6. The Chosen One

Decades turned to centuries and finally, my time was nearing, I had been studying the book intensely. There was one other key, the sorceress' heir.

I was confused when the book mentioned her, saying that she was supposed to be my mate. It was written that my punishment would end when I meet her.

The pages would write itself magically and when that day come, it would reveal my last task. My last quest to redeem my fault and break me from the curse.

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I saw her, the little kid that was to be my key in breaking the curse. The Chosen One, as stated in the book. She was able to see me under the water when I showed myself to her. But it was not the right time, she had to be of age. She had to be with the one that was pictured with her in the book.

Time passed as I keep on pulling her away from danger, and years later I showed myself to be her guardian. I couldn't believe how she was badly mistreated, but I had learned that humans could be more dangerous than they appeared to be.

It was not until years later that she met her mate, The Healer. I was finally slowly creeping up, I was pulled back more often to earth. The nymphs were aware of my situation and they could not do anything but accept my fate.

I had molded several demons under me, but none was to my expectation to replace me. The nymphs and the others were calm, as they accept what was to come.

Then fateful day arrived when I met her, the true key, the sorceress heir. She was a real beauty, far more than any being I had ever set my eyes upon. Even the nymphs and the succubus were in no comparison to her. Maybe it was the curse but at that moment, the first time that I saw her, I claimed her as mine.

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"Arkael." The witch called out my name.

"You..." I was looking at Florence, The Chosen One. I was silently asking her as to why she summoned me. She was looking back at me, but her eyes darted the other way to the exquisite beauty standing with her book.

I growled as I look at her, the pull was so intense that I had to resist myself from claiming her that very moment. I could feel as the small cottage shook under my feet.

The Healer was quick to protect his mate, he was getting ready to defend her but she put her hand on him as to hold him and calmed him down. I was in front of the beauty seconds later, I picked her up and forcing her to stand up. The beautiful little witch didn't resist me, as she shook her head to them to let me be. I was lifting her small figure, I just couldn't stop myself. The pull was too great.

She was calm in my grasp, totally surrendering her life to me. Either that or she knows exactly that they couldn't fight me even if they tried.

But I was definitely not ready when I touch her with my hand, slowly my blackened fingers turned back to my human hand. I slowly touched her face for one last time, then retreat back into my darkness, but not before I claimed her.

"MINE," I growled while trying to keep my shock state to my previous change under control. My hand was back to its hideous features as I let go of her.

Moments later I was sucked back to my chamber, I hurriedly went back to the book and flipping it back and forth. 

"The Damnation Curse of the Sorceress" it was stated there that the curse could never be broken, unless with a special power of the chosen one. I had found the chosen one, and the healer, then I had found the witch moments ago, the sorceress heir. I recognized the light brown eyes and the freckles, all of her people had the same exact characteristic features.

The pulled that I experience was beyond my imagination, the possessiveness I had towards her hit me instantly. I need to converse with her and discuss further about the book. I was about to visit her when the nymphs burst into my chamber, saying a war had just started in the south of the kingdom. I put my mind off of her, and decided to follow them and gathered my demon warriors. 

The war lasted for a couple of days, until it died down after we vanquished all of the rebel demon fye, falling angles were involved making matter worse since we were not allowed to kill any of them. Ranulf, the angels' leader finally came to a compromise that ended the war. We welcomed him and his followers into the kingdom as our guests. We need to unite with them if the kingdom was to survive after my leave. 

My mind was back to the book, moments after I had finished welcoming the angels. I had sent the nymphs to Ranulf's chamber, to welcome him properly. They were ecstatic and thanked me, saying they had been wanting for the chance to lay with fallen angles. I just shook my head smiling and dismissed them, then I was finally alone with my thoughts

All of my ex-human demons had left before me, I was the last one of my kind. If the sorceress had sent another human too hell, I hadn't met one yet. I had been lonely for decades, the urge to get back to earth was suffocating my mind. Then the vision of her made me even more desperate, it had been days since I summoned the succubus to my chamber, even the nymphs were worried for me.

That night I finally gave in and decided to visit the little witch, I found her peacefully sleeping but then woke up instantly as she felt my presence.

"Arkael..." she voiced her mind.

"What is your name? you are her heir...I recognized your eyes and freckles."

"Shani..." she yawns innocently and stretches herself revealing her beautiful curves. I took a deep sighed trying hard to hold myself from touching her again. She could not handle me in my demon state alone, on our last encounter I know I had drained her. She needed to be in contact with the chosen and the healer, she couldn't do this alone.

I retrieved my book and put it on her bed, she instinctively gets out from the cover. The act alone showed her naked thighs, she didn't seem to mind letting my eyes wander to her lower part of the body.

"What? is there something wrong?" her face squinted, but her dainty hand touch the book cover and slowly open it. 

I cleared my throat, suddenly felt parched.

"Your dress, nightgown...why are you naked?"

I know she was more covered than the nymphs and the succubus. But this was a different realm, I didn't expect her to be this revealing.

She suddenly let out a laugh, it was the most pleasing sound I had ever heard.

"Right, I forget that you are very old. This is my nightgown, this is how we dressed in this era. It's called shorts and a tank top." She said as she flipped the book, then stopped when she sees the title The Damnation Curse of the Sorceress. 

I let her finish reading it, up until the sentence which stated that she was to be my mate. I know that she had felt the same pull towards me, I could see it in her eyes. She look beyond surprised and seated herself down to the bed, I wanted so bad to hold her from feeling the staggering shock that hit me also days before.

"No...can'can'te, how could they!" her eyes suddenly teary, I could feel her pain. I didn't feel her hatred towards me, but I was feeling her disappointment for her elders. 

"I never wanted this life, not like this." She whispered to herself weakly.

Feeling the hurt, I slowly move to her and caressed her hair. It felt so soft in my hand, she looks up at me, and then I felt the attraction again. I couldn't seem to stop my hand from caressing down her face, my hand slowly turned back to my human skin just like the previous. I quickly pull back, not wanting to drain her energy. 

"Sleep now, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble. I'll be back in a couple more days, I will leave you with the book." With those last words, I fall back into my darkness and leave her in peace just as before.