Am I Wretched or Divine? ~*COMPLETED*~

Chapter 30: Rise From The Ashes

Zara's POV

Tiffy and I were walking through the neglected school hallways, passing a few of the other Grims as we made our rounds. Most of the halls were eerily silent, more silent than they should be, all except for the patter of our bare feet against the linoleum. Though that all changed in a matter of seconds when a shrill screech broke the sound barrier and rattled the whole building. The floors began to move and I had almost lost my balance but Tiffy caught me and kept me on my feet until the tremors subsided. We looked at each other with our eyes wide as we knew where the screech had came from.

"The Matriarch." We said simultaneously as we turned on our heels and ran back toward the lab so we could warn Rikea. 

We hustled down the halls and turned the corner only to find a few Skins blocking our path. Their eyes were full of blood lust and their mouths dripped with hunger as they lunged at us with full force. Tiffy and I split up which confused the Skins for a second but we continued to weave past each other until we were directly in front of the Skins. I pulled out a few of the throwing knives I always carried with me, and whipped them into his chest. I watched as he fell back and cracked his head against the linoleum, blood instantly pooling from his chest and head. Tiffy had jumped onto the Skin's shoulders and wrapped her legs around his neck before placing her hands on either side of his head and twisting until the loud crack of a broken neck ceased the Skins cries.

"Where did you learn to do that?" I stared at her in amazement as she slid off of the Skin before he hit the ground and walked over to me.

"I can teach you later. For now we need to get to Rikea before we run into anymore of those vile creatures." I nodded in agreement and ran after her as she took off.

We finally made it to the Lab without another encounter and burst through the door, slamming it behind us and we both leaned against it as we tried to catch our breath. A few of the other Grims were watching Rikea work but looked toward us and quickly shifted into their fighting stances, when they heard someone enter.

"You scared the fuck out of us Tiff. She knows we are here but we need to find a way to hold her off a little longer. Rikea is getting close but still hasn't perfected the cure. Something is missing and I believe it is something right under our noses." Tiffy sighed just as another screech rang out, shaking the building once more, and everyone ran to catch some of the vials before they smashed to the ground and progress was lost.

"Ouch!" I looked up to find one of the girls, who I hadn't really had a chance to meet, accidentally drop her broken vial which sliced down her finger and drew blood. The room instantly filled with the scent of her blood and we all stared at her wondering what her kind was doing here, knowing too well how dangerous it was.

"What is a human doing here, Tiffy?" Rikea stopped what she was doing and looked over at us curiously.

"I had saved her when we escaped. We stopped by the rebel base near the city and found it in ruins. I didn't feel safe leaving her alone in the desert so I brought her here hoping we could keep her safe." Tiffy walked across the room and over to the girl who was trying to get her finger to stop bleeding.

"You do know that that is how the Matriarch found us! She can smell a human from miles away! Since we are half human we are harder to track, but her, she will be the death of us all!" The girl began to cry knowing we were blaming her even though none of this was her fault. She was just another victim in this fucked up world.

"Everyone just needs to calm down! I can't concentrate with all of you fighting!" Rikea glared at us and we instantly shut up. Even the human girl stopped crying as Rikea turned back to her work but she was interrupted once again as the building began to shake.