Darkened Hearts (A Creepypasta FanFiction)

Chapter 26: The End? (Pt. 5: Burning Ash)

My eyes widened in shock. "W-What?"

Rogue stared at us in shock, "S-Sarah...?" She mumbled.

"I have a proposition for you," Zalgo spoke, "Your sister can return with you..."

"Really?" I asked.

"Yes," Zalgo said with a grin, "On one, one, condition."

Ugh, I knew there was a catch! I thought.

"You must stay here, Sarah," Zalgo said, "Your freedom for hers."

Rogue and Toby stared at me wide-eyed.

"Don't do it, Sarah!" Rogue cried out.

I looked up at Zalgo, my eyes locked on his. "I a—"

"Sorry to burst your bubble, Zalgo, but this wedding is over," A voice spoke up. I looked back to see Herobrine standing in front of the chapel doors. "You see, some friends of mine have decided to crash the wedding..." Herobrine walked out of the way of the doors, allowing the rest of the CreepyPastas to arrive.

"And we will be leaving with both of my daughters, thank you very much," Father said, walking in like a fucking boss.

Austin just smiled at my father, before grabbing me with a grin. "You know I'd rather keep her."

My heartbeat rapidly increased to the point where I was pretty sure it was going to pop out of my chest and onto the warmish ground.

Zalgo just smiled at my parents, "Well, why should I? You can just have one daughter and one son. After all, you do have three children."

"I certainly do not remember popping out three babies from my womb, Zalgo," Mom said with an edge to her voice.

"I never said that your son has been born yet," Zalgo said before a grin appeared on his face, "Or would you rather meet him now..?"

Everyone looked at Zalgo confused. Suddenly, my mother doubled over in pain. I could see how much pain she was in and winced. Her stomach began to grow in size. Everyone's eyes began to widen in horror (well, except for Zalgo, but he's a dickhead demon, so he doesn't count) as a boy, a young teenager to be exact, materialized before her. Her stomach gradually shrank back to its usual size.

The boy turned to look at me; his eyes filled with such sorrow, almost as if he were watching someone he cared for deeply get shot in the head.

"Sister..." He whispered as he tilted his head at me.

"Victor..." Mom breathed. 'Victor' just smiled at her, as if he'd known her his whole life and wasn't just brought into existence. 'Victor' turned to face me again, before making a mad dash for me. Determination was clear in his only eye.

"V-Vic-tor...!" I croaked out, new memories flooding through my head. Memories of me, Amelia, and Victor playing together in the gardens; Amelia and I being three and Victor being a few months old; and I felt happy, for I had a brother. A real brother!

"Dearie," Death spoke softly, "These memories are fake; an illusion created by Zalgo himself."

Death was probably right, but I didn't care. Austin scowled and swatted at Victor, causing the teenager to stumble and crash into several rows of pews.

"Fucking nuisance!" Austin spat, before looking down at me and planting a kiss on my forehead. "Come, love! We must go!" Austin scooped me up bridal style and ran out the door as a huge fight broke out.

Down the corridor he ran as I struggled to move.

"Let go of me, you perverted fucker!" I hissed at him.

"That's not possible, my darling~" Austin spoke softly as he made his way up the stairs of a tower. "You're going to be my new wife, just like you promised! And you know what I'm going to ensure happens? That I have my heir on the way as soon as possible..." Austin looked down at me with a sick grin.

I gulped as it dawned on me what he was going to do. And I can't do a thing to stop him. Just like last time. So fucking weak... I thought, Why am I so weak?

Austin kicked open a door, "Here we are, darling—what? Tch, I must've taken a wrong turn... This is definitely not my room..." I moved my head and saw that we were in what looked like a weapon room, and it smelled faintly of gun powder.

Austin set me down on a crate and began to pace. I then felt a strange, tingling sensation move throughout my fingertips and toes, and then up my arms and legs and into the rest of my body. It felt like my body had fallen asleep and it was finally waking up. I curled my toes and fingers slightly, confirming my theory. However, I kept still, not wanting Austin to know I could move again.

"I suppose this room could work," Austin said, "I—we—won't get interrupted up here... What do you think—" Austin fell forward, revealing Ash standing in the doorway, holding his flamethrower with the butt facing where Austin's head was.

"I think you're a sicko who needs to get over himself and needs to have his dick cut off and shoved down his throat," Ash said, his gray eyes filled with annoyance and fury. He hit Austin's head again and walked over to me, pulling me into his arms. "Let's get out of here before dickless gets up."

"Got it," I giggled, "Dickless.. that suits him."

As we were passing Austin, he grabbed my ankle and pulled me onto the ground. Ash whirled around as Austin got up.

"Did you honestly think that you could knock me out that easily?" Austin laughed almost maniacally, "I'm a demon! I can't go down that easily..." Austin moved his hand in a quick motion and I was sent flying to the nearest wall. "Sorry, darling, but you must wait there while I deal with this fool."

Ash scowled before rushing at Austin and slammed him, head-first, into a wall. This heavily dazed Austin, which gave Ash time to help me up.

"Get out of here," Ash said. "I'll fend him off and soon this whole room will be up in flames."

"I'm not leaving without you, Ash!" I protested. "You're one of my best friends and I could never—"

"Oh for fucking fucker fuckerton fuck's fucking sake!" Ash growled before pulling me close and giving me a quick kiss on the lips, "Leave before Austin gets up." Ash pushed me towards the window and I saw there was a balcony that led to the room I was just in, which is where Toby, Amelia, Mom, Dad, and the others were. Ash broke the window and kissed me again. "I kinda love you. Don't forget me, Sarah."

"What?? Wait—ASH!!" I screamed before Ash threw me out the window and to the balcony. I hit the cold ground with a harsh thump and winced with pain before I saw the tower room burst into flames. "ASH!!" I screamed as tears streamed down my cheeks.

My best friend just confessed his love for me. My best friend just kissed me. My best friend just blew himself and my ex-boyfriend up. My best friend was dead. Ashton Edward Burns had just gone up in flames. Ashton Edward Burns was never coming back. The Arsonist perished in his own flames.

A/N: Finally, after many long months, I have written a scene that I've had planned out since Ash's character was thought of... his death scene. Oh Tori, you are going to hate me, but you already knew this was happening! Anyway, the end of DH is near (quite literally the next part) and you know what? I'm going to post a sneak peek of the DH rewrite afterwards. I think you'll like the new way it's written. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed, and thank you for making DH worth writing! <3