Flight of Orpheus and Eurydice
Hellcheer Week Day 3: 2nd Chance
'I should be dead' He thought to himself. He wandered around...correction, flew through the Upside Down thanks to his new set of wings. One moment Eddie was dying in Dustin's arms and later woke up to find himself some sort of an abomination. Pale skin, black veins, burning eyes, leathery wings, and Vecna pulling his strings. Forced as his servant. He barely paid attention to what Vecna said, focusing on the broken corpse of Chrissy, propped up like some fucked up trophy.
Eddie was sick of it but what the hell could he do. His spirit was just about broken. Vecna summoned him back to his lair, standing gloating and ordering Eddie to prepare for the invasion. Eddie could only nod his head in subservience, his will broken long ago. He previously tried attacking the monster in the beginning but each time ended with Eddie flung around painfully and horribly tortured. He was about to take off when he spared one last glance at Chrissy. He didn't know what prompted him but walked over to her. Everything was wrong with her: her imploded eyes, dislocated jaw, twisted limbs, and her pale lifeless skin.
Eddie stabbed himself in the hand with his own claws. He spread some of his blood over Chrissy's twisted face in a futile attempt to make her look slightly better. It was a hopeless improvement but at least her skin had a rosier tint. Tears nearly bursting, Eddie flapped his wings to take flight...
Hoarse violent coughs filled the air. Eddie immediately whirled around and couldn't believe his eyes. She barely moved like a broken animatronic, but moving nonetheless. He rushed over "Chrissy?!" he shouted with a mixture of concern and disbelief. She could only weakly groan. Eddie immediately stabbed himself again and gave her more blood. She violently coughed some more before her limbs slowly realigned and jaw snapped back into place. Her eyes returned but were a dull milky color, dried bloodstains dripped down from her eyes to chin like a screwed up tattoo.
"E-E-Ed-die" Chrissy weakly rasped. Tears soon became waterfalls as Eddie tore away those damned vines holding her to that wretched spire, his will returning in full force. He wasn't gonna fail her again. He was going to save her. He wasn't abandoning her again. He was going free her from hell. He would give her another chance at life. He will make Chrissy Cunningham the happiest girl in the world. Chrissy practically crumbled into his arms as he quickly scooped her up.
A stabbing pain shot through Eddie's head as he nearly fell on his knees. He looked over his shoulder to see a pissed off Vecna with his hand stretched out. "I had known you would do something like this eventually" his voice like grinding gears sounded off "It was always going to end like this, Eddie the freak, Eddie the banished". Eddie tried to standing up but the pain grew stronger with each move. He could hear Chrissy's labored breathing quickening with panic. "Futilely returning to a home that wishes you dead, saving a girl beyond repair. You were always going to end up alone." Eddie could only grit his teeth. He glanced at Chrissy. He could only see panic and fear in her clouded eyes. He wouldn't let her be afraid again. He will never fail her again!
With one last look of defiance and hate towards the abomination, Eddie summoned a swarm of demobats towards Vecna. Eddie took off, carrying Chrissy, smashing straight through the window of the Creel House attic. Eddie could hear Vecna roaring in rage but couldn't care less.
As he soared towards the megagate, Eddie look towards Chrissy, clinging to him a lifeline. Her face was smeared with tears and bloodstains. He smile towards her. "Don't worry, Chrissy. We're going home". He knew Vecna would strike back with a vengeance. Eddie had to find the others and finally deal with Vecna. For now, he felt atoned.
A super late post for Day 3. Heavily inspired by several Hellcheer artpieces. Also my hope for Season 5. They deserve and must get that happy ending.
