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Gloom Chapter 284
A growl of helplessness, confusion and fear made me struggle against the ropes, ignoring my pain. This was an absolute horror, because not only were they torturing me, but also my friends, and I couldn't tell which was worse. It was real, true agony .A flash of pure, raw anger surged through me."They are cowards..." I mumbled. I saw Mabrax turn his face rudely toward me, while Naamah raised her eyebrows to the sky. They have us tied because they can't free us.-That? Naamah snapped, with a hint of mockery as if that had seemed absolutely ridiculous. Do you think that if I untie you you will be able to defeat me?I forced myself to look at her.-Taste me…Of course not. He was aware that he couldn't fight her, much less Mabrax. He was aware of their supernatural strength and quickness, but the thought was that, perhaps, if they were focused on me, Dave and the girls would suffer less from their harassment and torture.I could clearly hear Naamah's irritated growl.—What are you doing
Gloom Chapter 285
A horrible sound. A loud bang, so forceful that it could have been lightning that fell from the sky, too close to the abandoned warehouse. For a stormy second, silence reigned after the echo he left.Until a scream that came from outside thundered throughout the place.—¡MABRAX!A hint inside me stirred violently when I recognized his presence.Part of me felt an indescribable wave of relief, because I could recognize that voice anywhere…, but it also gave me exceptional fear, since I had never heard him this angry before.I watched as Naamah broke free of Mabrax's arms, and began to back away."You said I wasn't going to come..." she muttered in his direction."That's what we were supposed to do," Mabrax muttered, his jaw clenching.The she-devil made a furious grimace, and pushed him furiously.—And what are you doing here then?!-Don't know!Another impact, which was also heard as if it were an irascible lightning bolt, echoed between the walls. The roof structure released a cloud
Gloom Chapter 286
A shiver of pure disgust ran down my spine.I was able to hear the guttural and savage growl that Azazziel uttered."Ah, ah," Mabrax murmured in an amused denial, but it quickly disappeared. You come closer and I kill her. If any of you dare to take a step, I will kill her, you hear?!Then, Akhliss's figure appeared in my field of vision. Relief and amazement ran through my system in equal parts, since – like Azazziel – two large dark wings protruded from his back, but different from his; Theirs were membranous and smooth like those of bats.His eyes were narrowed in a surprisingly stern expression, but nowhere near as Azazziel's, but more controlled. Almost analytical.—Do you really think it's worth it, Mabrax? —she asked him—. Is torturing that girl worth your death?-You're going to kill me? Mabrax asked. Are they really going to murder me just because of an insignificant human?"That's how you decided," Azazziel replied, without showing an ounce of mercy."You will risk your posi
Gloom Chapter 287
I looked up, confused and scared to death, and then I could see Claire a short distance from where we were, with an empty bottle in one hand. My fear grew to enormous levels, because I didn't understand what had happened. How the hell did she even get there?!Immediately, Mabrax and I moved a couple of steps, while he continued to grunt in pain. And then, without me being able to do anything to stop it, he raised one arm and hit Claire across her torso with such speed and force that she was thrown off of her. Her back hit a wall violently, and then ended up on her side on the floor. Her face twisted into a pained grimace.A horrified scream built in my throat, but I couldn't even utter the girl's name, when something else suddenly happened. Something I would never have expected and definitely not Mabrax either.It all happened too soon.The first thing I heard was a tearing sound, very close to me, and I immediately turned around and noticed the thick straight steel—long, shiny, and s
Gloom Chapter 288
I wasn't sure how I had gotten to Nat's house. I also had no idea why I was now lying in bed in the room Khaius had shown me the other time, the one where he mentioned that Nat wanted it to be for me. But it was the least of it.In those moments, that didn't matter.He could handle the bruises. I could handle the bruises, the unsightly scabs, and the wounds on my skin, and I was sure that if I'd had a broken bone, I could have handled it too. Not easily, of course, but I would have managed.However, with what Mabrax and Naamáh did to my friends, not with that. With everything they said to humiliate me and make me feel like shit, I couldn't handle that .I did not understand Mabrax's revelation, what he had told about me to that Asmodeus, because the moment he mentioned it, the demons around me became upset. And that only seemed to mean that, far from having freed ourselves from a problem, we had entered into a much bigger one.I couldn't handle the reality that I caused my parents'
Gloom Chapter 289
“But…” I cleared my throat and wiped my face with the back of my hand. I-I don't understand, how come...?-Oh look. —He raised her right hand and brought it closer to me. On her middle finger was a simple ring, silver, perhaps, that he hadn't noticed before. Jon etched some weird little drawings on this, on the inside. And as he described things, he told me that, if a time came when I thought it was necessary, that he should call him. Him or Azazziel. —Nat looked down again for a second and let out a short nervous laugh—. Your boyfriend scares me a little, and I swear I didn't want to call him here, but she... she was too worried about you and Jon.A strange pang went through me when she said "your boyfriend . "Something inside me warmed. Although I was aware that, like Azazziel with me, Khaius could not be capable of feeling love for her, a gesture like that gave me to understand that the demon actually did care about my friend. Even though he couldn't feel the same.I couldn't h
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-Are you OK? —Nat asked, now with a more cautious tone due to my silence."Y-yes..." I hesitated, and opened the door.She narrowed her eyes slightly when she noticed my face.-You need something?"No," I murmured, shaking my head, "I'm fine." Thanks, Nat.—Don't worry, I'm your servant now. "She," she shrugged. At least until you can walk alone.I gave him a smile, although I didn't feel the joy of it inside me. She helped me get back to the bed and lie down. I clenched my jaw as she tried to get into a comfortable position, but to no avail; There was no way I was going to avoid the pain.At that moment, the imposing silhouette of a person appeared at the entrance of the room, throwing me off balance. Only there, something familiar inside me stirred. My chest and stomach tightened, solely because of the wave of emotions that seeing him caused me.Nat smiled a smile that seemed forced, or perhaps nervous, and reached out to me to squeeze my hand."I'll see how Jon is doing," he told m
Gloom Chapter 291
Azazziel let go of my face and lowered his head. I saw him clench his jaw tightly.We fell into dead silence for several minutes, while I tried to calm my crying."I-I know that this doesn't really change the fact that they're gone..." I said in a thin voice, not knowing if I was saying it for him or for me. But how am I going to live with that?Regret, remorse , that was what he couldn't handle. They didn't deserve to be gone yet. Not that way.My lips trembled as I wrapped my arms around my own torso. At that moment, one of his arms surrounded my waist in a hesitant and—I dared to think—fearful gesture.In a surrendered gesture, I let my head fall on his shoulder, and then he hugged me tightly.“Forgive me,” he whispered, his voice unstable, hoarse, his lips pressed to my ear.I closed my eyes tightly, feeling a devastating and painful sensation in the center of my chest. Disconcerting , above all.Neither Azazziel nor I said anything else. For a long time, the room in which we wer