Chained (The Siren Series #2) (12 page)

“
Yes, Siren, look at what your
so-called protectors did to an innocent young girl.”

Idina opened up more of her memories to me
and Rhea and Naaz were at the root of it all, all that anger and
rage, they were the reason. They had turned her into the monster,
that same monster that had a tight grip onto my throat. I was then
pulled out of the memories and back into the dark tunnels with
Idina still gripping onto my throat. Her eyes were cold, lacking
any sympathy.

“
You see Siren, that’s what they are.
They are the real monsters. I tried to protect her from them. They
used her and that’s what they’ll do to you!” She gripped my throat
even tighter and I could feel myself slipping away.

I tried to control her but my strength slowly
drained away.

“
Let her go!” Rhea ordered.

The creature then paused for a moment. “If I
devour your little pet Siren I….” A loud whizzing noise shot
towards us, and exploded on impact cutting off her words. Idina
lost her grip and I was thrown away from her. The once mortal girl
cried out in pain. Naaz and Rhea stood over her, watching while
Idina struggled for her last breaths.

“
Just do it. There’s nothing else you
can do to me!” Idina said.

I picked myself up, and pain stabbed at me. I
watched in horror as Rhea and Naaz moved in on their kill. “No!” I
shouted but my words went unheeded.

Naaz stepped forward and with a swift motion
of her hand, Idina was dead. Blood seeped from dying corpse and
into the ground.

I had seen what they had done to
her,
they
were the
monsters not her. Idina was just trying to protect her sister and
got turned into a monster because of it. I remained on the cold
floor trying to come to terms with everything I had just
witnessed.

“
Let’s go.” ordered Naaz.

Rage fueled me. The orb I reclaimed in my
hand became hotter and I gripped it tightly until it burned. She
doesn’t even care, neither does Rhea. Without saying a word to
anyone, we found our way back through the tunnels. There was no joy
to be had from this, even if the threat was gone from my life I
would always remember. There we no leaches left to hinder our
escape, had I done the right thing? Were we the bad guys? I tried
to ignore the nagging questions and continued up with the rest back
up to the surface, my rage still bubbling away until I felt I could
explode.

Fresh air hit me like and I welcomed it. I
took a deep breath to try and calm myself but it didn’t work. My
mind bouncing with questions that I needed answers to. I needed to
say something.

“
So that was your dark past you were
talking about?” I asked.

Everyone stopped and looked at me.

“
Yes, Ellie and I am not proud of it.”
Rhea replied.

“
But she is!” I pointed at
Naaz.

Naaz replied with a sick smile.

“
Why did you do that to an innocent
girl, she was just trying to save her sister.”

“
What?!” Marcus looked
confused.

“
Rhea?” Sophia said
confusedly.

“
I saw her memories, she was just an
innocent scared girl!” my voice started to grow hoarse.

“
She was far from
innocent
as you say, she was going to the council
about
my
Siren.” Naaz
said.

“
So that’s it? You were scared of your
toys being taken away, you disgust me!” I yelled.

My anger seemed to guide my words, anything
that came to mind was thrown from my mouth.

“
Watch your words, child.” she
warned.

“
Or what you’ll
try
to kill me again?”

“
Try! If you want to die, just say the
word?”

“
Naaz, you touch her and you’ll have me
to deal with!” Rhea said.

“
Uh Ellie, the orb, it’s getting
brighter.” Marcus said.

I looked down at the glowing ball, it was
glowing an angry red and I could feel the heat growing stronger
from it but my anger blocked it out.

Rhea turned back to me, she tried to calm
down the situation.

“
Ellie please understand, that’s not
who I am anymore.”

“
She’s changed now Ellie, she’s good.”
Sophia said.

My anger was now redirected. “What would you
know, you just follow whatever she says, for all I know you could
have been by her side when she did it!”

“
That’s lies and you know it is, she
has changed and I know she feels guilty for even doing
it!”

“
You’re lying!” I yelled.

“
Ellie, that’s enough!” Marcus
said.

“
You can shut it, always following
Ellie like a love sick puppy, you make me sick!” Sophia was now
caught up with my anger.

“
Now that’s enough!” Rhea asked for
peace but she wasn’t getting it.

“
This is all your fault, you dragged me
into this. I didn’t ask for any of this crap!”

“
I saved you from those leaches and you
were in danger and still are.” She said.

“
I bet you sent those leaches after me,
just so you could save the day!” I said.

“
Lies, I saved you.” Rhea
replied.

“
So you keep saying, but I bet you just
wanted a Siren all for yourself, is that what I am to you people, a
prize to be won?” I yelled.

“
Prize! You think so highly of yourself
don’t you?” Naaz added.

“
That’s enough!” Rhea
yelled.

I could trust no one anymore, they were all
against me. Using me for their own selfish needs. The orb in my
hands burned with heat, my hatred was feeding the orb. I screamed
in pain and dropped down to my knees. The orb was slowly burning
into my flesh.

“
Drop it, Ellie!” Rhea called
out.

I couldn’t it let go. The heat flowed inside
my body and made my blood boil. The orb released a wave of power
that sent the others flying off their feet. The fierce wind was
back and I was in the eye of the storm. I was trapped while the orb
burned into my skin. Horrible voices screamed at me from the orb,
telling me that I had killed them. The voices picked up and more
screaming pierced my ears. The screams now mimicked each other.

“
Stop it, stop it!” I
screamed.

The wind grew faster around me and I was
scared. “R-rhea!” I tried to shout.

The voice gathered in the air and screamed
with their wailing voices. The orb grew uncontrollably hot and
shattered in my hands releasing more tortured cries for help. The
tiny white orbs of light flew into the air and circled around me
with the wind while still calling for help.

Rhea scrambled to her feet. “Ellie!” she
screamed.

“
It’s the Sirens, they’ve escaped!”
Naaz called out.

Rhea brought her hand forward and tried to
blast it with her own light but the wailing barrier of Sirens
absorbed Rhea’s failed attack.

“
Protect the Siren, protect her.” The
words of the souls echoed each other.

The screaming had stopped, but the wind
around began to pick up speed, and a blur of white had surrounded
me. The bright balls of light had stopped in mid-air, one at a time
they came closer towards me and I tried to bat them away but my
hand would go straight through them.

“
We have to do something!” Marcus tried
to say over the wailing winds.

Each orb passed into my body and I felt the
agony and the pain that they felt while living. Each filled with a
soul, giving me feelings of doubt, anger, doubt, fear, and sorrow.
Their own memories blurred into one and I could not tell between
mine and theirs. I could not take the pain anymore, I screamed out
and the wind around me disappeared. I could feel the souls each
fighting for the right to control my body and I was fighting back,
but they were slowly winning.

“
No! Get out!” I screamed.

The others rushed towards me and I shouted
for them to get back. I could not hold it in any longer. Someone
was controlling my body. It was like I was watching a different
person and not myself.

Rhea slowly walked towards me and I screamed
inside for them to run.

“
Protect the Siren.” The voices
screamed.

Someone made my hands move and a bright light
escaped, and knocked Rhea high into the air.

“
Stop it.” I screamed inside my head.
“Leave her alone.”

“
Rhea!” yelled Sophia.

Naaz was about to move but my body was
quicker to react. Another bright light came from my hands and
exploded. Naaz was sent spiraling through the air and landed hard
on her back along with Rhea.

“
Stop it, Ellie!” shouted
Marcus.

My head turned into the direction of Sophia
and Marcus, they showed true fear across their faces. They stood
together, hoping to stand their ground against me.

“
Bow before us.” The voices
said.

“
Stop this!” Sophia yelled.

“
If you do not bow, then you will join
them.” The words came out of my mouth but they were not
mine.

Sophia quickly put up her barrier, protecting
Marcus and herself. Both of my hands were forced out. Jets of
blinding light were sent forth towards Sophia’s barrier, the wave
of light covered over her barrier hoping to find a way in.
Something inside me laughed as I watched her struggle against the
power. I could see Sophia battle against the tide but I was
powerless to do anything but watch. Within seconds her barrier soon
shattered around her, leaving Sophia and Marcus defenseless. She
stood there with her face full of horror. Marcus quickly placed
himself in front of Sophia, baring my path.

“
No not them!” I screamed. I fought for
control for my own body but they weren’t letting go. Each of the
sirens wanted a turn at my body like I was a brand new toy for them
to play with. I fought against each of them and I could feel their
influence disappearing. Sophia took her chance and ran towards Rhea
along with Marcus.

I screamed and the ground cracked around me.
My body began to tremble from the force of the scream, I kept on
going and I could feel their grip fading away. My vision had grown
darker and my head felt heavy but I had to keep going. One at a
time the souls drifted away from my body, I had won. I inhaled
deeply, I had finally had control of my body. The scream had
drained me of all of my strength and I could feel my body falling
to the floor.

Dense fog had surrounded me. Did the other
leave me here? My body didn’t feel right, even after I fought for
control of it, it just didn’t feel like it belonged to me. Soft
voices echoed around me, it was a nice change from the other voices
that screamed at me. Still laying on the ground floor, I picked
myself up with difficulty. All of my muscles ached with pain, I
just felt devoid of strength.

“
Am I dead?” I blurted out.

But this doesn’t look like heaven or
anyone’s concept of it. Just lots of fog and empty vast of
nothingness. There were no pearly gates, no fluffy clouds or anyone
to show you where you will be staying for the rest of your undead
life. I started to walk about, looking for anything that was worth
noticing.

“
Hello!” I called out
nervously.

Something appeared in front of me that made
me jump back. The fog around me gathered and I watched in awe as
something started to take shape, it seemed to be of a human and it
was slowly coming together piece by piece.

I took a few steps back, not knowing if it
was friend of foe. The white fog ended with a glittering glow and
out stepped a tall man, he was half naked from the waist up, his
strong body showcased how muscular his arms and chest were. He
looked like he could take on a thousand men. His piercing hazel
eyes watched me as I took him in. He walked slowly towards me and I
felt like running it the opposite direction.

“
Hello.” He said. His voice, soft and
gentle, nothing what I thought it would be.

“
Uh, hello.” I said nervously. “Am I
dead? Are you here to take me away.”

The tall bald man laughed to himself. “No
dear Siren, I just want to talk.”

“
Jeez, why does everyone kidnap me and
want to talk, I’m sick of it.”

“
I didn’t kidnap you, you brought
yourself here.”

“
Wait, I brought myself here?” I asked
confusedly.

He nodded.

“
Well, that’s something new.” I
mumbled.

“
I want to talk about, Rhea and Naaz.
Do you think you should be with them?”

“
Why what’s it to you?” I am sick of
people telling me what to do.

“
That’s quite the attitude you’ve got
there.” He said.

“
Sorry, it’s been a rough couple of
days.”

“
I can see that.” The tall man
replied.

“
What do you mean? Have you been
watching me?”

“
I am just an observer, nothing more.”
He answered.

“
So you have been watching me?” I asked
again.

He didn’t say anything, I just watched him as
he just stood there. What the hell was he?

“
Ellie?” he said.