Jack's P.O.V.

I walked back to our group of friends, who were waiting in the field. I felt the dried up tears on my pale cheeks. They felt like venom, reminding me of what had happened. The scene replayed over and over in my head.

I shook my head, attempting to rid the memory from my head. Mark squeezed my shoulder, obviously picking up that I was feeling depressed.

" Oh my god! You guys are okay! We were just coming to look for you." Ethan exclaimed, racing over to us.

Ethan stopped in his tracks when he saw my face.

" Jack?" Ethan whispered, looking at me, sadness in his eyes.

" I'm fine." I replied meekly, snuggling into Mark's side.

" Not now?" Tyler mouthed to Mark.

Mark nodded, and Tyler pulled Ethan away from me. I sighed softly, laying the book in the grass. Felix grasped as he run his fingers over the cover.

" It's beautiful!" Marzia exclaimed, looking at the decorative patterns.

I crouched down, Mark following. I opened the cover to the books, and a loud gust of wind flew past us. I yelped, stumbling. I felt Mark's strong arms catch me. I smiled, resting my head on Mark's chest as I read through the book.

" We have to get Dark and Anti back." I said, looking up at my friends.

" But the spell!" Ethan exclaimed, " Wait... you're an angel again... that's not supposed to happen."

" Long story." Mark giggled, rubbing my back.

" Dark and Anti should be able to help us open the portal due to the fact that the spell wore off early." I replied simply.

My friends nodded.

" Just how exactly do we summon them?" Tyler asked.

" Um, I guess we yell their name?" Mark replied, looking unsure with his answer.

" ANTI!" I shrieked, my voice echoing throughout the field.

I gust of wind shot by us as Anti and Dark stumbled from their familiar black cloud. I coughed, waving away the vapor.

" Hey hey hey!" Dark chirped, placing a hand on Mark's shoulder.

Anti looked up, rolling his multicolored eyes.

" You called?" Anti asked, holding his hand over his arm.

Anti seemed to be in a lot of pain. His lips were pulled into a tight line, and he seemed on edge.

" You alright Anti?" I asked softy, looking at his arm.

" Mhmm." Anti said through his gritted teeth.

I looked at where Anti was holding his arm, and saw a drop of black blood fall from the wound.

" Anti!" I gasped, running over to him and ripping his hand off of the wound.

Anti yelped loudly, tearing his hand from my grasp. Blood was rushing from the open wound.

" What the Hell Anti?!" Mark exclaimed, looking at his arm.

" I'm fine." Anti muttered, color slowly draining from his face.

" What the fuck happened?!" Mark inquired, looking over at Dark.

Dark had a guilty expression on his face as he looked at the long grass.

" Your father found us Jack... he wasn't too happy." Dark murmured.

Mark raced over to Dark and saw bleeding wounds and bruises on him too.

" My father doesn't even know you!" I exclaimed, tearing my shirt in half and wrapping it around Anti's wound.

" Yeah he does." Anti grimaced, hissing slightly at the fabric rubbing against the cut.

" From where?" Mark's deep baritone voice rumbled.

" When you guys were born, your doppelgangers came into existence. Your fathers met us as a result of the prophecy. They didn't want their sons to restore balance because their way of life thrived off of the imbalance. So they have always disliked us..." Dark stated.

I groaned. Why the Hell did my father have to always get in the middle of everything!

" We need you guys to cast the spell to open the portal to Earth." Felix blurted out.

Anti and Dark looked at each other nervously.

" Uhm..." Anti stalled.

" What's wrong?" Mark asked hesitantly.

" We don't know if we have enough power in us to complete the spell. We are still in school for magic." Dark replied, looking over at Anti.

I gasped. There's no way that we went through all of this bullshit, and just to have a negative outcome.

" Why didn't you tell us before we did all of this?!" I inquired.

" We didn't want to discourage you!" Dark exclaimed, limping over to Anti.

" Fan-fucking-tastic!" I exclaimed, tossing my cut hands into the air.

" We will try Jack, don't worry." Anti said, placing his hand on my shoulder.

I sighed, putting my face in my hands.

" C'mere Anti." I said, hugging the trembling demon tightly.

Anti smiled, nuzzling his bruised face into my shoulder.

" Group hug!" Dark announced, hugging Anti and I tightly.

I heard Mark scoff before joining in our group hug. We all pulled away, and we were all a giggling mess.

" Good luck." Anti said to Mark and I.

" Right back at yah." Mark replied, placing a hand on Dark's shoulder.

Anti and Dark joined hands, reciting words to the spell. Wind started to blow violently, rustling my green hair. Trees shuddered, their wooden trunks creaking. A large, grey cloud began to form above our heads. A blinding flash of blue light shot out from the cloud and hit the ground in front of us. A large black portal with white sparkles appeared in front of us.

Anti stumbled forward, nearly face-planting on the floor. Dark's body shuddered, and he coughed loudly.

" There you guys go!" Dark said, trying to stay happy.

" You guys ok?" I asked quizzically.

Anti's body was trembling harshly. Dark was coughing harshly, his wings scrunching with pain.

" Seriously, guys..." Mark asked carefully, walking over to the two.

I let out a loud scream as Anti's fingers and arm began to dissolve.

" ANTI!" I shouted, running over to him.

" This is our soul purpose of life." Anti choked out, the shaking becoming unbearable for him.

" Guys, please!" Mark cried, grabbing Dark's shoulders.

" Don't worry Mark... we will go someplace different... we will be okay." Dark stammered, his loud coughs ringing through the empty field.

I grabbed Anti's remaining hand, looking into his eyes comfortingly. I watched in horror as Anti's and Dark's skin began to peel away in thin sheets, as if their skin was tissue paper.

" Is there any way we can save you!" I cried, tears dripping down my face.

" I'm sorry Jack. We will meet again." Anti said sorrowfully, the final bits of him falling away.

As Dark and Anti's bodies disintegrated, a bright green light began to form where Anti was, and a bright pink light where Dark was. The lights formed translucent tails, and they shot away into the sky.

" Today's sucked." I whispered, holding onto my shoulders tightly, trying to comfort myself.

Mark walked over to me, pulling me into his warm body. He placed a soft kiss on the top of my hair, and rubbed my back soothingly. I sniffles, gripping onto his shirt as if I were a small child.

I looked into the portal that was a few yards behind me. I saw the swirling colors dance around in the water-like surface. They seemed to call to me in a menacing, yet determined way.

" You guys ready?" I asked, swiping away the last tear with my shirt sleeve.

" Let's fucking do this." Ethan said, smiling and wrapping his skinny arm around me.

I really like this chapter for some reason. Idk why 😂 But here you guys go and I hope you enjoyed it! I'm really pumped for chapter 20!!!!! Peace! Word Count: 1263

~ Dusty