The Fallen

Chapter 17

Taylor groan as a shot of pain went through her head. Blood matted her hair and dripped down the side of her head. She slowly opened her right eye and couldn't focus on what was infront of her. She pushed herself up and blinked rapidly. Her vision was fuzzy as she looked forward. The man. The man or demon that was the first thing she remembered was sitting in front of her with a cocky smile. He still had grey skin, it was inhuman. His horns curved upward. He was sitting with his crossed legs over his armrest, seeming not to care about the way he was presented. "Finally awake I see." His deep voice said, ringing through the whole room. Taylor looked to her left and say red pillers and looked at the floor and saw red carpet. She was in the throne room to the castle and the Devil himself was their. Two men were behind her, even if you could call them men. They looked horrible. Sightly blue skin, marking in their arms and just the dead look in their eyes. Taylor mind raced with questions, that she didn't dare ask. Taylor continue to look around the room expecting someone just to swoop in and get her the hell out of her. But no one did. "Don't worry. No one's here to save you." He said leading it up with a deep psychotic chuckle. "Your friend did put up a good fight. She almost out run ten men." He gloated. Taylor instantly felt rage inside her. A deep fiery pit in her chest clouding her mind. "Where is she?!" She screamed at the man. She heard the men behind her move gripping their weapons if Taylor dared to move. "Don't worry. I'll bring her in." He said waving to something behind her. A scream filled the air as the clanking of metal came closer. "Let me go!" Screamed a familiar voice. Taylor turned her head and look past the men at the entrance. Another scream of rage filled the air. It was Danielle getting pulled by a man twice her size, maybe even triple. Danielle struggled under the man's grip. Trying everything in her power to get out. She looked like a mess. The side of her head was covered in blood that led to the bottom of her neck. Her wrist where tied in a piece of rope that already had her blood from struggling. The man threw her on the ground not that far away from Taylor. Danielle quickly went to get up but stop as a cold metal was held to her neck.

"Don't even think about it." His one of the men that was once standing behind Taylor. The weapon glowed of some sorts. It was a sword but the metal changed colors. Not fully changed, but waves of light color shimmered on the grey metal. Danielle knew the material. The lady showed her what the weapon would look like but she hope the only time she got to actually see it was not like this.

"I suggest you sit back down." The man said still holding the weapon firmly. Daniele moved her head away from the weapon and sat on her legs. The man put his weapon down and looked toward the Devil. Danielle turned around slowly, giving Taylor a slight smile trying to make things seem okay. But it faded as she looked at the man in the throne.

"Now!" The Devil said loudly. He swung his legs of the armrest sitting up straight. "Why were you in my castle?" He asked looking straight at Danielle. Taylor head snapped to Danielle. Never had she thought Danielle would do something like that. Danielle stayed silent.
"Hmm, not going to talk? Well i'm sure you know what that weapon could do." He said pointing at the man that now stood behind Danielle. She felt the cool metal on the back of her neck, one little swipe and she was gone. "Now, what were you doing in my castle?" The man said loudly. He wasn't a man of patience, he never was. "I needed to retrieve something." Danielle said coldly, glaring at the man. Danielle reached into her front pocket and could still feel the ring, the ticket out. She grab the ring and smoothly pulled the ring out and hid it in her fist.

"Continue." The man said. Danielle stayed silent. The man behind her put more weight onto his weapon making her uncomfortable. "I don't think you understand Danielle. I need to know what you were doing or you die." He said with a evil smile. Danielle had her ticket out but she couldn't use it. Not her. Danielle looked to Taylor. Taylor had no idea what they were going to do. She believed they were done for. "I'm sorry, but that information private." She said.

"It's not private to me when it involves my stuff."

Danielle had to get Taylor out of here. In one motion she did what she could to throw the ring towards Taylor. The men looked on in confusion, until the Devil noticed what it was. The man screamed "no" while Taylor picked up the ring without knowing what it was. "Put it on!" Danielle screamed. "Wait what does it do?" She slipped the gold ring on her middle finger. Her wings started to shine as they turned a beautiful white. Small rocks fell from the ceiling as it ripped open. Taylor looked to Danielle in question as she started to fly upwards. She heard the man scream again but she couldn't stop as she went back to Earth by herself.