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It didn't take a genius to figure out that they were getting ready to go somewhere, but I still asked:-They are going out?Mom immediately turned around on her stool and nodded enthusiastically, looking strange—and somewhat comical—with just one eye shadow."We're going to dinner with a colleague of your father and his wife," she replied with a wide smile, and the expression lines at the corners of her eyes appeared on her face. But we won't be back late."That's great..." I made a somewhat nervous gesture, and before I regretted it I added: "I'll go out too."My father snapped his head around, directing his attention from the sleek appearance of his tie to my face.-Again? —She blurted out. The accusation in her tone was palpable."Frankie..." Mom murmured in a disapproving tone, looking at him condescendingly."You went out last night," he insisted in my direction, ignoring him. One of his eyebrows rose in rebuke. And you arrived quite late."Y-yes, but..." My teeth gripped my lowe
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Those words threw me off balance.I blinked, seeing a more noticeable concern than before appear on his face. However, far from moving me, what she told me caused the anger that I was trying to calm out of respect for him to increase in an unhealthy way."What do you think I do?" —I asked, with shock and rage seeping into my tone—. Do you think I'm going out to get high or something?"You went out drinking last night," he replied, placing both hands on his hips in an accusatory gesture. Blood immediately covered my face and revealed the shame that statement caused in me. And you're not even twenty-one yet. Do you know how much trouble you could get into for that?"Please, Dad," I huffed, fully aware of how much he hated us doing that in front of him and in the middle of an argument, because I considered it rude. No one waits until twenty-one to start drinking.Surprise took over his features, and at the same time it also crossed my insides, just because I knew that, not long ago, I wo
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I turned on my axis, encountering the figure of Akhliss at a disturbing and almost terrifying closeness. I leaned back on instinct, but then my back collided with someone else's torso. I had to turn and look up to see Khaius, who was immediately more cautious than the devil and moved away to give me personal space. Something suspicious flashed in his amber eyes, especially the way he lowered his head and looked away from me. Akhliss, for his part, had a radiant smile on her face.—Did you hear everything? —I murmured, feeling how the anger from before was overshadowed by shame."Just parts," she replied, shrugging nonchalantly. I tell you? I'm very curious.I looked at Khaius, who continued to look at the ground strangely. When he noticed my scrutiny, he grimaced in apology."I... I can hear a wide radius away," he said under his breath. Immediately, a half smile that emanated discomfort appeared on his lips. Plus, they were screaming.“I agree with your parents in some ways,” Akhliss
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Akhliss raised an eyebrow impatiently, a gesture she seemed to share with her cousin. Then, I looked down at the ground."He told me," I mumbled, hysterics wreaking havoc inside me.I didn't have to explain anything else. My words seemed to be enough for them, because none of them replied. Unease seemed to settle in the atmosphere as the tense and taciturn seconds passed.Until the devil spoke.-All? —Akhliss raised the tone of her voice because of the astonishment that assailed her, moving a little away from me." Everything, " I agreed. I turned my head to look at Khaius, who had his eyes wide open. Surprised— Are you part of the Legions of Azazziel?Immediately, his jaw tensed. I could see her swallow, before lowering her head and staring at the ground. Something inside me stirred uncomfortably, but at no point could I detect the betrayal or disappointment I was supposed to feel toward him.—Do you support the war that is going to end us? —I asked, more with disbelief than pain. Wo
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"I know..." he murmured, closing his eyes and nodding slowly, as if in an act of self-conviction. He never told me about Azazziel. I had no idea he existed until what happened happened. And I know he gave himself up to save him, but…” He paused briefly and shook his head. I think that, if he was able to do that to save him, then my son had a great… appreciation for him. —His brow furrowed, as if the word he used was not the right one. He shook his head again. Sometimes I think that was why I decided to make it remain in existence; because somehow I feel like Kaspiel would have wanted that. And that, if he was still alive, then his sacrifice would not be in vain.She continued staring straight ahead, into the distance, with half-closed eyes and a serious face. Deep in a thought or memory that seemed too dark. A place in which, surely, I should not investigate.Khaius remained taciturn and respectful, intelligent enough not to add anything that would worsen his mood. I, however, wanted
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I made an apologetic face and shook my head.—And you have no idea who he was? Doesn't it sound even a little familiar to you? —She urged, narrowing her eyes suspiciously—. You said the guy had the same eyes as you.—But I don't know who he is. —I shrugged, feeling equal parts annoyance and frustration. I'm sure I've never seen him again.—Do you think that if you ran into him, you would be able to recognize him? Khaius asked.I grimaced, unsure of that. I couldn't even say yes or no. The face of the man from my memories was already blurred in the images in my mind."But she didn't even know that memory existed until they were about to break her skull," Akhliss replied, looking at him with some reflection. What if she has more repressed memories like that?—And what do you propose? —he asked between his teeth, sinking his brow slightly—. Hit his head with a bat to see if another memory comes to light?I opened my eyes with shock, slightly disturbed. The she-devil next to me snorted an
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—I want you to go back and apologize to your parents, do you hear me, spoiled girl? —She said in a severe tone, close to my ear. Then she gave a long, regretful sigh. Believe me, if I had known that Kaspiel was involved in something so screwed, he would have done anything to prevent it.—So I should tell them about you? —I asked without hiding the horror in my voice.She stepped away from me, her hands on my shoulders, and stared at me before rolling her eyes."Don't be an idiot," he snorted wearily. You can't do that unless you want to kill them with one attack. "But fix things," he advised me, with such an unnatural tone from a creature of Hell, that an unknown pang passed through my chest.I nodded, trying to return my best smile.Akhliss walked away from us as Khaius walked me home. Curiosity to know what she would do alone made me watch as she walked away from her along the sidewalk in long steps, but without losing that elegance of hers, until she moved too far from my field of
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As I approached him, I noticed the cigarette butts scattered on the floor. How long had you been smoking? I looked carefully at my brother, wondering what could have happened to him, what he could have learned that made him look like this, so distraught. So… devastated . Could it have something to do with Jessica, perhaps?—Hey, what do you have? —I inquired cautiously, knowing that Anthony did not like people digging into his problems.“I solve my shit on my own ,” was what he had told me on more than one occasion. And woe betide anyone who tried to delve into his dilemmas, because he got quite angry... Especially with someone as nosy as me."Anthony?" —I insisted when she didn't respond. I reached out an arm toward him and hesitantly touched his drooping shoulder. She was aware of how likely it was that he would react aggressively. But instead, he didn't move a single muscle at my touch. Come on, what's wrong with you?His shoulders spasmed repeatedly and he let out an unintelligibl
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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
