Together We Stand (Book 6)

Chapter 15

"I've been through it all. I've been through it all. You won't see me crying if tomorrow never comes. God only knows I've been through it all." - Charlie Puth

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They were walking through the darkening woods about ten minutes later. Katherine had remembered the orb spell and was using it to generate some light as they made their way towards the cave entrance. 'What are we looking for exactly?' Dani asked as a branch crunched under her feet.

'There's a cave around here somewhere.' Christina said. 'I used to run though these woods and I vaguely remember it.'

'Why would you run through here?' Lauren asked. 'It's so creepy.'

'It's peaceful.' Christina said.

'Regardless, the orb is taking us there.' Katherine reminded them. They passed several more tall trees when the orb took a sharp left. They followed it quickly and were looking at some sort of cave. It was more of a large pile of rocks in the middle of the woods, but there was an opening. It was partially covered by a square of wood, like someone had tried to conceal it.

'Found it.' Lisa said, as the orb faded away. 'That thing is so handy.' She commented as it left. Christina moved towards the opening and tugged on the wooden panel. It came crashing down towards her with one pull so she quickly jumped back and out of the way.

'That was easy.' Amy thought.

'Too easy.' Katherine followed up with.

'Keep your eyes open.' Christina warned. She stepped into the hole and started to walk down into the darkness. After a few feet she noticed it was on a decline, slowly taking them underground. Lisa and Dani were at the back of the group and turned back to watch the last little bit of light from the opening fade as they turned a corner in the tunnel.

'No going back now.' Dani said as they followed their sisters.

'It doesn't look like anyone's used this tunnel for a while.' Amy whispered.

'Why wasn't it sealed off better then? Or filled in?' Katherine wondered. Christina stopped as they rounded a final bend. She held out an arm for them to be quiet as two demons walked past a doorway about twenty feet in front of them. Once they had passed Christina turned back to the group.

'Okay, we're here.' She said quietly. 'Stay together, potions out'

'Got it.' Lauren nodded. They started walking again until they were out of the tunnel and into the main corridors of the underworld. They were well lit, large candles lining the walls. Christina looked around and had a momentary flash back. She shook her head to get rid of the memory and felt Katherine's hand on her arm.

'You good?' She asked, concerned.

'Yeah, fine.' Christina said before she continued walking. After a moment they came to a larger open space.

'Where the hell is everyone?' Dani asked. 'This place should be crawling with demons.'

'Yes, it should.' Christina said nervously looking around.

'Hello.' Said a voice coming from somewhere above them. They all turned and tried to pinpoint it's location. Dani spun on her heels.

'Who are you?' She yelled.

'Oh, I think you know.' The voice hissed. The sinking feeling in Christina's stomach had turned to pure terror as she backed towards Amy who was the nearest sister to her. She managed to find her hand and gripped onto it. Amy was facing the other way and it took her a moment to realise what was happening.