Chapter 24 : The Rescue
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" See anything yet , Jay ? " Adam was once again ill from the high altitude riding . But , at least Pegasus was a lot more steady than Kia .
" Not a phoenix in sight . Wildcat how about you ? " Jay asked Harris .
" I am picking him up from my senses . The Fallen Warrior powers allow me to pick up on high energy spikes , and the Shaman Phoenix Animal would be a high energy due to the powers used to help Raven . " Chris explained to them .
" How close are we ? Are can you tell ? " Adam asked looking around for the fiery bird .
" Should be right on top of him according to my senses . Jay land Pegasus . " Chris told him .
" Okay , hang on everyone . " Jay said as he made Pegasus land with the reigns . Aaron had made for Pegasus during their trip to Australia and they came in handy for coaxing and make sure he didn ' t fall off of the Winged - Horse . They soon landed on the ground surrounded by trees .
" Oh no . We can ' t be this close to it . " Harris realized where they were and he didn ' t like it .
" Why ? Where are we ? " Jay asked Adam looked confused as well .
" Listen . " Chris said to them .
" To what ? Everything is so . . . quiet . " Adam realized that there wasn ' t really any sound around them . No animals scattering , no birds singing , no bugs , and even the wind seemed to be silent .
" Not even the wind sounds in here . " Jay realized the same thing .
" That is because everything is still and way to quiet near danger . We are in a very dangerous part of the world . Listen pass the quietness if you can . Can you here it ? " Chris asked them again .
" Screaming . Horrible screaming like someone is in murderous pain . Chris where is that coming from and where are we ? " Adam asked afraid .
" Where is it coming from ? It is coming from Hell itself . We are close to the first gate . We are close to where Asmodai pulled my into the Pit and made me open the First of the Twelve Gates of Hell . This is where we are going to need to be when we close all of the gates . This is the last gate needed to be closed . We need to be cautious as we approach . " Chris answered motioning for them to follow silently . He called for his Fallen Warrior armor . He made sure one of his katanas were out , ready to strick if necessary .
" Glad you are prepared . Didn ' t Raven say back at Storm ' s cabin when the hellhounds and big vulture thing attacked that she sent Sunrise to search for Beth , Jeff ' s wife ? She was taken hostage by demons from his home supposedly before the house was exploded . " Jay turned to Adam for answers .
" She did . You don ' t think that the demons took her into Hell , do you ? Chris what do you think ? " Adam asked the Wildcat .
" I don ' t think that Beth is in the Pit . Only Lucifer can drag a physical human into Hell . Asmodai infected me , took me into the Pit , and left my body until Balor , Lilith , and Leviathan could prepare my body for Asmodai ' s purpose . Those leashes are no longer in me , they were broken away by the Dagger of the Fallen and healed when I crossed over to the other side . " Chris answered them .
" So , Asmodai can ' t reinfect you if he wanted to ? " Jay asked .
" Nope . He can ' t . " Harris answered again .
" So , does that me Lucifer can ' t come out , since Asmodai can ' t comeback to the surface ? " Adam asked remember what Aaron said about every one of the first eleven of the Twelve Demonic Princes need to be out for Lucifer to appear .
" Who said Asmodai can ' t comeback to the surface ? He may not be able to infect me , there is other ideal hosts for him here on Earth . Just not the one he prefers the most . My body was the best chioce he could have made to be his host . " Chris said .
" So , he could wear someone else if we don ' t close the Gates in time ? " Jay asked fearful .
" Yep , unfortunately . " Chris answered .
" What did you mean by your body was his best choice ? " Adam asked curiously .
" Think of it like this . When you are first looking for a house , you search or try to come up with a dream house to be yours for the rest of you life . One you love and will be comfortable in . There are other possible houses for you to look at and you might can choose one the closest to your dream house . Well I was Asmodai ' s dream house . I was his ideal comfort , but that house was burned down if you will . So , he will find someone that is the next best , but it will take him a while to find someone to infest . " Chris explained .
" Evil bastard . " Jay said as they approach a beyond large gate .
" Yes he is . " Chris said tensing up at the sight of the gate .
" What is that ? " Adam asked staring at the evil looking doorway .
" The way into the first layer of Hell . " Chris said gritting his teeth at it . He hated being close to the evil thing . He had been forced to open it and to start this mess . It was his task to make sure it was closed and all of the others with it .
" Why does it look like it is alive ? " Adam asked watching the cursed gate .
" Because it is alive . " Harris said looking around for a glimpse of Sunrise .
" Why does it look like a red river is flowing from it and what caused the red streams going to the the center of the door where the lock is ? " Jay asked looking at grossed out .
" It is blood that causes the streams and the red river flowing from the door . " Chris said to them seething at the thought .
" Blood ? Whose blood ? " Jay asked again even more creeped out by the door .
" My blood . It was my blood that open the gate when I was infected by Asmodai . He forced me to open the gate . So , I guess his blood is also in the door . But , my Fallen blood will be able to close it . But , I must lock the others first and I don ' t know where all of the others are . I know where the second gate is , but I have to start with Lucifer ' s Layer . The Dagger of the Fallen is the key , that was Lilith ' s reason of wanting the dagger . To prevent the Twelve Gates from being closed . Now silence is necessary . We can ' t let the demons know we are close to them . You can ask me more questions when we are away from the gate . But , not anymore here . " Chris said not wanting to be spotted .
" Okay , " Adam and Jay both agreed .
" What is that ? " Jay asked getting a look from both Adam and Chris . But , he continued to point . They looked at what he was pointing at .
" That is the dungeon . " Chris realized .
" They could be keeping Beth in there . " Adam said .
" Right . Time to kill two birds with one stone . Look speaking of birds , isn ' t that Sunrise in those trees ? " Jay said looking up .
" I got it . " Chris teleported up into the trees with Sunrise .
" Hey , Sunrise . It is me Chris , the Fallen Warrior . Your friend Raven needs your help . Is that where Beth is ? " He pointed out and the bird nodded like he understood .
" We will get her , but you need to go back to Raven . " Chris said , but the bird shook his head no . He knew his purpose .
" You want to get Beth out first . " Chris realized . He teleported back to Jay and Adam .
" What happened ? " Jay asked .
" We need to get Beth out of here , before Sunrise will move . So , I guess you were right Jay . Time to kill two birds with one stone . " Chris said to them .
" Lets go then we are with you . Hey Sunrise , what are you doing down here ? " Adam said to the phoenix as he came down to the ground and then hopped to Chris .
" What do you want from me , Sunrise ? " Chris asked confused at the wants of the phoenix . Sunrise reached out his neck to him for Chris to touch him .
" He wants you to pet him , maybe ? " Jay questioned his own question .
Chris reached to touch the bird ' s neck . Then he began to change , Sunrise came into Chris ' s soul and changed him into a mighty warrior . His eyes were merged between his Fallen eyes , the Sabertooth , and the Phoenix eyes giving him amazing vision . His ears were also sharper and so was his sixth sense of being aware of what was around him . His armor was a merge between the white Fallen armor and the Phoenix shamans ' armor . He had some of Raven ' s weapons and fighting skills . Some of her magic was also apart of him and he had the markings on his face similar to that of Raven ' s when she is in her shaman mode . The Fallen Warrior and the Phoenix Shaman Warrior became one in Chris Harris . He also had the Sabertooth ' s blessing running through him .
" Well that is something to be amazed at . " Jay said .
" Chris , man , you look Bad Ass . I think we are ready to rescue Beth and then go help Raven . " Adam said .
" Lets go . " Chris said as the three moved towards the dungeon . They stuck to the shadows to keep stealth and not be seen by any demons .
Soon they had made it surprisingly unharmed to the door to the dungeon . They entered silently and cautiously , ducking and covering through passageways and doorways . They finally found the one they were looking for . There at the long end of a hallway was a barred cage with Beth in it . There were demons in there , too .
" They must be the guards . We need to get rid of them . " Jay said .
" I got it . " Chris said teleporting away from them and in between the demons slaying all three with his katana .
" Good job , Wildcat . " Adam said looking at the felled demons .
" Beth , " Jay called startling her awake .
" Jay , Adam . What are you do here ? " Beth asked coming to the bars of the cage . The three could tell she had been tortured because of the blood on her .
" To rescue you . Are you okay ? " Jay asked here .
" No , these things have been hurting me . I want Jeff and Ruby . " Beth said .
" We will take you to Jeff . But first you must tell us something only you would know . " Chris said to her .
" First of all who are you ? But if you must know . The reason that Jeff calls Adam Sparky is because he nearly lit Matt ' s car on fire when they were try to figure out if Jeff ' s lighter still could light a fire with the spark it makes , even after the lighter fluid was gone . " Beth said to them making Adam blush .
" Huh ? " Jay asked .
" This is when you were in Impact , Jay . I thought Jeff and I told you not to tell anyone , because you were there ? " Adam asked as Chris pulled out the Dagger of the Fallen .
" You told me not to tell Matt , because he would ' ve been pissed . " She reminded Adam .
" So , who is your friend , Jay , Adam ? " Beth asked again as Chris moved to the lock of the door .
" This is Wildcat , Chris Harris . He is a friend from the early years of TNA Impact Wrestling . He can do amazing things . What are you doing Chris ? " Jay asked curiously .
" I told you the Dagger of the Fallen can relock the Gates like the one outside . But , it also can lock and unlock any other lock known to man . Except those need to enter the sacred lands of the shamans . " Harris said unlocking the door to the cage .
" Lets get you out of here and back to your rainbow - haired husband . " Adam said as Jay took her in his arms .
" I agree . " Beth said .
" Chris is it safe ? " Jay asked .
" I don ' t sense anything approaching . So lets go quickly , but carefully . " Chris said as they exitted the dungeon and back outside into the shadows they had used before going in .
" We need to speed things up Chris . Raven could be getting worse . " Adam said .
" Beth come here . Do you guys think y ' all can stay safe until I come back for you ? It will only be a minute . I am going to teleport us back to the clearing . " Chris said to them .
" Yeah , we will be alright . " Jay said . Chris soon teleported Beth out of the area back to the clearing and came back and got the two Canadians teleporting them to where Beth was .
" How did you do that ? " Beth asked .
" We will explain once we get back to Jeff and the others . " Chris said .
" Jay we need Pegasus . " Adam said .
" Move back . Pegasus , I need you . " Jay called and the Winged - Horse came down to them .
" Ready to take us back to the others ? " Jay asked the horse as Adam put Beth on the back of Pegasus .
" Adam , what ? " She asked as Adam got on behind her . Jay got on infront of her .
" Chris , what are you going to do ? " Adam asked .
" I am going to use my teleportation and Sunrise ' s extra energy to keep up with you guys . Lets go back to Raven and get Beth to Jeff . " Chris said .
" Okay Beth , you might want to hang on to Jay , because this horse can fly . " Adam said as Jay pulled on the reigns for Pegasus to go . The horse took off through the air .
" Uhm , that was not fun . " Beth said to them .
" You should ' ve tried the dragon . " Adam mumbled .
" What was that ? " Beth asked him .
" Nothing Beth . " Adam said .
" Is Chris keeping up ? " Jay asked .
" Yep , dang , his powers are off the charts with Sunrise in him . " Adam said as he watched Chris teleport here and there and jumped from tree to tree like a ninja in motion .
" We have Bruce Lee below us , kids . " Chris laughed when he heard what Jay just said .
" He heard you . Guess his ears are sharper now , too . Chris you know what they say about guys with big hands , feet , nose , and ears , right ? " Adam asked . Chris looked up confused .
" They ' re ass clowns . " Jay answered .
" Yeah , we don ' t need another Doink , man . " Adam said making Chris laugh again .
" You two are idiots . To bad Jericho isn ' t here or we would have the Canadian version of The Three Stooges on our hands . " Beth said . Chris laughed even harder at that . He was certainly going to miss somethings about Earth , when he went back to Heaven . The innocent humor and the ones he loved especially . He was also going to miss the wrestling world and his fans . But , the other side was better than suffering with what happened to him all of his life .
- The Ruins -
" Storm , " Raven said to him .
" Hey , you are awake again . How are you feeling ? " James asked her .
" About the same , can we move closer to the fire ? I am freezing . " Raven said .
" Sure , hang on . Hey could one of you help me move Raven closer to the fire ? She said she is freezing . " James asked .
" I got her . " Mark said standing up Storm moved out of the way . Mark picked her in the sleeping bag and moved her closer to the fire .
" Thanks Mark . " Raven said .
" No problem , kiddo . " Mark said going back to his spot . James climbed back into the sleeping bag with Raven making sure she was closer to the fire . "
" Raven can I ask you a question ? " Storm whispered . He had been thinking about it for a while , but after nearly losing her he didn ' t want to hold off any longer .
" What is it , Cowboy ? " Raven asked him .
" I have been thinking about it for a while and thinking about how much you mean to me . How much you mean to this old Cowboy . And I don ' t want there to be a moment without you in my life . I know I don ' t have a ring or anything to give you right now and I know this isn ' t exactly a romantic setting . But , I can hold off the question any longer . Raven Fireheart , will you marry me ? " Storm asked .
" What ? " Raven looked at him for a moment making sure he said the words she had been hoping he would ask for awhile now .
" Will you marry me ? " Storm asked .
" Yes , Cowboy . I don ' t want to go through life without you in my life . So , yes , I would be happy to be your wife . " Raven said a little happy tear came down her face .
" I am the happiest thing on two legs right now . " He said kissing her .
- Outside of the Ruins -
" We are right on top of the ruins Jay . " Adam said .
" Pegasus , land . " Jay said and nudged the Winged - Horse . Pegasus landed and they got off .
" Time to teleport you guys back inside . " Harris said .