Horoscope Part Twenty-two

“So, now what?” Mara’s voice echoed throughout the entirety of the room. I shook my head, looking from side to side.“Well, there’s a door at the end of my hall, So maybe one of the doors will lead here” I stated. I heard the rushing of feet, then nothing. I sighed, turning to face my door. What laid beyond it? I never found out because I was instantly knocked out.When I awoke, I was in a hall of mirrors with Virgo. I looked at my hands. Cuffed again. And my feet as well. I glared at Virgo and attempted to send a stream of swear words at her, but was stopped my a scarf that was tightly wound around my mouth. I stuck with just glaring at her. She rolled her eyes and looked around, irritated. “Where is he…” She muttered. I raised an eyebrow at her. Virgo simply stared onward.“Hey. Sorry I’m late.” A voice called out. I turned and stared, shocked at who had stepped in.Mara’s POV:I entered the door, looking around. Where was I? All I saw were mirrors… I reached forward, but felt a smooth substance beneath my hand. crap. I thought the house of mirrors in play land was crap… but this one was good! Wait… that meant- Before I could even react, I was hit across the face into a mirror. It shattered as my bruised human body hit the ground. I gritted my teeth as I stood up, but before I could summon my inner energy, I was hit again. I looked up just in time to see a figure go back into the mirror. The other Gemini! I closed my eyes quickly and summoned my inner strength, then turned around, gripping his fist. He just stared at me as his other hand came up and blasted me with wind. I fell back through the next few mirrors before I regained my balance… now where was he. I looked around me as two of him appeared. Crap. Which one was real? I quickly leapt into a vacant mirror and ran to try and find a place to summon my duplicate before I was dead. I felt something grip my arm. I turned around and saw Gemini staring back at me. Thinking fast, I kicked him in the shin and dashed off. As I ran I saw Taylor.“Taylor!” I cried, pulling my duplicate out with me. Taylor looked up at me, but she was tied and gagged. Before I could even try to help her I heard a loud THUMP. I turned around to see my clone fall onto the ground and disappear as Gemini glared at us.“No cheating…” He muttered. I glared at him.“Fine. Then that means you have to fight me fair and square. Without your double.” I snarled. He grinned slightly and nodded.“Deal.” He stated, fading back into the mirror. I dashed into another mirror, fading through to the other side. No one there. I ran back into the mirror and appeared in another area. No one there- wait. It suddenly occurred to me. The mirror world. I leapt back into the mirror and onto the other side… in my sense. I stared into the smoke that surrounded me. That was all this world was. Grey smoke. I dashed down into the smoke blindly as I held up my hands, prepared to fight at any moment. I heard a sudden laugh.“You know, this is where we’re supposed to live for all eternity. This is where we were born and where we will die. All we are is smoke and mirrors… and I mean that for all of us… not just Gemini” He stated. I spun around, unable to see him. I sighed, closing my eyes.“We aren’t illusions. We’re gifted…” I muttered. I could practically see him smiling.“Okay then. Why doesn’t Zeus show himself to us to show us the way?” He asked. I smiled calmly.“Hera comes to us.” I stated. I heard a silence then-“She does… well… isn’t that something…” He muttered. I felt a sudden blade at my throat.“I’m sorry, other Gemini, but rules are rules. One of us must die and im afraid it wont be me.” He stated. I smirked as my eyes opened slowly and I pulled my hand away from his stomach. I gripped his wrist and pulled him away from my throat as blood spilt down his clothes. He looked up at me in shock, then to the medium sized shard of glass that was now plunged into his stomach. He sighed mouthing something as he slumped back and we appeared in the real world. His blood was smeared across the mirror. He looked up at me.“If you love someone… don’t let them go…” He muttered, coughing up a bit of blood. His eyes suddenly dulled. I turned away, my heart feeling heavy… I killed someone… like me. Gripping my head, I phased through the mirror to find Taylor. But she was already gone…