Ashes

I woke up sitting in the center of the same dark room Luke had knocked me out in, with a singular light hanging above me. To my left was Anna, who was still unconscious. To my right, Val was thrashing around, yelling "We had a deal!" I looked around groggily, but I couldn't see anything due to the immense darkness. The light only lit about a meter across, only the floor and my two companions were visible.

"Wha... What happened?" Anna asked to my left, finally awake. She looked around and remember our surroundings. "What did Luke do?" She pulled at her bonds, but nothing budged. We were all tied down to the chairs, unable to move. An evil cackle came from the shadows.

"So you're all finally awake." Three footsteps echoed through the dark and Luke emerged, a wicked grin on his face. "I have to admit, you guys are stubborn. Even Val started to get a little skeptical of my plan near the end. But you, Allen," Luke moved closer, holding a small dagger in his left hand. "You just couldn't stop. You were so blind to it, I was practically your cane. I led you around, place after place, trying to discretely kill you off each time." He slowly walked over to Anna, grabbing her hair and holding her head up. H e put the blade up against her throat.

"Don't you dare!" I said, trying to break free."I will kill-" Luke slowly started to move the blade, a trail of blood slipping from her neck.

"Stop!" Val said, sitting still. "I was not paid for this, Luke. You said if I get these demigods to wherever this place is, you'd pay me and let me get back to my work. What are you planning to do to me?" She finished, which made Luke laugh.

"Oh, dear," Luke walked past me (Hovering the blade over my leg,) And stood in front of Valerie. "What's wrong, buttercup?" He did a weird mix between a laugh and a snort. "Think about it- if I just kill you along with these fools, i'll have them all dead, and i'd get to keep my money! It's a win-win for me!" He held the dagger up to Val's throat, holding it there. "Any last words?"

"Yeah, actually." She said, grinning. "I'll see you in hell." And with that, Luke sliced her neck in one fluid motion, and Val went limp in the seat as blood splattered over Luke's jeans and her light blue dress turned red.

Oh gods, Val...

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