Chapter 14: Fall of an Angel

Content Warning: Torture/Electric shock

Linda did not remember falling asleep as she opened her eyes to find herself strapped down to a cold metal table. She immediately began to struggle as she felt panic rattle in her brain. She was obviously no longer with the Ink Demon. Linda only paused as she noticed a familiar face strapped down to a table next to her.

"Boris?"

Boris didn't like himself; his body was huge and bulky compared to his former lanky form. Ink squirted in spurts from his open chest cavity, revealing most of his organs. There was also a strange contraption that made it look like he had a wire frame of a dog cone around his head, and his pie-cut eyes were not 'X's.

The now brutish toon wolf seemed to be out of it, yet he was still alive and conscious.

"He looks a lot better now, doesn't he?"

Turning her head in the direction of the voice, Linda saw Alice standing at her side. The Twisted Angel was staring down at her with a deformed smirk as the gaping holes at the corner of her mouth, showing off her set of teeth, misshaped it.

"What did you do to him?"

"I improved him." Alice replied with a low chuckle. "After taking his parts I need to be beautiful again, of course. Weren't you paying attention when you were following your precious Henry around?"

"You will never be beautiful, not with that cold inky heart of yours." Linda retorted

Alice's smirk suddenly turned to sneer as she became furious. Linda watched as the angel approached a control panel and forcefully pulled down a switch.

Pain shot through Linda's body as it began to convulse from electricity surging through it. She let out a bloodcurdling scream, trying to use her arms and legs to break free, but he binds were tight.

The electricity soon stopped its course through her body as Alice turned it off.

"I would watch what you say if I were you." The Twisted Angel warned harshly before smiling again. "I still want to have fun with you."

Linda was panting heavily as tears streamed down her face. She was in so much pain.

"W-why?...Why are you doing this?" She asked, trying to find her voice.

She knew Alice heard her as she approached the table, leaning in closer so that she was just inches away from touching noses with Linda.

"I want to make Henry suffer for the mess he caused."

"Henry didn't do anything." Linda said defensively.

"Didn't he?" Alice questioned, backing off a bit. "Shows how much you know."

Fearful that she would electrocute her again, Linda tensed up as she watched the Twisted Angel's every movement. However, she didn't reach for the switch. Instead she reached down to something behind the control panel and pulled out what appeared to be a syringe.

Linda recognized it as it was the same syringe Alice had Henry use to collect the excess ink from the 'swollen ones' when he did her bidding.

"You have made me curious, Henry's wife." Alice said as she looked at the syringe with a wicked smile. "Ever since you stumbled into my halls, I have wondered how you could be of use to me. You may not be made of ink like the rest of the filth down here, but maybe your blood will work just as well."

Linda began to hopelessly struggle again as the large needle was raised over her chest.

Before the needle could pierce through her ink stained blouse and skin, the ink rose up from Linda's body and grabbed on the syringe.

Alice was quick to release the medical instrument as she let out a yelp of surprise.

The ink consumed the syringe, causing it dissolve before shifting towards Linda's binds.

Stunned, Linda watched the binds dissolve and become one with the ink.

She was free.

Alice backed away, now frightened of the woman before her.

"Keep away!" She shrieked. "I don't want that demon's ink touching me!"

Linda felt a newfound rage flow through her as she thought of all the sins the Twisted Angel committed. Ignoring her cries, Linda approached Alice.

"This is for Boris!"

Linda opened her eyes to find herself back in the throne room. Was she just dreaming of being captured by Alice?

It felt so real.

Looking around, she noticed she was alone. This was probably going to be the only time she could scope the room out to find a way out without the Ink Demon policing her. Linda stood up and began her search.

She had no such luck.

Walking through the only corridor that lead into the room, Linda approach two large sealed metal doors. She looked around for a switch or a lever that would open it, but figured it would be on the other side as it was nowhere to be found.

Letting out a defeated sigh, Linda placed her hand on the metal surface.

"Please be safe, Henry..."

She quickly pulled her hand away as ink pooled out from beneath her palm and began to spread out on the doors; it was forming an ink portal. Linda went to approach the ink on the door, but stumbled back and fell as the Ink Demon emerged from the ink, growling in a labored manner as usual as he limped out.

The Ink Demon stared down at her and tilted his head.

Linda braced herself to be grabbed as the Ink Demon reached towards her, closing her eyes tightly. She then felt something drop into her lap and opened her eyes to see what it was.

A broken halo.

It looked similar to the one that was sticking into Alice's head.

Picking up the halo, Linda looked it over before looking up at the Ink Demon once again. He only stared down at her in return.

It didn't take long for her to know the fate of the Twisted Angel.

A part of Linda was relieved.

"What about Boris?" She found herself asking out loud. "What happened to him."

The Ink Demon reached into his inky body and pulled out a small Boris plush before dropping it into her lap.

Linda somehow knew the answer as she stared at the ink stained plush.

Boris, her and Henry's faithful companion, was gone.

She held the small plush version of the toon wolf close to her chest as she wept.

"I'm sorry Boris..."

A/N: OMG, I'm so glad it didn't take me forever to write this chapter like the last one. I don't expect the same luck with the next one though. Hope you enjoyed.

Part of the reason as to why the chapter begins the way it does is because I wanted to actually have dialog between Alice and Linda. There is an explanation for it, but that won't be revealed until a later date...Maybe.