Son of Fire

Chapter One Hundred and One

"Are you sure there were others here?" Jenna asks as they walk down the hallway. It was cold, and it was as if you could feel the fear that use to be there.

"I didn't exactly have time to check, Jen. But I'm pretty damn sure." Josh responds as his eyes flick around, his hand ready to summon flames at a moment's notice.

"Anyone else not wondering why we all saw... Whatever we saw?" Anna asks.

"Probably left over from the mage who was here before. He used the prisoners fears to torture them." Josh answers. "What did you see?" Josh asks as he looks over his shoulder at Anna.

"The Isle. But it was... Wrong. You had Evie kill Audrey, Mal... Everyone. Apparently I let the Cartel go, and you wasn't too happy." Anna admits.

"I saw Arcadia. But you had joined with our father, Anna. I saw it all burned to ashes. And you had killed Josh." Jenna adds.

"I saw if the Dragon King took over. You all were with him, including Josh." Mal says and everyone looks at Josh.

"I didn't exactly see how something played out. I saw Beca, the leader of the Cartel, taunt me. Reminded me how many people I've killed." Josh swallows. "Before our father, she was the person I hated the most."

"But now you love having me around." Beca whispers inside his head.

"What did Audrey see?" Jenna asks. Mal and Anna flash a glare at Jenna, to which she shrugs. Josh had stopped in his tracks as he looked down at Audrey's ring.

"She said she saw me. I was in our fathers land, facing him down. And he said to me if he dies, so do I. And apparently I'm okay with that." He responds, a small smile on his lips. "I hope that's all it takes for this to end, my sacrifice."

"Not if I have anything to say about it." Mal calls, Josh looks at her with a warmth in his eyes.

"Mal, if it means saving everyone... Saving you, I would do it in a heartbeat." He says softly. Mal flashes a sad smile at him as she walks over and takes his hands in hers.

"That's what I'm worried about, Josh. That I'll lose you. I don't think I'd be able to take it." Mal says softly.

"I hate to break this moment up, but I think I found what we're looking for." Anna calls from further ahead. The two look up and jog over, going through a doorway that lead to a cellblock. It ran for atleast a mile with iron cell doors on either side. Josh walks over to the closest one and could see one of the prisoners, huddled in the corner, arms grasping their legs as their face was struck with fear.

"Hey! You okay?" Josh calls the the prisoners head jolts up.

"Don't hurt me! Please, I can't take any more of it." They plead.

"I won't. I'm here to help." Josh responds and the prisoner pushes themselves up and walks towards the cell door, his face bruised with dry blood around a large cut along chin.

"You expect me to believe you?" He snarls. "It's just... Another trick. I know it, I KNOW IT!"

"It's not a trick. I'm from Auradon. We came to check if anyone survived here." Josh smiles. The man scanned Josh, and he takes a slight step back.

"You... You don't seem to be one of them." The man states, a slight glimmer of hope in his voice.

"What's your name?" Josh asks softly.

"Damien... Yes, my name is Damien." The man states and Josh nods.

"Okay, Damien. Let's get you out." Josh says as he presses his hand against the lock and channels his fire through his hands. The lock starts glowing a bright orange before it becomes goo in his hands, then he swings the door open.