Immortality (Sequel to Apprentice)

Chapter 17: Burning at the stake

Tia's POV

Fire. It's everywhere. My vision is momentarily blinded as I descend into a fiery abyss of flickering orange, vivid red, scorching yellow and silver smoke. This was no ordinary fire. By the way it hummed with pain and left burning red marks where it touched my flesh, this was red matter fire. Mexxy had somehow put red matter with fire and came up with the ultimate torture chamber.

Thank God I put on a dark matter chest plate. 

The chest plate provided some kind of protection for my entire chest and stomach area, as well as my back. My legs, arms and face, however, were not so lucky. Liam screamed loudly, almost shattering my eardrums, and he leapt over to me, grabbing me and almost tugging me to the ground. I remembered I could fly, so I slowly hovered, wincing. This was bad. As soon as blood was drawn by this fire, my powers would be cut off. I had to act-now!

Flying roughly over to the door, dragging Liam with me, I pound on the door. "OPEN THE DOOR!" I roar. I can hear yelling and scuffling outside and bangs on the door. I can hear TNT explosions, no doubt from Simon. There was clattering of metals on the door, then a burning hiss. Sky's golden, well, budder sword, probably. But none of them were taking effect, and I felt blood drip down my arms, and I dropped. "Brilliant. Brilliant!" I snap, somehow calm about this whole situation. Liam was beginning to shriek now, his skin red raw and his clothes offering little protection. 

I push him against the door and shield him as I rapidly think of a solution. What could I do? I could try and spawn something in...

I hold my hand out and think of water. There is a small drip onto my hand, but that's it. I curse loudly, wincing as the dim burning sensation began to spread up my arms. Liam was whimpering, shaking badly as I shielded him from the flames. I put my hand protectively on my stomach, doing what little I could to protect the already battered-about unborn child.

"TIA!" a voice roared from the other side of the door. The pain was beginning to really crank up now, agonisingly spreading through my skin and I could feel it in my veins. But the voice stopped it tempararily.

"DEAMON!" I yell, my voice high and croaking as I inhale the smoke. My eyes begin to water and I begin to shriek loudly as the fire burns through my skin, blood beginning to appear and flowing like a river down my arm. "USE YOUR POWER!" another voice yells, one I don't recognize but I'm sure I've heard it from somewhere.

Power?

Oh.

I concentrated, fighting the pain invading my mind, invading my body, invading my soul. Liam was crying loudly, using me as a quart god shield, not that I was doing any help. Think, think, think!

Ridgedog needed me. If Deamon was there, Ridgedog was there, right? Outside, waiting for me...
Robin...Ryan...they needed me. I'm a mother, they need me, their mother. 
Liam, my brother, he's here, we need each other, Mitch was waiting for him.

I can hear Mitch outside, yelling Liam's name who screams his name back. It boosts up my concentration. I needed to get out-NOW!

Nothing.

Deamon's POV

"TIA, USE YOUR POWER!" I yell again. I begin to hammer on the door. She wasn't dead, there was no way! "IT'S NOT WORKING!" came her yell back. My eyes open wide, and I spin round to Anastatia. Her eyes are round, and confused. "It...It should be! I felt it build up!" she stammers, before her face goes pale. "We need to get her out! NOW!" she says, frantically hammering on the door.

"MUM!" Robin cries out, Ryan echoing her cry. "Tia, stay alive! Stay alive for me!" I yell, seeking another way through. I spin round to the mortals, all trying to dig their way round the room, but they find it full of red matter. "Do you have anything? Any of you!" I snap, hammering on the door as hard as I could.