Diabolus: The Lost Phoenix

Chapter Thirty One

WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS VIOLENCE

KAI WOODS

It took us about two hours to find the place, using a map; I even started wondering if that place is actually in the states. What if those Vikings are trying to trick us again, just like they did with the Phoenix?

But after we gathered together, searched together, we finally found the wilderness the girls saw in the vision. Texas.

As we drove all this time to reach our destination, I couldn't stop thinking about Beverly. Avery. God, I really wanted to be wrong. But as time goes, we get more and more proofs that those girls are actually related. Even though their connection is strong, and they both trust each other; I wished that this wasn't true. Beverly's life wasn't made out of rose petals, and with each day she finds out more and more about how people were lying to her.

She doesn't deserve this. What she deserves, is pure happiness. Peace in her life. I know I'm a part of hurricanes that doesn't let her be happy; but I also know, that I'm the only one that can change that.

"Kai, look!"

I stop the car when the only thing I can see is an abandoned church, one wall missing, standing in front of me like a beaten down soldier that stood to fight until its last breath. The desert is covered in rolling hills. Wind stirs up the wispy sand and the sun's never ending rays beat down every living thing mercilessly. No other cars, no other people are in here. Just us.

Like the world didn't even know this place exists.

With no other words, I hop out of the car; and so do the others. The stiff, dry desert breeze blows sand into my eyes and makes my hair stiff with salt. In an instant, my tongue feels as if it's coated in fur and my lips begin to get chapped and dry. The feeling of longing for crystal, cold water fills up my throat, as if I hadn't got a drink in days.

"God, it's hot in here."

Brent frowns, bringing his nose to his inner elbow to avoid sand making his breathing harder.

"Is that the place you saw in the vision?"

Beverly turns away and looks at Avery, as if they were silently agreeing what answer they should give to me. When she turns back to me, she nods; but her eyes are immobile as she was trying to convince me she was telling the truth.

About the old, nameless church.

We tried to find out something about it; it has no name, nothing about it that would give us more answers. The only thing that we could find out is that it was built by local citizens on year 1804 with a purpose to hide a secret sect, the followers of the Devil, who were brutally sacrificing young women and children. And since the members of the sect were killed, the church stands here alone, and abandoned.

But one thing just doesn't seem right. The Vikings existed long time ago before the church was built; and if their treasure is actually here, the only logical answer is that their descendants built it to mark the place of a hidden treasure. So the girls could find it.

More precisely, Avery and Beverly.

But who knows, now. After all this time, all we can do is guess.

I take a look at Aaron, who's holding the huge copper boiler in his hands, that we found in Caden's place; like Beverly told me, I will make it more dramatic. After all, Aaron is the one who is the luckiest that we won this fight; he's not able to hide the excitement in his face after gathering all the venomous weapons.

"Let's go. The sooner we end this, the sooner we leave this damned place."

I wait until others nod before heading straight to the church, Brent, carrying aden's still unconscious body on his shoulder. As we get closer to the scariest place I've ever seen in my life, I notice the heavy broken oak doors; I wasn't surprised if this place was used to make deals between criminals.