I remembered my battles. The nights I caught Rail staring at me and I'd stare back. I remember Jay telling my abusers where the Cross Stone was. They may have cut my chest wide open, but the pain was nothing compared to Jay's betrayal. He knew telling them would risk Rail's life and threatened all of The Heavens. Leaving everyone at risk..Maybe it's my fault for not telling Jay to run away.

  I remember Jay getting free of the ties that held him back. The one ontop of me looked away at Jay. Distracted I had time to grab half of the stone that was still in my chest. Jay grabbed Lucifer off of me. As they rolled around I began to stand up. Shabriri and Adramelech laughed at the site of me leaning against the wall. I stumble forward. I hit the ground when I shot out my orbs. I missed both of them. Sharbrir took another step towards me. I stood taller and looked at my arms. White light cracking through. My hands held dimming orbs. Before the power in me faded I forced my arms forward, light flowed out striking the demons banishing them.  The look on Adramelechs face was covered in fear. I sneared.

Falling over, I tried to caught my breath. I hunched over ready to faint.

  Lucifer threw Jay against with floor. He looked at where his fellow demons had been.

"This isn't over." He growled. He waved the other half of the Cross Stone at me. "I'm still missing a piece." And with that his body turned into a tar and melted into the marble stone. A way of "flashing".

  Jay ran over to me and I fell into his arms. My legs gave out beneath me.

I wrapped my arm around Jay's neck as he pulled me into his arms.

"Take me to away." I mumble. I could feel the silent tears on my cheeks. 

   Jay opened the door to Rails room.

"What have I told you about knocking?" Rail turned around to face Jay, but instead he faced me.

A creation made to protect, but a creation that couldn't even protect herself. I looked down at my broken body. Silver light streamed out of my cuts and cracks were made in my once porcelain skin. At the sight at the cracks that trailed down my legs my body began to shake. 

  Rail ran over and tried to take me from Jay's arms.

"No." He said. Rail paid no attention to Jay as he took me from him. I looked back at Jay has Rail carried me away. He had slid down the marble walls and pulled his knees to his chest. I had forgotten the pain he went through too.

"I've never felt such pain, Rail. They took parts of me away." I felt like I was falling apart completely. "You will never understand what they took from me."

    Rail brushed my white hair out of my face as tears fell from my eyes. "Whatever they took Aderes I swear I will return it to you."

"You cannot return what they have stolen from me." I let out a shrill of screams clawing at my skin. I could still smell them on me and feel their touch. My hand automatically covered my month to suppress more sobs.

"What did they take from you?"

I didn't want to tell Rail the horror that happened to me. I lower my head down. "I can't."

"Of course you can my love. There is nothing you can say that will make me leave your side." He brushed my hair out of my tearful eyes.

"I cannot tell you." I whispered. He'd go after them, exposing himself, and I myself would have to banish him by the commands of The True One. He was at enough risk as it was. I didn't think I could take anymore heart break.

"Please!" He begged; pleading with his green eyes he shook my shoulders. "Tell me what happened."

   I closed my eyes, tears still fell down my cheeks. He cupped my face in his hands. Normally I would pull away from such a gesture. Instead I leaned into it. I held his hands over mine keeping his hands in place. I opened my eyes, a tear fell as I whispered, "They took away my purity, Rail."

  ***

His hands left my face. He leaned back to exam me. Rails fingers lifted the torn pieces of my robe. His hands began to turn red and his eyes were full of rage. He touched my cuts.

Ow.

  Rail snapped his fingers at Jay. "Run her a bath." He didn't move. "Now!" Rail yelled. Jay slowly, unable to deny the command of his God, left the room.

"Who did this to you?" Rail's face contorted. Flashes of sorrow and fiery twisted together. I couldn't answer. "Aderes, you must tell me who did this." His voice cracked.

  I was so exhausted and in pain. My head laid down on his shoulder and closed my eyes. "Don't make me." He didn't press any further. But, I could see the wheels turning in his head.  

  Rail carried me to the bathroom where the walls were a sunset orange. The floor was a red wood color with a golden tub laying in the middle.

He put me down. I didn't move. I just stared at the bubbles floating on the steaming bath water. I felt Rail behind me. He sighed.

"I'll help you." He lifted the shoulder strap off of my dress. The gesture maid my skin crawl.

"STOP!" I yelled. I felt Rail jump back just as Jay ran in. He looked so scared where as Rail  looked murderous.

"I'm sorry," I whispered. "I don't want to be touched. Go, please."

"I don't think you should be alone right now-"

"I don't care what you think." 

  Both Rail and Jay exchanged a look. Rail seemed lost for words. Running a hair through his hair, he nodded and walked out of the bathroom. Jay watched him walk away and decided to follow.

"Wait." I said. Jay turned around.

"What's wrong?" He asked avoiding my eyes.

"W-would you mind staying close by? Outside the door maybe?" I needed to be reminded somehow that I wasnt alone. That they were gone..for now.

I looked away as I picked at my nails. They started yo bleed. Jay walked over and his hands grabbed mine, looking deep into my eyes.

"I hate when you do that."

  With that he left the bathroom and left the door opened just enough so I could see him sitting in a leather chair closest to me. Rail was looking at me; His eyes lingering on my broken body. I pushed the door closed breaking his stare.

I slowly got in the steaming bath and tried to wash away their marks they left on me. Laying my head on my knees I held my body tight, letting myself become numb. The hot water stung my cuts. And my privates burned like fire.

I looked down at the water. Blood and dirt mixed together. I stuffled a scream. I couldn't hide it anymore. Not even from myself. This had actually happened.

I cried. Like I had never cried in my life. I didn't make a sound but the tears overflowed and I was scared I wouldn't ever stop.