Chapter 8 Demon in the boneyard
We walked in silence to the graveyard, I guess coming to see her sister would make her sad so I didn't say anything, what could I say that would make this better. I had to know more but I wasn't sure if asking was the right thing, not right now anyways.
"Go ahead and ask Kane, It's botherin you, I know"
I didn't say anything for a minute, I wasn't sure how so I just followed her into the grassy death yard. All the tombstones were well kept and we kept walking towards the back, I followed Mystery without saying what I was thinking, I knew she could see into my head but she didn't say anything, she was waiting for me to say it. Finally I sucked up the courage, "How did she? I mean..."
"How she killed herself? My sister was one of those people that liked to make sure things stuck, she had to make sure there was no turning back. She took a fuck-load of pills with her evening vodka, she slipped into the bath, slit her wrists and as she went under the toaster went with her, she wanted to make sure that she died and no one could save her"
"I'm sorry Mystery, I didn't mean to upset you"
Mystery shook her head, shaking the bad feelings away, I know because I did it alot. "Its ok, maybe it'll help and even if it doesn't, at least it won't bug you"
We kept walking until we right at the back, the last grave on the right. She stood beside me as the wind picked up, and all I could do was kneel on the grass and get a better look. I could only see her first name, Iziah. Mould, grass and dirt had covered the last name, I should of known that it wasn't gonna be that easy.
"Its almost as if they knew" Mystery said wistfully her coming to rest on my shoulder, even when I was hunched down I was still alot taller than her. "Now you have a name to go with, I hope it helps"
"What was she like?" I couldn't help but ask, I saw it in her eyes, she loved and missed her sister. I wish I could say that about my own family, but sadly a very long time ago, I had become the black sheep, I hadn't seen any of my family members in such a long time, I had forgotten their names.
"Izzy was cold, very mean and icy. She wasn't much of a people person but that changed when she was with me, I was someone she loved, someone she could tolerate and would protect with her life"
"At least you can see her alot more"
Mystery shook her head sadly, before her head cocked up to something behind us. "What the hell are they doing here?"
I looked up and no shit, I saw what she did, three men in black cloaks riding horses. They stood watching us, crossbows in there hands. I stood up and looked at them properly, Mystery had suddenly turned again, I saw it in her lifeless silver eyes, she was scared, scared and something I couldn't figure. They just stared at her, their hole less eyes peircing through her, making her quiver. Time seemed to slow down and I couldn't understand what was even happening. Slowly they started to come forward, their hooves trotting silently in the mown grass. Mystery's eyes didn't leave them for a moment, they stopped not too far away from us, the one in the middle un-wrapped his bony hand and held it out to her, bony jaws twisting into a smile. Thats when I realised that they too were dead and they were merely skeletons riding armoured horses. He came a little closer, his men stayed behind for the meantime, his hand still outstetched for her to take.
"Mystery, whats going on?"
They pulled up their crossbows again ready to fire, suddenly she was back to life again, her whole body shouting and twisting with emotion.
"Kane! Run!"
A flurry of arrows reigned down on us, she grabbed my hand and pulled me through the cematery, their hooves pounding after us as all hell broke loose. My heart thumped in my chest, arrows flying over us, trying to hit us. Diving and ducking we made it out of the graveyard and down the street we had come. I chanced a look behind us and even though we had a good head start they were right behind us, their faces twisted into masks of evil, arrows still flying. Mystery stopped, pushing me ahead. "Go! I'll explain later!"
"No! I can't leave you!" Everything was just fucked up at the moment, I had no idea what the fuck was going on and I had no idea what to do.
"Go Kane! I'll deal with the horsemen! Go!"
I guess I had no choice, I bolted and the last thing I saw was Mystery take his hand and let him swing her onto the back of his horse. They turned right around and galloped away with my girl looking back at me sadly. No one would be saved tonight, and the most saddening thing was there was nothing I could do to stop it. I had let her get taken away into the un-known. I had failed her. Again.
