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Chapter 19

Christine screamed as Erik collapsed on top of her. She begged him to get up, because he was crushing her, but he didn't move. Then she realized that they were not alone in the room. All Christine could see was a man's outline, but she knew it was Raoul before he even said anything.

"Well isn't this a site," he said in a mocking tone. "The tramp and the beast together making 'love', well isn't that wonderful and utterly disgusting. You see my dear this kind of pairing is something only the devil would rejoice over and the child I believe you are carrying is his."

"Raoul what are you doing here? What's wrong with you?" Christine was still struggling to get free.

"Nothing is wrong with me! I am here to do God's work and to save you from this evil that has now possessed you. Don't you see Christine, that there is still a chance to save your soul!" Raoul's voice was dangerously calm as he pulled something out of his coat.

"Raoul there is nothing evil in this room other than you!" Christine had managed to slide from underneath Erik and was trying desperately to shake him awake, but Raoul was upon her in a instant pinning her down beneath him. He looked deranged and very amused by the whole thing. He kept her pinned as he began tying Erik to the bed in case he came to. Christine screamed, but Erik was completely unconsciousness.

"Shh, my love there is nothing to be afraid of." Raoul said as he pulled a syringe from one of his pockets. "You won't even feel this."

"What is that? Please Raoul whatever you are planning on doing its not worth it. I will never be your's..."

"Then you will never be his! And you will never bare his child!" Raoul's demeanor changed instantly. His eyes glazed over and his breathing came in short heaves. Christine struggled against him trying to break free, but Raoul struck her across the face hard. Her head began to spin and her vision went blurry. The last thing she felt was a needle in her arm.

Erik's head felt like it was trying to tear its self in two which seemed to explain the blood he felt running down his neck He felt nauseous at the slightest movement and his vision was still dark. It took him a few moments to realize that he was tied up and that Christine lay next to him unmoving. Erik frantically looked around trying to remember what had happened. He could remember making love to Christine and then...dark. They were still in bed and still had no clothes on as if they had suddenly both just fell asleep.

"Look who's up! The world's greatest lover." Raoul seemed to have come out of no where. Things were starting to come together for Erik who suddenly realized that Raoul had come to get his revenge.

"What, I don't even get a snide remark? That is very disappointing Phantom, very disappointing indeed. Then how about I bring you up to speed." Raoul brought up a chair to Christine's side of the bed. His hands began to move up her thigh to her stomach. Erik could do nothing but watch.

"I came in during your disgusting rape of this innocent angel and hit you over the head. You passed out on top of Christine which made it easier to keep her still so she would listen to reason. I told her all about your true evil and how she has allowed the devil to impregnate her. She instantly came to her senses and begged me to help her, so I did. I have injected her with a poison that will surely kill the baby and her if she does not get to a doctor soon."

"You son of a bitch! Christine would never believe that your shit!" Erik began anxiously trying to get free, but in vain. Raoul smiled and chuckled to himself at this pathetic display.

"That will not do you any good. If you really want to help Christine then you had better not try anything that would force me to kill you and let her die. Unlike you when someone tries to take something of mine or has hurt someone I love, I do not give them a second chance to do it again. I simply kill them, which brings us to the end of our conversation. You have a choice to make, but the stakes are high. You may live, but then Christine must die or Christine may live and you must die."

"I would never let you hurt her! I would die a thousand times for Christine!" Erik shouted. He tried to lunge at Raoul, but the ropes kept him down.

"Then that's a good thing, because I will save her life only if you kill yourself in front of me right now." Raoul said as he stood up and began to come towards Erik.

Erik's mind was racing. Could he really be this insane and how in the hell was he going to get out of this? There was no way he was going to trust Raoul to save her even if he did kill himself and Raoul had said nothing about saving the child. For the first time fear utterly consumed Erik.

"Fine." Erik said in a low voice.

"I'm sorry what did you say?" Raoul said. He was surprised at how quickly Erik had replied and at how easily the whole ordeal had been. It was pure luck that he had caught them having sex making all of this possible.

"I would do anything to save Christine." Erik said as he looked over at her. She was breathing so gently you could hardly tell. Erik knew he was running out of time.

"Very good Phantom, very good." he paused for a moment in disbelief, but continued with even more confidence. "Now I'm going to have you inject yourself with the same poison I gave to Christine, but in a much higher dose. It will be a slow and painful death and I will enjoy every moment of it." Raoul approached the ropes that kept Erik tied to the bed, but hesitated. "You know actually I had better just do it incase you are planning anything against me." Raoul flashed a dashing smile and prepared the needle.

"I am going to kill you!" Erik yelled as he thrashed about trying to break free. His final hope that Raoul would untie him was crushed.

"Whatever you say." With that he stabbed Erik's arm with the needle making Erik yell out in pain. Slowly the poison entered his body, seeming to set his blood on fire. He felt his body weakening and his heart slowing. The worst wave of pain wracked through him. He was truly going to die.