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He knew what it would take.
He could remember what Percy had told him, about how close he’d come to becoming a demon.
Well, he didn’t know a lot about these things, but he could tell that the symbols used for the demon trap were nothing like the ones used for the angel ward.
The choice was obvious.
“Come on, buddy,” Kevin warned. “Last chance to do this nice.”
“Threatening me now? Wow!” Joe lifted the ax over his shoulder. “You’re the one who was so willing to throw himself at an actual fucking demon! You had to know what he was! Even just a little part of you had to know how evil he is!”
“Guess we didn’t know each other as well as we thought,” Kevin shot back bitterly. “Funny, for all my man whoring, Percy is the only fucking person for me. He’s the only one who I can be myself with, even if I don’t know who that is!” He held Joe’s gaze, his vision blurring with tears. “He helped me get my wings back. You didn’t do that. You had to know they were out there if you knew what I was.”
“Would you have believed me if I told you? Please!” Joe rolled his eyes. “You would have thought I was crazy! You were so happy pretending to be human! Everything was great!” He tightened his grip on the ax. “Until him.”
Kevin gritted his teeth. “Yeah, I was so fucking happy. Shows how well you really knew me.” He tensed. “None of this… not a fucking thing… is Percy’s fault.”
“Yeah, it is.” Joe sagged. “Yeah. He showed up here, bewitched you, and changed everything. And now I have to kill you both.”
“I’m really sorry, but there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell that I’m going to let that happen.” Kevin growled, his wings spreading out as wide as they could.
“Sorry, partner.” Joe took a deep breath, and he marched toward Percy.
Kevin’s stomach wrapped itself in knots, and he clenched his jaw in anticipation of the pain that was coming. He wasn’t going to let Joe hurt Percy.
No matter what.
Kevin raised his sword above his head, twisting his wrist to point the blade toward his shoulders. With all the strength he had in this awkward position, he brought the sword down to where his wings had only hours ago been reattached to his body.
The pain was instant.
Agony.
He screamed as he ripped the blade through the flesh and bone of the right wing before moving to the left, severing both from his body. Each wing fell to the floor in a bloody, feathery heap, and he dropped to his knees on top of them. He was light-headed, dizzy from the sudden loss of blood, and he groaned brokenly.
His vision was getting dark, he felt sick, and he had to shake himself awake as he renewed his grip on the sword.
He wasn’t done yet.
It wasn’t enough to lose his wings. He had to fall all the way.
With a pained roar, he brought the sword down to stab each wing. He slashed at the feathers and bone until there was nothing left except scraps that burst into bright blue flames. Their destruction created a small explosion that blew Kevin against the wall of the barrier, and then the barrier shattered.
“Peaches!” Percy tried to protest all too late. “Peaches, no!”
Kevin fell to the floor, panting as blood ran down his back.
Cher whined, and she pawed at the wall of her trap.
“Kevin?” Joe watched in horror, frozen in place with the ax in midair. “What… what the fuck did you just do?”
Kevin groaned, pushing himself up to his feet. He took a few wobbly steps forward, and the room spun. He tried to get his balance and breathed in deeply, shuddering as a new rush of power washed over him. It rivaled the strength he’d found when he’d strapped his wings on, and every muscle was alight with tingling sensation.
Wow.
He heard Cher whining, and he turned to look at her, stunned by how clearly he could see her now. He’d never noticed the little flames dancing over her black fur or how her eyes glowed like embers. He cracked his neck, meeting Percy’s stunned gaze and throwing him a reassuring grin before he turned to face Joe. He bent over to pick up his sword, replying sweetly, “I just royally fucked up your day.”
“No…” Joe shook his head wildly. “You can’t. You just… You’ve just damned yourself to hell, you fucking idiot! And for what? Some pathetic demon?”
