Daughter of Lies - The Asgardian Avenger

Forty

Kathryn's POV

Tildy grasps my hand tightly.

"I'd like to formally apologize for this," Tildy says. My panic soars through the roof. For the therapies for Felix, she had my father and Sebastian strap me down and numb me before anything. This was not going to be easy.

"Just do it, get it over with," I whisper. I will survive, I tell myself. I will live to see my babies. Tildy had informed me before that this was used as a torture method before Asgard was more civilized. I couldn't tell if she was trying to help or not. I shiver from panic. This is too much. Maybe I shouldn't. No. If I don't live, Sebastian will get to see these babies.

She presses a button and golden ribbons shoot across me. Suddenly I feel them inside me, and my body heat spirals downward. I begin to shiver uncontrollably.

Nothing hurts... yet. I'm afraid that I might end up like my mother. Even worse, I might not be able to come back like she did.

Suddenly I feel it. Sharp, freezing-cold pains rocket through me, tearing apart my semi calm mind.

I'm disoriented and in unhealthy amounts of pain. No screams escape my lips, thankfully.

I can feel myself slipping in and out of conciousness, balancing dangerously on the edge.

I can see red in front of my vision, and I can feel the bite of a sword in my side. The wounds bring no blood with them, but they provide something much worse.

Fear.

I don't know if I'll survive this. I don't know if Felix or the other child will survive this, though Tildy was sure they would. I don't know if this will mess with my mind. I don't know if this will physically handicap me.

For once, I can truly, genuinely say I don't know what will happen next.

I can also say I don't want to know.

The waves get stronger.

My thoughts get more scattered and distant.

My hands grip tightly onto... Onto what? It doesn't matter.

I can taste blood. Or is that the electricity?

The darkness creeps in around the red in my vision. A scream finally escapes my lips.

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