The Phoenix

Chapter Twenty Eight

Chapter Twenty Eight

Mac's POV

"Derek's got the triskele box." Scott said handing me back my phone. "He's gonna meet us." Just then Lydia seemed to become lightheaded and leaned back. I caught her, keeping her from falling.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Something's happening. I had this sudden rushing feeling, like we're running out of time." She explained.

"Yeah. Yeah, I kind of got that feeling, too." Stiles said, walking into the room. Kira was holding him up. He looked even worse than before. He looked weak.

"Woah, Stiles." I said, helping Kira hold up him up in his weak state.

"I feel myself getting weaker. He's getting stronger. We have to stop him. We have to make our Divine Move." He said.

"Divine what?" I asked. Stiles went into his explanation with the help of Kira. With that, we made a plan. We jumped in Stiles' Jeep and headed to the school. When we got to the doors, Stiles stopped us.

"Scott, hold on. I know what you're all thinking. If this works, it might kill me, too. But even if it does, you have to go through with it. Stick with the plan, okay?"

"The plan is to save you. That's the plan I'm going with." Scott said.

"Plus, when have our plans ever gone exactly like we wanted." I said as Scott pushed open the door. Instead of seeing our familiar high school hallway full of lockers, we walk into a snowy garden. The door shut behind us.

"Oh, this is definitely not part of the plan." Stiles said looking around.

"My point exactly." I pointed out. Foot steps come around the corner ahead of us and a guy wrapped in bandages comes forward. The nogitsune, in his first body. The one of Noshiko's former boyfriend.

"Like I promised, Stiles. We're going to kill all of them. One by one." He said and the Oni appear. Kira blocks one of them with her sword.

"What the hell is this? Where are we?" Stiles asked the creature.

"Between life and death." It responded.

"Bardo." Lydia said.

"But there are no peaceful deities here, Lydia. You're dying, Stiles. And now everyone you care about is dying, too." The nogitsune said.

"What? What do you mean?" Stiles asked holding Lydia close.

"I've captured almost all of the territories on the board, Stiles. The hospital. The sheriff's station. And now the animal clinic."

"No." I whispered. Noah and Melissa, the only two people who actually treated me like their daughter.

"Do you know the ritual of seppuku, Stiles?" It said moving closer to us.

"No, and I don't want to." Stiles soar back.

"When a samurai disembowels himself with his own sword to maintain his honor, but that's not the cut that kills him. The killing stroke is made by his kaishakunin, who beheads the samurai with his own katana. Scott... Scott is your kaishakunin. I'm going to make your best friend kill you, Stiles. And you're going to let him. Because just like you, they're all going to die. Everyone touched by an Oni's blade. Unless Scott kills you first." This monster in front of us explained. I noticed the Oni getting closer. I got into a defensive stance.