Children of the Balance

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  "The underworld is a tricky place. Since your are immortal, it will mess with you a bit. It will feel the darkest part of your soul. If you're not careful it will pull in."   Lustfayette was standing in front of Damion desk facing us. "It will take you to your personal hell."

"How do we come out?" Jay walks over to his sister.

"You don't. No with soul has ever come back from it." Daphne jumps at the thought.

"I have seen my personal hell." Tears ran down her face. "I was killing children. Young innocent pysphics. I couldn't hurt a child. Never."

"Don't worry Daphne." Alicia took her head and placed it on her chest. "I'll protect you."

"It's not me I'm worried about. It's Elrick." They turn to me.

"Me? Why me?" I stood up.

"The Balance will take you to your hell. If you don't come back." She pulls me close. "You will die and chaos will cover the world. The gates will open and it won't be pretty."

"If I can handle my parents death. I can handle hell." Damion smile and I felt he had my back.

"The spell took seven powerful demons. Each with the power of a sin." He turn to a book of weapons. "Jay has his sword. Shara has her staff. Damion has his an ax. Alicia has her fans. Daphne has her blades. I have my father's daggers."

We place our weapons in front of us in a circle. I stood in the middle. I released The Balance and the weapons lift off the ground. I could feel the heat from the underworld below my feet. Every jumped back. They grab their weapons. I lowered myself in the hole that open under me. The other followed. I could feel I was carrying them using my powers. The potion worked very well. The heat would have kill them. Lustfayette flew ahead of us.

We finally made it the ground. Flames covered the walls. The smell of brimstone filled my knows.

"You would be nothing without The Balance." Damion ran over to me. He grabs my neck. "They should be one with me."

He throws me to the ground. I see Alicia is stand there. She has her fans covering her face but I can laugher.

"You should be dead." Lustfayette was standing next to her.

"Elrick, your are trash. The Balance made a mistake." Daphne kicks me in the face.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Then I remembered what Daphne said. This is my hell. In a room full of silence. The group disappeared. Being alone is my hell. I always wanted to be alone. But deep down I hate it. I am my own worst enemy. I worry so much about how people think of me. I ran so I would have to deal with it. Now I know that's life. It's doesn't matter what people think of me. It's my life I will do with as I please.

I woke with Lustfayette  on my head. Everyone was standing around me. I figure they made it before I did.

"How long have I been out?" Lustfayette helps me to my feet. "Is everyone okay?"

"What did you see?" Shara and Jay dust me off.

"Don't worry about it." I threw my arms around them. "See your face smile is hell enough for me."

"We have to keep moving." Damion was ahead of us. Lustfayette was standing next to him. They was point at the Castles in the middle of lake of flames.

"The throne room is there. Your family should be down there." Damion divied us in teams. Lustfayette, Damion, and I flew towards the throne room. While Jay, Shara, and Alicia walked to the gate. Lustfayette said the demon would pay them attention because of the scent.