by Haven Cage
Red-hot energy scalded my fingers and glowed beneath my skin as it flared out from my hand. I looked over my shoulder at the monsters scratching and scraping at the broken barriers separating them from me. Behind them, the angels dropped from the rafters, taking the demons out one by one.
The wall split beneath my hand and spread outward, dragging my focus away from the ruckus outside. It emitted the electric, glowing haze that I’d seen from the Hell portals before. It was working. If I could just speed it up a little more. I was so close.
A ripping pain crippled my leg. I glared back at the demon latched onto me, tugging me away from the portal. I kicked at it and lurched toward the wall, my scourging hand fluxing with power again.
Archard’s form came into view just beyond the demon. He screamed my name over the chaos of battle. The ridges of his face deepened, and the endless sorrow in his eyes shattered what heart I had left. The last fleck of goodness in my withering soul yearned for him, and I regretted the choice I had made.
“I’ll make it back to you. I’ll make it back to you,” I chanted as a reminder of my promise while surrendering the last of my freedom.
I kicked the demon’s head as hard as I could, loosening its grip from my leg, and scrambled away from the its bony hand.
I lunged myself upright, glancing back one last time. “See you in Hell,” I spat at the monsters swarming my confessional. I succumbed, and the greedy hands of darkness jerked my body into the portal.
About Haven Cage
Haven Cage lives in the Carolinas with her husband and son. After many years of dabbling with drawing, painting, and working night shift in the medical field, she decided to try her hand at writing. Unfortunately, her love for books came later in life and proved to add a healthy challenge during her writing journey. Determined to hone her craft, though, she soaks up as much information as she can, spends her free time tapping away in her favorite local coffee shop, and keeps a good book in hand whenever possible.
What began as a hobby has grown into a way of escape and the yearning to take her journey farther, her love for writing and reading deepening along the way.
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