see" I said.
I looked inside his mind before walking away. Without a second thought I threw a bright red energy ball as it changed into a portal. I walked through it to see a large building that looked similar to a penitentiary.
I threw an energy ball to the door as it flew off the hinges. I walked through it as men with guns pointed them to me. A switch turned on inside me as I held my hands out, levitating their guns in the air, flicking my hands, throwing them.
I looked at my right hand as lightning began crackling in it. I slammed my hand to the ground as all the men got electrocuted. I began getting shot at as the bullets collided with my suit, falling to the ground as they were unsuccessful to get through it. I looked at my stomach to see not a single one had hit me.
"I do not wish to hurt you!" I yelled.
"Stand down!" One yelled.
"Very well" I said.
I held my left hand up as water droplets from the ground formed larger balls. I walked a few steps, turning my hand as the water went into the mens mouths. I watched as they all fell to the ground gasping for air.
I stepped over one of the men, seeing a pair of keys on his belt. I took the keys, making my way inside. The lights inside turned red as alarms began blaring. I ignored the yelling from behind me as bullets once again crashed against my suit.
"Where is she?" I asked.
I turned around as no one said a word. I smiled at one of the men as he slightly began shaking. I looked inside his mind, seeing a cell number. I formed a ball of light in my hand, throwing it towards them. They screamed out in pain, not being able to see anything. I listened to their screams as I made my way to a heavily guarded cell.
"Move or you will be moved" I said.
They stood their ground, tightening their grip onto their guns. I held my hands up, levitating their bodies into the air before throwing them to the walls. I took the keys I had taken from a guard, putting in the strange looking key into the lock. The door clicked as I opened it to be faced with another door.
I tilted my head before twisting my hands. I threw energy blasts at the door as it busted off. I walked through it to see my mother in a tank filled with water. People in lab coats looked at me scared. I noticed tubes all over her body, walking towards the tank.
"Let her out" I said.
I heard scrambling as they wasted no time doing so. The tubes detached from her body as her eyes popped open. I held my hand up, manipulating the water and draining the tube of it. The tube lowered as she struggled to stand on her own. I grabbed her arms as her eyes began to water.
"Is it really you?" She whispered.
I nodded as her lips began to shake, trying to form a smile.
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The Story of Us • Riven
FanfictionBriar Dowling was beautiful, young and cunning. In many ways she was like her mother, Farah Dowling. From a young age she knew she was destined to lead army's.. to help protect the Otherworld. But did she really want to do that?