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Ch. 83 - PAINFUL GUILT

Florence's outfit:

꧁𖤍𖤓🔥𖤓𖤍꧂

Chapter Eight-Three
🏹 Painful Guilt 🏹

Florence, Lydia and Jackson walked through the hallway of the lacrosse stadium before Lydia crouched down next to a line of mountain ash. "It's happening now." Lydia said and Florence held her hand out as she closed her eyes for a moment, "The mountain ash is more than a barrier. It's a gateway between his world and ours." She said, feeling the energy.

"Oh, I really hate when you say shit like that. Isn't it just ash?" Jackson said before kicking part of the line of ash but it immediately reformed. "Parrish has to break the barrier. He's the only one that can do it." Lydia said before they heard footsteps, making them look up to see a hooded figure turning the corner.

"Guys." Lydia said before the person turned to them, taking off their hood to reveal Adrian Harris, a huge scar around his neck. "Why is it that people no one likes are the ones that always come back or never actually die?" Florence mumbled, "It's him who?" Jackson asked as Harris started walking towards them, gun in hand. "Adrian Harris." Lydia said and Jackson tilted his head slightly, "He kind of looks like our chemistry teacher." He said.

"I was your chemistry teacher, Jackson, you fucking imbecile." He said before shooting Jackson, making him fall to the ground while Lydia quickly raised her hands up as if she was after to scream but didn't as Harris pointed the gun at her. "Do it. Scream, Lydia. Scream like a Banshee." Harris said and Lydia slowly lowered her hands, "Oh. Oh, that's right. You haven't screamed in years, have you?" He asked.

Florence grabbed Lydia's arm, pulling her back and stepping protectively in front of her. "Just putting it out there- attacking the group of gay people- very homophobic. But what the hell do you want from us?" Florence asked, "Well, I don't want an apology, seeing as how you ruined my life, and you served me up as a human sacrifice to some demented druid." He said. "I was in London for all of that." Jackson said and Harris shot him again, making him groan and fall back against a pillar.

"Come take a look, Florence, Lydia." He said before pulling the girls over to look at the field, "This was no small accomplishment. This illusion has several layers. Here, girls, let me show you one." He said. "You want us to watch a lacrosse game?" Lydia asked and he shook his head, "No, no. I want you to watch your friends die. Come on. Take a look through the microscope." He said.

A second later, instead of seeing the Lacrosse game, they saw the Nogitsune's world where Derek, Stilinski, Deaton, Liam, Mason and Hikari were tied up. Florence sighed in relief, closing her eyes for a second when she saw everyone was still alive. But she didn't know whether to be relieved or worried that she couldn't see Eli anywhere. Harris let the girls go before pointing the gun at them again

"I knew the Nogitsune was too chaotic to play this game on his own. He needed me to help him win. All I had to do was give him my pain. Thanks to you and Scott McCall, I have plenty." Harris said and Jackson groaned slightly, "We all have pain." He said.

"But Florence's pain is particularly appealing to a thousand-year-old demon." Harris said and Florence shook her head slightly, "My pain isn't anything to him." She said. "On the contrary, guilt is a veritable delicacy to the Nogitsune. So give him a taste, Florence. Tell us what you're guilty for." Harris said, making Florence glance at Lydia for a moment.

"Give us your pain, or the next time I shoot Lydia in the head." Harris said, pulling Florence away from Lydia before pointing the gun at Lydia's head, making Florence suck in a deep breath, clenching her fist slightly. "Florence, don't do it." Lydia said and Florence quickly took a step forward. "I feel guilty because of something that parts of me regrets." Florence said, making Harris look at her, "Regret what?" He asked.

"Getting married and having a family." Florence said and Lydia looked at her shocked and confused, "What?" She asked in a slight whisper and Florence looked at her and shook her head slightly.

"I love you and the kids to death but I told myself I would never let myself fall in love or have a family since I was eleven..." Florence trailed off slightly, "Because you don't age." Harris said, making Florence look at him. "I'm thirty-two and I still look exactly like I did in high school. Eventually people are gonna look at me and Lydia and they won't think we're wives. They'll think I'm her daughter and then her granddaughter." Florence said, a glossy sheen to her eyes.

"Eventually people will stop thinking that my kids are my kids and think that they're my siblings, or my parent, or grandparents. Eventually I will outlive all three of them and I'll probably not even look like I'm in my thirties." She said before looking at Lydia, "So part of me regrets letting myself fall in love and having a family because the pain I'll feel in the future will be worse than what I felt when my dad died..." Florence said, trailing off slightly.

"But I'd still burn the entire world if someone hurt them." She said and Lydia smiled softly at her, tears in her eyes before Florence looked at Harris again. "There, satisfied?" Florence asked and Harris grabbed Lydia's arm before grabbing Florence's and making them look back into the Nogitsune's world. "The real tournament begins." Harris said.

Near the Nemeton in the Nogitsune's world, Scott and Allison suddenly appeared and glanced around. "Where are we?" Allison asked, no longer trying to kill everyone, "We're in his world." Scott said before Eli ran up to them. "This is it. They're here. They're all trapped here." He said and Scott stepped forward slightly.

"So are we." He said as they glanced around before the Oni suddenly appeared in front of them. "I've killed Oni before." Allison said and Scott nodded, "Then let's kill a few more." He said before they ran forward, fighting and blocking the Oni's attacks.