{Part Three} Chapter Fourty-Three: Revenge

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You're still strapped to the bed as alarms blare. You heard screaming outside the door earlier, but have ceased a few minutes ago. Light scratches on the door are the only thing heard now. You're going to die here, strapped to this bed. Maybe this is a good thing. You look up at the ceiling and hope for a quick death.

The door is pulled open, and large footsteps enter the room. You hear the raspy breathing as whatever entered the room approaches you. The creature leans over you, observing you. Large horns and a humanoid face is all you can see.

"Just kill me."

It doesn't respond. It sniffs you, and then raises its claw at you. You close your eyes.

Instead of disemboweling you, it cuts off your restraints and begins to walk away.

It stops at the door and speaks with a raspy and weak voice, "Leave......now."

You look at the creature, frozen in place. The creature drops something at the door and runs out into the hallway. You get off of the bed and find your sword laying there. You walk down the hallway unbothered by the situation that you're in. Cold, naked, and alone. Whatever that creature was, it didn't want to kill you surprisingly. Maybe it was smart enough to know you were a prisoner like it was.

You keep walking down the blood soaked hallway caused by the creature's carnage. You wonder if Alec killed Emory after he left. Something grabs your arm and you twist around wrapping your hands around whoever grabbed you're throat. You squeeze harder and harder until you recognize who you're choking.

You let them go, "Emory?"

She coughs holding her throat, "I'm so glad to see you Kai."

She tries to go in for a hug but you push her away.

"Don't." You say.

"You ok Kai?"

You sigh, "Yeah, just don't touch me."

"Why are you naked?"

"It's a long story."

"Yeah, I hear that. King Seraphina and Alec being down here? It doesn't make sense."

"Seraphina is a demon now."

"How do you know?"

"I saw her, Alec asked how the procedure was. She uh...."

"Did she do something to you Kai?"

"Let's not talk about that and move on, ok?"

"Jesus Kai, don't tell me-"

"I don't wanna talk about it Emory."

She nods her head, "Ok Kai."

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You both head down the hallway until you reach the train. You managed to find some scrubs to wear so you're not naked anymore. You both enter the train and Emory starts looking at the controls.

"What's the plan Emory?"

"We need to figure out what is going on. If you say King Seraphina is a demon now, we can't trust her or Misery. I say we start investigating the other settlements."

"What if they all are demons?"

"It's a possibility, but I have some that I trust still."

"Who would that be exactly?"

She hits a button and the train begins to move.

"Promise, the only community that wasn't there during the war.""

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