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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
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"When you make those faces, you make me feel like I'm quasi-modo," I commented.-Do not be silly. "Him," she shook her head irritably. You are like this because of my carelessness. How do you think I feel seeing you hurt like this?"Let's see if this works, then," I resolved, trying hard to sound positive.He nodded. He wrapped his arms around my torso and carefully pressed me against him. I knew immediately that he must be reminding himself that he had to be cautious with me right now; Seeing him hesitate was not a common thing.I closed my eyes and let my head fall into the space between his shoulder and neck. A short sigh, one that hurt my entire chest, escaped my lips. Nervousness swirled through me, but I tried to muster my patience and convinced myself that I should trust. That, if he hadn't known what he did, he wouldn't have proposed it to me.I hesitated if I should do or say anything to help it work. But, just as I was about to open my mouth to ask, a strange, unnatural, unc
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I walked across the bedroom on the balls of my feet, and left the room, closing the door very carefully behind me.I took a long breath, feeling suddenly anxious, and walked down the hallway. The door to Nat's room was half open. I approached and my knuckles touched the wood a couple of times, before I heard my friend's voice:-Forward.I entered very slowly. The first thing my eyes focused on was Nat's small, thin figure, sitting at the foot of the bed, and then on Khaius, who was lying down with his upper body supported by several pillows.A gasp of surprise and excitement escaped my lips the moment I saw his amber eyes open."Khaius..." I whispered, unable to help but smile.He returned the gesture."Hello, Amy," he greeted me in a whisper.-What happened? —Nat stood up to approach me—. What the hell…?I leaned back a little due to the urgency of his movement.—W-what are you talking about?"Your wounds..." he said almost breathless. You are cured! But what…?"Oh, yes," I murmured.
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"What's happening is..." Khaius cleared his throat. Asmodeus is the one we must answer to."Oh, he's like his boss," Nat muttered."It's much more than that," Akhliss said, now clearly affected. We could face Mabrax and Naamah... Not Asmodeus.—Is he that strong? I asked in a whisper, feeling a pang of dread."More than you could imagine," she answered in a low voice.I swallowed."I-you mean that," Nat stammered, fear dripping from his voice and face, "if that guy feels like killing Amy, he's just going to do it and that's it?""No, it is not so," Khaius replied harshly. We won't let it happen.—And what do we have to do now? —I asked quietly.—You, nothing. "It's serious," Akhliss told me, with a stern tone. Don't think too much about it. We will solve it.A new knot of anxiety formed in the pit of my stomach. The irrational fear of a being I didn't even know transformed into a huge monster that clung to me and prevented me from breathing easily.Fear for me, for my loved ones. The
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"It's my decision," I replied harshly. He has to respect her.Akhliss squeezed me tightly, as if I were something she had to hold onto to keep from falling.For the first time, in that very human gesture, I perceived the genuine fear of the devil in me. ***I returned to the room only after Nat made sure I ate something. Azazziel continued to rest. At some point when I was away, Alexander ended up sleeping on the floor; he hoped he hadn't kicked him while he was asleep.I crossed the room slowly, straight towards the bathroom. Immediately, a gasp escaped me as I saw my reflection. Almost scared, I touched my face, testing it, as if I didn't believe what my eyes were seeing in the large mirror. Now I understood Nat's reaction. It wasn't like I had fully recovered. There was still a slight purple shadow under my right eye and the small lesion on my lower lip, but it was a pretty radical change considering how I looked hours ago.A spark of excitement fluttered within me… until my gaze
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"Okay..." I mumbled reluctantly, more than clear that insisting too much meant starting a new argument. So I chose another path—: But I have other doubts, about what happened yesterday.He grimaced for a moment.-Which is it?—Did you find me thanks to Alexander? —I asked and he nodded—. And... were you the one who freed Claire to attack Mabrax? "He" confirmed it again silently, this time showing some irritation. But how?“The same way I do these things,” he answered simply, stretching an arm toward the door, and I heard the lock mechanism click. For some reason, a knot of longing settled in my stomach. At that point, much of my uncertainty had been put to rest, but I still felt strange and wasn't sure why, beyond the obvious fact. I lowered my head, and he frowned in obvious bewilderment. What happen?—It's just not easy to forget all this... Everything that Mabrax and Naamáh told me. —I shrugged, grimacing. And also she...-That?-No, nothing. I shook my head in obstinate denial. Fo
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The anger that overwhelmed me was suddenly eclipsed by the fear that took hold of me.Fear for him, like I hadn't felt in a long time.An aggressive protest tried to escape my lips, but was silenced by the vehement movements of his mouth over mine. I was able to perceive the anger in her kiss, in the strength with which she held my hands and in the careless way with which she settled on top of me. Without any consideration, without delicacy as he had done this morning. Or how it had been that time in my room.Now he had no subtlety or gentleness with me.Desperation deepened in my system when I felt how he took advantage of his legs to place himself between mine, and it became almost palpable when I appreciated something foreign that, despite having never experienced it, I knew what it was about. Something hard , which caused me almost painful discomfort in the lower part of my belly.At that moment, a guttural and fearsome growl was heard, from a creature that was still small in size
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Without having the strength or courage to admit it out loud, I nodded. I felt a sudden pang of dread, for it was as if he had known exactly what was going through my mind, even though I knew that wasn't possible.Azazziel pursed his lips in pain and looked away from me."I know I'm not the best guy you could have encountered," he said in a dull, almost inaudible tone. I know there are a lot of people, people like you, humans ... who would do this much better than me. That, possibly, would not make you doubt or have the insecurity that you feel now. "Him," she shook her head. I told you that time, remember? That day when I told you about Zeross and Aeriele: I can't give you what you need, because I don't know how to do it. And you deserve someone who is capable of loving you and showing it to you.Suddenly, I felt my stomach plummet.-What are you saying? I asked in a shaky whisper.He looked at my face carefully for a couple of seconds, before taking a deep breath and shaking his head
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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
