The Beast Inside Me

Harmonia

Silence fell all around us, everyone turned to look at me, and tears filled my eyes. "It's over" I said to myself, Constantine let out a loud and long laugh, "well, I must say that was fun, but it's over little girl" Constantine said laughing. "DON'T LISTEN TO HIM MARA! DON'T STOP FIGHTING!" Jullian yelled, "how can it not be over, my time is up, it's over, no matter what I do now it won't change anything" I said as a tear streaked down my face, "no Mara, it doesn't matter, don't st-stop fighting till the end!" Lance said as he coughed up some blood. I looked at everyone around me, they all smiled at me and nodded, I didn't know what was happening but at even though at that point I knew it was over I still wanted to fight. Everyone around had been fighting for me ever since, putting their lives at risk but it didn't matter, even if they knew it could be the end they didn't stop, so it was my turn. I looked at Constantine with determination in my eyes, "So you just don't ever quit huh?!" Constantine said furiously, "very well, Night blade take care of her" he said, "yes master" she replied.

Sophie charged at me at full speed, I was lucky to have blocked her attack in time, Jullian rushed towards me to help but I signaled him to get back, this was my fight, he understood and directed his attention towards Constantine. "Sup Sophie" I said to her with a smirk, she had her mask on at that time, I desperately wanted to see what face she was making at the time. There was no hint of hesitation in her movements, her primary aim was to kill me on the spot, but I was not going to allow her do that. Even though at that point in time we were enemies, it still didn't feel right, this was Sophie, the girl who had been with me through thick and thin, the girl I used to watch marathons of The Big Bang Theory with, the girl who used to make the best pancakes ever! Sophie was my best friend, even though I knew all she had been doing I still couldn't find the courage to actually hit her, I still didn't hate her and I hoped I could talk her out of it. "Sophie, you don't have to do this, I know you don't want to do this, just stop, please" I begged her, she was silent for a few second but then I started to hear tiny sobs and then she ripped off her mask. Her face was a crying mess, her eyeliner smudged all over face because of her crying, fresh tears still fell from her eyes. "YOU THINK IT'S SO EASY?! YOU THINK I CAN JUST WALK UP TO HIM AND SAY I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE?!" Sophie yelled, she slipped out of her clothes a little and turned around showing me her back, "Oh Lord!" I said as I looked at her back. Her back was a map of long thick scars, one so long it ran from her neck to her tailbone, some of the scars were still fresh, now it all made sense why Sophie never wanted to go swimming with us, she said she couldn't swim but now I was a hundred percent sure those were all lies. "He, he did this to you right?" I asked, "YES! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS, WHEN YOU DISOBEY!" Sophie yelled again, she slipped her clothes back on and turned back to face me. I suddenly wrapped Sophie around in a warm hug, she froze for a few seconds but then she pushed me away, "What are you doing?!" she asked, "Sophie, it doesn't matter, if you stop now I promise you I'll protect you, I'll never let him hurt you again I swear. Just fight with us, help us take him down, this is your chance to do the right thing for once!" I told Sophie. She was silent for quite a while but then she replied again, "YOU ACTUALLY EXPECT TO TURN MY BACK ON THE ONE PERSON WHO'S TAKEN CARE OF ME ALL THIS TIME? WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, WHEN NOBODY WAS THERE FOR ME HE TOOK ME IN AND TOOK CARE OF ME! YOU EXPECT ME TO TURN MY BACK ON THE ONE PERSON WHO LOVED ME WHEN NOBODY DID?!" I became frustrated, "HE DOESN'T LOVE YOU! HE JUST WANTED MORE PEOPLE ON HIS SIDE HE COULD EXPLOIT, MANIPULATE, OPPRESS, YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A WEAPON!" I yelled at Sophie.

Sophie looked broken, she wasn't able to say a single word, her expression changed into a cold glare, she charged at me with her blade, I got out of the way but she still managed to slice my right arm real bad, I dropped to my knees and gripped my right arm in agony as my blood dripped to the ground. She started walking to me swinging her blade from left to right, the speed began to increase and soon I wasn't able to see the blade, all I saw was a blur of red. She came closer to me and said "goodbye Mara" then she yelled at the top of her lungs "FATAL STRIKE!" I closed my eyes waiting for her blade to rip into my chest but that never happened, out of nowhere Jullian kicked her hard at the side of her head knocking her off her feet. Jullian looked at my arm alarmed "it's okay" I said (It was not okay!), "don't be silly Mara" he said as he grabbed my hand and was about to start healing but I yelled at him "WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS JULLIAN!" I gestured for him to leave, he was reluctant at first but he listened and headed back to the others who were trying to take down Constantine. I licked my hand and then turned my attention back to Sophie who was just getting up, I transformed to my berserk mode and got into my fighting stance, I waited for Sophie to do the same and then we started to fight. In my berserk mode all I wanted to do was rip her apart! Sophie tried some of her special moves, she hit me a couple times but when I finally had enough I grabbed her by her leg and started to swing her around then I crashed her hard into the ground. She let out a loud scream, for some reason it filled me with pleasure, I did the same thing again and again, her screams didn't stop instead they got louder. I crashed her into the ground and started to hit her mercilessly, she started to cough up blood and blood also came from her nose, I beat her until she almost started to convulse but then I stopped, I looked at her and for the first time ever in my berserk mode I felt mercy. I recognized her as Sophie, my best friend, I couldn't believe I did this to her, I went back to my normal beast form and held her in my arms, there was so much I wanted to do and say but there was no time, my attention was pointed towards Constantine.