Chapter Three
I ran into the door and fell through. inside were large golems. I screamed in pain as one of them hit me in the head with a stone bat. I fell unconscious as they dragged me away.
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I woke next to a large lever. I sat up and looked around out over the balcony.
"Kayle." I heard Death cry. He sounded upset. I felt golems grab me and I saw him.
"Death!" I screamed. he turned and saw them dragging me away. I screamed loudly and pulled out of their grasp cutting my arms in the process. I ran to a door and pushed it open and cried out as I ran into something hard. it was a demon like the ones on earth that killed my family. i ran back and cried out again as i found my path was blocked. i growled angrily and got on all fours yowling angrily. i change into my cat form getting ready for a fight. i growl and run at the demon roaring like a lioness. i leapt at the demon and as i get close the creature hits me hard sending me in the wall opposite them. i fall from the wall hitting the ground hard creating a small crater.
"Death." i lamented.
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finally i wake from slumber and heard him. death was speaking with one of the giants.
"Kayle is corrupted you must kill her. i realize you developed some sort of feeling but but you must destroy her." the giant growled.
"I refuse to kill her, Marcia. Death hissed back. i sat up and walked to where they stood. i saw that the city was in ruins.
"if you don't then i will." she said. she glanced at me and death looked back in time to see Thane pick me up. Death growled angrily and pulled out his scythes.
"don't make an enemy of me." he growled. a large dagger was held to my throat.
"Lay down your weapon." Marcia said. death ignored her and ran at Thane. Thane dragged the blade across my throat and dropped me just as death hit him. Thane pulled out a hammer but stumbled and fell down the stairs. Death walked to me and my vision began to blur. he picked me up gingerly. i brought my hand reaching to the heavens knowing i'd never be allowed to enter their gates.
"kayle. stay with me. i know your tired but i wont let you leave." he said. he aid me down again and i heard him rifling through something. i heard glass break and felt a liquid being pored down my throat. it tasted bitter and salty but i felt my throat healing.
"Death... you have gone soft. this girl will be your undoing." she said as death carried me away.
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I felt hands grab me and pull me from death. I could hear a voice telling me to come to him.
"The corrupt welcome you. my brother can never care for you as I can. come to me darling beauty." the voice purred softly, soothingly. I began to walk to the voice, stumbling around in the darkness. in the darkness I saw two great orbs looming in the distance.
"Kayle! don't listen to him." I heard death cry from behind me.
"Don't listen to the kin slayer. he will kill you if gets the chance." the voice spat.
"Show yourself to me." I screamed fear growing in my breast. I felt a cold hand grab mine and I turned to see death. I felt another much larger hand grasp my arm startling me. I screamed in pain as I felt the corruption stir in my breast. I felt my skin rip and tear as tendrils formed around me. I could feel myself falling unconscious and my last sight was deaths eyes staring down at me. I could have sworn that somewhere in his endless gaze was something that looked like sorrow. I knew that I had to be mistaken though, there was no way someone like him would ever care for me.
