SHADOW | 𝒃𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒔

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"No! Stay away from me! I don't want to hurt you!" She fell on her knees, struggling to breath as black mist escapes out of her mouth. She tried to fight it with everything but the power in her hands were useless.

Her inner self scream. Iris covered her ears as darkness began to forms around her. She start screaming too as she can feel the pain. The scream was so loud making everyone cover their ears from the ear piercing scream. Her hair from black slowly turn to white blonde. They saw some kind of darkness leaving her body as she stop screaming and fell to the ground.

Then a monster made of darkness looking like a giant wolf appeared. There it is. The thing inside of her. The monster that always gives her nightmare. Its eyes glowing red and its fangs dripping with dark venom, ready to bite someone. Ben immediately run towards Iris and hug her tightly to be her shield.

"You okay? Wait. Of course you are not okay!" Ben said as he look at his lover, Iris. His arms are still wrapped tightly around her, ignoring the pain in his body.

"I'm okay." Iris said. The monster start attacking the civilians indiscriminately. Her siblings tried to use their power on the monster but it was useless. It seems like it was not going to stop anytime soon. With all the strength left, Iris run towards it.

"Iris!" Ben called out but she ignored him.

"Stop! You can't kill them! Please stop!" She shouted at the monster. Her monster. But she cannot control the monster. The monster turned to her. The monsters eyes gleamed red and a gasp escape her mouth. It's red eyes glared at Iris as it charges at her.

"Iris!" She could hear her siblings shouted her name. The monster use it big paw making her fly away before landing harshly on the hard street. She tried to get up as the monster stop in front of her.

She stared at the monster with her black soulless eyes as it's glowing red eyes stared at her. "I wouldn't let you hurt them." Iris start fighting the monster. Her siblings tried to help her but the monster push them hard with its paw.

Ben tried to use his tentacles but failed. The monster charge towards him as Iris screamed. She use her power again but she still could not control the monster. She was scared. Afraid.

She use her power to throw the monster away from Ben. But before she could do anything the monster charge towards her.

"I know you. That is not your form. Why don't you fight me in your form? Like you always do."

"Alright. Let's play fairly." The monster give her a laughed before changing into its real form. The monster look like Iris but the only thing that make them different was their hair and eyes.

Iris had eyes filled with darkness and hair that changed to white after her inner demon was out of her. Nyx had red glowy eyes and black hair as Iris hair before it changed. Her siblings was shocked to see another Iris.

"Hello. I'm Nyx." She smirked as the sky turn dark.

They start fighting but Iris was starting to get weak because the light of the sun drained her power unlike Nyx who still look like she can kill thousand more people. Iris fell to the ground. Nyx was stronger than her.

"Iris!" Ben watch as his lover fell to the ground. In anger Ben attack Nyx.

"Attack her!" Marcus shouted as he and his siblings tried to kill her. Nyx summoned the shadows around them as the siblings were lifted in the air, desperate to breathe.

Iris saw the horrifying scene and immediately use the strength that left to run towards Nyx. "Stop!" She shouted. Exhausted could be heard in her voice. "If I die, you die."

Nyx looked at her. "That's a form of sacrifice." Nyx said with a deep and dark demonic voice.

"I know..." Iris said as she lifted the knife that she found on the ground earlier and point it at her chest.

"Iris! No!"
"What are you doing! Stop!"
"No! Don't do it!" She heard her siblings shouted at her. But one voice caught her attention.

"Please! Iris! Don't do it!" Ben shouted as he hold his neck as they were still lifted in the air. His voice, making tears fall down her cheeks.

"I had to... I'm sorry... I can't let her kill all of you... I can't let you die." Her hands tremble as her eyes filled with tears. She will do anything for them, she will do anything him.

"Please... Iris... no..." Ben said with sadness in his voice. His eyes became red, tears streaming down his face. Her hands were shaking more. Her breaths become ragged. She was scared but she was more scared to see her lover die.

"I'm so sorry...." She said with a tearful smile. That's the only thing she can said. She couldn't bare to see sadness in his eyes.

"You won't do it." Nyx said confidently, like it knows that she won't kill herself. "You just a coward."

"We'll see..." She said as she tighten the grip on the knife.

"Please... Iris..." Ben pleaded as tears streamed down his cheeks. Iris could see him getting weaker and weaker by the seconds. She had no choice.

"I'm so sorry..." Iris looked at him before taking a deep breath and stabbed the knife in her heart, killing herself. Ben's eyes widened in shock and horror. He cannot believe it. Tears still flowed down his cheeks. His nightmare, his worst fear had come true. The memory will hunt him forever.

Nyx screamed in pain as all her siblings falls to the ground. Nyx's body started turning to ash. Before disappearing completely.

Ben immediately run towards Iris ignoring all the pain in his body. All he wanted to do right now was to hug her. He fell down next to her and hugged her tightly. His siblings gathered together, crying over their fallen sister.

Ben pulled Iris close to him, burying his face into her neck as he started sobbing uncontrollably. "I love you... Iris... Please wake up..." He whispered in between his sobs.

He felt the warmth of her blood soaking through his clothes. The smell of the blood fill his nostrils. The blood was dark red, almost looking black. The amount of blood was so large. He could feel the coldness of death taking over her body. But he cannot do anything. All he wanted to do was to protect his beloved. But he can't.

His body shivering from fear, sadness, and sorrow. The last image he would ever see of her will be this. She was his lifeline, his anchor, his world. He loves her. More than anyone in this world. And now, he lost her forever.

As his tears continue to flow out , he placed his lips on top of her head, gently kiss her forehead. As he closed his eyes, a single tear escape from his right eye.

"I'm sorry... My love... I'm sorry..." He whispered softly.

Their father can only watch. He thought he can avoid the incident. But the incident follows her like destiny and this time, end up killing her instead. Sacrificing herself. Same event but different results.

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