The Seed Of Azrael

Dark Soul

Umiling si Dark. I can see him weakening. “No, they won’t. They won’t die because they are now forever immortals. But if they do vanish, they will be Hecate’s servitors because they are impure. They sinned but because they hold powers that came from the mother and daughter of the Underworld, they cemented a certain position in that place.”

“Impure… impure people goes to hell… right?”

His facial expression changed, like realizing I knew what he was trying to hide. “That nurse… what is she, Dark? What kind of creature is she?”

Naupo siya at yumakap sa akin ng mahigpit na mahigpit. He closed his eyes while I gently fondle his hair. “She’s a Kyriotate. She’s an angel who assumed a body to kill you so you can awaken. Dream… let’s stay like this, huh?”

I killed an angel.

I killed… oh God, I KILLED AN ANGEL!

“Ah… uhm… I’m gonna go get something to drink then we can… we can spend the rest of the day. Here. Hmm?”

Tumango siya. “Bilisan mo. Bumalik ka kaagad, Dream. Bumalik ka ha?”

Umalis ako mula sa duyan at tumakbo pabalik sa kusina ng mansyon. I fell on the ground. I cried silently. I cried. I cried like the first time I did when he left me at the asylum. I cried. Now I’m crying because he’s doing something dangerous for me. He had to fulfill the experiment but because I became an impure, he needed to stop doing what is destined for him to do.

He is to be damned in hell for my stead.

“Dream? Okay ka lang? Ba’t ka umiiyak?”

Nag-angat ako ng paningin at nakita ko si Katherine. An idea struck my head. “Kath… you don’t want for Dark to be damned in hell, right?”

Napaatras siya at nanlaki ang mata sa gulat. “Paano mo…”

“Tulungan mo ako, Katherine. Tulungan mo ako please. Nagmamakaawa ako sa’yo, tulungan mo’ko. Gusto kong iligtas si Dark. Gusto kong bawiin niya ang ginawa niya para isalba ang kaluluwa ko sa impyerno. Katherine, nagmamakaawa ako tulungan mo’ko.” kung kailangan kong lumuhod sa harapan ng mga taong kailangan kong luhuran mailigtas lang si Dark, gagawin ko. Gagawin ko ang lahat-lahat.

Katherine knelt down to level with me. “Makinig ka. Minsan ko lang sasabihin ‘to kaya makinig ka. Inutos ni Dark kay Milena na ibigay ang anak nila sa ibang tao. Hindi ko alam kung bakit. Pinatay niya si Milena, hindi ko rin alam kung bakit. Si Glenn at ako na lang ang natitira sa ngayon at ibinilin niyang bantayan ka kung sakaling may mangyaring masama. Hanggang doon lang ang alam ko, Dream. Wala na.”

Napalunok ako. “Katherine… Katherine, may ideya na’ko.”

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“Asa’n yung juice?” he greeted me with a radiant smile.

Ngumiti ako at yumakap sa kanya. “I talked to Katherine so I wasn’t able to make one. Gusto mo ba? Babalik ako.”

“Nah. Dream?”

“Mm?”

“Kiss me. Kiss me until the sun sets.”

I tilted my head to meet his gaze. I smiled. “Gladly.”

I reached for his lips and collided with it. He kissed me like his life depended on it. How I wish it was. That with every kiss, it saves his life. I didn’t want to just save his life. I want to save his soul. I want him to be safe from the burning fires of hell. I don’t want him there. I don’t want him to be claimed by Hecate. I wanted to claim him mine. But I can’t.

I want him mine. And he proved to me that I own him with how he wanted to save me from the same place that I wanted him out of.

Mahal ko si Dark. Mahal na mahal ko si Dark. And even if it pains me to be away from him, this is the only thing that I can do to save his soul.

“Kath… erine?”

Naramdaman ko ang mga luhang pumatak mula sa mga mata ko. Umubo na siya ng dugo habang tinatanggal niya ang punyal na isinaksak ni Katherine sa kanya mula sa likuran. I didn’t want him to hurt. But I had no other choice.

I smashed his lips against mine. Naramdaman ko ang pagngiti niya sa kabila ng pagta-traydor ko sa kanya. Idinamay ko si Katherine. But he wasn’t mad.

“Wise, baby D. But you don’t have to.”

Ngumiti ako bago ipagdaop ang mga palad ko sa magkabila niyang pisngi. I leaned my forehead against him, savoring the moment that he’s here. “You’ll stay on the corporal plane, hmm? Don’t worry about me. I’ll always be fine. And I… I will love you until then. Until my life ended. I won’t stop loving you even if I reached hell. You get that?”

Umiling-iling siya. “Tama na, Dream. I’m doing this for you. Don’t wish for it please. Hindi ko kakayanin. Parang awa mo na. H’wag.”

“You’ll be fine. Trust me. This time, Dark, trust me. You’ll be fine.” lumulubog na ang araw. Dumapo ang ravena sa sanga ng pine tree na tumatakip sa ulap. Napangiti ako. “It’s time. The sun sets. And I can’t… breathe anymore, baby D.”

“Don’t. Dream, don’t. Please don’t.”

Desperado niyang hinihigpitan ang mga yakap niya sa akin. Hindi na kaya ng mga mata kong manatiling dilat at hindi na rin kaya ng puso kong pumintig pa. I closed my eyes. I’m ready to rest. I’m ready to die for Dark…

“I love you so much, baby D. I love you. Even in another world, I love you.”

“I love you more, Dream.” He cried, he wailed but nothing happened. Nothing’s going to happen because there’s nothing that he can do now. “Until… until I die. Even in another world, I’ll still love you. I love you. I love you. I love… I love you…”

Dark… please forgive me. Forgive me. I just love you. Forgive me… I love you too much.