Xurden stood by the window while waiting for everyone to arrive, watching outside. He felt like the weather gave him a sign that’s why Yric ha`1d been staring at it. But it didn’t occur to him and bluntly ignored everything. He couldn’t help but ask himself when he would understand how Yric’s mind work. As the days went by, he couldn’t recognize him more and more. Yric showed choices he didn’t know the younger boy could do, even if it would cost him his life. He no longer knew where he did wrong, so he ended up in such a situation. If only he was in the first realm, he could do everything without limits. But because they banished him to the human world, he had to endure everything, even if he was weakening.He turned to the door when he heard screeching and footsteps, along with the strength of the different energies that he felt clearly. After a while, the door opened and Yric’s older brother, Razor, went in sitting in a wheelchair. His girlfriend, Arasia, pushed him.“What just happ
CELESTRO stood in front of the human-sized mirror, checking out the body he had just gained. He even stretched the muscle in his hand to test out the bulging muscles. He was sure he was already far from the eyes of seers which the witch had warned him. That was why he wasn’t guarding his senses while he was being full of himself. If someone appeared, he would not have worries facing them. He was confident that he was back in his prime.In his mind, the body indeed satisfied him. Even though he couldn’t take that one boy’s body, the new one wasn’t that bad. He could use Yric on something else, like feeding him on monsters they were going to raise. After he looked at himself, he shifted his attention to Yric who was unconscious. He laid him on the floor even though there was a wide bed there. Yric’s head was close to the couple’s pool of blood who owned that house.When he was about to leave the room, he sensed a menacing aura coming toward him. He immediately turned to the glass walls,
NILIANDRA requested Xurden to drive her to the hospital after they went to pick up Yric. No one spoke to her during the ride. The younger boy fell asleep while his friend was still unconscious next to him. She also couldn’t talk to the driver, Sebastian, even though they were both at the front because he focused his eyes on the road. She didn’t do it also to Xurden even though her tongue was itching to speak. At that moment, he was in deep thought. He didn’t even pay attention to Yric laying his head on his shoulder.It didn’t take long for them to arrive at the hospital where Razor was waiting with his girlfriend Arasia next to the bench beside the parking area. The moment the car stopped, Yric opened up his eyes, turning his head around. When Yric realized they had arrived at the hospital, he took a breath and leaned on the seat while the window glass went down. He didn’t also forget to check his friend who made his thigh into a pillow.Razor looked through the window and met Yric’s
THE DEMON under Xurden’s feet was growling. This demon was near the brink of death after his subjugation. Searching for the demons that were on his list was the only thing he could do to make himself busy. Ever since the other day when he left Yric in his friend’s house, he couldn’t concentrate. He’s been restless again.The bathhouse where he found the demon looked abandoned at night. Chilly air circled the entire place, making his breath visible.He believed Yric’s word that he would go back to his house, but until that moment, he had heard nothing from the younger boy. Yric wouldn’t answer his calls and kept on rejecting them. He didn’t check on him again at his friend’s house. Because if he did that, it would make him a fool, waiting for someone who disregarded his worry. Even though it turned out like that, he still waited for his call after receiving a message that the younger boy would come back when his friends had gained again the confidence to go out.He stared at his phone
LOOKING closely at the demon reminded him of Yric who was not with him at that moment. He found it odd, making him more confused. He didn’t know what the exact reason was. The only thing he could think of was he shouldn’t be talking to the demon because it felt so wrong. Even after how the demon walked, all he saw was Yric. He didn’t understand why. Maybe he really missed him, even though they just hadn’t seen each other for twelve hours.The demon stopped walking when he caught sight of the twenty-four-hour store across the street. The light inside the store was bright that reached the road. He turned to him after taking a better look at the shop.“Let’s go there. I want to buy something. I used to hang out there a lot when I was young,” the demon said to him, even though Xurden didn’t ask. He even pointed his pale finger.Even his speech reminded him of Yric.He didn’t intend to go with the demon, so he didn’t answer. He just passed him as he resumed walking. But the demon didn’t st
WHEN Xurden returned home, he felt Yric’s presence, so he quickly entered after Marco parked the car. When he got to the door, he saw Yric watching television. Yric wasn’t the only one there at that moment. The younger boy was with his friend, Noah. They even laughed, even though there was nothing funny about the show on television. It was because of what Noah said that Xurden didn’t have the chance to hear. He couldn’t help but feel a pain in his chest when he saw the joy on Yric’s face at that moment.“You took so long to come home. I’ve been waiting here for a while,” was all Yric said when their eyes met.The boy was still smiling at him as if he wanted to say that he was happy to be back in that house.He didn’t pay attention to what he said and turned his gaze to his friend, who was sitting quietly.“Who told you that you can let other people in here?” he said because he felt a pain in his chest. The annoyance in his voice was really noticeable. His words had an emphasis.Yric s
Xurden’s punches gave a loud thud on the punching bag, echoing to the entire room next to the garage. Since he left Yric alone in the kitchen, he went there to stop his mind from running wild. He’s been thinking about what Yric said to him. He never tried looking for a reason to stay in the human world. His goal from the beginning was to go back to the first realm because his life was there, waiting for him. But if he choose to stay, he didn’t know if Yric could be his reason, because he wasn’t sure what he really felt for him. Yric was the first person he wanted to be safe at all times. It’s not so distant that it was an infatuation that he felt for him because he cared for him now. This kind of feeling would eventually fade away after they could no longer see each other. There was no point in engaging in a fight he was not familiar with because he would lose in the end.As he continued to punch the long leather bag, his sweat came out more, and was catching his breath. He only stopp
WHEN they got to the movie theater, there was no one in line for what Yric wanted to watch, so they didn’t have to wait. Xurden let him buy tickets and popcorn they could eat while watching. They weren’t late because he used a door to get there in a second. He looked at Yric as the younger boy moved in front of the ticketing booth while he was waiting by the entrance. Yric was holding a big bucket of popcorn in one hand and two drinks in the other. A few moments later, the woman inside the booth gave him the golden ticket.Yric accepted the ticket by biting them before he walked back towards where he was in a careful way. But gravity didn’t agree with the younger boy. When he saw the drinks in his hands were going to fall off, he immediately approached him. He saved the drinks holding them in his two hands. Yric smiled because of what he did removing the golden ticket from his lips.“I thought you were just going to stand there,” Yric exclaimed.He looked blankly at him not reacting t
A salty wind blew from his left, whistling through the houses lining that one side of the beach. By late afternoon, that wind would breathe cool air, carrying with it the stench of the mudflats. The waves had already calmed down, giving this serene feeling aligned to the horizon. From where he was sitting, on the balcony of his two-story house, he could see everything that was happening in the white sand. There was a group of men drinking under the shade of the umbrella. Next to those men was a family sitting on the soft sand with no mats under them. Aside from those people close to his house, other humans scattered along the beach, going on with their life while seagulls cried in the air just above.It wasn’t out of the ordinary that many people flocked to the beach, admiring the solemnity and beauty. The month of December brought a lot of visitors to different places. He was now used to it, seeing people ever since Yric died, and that sorrowful day happened four years ago. He adjust
He touched his head violently to deny the reality. His mind had stopped working. He couldn’t think of anything else other than the fading body of Yric. They both expected that there would be death. What he didn’t predict was the outcome of his fight with the deity.Once again, he questioned himself about being a god. He was a powerful god, but he failed to protect the most special person in his life. Yric and he didn’t get to spend a lot of time with each other which made his feeling worst. He could feel the pain building in his chest, drilling his new heart. The result of the exchange formed different pain. Saying goody to goodbye to Yric really hurt him badly. It was a fact that he could not forget even to his own death.The two leaders looked down at him. The expressions in their eyes never changed even a bit. But they were full of judgment, searching for all mistakes that he did to add up the sin he had made. After a while, the king shifted his attention to the demon lord.“What i
The deity disappeared in a blink of an eye and appeared in front of him only a few inches away. He quickly blocked the attack with his sword, putting strength in the blade. The powerful punch of the deity touched his sword, creating a sound wave. Their clash turned the entire room into chaos, making the ceiling fall and breaking the walls. He pushed the deity harder, but the deity wouldn’t even budge even a little. He then sent his ice from his sword, starting with the hand to freeze the deity. His enemy was also fast to respond. The deity raised his other free hand, transforming his fingers into a sharp blade. When he realized the deity was about to stab him to the side, he stepped back to dodge.Fortunately, he escaped death as he stood alert. To calm his nerve, he took a deep breath. From that moment on, it would not be easy facing the deity. He had to put everything in one attack to defeat him. If he let the fight longer, he would only get tired. With that thought in mind, he held
Xurden woke up in a searing pain drilling his head. The moment he opened his eyes, he found himself in the very middle of the dome underground. They tied his hands in golden chains attached to two dark pillars, making his wrist numb and burned. His skin had now red wounds. At the brief movement he made, he winced crazily. He couldn’t think of a way to free himself because the chains had drained all of his strength.He moved his head to look around, only to find nothing. He was alone and all he could see were the dark corners of the dome that the light of the torches stuck on the walls couldn’t reach. The runes written on the floor beneath were noticeable as they glowed in red. He understood what was really happening. The demon planned on taking over his body using that ceremony.He turned his head to the right when dark smoke appeared a few inches away from him. In that smoke, Jake came out and walked toward him. Every step the professor took seemed different to his eyes. When he stud
They all got into the car as the traffic got heavier. The loud honking of cars never stopped ringing in his ears. The side mirrors almost rubbed together in that traffic jam. His servants sat down on his left while he remained on the other side. Arasia took the passenger’s seat quietly and Jake concentrated on driving. The silence inside the car didn’t last long. Sebastian couldn’t hold his mouth. His servant turned his attention to him. “Boss, why are you with him?” Sebastian asked. Jake heard clearly who was in front. Xurden observed the questioning look of his servant. “It’s because of her,” he answered. He moved his head a little toward the goddess. W “Are they together?” Sebastian said next. Xurden didn’t expect that Sebastian would say those words. He forgot Sebastian’s mind ran differently. His servant’s imagination could be wild sometimes. The moment that one question entered Arasia’s ear, she turned around with a frown on her face. She stared at Sebastian before she spo
Xurden woke up from his sleep feeling refreshed on the side of the bed. His hand immediately looked for Yric while his eyes were still closed. But he didn’t feel him. He could only grab the empty sheet next to him. When he realized the younger boy wasn't there, he got up in a rush and got off the bed. He moved his eyes around the room, looking for a sign of the younger boy. Unfortunately, there was no sign of Yric, which made him worry. A second later, he closed his eyes, heightening all his senses. But he didn’t sense him even a bit. In the end, he accepted the reality that Yric wasn’t there on the mountain.As he was about to go out of the room, he noticed a note on the small table beside the bed. He picked it up after reading the message that Yric left for him. His forehead furrowed because of what Yric wrote on it. The message made him frustrated. Yric went on with his plan facing Veronica without bringing him along. Now that he was in that situation, alone in the mountain, he wou
THE STORM had stopped on the mountaintops, making everything clear in Yric’s eyes from where he was standing at the mouth of the cave. All he could see was the thick snow that wouldn’t melt all year long. He was wearing thick fur to fight the surrounding cold. He left Xurden asleep inside his old house because he was waiting for his servants to arrive. Just as he was thinking about them, he could see movements below a hundred meters away from him. He saw his three servants climbing up the slope. All of them were wearing dark coats. When Tear waved his hand, he walked out of the cave and slid down toward his servants without using a tool to make his slide smooth. He used his body effectively and arrived in front of the three that stopped climbing.“You better have good news for me,” he told the three as he stood up. He removed the snow which clang on the fur.The three looked at each other before Drop spoke up. “We’re very sorry. Celestro escaped the dungeon,” the demon said and quickl
THEY LAY down on the ground, looking up at the night sky. The stars seemed to fade away from their eyes while the cold of the breezing wind touched their skin. Around them, the silence was deafening. They could hear each other calm breathing. Xurden didn’t know for how long they stayed quiet. They only admired the serene scene above them. Yric broke the silence after a while. “How are the things there?” the young boy asked without turning his head. “It’s the same,” Xurden said to him. “Nothing had changed ever since I left.” He didn’t tell him about acquiring the seat from his older brother. But he felt like Yric sensed it, which was shown in his next words. “Even in your family?” Yric lay down on his side. The younger boy stared at his face. Xurden also did the same, meeting Yric’s questioning eyes. He hesitated for a second, but when he thought there was no point if he would hide it from him, he finally spoke about them. “Why do you ask?” he said to him first. “I just want to k
THEY WENT directly to his older brother’s house, Mikael, after they returned to the floating city. The guards stopped them at the gate. He froze them in thick ice when they tried to rush toward him. They entered the gate with no problem. His two servants carried the man with his hands tied. They had to walk through the wide lawn before reaching the main house. The other guards came out. They ran towards them. With just a flick of his hand, they froze after being covered in thick ice. They reached the main house and no one else stopped them. He kicked the door to open it. He found his older brother having fun with three girls in the bath he had placed near the door. “What are you doing here?” his brother asked him with anger in his voice. Because of his arrival, the three women ran out of the water and entered a room. He pulled the man they were carrying and kicked him to fall into the bath. “What do you think you’re doing?” His older brother stood up in the bath because of his ang