My Light

Raised From Perdition

Sorry this chapter's so late, I've been kept busy with school and I wanted this chapter to be good.

~Mark

       "We need to find Jack before Dark does." I paced around, trying to figure out how I could see him again.

"You really weren't there in Hell torturing me?" Amy asked softly.

"No, I promise." I paused to glance over at her, tempted to kiss her then and there. I have work to do, I reminded myself, shaking my head.

"Where the hell-" I once again froze mid-step, an idea in mind.

"I think Jack's in Hell." I told Amy, eyes wide with the realization. Who knows what the king of Hell would do with him there.

"I-I can't go back there." She bowed her head in shame to avoid my gaze, as if expecting me to be mad.

"I understand." I offered her a small smile as I gently lifted her head up with my hand, kissing her softly on the lips before flying to Hell to find Jack.

"Took you long enough." Dark was laying across his throne, his arms behind his head and feet dangling over the side, his mouth set in a constant irritating smirk that made me want to punch him even more.

"Where's Jack?" I snarled furiously.

"Well you see, he was supposed to have died when he got hit by that truck, but you just had to let him live. Now, I took his soul, so he's staying here in Hell and it's all your fault." He taunted, shifting so he was properly sitting in his throne.

"You have no power here Death, this is my domain." He continued as demons started crowding around me, ready to attack at any moment.

"Just you wait, I am not throwing away my shot!" I charged through the sea of demons towards him, fury blazing.

"Mark!" I heard Jack call out desperately, his voice filled with fear. I paused to look for him, but couldn't see him anywhere.

"You're so gullible!" Jack laughed as he sat on the edge of Dark's throne, giving him a kiss. Only it wasn't Jack. The demon had one regular blue eye and one sickly green.

"I'm only going to repeat this one more time. Where. is. Jack?!?" I roared impatiently.

"Why I'm right here Markimoo." The demon sitting on the edge of Dark's throne grinned.

"You know, it didn't take much to convince him to come with me. All I had to say was that Signe was down here and he practically begged me to take him down here. Now, he's just another soulless demon I can command." Dark snapped his fingers. The demon leapt up and tackled me to the ground, startling me.

"Jack please, snap out of it!" I begged as he grabbed me in a chokehold.

"He can't, he doesn't have this." Dark revealed a box from under his throne and opened it so I could see a white light burning brightly inside before he closed it.

"Sorry." I whispered apologetically as I kicked him in the chest, sending him flying off of me and skidding across the floor. The demon stood back up again to attack, but Dark held up a hand, stopping him.

"Let's make a deal. I give you Jack and his soul back if you give me your ring." He clasped his hands together.

"Deal." I agreed reluctantly, handing him the ring. He laughed as he slid it on his finger with the ring he already had, both of them blood red.

"Here." He handed me Jack's soul. I placed it back inside him. His eyes turned white for a moment before he collapsed to the ground, unconscious. Only then I realized my mistake. I had no way out without my ring.

"You son of a-"

"Language." Dark interrupted me, signaling his demons to come take Jack and I away to be tortured.

"What did I miss?"

I turned my head back to see Amy appear as the demons holding me paused.

"Ah War, glad you could join the fun!" Dark gestured around him.

"I'm not here for you." She growled at him, noticing Jack and me among the throng of demons.

"One, two, three." She quietly counted to herself before snapping her fingers. Instantly a battle between all demons broke loose, creating chaos beyond belief.

"Let's go!" Amy shouted over the sounds of battle. I carried Jack's unconscious form bridal style and ran with him to Amy, flying away just in time as Dark reached towards me.