From Titans (Book 4)

From Titans

Descendant Prophecies Book 4

By

Mary Ting

Copyright © Mary Ting 2016

Smashwords Edition

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters,
places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or
are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any
resemblance to actual events, locations, organizations, or persons,
living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Chapter
1

Mason

“
Sky!”

No answer.

“
Sky, answer
me!
”

Silence.

“
Where are
you?”

Still as the night.

Running in a sea of darkness, searching for
a way out, I had no sense of direction, so I eventually stopped.
Though blackness engulfed me, I could see my hand as I held it in
front of my face. A dream? If not, where was I? And why?

A giant hand belonging to
the titan Cronus had grabbed me through Bella
Amor
’
s kitchen wall. Sky ran for me, so I zapped her to knock her
away from the danger with all the energy I had left. My poor Sky. I
hoped she hadn
’
t gotten sucked in with me. And
if she hadn
’
t, she must be as devastated
trying to find me as I was desperate to find my way back home. The
terror on her face as I forced her to let me go haunted me. Her
image, tattooed in my mind, shattered my heart in
pieces.

I released a long sigh,
glancing around. No sky, no sun, no tree, and not a single living
thing around me. I saw only the ground beneath me and enough light
to know I was alone. Not even my shadow kept me company.
I
’
d
tried reaching out, walking toward one side, but strangely, I ended
where I began. Either I was trapped in my mind or some other
world.

“
Mason, are you
awake?”

I twitched, and
disappointment flushed through me. The voice
didn
’
t belong to my Sky. A soft and seductive female voice echoed
around me like it came from everywhere.

“
Where am I?” I spun
around in circles but still couldn’t pinpoint its
source.

“
I got you.” The voice
sounded way too cheerful. “I have you. I
’
m going to take you.” Her
wicked laughter rang painfully in my ear, vibrating louder with
each horrendous cackle.

Covering my ears didn’t help, so I yelled,
“Stop!”

Silence.

Only my own pounding heart vibrated through
my ears.

She spoke again.
“Don
’
t hurt my feelings, Mason, or there
’
ll be
consequences.”

Her words skidded chills
down my spine. She wasn’t someone friendly. I might not know my
location, but I knew I
’
d been locked up in unfriendly
territory. Things weren’t looking good for me.

“
Since you
didn
’
t answer my question last time, I
’
ll ask you again. Where the
hell am I?” I raised my voice to show I had no intention of playing
her game.

“
Don
’
t worry, my love.
You
’
re somewhere safe, where no one can find you.” Her tone
signified a frightening promise.

“
I
’
m not your love. Let me go,”
I demanded. “My friends will find me, and when they do,
you
’
ll be dead. Let this be a warning. You can be free and live
if you do as I say.”

Another sinister laughter
burst forth. “Silly, my love. Goddesses can
’
t die.
I
’
m
so touched you care about my well-being. I love that about you. But
don
’
t worry. I
’
ll make sure
we
’
ll be together forever.”

Goddess? My mind ran through a list of
goddesses, but it could have been anyone. They were all crazy.
Panic struck me. My family would find me, but it would be
complicated with not only Cronus, but also a goddess involved in my
kidnapping. My shoulders drooped and hope faded.

No!

I needed to fight smart.
Sky and my family wouldn
’
t stop trying to find me. I had
to do whatever I could on my end to get information.

“
Who are you? Show
yourself.”

No answer.

Raking my hair back, I
paced through the emptiness.
Think!
Some crazy bitch thought I loved her. Obviously,
she had a sick crush on me. I hated to flirt back, but I had to
find any clue.

“
If we
’
re going to be
together forever, at least tell me your name and let me see your
beautiful face.”

A coy giggle vibrated
around me. “Oh, really? You want to see me? Only if you promise me
you
’
ll behave.”

“
I will,” I lied, wiggling
my fingers, summoning my energy. A warm tingling sensation coursed
through my body and down my arms. A flicker of light
crackled.

“
Your beauty will make my
day.” Saying that made me want to vomit.

“
You might want to cover
your eyes, love.”

Before her warning
registered, light emerged from above. It began as a pinprick in a
corner of space, and then it burst into a blinding glow. I covered
my eyes and shivered in a rush of cold air as the scent of apple
assaulted my nostrils.
Apples?

My vision constricted into a square tunnel
above me. What the heck? I rubbed my eyes, thinking they were
playing tricks on me. But when I tipped my head back, the newly
visible clouds far above confirmed I had been taken
underground.

I jerked back and fell on the ground when a
gigantic face appeared over my sky window and strands of blonde
curls dropped to dangle over me. My heart pounded against my chest
and rendered me speechless. The massive head shifted and an icy
blue eye stared down at me. The fairy tale Rapunzel came to mind;
only my Rapunzel was a lunatic and obviously a giant. This was my
chance to escape. I jumped as high as I could, blasting electric
bolts out of my fingers at her. She flinched before the impact, and
my lights seared her cheek instead of directly hitting her
eyes.

The goddess screamed and
clutched her face with a giant hand. “You
’
re going to pay for that,”
she screeched.

Just as I released my
bolts to propel me toward the line where dark and light met, the
light blinked out as if something covered the opening, blocking my
only escape. Then the ground shook under my feet. I bent my knees
and swayed with the movement to steady myself. My stomach dropped
and then lurched. The huge woman had either lifted or dropped my
confinement. I had no idea which way I
’
d been tossed. But when she
left, I knew she wasn
’
t happy with me.

When the motion stopped, I
dropped to my knees, grabbed my stomach, and threw up from the
roller coaster ride. Rolling over to lie flat on my back, gazing up
to darkness, I tried to recall hearing of any giant goddesses.
There were none. Cronus? No, it couldn
’
t be. It was a voice of a
female for sure. Unless…Holy Zeus. Was she a giant, or had I
shrunk?

Chapter
2

Skylar

The glorious sun radiated warmth, happiness,
and new life over the land. Light seeped through the thin layer of
clouds that decorated the blue sky with various shapes and sizes. A
soft, gentle breeze brushed against the leaves of the trees as they
moved in waves like the ocean. It was a beautiful day, but not for
me.

My mind saw only darkness.
Gut-wrenching pain dimmed the sun, taking away the warmth, taking
away the happiness, and every part of life in me. An abyss engulfed
me, so deep nothing could pull me out. I
’
d drowned myself in a place
no one should ever be, and I couldn
’
t get out. I floated there,
hopeless.

I had been in mourning since the day a giant
hand had punctured the wall in Bella Amore restaurant and took
Mason from me. We fought and struggled till the very end, but it
overpowered all of us. And then Mason was…

The month that passed felt like years.

As I stared at the white wall, the very wall
Mason went through, I ran my hand over it, recalling the incident
over and over in my head. What could we have done different to have
helped him? If only I had tried harder. But the hand was too big,
too strong.

I came to the wall every
single day trying to find a way in but only ended up crying in
front of it because hope seemed lost. Mason wasn
’
t inside the wall. I
hoped maybe, perhaps, Cronus
’
s giant hand would come get me,
too. If I could get to Mason, at least we would be together. At
least he wouldn
’
t be alone.