UnTamed [Book 3]

I Tried

Did you like the last cliffhanger? No? Well it all gets resolved this chapter :)

Chapter Quote:
"Losing him was like hearing every goodbye ever said to me all at once."
~Unknown
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Chapter 36: I Tried

Luke

Derek finished off his Tartarus with fire and skeletons. Silena defeated hers with her kamikaze-like attacks. Luke finished his by pretending to be unable to get up and when Tartarus tried to impale him to the ground, rolled away at the last second and Luke ran Tartarus through with his sword. They all made it to the elevator where Thanatos was waiting, watching.

Bryn was still fighting though. Her opponent fought and moved almost exactly like her. Luke was terrified for his girlfriend but he had faith in her that she'd live through this. She always had and she'd do it again. Sure enough, Bryn stabbed Tartarus through the stomach, twisted her sword, and pulled it out just before her Tartarus disintegrated. She staggered to the side a bit which worried Luke. Had she been injured?

But Bryn shook it off and ran as fast as she could to the elevator. She was stopped by Thanatos who seemed to have a few questions for her. They had a silent conversation. Luke was trying to read Bryn's emotions but he couldn't. They were too ambiguous.

"Bryn, hurry!" Derek shouted. Luke ran out of the elevator to help Bryn along because she seemed to be having trouble. Luke remembered Damasen's warning about how Tartarus didn't just play physical games but he played mental games as well. Who knew what that jerk of an immortal did to his girlfriend.

"Luke I'm okay, I'm okay. Get Damasen and Bob in here. They need to come up too."

"I shall stay down here. In case anymore demigods come this way, they will need a friend to guide them to safety. Thank you, and say hello to your parents for me," Damasen said. "Safe travels."

The giant waved. Luke turned to Bob. "Do you want to come?"

Bob contemplated the idea, seeming conflicted about what to do. "Bob wants to help Damasen... but Bob want to say hello to the stars."

"We can have Hades send you back Bob. The gods are going to owe us for saving their world. We can get you back here after you've seen the stars," Silena offered.

Bob turned around to Damasen. "You be okay while I'm gone?"

"Go friend. I will see you again."

Smiling, Bob stepped into the elevator with the demigods. Thanatos shut the door but not before reminding the demigods that they had to make sure the doors stayed shut or bad things would happen. They waved at Damasen until they couldn't see him anymore. Once the doors shut, the demigods made sure they stayed shut by pushing their bodies into the doors and shoving them to the center. Bob simply used his giant hands.

"Okay, we have twelve minutes before we get up top. We can do this... we're almost there," Bryn said.

"Bryn, who were you fighting? It looked just like you," Luke asked.

"Me. I'm my own worst enemy."

Luke studied her. Her appearance was worrying him. Bryn's face was pale and gaunt. Her hair was covered in dirt, grime, and blood. Her whole body was trembling. She was still beautiful to him, she always was, but she looked terrible. He looked over at Silena and Derek. Their appearance was extremely similar to Bryn's so Luke could only imagine what he looked like.