Chapter 27

Think Elizabeth! THINK! I yelled in my mind, quickly dodging Pitch's sword.

Dodge.

Think.

Dodge.

Think.

Dodge.

I can't win this fight just by avoiding his blows, I need to fight back! I thought, gritting my teeth.

I bent back the wrong way, doing the 'limbo,' so to speak, as Pitch's sword passed over me, almost cutting off my nose.

I flipped over, doing a front cartwheel, my feet sliding against the cold concrete, dust forming up.

"Stop fighting, little girl. You can't fight without light." Pitch taunted.

A horse neighed and rammed through me, catching me by surprise having jumped back to avoid Pitch's attack.

My body slid backwards, my head hitting the wall the window was on, and hard, making my head bleed a little, and I struggled to keep my eyes open.

Pitch chuckled. "No where to run and hide now, eh?"

I struggled to get up, but I was so dizzy I didn't have any idea what was up anyway.

Once I stood up, he knocked me back down, with foot on my shoulder, jarring it. My head was aching, and I could hardly see. I stumbled up, using the window's thin ledge to pull me up. I took a brief glance through the window, Jack clutching my uninhabited body, tears forming in his eyes, and occasionally would slide down and fall down on my body's clothes, soaking it up instantly.

I leaned against the window, blood smudging.

The dizziness faded away, leaving nothing but darkness. I sank to the ground, my head aching.

When I woke up, black sand was tightly around my wrists and ankles. I tried to break free, but the sand grew tighter.

"Struggling is pointless, dear. Now I have you in my possession, I can break you…" He paused, then smirked evilly, "Like I did before."

"…What?"

"Oh, nothing. Just when you were little, I decided to eh… mess… with you before you learned of your powers." He grinned.

I scoffed. "Yeah right."

"Oh it really wasn't so hard. Just, a little doubt can make any person break." He whispered "break" into my ear.

I gasped, instantly remembering all of the horrible memories. All the bullying. All the pushing. It hurt me, physically and mentally. I didn't know why they were so against me, I just assumed it was because I was new. But Pitch did that. It was his fault. I clenched my fists. I was furious with him, to say the least.

"SHUT UP!" I screamed at him, my voice echoing, and I just realized I yelled that out. I quinced, thinking about how worried Jack and Tooth and the other guardians must be now.

"Careful, dearie. If you let your emotions get to you, then they can hear you."

I tried to calm down. "Was I really such a threat that you wanted to DESTROY a little girl from the inside out!"

"When you put it that way, it really does make me sound like a bad person." He smirked. "Good."

I looked down trying to hide my anger and sadness. Pitch sighed impatiently.

"it's such a shame you can't fight back…. it is kinda boring now…" Pitch yawned.

That's it! I thought. I know how to win!

My eyes widening, and I smirked, and laughed mockingly at him.

He grew angry, clenching his fist. "What?! What did I miss?! No loopholes remember?!"

I smirked more, "Well, that was before you changed the rules with the battlefield."

I know. i know. it took a while.

im sorry *hides in a corner*

but i finished it :) heeeeyyy lol

so yes.

i have today, friday, saturday, and sunday before school starts. hopefully i can finish chapter 30 by then. *gulps*

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