HELLO! How are ya going? (Feel free to actually answer this question by reviewing) This chapter has a swear word in it. Sorry if it offends anyone, it was just NEEDED.
Valkyrie woke up and she felt a searing pain through her arms and legs. She was strapped down to a chair and her arms and legs were nailed to the chair just like Tanith was. She breathed raggedly, trying not to cry out in pain. She couldn't move, or she would risk the unbearable pain and tearing her muscles apart. Her arms and legs were swollen up to the size of loaves of bread and she growled at the thought of Erskine Ravel, her friend nailing her arms and legs to a chair. Despite the pain, she smiled. They had to NAIL HER TO A CHAIR to contain her. She heard footsteps and put on her most fierce and angry face she could muster. It was Caelan. This made her even more determined to put on a tough façade. He actually looked concerned though, which worried her.
"I didn't mean this to happen to you Valkyrie," he said sadly.
"Bull," she growled.
He smiled, "I can heal you, but you must come with me, you must be my lover forever."
She thought about it. He could heal her, but there was a catch. She might be able to trick him, lull him into a false sense of security by pretending to actually love him. Then she would escape. There, that was her plan.
"Okay," she nodded her head. He came toward her and rested his hands on her thighs. She tried not to flinch.
"It's going to hurt okay," he said, "But I will heal it." She nodded her head and Caelan yanked out the nail. She threw her head back and howled, feeling an icy sensation creep up her leg. It was now healed and he had two arms and another leg to go.
He looked her and she nodded. Keep going. He continued with the yanking and healing until she was finally, completely healed. He then sat on top of her thighs and gave her a seductive smile. Valkyrie prepared herself for the worst.
He rested his hands on her thighs and touched her lips with his, eventually shoving his tongue in her mouth. He's desperate, she thought as she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him back. She had to make him believe that she really loved him.
And that was when things went really wrong. There was Skulduggery and Nyx, right there. Skulduggery looked so hurt, that he almost turned away. Caelan continued rubbing her thighs with his hands and she couldn't stand it anymore. Skulduggery was shaking his head at her with disgust.
She chose this moment to head butt Caelan and sent him flying with a wave of air.
"Thanks! You son of a lobster!" she screamed at him.
"Valkyrie! I thought you loved me!" he exclaimed in pain.
"Hell no! I learned that the hard way. I pretended, and I can't believe you didn't see that coming!" Valkyrie said back.
"But the way you kissed me! So intense! How could you not love me?" he said desperately and she could see Skulduggery's discomfort.
"No! You. Are. A. Fucking. Idiot!" she screamed, "I don't love you!"
Caelan flinched at her harsh words. It was true, she had never used a swear word before.
Skulduggery stared at her, finally understanding what she was doing.
Then, things went drastically wrong. Mevolent. Right there.
"Ohhhhh dear," she said but Nyx exploded.
Tonight we're taking over, no one's getting out
This place's about to blow-oh-oh-oh!
Blow-oh-oh-oh
Kesha's voice screamed out of Nyx's mouth and the pillar that Mevolent was leaning against exploded, debris flying everywhere, but he manipulated the air to throw it at Valkyrie.
She threw it back at him and he made it disintegrate in mid - air. She called the shadows to her and sent them at Mevolent. He absorbed them and sent them raining everywhere.
Nyx's voice spoke to her, "The song isn't working!"
"Try something else! Don't give up!" she screamed, "Maybe if I lend you some of my magic, you can make yours stronger!"
She ran to Skulduggery and yanked him over to Nyx by the hand and we were all linked in a line.
"It's not going to work. You don't understand anything about magic," Mevolent sneered sending a bolt of lightning at her. It missed her by inches.
"Oo! I've got it!" Nyx said and she sucked in a deep breath.
My songs know what you did in the dark
So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire
So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire
All three of them turned into human torches, but our bodies were not affected by the heat. She and Skulduggery had shared their elemental powers with Nyx, and therefore, they could control the fire not to burn them. The whole Sanctuary exploded and they went flying up in the air, soaring above the Sanctuary that was now in ruins. Skulduggery could fly, but he couldn't carry both her and Nyx. They were swerving, tumbling and spinning uncontrollably in the air. They were also falling, and fast. She tried manipulating the wind to her advantage but it only made it worse Nyx had an idea though.
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly
Wow, Rhianna's voice came from Nyx's mouth as they stopped spinning and tumbling, easing into a relaxed, slow glide. She wondered yet again, what did Nyx's actual voice sound like?
They landed softly and gracefully on the freshly mown grass of Gordon's estate. How lucky to land there!
Skulduggery helped her to her feet and stared at her intensely.
"What were you doing?" he said so quietly that she was scared.
"I'm sorry. It's not what you think okay, he said he would heal me if I would be his lover so I said yes. I was lying of course, but I still should have thought of another way. Skulduggery I am truly sorry," she said her eyes filled with shame. He stepped toward her and wrapped her up in a tight embrace.
"It's okay, and I'm sorry that you had to go through that," he said. She smiled and hugged him tighter.
"The alternative might have actually been better," she said. He paused and let go.
"What alternative?" he practically growled. She wondered what his reaction would be to her torture. Although he had healed her, Caelan had still left the nail hole marks on her arms and legs.
She rolled up her pant legs and sleeves and showed Skulduggery the holes. He gasped, taking her arm gently in his, kissing the hole.
"Oh Valkyrie, what happened?" he said, his velvet voice shaking slightly.
So she told him about how Erskine had knocked her out and she had woken up nailed to a chair. She just got to the bit about Caelan offering to heal her in exchange for being his lover when Skulduggery blurted, "Valkyrie, you went through so much, I can't believe you had to do that!"
She turned to Nyx.
"You did so well, you saved our lives and I am so grateful," she said giving Nyx a warm hug.
Nyx blushed, "Really?"
"Really," she said with a smile on her face.
Well there you go, another chapter!
Does anyone have any song suggestions for Nyx? If you do, let me know!
And . . . I need a character that would be a good boyfriend for Nyx! If you have any ideas, let me know. I need to know this info:
Name (Taken):
Appearance:
Age:
Power:
Personality traits:
Past (optional):
And any extra info:
Thanks for reading and hoped you liked it!