Ninjas VS Sorcerers

Chapter 19 - When Facing Rome

Angélie's POV

As soon as I located Sammy, Tara, and Maggie, the magic left me, flowing out in an instant. I gasped and my eyes snapped open. I took a shaky breath and stood up, wobbling a bit then steadying.

"Let's go." I said.

I ran down the hall and grabbed my jacket and met Seth and Julia by the stairs. We ran downstairs, pausing momentarily for me to scribble a note to my brother, and out the door. Damien was out with the car so the only thing left was my motorcycle.

"You guys take my bike. I'll fly."

"You serious Angélie?" Seth said dumbfounded.

"Why? What's the big deal?" Julia asked.

"Angélie never let's anyone, ANYONE, touch her bike."

"Uh Seth, not now we have to go!" I scoffed and he smirked at me.

I summoned my wings again and leapt into the air. I heard the motorcycle roar to life and looked down to see Seth revving it with Julia wrapping her arms around his waist tightly.

"Let's go!" I shouted and took off.

It felt great to feel the wind in my hair and ruffle my feathers. I swooped above and through the clouds and dove and dipped. I occasionally hovered and allowed Seth and Julia time to catch up.

Soon we arrived at an abandoned warehouse at the very edge of the city. There were hardly any buildings around it. Those that were still there were falling down or crumbling. There was no life in sight; no people, no animals, no plants.

I landed and my wings disappeared once more. Seth and Julia pulled up and Seth quickly cut the motor on the bike. We stowed the motorcycle away in one of the dumpy buildings and then snuck inside the warehouse.

"It looks deserted." Seth whispered.

"They always do." Julia muttered. "And then suddenly lights will flash on us and boom! We'll be done for!"

"Shhh!" I hissed. "I hear something!"

I stepped cautiously towards a stair case and leaned downwards. I could make out a faint male voice.

"C'mon! But quietly!" I said to the others.

We stepped slowly down each step. Once Seth stepped on a step and it creaked. We all froze but whoever was downstairs made no signs that they had heard us.

After our lengthy, slow trip down the staircase, we arrived at a room. We peered around a corner and saw Maggie, Tara, and Sammy hanging from the ceiling and wrapped in chains. I could faintly make out bruises around their wrists where they were hanging from.

The voice I had heard must've belonged to the young man standing in front of them. His back was turned but I could've swore there was something familiar about his hair...

"I need a contribution from all of you girls. A little blood will be all." The man said.

I saw him take out three syringes from his coat.

"Why!" Tara shouted.

"I told you dear girls; you are simply ingredients to my recipe." He said smugly and he walked over to them.

"Is that supposed to be the devil?" Seth whispered.

"What do you mean the devil!" Julia asked, annoyed.

"Uh..."

"Way to go bro." I hissed. "We believe the devil is behind this. I KNOW the devil is behind this."

"So we're looking at... That's the... Oh god..." Julia forced out.

Suddenly Julia was flung up into the air and she screamed. Seth followed her. They were suspended in mid air and Maggie, Tara, and Sammy called out to their friends.

"Well, well, well... Look who came to me." The man said turning around.

I gasped. I was unbelievably shocked. Their was no way. None at all. It couldn't be!

"I... I know you!"

"Yes but not as you once did."

"But Rome! I loved you!"

"I'm not Rome! The name's Azrael."

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A/N

CLIFF HANGER! Sorry I'm not sorry! You guys did get a long chapter though! So Azrael used to be Rome... And how does he know Angélie? Who knows! Actually I do... You'll know soon too if you keep reading ;)

Anyway, keep reading Peeps!

-The Phoenix Angel

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