Hey everyone! First of all, I'd like to dedicate this chapter to JustAnAmateur for being my loyal reviewer :D! You have no idea how much this means to me. Second of all, I'd like to apologize for not posting this chapter sooner. I was out of the country for a couple of days. Last but not least, I'd like to thank all of you for reading my story, but I'd really appreciate more reviewing from you guys… In this chapter, someone's gonna die! It may be Peyton… Or one of the two other girls, Haley and Brooke. So, read this chapter to find out :)!
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Here's the eighth chapter entitled, "The Death".
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When the echo of the cracking sound finally faded away, Lucas and Nathan had the courage to raise their heads and witness the death of their dear companion. But to their surprise, what they witnessed wasn't painful at all…
Peyton, still alive, had dislocated Brooke's arm from her shoulder. (Before Brooke could snap her neck, Peyton stepped on her toe, elbowed her ribs, and twisted her arms as soon as she was free. Peyton's brother served the army, so he taught her how to fight.) The brothers had no idea how Peyton was able to pull that off, but it wasn't the time for any explanations.
"Run, Peyton. Run!" shouted Lucas, "Get out of site!"
Peyton ran as fast as she could towards one of the tunnels. Brooke, on the other hand, didn't bother following her. Even with her arm dislocated, she didn't scream or feel any pain; she just got angrier and angrier by the minute. She grabbed her damaged arm with her other hand and twisted it back to its rightful place, not letting out a single moan of pain.
"That bitch of yours is gonna pay a large price for what she did," growled Brooke, "but that's after I'm done with you two!"
She started walking slowly towards the brothers, not bothered to speed up. The brothers didn't know what to do: run with Peyton and leave Haley behind or stay and fight until the end. But Nathan knew that leaving Haley with these monsters wasn't a sensible choice.
"You can handle these two, Brooklyn!" shouted the Lord.
"Don't call me Brooklyn; it's too innocent!" she replied with an evil tone.
As she got closer and closer, Nathan got angrier and angrier by the second due to her betrayal. He couldn't believe that she was a Shax demon; he should've sensed it immediately, but he was blinded by her beauty as if he was under her spell. He knew that he had to get even.
"Stop!" yelled Nathan, "I don't want this anymore! I want to start over! I want you, Brooke. I wanna be with you, with all of you, Shax demons!"
Lucas couldn't believe what he heard. They killed their parents! How could Nathan be so ignorant and coldhearted?
"Oh yeah?" asked Brooke as she stopped walking, "I knew that your brotherly bond would eventually break. But, you have to prove it before I could believe you, before any of us could believe you!"
Nathan turned his face towards Lucas and suddenly punched him. He started hitting and beating his own brother! How could this happen? What was wrong with him? He continued to punch Lucas on his face and ribs even when he spat blood out of his mouth, but his brother didn't attack back. He was still shocked with what happened, and he knew he couldn't hit his own brother whom he raised for more than two years all on his own. Was Nathan scheming this with Brooke all along? Did he intentionally lure Lucas and Peyton into this death hole? Did he pretend everything was okay, while it actually wasn't? Lucas had many unanswered questions in his mind as Nathan continued to punch and punch.
"Stop it!' yelled Brooke, "That's enough! I believe you, we all believe you, Nathan!"
Finally after what seemed like a lifetime of punches, though it was only around 10 minutes, Nathan stopped. Lucas collapsed on the ground, panting, trying to understand what's going on.
"We don't want your brother to die yet." smirked Brooke as she get closer and closer to Nathan.
She stood in front of him glad that she didn't have to kill him, because even though he's her enemy, there still was a sensational attraction between the two. She beautifully lifted her face up and smiled as she leaned towards his face. Just like before, their lips were about to collide, but suddenly, Brooke noticed something weird. She was turning into ashes!
"YOU BASTARD!!" screamed Brooke as she disappeared into grains of dust with a stick pierced on her forehead.
"NOOOOOOO!!!" shouted the Leader. Brooke definitely meant a whole lot to him.
Nathan turned his face to Lucas; both of them grinned at each other.
"And I thought you went nuts…" commented Lucas.
"I'm sorry about punching you, Luke." apologized Nathan.
"It's alright," his older brother replied, "as long as it was for a reason."
Lucas winked at his little brother; they both knew that they would never break their bond and surrender to the Shax demons. They knew what to do, and their bond was stronger than ever.
"How could you kill my most powerful, right-hand follower?" yelled the Master, "How could you kill my own DAUGHTER?!?"
"It would be the same as killing our parents won't it?" asked Lucas.
"You'll regret what you two have done!" shouted the Lord, ignoring Lucas' question. "I'll kill your new, little friend mercilessly, just like you killed my Brooklyn!" he yelled, pointing at Haley.
Nathan, still shocked with what he heard, started running towards the Demon and Haley without even knowing what to do. All he knew was that he had to protect her no matter what; he had promised her that. He had fallen into her the moment he saw her, and he would do anything to claim his love. Yet, he knew he wouldn't be able to make it in time. He and Lucas were much further from them – around 5 to 7 minutes running.
Drakoulis snagged Haley close to him, gazing at her bright, enliven skin. He licked her cheek skin and did the exact thing that Brooke did: he breathed slowly at the wet skin and sniffed, releasing shivers down both his and her spines.
"You'd be a delicious feast," he admitted, "but I'm afraid we're gonna have to give you up… It's too bad that you'll die without being able to taste your flesh."
He looked at her as if he was just about to lose a valuable, precious piece of jewelry. Haley, on the other hand, was shaking with pure fear…
"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!!!" shouted Nathan with all his mighty heart.
"It's too late for that…" laughed the Lord, touching and feeling Haley's wet cheek.
The Demon looked straight into her fearful, wet eyes and smiled hungrily. Haley suddenly spat at him, and he gave her a slight slap in return, saying "Snap out of it!", and grabbed her neck tightly with his right hand. Haley could barely breathe with his hand closing and tightening her neck. He then raised her off the floor, still not using his other hand. Haley, jerking and choking, kept on trying to loosen his grip but with no luck. That Monster was definitely the strongest of his clan. Haley had zero chance of survival; only a few, precious seconds were left in her short-lived life.
"HAAALEEY!!! STOP IT YOU BASTARD!" yelled Nathan as he kept on running and running with tears sliding through his cheeks.
"I'm sorry younger brother…" said the Leader, grabbing Haley's neck more tightly, "But it's time for your newly-made friend to DIE!!!" His loud, thundering laugh surrounded the site.
Nathan was barely halfway through with Lucas right behind him when he heard a loud thud sound echoing through the site and the tunnels surrounding it. This time, they knew that they really did lose a dear companion… The two didn't even have the guts to look up at the painful site…
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That's it for this chapter! I'm sorry I added another cliffhanger; I hope it's not ruining the story, but it felt the right thing to do… What do you guys think? I'd love some feedback! To make the next chapter more exciting, TWO people - not one but TWO - are gonna die next chapter! Who do you guys think they will be? Is it Haley as it looks like it from this chapter? Or is it Peyton, Lucas, Nathan, the Lord, or any other non-introduced character? Tune in next chapter to find out :D! Review plz :)!