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Gloom Chapter 343
In the first instant, the first thing that my eyes were able to distinguish was the flash of frenzy in Naamah's only blue eye; and the second thing was the almost insane smile he smiled. In the next moment, I caught a glimpse of Hythro rushing towards me at superhuman speed.It took only a fraction of a second for fear to spread through my veins, but it was so fleeting that I could barely appreciate it, because the demon couldn't reach me. Halfway through his journey, just a couple of meters away between him and me, another figure—impressive, fast, and imposing—stepped into his path.I could hardly visualize his movement. I was almost unable to make him out, if it weren't for those amazing black wings of his.I burst into my own panic as Azazziel grabbed Hythro by his neck."You will play it on my corpse," he muttered.Hythro twisted his face into a pained grimace and muttered something I couldn't hear, before Azazziel exerted his strength on him and ended up slamming him against the
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At that moment, Naamah took advantage of the demons' weakness and my carelessness. She moved so quickly, I wasn't able to lean back to prevent her hand from wrapping around my neck. A strangled sound came out of me. The pain and despair were so unbearable that I was vaguely aware that Akhliss had reached us, and that she too grabbed Naamah's neck with excessive force.But as Akhliss choked her harder, Naamah's fingers tightened around my throat.Shortness of breath quickly affected me. I felt the pressure inside my skull, the burning in my lungs demanding oxygen, and the sudden loss of my strength. It didn't take me long to end up held only by the hand that was holding my neck. However, although he did not expect it, Naamáh contorted her face in pain and gave in to Akhliss's strangulation.Finally he let me go, and then the three of us ended up on the ground.I coughed and opened my mouth to swallow gulps of air desperately. My vision was unclear for a couple of seconds, as if a thin
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"This is the last time you disobey me," Naamah said through clenched teeth, in an inflection filled with anger as she approached him.Khaius had his head lowered, his eyes fixed on the ground and he was lucky to support himself with his arms so as not to collapse completely. When she was close enough to him, she raised one hand in the air, gripping her dagger firmly.An indescribable feeling welled up from the very center of my being. Something I wasn't able to recognize, but I didn't care to do it either. I did not think. I didn't give it importance. Pain flared in my muscles as I stood up, but I didn't care. Not sure how I did it, I made it to Naamah. And I lashed out at her. My arms surrounded her torso and the weight of my body made the inertia do the work.We both fell, unpleasantly close to each other, and I heard the shrill sound of metal hitting the floor as she dropped the dagger. Just a second later, I felt the blow on the top of her head causing my arms to release her.Ever
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He stared at me, head down, but not at all with an air of melancholy, but on the contrary. His eyes, red like the blood that ran through my veins, were half-closed, not looking away from me even to blink. His lips were set in a stern expression, not the mocking smile I had imagined. He was too serious, as if deep in thought. Cautious , above all. He didn't have his attention on the fight or any of them. If any of the demons got seriously injured, or even if one died, he didn't seem to care.He was trying to figure out what I was going to do about it, what I was willing to do to stop them. He was challenging me.I flinched at the violent push Naamah gave Akhliss. The violet-eyed she-devil grimaced in pain that squeezed my chest. On my other side I could see Khaius, who had his hands on the ground, barely holding himself up, or perhaps struggling to get back to his feet. Every muscle in his body was trembling.A curse escaped my lips.I hated having my body as hurt as it was. I hated fe
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The strange and dark black limbs, the same ones that had captured me before and then Khaius, made their appearance again in the room where we were. But, this time, there were many more, which sprouted directly from the dark ground. All of them trapped the arms, torso and legs of the five demons, preventing them from any movement.The shock hit me brutally.A strange feeling squeezed my chest when I saw Azazziel like that, unable to move, as if those horrible things were stronger than him. At that moment, his gray eyes met mine. I recognized the utter confusion on his face, but then I could see how daze quickly took over his features.Likewise, Akhliss and Khaius gave me deeply strange looks, almost as if they didn't recognize me.-How is that…? —I heard Hythro mutter, while he looked at himself in a disoriented and angry gesture. He shifted restlessly, and fixed his green eyes on me. Get this shit off me!Confused, I let out a gasp and looked at Asmodeus.His crimson orbs were wide op
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—Asmodeus, please no! —Desperation crept into Akhliss's scream, but the demon holding me did not flinch.Anticipation made a knot in the pit of my stomach. A feeling of real, authentic fear wreaked havoc inside me. A dizzying effect made me feel like I was about to jump off the top of a cliff, straight to my doom... But somehow, it didn't feel as bad as I thought it must have been.A small part of my brain briefly remembered Anthony, Nat, Dee, Dave, and Claire—even though the last three would not mourn my death—and I felt a stab of pain. A tiny fraction deviated from that path and within me grew the faint, although unlikely, hope that perhaps I could be with my parents again. And that didn't make me miserable.“Go ahead and kill me,” I said quietly, and the wrinkle between his dark eyebrows became more noticeable. But you have no idea what I am, and that will never leave you alone. —I felt like I should shut up when an unrecognizable feeling crossed her face, but I couldn't. I didn't
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"Stop, Hythro," Asmodeus said in a calm voice, without the slightest alteration, and the demon stopped dead, without turning to look at him. However, the rage carved into his expression increased, making him incredibly frightening.Hythro pressed his lips into a tight line and shook his head in stubborn denial."No, my lord," he muttered in anger, his furious eyes boring into my face. This damn thing is a danger to us. It cannot continue to exist, I will not allow it. In no way will it ruin our victory.Beside me, in a hasty and haughty gesture, Azazziel stood up. Ice spread through my system as Hythro appeared right in front of us, so agile that I couldn't see him coming.Azazziel then gave him the first blow to push him away, but Hythro took it well and gathered enough strength to continue standing and stop the next one with one hand. Just a little further away, Khaius and Akhliss surrounded Naamah so that he would not dare interfere.«Don't let them fight again! Do something!" , th
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I moved my lips to say something, but all I made was an incoherent stammer. I wasn't able to say anything logical, because my mind was completely blank. I was completely disconnected from my body, not wanting to accept what I had just done.“You used my dagger, you bastard,” Naamah continued, and this time I turned my head towards her, only to be met with her deep irascible expression. How dare you?! You're a fucking coward!“Shut your damn mouth,” Akhliss replied coldly, her hand resting on the wall for support.“Silence…” Asmodeus' order was stern, in a tone so guttural that it sent a chill down my spine.Neither of them dared to say another word.Asmodeus had his hands on his back, his old serenity recovered—the one that made him look older even without wrinkles—, with his eyes fixed on the demon lying on the ground, whose blood did not stop gushing out and making the black spill grow. around his body, which was no longer moving. There was no sign of grief on Asmodeus's face, not a
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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
