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12. Never Let Them Take The Light Behind Your Eyes

I was covered in blood from head to toe. Korse doesn't let me off this table, much less let me clean myself. I was struggling to see since my face was swollen from the beatings I had received and my breathing was laboured. My ribs crying out in protest with each breath I took. Korse and his dracs just left after another torturous round of ' let's see who can punch Venom the hardest.' Their favorite game.

But I was tired. Tired of playing. Tired of fighting. Ohh so very tired. The beatings took their toll on me. I had lost track of how long I had been here after a few days. My eyes were so heavy, as though the had anchors dragging them down, and they slowly started to shut. I didn't even fight the oncoming darkness any more. And with that, I fell unconscious.

I was floating in the darkness again, it was so calm here. It was the only place I could escape Korse's torture. Where I could be free. At peace. But then it started to turn and change. It wasn't the darkness any more. No, this was different. I was now standing in the middle of the woods. I started walking towards a strange glowing light. I found myself in a clearing. It was absolutely beautiful. There was a river surrounded by beautiful flowers. I was mesmerized by it.

Then someone started to talk. "It's beautiful isn't it?" I spun around only to be face to face with someone who looked just like Party Poison except he had short white hair and wore a black parade uniform. I stared in bewilderment. "Poison?" I asked. He chuckled softly. "No, my name is Gerard." He said with a small smile on his face. "Is this a dream?" I asked. "Not exactly." He said kindly. I frowned. Another question popping into my head. "Am I dead?" I asked feeling a little sad. I don't want to be dead.

"No you're not dead, but..." he said with a sad expression crossing his face. "But what?" I asked curiously. I had a bad feeling about what his answer might be. He looked hesitant before speaking. "But you're dying." He said sadly. I was shocked. I mean, I saw it coming, I guess but hearing him say that out loud made my heart clench with pain. Before I wouldn't care if I was dying because I had nothing to live for, but that's changed now I have someone to live for, someone I didn't want to leave behind.

"But how?" I asked. He looked down at the ground before speaking. "Your wounds are to bad. You're bleeding out and your left lung is collapsed." He paused before looking at me with a pained expression. "You're drowning in your own blood." I gasped, shocked by the news. "But I don't feel anything." I said looking very confused at him. "That's because your body is in shock and that you're here." He said softly. "Where is here exactly?" I asked.

"It's a place out of time. The time here stands still so you're not dead yet. You get to make a choice. You can choose to come with me, this choice will result in your death. You won't suffer any more. The second choice is you can go back, you might stand a chance at surviving." I started at him for awhile, thinking before I asked. "If I'm dying how will I survive?" Party Poison is coming to save you. He is currently in the building fighting dracs and making his way here with the rest of the group. If he can get to you in time you will live and you won't remember any of this." He said sounding happy, as though he wants me to choose the second option.

After thinking for awhile I made up my mind. "I want to live." I said, detriment. I won't leave Poison behind, I won't give up on him because he didn't give up on me. Gerard smiled at me happy that I choose to live. "Then let's go." He said grinning happily. He snapped his fingers and I woke up to Poison looking at me.

"Venom! Venom! Hold on I'm getting you out of here! Just hold on!" He said with a worried voice. He was frantically loosening the straps holding me down. I was weak. Every hurt and it was even harder to breathe. I was struggling to stay awake and fight off unconsciousness.

Fun Ghoul, Kobra Kid and Jet Star had caught up and helped him cary me out. I only caught flashes of what happened after. Flashes of the hallway and Poisons worried face looking down at me. Then we where driving at full speed, Poison holding on to me, yelling at Fun to go faster. "Just keep fighting. Don't let them take the light behind your eyes. Just hold on a little longer. We're almost there." He whisper softly to me, while stroking my hair.

We're almost where? I don't understand what's happening. I didn't get the chance to ask because I succumbed to darkness.