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Damien and Jo had separated from the Daughters when they had reached Nefandus. Jo had given them strict instructions to destroy anything that found out their presence. They could not risk jeopardizing their mission by being caught.
Right now Jo and Damien were hidden by a large shrub watching a group of followers led by a Regulator, patrol the street. They were contemplating whether or not to move their position or sit still when the change in air currents warned Jo of a powerful being coming. They stood still, watching as the Regulator stood at attention while Stanton materialized in front of them.
He looked the same as when Jo saw him last with the Atrox. His black, silk, Prince of Darkness cloak fluttered in the fake breeze. It had become eerily quiet when he appeared, and the followers stared at him surprised that the evil Prince was in their presence.
The Regulator spoke first as was his station.
"My Lord?"
"The renegades were spotted by the palace. Go." Stanton stared at the Regulator, the demand echoing in his eyes.
"Yes my Lord." Jo couldn't believe that the Regulator was trembling.
The Regulator and the followers immediately turned shadow and raced away leaving Stanton behind. Jo suddenly felt a bad feeling rising up from the pit of her stomach. Why would Stanton send the followers off but not go himself.
She suddenly got ready to run and pulled on Damien to get his attention for he was watching Stanton very closely.
Damien turned to look at her frantic face. He understood exactly what she wanted. He glanced back at Stanton. Stanton was slowly walking towards the hiding place. Grabbing Jo's hand in a firm grasp, to keep her from running away, he stood up to meet Stanton.
Thrusting Jo in front of him, he held her tightly making Jo suddenly realize what he was. A traitor. He made her walk to Stanton, who stood their wearing a smirk on his face.
Jo couldn't believe that she had actually trusted Damien. If she was right he had just turned her over to the Atrox just like her brother had. How could she had been so stupid. She struggled to get away from him, but his grip was iron.
"Little sister, did you think that Damien met you in the dungeons on accident? I sent him there."
"Why? What do you want with me?"
"You were very brave to turn yourself into the Atrox."
"Yeah, no thanks to you. Our father would be so disappointed on what you have become."
"Don't speak to me like that. You don't know the whole story."
"Well then why don't you call those Regulators back and tell them to destroy me."
"I'm not going to do that until I get more information out of you. Why did you come alone? I would have thought that you would have brought the daughters with you."
"Yeah, well Serena is a wreck now. She knows what happened. She wanted to come and destroy you herself. I couldn't let her come and get hurt over a foolish, petty crush."
Stanton didn't reply. For a moment Jo thought she saw a small glimmer of hurt in the Prince's ice eyes.
"Do you still love her?" she asked softly disbelief in his eyes.
He said nothing and wouldn't meet her eyes.
"Come on. Let's get this over with." He nodded at Damien and they turned shadow.
They flew to the Atrox's palace while Jo went over the conversation in her head. Why didn't Damien say that the Daughters were in Nefandus also? She was terribly confused on who to trust. She can't trust anyone, but herself.
"Ah Stanton…. and Damien! What a surprise." They were in the Atrox's throne room again. He was sitting on his throne and was glaring down at her. She felt small in comparison to all the men in the room, except for the one woman sitting to the Atrox's right. She was beautiful.
She had black hair that flowed down her back. Her arms were covered in gold bangles. She looked like a dark goddess and Jo wondered how someone so beautiful could be in cohorts with the Atrox. She didn't look evil, she looked sad.
"Well Stanton while you were gone we caught some goddess' hanging around here." He motioned with his hand and in walked the Daughters through the doors.
She felt Stanton and Damien stiffen at her side and she knew that she had also.
The Daughters looked worn out and Jo assumed they had been battling when they had been caught. Catty was bleeding on her arm and Jimena was sporting a split lip and Vanessa was limping. Serena was the only one without an injury. Well if you didn't count the one in her heart.
Stanton looked his beloved and could sense the dark side in her. She looked determined, and he knew that the dark side had finally taken over her sweet innocence. He looked at Jo and could see that she was puzzled but was slowly grasping the reason for Serena's lack of injuries. None of the Daughters were shackled. They were led free to stand in front of the Atrox. They had nothing left to fight with, since their powers did not work in Nefandus.
Jo watched her friends be led to the Atrox. She watched the Atrox turn to the girl next to him.
"Look my love, it's your friends. Are you going to greet them?"
Jo heard the Daughters gasp and she was even more puzzled on who the girl was. She felt Stanton enter her mind and tell her.
Tianna used to be a Daughter, but she wasn't born a daughter she was made one by Selene when she used her powers to save them from the Atrox. Later she found out she was the Becoming.
What was she Becoming?
She was to become the mother of the Atrox child. You see she was made by the Atrox, made perfect in every way. When the Atrox decided to take her she tricked him. She rose up to bind him to his shadow form once more. She was successful, but, destroyed herself in the process. Selene got her soul before the Atrox did. However a month later the Atrox used a sorcerer to return to his body again. He had the power to bring Tianna back to life and has made her life living hell since then.
How did the Atrox get her soul back?
He stole it…. Please understand I still care about Serena, no I love Serena. She is all that matters to me. You surprised me when you showed up. I am on your side. Remember that, no matter what happens.
Jo mentally nodded as Stanton left her mind. She felt relieved to know that Stanton was on there side. She mused over the information about Tianna, feeling the raw pain of the poor girl's soul.
Tianna sat next to her "master". She hated him. She hated everything he had done to her and her friends. She hated that he had yanked her out of finally finding peace and bringing her back to this damn miserable world. She hated his every touch.
Watching her friends, her mind quickly sought out Stanton's. They hastily planned an escape.
Agreeing on a quick plan that was sure to backfire in every way, Tianna prepared herself for what does she has left for her in this world?
The sound of an eerie laugh bounced of the walls filling everyone's head with a tormented sound. The Atrox stood up and walked down the stairs to stand in front of Jo.
Drawing a short knife from his side he stared at Jo, her eyes unable to break the grasp of his. And then he did something no one expected…..
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