Revenge

Crystal Clear

"James" he raised his hands "I am not here to fight just let me go... since when did you have interest in anything other than killing me?"

"Be quiet Blaike. Everyone in this room knows what you've done and noes the time for you to pay." Quick instances of pain and sadness flashed through his eyes. It clicked, Dark champion.. Blaike Niall. This boy was Blaike, the one who was thought to be dead.... The one who killed Madeline had killed his own parents and James's. I could feel my blood boil as fury shot through me to the point I was dizzy with rage.

"I-it was an accident!!" his voice came out broken for a second "it wasn't my fault.... I didn't mean to!"

"God! Stop lying, don't listen to his lies. Lilja, you have to take him out" I could feel James place a small knife in my hand, and in seconds I was running at the man in front of me, no thoughts in my head other than kill, kill.

With fear in his eyes he twisted and dodged me before shoving me to the ground with one of the practice swords, he was making an effort not to touch me. It took time but his eyes suddenly were calm as he looked at me "Lilja calm down"

"Lilja! Kill him!" now that I was calm I could see what I was doing

"I-I can't!" I saw James's eyes grow dark "j-james?"

"don't call me that, pathetic girl. Kill him." I was taken aback

"what?" I couldn't believe my ears and sat there with probably the most dumbstruck look on my face.

"kill. Him. He killed your dearly loved friend correct? Kill him! Do it now! Destroy him!" he took on an evil visage and smiled cruelly, the James I once knew, the one I thought I knew, was no where. He didn't exist, not anymore.

"Lilja, don't listen to him, he has the power of manipulation. Think clearly, don't let his spell mess with you!" I could hear Blaike's desperate cries, when I looked up I saw his dark blue eyes pleading with me, soft jet black hair falling in his face loosely.

"Kill him already! Do it now!" James's cruel and angry voice rang out in the silence

"no..." It suddenly felt like I was hit with ice cold water, I felt more alive. Everything was so vibrant suddenly, it felt like chains had been lifted off of me.

"what?" Suddenly he was the one with the dumbstruck look his face.

"I said no!" Blaike let me stand up as I looked at James, I could feel tears rolling down my cheeks.

I had been betrayed.

"It's all clear to me now... the constant telling me what to do, the rare 'I love yous' just to make sure I kept believing in you! You tricked me didn't you" I hated it but deep down inside me I wanted it to all be fake, all a joke... flashes of memories that I once so cherished were turning so venomous, dark, splattered with black paint.

Then he gave me a sadistic look and started laughing "ah you are a smart girl, maybe I should've gotten someone dumber to kill you hm Blaike?" my eyes stung, pain throbbing in my head.

"y-you were just using me to do your dirty work?"

He started clapping slowly from across the room "Bravo! Bravo! You figured it out you smart girl you, I was planning on arresting you and taking all the glory after you killed him.... I guess I'll just have to frame you." He then lunged at me and Blaike.

I grabbed the practice sword and hit him in the stomach and then felt Blaike's arm wrap around my waist before a crash sounded and I felt the cool air of outside on my skin. He ran to James's car with me in tow.

Soon enough I was thrown in the back of James's car, hitting my head on the door and getting knocked out. When I woke up later I had been strapped to the seat in a way I couldn't move very far.

I took in my surroundings in a daze. I knew I was in James's car, but where was all his stuff? He had told me he lived in the car and I had never actually taken the time to look behind the front seat. The back seat was empty, almost spotless even. Lies upon more lies, was anything true? I saw Blaike driving in the front seat. He had killed Madeline... why couldn't I kill him?

"sorry I caught your head on the door frame... I had to stop and tie you up, don't take it personally I wasn't sure if you would attack me or not..." I didn't respond and he sighed running his hand through his hair as he kept his eyes on the road, not saying anymore.

The air between us was heavy, which left me to my own thoughts.

James wanted revenge for his parents deaths, so he used me in plans to kill Blaike... To make me loyal to him he pretended to love me and got me to trust him... All those times I followed him blindly were because of his powers, the powers of manipulation... I remember learning about that power at some point in school, when someone has the powers of manipulation they can trick the person listening to their voice to fall under their 'spell' which only works as long as the person falling under the power is unaware. Once aware, the power is useless.... So James just planned on using me and then arresting me... if he told me not to say anything about him then he wouldn't have anything to worry about and I wouldn't have been the wiser... in a way, Blaike saved my life... and he isn't that bad of a person, yes he's an ass and he annoys me half to death. I could possibly let him drop me off and we could go our separate ways, though I still couldn't forgive him... he's already killed multiple people.

I had no idea what to do anymore.

I was lost in my head, I felt alone, betrayed, and confused.