The Fallen

Ally's POV

My eyes fluttered open to the sound of a loud bang. "Rise and shine sleeping beauty." A voice said. My eyesight came into view as I saw Elliot propped on a chair leaning back hands behind his head. I remembered why I was here. It all came rushing back, Dallas was barely alive in the school library, Joyel had gone missing... this was all too much.

I was just about to get up when I realized my hands were tied behind my back. "You aren't going anywhere for awhile sweetheart. So don't even bother." He got off the chair and tilted my chin up to meet his longing gaze.

"What do you want?" I snapped at him.

"So many things. But what I want from you is that." He pointed to my chest and smiled wickedly.

"You're not getting my heart."

"Oh and how would you know that I would need your heart to succeed in my mission?" he said with a sinister laugh. "None of your business."

"It is because you have been hanging around Ascelpius haven't you. Don't bother trying to lie to me now it'll be no use now that I've caught you." He said pacing back and forth in slow strides.

"It's a shame it sure is a shame that you Titan's long lost daughter is associating with Ascelpius. A trader of Mount Olympus! I could see his face right now and it would be hysteric. I bet he wouldn't mind shoving you off the ends of the Earth with Ascelpius by your side."

"Austin is actually nice if you got to know him!" I argued. I wasn't going to let him get away with his words. They meant absolutely nothing to me.

"Ha! He's already got you in his trap. You stupid little girl. Do you realize all he wants is your heart so he can give Boreas the power to control Titan's curse? He wants to either go back to Mount Olympus or turn human completely. Do you realize the consequences of your heart in the wrong hands?" He asked with a straight face.

"Well Austin's different! He's changed now."

"Ascelpius will never change not even in 100 years and trust me it has been longer than that in Olympian times."

"Why do you want my heart in the first place?" I asked changing the subject on Austin. I didn't want to believe what Elliot was saying because if he went any further I swear I would start to actually listen.

"For peace."

I laughed, "Peace? What am I stupid you've got to be kidding me."

"If you're stupid enough to trust Austin why not trust me. We are exactly the same." He grinned with satisfaction taking pride that him and Austin were alike.

"Austin will never be like you." I snapped back ready for a fight at any moment.

"Sweetheart, he is just like me. We've killed so many people have a long list of enemies but we don't hold grudges because they might somehow disappear and the thing is... we don't regret a single thing about it."

I swallowed lightly, my palms started to get sweaty and my heart was racing. How could he even think that way... Austin couldn't have lived with himself going around and killing people. That didn't sound like my kind of Austin. "I hear your heart racing are you getting nervous? You should be."

"You don't scare me." I yelled tugging at the ropes binding my hands together.

"Oh I'm not trying to scare you I'm trying to get inside your head sweetheart and I'm almost there." He said with a sinister smile. "You aren't one of the good guys aren't you?"

"You catch on fast."

"Why were you always hiding from Joyel and I all the time?" I asked.

"Did it look like I wanted to be in the same room with Ascelpius?"

Suddenly everything came together, "You knew that if Austin saw you he would know what you were up to and you wouldn't be able to get away with your plan!" I know it was a little far behind but I was catching on.

"Smart girl. But I'm not as evil as you think. If you really want evil you should try checking out Demeter he's my favorite." he chimed with fake amusement.

"I'm taking you don't like Demeter?" I questioned.

"Let's just say we want the same things but don't see eye to eye."

"You both want my heart. But for totally different reasons." I said slowly but eyeing his movements carefully.

"Very good. But lets see if you remember this." His hands glowed a dark black as a dark cloud emerged from the vents it quickly disappeared as the person with the black ski mask emerged from the dark cloud.

I screamed scrambling to get to my feet but to no avail I failed miserably as the black ski masked man came closer. But soon with a snap of Elliot's finger the black ski masked man disappeared.

No trace of him was there just... nothing. "What was that?" I asked in shock. My heart was still racing from the adrenaline rush I got earlier.

"An illusion."

"You mean..."

"You've only been seeing a figment of your imagination? Yes, yes you have. I wanted to freak you out just for fun." he said simply relaxing back into his chair.

"You've been the one inside my head!" I screamed in anger. Having my mind invaded by some psycho enraged me.

"You were too easy Ally. All I had to do was slip inside your mind and I had you falling for everything you could have blocked me but I guess some things are meant to stay in the dark.." He trailed off with a sly grin.

My stomach churned and my head started to pound. How could I be so stupid. He was the one inside my mind and I just let him create these illusions. He had me trapped inside my own little nightmare...

He got up out of the chair and got on his knee's coming closer to me. I scooted away slightly as I didn't even want to be in his presence. He bent down and slowly whispered in my ear, "He's nothing but a liar Allison... he's made to seduce you to get what they want and what they want is nothing but to tear you down brick by brick... that is why I have to protect the world from him. I'm the one that's going to lead Titan's curse not Demeter, not Boreas... and definitely not Ascelpius." Suddenly it felt as if someone knocked the air out of my body.

I looked down to see that Elliot had lunged his hand inside my chest. My stomach churned with pain and my legs burned it felt as if I was on fire as if the oxygen had been taken away from the Earth itself.

His hand twisted back and forth in my chest trying to grab my heart. I could feel it. My insides coiled up I was too afraid to pull back. It felt as if the cords that were connecting my heart to my chest were slowly snapping away.

And then it happened...my heart was pulled out my chest vigorously. I screamed in pain as I heard the disgusting sound of snapping... but there in his hands was my own beating heart...

He smiled wickedly at me, it was getting harder to breath and harder to see with each moment.

I could barely see feel the cool air caress my skin. It felt as if the world had dropped and it had dropped all on me knocking the air out of my lungs before I could process a scream..

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-Taylor