Doctor-On a scale of 'I Love Lucy" to "Supernatural" how is your pain?

Patient-Moffat

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Chapter 6

House of Truth

"Where are we even going?" Eddie wondered as he too noticed what I'd been seeing for an hour now- we were walking in circles.

"Don't worry, I know my way," Raet told him shortly before studying the map for what had to be the millionth time. "I just do get it!" I heard her mumble. "I mean the second trial should be right here!"

"Raet is lost," Nile said with a drunk giggle. "Raet is always lost that's why she isn't allowed to drive the sun chariot."

"Shut up!" Raet bellowed losing her false cool for the first time. "I know where I'm going!"

"She knows where we're going, just not how to get there," Elena told us with one hand covering her mouth. (As if Raet couldn't hear already.)

"WELL IF YOU CAN DO SO MUCH BETTER THEN YOU LEAD THE WAY! YOU TWO THINK YOU'RE SO PERFECT BECAUSE YOU'RE A MAJOR ASPECT AND WERE WORSHIPED UP AND DOWN THE NILE, BUT ACTUALLY YOU'RE JUST BULLIES AND FOOLS! I DO EVERYTHING AND NEVER GET THE RESPECT I DESERVE!" Terror rang through me as Raet's eyes turned into flickering flames and her fiery hair ignited. Soon enough the whole girl seemed to be on fire and, well Eddie and I moved as far away as possible, the other gods only moved in closer.

"Don't be so melodramatic, sis," Nile told her like this was normal (and who knows, maybe it was). "We were just teasing."

Taking a rattling breath, Raet's feet replaced themselves on the ground, though her fire didn't decrease in size by much. "I'm sure you know how to get to the throne room of Osirian just fine," Elena told her with the slightest look of guilt in her eyes.

"Wait, where are we going?" Eddie stuttered. "You didn't just say we were going to the throne room of Osiris, right."

"Of course I did," Elena answered before slamming a hand over her mouth. "Why did I just tell you that?" She asked of herself. "We agreed not to tell you that."

"Khepri always tells people what she shouldn't," Nile told us with a nod. "Though technically she's a he, but you know it's a phase." This time it was he who had to stuff his mouth to keep from speaking.

Eddie and I exchanged a confused glance wondering why the gods couldn't shut their mouths, but Raet only smiled. "So we are in the right place! I actually thought I was wrong for a second. That does seem to happen a lot." Red flames burned on the goddesses cheeks as she realized she too couldn't keep her mouth shut. "Welcome to the realm of Ma'at where no one, even a god, can speak falsely or fail to answer."

Eddie smiled as he realized that this was exactly the place we needed to get some well deserved answers. "So where are we going?"

"The throne room of Osiris," the three gods chorused instinctively.

"Where else would OSIRIS keep the OSIRIAN spirit in between incarnations?" Elena pointed out. I had to feel silly for not figuring out before, but something bothered Eddie.

"So this happens a lot? I mean the Osirian spirit dying before the Chosen One?"

"Of course," Nile told him pointedly. "If the Chosen One dies then her spirit is immediately re-born into someone else, but there is only a new Osirian when there is a new Chosen One."

"Generally both the human and Osirian spirit die at once," Raet informed us cheerfully. (Like that was completely a cheerful subject.) "I mean the Osirian just loves to jump in front of the bullet and generally it gets him killed. I think Rufus Zeno was the only Osirian EVER to not die before his Chosen One, and that's because he betrayed his destiny. Oh wait, you father outlived his Chosen One, but once again only because they weren't together."

Trying to turn Eddie's mind from the thoughts of Osirian death I re-directed the conversation, "But why didn't you just tell us that we were going to see Osiris?"

Elena chuckled, "Oh it's not Osiris who will be the problem; he'll be thrilled. Ammut however… not such a fan."

I'd never met the evil goddess, but from the paling of Eddie's face that occurred at her name I knew meeting her wouldn't be fun. Still, we had to do it. Either we went to see Osiris and got the Osirian spirit back or Eddie died; we had no good option.

"Well if we're done here I think it's best we go before Knife that Slits Wrists shows up," Nile said with a chuckle. "Have fun."

Before I could even yell 'stop' the gods had disappeared and in their place was another demon. Unlike the one from before, Knife that Slits Wrists fit his name. A bloody knife sat on top of the neck where the head should be, but words came out just the same; no mouth needed. "You think you know what to expect, Paragon, but you know nothing of these challenges." Oh, great. "There is no riddle to solve, just truth to be told. Once all the unspoken lies between you have gone only then can you pass on to your final challenge." I went to ask a question about what that meant, but the demon too had vanished leaving Eddie and I alone.

"What unspoken lies?" Eddie muttered. "Like the fact that I hated you for a year?"Pain and regret filled Eddie's face at the words he couldn't hold in, and only tried to rectify by digging his grave deeper. "I hated you after you left. I was told my job was to protect you and that, that I could handle. But then you left me in charge of Sibuna and leadership… I hated it. I made every mistake in the book and almost got us all kill. I did get myself killed for Pete's sake! You left me to deal with everything!"

"We couldn't be together or you'd die!" I reminded him. "And I hated you too! I hated that my only real family had died and I couldn't even go back to my friends! I hated that I had to break Fabian's heart! I hated seeing all the texts, the Skype requests, and the pleas that I answer my phone! I almost got myself arrested trying to get a ring that would keep you alive if we accidentally ran into each other! I hated that you got to have it all well I got nothing!"

"I had it all? I had to watch my friends, our friends get turned into soulless sinners!" Eddie cried. "I watched the girl I love slip away from me because you weren't here to fulfill your destiny. I DON'T WANT TO BE THE OSIRIAN AGAIN! I HATED FEELING LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY ACTIONS WHEN IT CAME TO YOU! I LOVE YOU LIKE A SISTER BUT PATRICIA AND I ALMOST BROKE UP OVER MY INTERNAL NEED TO KEEP YOU SAFE! BUT IF I DON'T BECOME THE OSIRIAN AGAIN SOME CRAZY ORDER GODDESS IS GOING TO KILL ME, SO NOW I'M GOING TO FACE THE OTHER CRAZY GODDESS WHO ALMOST KILLED ME AND EVERYONE I CARED ABOUT! I HATE YOU FOR EVER BEING BORN AND DOING THIS TO ME!"

A single tear fell down my face as Eddie yelled all the things he'd ever thought but hadn't said. I knew Eddie loved me, but I also knew he hated me because I felt the same way. "I'm sorry I was born! I'm sorry you were my Osirian! I'm sorry that I left you in charge of Sibuna. But you know what I'm not sorry I'm the Chosen One, I'm not sorry I met you or anyone else in Sibuna, and I'm not sorry that I stayed away to keep you alive!"

"It was supposed to be my job to keep you safe Nina," Eddie whispered softly. "And I felt your fear. I felt your sadness. I felt your pain, but you were across an ocean and I couldn't help you. Do you know what it feels like to have one job in the world and not be able to fulfill it?"

"Of course I do Eddie," I told her placing my hand on his arm. "The entire time you were fighting Ammut I knew I was supposed to be there helping. I had Anubis yelling in my head to go and do my duty, but I couldn't. I couldn't put you in danger like that. I knew you'd be fine, but yes I know exactly how it feels to reject your destiny because I did it to save you."

There was nothing else to be said, so Eddie just pulled me into a tight hug and let he tears of harsh words fall equally down our faces. "Congratulations," Knife that Slits Wrists told us as he reappeared. "Not many can still look at each other after speaking with no filters. You have finished your second task and are free to lie and live as you wish."

"I'm so, so sorry Nina, I didn't mean any of it. I don't hate you," Eddie whispered in my ear before he broke off the hug.

"Me either," I told him wishing it was true. Unfortunately, we both knew we had meant what we said; that was the entire point of the test.

So maybe we'd won, technically, but looking at Eddie's hurt face I knew we'd lost a little too.

So sorry for the pain, wait that's a lie, I enjoy causing you pain cause I'm evil!

On another note if you're wondering there will be no Neddie story, but after I finish this I might to a reader's choice story...

If you like what if stories I had 3 chapters of one called "together" up. Go check it out. Until next time :)