Louis

The illusions of my parents disappeared as soon as I touched the staff. I looked around feeling out of my depth. Harry was near me bending over in pain and Niall was staring at....At an empty space? But he looked petrified, I'd never seen him look that scared.
When did they show up? My mind was a blur...I could hardly remember talking to them or grabbing the staff.

"Louis point the staff in my direction" Niall suddenly yelled urgently...What?

Niall looked so fearful as he yelled pure panick in his voice "Now Louis!"

Another time I would of hesitated thinking he was mad but not today. My demigod instincts flared up I needed to do this now! Though I had no idea why I pointed the staff in Niall's direction...I hope this works I thought. Niall stiffened as if waiting for something then he relaxed.

"There gone" Niall gasped in releaf.

What was gone?

What was going on?

Niall told me seemingly more relaxed but he still looked shaken up "Point the staff at Harry"

Harry!

I'd forgotten about him!

He was on his knees, covering his hands over his ears as if he could hear something dreadful and loud. He looked extreamly pale. I pointed the staff at Harry as soon as he did so Harry calmed down and stood up warily. He looked at me and smiled happily delighted that I looked more or less back to my old self...sort of.

I didn't really feel it though, my heart was still thumping hard in my chest from earlier, I couldn't stop thinking of my torn apart parents screaming at me that it was my fault they died....I shivered thinking about it.

"You alright?" Harry asked me frowning.

I nodded looking away so he couldn't see the tears in my eyes. But there was something else on my mind as well. I looked at Niall and Harry and demanded "Okay so what in hades is going on?!"


Harry

We told Louis what happened to us. We were both shocked and fearful that what almost happened to Niall. Louis handled the staff by pointing it at the mist and soon no mist covered us and I felt much more calmer. But we were all very worried what happened if what happened to Niall happened to Zayn and Liam? It was a horrifying and terrible thought...We needed to find them fast!

We all speeded up then in the mist I saw someone standing there staring of into the distance...

Was it Zayn?

Zayn was standing up staring into the distance what was different about him was he wasn't sobbing like all we'd been, he was silently crying, tears poured down his face but no sobs or or loud breathing, just silent tears.

Everyone was worrid about Niall as Louis tapped Zayn on the back and gave Zayn the staff. We all apart from Zayn who was slowly coming around looked at Niall. He'd tell us if his illusions tried to kill him again with a sword.

Zayn looked at us. He was breathing hard with shock and the recent fears, he wiped his tears away quickly before demanding to know whats going on. I couldn't help but wonder what stalked Zayns dreams at night.

Niall quickly stiffened.

He paled quickly without him even saying anything I knew what was going on.

"Pass me my staff Zayn" I yelled.

Zayn through it in my general direction, I caught it and pointed it in Niall's direction. Niall relaxed as hopefully his illusions disappeared then a scream of agony ran out into the mist.

It sounded like Liam!


Liam

I was screaming in pain. I was on the ground bleeding and withering in pure pain. Louis, Zayn, Harry and Liam were standing over me grinning and laughing evily. They were my illusions but my mind felt numb, I'd been beaten so hard I couldn't think clearly and all it felt like and I saw where my friends hurting me.

It hurt on the outside and the inside. Harry grinned nastily at aimed a hard kick at my ribs, I heard them and felt them snap as I let out another scream of pain. Somehow the logical side of me told me he wasn't real. Harry shouldn't be that strong anyway but these thoughts were clouded with agony once again as I felt a couple of bones in my hands brake by someone stamping hard on them.

Suddenly I heard somewhere near me footsteps. I curled up even more sure that whoever it was was going to course me more pain.

"Liam?" Niall's voice asked but I scrambled away from him.

"Don't touch me!" I choked.

Harry said kindly? "Hey. it's us...Those voices or people you experienced aren't real"

I shook my head not daring to believe it.

Zayn told me "Look, just take Harry's staff please, it'll be fine afterwards...Please Liam" Zayn pleaded with me. I found myself reaching for the staf and Harry's figure doubled? Everyone's figure doubled then tripled and soon there where 6 Harry's then 6 Louis's then 6 Niall's...

Soon everyone had 6 doubles of themselves. I gaped at them. The 6 Niall's asked "Liam what's wrong?"

I didn't reply them one of the Harry doubles stepped out smiling coldly at me and said evily "Now Liam...Which one of us is real?"

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