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ch.15

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ch.15 "my love, my anger, my sweet sweet hatred"

a year and a half of travel to reach Sub-Tera. 6 months to settle in and another 5 to find a home and settle down. it never was easy and now i stand in my doorway looking in at a dwarf with a shining smile and gold and steel war hammer "have a seat Marcus lets talk this over carefully" Laila sat next to him in heavy chains and i sat across the table from him next to a 6 year old red haired child that was glaring at Laila more than she was at me. black scales lined under her eyes and smoke was blowing out of her mouth with each breath "metal, fire. i guess in some way it's nice to see you both again" "Marcus you've hidden away from us for almost 18 years now, it was only made worse when you killed fire on you're way out. as you see she's not too happy about the poison in her meal" "you have one offer from me Marcus, a chance at redemption. kill the whore and the bastard child she has inside her" "Marcus" i looked across at her and she reached over with the metal bindings and placed her hands on my hand "Marcus take the offer" "18 years i've feared this day, i've been so very scared of being in this situation again" i pulled my hand back and looked at fire and smiled "i'll give you a counter offer, we leave and you both live" "it's two on one and if you some how kill us then how will you do it again when we come back?" "notice something i did almost 2 years ago. someone who's still missing" i held up my hand and smiled "light has yet to revive. harm her and i'll age you both to dust, you'll never revive meaning true death" fire wrapped a flaming claw around my throat and smiled "kill me all you want but i own you Marcus, tonight you will die. ten minutes is all i'll give you to run. take her and run" she sniffed my face and smiled "because i won't let you live when i find you" Metal stood up and dragged Laila out and threw her at me. i held her in my arms and glared at them "i refuse to break my promise to her" "only ten minutes Marcus" i moved her to my back and opened the door and left "hold on tightly" i ran through the underground city's streets. i ran for the gateway counting down the minutes. Laila spoke in my ear as i reached the tunnel gateway "we're out of time" "i know" "Marcus please just take the offer" "i'll die before i let her hurt you" i turned down a side tunnel and behind me fire exploded against the wall of the tunnel. i fell forward rolling until i was over Laila. i held myself up as the tunnel filled with fire. i screamed in pain but held over her protecting her from fire. the flames died down and i lifted her into my arms and carried her down the tunnels until we reached the southwestern exit. it let out onto a cliff over looking a massive hole that looking like a sly smile. i fell to my knees unable to walk anymore and i started aging the cuffs until they turned to dust. i began coughing up blood and then freed her feet "Marcus stop this you're only going to get yourself killed!" "then i die. go, use any magic you can to escape" i took my glasses and held them out to her. the ground began shaking and metal spikes shot up impaling my arms and legs. i dropped the glasses and fire shot up enveloping me. it hurt only for a moment. the metal had pulled out while i was being burned. i couldn't even scream because of how fast my throat was melted. the fire died and i fell forward. Laila was floating just over the cliffs edge, her clothes had been burned off. she was glowing a in the morning light. she floated down and landed next to me taking my glasses in her hands. they turned to dust in her hands and she cried over me. she screamed in pain and glowed brighter. i closed my eyes and woke up in the old church. i stood up and looked at myself and remember i wasn't her love but her son. i stepped out of the circle and looked back at it "from ashes my son, time runs through you as it did me" his final message. i left and my magic flowed giving me wings. i flew day and night to the mouth of the world. i landed on the cliff and even though ages of weathering i could still see his corpse laying there. i entered the tunnels and found the old dwarf. he smiled up at me and i glared down at him "3 years and 11 months, you made it back before time was up" i grabbed his throat and lifted him up "you kill him" "i only bound him, fire killed him" i lifted him higher up and his chains broke. i dragged him through the tunnels and Roc stopped me "Marcus?" i looked at him and fire blocked his path "you will burn for my father" out to the mouth of the world i sat him down "you're powers long gone metal, you're successor is already near. my mother killed fire and i'm killing you for him" he smiled "thank about this Marcus, you're father set up that circle, but when did he have the time to do it?" he smiled showing youth "he didn't die here, no he dragged himself to the church and-" "his body is still here, the soul bound to this spot. i can still see him here burned to a crisp" he looked down ant accepted it "from ashes i cast you out fallen metal. burn for you're sin" he erupted in flames and when they died Roc stood on the far side with Ash, Belina, and several others. they looked at me and i nodded "metal has burned for his past" "Marcus what happened?" "time happened, i saw the past and felt the anger she has" "you're almost out of time" "the pillars" "we found all but metal" "it's fine, metal's here already" one by one the magic of the pillars filled me with pain and they left. i walked past the charred corpse and looked at Belina "what?" "awaken pillar of metal. you are the only one that fits the bill, see what you are" i reached out and placed my hand on her shoulder. the last dot filled in on my chest and i smiled "whole at last" i gathered the stone of the cliff and looked up at them "i have to do something, buy me time" "you barely have a day left Marcus!" "buy me time, take my glasses. that should give you a few moments" "but" i held them out "ancient history is the key to this fight" "where are you going?" "nowhere, i just need you to go ahead of me" i pointed at Roc "you stay, you're pillar has dark history in this spot. i need that to finish this" "what history?" "my mother killed the pillar of fire here because she killed my father" i looked at Ash and Belina "go please" Belina took my glasses and hugged me "i trust you" she took Ashes hand and flew off into the night and i began my work.

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