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Gloom Chapter 122
The blood ran from my face."Y-you repeat it to me?" I mumbled, breathless in my lungs."Exis…" He stopped and cleared his throat. There is a possibility that the souls that are destined to go to Hell will suffer a serious distortion…, and end up becoming demons,” she explained in a very low voice.The world began to spin around me. The lights reflecting off the water moved and made me want to throw up. I had to support my hands and feel the grass in my palms to try to calm myself down.-Are you OK? She asked putting a hand on my shoulder.I nodded, or so I think. I wasn't sure."Y-yes…" I whispered in a small voice, with no conviction. As…? How is that possible?Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him make a face."Honestly, I'm not entirely sure," he replied, shaking his head. There are many variables that have to coincide for it to happen. It is not that every soul that goes to Hell ends up turned into a demon. Few get it."What variables?" My chest heaved with my breathing, but I d
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“Your soul became…you. Her,” she agreed silently, with the alien glow of hidden loathing as she looked at herself. And what happened to your body?Shrugged."It rotted a long time ago," he said listlessly."I can't believe it," I was honest.-Of course. He laughed lightly, without real humor. How do you think I felt back then? When did I wake up from that painful death and see that I had become… this thing?I looked at him strangely. He kept his eyes fixed on the reflection of the illuminated buildings on the water. A shadow obscured her gaze, making it slightly more sinister. It didn't take a genius to know that Khaius hated the kind of being he had become."How do you manage to look like that?" I wanted to know suddenly. You're not occupying someone's body, are you? The disapproval in my tone was evident."No," he replied, looking back at me. Nothing of that. That's how it was before, and I'm still the same. Although my eyes changed, they used to be brown. Wistfulness left her featu
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Khaius bit his lower lip, and it seemed like he did it hard. During the period that he was speaking, he did not look at me for a second, not even in the pauses. He was so lost in the memory of him, he didn't notice that my eyes were clouded with a light film of tears.—I remember that there were several days when he did not return, and I don't know if it was because of work, or because he was going through a stage of rebellion, I have no idea. The only thing I know is that one day I arrived at the house, and there was a group of three men…” His chin trembled, and a hint of dark feeling suffused his features. I found my… my mother lying on the ground. She had blood everywhere. I didn't dedicate myself to reviewing it, I went immediately to look for my sister... —He couldn't continue, and I didn't want to hear what I had seen either, so inside I was grateful that he omitted it.He swallowed audibly before continuing.—It's strange how there are things I still remember, others I've forgo
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"I-I don't know what to say." —It was the only thing that occurred to me, when I finally managed to speak.He gave a short laugh. Finally, he looked at me."I'm sorry I told you."No," I muttered. Thank you for telling me.-Do you understand now? Why it wouldn't hurt a human. I held his gaze for a while. Perhaps he expected her to answer, but when she didn't, he continued, “Because I see a bit of my mother and my sister in each of you. Some slight aspect of them, even if it's almost imperceptible, and I can't harm something that reminds me of the only people I loved during that life. His jaw clenched and he looked at me. His amber pupils had an alien, unrecognizable look. In fact, you remind me a lot of my sister. She had straight black hair, just like you... Maybe what I'm going to say will sound bad, I hope you don't mind, but sometimes I like to think that if she had grown up enough, she would have looked just like you.My eyes widened in astonishment. His words formed an intense m
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-Because you said so?-Don't know. I mean, he was great, he was… heck , he was amazing. I wanted to roll my eyes again, but instead I pressed my lips together and just waited for him to continue. But it was still kind of weird. I don't know what happened to me, you know I'm not like that. Don't take me for crazy, but I swear I had the feeling that at no time was I the owner of my own body. She kind of acted out of inertia… And honestly, your friend is very intense. I don't think she could have any relationship with someone like that."I see," I mumbled, unconvinced."I have no idea where you met those guys, Amy," he said with some rebuke. I'm starting to think Dee's right, maybe they're bad influences."Bad influences?" Is the guy who, without knowing her, slept with my friend telling me? My own question threw me off balance, but it wasn't because of him. It was because of the fact that I called Akhliss "friend."I shook my head to put that thought away."Please, Amy. —Even from the c
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"Amy…" Claire's voice was barely a whisper.Her eyes were wide, and shock was written on her fine features. I noticed that she was not wearing her glasses. Was she using contact?I opened my mouth in an attempt to respond, but I had been so stunned that nothing came out."You're… fine ," he continued with a hint of wonder, and then a faint smile spread across his face."I-I…" I muttered, frowning. Yes I'm fine.-But how? Her.” He slowly shook his head and her gaze dropped to the ground, as if a sudden memory had crossed his mind. That day…" Amy!" My mother's scream reached us, startling us. Who is she?My eyes widened in sheer hysteria.“I need to talk to you,” Claire whispered to me, also visibly nervous. Do you think you can go out for a while?I pursed my lips. I was always terrible at impromptu outings. I was so bad at lying that I didn't even try. But, on the other hand, I had already been saddled with enough lies about my family these past few weeks.And I also urgently wanted
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"So... how much do you remember about the... last day you saw me?"A wrinkle crossed his brow."It's… very confusing.""Do you know what happened to you, Claire?"We stared at each other for a minute. By the time I realized it, we had stopped just a couple of houses away from mine. She didn't seem to want to keep walking."Yes," he muttered in a barely audible tone.“I need…you to say it,” I asked cautiously.Her eyes widened, assuming an expression of panic, and she shook her head in fearful denial."Please don't make me say it, Amy," he whispered. I do not want to do it. I already know what happened to me. I… I remember."Okay, calm down," I said to calm her down.I thought I should comfort him, but I didn't know how. I held up a hand, but backed away when I saw her give a little start; I made a fist and hid it back in my pocket."I'm so sorry about what happened to you, Claire," I murmured.She wrapped her arms around herself and looked away from me."It was… it was my fault."That
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"Oh my gosh , I'm so sorry." I covered my mouth to hide my surprised expression, and so he wouldn't notice the blood that suddenly pooled on my face. He had completely forgotten about her window breaking. I wondered how much other destruction I was not aware of that day.- No, calm down. We already fixed it. Her.” She gave a tight smile, and then a grimace. But, Amy, seriously, I need to know. What did you give in return to kick him out?"Claire, r-really, I…" I started to get really nervous, and she noticed it."Amy..." he cut me off and I saw him swallow, "during... that time that he took over my body, somehow I was still there, do you understand me?" And he listened to what they talked about... And the things he thought, I think so. He felt like that.Suddenly, I felt a little dizzy. The blood that had pooled on my face seemed to drain in a flash."Oh…" I muttered, unable to answer.-What did you do? she insisted."Claire...""That day... he thought about it," he said, fixing his e
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And the edge of the weapon slid across my skin. I felt the pain as my flesh split open, but I didn't waste any time. I held my hand in the air, over the small mound, so that the drops of blood would fall on it. I stood up and appreciated what I had done. Everything looked like a mess, not at all neat or orderly. It looked like the strange things that weird cults did, it looked like the kind of thing I would never have done before. Then I would take care of cleaning… If I managed to get out of this successfully.I swallowed hard, before taking the book in my hands. My heart pounded against my ribs, but my breathing was slow and labored.«In this way, I invoke you, Demon Alocer, master of black magic. I conjure you. Come and manifest yourself here and now, within this temple that I have prepared for you . They were the words that the book indicated to be able to call him, the appropriate ones to invoke the demon. She wasn't sure I could do it well. I read the inscription, first in my mi
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Nat put his weight on one leg, tapping his foot on the ground. She was still waiting for my response."I have an interview on Monday," I told him, and I couldn't help but smile.Her eyes widened, surprised. A pang of nervousness went through me just remembering it."Oh..." he whispered in surprise.We went our separate ways, I stayed on the couch while she went upstairs and stayed upstairs for a while. When she returned to the living room, I raised my eyebrows as I took in the tight, shiny black dress she was wearing, paired with smoky makeup and tall boots that reached above her knees.She stood in front of me and turned around so I could see her completely.-You can see it well?"Oh, yes," I agreed. I cleared my throat, reflecting the enormous surprise that invaded me. So... you're going out, huh? —I prayed that the enthusiasm hadn't come through too much in my voice.This was the opportunity I had been waiting for for weeks.He nodded smiling.“You should go with me,” he said, a ne
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I pursed my lips and felt like hitting myself. Nat gave a light, gentle laugh."It's true," I agreed quietly, avoiding looking at him."Your dog is great, girls," he said with a certain touch of emotion that seemed childish to me, "he looks like a real wolf.""It's yours," Nat said, pointing his thumb at me.—Do you mind if I pet him? —Dave asked me.Alexander gave a guttural snort and stepped away, hiding behind me."He's not very friendly," I murmured, slanting my lips apologetically, and he nodded with a slight grimace of feigned horror. He turned to take a look at Diana, who still hadn't finished shopping, and he looked at me again. Her dark eyebrows drew together in a clearly confused expression."Excuse me," he said, flashing a nervous smile, one of those so typical of him, "I think it will sound silly, but... do we know each other from somewhere?" “I feel…” He pursed his lips. I feel like we've seen each other before.The serenity disappeared from me as soon as a strange pang c
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My mood was not the happiest no matter how much I tried to change it, mostly because of Nat, since lately she was very determined to scold me if she saw me sad. And she didn't do it in a kind way, since she always related my despondent state to the fact that we had already spent a little over a month without knowing anything at all about the three demons. She got angry when she saw me down and she said that she couldn't be like this, not because of them . Likewise, he also took the enormous job of making sure he never left me alone anywhere.Sometimes I caught her staring at the ground or into the distance while we were doing something, and I knew perfectly well that she was thinking about Khaius. However, when she realized that he was looking at her, she would quickly start talking about whatever. I never saw her cry, apart from the first day when she decorated the kitchen wall with coffee, as if she wanted me to believe that she got over it very easily. But she knew her too well, a
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-Are you ready? —Nat asked me.I looked at her with a sunken brow.-You are?She pursed her lips slightly. I saw that the clenched fist she was holding in the air trembled a little."Of course," he answered, but he knew her well enough to detect a note of hesitation in her voice. Come on, at the same time.I nodded.I also extended one arm in front of me, holding the leather bracelet that I once acquired for ordinary purposes, like any other person who buys jewelry, but that I came to use to summon nothing more and nothing less than a true demon.We counted to three out loud, but the first to open her hand was Nat. I noticed her fingers part to drop the rune-engraved silver ring that Khaius had given her, so she could summon him whenever she wanted. A second later, I imitated her and, with my heart hammering as if I were the one who was going to jump from this tremendous height onto the pedestrian bridge where we were, I noticed a dizzying sensation in her stomach.The high meters of
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And if my feelings were, then so was Asmodeus and his promise to see us again.I looked at my hands, which now looked as ordinary as they had always been. At this point, after experiencing for myself the kind of things I was capable of, and even though it seemed uncomfortable, strange and improbable, I had to consider the possibility that maybe I wasn't human. Not at all. But if I looked at it from another perspective than I had done this time, maybe that wasn't the most important thing. Because how different could humans be from angels and demons? If we were all originated by the same being, were we deep down so different from each other?The difference was that we had a choice. I could choose.I clenched my fists tightly as I stood up and, taking a deep breath, squared my shoulders.The obsession that they always had, the doubt of my origin, that which dominated them so much was really not interesting at all. For me, not anymore. Because what did matter was what he could do with thi
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I didn't realize that Alexander had followed me into the room until I heard his moans. The pitiful sound he emitted managed to bring me out of the rage I was immersed in, and he made me open my eyes. Then, a gasp of pure shock and horror left my lips.My fingers opened and dropped the flower I was previously holding, now in a strange, misshapen and blackish shred from which a row of gray smoke seemed to be coming out.But what…?Even with my eyes filled with tears, I was able to see the faint trace of what appeared to be real smoke emanating from the palms of my hands. I didn't believe it. It couldn't be possible. Either my own sense was deceiving me, or in the end I did end up losing my mind.However, the image disappeared from my sight as soon as panic overwhelmed me.The active part of my brain made me react and I stood up. Out of pure instinct rather than anger, I stepped several times on the black flower from which a faint smoke was emanating. A strong smell burned my nose. The s
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I left the room and closed the door carefully, slowly, with a lump forming in my throat. Then, with a heavy heart and low spirits, I walked to my bedroom. Even without having entered, I already knew that I would feel much worse.I would have loved to be able to walk into my own room and be calm, to feel like I was in my personal refuge, somewhere protected and safe from the world. But it was not like that. My chest squeezed violently when I looked from the threshold at my unmade bed, my old desk with my laptop and a couple of books scattered on top, the closet, a couple of clothes thrown away and everything else, as messy as it always used to be... I hadn't even made it a month outside, but it felt like years had passed since I last set foot here. Everything was just as I left it, nothing had moved from its place.So when my eyes eventually came across the nightstand that sat on the side of my bed, I froze. I felt a stream of ice run down my back. And, in the next second, a gasp escap
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It didn't take long when, immersed in my own bubble of silence and anguish, I managed to hear Anthony's footsteps down the stairs. I closed my eyes tightly, not feeling ready to face him or face whatever he wanted to say, and I stayed very still. However, not a single word came out of his mouth. He just approached and sat down carefully and silently in a corner of the sofa where I was, next to my head.Anthony didn't learn much; In fact, I didn't tell him anything at all. I didn't have to give him any explanation, he didn't make an effort to find out what he had done those two weeks that I wasn't home. My brother didn't scold me for crying, he didn't tell me that he was an idiot for trusting the wrong guy, nor did he make fun of me like he used to do with every mistake he made. He just ran his fingers through my hair for a long time, like my mother used to do with us when we were children and needed her attention.That gesture alone was enough for me to start crying uncontrollably, so
