A/N:
Heeey Readers! Another chapter! YAAAY!
Now this is the second to last chapter D: But fear not there will be a part two! I thought about making a completely new fic as the sequel but this is just easier. Also you will get to see a few different peoples P.O.V, aaand someone is making her reappearance….. Sapphire! I know we haven't seen her in a while so I just wanted to sort of bring her back.
On with the chapter…
Chapter 14:
"Good evening" one of the two said.
"Good evening to you too" I said without turning to face them.
"You know, it's common curtsey to make eye contact with someone when they speak with you" said who I am guessing to be Tiffany.
I turned to face her and gave her one of my best, not the best, I wasn't going to waste that on her, cold menacing glare I could muster and said. "Better for you"
"Much" she replied just as coolly as I did.
"Now, now girls, we didn't come to fight." Mevolent interrupted mockingly.
"I don't really appreciate being mocked by the likes of you."
"Ever so sorry Darquesse, now what we came here for." I raised an eyebrow in question and he continued "We would like, one more time to ask you to join us in taking over the world"
He sounded serious. I managed to giggle. Oh my god he was serious. I mean, he sounded like one of those super heroes from a comic book or something.
"And you find that funny how?" Tiffany asked me, I could tell she was getting impatient with me and the thought made me want to laugh again. So instead of addressing her I spoke directly to Mevolent.
"I apologise for what I'm about to say, wait no I don't apologise. You sound like a) A total wasted idiot and B) well let's just say you wouldn't like it." He gave me a look which made me want to continue my little speech, so I did. "Also, I have no interest in taking over the world. I am going to destroy it. I have no use for such pitiful beings like yourself. So to answer your question, Tiffany, yes I find that absolutely hilarious, and Mevolent, no I do not wish to join you and your bitch"
Tiffany lunged but Mevolent held out his arm to stop her.
"That is all we came for, good day Darquesse. I'm sure we will be seeing you soon, and I assure you, we will be ready."
They turned to leave when I called after them "We'll see about that"
I sat there for about two minutes plotting in that amazing, evil genius mind of mine when someone rushed into the bar and knocked something over.
"Sapphire?" I asked the girl quizzically.
She didn't seem fazed at all by the dead bodies around her, but instead ran straight for me.
"I'm so, so, so sorry Val! I didn't know that warehouse would be a trap, honestly I didn't! and are you okay? I just saw Mevolent and that pixie bitch walk out of here and they looked pretty angry and, sorry I just really hate those two, I could just-"
"Sapphire, calm down. It's okay I am not hurt or injured or anything."
"That's good then!" she replied sounding rather relieved, and that's when the thought hit me.
I mean I liked her fire, she hated tiffany and Mevolent just as much as I did and, she had a very good discipline that would come in very handy. I mean everyone needs they're own lackey don't they?
"Sapphire sit." I told her "I'm not trying to scare you and I pinkie promise I won't kill you-" as soon as the words came out of my mouth, I regrated them. She had a very scared look on her face but sat anyway. Hmm bravery as well, another plus.
"I am not Val, I am Darquesse."
She didn't look too scared when I told her that… what am I kidding she practically jumped out of her seat but I grabbed her arm before she could leave.
"I mean it. You want revenge on those people don't you, for taking advantage of you?" She just nodded "Well so do I and I need a partner in crime and I have to admit, I really admire your ability, such strength, such power. I could really use someone like you. And, you are the only one I could actually depend on with anything." This made her smile a bit.
"I'm in, what do you want me to do?"
I was stuck in some stupid sanctuary meeting, not really paying attention to what they were saying. The only time I really payed any attention was when they were talking about Val, or should I say Darquesse. No I shouldn't. She is Val and always will be. She is my best friend, she saved me from the remnant, she saved me when I was the remnant and I can't just give up on her.
"This is a serious matter" said the Grand mage from America. I think we should send teams out to try and hunt her down"
"So do I" said Madame Mist. That bitch!
"Are you serious!" I shout getting up from my chair angrily. "Without her, none of us would be sitting here in this room right now!"
"Tanith calm down." Ghastly said to me
"No Ghastly I will not calm down. Do you seriously think that we should just send out and order to kill Val?"
He looked down sadly and I knew my worst fears were confirmed.
"I'm with Tanith" Skulduggery said calmly standing up in his seat next to me. Thank God someone's actually on my side.
He had been silent this whole time trying to come across calm and cool but he only did this when he was very angry so it was pretty obvious what he was really feeling.
"Do you seriously think Val chose this? Hell no! She has been dealing with this for over 3 years and beating herself up because of what she was going to do. You have all been sitting here totally oblivious and talking about what she was supposed to become in such a bad way. Do you not know how this has affected her. She sealed her name and even asked me to kill her repeatedly for all of you!" He said getting angry
"We have gotten her back three times and we will continue to do it for the fourth! So stand if you are with us and if you aren't than we will be leaving right now after all, we do have a war to stop" and with that he left the building.
You could tell that all the people were feeling guilty right now.
Serves them bloody right! I can't imagine how she would have been feeling and she didn't deserve that.
Almost as soon as Skulduggery was gone Fletcher stood up.
"Well I'm going. Val doesn't deserve to be hunted down, she is a good person and when-"
"If" Madame Mist interrupted earning the coldest of glares from Fletcher and I.
"When" Fletcher said clearly aimed directly at her " she comes back you will all regret what your sick minds have been thinking right now."
"Me too!" Dawn said following suite "I haven't known Val long at all and to be honest we didn't really get off to a good start, but she is a good person who I respect and will help because she deserves it. Damn all of you!" she said walking out of the room Fletcher following.
I was just about to follow when Ghastly grabbed my arm and held me back. The look in his eyes was soft and remorseful.
"Let go Ghastly!" I say firmly "Just a word of warning, anything happens to Val because of your orders, you will have Skulduggery and I to deal with!"
And with that I left.
Darquesse had chosen me and she didn't have to threaten me. She was actually a lot like Val but she just wasn't the same.
Our plan was this. We knew that Tiff and Mevolent were going to be at Serpine's old castle.
No offence or anything but seriously, it's kind of old…
Anyway so we knew they were going to be there because that's their base, so we're going to get there when they are out, which we also know, and surprise them.
Darquesse will kill them both with a little help from me and then she said that I can either stay with her or go off and do my own thing.
I still haven't decided. Secretly I want Val back. I know I don't know her it's just, I sort of like this world and I don't want to risk dying so…
Anyway there is just one catch.
She wants us to go and tell her friends to be there tonight too. She said something about she wants them to know that she can't be saved and that her killing the world is inevitability, so they stop trying to save her. No save her is the wrong term she doesn't want to be saved. Get Val back, yes those are the words she used.
We were standing outside of the sanctuary waiting for them to come out.
Which we knew they would, or I did because technically d sensitive abilities, they weren't very good and I never got any big visions or anything, I was only sensitive when I wanted to be.
The first of them to come out of that really, ugly building was Skulduggery.
At first he looked like he was about to hug her than realised she wasn't Val anymore.
We just stood there and waited for the others to come out .
The next ones were Dawn followed by Fletcher and finally Tanith with tears in her eyes.
They all stood shocked and Darquesse took this as her queue to speak.
"What's got you all gobsmacked?" she said in mock question.
"We just defended your ass in there so I suggest you quit the joking and just get on with it" Fletcher said, the look in his eyes made me feel like I just kicked a puppy… which I totally could do… if I had to…I can sense you judging me…I feel like an idiot.
"Alright" she said suddenly serious " We have just come to tell you to be at Serpine's old castle at around 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. Don't even think about coming early with a squad of cleavers, because if you do we will kill you."
"And you weren't planning on doing that anyway?" Skulduggery said
"And I thought you told me not to joke and don't worry I still plan on that just not tomorrow maybe another day, just not tomorrow. Unless you bring those cleavers or any other mages etc."
We were just about to leave when she remembered something.
"Also don't come early, meet us on the hill and just a warning make sure Mevolent and Tiffany don't see you. It is their base after all."
And with that we left them all standing there shock in their bloodshot eyes.
A/N:
How'd you all like it? Am going to get the finale of part 1 up as quickly as possible then I won't be able to update for a while because I have to do a bit more of the 'The good old times' and my shared Hunger games syot with LillyMarie Gee (which by the way is still open so send me your tributes!) and maybe even a new fic….. speaking of the good old times I still don't have a beta for that fic so if anyone is offering I really need one to make it as good as possible for all of you!
Thanks to my beta: QueenOfSwordsAndFire for beta reading this chapter
Keep reading,
Sophie Elizabeth xx