Chapter 17
The ground heated up and a ring of fire blazed, forming a circle around us. Rage demons!
I loaded an arrow, instantly firing, already loading another arrow and letting it fly, taking out two of the demons. They weren't dead, but wounded enough for us to make a break toward the jeep.
Axel threw a blade, lodging it into another demon’s head. Again, not a fatal strike, but it gave us time.
"Run!" I shouted, letting another arrow fly. There was no way I was getting out of this unscathed, but if I could get Mason and Demetri out alive, that was good enough.
As we got up to the Jeep, suddenly all the demons simply fell back, completely halting their advance on us. I turned to see if Mason had made it, but he hadn't and I screeched at the sight of him clutched by the neck by a demon. He was the leader, which was obvious by the others’ subservience to him. They were all waiting, watching him to receive orders on how to proceed.
"Hello, Kylie," the demon said as he came toward me. Glancing around quickly, I could see the others had been captured as well. I was infuriated. "How enterprising you are, turning your brother into an immortal in the hopes of keeping him alive; a calculated move indeed." He smiled, showing a set of sharp, pointy teeth.
As I stood three feet from the demon who was glowing with rage, his body was that of simmering flames, I could see the burn marks on Mason's neck. I tried to remain calm and cool.
"What shall I do with this young vampire?" he baited me, watching me closely as he said, "Shall I sever his neck?" His hands heated up and Mason screamed an awful sound.
In that instant, rage filled me. I wanted to kill this demon slowly and without mercy. My blood heated up hotter than it ever had and all calmness left me. I had no concern for myself as I launched into the air, baring teeth and claws, ready to tear this demon limb from limb. The demon moved back and out of the way as I went sprawling across the dirt and leapt back to my feet, whirling around to find him glaring down at me.
"Look at yourself, Kylie!" The unexpected words fell from his lips as he released my brother and Mason ran toward the vehicle. "Leave us! All of you, lest you die here this night," the demon roared.
The anger in me was still boiling over. I couldn’t calm myself, even after he had let my brother and the others go free. I vaguely heard them drive away as I launched myself at him once more, missing again.
"Kylie," the demon scolded, "rein it back in." I wasn't registering words, though; I only felt fury and desire to shed blood—this rage demons blood—as I buried my knife into his heart.
"Kylie, listen to me." I turned to see the demon was no longer glowing with fire. He was a normal looking, rather large man that stood at about six-foot-six and had a huge frame. He had burnt auburn hair and blue eyes; he was not at all what you'd picture when you thought of a rage demon. "Look at your arms." Stunned by his change in appearance, I did as he instructed.
"Oh. My. God," I breathed as I took in the sight of my arms glowing with the same raging fire that he’d possessed. "What the heck!" I stared up at him, panting and frightened.
"Push it back down. It's that simple. Take control of it," he said, taking several steps toward me very slowly. He was trying not to spook me; that I got loud and clear.
I fought hard for control. When I finally achieving the desired result, my skin looked completely normal again. “How—how is this possible? I'm a Valkyrie, not a rage demon," I stuttered, shaking my head and stepping backwards away from him.
"You are part Valkyrie, but you are also part rage demon. Kylie," he said very slowly, "I'm your father."
"No, no, that's not true."
"It is, my dear. Your mother and I were madly in love. I mourn her still." He stood still. "You belong to me just as much as you belong to the Valkyries; maybe even more so, seeing as I'm your father and I'm living."
I covered my ears like a three-year-old. I didn't want to hear anymore. My mother was in love with him? Perhaps, but she had been no lover of rage demons. She had shrunken heads of all the demons she'd killed.
No, I had to get back to Valhalla and find out the truth. I turned and took off running faster than I had since the awakening. I never looked back, even though I knew he'd let me go and wasn't in pursuit. He could have kept me against my will if he’d wanted to. Although my life had taken yet another turn in Weirdville, I would find the answers.
I would figure out who and what I really was. I would make things okay with my brother and forgive Axel for being a complete jerk last night; he had more than redeemed himself today. I was going to pin down Rune, Rota, Bryn and Geira to make them tell me the truth about my birth. Then, everything would be fine.
It had to be. It just had to be.
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