Almost Human

Chapter 24: It's Okay To Give In To The Madness

Five ugly Elemental creations were set on their knees before me. They snarled and spat the most disgusting, foul, language they could think of. They were no better than Adian. He'd tainted them as he had tainted himself. Though how they'd turned out so ugly and him so human was beyond me. Yet, for whatever reason, he'd given me the ability kill the very things he'd made.

A bead of sweat poured down my face as a jut of fire shot up near us. Damn it is hot down here. I swung the sword easily and decapitated the head from the first body. The other mutations began to scream insults. Oh shut up. I placed my hand on the forehead of the next one. I forced my electrical power through my finger tips and his body twitched beneath it. He screamed out in pain and fell limp. Next? I moved to third and decapitated him as well. Black blood splattered across the hilt of the sword as bone crackled beneath my swing. As I moved to the fourth one, I could see Aidan standing behind me. I paused. What was I doing? This isn't what I do. I was the type of person who wanted to kill for justice. Not just because I could. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Adian watching me. I smirked to myself. I've got an idea. I thrust my sword forward and pierced the beast's heart. The mutation cried out in pain and began to fall backwards. I twisted my sword around in my hand and shoved the blade backwards. I could feel it dig into flesh. I shut my eyes and waited for a cry of pain. Instead, I heard silence. Huh?

I spun around to see The Master yanking my weapon from his gut. Red and blackened blood spewed onto the brown rocky ground. His face was pure anger. He threw the sword to the side and gripped my neck. He lifted me off the ground and looked at me with pure hatred. His eyes were pitch black and his nails grew sharp, stabbing into my neck. "You think you can kill me?" his voice was not his own. It was deeper and demented. The remaining mutation left alive began to whimper. Aidan's head snapped towards that direction, "Don't make a sound you pest. I am dealing with your Queen." I attempted to pry his hands from my throat without much avail.

"I. Am. Not. Your. Queen," I gasped. Huge black feathered wings cut through the skin on his back and fluttered out behind him. His clothes ripped at the new amount of man. The wings were twice as large as Rider's. They were huge and made me feel like I was barely a mouse compared in size. Large vampire like fangs slid out from his canines. "Do NOT make me change completely," he warned. "I cannot be killed by some mere weapon. I suggest you don't try that again." He let go of my throat and I dropped down to my knees, coughing and throwing up. With one swipe of his hand, the remaining mutation ran away in fear. The angel wings folded and molded back with his skin. His long nails, and fangs faded away and he looked like himself again. I didn't dare pull myself off the ground. I wasn't sure if he'd calmed down yet. I hated him. I didn't even know how he'd managed to that. Aidan straightened his clothes, "Once you learn to harness the darkness, more abilities come with it. You'd be surprised." What if I decided to harness the light? What then? "It seems you don't know how to act down here...." A chain formed around my neck, with a leash that led to The Master's hands. No. I'm not some dog.

Between gritted teeth I yelled at him, "You have two seconds to get this chain off my neck or I will-" The collar wrapped around my neck tighter and I gasped in pain. That's it. Storm clouds rolled in overhead and thunder echoed across the sky. I spun my index finger in a circular motion and the wind picked up. I shot lightning down at Aiden's feet but he barely budged. He just looked at me with a stupid smirk on his face.

"Come on dear. I know you have twice as much power as that," he teased. Abruptly The Master smashed his lips into mine. What? No? I felt revolted. Everything was so wrong in his touch. Pure wickedness suddenly flooded me. His power was shoving itself down my throat. No. I hate this. No. His fangs slid out again and he brushed them across my lips. I attempted to shove him off but he had a death grip on me. I was going nowhere. He bit down on my lip roughly and I gasped as blood spilled. He took the second to slide his tongue into my mouth. Ew. No. Get out. He swapped the blood into his mouth and drank. As soon as he'd swallowed the first droplet of my blood, he'd pulled back as if disgusted. My anger was bubbling up as soon as he pulled away. "You've met your soulmate," he hissed. What? I have? "You've kissed them." He had a look in his eye of a murderer. I groaned. What now? "I will kill him, and then I will force your soul to mine." He can do that?

I wiped my mouth, frustrated his lips ever met mine. "Why'd you kiss me?"

Aidan wrapped his fingers around my leash and yanked on it so I stumbled forward, "I demand your power. I demand a companion to rule the world with. You will join the dark sooner or later."

*******The Master is crazy! What'd you guys think? And don't worry, Bree WILL NOT start liking The Master. Who could? Thanks for reading!***********