Believe Me

Twenty-Five: Something More Than Eternal Pain

Believe Me

Ch 25: Something More Than Eternal Pain

Sky's POV

"At first, it hurt," the female says, her words fluid and almost without pause. "It hurt a lot. It felt like I was being ripped apart and then put back together again, like I was being rebuilt, and everything just hurt so much."

"But now..," the boy takes over, "now we are better. Now we can avenge Dawn and Alesa – now we can place the city in those hands which our city deserves."

"Our tentacles sting with the eternal pain. But when we transfer that pain to you right before your death, it will do so much more than sting," the girl says. She takes a wavering step forward. Tyler pulls Jason back slightly.

"You can't kill us," I say, wearing my best pretend confidence. "We'll defeat you. Where are your friends?"

The girl cackles, sending a chill down my spine. "Oh, honey. My friends are doing exactly what he and I just did – they're getting stronger. You can't defeat us."

I swallow hard. "I refuse to believe that."

"You'll believe it sooner or later."

The boy monster slithers forward, and one of his tentacles darts out to hit Brice. He gasps as the tentacle latches on to his torso, and then he falls to the ground, writhing in pain. "St-Stop!" he begs, sobbing and panting and clawing at this skin, and, Notch, how I want to help him, but I know firsthand how helpless a battle it is. "M-Make it stop, please!"

"As you wish," the boy drawls, moving his tentacle across Brice's chest, and then Brice gasps again and Brice screams and Brice goes poof.

My friends and I gape in horror at the spot where he used to be. "Ah, we're even stronger than we believed!" the female monster laughs in elation as purple specks settle around where Brice was. "You popped him right out of existence!"

"Oh, no," Tyler breathes.

"Brice," Jason squeaks, wiping his sleeve across his eyes.

"Prepare to die!" I yell, raising my sword.