51 51. Evil

"Jessica stop it! We mean no harm! " Elijah screamed amidst the pain he felt. He used the last strength he could muster from within to unwind the spell Jessica had cast on his lips to keep him shut. For casting such a powerful spell he was going to be left powerless for days but it was better to be left powerless than to be dead.

"Can you just listen to us why ask a question that you don't want to hear the answer to." Michael growled, he was tasting blood in his mouth now. His hand flew to his chest in a bid to stop the searing pain he felt in it but the anguish would not go. He met her eyes and pleaded with his, tears fell down his cheeks in quick succession. He was so sure that he was going to pass out as he lost all ability to breathe.

Suddenly the pain stopped.

The three men fell on the stone floor gasping for air, their eyes closed as tears tricked down their faces and their lips parted as they tried as much as possible to get enough air into their starving lungs.

"Of course I know you came here to ask for help." Jessica laughed walking over to their bodies on the ground, she was gloating over their suffering, finding pleasure in their pain. "But I just need you to know where you are and who you are asking a favour from because men like you guys have the tendency of being deceived to think me weak." She chuckled. Her boots contacted Adrian's chest and he screamed in pain. "And small, but I am anything but these."

Michael opened his eyes immediately he heard his brothers screams. He leaped to him across the room, dragging his body on the ground. He placed his head on his brothers chest not able to watch him wriggle in pain, he was hurt and angry. This was all his fault, the feeling of guilt was eating him up. "We did not underestimate you, we never did. We were scared." He finally muttered shaking.

"As you should be." Jessica nodded. She clicked her tongue and turned to them amused by the wretchedness they exhibited after enduring just few seconds of her torture. Humans, so weak. She clicked her fingers and the men were raised up by unnatural force without a will of theirs. "Well let me hear your request then, Elijah."

Elijah's eyes flew open when she called his name. He swallowed hard and looked over to Michael and Adrian all three of them put on hold with her fingers. She was controlling every muscle in their body and every drop of blood in them. "We need your help." Elijah managed to utter in his strangled state. His eyes were fixed on her deadly ones.

"I already know that." She sighed clicking her fingers again. This time she gave up the power she had on them so they fell to their feet. "You have come too far to go back now. I'll listen to you because of your persistence and courage. I do like humans who break out of the stereotype." she added.