Free The Tormented Goddess by Sarah Saint-Hilaire Page A

eyes softened when Venus at last spoke out. “Do you like my gift?”
    “I adore it.” He swiftly said.  “I know you haven't come here just for me, you are too innocent for that. What is it that you wish for?”
    She turned around and firmly stated to Vlad “ I want to die.”
    In that split second she felt a horrid pain and fainted again falling deeply onto the darkness of the forbidden palace of the underworld. A fearsome fire surrounded her as the echoing voice of Pluto screamed with rage.  “You want to die, are you mad?” He pushed her on the ground.  “An immortal that dies, disappears forever.”
    Venus fearfully contested in a determined frightened voice “ You fear to loose me, aren't I right.”
    “You selfish girl, I care for no one not even ...” He hesitated.
    “Not even who?” a sked Venus.
    “I have no choice but to keep you locked up here forever.” He concluded.
    “You cannot keep me here forever; I have committed no crimes, nothing.”
    “You wish to die.”
    “Yes, I wish to live, not rot in my flesh for eternity. ”
    “Besides I'll put another crime at your hands, Dracula would be absolutely furious once he hears he has an uninvited guest logging in his castle. ” He roared with laughter.
    “You wou ldn't, he's innocent, please.” b egged Venus hoping that Edward's presence would go unheard-of in Vlad's ears.
    “Oh you underestimate my will, and now I wish to render you as miserable as possible like that you'll learn to appreciate your current status.”
    “You are powerless when it comes to me outside of the full moons.”
    “Since only a human voice can wake you up, and other then your little friend who will soon perish in the most inhumane manner, there will be no one to rend you from my company for all of the inhabitants of the castle are either dead or immortal.” He giggled “ Thus you shall be the sleeping beauty of above and my faithful wife her below.”
    Venus enraged attempted to attack the devil with all her might, but the heartless demon threw the poor divine pearl once again on the hard stone floor and whipped her without any remorse.
    In the world of above, Vlad carefully placed his long lost love onto a velvet roman bed. He rushed towards his grand fireplace in the hall and pulled on a torch where a stair case appeared running deep into the mystical feared realm of the underworld. Rushing towards Pluto's palace, he passed an old guard draped in black and entered the home of torture. As he was announced he rushed in to discover his beloved beaten to the ground. The devil laughed in content, as he slit her hand leaving her blood drop onto the floor. Vlad looked vainly at the richness before him, he was tempted when all the sudden he recalled the distant memories of it taste. How could he resist her, her blood was like dark honey . B ut as beautiful can an exotic frog may appear to be its touch it instantaneously mortal.
    “Pluto , restore her to me ! ” c ommanded Dracula.
    “Are you aware that your prey has another lover...” mentioned Pluto.
    “...and?”
    “The mortal is presently awaiting her in the very room you bit her.” declared the Pluto.
    Dracula suddenly looked up and raced back to his castle, Pluto laughed in relief believing Edward almost dead. He thought it an adequate revenge to Venus for contradicting him. Vlad rushed towards the towering room were his greatest regret took place. Edward hearing the footsteps stepped back from the door, hopping that the cupboard could hold his fear, but Vlad pushed the door open with ease. Edwards’s heart raced as he came face to face with Dracula. He thought himself already dead when all the sudden Vlad grabbed his arm and dragged him to Venus. Edward rushed over to Venus afraid of the worst crying in vain he held her close to his heart and miserably wept. Vlad watched in pain the love Edward had for her, though blinded by jealousy he could not imagine her lost for ever and stood there helplessly