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CHAPTER 58
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2024-10-29 19:42:56It was already two days before Christmas, and Arius soon found out that this holiday was a big one. Everywhere they went they saw people flooding stores, pushing and shoving to pick up gifts, decorations, food, etc. It was mayhem. Pure and simple mayhem. It's not that he minded much. Crowds didn't bother him that badly, but he had to admit that he hated the eyes that followed him. It was a new city and a whole new flock of following stares. He noticed how most of them were once again women, some staring at him and talking with friends. Others gave Jaida a few jealous glares. This is pathetic…
"Okay, just a few more stops," said Jaida's father with a bright smile. He was carrying most of the bags, but Arius had a decent amount in his hands too. Strangely enough, whenever Mr. Carlson had tried to hand Jaida a few bags, Arius had taken them from her. He seemed to still think of her as a weak little girl. It's not like she minded
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Jaida smiled as she saw couples walking down the streets, some pausing under the mistletoe hung in stores just for an excuse to publicly display their affections. So far she had managed to avoid all of the holly like hangings. She figured that Arius didn't know what they were, therefore he had no reason to avoid them, so she was watching out for the both of them. She didn't want to get caught under it with anyone. Her father seemed to purposely try to get her under one, trying to get her to stand with Arius, but she was smarter than that. Her father wasn't going to get the best of her. As soon as she was home, she wouldn't have to worry about it. Until then, she had to make sure that she wasn't caught under any with Arius. Any other girl would probablytryto, but she knew better than that. Jaida's father reached their home first, and he ran into the house to start decorating. Arius and Jaida followed, Arius carrying abo
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Arius shot a glare at Lucius, who only smirked back. He had enjoyed doing that. Arius didn't seem quite as thrilled as the angel. If those flames had hit Jaida head on, she could have been killed. He didn't want to even think about that possibility. He wouldn't let Lucius get a chance like that again. He was going to have to step this up a notch."I love fire, don't you?" began Lucius as two tendrils of fire began circling his arms. He knew exactly what he wanted to do with them. He quickly sent one towards Arius, even though he knew it wouldn't work. He then sent the next towards Jaida. As Arius' barrier dissolved the fire he had been sent, he quickly noticed the course of the other.Without thinking, he dove towards the ground, determined to reach Jaida first. He got there only seconds before it did, and the tendrils slammed into his barrier, dissolving on impact. That was the secon
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"Merry Christmas!" Jaida shouted as she ran into Arius' room. She went to his window and threw open the shades, letting the light spread onto the dark walls. She heard him groan in protest as he pulled the sheets over his head, trying to block it out. Jaida only smiled and walked over to him. "Hey, get up!" she yelled cheerfully. "It's Christmas!" He only turned away more, wanting to sleep. He had been up for a long time last night, and it was only seven o'clock right now. This was supposed to be a vacation, meaning he deserved his sleep. "It's early," he told her, his voice muffled by the sheets. All that was left of him was the top of his head. "But it's Christmas, so get up," she told him with a smile. He sat up and shot her a deep glare, his eyes still a bit baggy from lack of sleep. His hair was messier than usual, and his clothing was wrinkled. De
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Arius just stared at the money in his hands and then looked back up at Mr. Carlson. The man was still grinning from ear to ear. Arius knew he had the wrong idea about his and Jaida's relationship. Her father obviously thought that they were a couple, even though both of them would deny it to no end. They weren't even close, but no matter what either one said to deter him from his thoughts, the older man had his mind set. Arius just nodded in thanks and then made his way out of the kitchen and back up the stairs. Jaida was now in the living room, and she watched him curiously, wanting to know what he had been talking to her father about. She figured she'd ask him when he came back down, but he was taking forever. She had no idea what could take that long. A half an hour later, he walked back down the stairs, a black jacket accompanying his outfit. He had it pulled rather tight around himself, as i
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Arius just nodded, not feeling in the mood for an argument. No matter what he said to Nero, the Deslyan wasn't going to leave him alone anytime soon. It was easier to just answer the questions than yell and threaten him to shut up, because he wouldn't. Nero loved talking, even though he rarely said anything that was worth hearing. That was just the way he was. However, having him around right now would probably be useful, since he seemed to know a bit more about human culture than Arius himself. "Hey Arius?" Nero asked, his voice a bit softer than before. "There's something I've been meaning to ask you about." "What?" Arius asked, not sure if this would be serious or embarrassing. With Nero, it was hard to tell. "If Lucius has the power to destroy the planet," he began, "then why hasn't he?" Arius just smirked a bit, happy that the question was one he w
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He disappeared from the top of the building, finally getting bored of watching the humans below. When he reappeared, he found himself in an alleyway. Hopefully he'd run across a few gang members. Then he'd at least have something to kill his time with. He loved picking on them since they all considered themselves to be so powerful. He was going to put every one of them in their place. No one was ever going to match his power, not even Arius. He'd show him that the Deslyans were only a small step above the human race. Lucius smirked when he turned the corner and came upon five men dressed in street thug clothing. They were all in the possession of knives and guns, some currently playing with them. They appeared to be rather bored. They probably couldn't find anyone to torture or rob, but their boredom would soon end. The second he stepped into the area, their eyes went to him. There was a smirk on his face, his sky blue eyes laced with a
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Jaida walked up to Arius and threw an arm around his waist, her snow globe in the other. She did her best to give him a hug in thanks for her present. It was hard to believe that Arius had thought of something like this. It made her perhaps decide to revaluate her interpretation of him. Perhaps Arius wasn't cold and insensitive. He was obviously a good listener if he had known that she wanted to see snow. There had also been that time when he had shown her the stars simply because she had wanted to see them. Even though he acted as if he didn't care, as if he hated everything, he obviously had a considerate side. "Thank you," she said as she pulled away a bit. "I love it." She quickly got on her tip toes and gave him a kiss on his cheek before leaving the room, wanting to show her father her present. Arius just stood there, somewhat dumbfounded. He had a rather blank expression on his face, confu
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Arius suddenly froze up, a soft chill tickling his spine. This was getting to be annoying. Why did Lucius always have to come at such horrible times? This time the sensation wasn't disappearing. He could feel the angel's presence. The cretin was close by, probably watching them from somewhere. "He's here," Arius stated, and Jaida instantly knew what he meant. She stood up, her smile fading. "I want you to wait here. I won't be gone long…hopefully." "Okay," she said, watching as he ran off. "Be careful! Don't let anyone see you!" She watched until he completely disappeared around the corner, leaving her utterly alone on the park path. She suddenly felt a bit jumpy and nervous. Without Arius around, someone could easily attack her. What if Lucius had tricked him and was now coming for her instead? She wasn't sure what to do, so she obeyed Arius' request and just stood there. She'd wait patiently
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"Arius!" she shouted, watching as he straightened a bit. As he began turning slowly towards her, she began running, sprinting as fast as she could towards him. She couldn't wait to hold him, to feel his arms around her. She wanted to hear his voice again, to hear him say how much he loved her. When she finally reached him, when she was no more than a foot away, she reached out, leaned forward, closed her eyes, and…knocked him right off his feet, both of them going over the edge of the building.The first thing she felt was his arms encircling her, holding her tightly so that she wouldn't fall. The two of them were just floating in midair, and he was the only thing keeping her from falling to the Earth below. Neither one said anything at first. Jaida was crying, her arms around his waist, placed tightly and firmly against his back. She had her face buried in his chest, her small body shaking with each joy filled sob.Arius could do not
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Jaida sighed for what felt like the one hundredth time that day. Each day that passed was getting harder and harder for her. She found herself exhausted most of the time. Other times she was just bored and unable to concentrate. She knew she was staring out the window, oblivious to the topic her teacher was preaching. Usually she tried to stay focused in Mr. Owens' class simply because she owed it to him. However, on a Friday such as today, concentrating always seemed harder. She just wanted the weekend to come so that she could spend some time out walking. Even if she was alone, she wanted to just be out and away from her house. There were too many things there that reminded her of how much she missed Arius. She needed to try and focus less on how sad his departure was and more on how happy she'd be to finally see him again.However, she had to admit that the thought of him being alive, the thought of him coming back was slowly slipping from her mind. It had be
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"Fine," he eventually said. "I'll do it." He couldn't fight the smile that spread across his lips when he saw Jaida's face light up."Thank you!" she shouted enthusiastically. She ran and grabbed her book bag, shoving everything in quickly. She ran back and stopped before leaving his classroom. "I can't wait to tell Arius when he comes back." And with that said, she ran from his room. He just couldn't repress the smile on his face. For the first time in the past month, she had looked truly happy. She hadn't been forging the light in her eyes or the smile on her lips. She had finally meant it. Plus, in reference to Arius, she had used the proper word. She had said "when."Never. Never in all its infinite years had the universe every witnessed such a battle. The struggle had gone on for what felt like ages, each day passing as if it had been a year, full of loss and casualty. At some points it had been hard to see an end. Many had thought it w
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It was another Wednesday, another day just like every other day. Jaida was finding it a lot harder to concentrate in her classes, and if she didn't do something soon, her grades would start slipping. She knew her mother couldn't afford for them to fall too far. She would have to work harder at her job, and then Jaida wouldn't get to see her as much. Now that it was just the two of them again, she enjoyed having her mother home more. It made for good company and conversation.As he went around the room and passed out papers, Mr. Owens couldn't help but spare Jaida a sad glance. She was once again staring out the window, watching the sky. She was always so zoned out by the time she got to his class, so he did his best not to draw attention to her. However, it was hard. He was worried about her to some extent. After all, she rarely spoke up in class, and she no longer stayed after to work on her homework. He wasn't sure if she did it at home or even at all, but he
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One month. One full month had passed since the Earth had nearly met a very abrupt end. However, no one even knew of this. No one knew of the battle that had taken place between the angel, Lucius, and the Deslyan, Arius. The human race was incredibly oblivious, but there were two people who knew just how lucky they were to even be alive. It was all in thanks to Arius…and partially in thanks to Jaida.School had gone on normally for her to say the least. The first few days had been nothing but extreme torture, full of her fighting off tears and telling people about what had happened to Arius. Amy and Seth had tried to cheer her up, but it just hadn't been possible. When she had relayed the real story to Mr. Owens, she had broken down in tears. No one could blame her really. She had just lost someone that she loved. It was a hard pain to cope with.As the days had gone on, she had gotten a bit better. She would talk more, even laugh on s
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Arius snapped his blood red eyes open and shot Lucius his most threatening glare. This was going to be it. He had to put everything he had into one massive release of pure black magic. That was the only way he'd be able to truly get rid of Lucius. He had to destroy the angel once and for all. After all, the deal had been "no retreating." Lucius couldn't run away this time. He had said it himself. One of them was going to die today."How?" Lucius asked, watching as the tendrils of black light no longer thrashed about wildly. If anything, it looked like they were under Arius' control. The Deslyan's blood red eyes were full of fire, and all of it was being directed towards him."It's over," Arius stated. "One of us will die…that's what you told me. It's time we end this once and for all." Every bit of magic radiating from him suddenly stopped moving, the winds fr
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"Jaida?" he questioned, shaking her a bit. "Don't do this. You've gotta wake up." She didn't respond at all to him. She was barely breathing anymore. He bent down a bit, placing his lips to her ear. "You've gotta stay alive. If you do, I promise I'll see you again. Thank you…Jaida.""Well," began Lucius, a very edgy tone to his usually laid back voice. "I see you told her." He slowly began walking forwards, a scowl on his face. "You know the rules. Since she interfered, I'm afraid I'll have to kill her." Arius snapped his attention to the angel, a deep, hateful glare on his face. His blood red eyes were like ice as he stared down Lucius. The angel didn't seem to notice the sudden change in his adversary, because he tried approaching. He apparently thought that Arius was too drained to fight back anymore, so he reached out towards Jaida, as if he was going to take her. Needless to say, this didn't go over well with Ari
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As he hit the ground, he felt his broken wing twist a bit more, and he cried out in pain. It blocked out the rest of the sensations in his body, including the way his raw and bloody chest was burning from its recent thrashing. The pain of his broken ribs stabbing into his side was long forgotten, and the taste of blood in his mouth could no longer be sensed. As he lied there, bleeding from every limb he possessed, he found that he just didn't care anymore. The pain had become so great that he felt numb. He couldn't move a single muscle. He could barely even catch his breath. This was really it. He was dying.Arius wanted to get back up, to face down Lucius once more. He wanted to glare at the angel, threaten him, to do something other than just lie here. However, he couldn't find the strength he needed. His mind was blank, every thought being drained from it as he lied there. He found that all he wanted was for this pain to
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Jaida had been running for what felt like an eternity, and she still hadn't found hide or hair of Arius. She wasn't sure where to even look. There weren't that many places in the city that a battle could be held at. They obviously didn't want anyone seeing them fight, so it wouldn't be towards the populated areas. They wouldn't have gone to the park. However, they wouldn't have left the city limits either.When she reached the residential area, the place she had started from, she had to stop and catch her breath. It was time to try a new direction. She couldn't take a break for too long. She needed to find her friend. She had to find Arius before something horrible happened to him. He couldn't die; she wouldn't allow it. He had to stay alive for a little longer, at least until she could see him again. All she wanted was to see him one more time.After taking a deep b
