I was having a nap in one of my favorite trees when I suddenly felt an unknown but powerful energy around me. I instantly opened my eyes and glanced around the place I sat, but there was nothing out of the ordinary. Just the tall green trees with different colored flowers. And the still lake beside the tree I sat on. Still, I felt the unknown energy around me. Immediately, I thought about the book of souls and immediately glanced at my side.To my utmost bewilderment, the book shuns in bright colored lights. I remembered what I was taught about the book of souls. Whenever there is a bright light, it means there's a soul to be collected. I smiled happily and reached for the book. But just as I placed my hands on the book, the powers emanating from the book threw me off balance and I fell off the tree."Azreal, remember, Do not panic. That is a scary book, and it needs utmost peace and calmness," my father advised in my thoughts. I shut my eyes and maintained the utmost silence insi

AZRAELThe chirping from crickets echoed from the melancholic background of what the mortal called their underworld, a dark alley filled with absolute desolation.The portal whirled in the dark alley of the mortals and opened like a portal, a street drug urchin sees the whirl on the wall and is attracted by the sparkling light.I emerged from the wall in my human form with the traveler still dragged on with a chain. The Street urchin puffed the smoke from his weed into the air and coughed vigorously as I walked past him."Guess your time is up. " I whispered to the man. "The ferryman would spare you a space only if you pay."I watched as the man spilled out black blood before giving up the ghost. Though surprised it happened so quickly, I didn't say a word but continued with my trip.It seemed mere coincidence to me that the man had died as I thought to myself it was probably one of the many mortal sicknesses. I placed two coins in the man's eyes and watched as they disappeared into h

BLACKThe men refused to acknowledge the thing of darkness right in front of them as they all brought out their weapons hoping they would be able to scare me away at least. The man walked toward me and leaning against my body he grabbed my groin hiding his shock at how huge I was."This is what is going to happen, we would rape her while you watch and when we are done we would have you in the ass as well." The leader of the gang whispered to me smirking as he spoke those words. I was a lot of things but certainly not gay, I sure was enjoying the attention I was getting from the man. I enjoyed the way his hands felt around my groin but knew well enough the woman right in front of us would make me feel much better than how I was feeling.I held the man's hand and squeezed hard, turning it in the process till the man's bones made a cracking sound that echoed in the night."You don't get to touch me unless I say so, you get that right ?" I said, staring deep into the man's eyes. Th

BLACKOutside the moon was hidden by the early morning clouds, it shone faintly through the window blinds, forging the perfect mirror image of the woman lying asleep as a Shadow on the wall.The fan in the room rotated slowly, Carmela lay on the sofa heaving heavily, she appeared to be in a deep sleep as Black stared at her closed eyes that had not fluttered all those while.For Black earth was the closest thing to home, he stood in front of the bathroom mirror. ACouldn'tsee his human body but instead, the animalistic body he used in the underworld stared back at him.Something bitter twisted in his stomach as it rumbled, he bent over what looked to him as a white vessel and threw up the darkish content of his bowel.He appeared weak after vomiting, the time he had spent in the mortal realm was having a toll on him and tried to figure out why it bothered me so much. He knew he was running out of time and his human body was running out of time, he had to find a soul to feed on or his

A Month Later.......I searched for him all around the earth, but he was nowhere to be found. This is what my father had warned me against. My brother is up to no good. I'm sure he is somewhere, hidden. He managed to distract me with his scent so I wouldn't be able to find him. Black had always been cunningly swift with things. For fear of not wanting to cause our father to anger, I decided not to tell him about the fact that I hadn't seen Black. It is baffling when the realization hits me about my brother's survival on earth. He is not an earthly being to have survived on earth for more than a month. There's only one way to find out, but I sincerely hope it is not what I'm thinking. Black can be cruel most times, but I rather prefer to believe that he's found some other way of survival on earth and not through the way I think, because if that was the case, then I fear that disaster is fast falling on earth and I will have to be quick in finding my brother so I can take him away as