Magic Bonds

Chapter 22: A Demon's Heart

(Bold letters are Dark's thoughts  italics is memories. The song is in Anti's perspective of this.)

Mark's POV

I woke up the next morning fully healed, and rested though my body felt like lead. I now understand why Dark hates everything so much. He just wants to protect himself, and he is hard headed. Jack slowly opened his ocean eyes, and looked into mine knowingly. I guess he saw Dark's past as well. I don't this is the first time bonded magic users also are bonded to mated demons. My father did tell me this was rather rare though at one point. 

"I know what to do, and so does Anti." Jack says suddenly dragging my attention away from space. I nod mutely taking a guess at what Jack is saying. He probably doesn't want to tell me because Dark will hear. Which is understandable. 

"I don't care what we do. I just want you safe, and this sick game over with." I say as I lay my hand on Jack's cheek. He lays his right hand over mine.

Two security guards walk in clamping chains onto me to my hands, feet, and neck. But I don't blame them everyone is just scared of me. Jack looks at me with worried eyes, and I give him a small smile. {Don't worry.} I tell him with out bond before I am dragged out, and teleported somewhere. I was thrown into the council arena which is much more harder to deal with than our school arena. The terrain is rough with jagged rocks making small hiding places. Most likely to make this more enjoyable for the council members.

I could already see the crowd being divided into Dark and Light with each council sitting high above. I can see my Dad from here, and even though his face is void of emotion I can tell he is mad as hell.

Even so, I can tell what is about to happen wont be good. The guards walk away from me after unchaining me letting the dark side of my magic run as it normally would. Making my skin lighter, and my teeth sharper. I can tell my eyes are black by my reflection of the force field. I must have gotten stronger since last time, or may Dark is starting to cave in? It doesn't matter now. My Dad nods at me telling me that Sean is coming soon, and I need to let my boundaries down. It's time.

Jack's POV

Are you sure about this Anti? I ask Anti in my mind. I don't really think Dark will just listen by persuasion, and I have a bad feeling Anti has something else in mind.

Just leave it too me...

Third person POV

"Looking for me?" A small thing child giggles hanging from a tree branch.

"Can't walk on my own, so I guess you can say that." A more muscular boy said his face expressionless.

"Oh come on Darky don't be so mopey! Come on let's play!" The dark green haired kid said in a happy tone reaching his hand outstretched to Dark, but Dark was skeptical about how this would go seeing as he was injured. "Come on Darky trust me." Anti said with both seriousness and kindness in his tone.

I still trust you...

Red and green orbs flare as both sides don't see evenly. One not wanting to let go while the other just wanted to vanish. 

Blood. Blood everywhere. Why here, why now, why them? Dark stares up at the demon council their eyes a solid black due to their fresh kills. We didn't do it. They didn't do it. 

One chuckles turning towards the small child. "What do you think? Leave him as a Bastard, or kill him?"

The other shrugs. "Let him live, but first lets have some fun." He says a grin on his face.