Chapter Thirty One

A Chapter by groupof5

I froze, watching as Fabian ran away from the battle, letting Coral get dragged away by the hideous thing that is the fallen.

''CORAL!!!!!'' I scream, making my way to her when I'm knocked off my feet, and pinned by a black creature, struggling for air as it's slick, black decaying hands tighten around my throat, cutting off my air supply. I repeatedly tried heating up my hands, preparing to burn the ugly thing, but couldn't focus. Black spots floated in my vision as I started to lose consciousness.

With a loud bang, the fallen angel flops over, onto me, dead weight. I struggle to push the lump off of me. I didn't care what had saved me, I rolled onto my side, and coughed, rejoicing in the air that now filled my lungs. I rub at my soon to be bruised neck.

''C'mon blaze. you aren't done yet. We need you,'' I look up through my blurry eyes, and see the green of Mark's shirt.

''Thank you'' I rasp out, wincing at the pain in my throat. I picked myself back up, and wrapped my fingers around the cold blade of my knife- I forgot that I had that, I got so used to it being there. I ripped it out of the sleeve, stifling a cry when I accidentally cut myself.

''Smooth,'' Rippir mumbles beside me.

''Oh shut it!'' I start to take off after Coral, but I'm grabbed by Rippir.

''You can't save her,'' he tells me.

''Yes, I can!''

''No, you can't, she was going to die anyways.'' He can see I don't want to let it go. ''If you go, Mark and I, we won't make it. We need you.'' I nodded, hating myself for letting her go, hating Fabian for leaving us.

''He knew, didn't he? He knew that this would happen, and he saved his own frigging skin...'' Mark asked. I met his eyes, my eyes saying yes, portraying all the hurt that matched his own.

Together, we stood back to back, preparing for the monsters to come at us. My hands ignited, lighting cracked, and rain poured down, while Mark aimed his gun with shaky hands. It felt like hours, and thousand of fallen angels. More came, and more will come. With everyone dead, it's four more that come.

''Rippir, we won't make it, not like this. Take Mark, and go. I'll hold them back.''

''What?! No Blaze!'' Mark cried, matching the protest in Rippir's eyes. I surrounded us with flames, trying to keep them out so that we could talk.

'' Listen to me Rippir, we both know, that if we all stay, none of us will make it. Take Mark, and protect him. It's his only chance... your only chance...''

''What about you?'' he asked me, fear lacing his voice

''I'll be fine. I have nothing to go back to. Let me be a hero... if I don't save you, and Mark...'' I stifled a sob. ''You have to go... please, go'' He shook his head in protest ''I'll be fine. You know me, I always survive. Give Mark a chance''

''Blaze, please. Rippir don't let her do this!!!'' Mark yelled at us

''Mark, it's fire. I'll survive it. I'll be okay.'' Would I? I wondered

''Promise me that we'll meet again?'' Rippir asked me, tears staining his face. I only nodded. I jumped into his arms, causing him to stumble slightly. He didnt pause, just enveloped me in a hug that said it all. ''I love you, my friend,'' he choked out

''I love you too'' I pulled away, and took a weeping Mark into my arms. ''I'll be okay Marky, be safe...'' I left a gentle kiss on his cheek. A warm hand wrapped itself into mine. ''I love you both, despite every crazy thing that has happened on this trip... I wouldn't change it. I'm glad you walked into my hospital room, and I'm happy he kidnapped you. I love you. We'll meet again....''

I took a deep breath, and walked away, letting the fire take out anything that came close. I stood tall, with my shoulders back. I looked back, and gave a weak smile, then ran for the cabin across the path. The ground was slicked with mud, and blood. I struggled to keep my footing.

I gasped for breath as I barged into the little house, locking the doors behind me. I looked out the window, Mark and Rippir were no where to be seen, and fallen angels crawled towards me. I tried to calm my racing heart. I was scared. I knew I wouldn't be able to make it. So did Rippir. I collapsed to the floor, in the agony of my breaking heart.

Fabian left us.

Coral was taken.

Rippir and Mark, might make it

and I was going to die.

I hated them, I hated Rippir for bringing Coral and Mark along. I hated Fabian for leaving, I hated myself for being what I was, but mostly, I hated the fallen angels for doing this to us, they killed us. They have ruined the only family that I had.

I could hear the fallen crawling up the sides of the house, and onto the roof, I could hear their talons clawing at the windows. The door shook as something beat against it, over, and over again. The door was hanging half open, and a black beaded eye starred at me. Their need to rip open the door became more urgent. A loud scream ripped trough the air.

''Mark...'' I gasped

the windows shattered, and dust shattered the floor from the chimney. I stood up, wiping away the tears. I couldn't be weak, not now. Not ever again. I turned off my emotions. The room filled with the fallen angels, my hands heated up, I started with the curtains, lighting them on fire, then the bed, soon the whole room started to burn. I covered my ears as they screamed in agony.

My lungs soon filled with smoke. I could survive fire. I never felt the pain of it before. But smoke... I couldn't live through that. Around me the wood walls started to crumble. My eyes stung, lungs burned. I covered my face with my sleeve, hoping that will help. It couldn't help the intensity of the smog that filled the room. Chunks of the roof started caving in, landing on what was left of the fallen angels. Some ran. Some burned. My knees were weak, but I couldn't move from where I was backed up against the wall.

''F**k. You!!!'' I yelled, and let out another burst of flames. I collapsed to the floor, all energy used up. All hope used up. There was a little bit more air down here. I clawed at my chest, wanting to rip it open if that meant more air. My hair, and clothes were burning. My limbs weren't responding to my signals.

This was death. Complete hopelessness.

My vision blurred. I couldn't even scream when a piece of the roof landed on my arm. It wasn't big, but pain still shot up my arm.

Slowly, I let my eyes close. I was ready to die.

Acheron Rippir, despite your faults, I loved your craziness, and your funky pants. I smiled as I remembered the first time I met him. He seemed like a myth.

Fabian Lupei... I love you, I wish I told you, but over the weeks we spent in the back of the hearse. I fell for you, all of you, every version of you.i was cold, closed off. I didn't want to feel anything for someone who could never love me back, with every piece of him. You left us, just turned around and saved yourself, while the ones who called you family, suffered, burned, and died. You are a selfish coward. But your my coward. /div>

Mark Chance, you made me feel human, when I never thought that it was possible.

Coral Blackwell... I'm so sorry that I wasn't able to save you. You were the best friend I wish I always had.

Rippir, Fabian, Mark, and Coral.... you were my family, and no matter what you have done, I will always love you. I love everything about you.

Til we meet again, my family.

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