Four False Lives

S H I F T E R

There was no way I was winning the trial, Reyna didn't seem to care about us and barely tried to sirens us.

Percy, Hazel, and Leo didn't even show up to the trial. They didn't seem to want to watch it. I couldn't even say I was sorry because I really wasn't. I loved inflicting pain, feeling powerful.

The trial passed in a blur, I knew I was going to lose anyways. They had caught me. There was no avoiding it.

Ananbeth and I were sentenced to death because of it.

That pet seemed to pass slowly. We were told to change back into our orange jumpsuits, and then we were pushed forward.

We were brought out to get back in a car to go die, but thousands of reporters surrounded us. An annoying reporter—Drew—was reporting our trial.

"Do you have any regrets about here your life turned out, mr Zhang?" I remained silent which greatly frustrated the reporter. "Do you have anything you want to say at all?"

"Yes actually." I turned to stare at the camera. "To hazel, Percy, and Leo. Everyone who said I should've done better. I have one regret. I never killed any of you,"

I was pressed into the car, and taken to my execution. It happened as if I was in some slow nightmare, or maybe just some frantic fanfiction.

Annabeth and I walked forward slowly, both sitting down in the electric chairs. This was wear I died. After all those horrible things I had done, I was ready.

"Are you sorry?" Ananbeth asked.

"Honestly? Not at all. I enjoyed every second of pain we caused,"

"Even if it means we go to hell?"

"Hell will freeze over before I regret anything. We murdered people, what's the big deal?"

The machine turned on before our conversation could continue. All I felt was pain, and then I woke up in a fiery red hell.

"I knew I'd get hell. What's the deal, devil?"

The red skinned horned demon smiled. "Oh there's one thing mortals get wrong. I only control those who I kill. Which means your reign of terror is far from over. And when your so called 'friends' arrive, they'll be under your mercy,"

I glanced at Annabeth and smiled. "I a guess the villains do get the happy endings. I told you I had no regrets,"