Eli: Hello, hello! I know you are upset about Kenny's return, but just wait
a chapter before complaining about it. Here's the next chapter, Enjoy!
Jesse could feel him change without looking at his face. She let get of him instantly and tried to get away as far as she could. He felt her movement as she tried to get off the table as a smile spread across his face. But this was not his smile. It was too sneering, too cold.
Too much like Irons.
Sara and Ian noticed it immediately, but before they could move, he put the dagger next to Jesse's spine warningly. Jesse tried to flee, but he grabbed her wrist. He laughed like a madman as she clawed at his arm, trying to pull away.
"Gabriel! Stop it!" She screamed out. He titled his head and looked at her amused.
"And who might that be?" He asked. She gasped as he heard a voice that was not his. It was lower and had a proper English hint to it. It had to be Irons voice.
"What the bloody hell have you done to him, you bastard?!" She exclaimed, as she struggled even more. He kept his grip on her as he started pulling her closer.
"I believe that is your title, Jessica." He spat out. "They did tell you your origins."
"I may be of you, but I am not like you. And I never will." She stated, trying to be brave. She was breathing heavily and had sweat dripping down her forehead. This was so much worst than getting stage fright at your first performance. He let out another laugh before he sighed.
"I realize that. That's what makes your death so much less meaningful." He told her as he finally pulled her in close enough to strike. He lifted the dagger up and......
A huge cracking sound was heard as Sara bashed his head in with the metal knuckles of the witchblade. He fell to the ground, unconscious for the time being.
-Meanwhile-
Leo was horrified as Elaine drove his car pass the gate and accidental hit a security guard. She seemed too concentrated to care. She had been silent as soon as they had started down the path that led up to the mansion. As if she was listening to something she did not wish to hear.
"Elaine, you have just hit someone."
"He got hit with the side. He'll be fine." She replied coldly as she parked right in front of the steps. She unlocked the doors and jumped out of the car. She was in a hurry now. Leo grabbed her hand to slow her down.
"Elaine, what are we doing?" He asked her. She shrugged her shoulders and kept on moving.
"I don't know, but I need to be here." She told him. They looked around the hallway. It looked as if a tornado had hit it.
"I'm glad we weren't here when this brawl was in session." He mentioned as he noticed that the whole marble floor was drenched in blood. Elaine started going down a deep, dark hallway. "Hey, what are you doing?"
"I am following the bodies." She informed him as she continued down the hall. He sighed and followed.
They continued till they saw a door open into what looked like a basement. Elaine felt something in her stomach that reminded her of fluttering butterflies. She turned and went through the door. She descended the long dark stair well as she heard Leo's footsteps behind her. They went down lower and lower till they saw two hallways. They went down the one that had an open door with light peering through.
They crept down the hall as silently as possible. They were flat against the wall by the door. Elaine tried not to be grossed out by the slimy wetness she felt on the walls. She listened closer for sound, and then tried to look into the room.
Elaine gasped and went back against the wall as she saw a sword suddenly come only an inch away from her face, almost touching her lips. She could barely make out the shadow holding the sword, but was relieved when the sword went down and the man wielding it came into view.
"Ian." She said as she tried to catch her breath. "You almost gave me a bloody heart attack."
"You should not have come, Miss Bowman." He said coldly. "Nor should you have brought someone along with you."
"Oh, sod off!" She told him as she went pass him into the cell. Leo stopped following her at the door way. Elaine's mouth hung open as tears started to fill her eyes. "Gabriel!" She exclaimed. Sara held her back from the man they had chained to the wall. His eyes were fluttering open and close as he tried to keep his head up.
"It's not your brother, Elaine." Sara told her. "It's Irons."
"What do you mean it's Irons? All I see is my brother chained to a wall looking half insane! Let him go!" She demanded, half crying. Jesse came over and took Elaine from Sara.
"It's not him, Elaine. Trust me, he tried to kill me. It's not him." She told her. Elaine looked at him again, this time getting a peek at his eye color.
"Ice blue." She whispered. Jesse nodded and Elaine started to sob. "What are we going to do?"
"We have two options, neither you are going to like." Ian answered. He got everyone's attention. "You can try to bring him back with the witchblade, which is dangerous because his connection through Gabriel will be stronger there and there is a possibility that he could kill you there. Or." He took a breath. He hated to say this. "We could eliminate Irons life force by destroying Gabriel's own."
"No!" Elaine screamed at him. "We are NOT killing Gabriel!"
He nodded. "I know your feelings, Elaine. But you must understand that if all else fails, that is what we must do."
"If all else fails." Elaine shouted back at him. She turned to Sara. "Please, Sara. Use the witchblade. Bring my brother back." She begged. "I don't have anyone else like him. Please?"
Sara looked from Elaine to Gabriel and back. She nodded. Elaine pulled away from Jesse and stood next to Sara.
"Take me with you." Sara shook her head. "Please? I get him to come back."
"It might scar you as it has scarred him. Gabriel would rather die than have you connected to this thing." She told her. That's when Jesse spoke up.
"Then let me go." She said quietly. Everyone turned and looked at her confused. "I should have said something before, but I was scared to. I know that bracelet of yours is special. Beyond special, going straight into mystical. I've seen it in my dreams. It has me, I am part of it. And I know Gabriel much better than you do. Let me go with you, Sara. You know it is right." She said. Sara nodded and motioned for Jesse to come forward. She turned to Ian.
"Now how do I get to him?" She asked.
"Place the hand with the blade over his scar and you will be transported to its' world. Jesse should place her hand on the eye so that it recognizes her. She will then be sent along with you. Both of you will have a trying time and he will try to trick you, so be careful and return."
They nodded. Sara noticed the concerned look he had for Jesse. 'Already acting like a big brother.' She thought. She never noticed the matching look he gave her.
Sara and Jesse approached Gabriel slowly. The body seemed to try to lunge out at them, but was too weak. It fell back against the wall. Sara tried to stay calm as she placed her hand on the double circles on his wrist. Jesse placed her hand over the witchblade and felt its heat travel all the way through her body as both of them closed their eyes and were transported into the realm of the witchblade.
Jesse could feel him change without looking at his face. She let get of him instantly and tried to get away as far as she could. He felt her movement as she tried to get off the table as a smile spread across his face. But this was not his smile. It was too sneering, too cold.
Too much like Irons.
Sara and Ian noticed it immediately, but before they could move, he put the dagger next to Jesse's spine warningly. Jesse tried to flee, but he grabbed her wrist. He laughed like a madman as she clawed at his arm, trying to pull away.
"Gabriel! Stop it!" She screamed out. He titled his head and looked at her amused.
"And who might that be?" He asked. She gasped as he heard a voice that was not his. It was lower and had a proper English hint to it. It had to be Irons voice.
"What the bloody hell have you done to him, you bastard?!" She exclaimed, as she struggled even more. He kept his grip on her as he started pulling her closer.
"I believe that is your title, Jessica." He spat out. "They did tell you your origins."
"I may be of you, but I am not like you. And I never will." She stated, trying to be brave. She was breathing heavily and had sweat dripping down her forehead. This was so much worst than getting stage fright at your first performance. He let out another laugh before he sighed.
"I realize that. That's what makes your death so much less meaningful." He told her as he finally pulled her in close enough to strike. He lifted the dagger up and......
A huge cracking sound was heard as Sara bashed his head in with the metal knuckles of the witchblade. He fell to the ground, unconscious for the time being.
-Meanwhile-
Leo was horrified as Elaine drove his car pass the gate and accidental hit a security guard. She seemed too concentrated to care. She had been silent as soon as they had started down the path that led up to the mansion. As if she was listening to something she did not wish to hear.
"Elaine, you have just hit someone."
"He got hit with the side. He'll be fine." She replied coldly as she parked right in front of the steps. She unlocked the doors and jumped out of the car. She was in a hurry now. Leo grabbed her hand to slow her down.
"Elaine, what are we doing?" He asked her. She shrugged her shoulders and kept on moving.
"I don't know, but I need to be here." She told him. They looked around the hallway. It looked as if a tornado had hit it.
"I'm glad we weren't here when this brawl was in session." He mentioned as he noticed that the whole marble floor was drenched in blood. Elaine started going down a deep, dark hallway. "Hey, what are you doing?"
"I am following the bodies." She informed him as she continued down the hall. He sighed and followed.
They continued till they saw a door open into what looked like a basement. Elaine felt something in her stomach that reminded her of fluttering butterflies. She turned and went through the door. She descended the long dark stair well as she heard Leo's footsteps behind her. They went down lower and lower till they saw two hallways. They went down the one that had an open door with light peering through.
They crept down the hall as silently as possible. They were flat against the wall by the door. Elaine tried not to be grossed out by the slimy wetness she felt on the walls. She listened closer for sound, and then tried to look into the room.
Elaine gasped and went back against the wall as she saw a sword suddenly come only an inch away from her face, almost touching her lips. She could barely make out the shadow holding the sword, but was relieved when the sword went down and the man wielding it came into view.
"Ian." She said as she tried to catch her breath. "You almost gave me a bloody heart attack."
"You should not have come, Miss Bowman." He said coldly. "Nor should you have brought someone along with you."
"Oh, sod off!" She told him as she went pass him into the cell. Leo stopped following her at the door way. Elaine's mouth hung open as tears started to fill her eyes. "Gabriel!" She exclaimed. Sara held her back from the man they had chained to the wall. His eyes were fluttering open and close as he tried to keep his head up.
"It's not your brother, Elaine." Sara told her. "It's Irons."
"What do you mean it's Irons? All I see is my brother chained to a wall looking half insane! Let him go!" She demanded, half crying. Jesse came over and took Elaine from Sara.
"It's not him, Elaine. Trust me, he tried to kill me. It's not him." She told her. Elaine looked at him again, this time getting a peek at his eye color.
"Ice blue." She whispered. Jesse nodded and Elaine started to sob. "What are we going to do?"
"We have two options, neither you are going to like." Ian answered. He got everyone's attention. "You can try to bring him back with the witchblade, which is dangerous because his connection through Gabriel will be stronger there and there is a possibility that he could kill you there. Or." He took a breath. He hated to say this. "We could eliminate Irons life force by destroying Gabriel's own."
"No!" Elaine screamed at him. "We are NOT killing Gabriel!"
He nodded. "I know your feelings, Elaine. But you must understand that if all else fails, that is what we must do."
"If all else fails." Elaine shouted back at him. She turned to Sara. "Please, Sara. Use the witchblade. Bring my brother back." She begged. "I don't have anyone else like him. Please?"
Sara looked from Elaine to Gabriel and back. She nodded. Elaine pulled away from Jesse and stood next to Sara.
"Take me with you." Sara shook her head. "Please? I get him to come back."
"It might scar you as it has scarred him. Gabriel would rather die than have you connected to this thing." She told her. That's when Jesse spoke up.
"Then let me go." She said quietly. Everyone turned and looked at her confused. "I should have said something before, but I was scared to. I know that bracelet of yours is special. Beyond special, going straight into mystical. I've seen it in my dreams. It has me, I am part of it. And I know Gabriel much better than you do. Let me go with you, Sara. You know it is right." She said. Sara nodded and motioned for Jesse to come forward. She turned to Ian.
"Now how do I get to him?" She asked.
"Place the hand with the blade over his scar and you will be transported to its' world. Jesse should place her hand on the eye so that it recognizes her. She will then be sent along with you. Both of you will have a trying time and he will try to trick you, so be careful and return."
They nodded. Sara noticed the concerned look he had for Jesse. 'Already acting like a big brother.' She thought. She never noticed the matching look he gave her.
Sara and Jesse approached Gabriel slowly. The body seemed to try to lunge out at them, but was too weak. It fell back against the wall. Sara tried to stay calm as she placed her hand on the double circles on his wrist. Jesse placed her hand over the witchblade and felt its heat travel all the way through her body as both of them closed their eyes and were transported into the realm of the witchblade.