Phoenix: rise from death. **COMPLETED**

#4 home isn't home

"you can't be serious?" maybe I heard her wrong? I could only hope. the sword of inubus was a tale rold to kids from an ancient generation. it was told to be the only thing able to kill death himself. it's power is said to come from the fact that it was forged through fire and given to wolves from the pits of hell. legends say that one must travel to the pits of hell in order to obtain it. only one pure of heart could touch it and survive the return. just because my name was angel didn't mean I was an angel. "you want me tontravel to the pits of hell to grab an ancient sword to kill my bastard of a mate who sold himself to evil itself?" my laugh was more of a sadistic laugh filled with sarcasm. of course she wants me too!

"I can't go there. only you can."

"and if I say no?" I mean I'm already dead it won't effect me right? yeah, I was wrong.

"then the people you love still on Earth most likely will die when your mate calls on the demons and they take over Earth. you can atop him."

well f**k. didn't really see that coming. or maybe I did but didn't want to think about it. either way I already knew I wasn't leaving the only people I cared about to die and the hands of alpha f*****g Christopher evil incarnate. "so I guess I'm going to the puts of hell and then seeking revenge on my mate. will I get a second chance mate if I do this?"

"my my little one. I will grant you a second chance mate. he will help you in what you need to do."

"fine. I will do it. however, if I die again I still get to come here. not the black dark whole you had me in." yeah, that dark loneliness was bullshit.

"I accept your terms. I am at your mercy after all." I could tell how she was being smug. I'm sure she had other options I was just the most likely person considering she had already messed up. I didn't feel like I was making a deal with a Goddess. making a deal ro kill my old mate felt more like a deal with the devil but, taking revenge on the people that did me wrong. the person who did this to me was a sweet revenge I wasn't giving g up. this time there was no way a man would ever lay a hand on me again. mate bond or not. I was stronger than I had been before. before I hid the bruises and broken bones. the scars he left behind were my reminder every day of what he put me through and would never be able to again. the sadistic asshole was going down.

I was not going to be that same naive person I was. this definable changed me. through my pain in will rise. hopefully he likes the new me. I'm coming for you mate. we sat a bit longer before the moon Goddess stood up. she walked away from the waters edge not saying a word. "how long have I been dead?" she slowed her pace and turned around to face me.

"it has been three years since you died." then she was gone. I'm not sure I was sad to see her go. I obviously wasn't very happy with the suffering I went through but I couldn't place all the blame on her. I never tried to leave. I stayed thinking I was supposed to stay. that's what a good Luna does. a good Luna smiles pretty and pretends everything is fine. I wasn't allowed to speak to most pack members or perform any sort of duties as a Luna. I could have been a good one. I took a deep breath in and closed my eyes still sitting by the water. when I opened them everything had changed. I looked around slightly confused. this had been part of my territory when I was alive. it was where I would escape to in my all to brief moments I was allowed out of the house. three years? I had been dead for three years. everything had changed yet stayed the same. maybe it was me that changed. maybe my death had changed me so much I could never feel at home here again. either way I couldn't waste my chance. I needed that sword before I was discovered. the cave here would be a great place to hide it until I could make my move. I couldn't exactly walk up to his door with a sword in my hand. first I would have a little fun with him.

I made my way through our territory. the door to the underworld was hidden in the no man's land. I only knew it was there because Christopher had threatened to throw me to the underworld many times. dragging me by my hair as I begged him to stop. by the time I was done with him he would beg me to stop. it was a long trekk through the forest. at least the moon Goddess had given me hiking clothes. it would have been a cruel joke to come back in some flow dress like I was there to seduce my way back. nope. that would never happen. I do however plan on making sure he loses his mind just a little. enough so the pack sees the fall of their precious alpha. the alpha they never stood up too. it wasn't their fault. I knew this. I still couldn't help but feel that every time they turned their back on me or pretended they didn't see they gave him more power.

I was deep in my thoughts when I heard a twig snap to my side. s**t! I couldn't get caught yet. I still had quite a ways to go. I could smell the most pungent smell hit my nostrils. a mix of decay and death. A rogue. what was a rogue doing on this territory? when I was alive Christopher was brutal in his dealings with rogues they never stepped foot in our territory. I stopped as I watched the rogue emerge from the tree line. he was a grey and brown wold his fur was matted and clumped. he looked feral like a dog with rabies. i just smiled and let out a sarcastic laugh. "oh this is priceless. am I going to die again?" I could see the rogue wolf look at me with confusion in his eyes. "Moon Goddess I don't have time for this. listen rogue." I let out a sigh as I placed my hand on my face. " I don't have time to die again. can you get me on my way back from the underworld?"

he stood there unsure of what to do. he shifted back to human form. it was something rogues rarely did. usually a rogue becomes to feral and the wolf takes over no longer allowing the human form to manipulate their beast. no they usually just became beast. he stood there watching me. his face was stoic. his hair was graying at the edges of his light brown color and his eyes were a grey color. this man looked familiar to me. it was Scott! he looked at me his eyes boring into my soul. it was like he was trying to decide if I was me or someone else because he saw my dead body. he saw me sent off to the moon Goddess. his voice was deep than I remembered whe. words finally spilled off his lips. " Angel?" it was so low I almost couldn't hear him. his face dance between confusion and disbelief. " I saw you die."

I was contemplating between telling him I was Angel or putting his overwhelmed mind at ease. I mean clearly I looked like me. like Angel but his mind couldn't seem to process that I was now alive. in the end I just figured the truth was fine. well in sma doses. I wasn't going to tell him about how I was going to kill the alpha. I looked him over one more time. the years hadn't been kind to him. he was unclean and his body was visibly weaker. he was now leaning on a tree for support. "how did you become a rogue Scott? what happened?"

he seemed to take a deep breath in at the realization that it was indeed me. Angel. he stood straighter for a moment. he had always been a strong warrior. he trained every day and never took days off. he even trained me secretly. since he was tasked to guard me it was easier. I wasn't supposed to train and I was genuinely surprised when Scott agreed because he was so loyal to Christopher his alpha but he did agree and he kept his word to me. "a few of us left after ...." his voice trailed off. after my death. I knew what he meant. after my death a few left the pack.

"he let you go? how many were there?" I imagined there couldn't have been many since most of the members had no bond to me. they weren't allowed too and I never fought to have it. I did the opposite. I laid down and let him take me piece by piece.

"myself, Damien and a few other warriors. your parents left. beta Jacob and Carla were the first. alpha went crazy. he had wanted to claim Carla as his after you died." figures that sick bastard would try to do that. he drugs her and rapes her causes my desth and then decides he wants her as his. what a disgusting prick. " in total I would say almost 100 people left. it hasn't been easy. we have a place in no man's land. most of us would take the hardships of rogue life over alpha Christopher any day. he was worse after your death. more sadistic. he even started taking the mated women when he wanted. he didn't care what he was doing." yeah, he definitely needed to be put down like the mutt he was.