Crusade ~ World from Ashes {Complete}

5

"Ryker!"

My voice was strained as I tried to scream out his name. I couldn't quite get the words out though as the creature holding me crushed my throat in its fingers. It pulled me back off the wall a third time and as I felt my body crushed against it, I shouted in pain. Every limb was growing numb to the sharp, jolts of agony that pulsed through my body. I was sure a few ribs were cracked by then, it was so painful to take even the shallow breaths into my chest.

"Hurt him," the cruel voice ordered the creature that held me tightly.

I shook my head frantically, but knew it wasn't going to help me at all. The sharp claws of the things other hand slashed out across my chest, tearing the thin white shirt I wore. I choked on another scream. Burning pain ripped through my chest as the nails cut me open. I writhed in the things hold, pressed up against the wall heavily and with nowhere to go. No... I could go somewhere, but that would me having to use it... I don't want to... But... If I don't... I ground my teeth as my thoughts went chaotic.

"Use it, I know you want to. If you don't, I'll order my pet to shred you slowly."

I shook my head at him, tears starting to stream from my eyes. I didn't want to use it. Crusade was sickening to use. I hated it. The feel of it, as the drug took over, was like tar sliding all across my body, sucking me into it like a swamp. I trembled as my body burned from the pain. Grinding my teeth, I fought to keep from losing myself to the terror he was instilling in me.

"Again," the man ordered.

The claws struck out, slashing across my hip and thigh. I screamed that time, the sound chilling even for me to hear. I thrashed in the things hold, kicking at it only to scrap the tops of my feet against the hardened skin of its body.

"Again!"

"No!!" I shouted in fear as the thing slashed at me once more. The tearing pain through my side, from the back of my shoulder down was almost enough to knock me unconscious. The agony from it, though, was my tipping point. My body went still, hand slipping from the things wrist as it held me tightly. I could feel the drug kicking in as I unconsciously pulled at it, dragging it to the forefront of my body. When it was fully activated, I looked up slowly and tilted my head at the man who stood in the doorway. The creature that held me didn't bother me anymore. My focus was on the one who kept ordering it to hurt me.

I had enough of being hurt.

The moment I thought about being right in front of that bastard and tearing his throat out, my body reacted. Every part of my being broke apart, fading out into a black substance that was the core of Crusade. I was smoke in the creature's hands and shot straight through it to stand right before the fucker who was the epitome of my nightmares. My body rebuilt itself right in front of him and I lashed out, thick, long nails curving from my finger tips as claws much like the ones on the creature's hands.

He barely had any time to get out of the way as I swiped at him rapidly. Both hands arced out at him, the nails slicing through the air like knives. I caught his nice shirt, shredding it easily as he backed up away from me. I moved quickly, rushing him as he danced out of the way, always just a little bit out of reach which was starting to piss me off. My body broke down again into the black mist and I shot forward faster than he could move, chasing him around the room.

Streaks of blood coated the very tips of my long nails as I managed to cut him once I got close enough. My body pulled back together right next to his left side and I struck out again. Triumph filled me as my talons dug deep into his side. However, it was short lived as he slapped something on my chest. I felt the cold prick of steel embedding in my skin the moment he touched me. Pulling away from him with a hiss in the back of my throat, I glanced down at the thing he'd stuck to me.