Empty and Darker

Marcus' POV

"Stop talking nonsense, young man!" She angrily said, probably triggered with the last words that I have stated. It was not a lie, though. What should I know to not judge her? Everything was sufficient to know that she did something wrong, she did wrong to my family, that woman and her daughter are devils to the Lavarejos.

And now, Erina is getting her revenge to all that they have done to us. I hate love, because of dark love, all of these happened. This shouldn't happened if they were not greedy for love, if they have waited for their love.

She immediately shoot one more arrow... and the next thing I know, the arrow was flying everywhere around me.

Damn it!

She has shot numerous arrows towards me, she's fast but because I am a dagger user, I am faster than her. I was able to dodge some, however the others touched my skin which made me bleed a little. I was busy avoiding all her arrows when I noticed that she was no longer in front of me. She just used the arrows as a decoy to get away from me! Damn that woman! I underestimated her capacity, I thought I could stop her but I was an idiot to think that.

She could not kill someone, especially the leader of our pack, if she is that weak woman. She is definitely stronger than I expected, she's smart and that's one of her advantage.

When I looked around, I found her dashing upstairs towards in a room surely to her daughter's room. I quickly dashed towards her direction, too. I must not let her interfere the situation that Erina is handling right now, she has to deal with her sister alone.

The old Vertina was fast that when I was reaching her, she is already inside the room.

I gripped her hand firmly to not interfere or hurt Erina, my mission will fail if I let her so. However, to my surprise, there was no one in the room. But only a trace of blood in the floor and an open balcony.

I hope this blood isn't from Erina, her battle has just started, she should finished it in good condition. We lost our former leader, the Goddess of Daggers, we couldn't lose Erina, she is the last hope of our land.

Clary's POV

"It has been a while, murderer." I said with all the loathe that I could give.

She was shocked to see me right in front her, her facial expression told me that she does and it was a satisfying view, oh how I'd love to see this face everyday from her but I hate to see her daily or I will end her life in an instant. However, I crave for more. I crave to see more of her frightened expression and I do no think that I will be able to stop craving from it. I am not liking the person that I have become, but she forced me to be like this. She changed me to be this heartless. She turned me to be evil as well. If she is the devil, I could be more than her.

"Y-You are still alive?" She asked not moving her feet, glued at her spot, it seems like she was not believing that I am right here alive standing in front of her. Again, I liked the surprised emotion that lingers around her eyes. I could also see all the doubts and curiosity in her own eyes on how did I become alive. I smirked, she must be thinking how she failed of killing me.

Clary is dead and I was born to be an evil person... to avenge the death of Clary who did not do anything but love her family and the man she know was her mate. That Clary died burying all those love with her and I was born with hate. I could feel my blood boiling in extreme heat, the adrenaline rush is in my body looking at this woman in front of me. I clenched my fist.

It seems like Andrea woke out of daze when she immediately grabbed her bow and arrow on her table. She was able to do it in split seconds because of her speed. A speed that she definitely robbed from me. What a ridiculous woman, she is so greedy to betray her own sister, I might have a blood related to her, but I am not greedy like her.

In split seconds, her arrow was already aiming directly at my chest with the determination to kill me once again. Only this time, she was using her own hands to do it. At least, she has the courage now to make her hands dirty in order to accomplish her desire to kill me. At least, she is being honest with herself with what she wants. It was nice seeing her desire to kill me right in front of her eyes, it somehow justify the reason why I am right here.

She shot her arrow, with one desire in her mind and that is to kill me. The moment she shot her arrow was enough for me to get my dagger and advanced towards her in swift motion. Shooting an arrow takes time and I took that short period of time to immediately advance towards her. I held my dagger and pin it in her back, she probably felt the cold metal in her skin that she held her breathe for some seconds. I did not stab her, it is still early.

She should feel every bit of pain, she should experience the pain I felt, she should be glad that it was only a physical pain, because she shot me before not just physically but emotionally and mentally. Right now, she has to pay.

"Was that dagger? Really, Clary? Betrayed our blood and used dagger?" She said while I was still behind her with the dagger pointed in her lower right back. She sounded like she was teasing me. I could also imagine that there was an amusement in her face right now and it made my blood boil. It made me tremble out of anger. It added to my desire to kill her tonight.

"Betray? Do you know what does that word means, Andrea?" I asked her with me fuming in rage. "Oh, I forgot... you were good at it." I said mocking her back and I just sense anger radiating inside of her.

She tried to move her left arm which made me grip at my dagger even more. The tip of my dagger touched her skin which caused her to bleed. It was not a large cut, but it was enough for her to bleed.

She gasped for air when she felt how sharp my dagger is, but she laughed devilishly afterwards. Probably enjoying the thrill or my company this night.

"You are still the same, Clary. You can't lay a finger to hurt anyone and that's where we differ. That's where I become much better than you, bitch." She proudly said, boasting that she could kill anyone she like and anytime she wants. Her words made my flesh tremble out of anger, remembering my innocent child who could have lived but murdered by her.

I was trying to control my emotions and not to hurt her this early but she was triggering me and I cannot let go of it. That made me stabbed her in the same position of the cut I made earlier. With the anger fueled within me, I doubt that the stab I did was shallow. She screamed out of pain and it was a better sound than her being boastful. My ears are liking her screams, wanting to hear more of it.

I pulled out my dagger forcefully and it made her winced in pain even more. It was nice to hear and I cannot stop myself from being greedy and wanting more than I am hearing now.

I went in front of her. I saw her eyes fueled with irritation when she touched her back and saw the blood coming from it. She, then, looked at me with empty eyes ready to give what I want tonight. Finally, she took me and the situation she's in right now, seriously.

"Let's fight to death, Andrea." I challenged her with emotionless voice.

She smirked, with her eyes still looking empty and dark. "I killed you once and I will do it again."

"You bet." I said as we left the room and headed towards the dark forest.