《Oath breaker》


 Chapter 1 a normal day unfolds

    Normal.


    Is what I am. From the beginning when I was born, down to the seconds I count today. Even when the earth collapsed, I was nothing but normal.


    I was born into a normal family, we weren¡¯t wealthy nor poor. I had average looks, average height, average intelligence, average weight.


    That¡¯s what I was, right in the middle, not special in any way shape or form.


    Yet, I¡¯ve never once hated that. I¡¯m content with being normal, that means I¡¯m at least able to fit in with the rest without any problems.


    But recently, a star has shown it¡¯s light upon my world. Illuminating the bleak life I had lived and giving a new sense of purpose to my ordinary life.


    This isn¡¯t a story about someone amazing. This isn¡¯t a story about a ancient god who fell down to hell. This isn¡¯t a story about a overpowered person who rules the world.


    This is my story, and how I turned from being the most ordinary person in the world into someone important.


    The furqan high school is a average place where the students come to study and gain knowledge, Just like any other ordinary high school, and I was a student of this school.


    I didn¡¯t have many friends nor did I really stand out much. I enjoyed my time reading my fantasy books and listening to music without having to worry about going out with people or having to worry about being scolded by a friend for not hanging around with them. I only had one friend and as far as I knew she was absent today.


    I looked into the window where I was seated and I noticed how messy my hair was.


    ¡° ugh, dear god why did I not do my hair today. Good thing I brought my hair tie with me¡±


    I said as I took a hair tie from my pocket and tied my hair.


    I had medium length black hair, it was neither long nor short. But I really liked it.


    My chemistry teacher came to us to give a lecture so I closed my book and paid attention to him. I always loved my chem teacher Ammar, he always knew how to give good lectures and I honestly enjoyed every single one of them. He might be strict at times but I don¡¯t mind it, he¡¯s a nice person after all.


    Soon after school ended and I packed my bag and went back home. I didn¡¯t have a car so I just went back home walking. My house was next to school, maybe a 30 minute walk would get me there. It was a pretty normal distance from my house to the school so there was no point in me taking the bus.


    I lived in a small village where my only friend was my neighbour, it¡¯s really a nice feeling to wake up everyday and walk together with her to school, I rather enjoy our chats together a lot.


    I went back home, made dinner, ate with my family and just headed to bed.


    I laid there on my bed and I started to think.Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit.


    ¡°Everyday, I follow the same routine. Wake up, get dressed, get to school, and come back to sleep. Can I really call that living ?¡±


    I thought to myself.


    A slight feeling of sadness reigned over me. I thought to myself that this was all just rather very stupid, many people live this same exact life, so why should I be sad about it ?


    I pulled my blanket over my head and I went to sleep without thinking too much of it.


    I woke up the next morning and I wore my school uniform and went to school. I walked down the village¡¯s road and I had my headphones on. Suddenly without a warning I heard a loud noise coming from behind me.


    ¡°PAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMM¡±


    Said the girl who was running towards me trying to tackle me.


    Without even having a second to think the girl jumped at me leading to both me and her being falling onto the ground.


    ¡° Ahhh, Frida did you seriously have to jump at me that hard ?¡±


    I said to Frida while rubbing my head as she laid there on top of me in the middle of the street.


    ¡°Hehe, that¡¯s what you get for leaving me alone today without coming to pick me up !!¡±


    Said Frida with a smug smile on her face.


    ¡° alright alright fine you win, now would you please get off of me ? People might get the wrong idea.¡±


    I said to Frida.


    Frida suddenly looked at herself and me and noticed the position she was in. Her face turned red as she realised how this all looked and she quickly got up and offered her hand to help me get up as well.


    Laying there on the ground I looked up to her as she extended her hands to me with a gentle smile on her face. I grabbed her hands and unlike the unusual coldness of this asphalt in winter they were warm.


    Using her soft small hands I got up and I cleaned my clothes from all the dust, I looked over to Frida and I told her we should get going before we¡¯re too late to school.


    ¡°OOOH YEAH RIGHT SCHOOL !!¡±


    Said Frida.


    We walked together for the rest of the way to school as we talked to each other.


    Frida was the only friend I¡¯ve had since I got admitted to school, she was basically the most popular girl there. There wasn¡¯t a single person in our school who didn¡¯t like her and was friends with her, when I asked her why she wanted to make so many friends she sarcastically said.


    ¡° I just gotta catch them all you know ?¡±


    The only reason I think she became friends with me was that we¡¯re neighbours, but I didn¡¯t really mind that. Being with her made me feel nice and I don¡¯t mind it since I¡¯m so used to solitude already.


    We got to school and we were just right on time as class had started.


    I sat in the back row near the window meanwhile she sat in the middle row where she could talk with everything.


    The day went by very normally just like the usual, in school me and Frida don¡¯t really talk together and I just solely focus on reading my book.


    The bell rang one last time signalling that the day in school has ended.


    ¡° hey dimwit, come with me, I don¡¯t want to wait for you too much today as well.¡±


    I said to Frida as she was chatting with a group of friends.


    ¡°Oh yeah sorry, I¡¯ll be there right now !¡±


    She packed her stuff and we both got ready to go out together.


    We walked down the stairs as she started to tell me all about her new male friend that she recently got, she really tried hard for that one. It¡¯s like someone who was trying so hard to get a rare Pok¨¦mon and finally succeeding.


    But our fun times talking together and walking back home normally like everyday didn¡¯t last for long....


    *BOOM*


    A loud explosion noise was heard from the sky as it made both me and Frida fall onto the ground. Instinctively i covered Frida with my own body in fear of her getting hurt, luckily for us no one got injured and I helped her get back up.


    ¡°Wh...what was that Pam...?¡±


    ¡°I... I honestly don¡¯t know¡±


    ¡° Pam I¡¯m scared, what if something Bad happened...¡±


    ¡° it¡¯s okay, I¡¯m here.¡±


    ¡°p..... Pam.¡±


    ¡°yes ?¡±


    ¡° Look up....¡±


    ¡° What do you-¡°


    I said as my words got cut short.


    The scene I witnessed in that day was a scene I would never forget for the rest of my life. That day was the end of my normal days on this earth.


    I looked up to the broken sky only to see it ripped in half, the sky was bloody red with pitch black in the middle of it. Blood was seeping everywhere from the rupture that was in the sky. It seemed as someone had forcefully cleaved the sky in half using a sword or something. But.....can anyone even do that ?

 Chapter 2 bloody rain

    Shocked from the scene I just witnessed I couldn¡¯t move or think, but rather soon after I was forced to snap back to reality.


    Droplets of blood fell on my face as I was staring in shock at the sky, the blood from the cleaved sky has turned into a bloody red rain that had covered all over the world. the rain Had a acidic attribute to it, And without me known It was already too late, looking up at the sky multiple drops of rain had already fell into my eyes and that was the moment where I first had tasted the sweet taste of despair.


    ¡°AHHHHHHHHHH, HELP ME, HELP ME, HELP ME, IT BURNS IT BURNS IT BURNS IT BURNS, AHHHHHHHH¡±


    I screamed and wallowed in pain as my eyes have been melted away from all the acid in the rain. Frida looked at me shocked and terrified from the scene, but she was rather quick on her feet as she took off both mine and her jacket and put it on our heads.


    ¡°PAM, HERE I¡¯LL LEAD YOU TO SAFETY¡±


    Screamed Frida, It appears as if she was crying in that moment but I really couldn¡¯t tell as my eyes have been burned away.


    ¡°FRIDA, IT HURTS SO MUCH, MY EYES, I CAN¡¯T SEE.¡±


    I cried over and over again.


    ¡°I know, I know Pam, just please. Walk with me, I¡¯ll get you to safety.¡±


    Said Frida as she was helping me run back to the school to get shelter from the rain.


    Luckily with her help we both got to the shelter safely, she wasn¡¯t injured and meanwhile I was still screaming from the great amount of pain that I suffered losing my eyes.


    ¡° ANYONE PLEASE, JUST ANYONE, HELP HIM.¡±


    Cried Frida as she held my hands under the stair case.


    I could feel her hands tremble, drops of her tears had fell on my arms as she squeezed my hands tight.


    Even though the pain I had been feeling was unbearable but I had to collect my self, if not for my survival then for Frida¡¯s.


    ¡°fr....Frida, you.... You ha..ve To bring me....alch...ol was..h my eyes...with alcohol¡±


    I desperately said as I clung to her holding my screams.


    ¡° dear god, alright, ahhh alright I¡¯ll try Pam. Just wait for me here please I¡¯m Begging you....¡±


    Said Frida as she ran away with haste to the school¡¯s infirmary.


    I crawled up in a ball on the ground trying to hold myself sane and to not lose my mind from the excruciating pain. Sadly I couldn¡¯t hold myself for long as my screams have seeped away again and again.


    ¡°ARGHHHHHHH ARHHHHH MY EYESSSSS, THEY BURN ME, I CAN¡¯T FEEL MY EYEEEES.¡±


    I cried.


    My cries were being heard from all over the halls of the school as the pain was just too much, if you heard them you¡¯d think it was the works of a ghost who haunted this place.


    Suddenly I heard Loud whispers from all around me. I couldn¡¯t tell where they were coming from but they were really loud.


    ¡°WHO¡¯S THERE ? PLEASE HELP ME¡±


    I screamed again and again but no one answered me, the whispers continued to get louder and louder and I couldn¡¯t make out a single word from them.


    ¡°SHOW YOURSELVES, EITHER HELP ME OR FUCK OFF¡±


    I cried as blood seeped from my eyes.


    The whispers continued even louder than before, but this time I tried to pay more attention to what they were saying. The only word I figured out from all those screams was the wordThis story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version.


    ¡°oath¡±


    I didn¡¯t understand what that meant and I ended up fainting from all the pain I suffered.


    Frida came back running to my side and found me laying on the floor like a dead person.


    ¡°OH NO OH NO PAM PLEASE, PLEASE DONT LEAVE ME PAM.¡±


    Said Frida as she was crying and trying to check for my pulse.


    ¡°THANK GOD¡±


    Said Frida while she let out a sigh of relief as she knew I was still alive.


    Though she didn¡¯t know what to do now since she was only ordered to bring alcohol and I didn¡¯t let her know if what to do after.


    ¡°Oh god, you didn¡¯t tell me what I should do now. What if I end up doing something wrong and he gets even worse ? What should I do what should I do.¡±


    Said Frida as she was panicking.


    She tried shaking me to wake me up but all her attempts had failed.


    Bloody tears had started falling from my eyes, a stream of bright red blood had already covered my whole entire face. The scene Frida witnessed only made her panic even harder. She knew that if she wanted to have a slight chance of helping me that she¡¯d have to work on her own now.


    Frida with her hands shaking grabbed a bandage and she drenched it in alcohol, she then proceeded to cover my eyes with that same bandage.


    The burning sensation from the alcohol and the remaining pain from the acid burn had made the pain unbearable again.


    ¡°ARGHHHHHHHHH¡±


    I screamed in pain as I woke up to my eyes burning again.


    ¡°IM SORRY PAM, IM SO SORRY BUT THIS IS NECESSARY.¡±


    Said Frida as I felt her tears drop on my body.


    ¡°STOP, STOP, STOP FRIDA, IT HURTS SO MUCH, MY EYES, THEY BURN SO BAD.¡±


    I cried over and over again but she knew she couldn¡¯t stop.


    After washing my eyes with alcohol using that bandage she then rinsed off the alcohol with some cold water she found. Afterwards she covered my eyes with a normal bandage and I fainted once again from all the pain.


    Frida trembling from the fear of what had happened to me and from the sudden change in the world had finally broke down as she saw my face laying there on her lap.


    Tears streamed out of her eyes running down her whole face covering my new bandage.


    ¡°I... I shouldn¡¯t cry so much, it¡¯s all falling on Pam¡¯s bandage.... I¡¯m being a burden again, I¡¯m so sorry...¡±


    Frida cried again and again.


    Time passed and Frida finally had fell asleep. She couldn¡¯t dare move from her spot in fear that I wake up and experience the same hellish pain again. So she endured and she let me sleep with my head laid down on her lap.


    Next morning has come and I woke up, my eyes stung me again and again but the great pain from last night has Lessened.


    I reached my hands upwards to feel around me what¡¯s going on. I noticed that my head has been laying on something soft and I extended my hands up and i felt something.


    It was a round shape, it definitely was flesh, I also felt around some more and was that....hair ?


    Finally I understood that I was touching someone¡¯s face.


    ¡°Huh, this surprisingly feels somewhat....nice ?¡±


    ¡°P...Pam ?¡±


    Said Frida as she woke up from her sleep.


    The first thing she felt as she woke up were my hands on her cheeks feeling up her hair and lips.


    ¡° PAM, IM SO HAPPY YOU¡¯RE AWAKE !¡±


    Said Frida as she went down and hugged me, I could hear her starting to cry.


    ¡° I was so worried last night, this all happened and you... Your eyes, I.... I was so scared, I can¡¯t even speak right now.¡±


    Said Frida as tears ran down her face making her stumble on her words.


    ¡° I¡¯m sorry Frida, it looks like I was a burden to you once again...¡±


    I said with a regretful look on my face.


    ¡°Only if I didn¡¯t look up yesterday, none of this would have happened and I¡¯d still have my eyes...¡±


    I thought to myself.


    ¡°NO, IM THE ONE WHO¡¯S SORRY !


    If it wasn¡¯t for me telling you to look up to the sky then you wouldn¡¯t have lost your eyes.¡±


    The same words had been echoing in both of our minds, and those words couldn¡¯t be more clear.


    ¡° I¡¯m the one at fault here, it was all because of me, I was a burden.¡±


    Is what both me and Frida thought.


    I extended my hands once again to Frida, she looked confused at first but then she reached her hands to me as well and she grabbed them.


    ¡° even though we¡¯re surrounded by this cold freezing winter weather, your hands always are warm to the touch. Your nice nature will never fade huh Frida ? Don¡¯t worry my dear, you did nothing wrong¡±


    I said to Frida with a faint smile on my face.


    Frida cried even more, but soon after she collected herself and helped me get up.


    Walking after injuring my eyes was very hard, the pain from my eyes was very great so it made it challenging for me to focus on anything other than the pain. So walking was rather a difficult task.


    ¡° what happened after I fainted yesterday ?¡±


    I said to Frida.


    ¡° after you told me to bring the alcohol I went to get some help from the school¡¯s infirmary, but I didn¡¯t find a single person in this school. It looked like it was abandoned all together, not a single trace of anyone was left here. I just got the alcohol and ran back to you.¡±


    ¡° What ? That¡¯s not possible, there were definitely people yesterday. After you left I had heard a lot of people whispering all around me, but no matter how much I called out to them no one answered me.¡±


    ¡° that definitely sounds weird. But now what should we do ? I¡¯m very scared Pam, I just want to go back home.¡±


    ¡° I know you are darling, our next move is going outside after the rain had subsided, go to our home and find out what had happened to the world.¡±


    I said to Frida.


    Me and Frida stayed in the school for 3 days continuously. We lived off from the little food and water we had in the school¡¯s canteen. But luckily for us after 3 days the rain had finally stopped and out journey outside had begun !

 Chapter 3 scarlet village

    Finally after 3 days has passed me and Frida were able to escape from this hellish nightmare that took place in this abandoned school.


    Many questions ran throughout our heads such as: why the sky ended up that way ? Who did that to the sky ? And what happened to everyone?


    The questions kept flooding my head again and again and it looks like it was the same for Frida as well, I could tell from her facial expressions that she had a lot on her mind. She¡¯s usually so cheerful and so happy, seeing her look all serious and gloomy makes my heart ache a bit.


    ¡° Frida, can you grab me my Cane ?¡±


    I said to Frida as I leaned against the wall.


    Me and Frida took base in the school¡¯s infirmary. The beds there plus the stored up medicine helped this make it the best room in the entire school to rest up in.


    I heard Frida fiddling with some boxes in the infirmary under the bed so I took the chance to make myself cool IN front of her, can¡¯t miss a chance to impress the ladies you know ?


    I leaned against the door and crossed my arms, I had a grin on my face as I said.


    ¡° I can see that you¡¯re looking very beautiful working over there darling.¡±


    Suddenly I felt a tap on my shoulders from behind.


    ¡°WAHHH¡±


    I yelled.


    ¡° I was standing behind you this whole time Pam, the thing you were looking at was a rat that¡¯s eating away a open bag of chips that you left open.¡±


    Said Frida as she giggled.


    ¡° You meanie....¡±


    I said.


    ¡°There there big guy, here¡¯s the cane you asked for. Now we can finally leave this place.¡±


    ¡° yeah you¡¯re right, thank you for bringing me the cane as well. Pack all the medicine and enough food and water for us so we¡¯ll go once we¡¯re done.¡±


    I said.


    Frida and me got everything we needed from the supplies and we decided it was finally time for us to set sail.


    ¡°So where are we heading Pam ?¡±


    Said Frida as she took her first step outside of the school.


    ¡° well we¡¯ll go where we said we¡¯ll go at first....home.¡±


    In those 3 days we spent at the school I had finally grown somewhat accustomed to being blind. Walking was no longer an issue for me because I was very fast to adapt to my surroundings. So all I had to do was rely on my hearing and my trusty cane. I liked my cane so much I even gave it a name !


    ¡°Cain¡±


    Pretty impressive right ?


    After walking for a bit we entered the village and it was dead silent. The quite that was in the village was rather very unusual, even though the place wasn¡¯t that noisy from the start, but it never was this quite. Something feels.....off.


    ¡°Pam....¡±


    Said Frida with a shaken voice.


    ¡° Yes deary ?¡±


    I said.


    ¡° our homes..... They¡¯re all broken...¡±


    Said Frida as she gripped my arm tightly.


    I looked over to Frida and with a distressed face said.


    ¡° WHAT ? what do you mean our homes are broken ? The only thing that happened was the bloody rain as far as I remember. We didn¡¯t hear a single bomb go off as we were in the school. If something happened we should have noticed by now.¡±


    ¡° I... I don¡¯t know. Let¡¯s just walk over and see.¡±


    ¡° god i wish nothing happened...¡±


    I said while my arm trembled.


    From what Frida has described the scene to be was that the village was completely deserted and it had a scarlet fog cover all of it entirely. It looked as if blood was being boiled and the remnant of that blood was left hindering in the rain.


    We knocked on the doors of every house in town and no one answered us. I guess we both were delaying the inevitable which was checking our own homes, we both were way too scared to knock as well and not get a response back...


    Soon after we finally had reached Frida¡¯s home. The door was already hinged open and the roof was falling apart, from what she was saying it looks like the same has happened to my house as well.


    We entered her house and we started searching.


    ¡°DAD ? DAD WHERE ARE YOU ? ¡°


    Screamed Frida on and on but to no avail. No matter how much she cried out to her father the only thing that she heard back was the echoes of here own voice.Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation.


    The house was......empty.


    No one was there and everything was in shambles. Frida looking at her own home in that shape and state made her crumble down.


    Frida knelt down on the ground near her own bed where she left her diary on the covers. She looked at how everything was broken down and how a big hole was there in the celling of her room.


    Tears started streaming out of her face one after another and she was unable to stop them.


    Me standing there behind her made me feel useless and i couldn¡¯t do anything to help her with.


    I knelt besides her and I put my arms around her neck, she put her arms around her face as she kept on weeping.


    The sound of her crying had me torn apart, for this was my only friend, the person who I¡¯ve known for so long being the most happy and cheerful person I¡¯ve met. Now only able to do nothing except cry over what she had lost.


    I couldn¡¯t handle myself and I grabbed Frida¡¯s head and pushed it towards my chest.


    ¡°I know it ain¡¯t much Frida, but I¡¯m here for you. Even if the rest of the world breaks down, I¡¯ll still be here by your side. We¡¯ll figure this out together.¡±


    I said to Frida as I hugged her.


    Frida was shocked for a second but she kept on crying afterwards.


    ¡®thank you¡±


    She said while salty tears ran down her cheeks.


    I didn¡¯t say anything and I just waited on her to finish up so we can move.


    After a while she collected herself again and we got out to check my house now.


    Honestly maybe the fact that I had lost my sight was a blessing in disguise. I don¡¯t know how I¡¯d be able to handle seeing the only place I grew up in be reduced to nothing but a pile of Rubble.


    We entered the house and just like Frida¡¯s no one was there whatsoever.


    We went up to my room and the smell of dust covered the whole entire room.


    ¡°Oh Pam... I¡¯m so sorry, your room its-¡°


    ¡° you don¡¯t have to keep going Frida, even though I can¡¯t see but I can already smell it... Let¡¯s pick up what we can and get out of here.¡±


    I said with a hurt expression on my face, but I had to keep myself collected and I needed to look strong, I don¡¯t want to show Frida a weak side of me.


    ¡° hey Pam look at this, your wardrobe is actually untouched, how about we take some clothes for you ?¡±


    ¡°Yeah sure sounds good, I might need some help though since I can¡¯t really see¡±


    ¡° I¡¯ll be more than happy to help you ¡°


    ¡° thank you deary¡±


    I said.


    Me and Frida went through some clothes and we finally found something.


    ¡°oh you found my favourite set of clothes huh Frida ?¡±


    ¡°Oh yeah you did mention you loved wearing this, it always looks great on you.¡±


    ¡°Can you help me put it on darling ? You know it is a bit hard for me to do so alone, especially with my eyes gone.¡±


    I said sarcastically as I loved teasing her.


    ¡°Yeah sure I¡¯ll help you out !¡±


    ¡°You...will ?!¡±


    ¡°Yeah you can¡¯t see after all¡±


    She said cheerfully.


    It looks like I missed to remember a single thing. My darling over here is extremely dense, and she¡¯s very easy to miss out on a lot of my teasing as this one. Maybe it¡¯s due to her overly nice nature, but her nice and warm nature was mainly the reason why I liked her so much.


    ¡° Alright up you go¡±


    Said Frida as she took off my shirt.


    I honestly couldn¡¯t hold my face from turning red at that moment, after all It¡¯s not everyday that you get a cute girl to undress you like this.


    ¡° alright now for the pan-¡°


    ¡° I think I¡¯ll be fine on my own doing this one¡±


    ¡°O...oh ok¡±


    Said Frida.


    Frida took a step back and got me the new set of clothes from the wardrobe.


    When she turned back she saw me unbuckling my belt.


    I slowly took off my belt and I started unbuttoning my pants, taking them off leaving me only in my underwear.


    ¡°hey you still there Frida ?¡±


    ¡° I...I uh yeah, I¡¯m still here¡±


    Said Frida as she was stumbling on her words.


    How cute, even though I can¡¯t see but even from the tone of her voice I can tell she¡¯s blushing right now.


    ¡°lets hide your legs first for now, here wear these black pants first.¡±


    ¡°thank you deary¡±


    I said while putting my hands on her head gently rubbing it.


    ¡°You can consider this as your reward for helping me get changed, thank you for being so good for me.¡±


    ¡°PAM CAN YOU SHUT IT FOR A SECOND¡±


    ¡°ahaha sure darling, your wish is my command.¡±


    ¡° alright now in your foot it goes¡±


    Said Frida as she helped me wear my new pants.


    After wearing my pants she took my black shirt from the chair and she helped me put it on.


    She stood right In front of me as she was helping be button up the shirt.


    ¡°ah this one is a bit stuck, let me just.¡±


    Said Frida as she leaned even closer to me, her neck was practically pressing against my lips at this point.


    Because I lost my sense of sight my other senses have been greatly enhanced now, especially my sense of hearing and smell.


    ¡°fuck Frida, did you really have to stand so close.....she smells too good.¡±


    I thought to myself with a embarrassed look on my face.


    She finished up buttoning my shirt up and then she patted my shoulders and with a gentle smile said.


    ¡°THERE ! you¡¯re already done, now just the final finishing touch.¡±


    Frida took out my favourite coat out of my wardrobe and helped me wear it. The cost was a blueish grey that went well with my other clothes.


    ¡° YOU LOOK SO GOOD PAM ! God I wish you could take a look at yourself now...I really want to apologize again for that last time, I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Said Frida as her tone of voice turned from excited and happy down to being sad again.


    My facial expressions changed drastically after hearing her say that. Without even saying anything I grabbed Frida¡¯s hands and I pushed her onto the door.


    Frida was 5¡¯0 tall meanwhile I was 6¡¯0 tall so the height difference was very obvious. I pinned her against the walls and she started stuttering very bad.


    ¡°P..Pam what... What are you doing ?¡±


    Said Frida.


    I didn¡¯t say anything back but I just kept getting closer and closer to her face.


    I pressed my forehead against hers and I didn¡¯t move.


    I could hear her heartbeats rise up again and again till it sounded like a drum being played.


    ¡°Dummy¡±


    I said as I took out my trusty Cane and slightly tapped Frida¡¯s head with it.


    ¡° You didn¡¯t do anything so you don¡¯t have to apologize, if there¡¯s anything I hate it¡¯s people who apologize too much.¡±


    I said with a cool look on my face, or so I hoped, i can¡¯t see after all.....


    ¡°wait, if you¡¯re just blind then why did you ask me out to help you change your clothes ? YOU WERE ABLE TO DO THAT ON YOUR OWN!!¡±


    ¡°hehe my darling I did that to teach you a lesson. You shouldn¡¯t be too nice to people otherwise your kindness will be taken advantage of.¡±


    ¡°PAAAAAAAAAAAM¡±


    Said Frida as she started hitting me on my chest.


    Before leaving one last time to go into the world I felt something on the ground. It was my old necklace who I thought my dad threw away years ago.


    ¡°huh ? How did this end up being in here ? I was certain my dad threw this away.¡±


    I said in confusion as I picked up my necklace from the ground and wiped the dust off of it.


    In this life I never got a single gift, when it came to birthdays and holidays I was always the one who bought my own gifts from my own money. My parents never bought me anything and my I didn¡¯t have friends to gift me anything.


    But when I was a child I had a friend who I treasured dearly, Ali was my closest friend and the best friend I¡¯ve ever had. He brought me this necklace as a gift after traveling to the neighbouring country. It was the first ever gift that I¡¯ve gotten in my life and I loved it dearly. The gift was a black bead necklace with a black square at the end of it. The square had holy scriptures inscribed on it. Sadly the necklace appears to have been broken when the house fell apart and a piece of the square had broken down.


    I didn¡¯t mind my necklace being broken since I was just happy to finally have it back. I put it around my neck and I took a deep breath and finally decided to leave this house one final time to never come back ever again.


    Me and Frida left the house and suddenly we both heard the same voice at the same time.


    Baby cries were being heard from the distance , but that can¡¯t be. Does that mean there are other survivors other than us ?!

 Chapter 4 supper

    My body froze.


    Both me and Frida have heard something that we didn¡¯t think we¡¯ll hear again anytime soon. Baby screams were being heard from a distance close by and that can only mean one thing, SURVIVORS !


    ¡°FRIDA BRING THE BAGS WE¡¯RE LEAVING NOW ¡°


    ¡° ON IT¡±


    Said Frida as she put her jacket on and ran out to the living room.


    We both made haste to get out of the house, I had no problem leaving the house on my own because of my trusty ¡°Cain¡± he helped me out lots after I lost my sight.


    Me and Frida quickly left the house to see where the crying noise was.


    ¡°Where was it again ? The crying stopped suddenly and it¡¯s location wasn¡¯t really apparent.¡±


    Said Frida.


    ¡° I think I heard it coming from the West side of the village.¡±


    ¡° wait, a baby crying and it coming from the west side, that could only mean one thing right Pam ?¡±


    ¡° do you think it¡¯s Mrs Jones, even though they¡¯ve been in the village for a long time but we¡¯ve never seen them get out before. The only thing we know of them is that she got a baby recently...¡±


    ¡°see what I mean ?¡±


    ¡° you have a point, let¡¯s go check it out. But be on guard, I¡¯ve always thought those people were weird.¡±


    I said as i clenched my hands in a fist.


    We left to the west side of the village to see the house of Mr and Mrs Jones.


    While making our way there my mind was filled with all types of questions.


    ¡°what happened to everyone ? Why are we the only ones here ? If everyone is gone and everything is destroyed then how come there¡¯s a baby crying over here ?¡±


    I thought to myself.


    ¡°Well that¡¯s of no matter, we¡¯ll understand everything once we reach their house anyways¡±


    I said to myself as a reassurance.


    Finally we Reached Mr and Mrs Jones House. The house looked shabby and broken down just like the other houses from the village, but was someone really able to survive in a place like this ? Especially with a kid in hand....


    ¡°HEY IS THE-¡°


    Said Frida before I cut her off.


    ¡°SHHHH are you stupid Frida ?! What if they had bad intentions, do you want us both to die?!¡±


    I said quietly while putting my hands on Frida¡¯s mouth.


    ¡°I¡¯m....I¡¯m sorry, it won¡¯t happen again.¡±


    Said Frida with a strong tone in her voice.


    ¡°Heh... I didn¡¯t think she¡¯ll react this way, looks like I wasn¡¯t the only one affected by this new change in the world. Before her eyes would tear up from something like this, but now she has a more determined tone to her voice more than anything.¡±


    I thought to myself while a smile drew itself on my lips.


    I patted Frida¡¯s head and said.


    ¡° after when all of this is done, I¡¯ll treat you to something good to eat.¡±


    Frida looked at me and from the bright and sparkly tone her voice had it was more than apparent that she was getting excited.


    Both me and Frida got ready to go confront the people in the house but we had a plan.


    ¡° So Frida what I want you to do, you should hide away in case anything happens. I¡¯ll knock on the door and talk with them, if I end up getting attacked you¡¯ll need to run away immediately and find another chance to save me okay ?¡±


    ¡° That¡¯s....I don¡¯t want that to happen, I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll be fine Pam. You always are...¡±


    Said Frida.


    In fact I knew if I ever get caught in a attack somehow I¡¯ll end up dead in no time, but I don¡¯t want Frida to get entangled in my mess. So if she ends up fleeing she¡¯ll be safe, and by the time she comes back I¡¯m sure she¡¯ll realise it¡¯s too late and she¡¯ll leave once again.


    I grabbed my trusty cane and went to knock on the door.


    *Knock knock knock*


    ¡°Hey is there anyone here ? I heard some noises coming from this direction and I wondered if there were any other survivors besides me ?¡±


    I stood near the door and I waited and waited and waited. No one answered, I knocked again and repeated myself, now I heard rumbling from the inside.


    I moved my hands behind my back to signal Frida to hide since someone was coming.


    My sense of hearing was now sharper than ever, I could easily hear that someone was moving inside the house.


    The sounds of furniture moving, things went quite. Wait ? Someone started moving again, now they locked some kind of door, they¡¯re getting closer to the door.


    The door creaked open, the sound was very eerie as if it was the squeals of a dead animal.


    ¡°who- who are you kid ?¡±


    Said a man who sounded like he was 40s while peeping through the half opened door.The smell of his breath were those of cigarettes. He¡¯s definitely Mr Jones there¡¯s no denying it.


    ¡°Hello Mr, I¡¯m Pam from the house down the street. I was stuck in school for the past 3 days, and I finally came back to the village to find out that no one was here. Do you happen to know what happened to everyone ?¡±Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation.


    I said with a cheerful voice.


    ¡° are you alone, or did someone come with you ?¡±


    Said Mr Jones.


    My mind went straight to Frida, but I would never risk revealing that she¡¯s traveling with me so I had no choice but to lie.


    ¡° No sir, I was stuck in the school for 3 days and I¡¯m currently all alone.¡±


    I said while slightly bending my head.


    ¡° What happened to your eyes kid ? Did you lose your sight or something ?¡±


    ¡°Haha... Yeah this might sound idiotic of me but that¡¯s exactly what happened, when I heard the bang I couldn¡¯t help myself but look over to the sky. And well I suffered the consequences of my foolishness haha.¡±


    I said while laughing awkwardly.


    I could hear the old man chuckle at me from behind the door, is that fucker seriously laughing at me after I said I lost my eyes ?!


    ¡°you can come inside, I¡¯ll make some place for you so don¡¯t worry¡±


    Said Mr Jones.


    ¡°make place for me ? That must mean there are other people here !¡±


    I thought to myself.


    ¡° so Mr do you live here alone ? I already introduced myself before but you still haven¡¯t.¡±


    ¡° such a rude child, is that how your parents taught you to talk to your elders ?!¡±


    ¡°haha I¡¯m sorry Mr, but after all that went on I¡¯m a bit curious to hear what happened to everyone.¡±


    ¡° you can call me Jonas, I live alone here, as to what happened to everyone I¡¯ll tell you soon enough.¡±


    Said Jonas.


    ¡° Live alone ? That doesn¡¯t make sense though, I¡¯m sure I heard baby cries before coming here. Is he lying to me ?¡±


    I thought to myself.


    The old man was rummaging through a box near his fireplace, I could hear it clearly since my ears are my strongest suit now.


    I used my cane to figure out the layout of the room and to find myself a place to sit down in.


    ¡°hey kid, you¡¯re free to roam this house. Just don¡¯t go anywhere near the room in the right side of the house. That¡¯s the place where I stock my food and I don¡¯t want anyone touching it.¡±


    ¡°ah alright sure, I won¡¯t go there then.¡±


    I said with a smile on my face.


    I had to put on a fake nice impression so I could get him to trust me as much as possible, Otherwise I won¡¯t be able to get any information out of him.


    Suddenly his rummaging stopped, he closed the box and I was sure of what he got out of it.


    ¡° A KNIFE ? he can¡¯t be trying to kill me is he ?!¡±


    I said to myself.


    Every muscle in my body tensed up and I got on high alert, I grabbed my cane and tightened my first around it.


    I had a menacing look on my face as I turned my head over to where the old man was.


    ¡°hey there, I¡¯m just getting this out to make dinner. No need to be so frightened.¡±


    Said the old man with a annoyed voice.


    My grip on Cain has loosened as I heard his words, but I can¡¯t be relaxed as of now, anything might happen.


    ¡°If that¡¯s the case then I apologize, after what happened to my eyes I¡¯ve been on high alert ever since.¡±


    ¡°It looks like you have a good sense of hearing huh ? I was surprised when you noticed I grabbed a knife, I suspected you could even see after your reaction.¡±


    ¡°Hah well if you¡¯re suspicious then here, I¡¯ll let you take a look at my face.¡±


    I said to the old man while a sombre shade took over my colour.


    I brought my hands behind my head as I started unwrapping the blue bandages I had on.


    I took off the bandage and revealed my eyes to the old man.


    I didn¡¯t have to see to know what kind of look crawled on his face.


    My eyes were already melted away by the acid rain, skin from my face and from my eyes have merged together creating a mutilated look befitting of a monster.


    A sad smile got drawn on my face as I looked at the old man, if I was able to cry then at that moment a downpour would have occurred, yet I could do nothing but smile.


    ¡° I¡¯m sorry to show you such a hideous scene Mr Jonas.¡±


    I said as I wrapped the bandage around my eyes once again.


    ¡°Ah... That¡¯s... It¡¯s okay, just sit down near the fire place, I¡¯ll be done with dinner soon.¡±


    Said Mr Jonas.


    After 45 Minutes of small talk dinner was finally ready.


    ¡°hey kid, come sit at the table I¡¯m finally done with making food.¡±


    Said the old man.


    I sat down at the table and I grabbed a knife and fork that were placed in front of me.


    ¡°I made steak for dinner tonight, hopefully you won¡¯t mind it ?¡±


    ¡°STEAK !? Mr Jonas you¡¯re too kind, you really didn¡¯t have to do this for me.¡±


    ¡°Oh don¡¯t be like that, you¡¯re a guest after all so I had to take good care of you.¡±


    Said old man Jonas while giggling.


    ¡°Here have some wine with that as well.¡±


    ¡°oh I¡¯m sorry but I¡¯m underage so I can¡¯t drink.¡±


    ¡°Are you serious ? There¡¯s a fucking hole in the sky kid. The world is ending, no one will give a shit about you being underage, just drink and enjoy your meal.¡±


    ¡°Ah....well I¡¯ll thank you for your hospitality then.¡±


    I took off my coat and hanged it on the chair.


    I grabbed my knife and fork and I started cutting into the meat, I put a piece of it in my mouth and I started chewing.


    ¡°oooh, the meat tastes a bit weird, but I guess that¡¯s what happens when you¡¯re in the apocalypse. But I really love the sauce you made here !¡±


    ¡°you flatter me, drink up as well, it¡¯s fine wine from 1960¡±


    ¡°fancy !¡±


    I said while I took a sip of the wine.


    I finished all my food fast, I haven¡¯t had meat in so long so I enjoyed every bit of it.


    ¡°thank you so much for the food, I loved it. But where can I wash my hands ?¡±


    ¡°you can go over to the corridor over there, take the door on the left and you¡¯ll be in the bathroom.¡±


    Said the old man as he was still eating his steak.


    I grabbed my cane and went to the bathroom to wash my hands.


    My eyes started stinging me a bit again and I felt blood come out of it, I changed my bandage with a new one and I freshened up.


    I went to throw away the old bandage and I smelt a weird rotten smell.


    ¡° GOD, WHAT¡¯S THAT SMELL. DID A ANIMAL DIE HERE OR SOMETHING.¡±


    I said as I covered my nose.


    After picking my cane once again I noticed that I was looking straight at the door that old man Jonas told me to not enter.


    I couldn¡¯t help my curiosity so I opened the door and entered the room.


    The stench of the rotten smell ruled over the air.


    I used my Cane to see the layout of the room as I tapped it on the ground.


    Suddenly I felt my cane press up against something fleshy.


    ¡°so the old man just has his dead animal carcasses thrown around all over this room ? Ugh and to think I ate from that.¡±


    I knelt down to the ground to examine the animal¡¯s carcass to see what type of meat I just ate.


    I laid my hands on it and it didn¡¯t have any fur, that rules out a lot of possibilities.


    It had smooth skin as well and....is that hair ?


    I traced my hands upwards more and more and I touched a round shape, it had lots of bumps and the more I touch the more I was confused.


    ¡°i told you to not enter this room....¡±


    Said the old man from behind me.


    I got scared and I tripped so I fell backwards.


    ¡°wha- I¡¯m sorry, I just wanted to throw away my old bandage and I smelled a rotten smell so I came to check it out.¡±


    ¡°You asked me before what happened to everyone in the village didn¡¯t you ?¡±


    ¡°yes...?¡±


    ¡° You were currently touching the face of dear Annabel from over the street. She was such a sweet child, not even 13 years old. Her meat was most tender and delicious.¡±


    Said Jonas with a sinister tone to his voice.


    After hearing what he said I went into some sort of shock.


    ¡°Annabel ? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT JONAS ?¡±


    ¡°as you said before, the meat tasted a bit weird. But I¡¯m glad you liked the taste of poor little Annabelle.¡±


    Said Jonas with a obvious smile drawn on his face.


    The disgust I felt at that moment was by no means describable with words.


    I instantly started vomiting everything that I¡¯ve ate and I wanted to cry so hard but I couldn¡¯t.


    Jonas didn¡¯t do anything to me all the while I was throwing up. He just watched over me as I struggled while he kept on laughing.


    My sadness and disgust soon after turned into fury and anger, I grabbed Cain and I stood up, I ran up to where he was and I swung Cain trying to hit him.


    Jonas didn¡¯t do anything but watch, soon after without even him laying a finger on me I fell down.


    ¡°what.... WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME ??¡±


    I screamed.


    ¡°hahahaha.... HAHAHAHAHAHHAA, DUMB KID, did you seriously think it¡¯ll be that easy ? You already took the sleeping drugs that were in the wine. After you shut your eyes close you will never open them up again HAHAHAHHAHAH.¡±


    Said Jonas while laughing at my poor state.


    ¡°I completely fell to his trap.... how could I be so stupid. I should have known something was wrong the moment he said he lived alone, but I didn¡¯t want to believe it....¡±


    I thought to myself as I gritted my teeth.


    My eyes started feeling heavier and heavier and I started having a hard time keeping them open.


    ¡°Looks like you¡¯re running out of time already, it was nice knowing you Pam, And I¡¯ll make sure to know how you taste very well as I savour every bite I take of your body.¡±


    Said Jonas as he chuckled.


    ¡°so in the end I failed again, am I really doomed to die in this place ?¡±


    I thought to myself.


    After everything that happened the only image that appeared in my mind was Frida¡¯s .


    ¡°hah, so the person I last think of before dying is you huh Frida ? I hope you make it out alive and run for your life my dear.... It appears as if this is our goodbye.¡±


    I said as I slowly lost my will and closed my eyes for one last time.

 Chapter 5 garden of Eden

    I woke up.


    ¡°What ? Where am I ? Am I still alive or is this the afterlife ?¡±


    I wondered while I lifted my head from the flower bed underneath me.


    I got up and I dusted off my self, I took a deep breath and I relished in the sweet smell of the flowers all around me.


    I was wondering where i was, I took my first step in this new place and Suddenly a horrifyingly sharp pain struck me in the eyes, I immediately fell down to the floor and I started scratching my eyes. It felt as if a million small daggers were repeatedly stabbing Me in the eyes, a similar feeling with what had happened before.


    ¡°ARGHHHHHHHHH MAKE IT STOP, NOT AGAIN PLEASE, IM BEGGING YOU.¡±


    I said as blood seeped down from my eyes in a stream like motion.


    I took off my bandages and then something odd happened, a sweet scent took over my nostrils as I smelled the aroma of the most delightful flower I¡¯ve ever smelled.


    The smell calmed down the pain and I was finally rid of my pain, it felt as if the gods had heard my begging and decided to take mercy on me.


    I got up from the ground, my black clothes got Soaked with all of the blood I had let out from my eyes.


    I tried walking normally but I could not, even though the pain had stopped but the trauma still remained.


    I reached out my hands and to my surprise a familiar feeling took over my hand.


    ¡°C- Cain ?¡±


    I said in wonder.


    My trusty cane.... You followed me even here huh ?


    I took Cain and I continued walking down a unknown path to me. What was my goal and where I was going were all things unbeknownst to me, all I ever knew was that I needed to walk forward and never stop no matter what.


    After a while the sweet scent of flowers faded away and the smell of water took over instead !


    ¡° I must be somewhere near a lake, I need to go there wash up and clean my bandages and face.¡±


    I said to myself.


    I walked over and just like I thought I walked straight into a lake.


    ¡°HAHA FINALLY SOME WATER !¡±


    I said in excitement while a smile tugged over my lips.


    I knelt down to the ground and I grabbed a bit of water in my hands, I took a sip and immediately all my ailments got reduced to nothing. The water felt magical for all my thirst faded away immediately !


    I grabbed my bandages and clothes and I soaked them in the water cleaning them fully. After a while I decided to take a bath in the lake water because it¡¯s been a while since I last cleaned myself.


    I got rid of my underwear and I entered the lake waters, the sensation of the crisp cold water all over my skin felt like bless.


    I washed over my hair and my arms, cleaned my legs and chest.


    Laughter and a feeling of happiness that I haven¡¯t felt in years took over me, I kept on laughing with a large smile on my face for minutes on end enjoying the peace I am in.


    I laid down in the middle of the lake slowly floating, I wanted to explore it even more so I dived deep down into the core of the lake.


    What I found there shocked me.....


    ¡°Light.....?¡±


    Blue light seeped down to my eyes, something I never knew I could experience ever again.


    Though with each meter the light grew stronger, it got to a point where the light was so strong that it was affecting me and it was honestly painful.


    My consciousness started to slowly fade away with each swing of my arm, but I couldn¡¯t help myself from going deeper and deeper into the core. I had to know what great power lies beneath these benevolent waters of The lake.


    The pain grew so large that it felt as if I was going blind all over again, I couldn¡¯t stop myself from screaming underneath the water, This lead to my lungs getting filled with water to the brim. My mind started fading once again and it appeared as if I was going to pass out. Who knows maybe this lake was going to be my second resting Ground, I honestly wouldn¡¯t mind dying once again in this beautiful place.


    Though before I passed out something happened...


    I saw something, I don¡¯t know if it was my eyes playing tricks on me or if I did really see it somehow.


    At the bottom of the lake laid a black sword that was exerting that bright blue light.


    The last thing that I was able to witness was that sword emitting a strong burst of energy that made me immediately lose consciousness.


    I woke up.


    ¡°Ah I don¡¯t know if I¡¯m cursed or something, but waking up again and again to this smell doesn¡¯t feel all that bad.¡±


    It was the exact same place I woke up in before, the sweet aroma of those flowers were something that I couldn¡¯t forget for the life of me.


    I got up again and dusted myself off, I had a bright smile on my face as I took my first step forward.


    Yet....


    A sharp pain took over my eyes once again this time, the pain never lessened from last time but over all it was even greater. If last time was millions of daggers pricing my eyes then this time it felt like billions


    The pain was so powerful that I kept fading away and waking up in a matter of seconds, my consciousness kept traveling back and forth between existing and entering the void.


    ¡° ARGHHHHHHHHH STOPPPPP THISSSS PLEASEEEEE¡±


    I screamed over and over again. The feeling of the water filling my lungs was nowhere close to the pain I felt from screaming this hard. In the end I ended up rupturing my throat making me both blind and now a mute as well.


    The pain continued for 10 whole minutes this time, this period of time felt like an eternity in hell.


    After those 10 minutes had passed the beautiful scent of that same exact flower from last time took over me alleviating my pain once more.


    Though this time alongside the smell a drop of nectar had fallen onto my tongue, the taste was so sweet it was indescribable with words. It was as if the sweetest sugar plum alongside the finest honey in the world were mixed together creating a beautiful mixture of pure bless.


    Suddenly something happened that made me even more surprised.


    I cried.....


    ¡°huh? I.... I¡¯m crying again ? ¡°


    I said while streams of tears ran down my cheeks.


    After wiping my eyes from the tears I opened my eyes and I....... I was able to see again.


    The joy I felt in that moment was something of a child when he gets to play his favourite game for the first time in his life.


    Nothing could describe the smile that got drawn on my face In that current exact moment, the pure joy I felt and the excited screams I let out.Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site.


    This sweet nectar apparently cured me of all illnesses and injuries I had on me including my throat and eyes.


    The sight I first saw when I opened my eyes was so beautiful, it felt As if it was worthy of me losing my eyes and suffering for all that time just to see this beautiful scenery at least once.


    A wide spread bed of flowers covering the green landscape, the blue skies filled with clouds and the bright yellow sun that sits in the middle of it, the gigantic tree reaching hundreds of meters long laying behind me creating a sweet shade to cover me from the heat of the sun, and finally the gorgeous lake in the distance with its glistening azure waters.


    It felt as if I entered heaven and I¡¯m now relishing in this place after all the suffering i went through in my life.


    I spent all day long walking and picking flowers, I made sure to look at every tiny aspect of this place to appreciate the gift of my eyes once more.


    After a long day in this heaven, night time had finally fallen. The skies were now all black with astounding stars filling all of it, it felt as if the heavens have opened and let me see this beautiful scenery, I was outmost grateful for having a chance to witness this place.


    Though after having my fill stargazing something else stole my Eyes and attention. The lake had now been shining with a beautiful sapphire colour, the light from the depths of the lake had been seeping outside seeking the attention of onlookers to come and explore it¡¯s core.


    I stood besides the edge of the lake and I took off my shirt leaving me only in my pants, I swam to the middle of the lake and I took a deep breath before diving inside of the lake trying to reach the core once more.


    This time with me having the ability to see the task was now way more difficult because the light can actually affect me. Though because I¡¯m used to being blind I closed my eyes and I continued diving deep down, yes it wasn¡¯t the same as when I was blind but it worked this time. Though when I reached the depths of the lake the pain began to be excruciating once more, even more so than before. I luckily brought my bandage with me and I covered my eyes with it, it didn¡¯t do much in terms of covering the light but it gave me the ability to dive in for a few extra meters.


    Now with me going deeper than ever into the lake and the light getting more and more bright it felt like it was the end once again, but the sheer power of determination and curiosity of wanting to know what is that sword and what will happen if I grab it took over me.


    I dived so deep at this point that the water all around me was boiling, the sword was just in an arm¡¯s reach but the light was so strong that it started burning my skin away.


    Even though I suffered a great deal of pain but it was nothing compared to the pain I felt earlier on in the day. Without even realising it my flesh had been almost completely exhausted and melted away by the great ray of Blue light. I extended out my hands and with nothing but a skeleton to my name my bones finally reached the handle of the sword.


    After knowing I was able to reach this great sword I was satisfied once more and was ready to die again.


    I woke up.


    For the third time now.


    ¡°So I got further deep down this time, I finally was able to touch the sword huh ?¡±


    I thought to myself as I was laying down on the flower bed.


    ¡°fuck me I don¡¯t wanna do this again¡±


    I said as I let down a big sigh knowing what will come to me as soon as I will take my first step.


    ¡°maybe laying here in this flower bed forever doesn¡¯t sound like a bad idea after all.¡±


    I thought to myself with a smile on my face trying to cover my fear.


    ¡° Well I don¡¯t have time to waste so I should probably get up now¡±


    I said as I got up and dusted my self.


    ¡°Here goes !¡±


    I said as I reached out my leg to take my first step.


    Suddenly the pain surged once again and it was even greater than all the other times combined.


    The pain felt as if a trillion Suns had went supernova inside of my eyes. The sheet heat and pain I felt were so strong that blood was gushing out of my eyes like a fountain.


    ¡°GOD FUCKING DAMN YOU, I HAVEN¡¯T EVEN TAKEN THE FULL STEP YET !¡±


    I screamed in pain as I was trying not to choke on my own blood.


    This time the pain continued on and on without end. I thought the Pain would end in 10 minutes just like last time or something along those lines but I was desperately wrong. The pain only kept going on and on and kept getting worse to the point where death was a far better heaven than the place I was already in.


    While I was in all of this pain something rolled down to my direction, I felt around with my hands and a old friend appeared to have come to my rescue, Cain. Even though I couldn¡¯t think because of all the pain but I clutched to Cain with all the power I had and I continued to suffer for a eternity to come.


    Amidst my suffering I felt a strong Existence standing In front of me. I wondered if I should cry out for help but at this point the pain was so strong I couldn¡¯t even mutter a word.


    All of a sudden I felt a warm and gentle hand on my cheek, as soon as the hand made contact with my skin all the pain dissipated.


    It felt as if a gust of air bursted in my face, the bandage I had on my eyes exploded and I regained my sight immediately. I felt the seems on my hair get stimulated and my hair grew exponentially longer than it was before. The plain black eyes I had on me had now expanded into a black void able to suck all the light from the world like a black hole. It felt as if I was created once more anew, a higher being, a existence that¡¯s close to only a god.


    The figure In front of me who granted me this gift was a maiden with blue eyes and blue hair, skin as pale as snow, she had the warmest smile on her face that could cure every pain you ever had on you before and every pain you¡¯ll ever have in the future.


    I was mesmerised by her as soon as i saw Her. She drew her hands from my face and I fell down to my knees.


    I looked up to her and I wondered, if I was now a being so close to being a god then what might she be to create such a being with only a touch of her hand ?


    ¡°thank you so much for your great gift !¡±


    I said while bowing down my head.


    ¡° you, you passed through the array I put to protect him... You¡¯re strong and deserve some applaud, but our time is short and there¡¯s already someone who wants to meet you over there.¡±


    Said the beautiful goddess In front of me while pointing to the great tree behind me.


    I looked back and I felt a strong presence that wasn¡¯t there before coming from the tree.


    I turned my head back and to my surprise the beautiful goddess had Vanished and all signs of her had disappeared.


    I looked down to find myself still crutching to Cain and I had a gentle smile on my face.


    ¡° So you stuck with me all that while huh Cain, having you travel with me was the best decision I¡¯ve ever made.¡±


    I said to my wooden cane.


    I walked over to the giant tree with Cain in my hand and I had my heart full of worry for what might come next.


    As soon as I reached the foot of the gigantic tree I was greeted with the sight of a Boy sitting with his back towards the giant tree.


    The boy then stood up as he saw me and waved to me with a gentle smile on his face. He appeared to be around 12 years of age or so, he had black skin and Golden hair, his whole body was covered with Red tattoos and he wore black clothes as well.


    ¡°Hello Master I¡¯ve been waiting for you, here come with me.¡±


    Said the boy.


    When he was talking all I could think about was his eyes and how beautiful they were, eyes as golden as the sun rays stared right into my soul and it felt as if he discovered every bit of knowledge I had inside me.


    The Boy then went and stood right in front of the tree and reached his hands to touch it, immediately the tree created some sort of door for him that opened itself leading to a room filled with mirrors.


    The Boy looked back at me and with a smile on his face said.


    ¡°don¡¯t worry Master, follow me inside.¡±


    I don¡¯t know what took over me but I had a feeling that I could trust this boy.


    I went inside the room and I was surprised by my appearance.


    The old normal and plain person that I was before has now fully been changed to this beautiful god like creature that I have never seen before. I also noticed that my hair had fully turned white now which gave me a more elegant look.


    ¡°Looks like you¡¯re enjoying your new appearance huh Master ? Well here why don¡¯t I give you a small gift to finish off your outfit.¡±


    Said the Boy in front of me.


    With a slight movement of his hands and a swing of his wrist my old coat appeared on my arms and I was wearing it.


    ¡° Thank you for this.¡±


    I said while giving off a awkward smile.


    I stopped and thought about the situation for a bit and I was wondering about something so I asked him.


    ¡° I¡¯m a bit curious as to how you know me and why you have been calling me master since I¡¯ve come here.¡±


    I said with a Intrigued expression.


    ¡° that¡¯s because I¡¯m your loyal servant master, I will do everything in my power to serve you and ensure your long life. I will always be by your side no matter what happens to you.¡±


    Said the boy while kneeling on one knee.


    ¡°Ah ah you don¡¯t have to kneel, please get up.¡±


    I said to the boy while holding his elbows trying to get him up.


    The boy suddenly looked at the celling and he had a worried expression on his face.


    ¡° I¡¯m sorry master but it appears that we have to make haste, there¡¯s something I need to ask of you and I need you to answer me truthfully.¡±


    Said the boy.


    ¡°oh...ok, yeah you can ask me anything.¡±


    I said.


    ¡° What do you want to do now ?¡±


    Said the boy as he extended his arm to me.


    I was bewildered by his question, but it got me thinking. All this while I was only moving forward with no goal in mind, so now when someone is giving me the chance to choose for myself I¡¯m stuck unable to understand.


    Though the only thing that appeared in my mind in that moment was one person....Frida !


    ¡° I.... I left Frida alone in that world, she¡¯s unable to do anything on her own and I fear for her.¡±


    I said with a worried look on my face.


    ¡°So in the end you chose her huh master ?¡±


    Said the boy with a sombre look on his face.


    I didn¡¯t say anything and I just simply nodded my head in agreement.


    ¡°Remember master, throughout whatever happens I will always be there alongside you no matter what !¡±


    Said the boy while a tear slid Down his cheek.


    I was shocked by the fact that the kid was crying over what I said, but I didn¡¯t have any time to think before he said something else.


    ¡° I only wish for one thing master, please remember my name, and when you call on me I will come to your aid no matter where you may be.¡±


    Said the boy while letting out a sad smile.


    The mirrors around me started collapsing and intertwining on each other, it seemed as if this whole dimension was falling apart.


    ¡°WAIT BUT I DON¡¯T KNOW YOUR NAME YET ?!¡±


    I screamed at the boy as I reached out my hand to his.


    ¡°oh master.... How could you Forget my name after all the time we¡¯ve been together... My name is-¡°


    Said the boy to me as his voice started to fade away. When it got to him saying his name something denied me from having the chance of hearing it, but luckily for me now I was blessed with the ability to see again. I managed to read the lips of the boy as I was fading away.


    I woke up.


    Though now when I woke up I was missing the sweet scent of the flower bed behind me, it was now replaced by the foul stench of corpses all around me. I had lost my sight again and I was covered in my own blood, if felt as if I was a fallen angel falling down from heaven all the way down to hell again.


    The only thing I could feel at that moment was a cold knife digging deep inside my stomach as I heard the laughs of an old man in front of me.

 Chapter 6 the sad fate of a family

    I woke up again, this time unlike the lasts I¡¯ve not smelt the sweet nectar of the flowers nor have I smelt the salty and refreshing scent of the lake.


    The putrid Stench of rotten blood and the humid temperature of the room made me feel as I¡¯ve entered purgatory.


    ¡°My eyes¡±


    Was the only thought running out to my head, after I¡¯ve finally tasted the sweet bliss of sight taking it all away was just too cruel at this point.


    Amidst my confusion as I regained my senses slowly I finally began to realise the dire situation I was in.


    I felt a great amount of heat coming from my abdomen, the unusual burning sensation alongside the stings I felt each time I moved my body made me extremely uncomfortable.


    I felt numb as I woke up so that¡¯s probably the reason why I wasn¡¯t in a great deal of pain, as I regained my senses fully I finally understood that this burning sensation was none other than a cold knife pricing my naval rendering me with a life threatening injury.


    I couldn¡¯t move to save myself, if I moved in the slightest I was sure of accidentally hurting myself even more. My hands were tied back to the chair I woke up on, escaping this place seemed impossible....


    In front of me was the person who¡¯s responsible for my upcoming execution, a filthy old man who takes pleasure in eating the flesh of small children. Mr Jonas.


    He was laughing and humming a sick lullaby as he was cutting a piece of meat, I was sure of what he was doing due to my strong sense of hearing, that familiar sound of him using his knife to slice through human flesh could never escape my memory that easily.


    ¡° Sweet Annabel ran down the street, sweet Annabel fell down and injured her feet. Sweet Annabel cried for help, sweet Annabel crawled under her uncle she knelt. Annabel looked at him and begged, yet in the end To the dogs she was fed.¡±


    Hummed the old man.


    The memories from before I last fainted started rushing back to me making me remember the Sickening thing I went through.


    ¡°that dinner, what I ate was human.....flesh....¡±


    I thought to myself as I gaged.


    ¡° oh look who¡¯s awake ?¡±


    Said Jonas as he stabbed his knife on the table and came towards me.


    He must have heard me gag, otherwise how could he know I was awake.


    I had a piece of cloth in my mouth denying me from the ability to speak, so Jonas came up to me and took it off. I don¡¯t know what was the reason for his actions, but who knows he¡¯s a sick man who enjoys the screams of his victims before he kills them.


    ¡°You...fucker...unhand me right now.¡±


    I said as I barely gathered my words, the pain from the cold knife in my stomach was growing exponentially larger by the second so it made me more and more tired to a point I was barely able to say anything.


    ¡° Oh no Pam, you must have the wrong idea. You weren¡¯t even supposed to be awake by now, I must have put too little of the sleeping drugs in your drink. Though none of that Matters now because you¡¯re only gonna end up as food for me and my beauties.¡±


    Said Jonas with a apparent smile from his tone.


    ¡° beauties ? Does that mean he¡¯s not alone in this ?¡±


    I thought to myself.


    I used my sense of hearing to its outmost capability to see if there was something else in the room.


    Suddenly I heard faint breathing coming from the other side of the room !


    ¡° 1, 2, no even more 4 people are in the other side of the room right now aside from me and Jonas.¡±


    I thought to myself.


    ¡°You sick fuck, who are you keeping captive aside from me ?!¡±


    I said with a strong tone.


    ¡° WATCH YOUR MOUTH YOU FUCKER, HOW DARE YOU SPEAK OF MY BEAUTIES ?¡±


    Said Jonas as he took his fist and slammed it against my cheek.


    ¡°ah it¡¯s not time to be provoking him or worry about other people right now, I only need to worry about how to escape First.¡±


    I thought to myself as blood started coming out of my nose.


    ¡° ah fuck, my mood is ruined now. I¡¯ll be going outside, and you better hope when I¡¯m back I¡¯m in a better mood, otherwise your death will come sooner than expected.¡±


    Said Jonas as he was rubbing his hands with a cloth.


    Jonas opened a door and then I heard him walk up some stairs as he was leaving, that can only mean that we¡¯re in some sort of basement at the moment.


    As soon as Jonas left I was alone in this room, I knew if I had a chance to escape it would be now. I started shaking the chair in hopes of it breaking or my ropes to be undone. But every time I moved I felt a electrifying pain surging through every nerve in my body, I shouldn¡¯t have taken this knife inside of me so lightly. First I need to take it out in order for me to do anything, but the problem is how ?


    ¡°you should stop struggling. Papa will be back in a while, afterwards we can all play together and have fun. Don¡¯t be a bad boy, otherwise papa will punish you.¡±


    Said a boy who appears to be around 10 or 12 years old.


    ¡°Who- who are you ?!¡±


    I said with a worried yet curious look on my face.


    ¡°My name is Tommy¡±


    Said the boy innocently.


    ¡°Why are you here Tommy ? Did Jonas do anything to you ?¡±


    ¡°what do you mean Mr ? I live in this place with Papa and everyone.¡±


    Said the boy cheerfully.


    ¡°He¡¯s your dad ?¡±


    ¡°Yeah papa is the best¡±


    ¡° What has been your father doing all this while ?¡±


    ¡°Papa is super nice and he always takes care of us, he said he¡¯s been working as a butcher for a while now, he always gives us good food.¡±A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    Said the boy with a smile on his face.


    ¡°Dear god..... Has he ever hurt you ?¡±


    ¡°well papa has been very weird lately, after that one day where the sky turned red and we started hiding here he¡¯s been getting more and more weird everyday.¡±


    ¡°Weird ? How so¡±


    ¡°well he tied up mommy and my sisters over there, he said they weren¡¯t being good girls and didn¡¯t listen to him so he had to punish them. He also had me wear girly clothes in all pink and we would play together at night in his bed. I didn¡¯t like it at first but I didn¡¯t want to be punished like mommy and the rest so I had to say yes to it.¡±


    ¡° that sick fucking bastard....¡±


    ¡°Hey don¡¯t talk badly about papa !¡±


    ¡° I¡¯m....sorry. can you help me untie my ropes ? I will save you and your mommy along with everyone, I just need you to help me here .¡±


    ¡°No. Daddy will be mad at me and he¡¯ll hit me again, I don¡¯t want that to happen again. Last time I couldn¡¯t walk for 3 days, and he said it¡¯ll be worse this time around if it happened again.¡±


    ¡° listen Tommy I will make sure you and your family are all safe, I¡¯ll even try to save your Papa okay ? You just have to trust me.¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    ¡° Please Tommy...¡±


    ¡° Alright Mr, but you have to promise me to Help daddy as well ok ?¡±


    ¡° I promise.¡±


    I said to Tommy.


    Tommy started untying my hands from the back of the chair and soon after I was finally free of these shackles.


    After I got rid of my ropes it was time for me to take out that knife in my stomach. I knew it was going to be painful so I grabbed onto a piece of wood and put it in my mouth.


    I laid down on the floor and I put my arms around the handle of the knife, time felt like it had stopped because of the fear I felt at that moment.


    ¡° Compared to what I¡¯ve been through taking out a knife from my stomach won¡¯t be that bad.¡±


    I said to myself as I laughed to hide my fear.


    Finally I gathered all my courage and in a instant I took out the knife from my stomach.


    ¡°ARGGGGGGHHHHHHHH¡±


    I screamed as I bit down on the piece of wood that was in my mouth.


    ¡°FUCK THAT HURT¡±


    I said after taking out the piece of wood.


    Blood started leaking from my stomach everywhere, I tried to put pressure on it to stop the bleeding but it didn¡¯t help.


    I remembered the fireplace upstairs so I ran towards the door to open it and luckily for me it wasn¡¯t locked. I ran up the stairs trying to not let my blood drip over the floor, I reached the fireplace and I threw the knife inside of it. The heat from the fire was used to purify the knife so I can cauterize the wound.


    ¡°AH IT WAS STUPID TAKING THE DAMN KNIFE OUT, NOW I HAVE TO STAB MYSELF AGAIN.¡±


    I said as I took the knife out of the fire place. The iron part of the knife was red like a ember, I took the knife and once again I stabbed myself with it so I can burn the damaged tissue and help seal the wound fast.


    ¡°JONAAAAAAAS¡±


    I said as I screamed in pain.


    The feeling was that of having all of my insides burn completely, it felt as every part of my body was boiling leaving nothing but steam.


    Luckily for me after tasting the pain back in that place I called heaven I was used to this sort of pain and my mental strength grew largely.


    I fell onto the ground and I rested for approximately around a hour. Afterwards I got up and applied some bandages on my wound.


    I looked back and In front of me was the door leading outside of the house. A part of me wanted to sprint out running, find Frida and never look back again. But then I remembered Tommy and his family were still there and in danger.


    ¡° fucking hell man, why did I have to be a fucking good guy now, I always hated those damn people who play heroes.....¡±


    I said to myself as I gritted my teeth.


    I turned back and I entered the basement once again, I closed the door behind me and went to where Tommy was.


    ¡°oh you¡¯re back Mr !¡±


    Said Tommy with a excited tone.


    ¡°yeah I¡¯m back, now lead me to where your mom and the rest are, let me set them free.¡±


    I said to Tommy.


    In the corner of the room was Tommy¡¯s family, it was his mom and his 2 sisters. One of the sisters was around 19 years old while the other sister was just 4 years old.


    The mother was really skinny, as I touched her I was easily able to feel all of her bones, she really seemed like a walking skeleton. The older daughter was more refined, she had a muscle filled body with Tender meat covering her entire body, it was apparent that she was eating well....


    The youngest daughter was pretty normal, she wasn¡¯t malnourished nor did she look overweight like Tommy, it appears as if she was eating but it wasn¡¯t regular.


    I took my knife and I cut the ropes off of them.


    The mother stayed silent and the same was for the oldest daughter, meanwhile the youngest daughter grabbed into my pants and said.


    ¡° Hey brother, are you coming here to let us out ?¡±


    Said the girl with a innocent and sweet voice.


    I knelt down to the ground on one knee and I patted her head.


    ¡°yeah, big brother over here is going to take care of you and your mom. Don¡¯t be scared anymore I¡¯ll be sure to save you all.¡±


    I said to the little girl with a warm smile on my face.


    The little girl¡¯s face turned bright and she said.


    ¡° wahhh really ? Thank you brother ! I got sad of seeing this same place for the past weeks, I want to go and play on the slides Outside again.¡±


    Said the little girl as she was holding my hand that was now on her cheek.


    ¡°What¡¯s your name little girl ?¡±


    ¡° my name is Alice, I turn 5 years old in march hehe¡±


    Said the little girl with a happy tone to her voice.


    ¡° what about your mother and your sister Alice ?¡±


    ¡°Mom is called Samantha while my big sister is called Alura.¡±


    ¡°Such pretty names, nice to meet you everyone !¡±


    I said while I had a smile on my face.


    From the dead silence that was haunting the room I noticed that Alura and Samantha haven¡¯t taken a big liking to me.


    ¡°what about you big brother ? What¡¯s your name ?¡±


    Said the little girl.


    ¡°my name is Pam¡±


    ¡°Waaaah your name is so coool, I have the coolest big brother ever.¡±


    Said the little girl.


    I¡¯ve always had a younger sister that I was used to taking care of, so seeing Alice over here reminded me of her.


    ¡°Alright now it¡¯s time for us to leave, let¡¯s head towards the door and lets-¡°


    I said before hearing the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs.


    ¡°FUCK HE¡¯S BACK, QUICK EVERYONE RETURN BACK TO NORMAL DONT LET HIM SUSPECT ANYTHING !!¡±


    I said in a hurry.


    I ran back towards my chair and I made myself look as if I was still tied, I still had the knife in my hands as I planned a counter attack as soon as the old man comes back.


    The door creaked open and the familiar filthy sound of Jonas echoed through the room.


    ¡° fucking hell, why is there no more people outside. I¡¯ve been searching for the past 4 hours and no one was even near this town tsk.¡±


    Said Jonas while scratching his head.


    ¡°Oh I almost forgot about you fucker, you were the reason why my mood was ruined in the first place. Looks like I¡¯ll have to vent my anger on you again.¡±


    Said the old man as he cracked his knuckles.


    Jonas came closer and closer to my chair and I was getting ready to stab him in the neck to kill him instantly. He was now in a arm¡¯s reach of me and If I swung my knife I was sure of hitting him.


    ¡°Huh ? Where did the knife-¡°


    Said Jonas as he was looking at my stomach.


    Before Jonas even finished his words I lunged at him with the knife in my hands piercing his eye directly.


    My knife got stuck in his eyes as he fell down to the ground, I got on top of him and I continued twisting the knife in its place.


    ¡°AEGHHHH YOU FUCKER, GET OFF OF ME.¡±


    Said Jonas while blood from his eyes splattered all over the place.


    ¡°HOW DOES IT FEEL TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO SEE HUH YOU BITCH ?!¡±


    I screamed as I dug the knife through his eye.


    Suddenly while I was on top of Jonas I heard someone come running in my direction.


    ¡°STOP DONT HURT PAPA ANYMORE !¡±


    Screamed Tommy as he pushed me off of his dad.


    ¡°TOMMY WHAT DID YOU DO¡±


    I yelled.


    ¡°YOU LIER ! YOU PROMISED ME TO HELP DADDY NOT HURT HIM !!¡±


    Said Tommy as he was sobbing.


    Slowly Jonas got up from the ground while Letting out a loud grunt, his breath was hot and his voice seemed as if a volcano was about to erupt.


    ¡°I....WILL....KILL...YOU !¡±


    Said Jonas as he took the knife out of his eye.


    I stood up and I threw a punch at Jonas, yet I wasn¡¯t strong enough and he caught my fist. Jonas started twisting my wrist and then he drew my hands closer to him as he hit me with his knee to my stomach.


    The damage that I got from that was too strong, the stab wound on my stomach that I had from before had now been opened again leaving me bleeding down on the floor.


    Suddenly Alice started running towards Jonas and she latched herself around his leg and said.


    ¡°STOP DADDY, DONT HURT BIG BROTHER ANYMORE¡±


    ¡°YOU BITCH, YOU DARE SIDE WITH HIM AND LEAVE YOUR OWN FATHER ?!¡±


    Said Jonas as he punched Alice.


    ¡°STOP YOU BASTARD !¡±


    I yelled in anger, but it was to no avail. Jonas looked over at Alice who was on the ground and he kicked her in the stomach sending her all the way across the room.


    ¡°YOU FUCKER AHHHH¡±


    I said as I got back up trying to Hit Jonas.


    Sadly Jonas wasn¡¯t that weak and I was already wounded so it wasn¡¯t hard for him to dodge that hit.


    Jonas then punched me on the face and I got sent back on the ground.


    I looked up at Jonas with my hands in front of my face, despair had once again started ruling over me as I was facing my death once more.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t achieve anything yet again, in the end I was still weak and now I¡¯m going to die....truly pathetic.¡±


    I said.


    ¡°at least you understand how pathetic you are now you FUCKER, now say goodbye one last time !¡±


    Said Jonas as he was getting closer to me with his knife.


    ¡°i couldn¡¯t tell you what I wanted to tell you again, I wish I could see you once more.... Frida.¡±


    I said while a bloody tear ran down my cheek.


    Finally Jonas raised his hand that held the knife and he lunged towards me ready to kill me.


    BUT


    In a matter of seconds all I heard was loud bang.


    Jonas suddenly fell down to the ground In front of me, he laid there completely motionless.


    ¡° did you miss me Pam ?¡±


    Said a familiar voice.


    ¡°it can¡¯t be.... What are you doing back here.....Frida...¡±

 Chapter 7 sunshine

    ¡°how....how could it be ? Why are you here.....Frida ?¡±


    I said as awe struck my face.


    After that loud thud Jonas dropped down on the ground right next to me.


    I slowly got up and I heard that familiar voice once more.


    ¡° Miss me Pam ?¡±


    Said Frida with a smug voice.


    ¡°Why are you here Frida ?¡±


    ¡° Oh come on Pam ? Can¡¯t you be a bit happier to see me ? After all I just saved your life dummy¡±


    Said Frida with a upset tone.


    ¡°No no, don¡¯t get me wrong. I¡¯m very happy to hear your voice again, but I thought you already left since Jonas said there was no one in the vicinity ?¡±


    I said while scratching my head.


    ¡° I noticed something was off as soon as you didn¡¯t come back after 2 hours, I looked around the place and I found a house next to this one. It had a basement as well and I hid there. The basement from the house next door was right next to this room so I could hear whatever happened here. After hearing the voices of multiple people and the sound of a body being dragged I knew you were in trouble, that¡¯s why I waited for my chance to come and save you.¡±


    Said Frida proudly.


    ¡°god Frida.... I guess you saved me again huh ? Thank you darling¡±


    I said with a relived yet sad expression on my face.


    ¡°ah- fuck my stomach hurts so bad¡±


    I said while touching my stab wound that¡¯s now reopened.


    ¡° oh god Pam, why are you always hurt whenever I see you ? Here, I used this to knock out Jonas. I¡¯m sure you¡¯d love to have your old friend won¡¯t you Pam ?!¡±


    Said Frida while handing me a wooden cane.


    ¡°wait, it can¡¯t be ? Cain ?¡±


    I said as I felt up the wooden crevices on the cane, how could I forget, my trusty Cain that helped me through the hell I went through up there in heaven.


    ¡°i found it upstairs laying on the ground, so I picked it up and luckily it came in very handy.¡±


    Said Frida.


    Frida took my hands and guided me to a chair where I could sit down and relax, afterwards she went ahead upstairs to get some bandages.


    Me sitting on my own without Frida in this room had me up in my head accompanied with nothing but my thoughts.


    ¡°so once again....again and again and again and again I¡¯m nothing but a failure. I always depend on other people to help me throughout whatever I¡¯m going through. I can never be strong enough to survive on my own after all huh ? Hell now this is the second time Frida has saved me.... How am I gonna protect her in this apocalyptic world ?!¡±


    I thought to myself as I gritted my teeth and covered my face with my arm.


    Suddenly I felt a sudden pull on my shirt, I felt around and a small face was there next to my leg.


    ¡°Hey dear, is that you Alice ?¡±


    I said with a hurt voice.


    ¡°Big brother.... Why are you sad ? You should be happy now since your friend is here.¡±


    Said Alice with a sad tone.


    ¡°hah even a little girl is worried about me now, you¡¯re so pathetic aren¡¯t you Pam ?¡±


    I thought to myself.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry if I made you worried deary, big brother isn¡¯t sad. I¡¯m just... worried about how I¡¯ll get stronger so I can protect my friend over there.¡±


    I said to Alice as I rubbed her cheek.


    Suddenly without any warning Alice came to me and hugged me very tightly.


    ¡°Agh- Alice, I appreciate you hugging me but please, if you squeeze me so hard it¡¯s gonna hurt¡±


    I said as I tried not to groan in pain.


    ¡°Big brother I¡¯m scared. What will happen now ?¡±


    Said Alice as she looked up at me. Her voice was that of someone in pain and I can tell that she had tears in her eyes.If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement.


    ¡° I....I honestly don¡¯t know deary... For now I¡¯m going to get you and your mom out of here and out to the world, afterwards maybe we could all go together ?¡±


    I said as I patted her head.


    I heard footsteps coming down the stairs so I knew Frida was here with the bandages, I placed my hand on Alice¡¯s shoulder and pushed her away.


    ¡°Alright now deary, you should leave big brother alone for a while since he¡¯s in a bit of pain. I also don¡¯t want any blood to get on your pretty clothes now hehe¡±


    I said to Alice with a bright smile on my face.


    Frida came back with bandages In her hands, she didn¡¯t spare a moment before taking off my shirt and helping me put on the bandages. It didn¡¯t take long before we were done with that, but now was where the real problem laid.


    ¡°you lied to me¡±


    Said Tommy from the corner of the room with a voice full of contempt.


    Frida looked over to his direction while I didn¡¯t want to move my head to face him.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Tommy, but your dad is a monster.... He¡¯s not one to be saved.¡±


    I said with a bitter tone in my voice.


    ¡°YOU LIER. STOP TALKING BAD ABOUT PAPA, YOU JUST LIED TO ME SO YOU COULD HURT HIM.¡±


    Yelled Tommy.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Tommy but there¡¯s nothing we could do now, your dad is dead...¡±


    I said.


    ¡°STOP LYING, PAPA WILL NEVER DIE SO EASILY.¡±


    Said Tommy while running towards his dad¡¯s body.


    ¡°SEE I TOLD YOU, HES STILL BREATHING.¡±


    Said tommy.


    Me and Frida both had a worried and shocked look on our faces after hearing that Jonas was still alive.


    Frida went down to inspect him and true to Tommy¡¯s words he still had a heart beat and was still breathing.


    ¡°Yeah he¡¯s still alive, but I don¡¯t know how we¡¯re going to let a person like him live for any longer after everything he¡¯s done...¡±


    Said Frida with a angry voice.


    While inspecting him Frida found multiple human fingers in his pockets, he also had a purple star tattoo near his neck area.


    ¡°Jonas Jones... You shouldn¡¯t think we¡¯ll let you survive any longer after the monstrosities you¡¯ve committed¡±


    I whispered In his ears.


    I got up from where Jonas was and I looked over to Samantha and the rest of her family. I extended my arms to Alura and said.


    ¡°you should come with us, everyone, all of you. You shouldn¡¯t be forced to live here any longer where a monster like Jonas had you trapped. We¡¯re going to explore the world and find out what happened to everyone, you should come with us.¡±


    I said to Samantha and the rest as I reached out my hand to offer help.


    From what Frida later told me Alura looked away from my direction rejecting my help, and Samantha had something to say.


    ¡°we are not leaving this place.¡±


    Said Samantha with a conceded voice.


    ¡°wh....what ? Why do you wish to live in a place where so much horrible things have happened ?!¡±


    I said with a surprised expression.


    Suddenly while Samantha was talking I felt a slight tremble in Cain, it was something weird that I¡¯ve never felt happen before.


    ¡° We¡¯ve lived here for all of our lives, there is no other place for us to live in.¡±


    Said Samantha in a cold carless tone.


    Hearing her be so carefree and nonchalant made my blood boil, after all this was a place that many murders took place in.


    I didn¡¯t want to say anything since she did have a point, so I kind of gave up on the idea of forcing them to Come with us.


    I went over to where Jonas was and I started dragging him outside with my hands.


    ¡°STOP DON¡¯T HURT HIM¡±


    Screamed Alura.


    I was appalled by her action to save him since I thought she hated him.


    ¡°Why do you care what happens to him ? After all he had you all captured in a dark bitter room underground unable to move or do anything while feeding you human meat. Why do you care so much as to if he lives or dies ?¡±


    I said to Alura with a angry look.


    ¡°please don¡¯t kill him. After all he is still my father no matter how bad his actions were. I promise you if you just leave him alive we¡¯ll take care of him and keep him locked in this room.¡±


    ¡°ARE YOU SERIOUS ?! DO YOU WANT ME TO KEEP THIS THING ALIVE AFTER EVERYTHING HE¡¯S DONE ?¡±


    I screamed in anger towards Alura.


    Frida had already set them free of their chains before, so Alura went ahead and threw herself at me.


    ¡°PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT DO ANYTHING BAD TO HIM ILL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT¡±


    Said Alura to me while sticking close to me. Alura had a beautiful body and a plump figure, she immediately pressed her chest against mine without any hesitation or dignity.


    She had a nice smell to her and for a second my desires almost took over me.


    Cain trembled again. As soon as Cain moved in my hands I came back to my senses.


    I looked over to Alura with a disgusted face as If I was looking at a filthy thing.


    I took my hand and pushed away Alura the hardest I could. She fell back on the ground and I threw Jonas¡¯ unconscious body on top of her.


    ¡°FUCKING HELL HERE. You can have him, but if you feed that motherfucker anything other than maggots then I will come back here and slaughter him myself. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME ?¡±


    I said In a fit of rage, my face started turning red and I gritted my teeth.


    Frida then put her hands on my shoulders and stopped me from doing anything further.


    We all finished what we were done and finally got ready to exit this place.


    I was holding Alice¡¯s hand as we were going up the stairs, she was really excited to see the outside world after so long.


    We exited the house and the warm rays of sun shown brightly on my forehead. Alice squealed in happiness as she felt the sun on her skin.


    ¡°Ahhh big brother see see, it¡¯s so warmmmm and bright, I love the outside since I can play a lottttt.¡±


    Said Alice while jumping in happiness.


    I knelt down on one knee and grabbed Alice¡¯s shoulders, I looked at her with a serious face and said.


    ¡° Alice. I know you love your family and everyone here, but why don¡¯t you come with me and big sister Frida over there ? We¡¯ll show you a vast world and we¡¯ll try our best to protect you together !¡±


    I said to Alice.


    Alice stopped to think of it for a second, she looked back at her sister and mother alongside Tommy and said.


    ¡°thank you big bro.... I was really happy when you came here and saved us. But sadly I can¡¯t come with you. I still have to live with mommy and big sister Alura, so I can¡¯t leave them all alone. So I¡¯m gonna be like big brother and protect all of them !!¡±


    Said Alice with a bright tone to her voice.


    I looked over to Samantha and Alura and with a serious and disgusted expression said.


    ¡° you better take good care of her, if I ever come back and hear that you haven¡¯t been treating her well I¡¯ll take her with me whether you like it or not.¡±


    After waving goodbye to Alice and her family me and Frida set off our journey once again.


    ¡°i missed you darling¡±


    I said to Frida with a sombre smile on my face as I lowered my head looking down at the concrete floor.


    ¡° I missed you too Pam¡±


    Said Frida as she stopped me from walking giving me a hug.


    In that moment my heart....it started beating differently, yet it wasn¡¯t only my heart that started beating.


    Suddenly Cain started moving irregularly and it seemed as If it was shaking, his temperature has risen and it felt as if the wood would burn.


    I grabbed it even more tightly as to burn my hands, shaking away these feelings out of my heart to make me think straight once more.


    ¡°where are we going Pam ?¡±


    Said Frida in wonder.


    ¡°Our next distention is one that I think will lead us to where the truth lays, where heading to the roaring woods !!¡±

 Chapter 8 of sapphires and lions

    "Ah.... Thus again I walked back to this place. This dark, damp, and plain atmosphere.... How could I forget ?¡±


    I said to myself.


    Walking again down this road brought me back so many memories.


    The roaring woods.


    A place that¡¯s well known in our city, people who enter that place might as well never come back.


    It¡¯s a very deep and complicated forest that supposedly changes its shape once you¡¯re inside of it, trapping you there forever so you¡¯ll never escape, or maybe to be devoured by the beasts who lie inside.


    I tightened my grip on cane as I walked alongside Frida.


    Sweat slowly dripping down my forehead onto my eyes, a sense of fear creeping into me.


    Frida looked over to my side and sensed I wasn¡¯t feeling well, without even saying anything she understood I didn¡¯t like this place.


    She placed her hands on mine and we continued walking holding hands.


    A sense of relief and warmth filled me up inside, I don¡¯t know why but when she grabbed my hands I suddenly felt....happy ?


    ¡°so Pam, where are we going exactly ?¡±


    Said Frida to me with curiosity filling her voice.


    ¡°Before anything I want to explain something to you¡±


    ¡°Oh ?¡±


    ¡° ever sense I lost my eyes, there has been a strange feeling that was rising inside of me. I can¡¯t explain it fully but ever since we got out of that damned house I felt a strong presence pushing me to the woods.¡±


    I said to Frida.


    Frida looked over to me and then down to the ground, she felt as if I was changing as to who I was before the apocalypse happened.


    And it was actually true, again, who would truly stay the same after everything that went on in the world ?


    ¡°Pam...¡±


    ¡°yes ?¡±


    ¡°i... I¡¯ve been feeling as if you¡¯ve been holding some kind of burden on your shoulders, ever since I saved you from Jonas you always had this desperate look on your face.¡±


    ¡° yeah... I won¡¯t hide it from you but that¡¯s true. I hate the feeling of being the man here but not being able to protect you, someone who I treasure, someone who I could call a friend.¡±


    I said to Frida with my head aimed towards the floor.


    Frida started blushing after hearing what I said, and with a shaky voice she said.


    ¡°ah is that it... I understand Pam, just please don¡¯t overwork yourself. We¡¯re partners, we¡¯ll figure this out together !¡±


    Said Frida with a smile on her face as she tightened her grip on my fingers.


    We walked throughout the woods for hours on end, the path that we took was filled with thorny vines and insects. And it honestly looked like it would never end, no matter how much we walked.


    Suddenly while walking Frida started walking faster and faster.


    ¡°COME ON PAM, I CAN FINALLY SEE SOMETHING !!!¡±


    Said Frida with a cheerful tone to her voice.


    Holding cane in one hand while holding Frida in the other I started sprinting to keep up with Frida¡¯s pace.


    Shortly after we finally reached somewhere, a watch tower.


    ¡°woaaaaaaaaah, Pam I wish you could see this for yourself. Right in front of us is a watch tower that¡¯s so high it¡¯s piercing the clouds !¡±


    Said Frida with a voice filled with wonder.


    ¡° What ? Since when did the woods have a watch tower that high ? If it was true then we¡¯d have seen it before from the village.¡±


    I thought to myself.


    ¡°Come on, come onnnn, we should get to climbing this tower if we wanna see what¡¯s above !¡±


    Said Frida in a excited tone.


    Following her wishes I went with her up to the tower.


    We started climbing and climbing this tower for what felt like an hour. With each step that we took it felt as if we were climbing the skies themselves.


    ¡°how long do we have to do this for Frida ??? We¡¯ve been climbing this tower for the past hour now, does this thing not end ?¡±


    I said to Frida in a tired voice.


    ¡° I honestly don¡¯t know, the more we move upwards the more it feels like we¡¯re far away from the end.¡±


    Said Frida in a confused voice.


    Suddenly I felt a vibration coming from my hand, coincidentally it was the same hand that had cane in it.


    ¡°Huh cane? Do you feel something little guy ?¡±


    I said to myself.


    Cane kept on vibrating as if wanting to be used on the ground again and again.


    Listening to cane¡¯s wishes I tapped it on the ground, because of the vibrations I tapped it again 2 more times by accident.


    Suddenly the whole tower started shaking violently. The vibrations were so strong me and Frida almost fell over from the side of the tower.


    The tall tower that reached the clouds, the thing that if anyone looked at they¡¯d think it won¡¯t have a end, had now finally lowered it¡¯s main room for us !


    ¡°LOOK PAM, WE MADE IT !¡±


    Exclaimed Frida in a excited voice.


    I grasped cane in my hands and had a warm smile on my face.


    ¡°so did you end up helping me again little one ?¡±


    I said to cane.


    Getting dragged By Frida we both ran up the tower¡¯s stairs, soon enough reaching the top.


    From the outside the top of the watch tower looked like it was a wooden cabin, and so we thought it was too before entering it. After we set foot inside the main cabin the whole atmosphere around us changed. Mystical air surrounded us left and right, the small oak wood cabin that appeared from the outside had suddenly become as big as a mansion !


    The cabin now was fully furnished with fancy and elegant furniture. If you took a look at it you¡¯d think it came straight out from France during its peak.Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site.


    ¡°WAAAAAAAAAAH THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL PAM¡±


    Said Frida while jumping and laughing.


    ¡°god I wished you could see this Pam, this place is so beautiful that I have never seen anything like it before¡±


    Said Frida while grabbing my hands tightly.


    ¡°Well even if I don¡¯t see it myself, I¡¯ll be able to see it through your eyes darling. ¡°


    I giggled.


    Frida¡¯s face turned bright red as she removed her hands off of mine.


    As soon as Frida removed her hands off of mine cane started acting weird again.


    ¡° I wonder if there¡¯s a certain connection between Frida and cane ? I don¡¯t understand why cane acts up every time something happens between me and Frida.¡±


    I thought to myself.


    Cane then started gravitating towards the east side of the cabin, it felt as if it was leading me towards it.


    ¡°Hey Pam I¡¯m going to explore this place for bit¡±


    Said Frida to me as she was inspecting a porcelain vase.


    ¡° I¡¯ll be going to the east ward for a bit to explore as well, make sure not to get yourself into anything dangerous darling.¡±


    I said as I placed my hand on my chest.


    Frida giggled as she ran away happily towards the north side of the cabin to explore. If anyone was able to see her they¡¯d immediately be charmed by how cute she was, making small jumps after each step she takes out of excitement.


    I took cane with me and rushed towards the east ward of the cabin.


    ¡°What is it boy ? What do you want me to see so bad that you¡¯re willing to almost burn my hands off for it¡±


    I said to cane as I felt the great amount of heat seeping into my palms.


    I continued running with cane in hand guiding me to the right direction, but suddenly something happened.


    The way I perceive the world was different from others after I lost my sight. Most people would depend on their eyes to see, but since I couldn¡¯t I had to use my other senses.


    After losing my sight I found another way to help me see the world better, I used the vibrations around me !


    Everything in this world has a set amount of vibrations to it, each object or living being omits a vibration of its own, and when they start interfering with each other I start perceiving the world.


    In short I can see the lines of vibrations that the world omits, it¡¯s not as proficient as seeing with eyes but it helped me get this far.


    Suddenly after running for a while everything stopped.


    Cane stopped shaking, his temperature returned back to normal, as if he was scared....


    The world started getting more and more black, until nothing was visible, not even the vibration lines the world omits.


    ¡°HELLO ? WHAT¡¯S GOING ON ? ¡°


    I started screaming in panic.


    Slowly but surely my 5 senses started fading away as well, I screamed again and again trying to get anyone to notice I¡¯m here, but it was to no avail.


    No matter how much I screamed, no matter how much I cried, no matter how much I ran, nothing worked.


    Soon after I couldn¡¯t hear anything, not even my own voice. Afterwards I couldn¡¯t smell anything, my nose lost all viability. My voice suffered the same fate as it probably disappeared along the rest, I couldn¡¯t tell for certain though since I lost my hearing first. And lastly my sense of touch, I felt as if I was swimming in the deep void, unable to feel anything.


    Sitting where I was filled with distraught I wasn¡¯t able to do anything but wait for what would happen to me.


    And then something changed, the pitch black that surrounded me started seeping bits of light.


    2 orbs of pure orange light started getting bigger and bigger. And soon enough I was faced with something I hadn¡¯t imagined before.


    ¡°Are those, eyes....?¡±


    I thought to myself.


    A feeling started to invade every inch of my body, every cell that formed me at the time felt a single feeling.


    Fear.


    Mind numbing fear overflowed into my body as I came into the presence of that powerful being.


    An existence that I could not dream of imagining even in my wildest dreams. It felt as if I got teleported to the big deep space, and soon I witnessed the stars....


    Those orange eyes like 2 big suns looking at my soul, looming over my existence judging every action I make.


    With pitch black holes for pupils it devoured anything around it, it felt as if I came in contact with huge black holes ready to rip me to shreds in any second.


    Suddenly the creature started smiling, with teeth as white as snow, and a mischievous smile it gazed at me.


    Sounds of laughter was being heard everywhere, as if the whole universe was now mocking me for the poor fait I¡¯m about to go through.


    But then !


    The laughing stopped as a Grace filled being descended the heavens to face off that creature.


    Looking closer at that being I started to slowly recognise it, and how could I forget ?


    With blue hair like the ocean, sapphire eyes that were bluer than any other gem, and white skin as pale a snow.


    The universe resonated as it pronounced her name, for even the heavens trembled at the sight of an existence such as hers.


    ¡° the nova maiden, Naos¡±


    Proclaimed the universe.


    ¡° long time no see Rigel¡±


    Said Naos.


    Suddenly the enormous creature dilated in size and became  Human in form.


    With a muscular physique, a flaming orange mane around his head, and a face resembling that of the king of the jungle, he came forward to face Naos.


    ¡°the Nemean lion who rules the skies, Rigel.¡±


    Said Naos with a hateful expression.


    And like a loud roar, the universe started shaking once Rigel started speaking.


    ¡° So you intend to get in my way yet again don¡¯t you Naos ? Didn¡¯t you learn after what happened with your little brother ?¡±


    Said Rigel with a smug evil look on his face.


    The world trembled as multiple planets started to shatter from around us, the fair beautiful maiden that once saved me has now been enraged by a cunning lion.


    ¡°You.....THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME YOU BREATH YOU DIRTY FUCKING CAT¡±


    ¡°HAHAHAHA SUCH A NASTY THING TO COME OUT OF A PERSON WHO SOLD HER HONOUR TO BE A HUMAN¡¯S SLUT, THATS WHY YOUR BROTHER ENDED YO BEING PUNISHED IN YOUR STEAD¡±


    Said Rigel.


    I felt as if I was witnessing a fight that would change the principles of this world itself.


    All the ocean waters and rocks from the shattered planets started gathering behind Naos.


    And the bright flames of a thousand suns gathered up behind the bright lion Rigel.


    If a mere human like me would sit still here I would be smashed just by the side effects of their fight.


    Naos then looked back at me as she was facing Rigel.


    ¡°  begone human, this place is no place for mortals. I left you with a parting gift, if you¡¯re strong enough then come find me after you proclaim the power¡¯s that are rightfully yours. ¡±


    Said Naos before launching me away thousands of miles away.


    Because of the immense speed I gained from being thrown away with such force I travelled across the universe, witnessing the beginning and end of multiple civilizations.


    Then without a warning my body slammed the wall of the room and I woke up inside the wooden cabin yet again.


    Pain traversed throughout every single nerve in my body, feeling as if I was run over by a huge truck weighing a 100000 pounds.


    Surely enough I lost consciousness after mere seconds because of the great deal of pain.


    In my sleep I witnessed something.


    Another big black space, but this time it wasn¡¯t as hostile as the last.


    I sat there and I heard whispers from all around me, they seemed as if they wanted to warn me ?


    ¡°fear.... Old... King¡±


    Was all I could decipher from the thousands of whispers.


    ¡°fear the old king ? What could that possibly mean ?¡±


    I said to myself.


    Suddenly the whispers became more and more violent, and a pitch black entity came forward from the shadows.


    It spoke with the voice of the shadows, as if each word it said was powered by the thousands....no millions of whispers in this place.


    ¡°Fear the old king¡±


    Said the being.


    ¡° Who¡¯s the old king ??¡±


    I said in confusion.


    ¡°DONT LET HIM KILL THE OATH BREAKER BEFORE WE DO !!¡±


    Shouted the  black entity in anger while pushing me away.


    Immediately after that I woke up.


    ¡°GAH¡±


    I gasped immediately as I reached my hands out  in front of me.


    I suddenly found myself inside a big warm bed, I was confused as to where I was, but it was apparent I still was inside the watch tower.


    I felt around me and I noticed  Frida holding my hands while she was on the side of the bed.


    It appears that my sudden gasp waked her up from her sleep.


    ¡°Huh... When did I fall asleep ? WAIT PAM ??? ARE YOU OKAY ?!¡±


    Said Frida as soon as she woke up.


    Frida rushed over to hug me, squeezing every muscle in my body tightly.


    ¡° Ow ow ow, hey Frida be a little more gentle here¡±


    I said jokingly.


    Frida looked over at me, and from her voice I noticed that she had tears inside her eyes.


    ¡°I....I.... I was so scared Pam.¡±


    Frida said while tears started raining from her eyes.


    I grabbed her head and I started patting it gently.


    ¡° I¡¯m sorry darling, I didn¡¯t mean to make you worried about Me. But rest assured now, I¡¯m doing fine.¡±


    Frida looked up to me as I said that with a warm smile on my face.


    ¡°after exploring for a while I heard a big crash, I followed it and found you in the east ward collapsed on the floor. No matter how much I tried to wake you up it didn¡¯t work, I carried you all the way here to the north ward myself. You were clutching to cane with as much force as you could, I wasn¡¯t even able to release it from your hands¡±


    Said Frida.


    ¡°Ah.... It looks like I put you through something you weren¡¯t supposed to go through darling, I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    I said to Frida with a sad look on my face.


    ¡°Mmm no don¡¯t worry about it Pam, I¡¯m fine, and I¡¯m happy you are too !¡±


    Said Frida with a cheerful voice.


    ¡°but what happened Pam ? How did you end up that way in the east ward, what did you find ?¡±


    Said Frida to me with a concerned tone.


    ¡°i don¡¯t know if you¡¯ll believe me, but this is what happened.¡±


    I started explaining to Frida what happened with me, I told her everything that went on with Naos and Rigel. And unsurprisingly she found it very hard to understand everything I said.


    ¡°hmm, I honestly don¡¯t know if I¡¯m able to believe everything you just said. After all you¡¯re telling me now we¡¯re dealing with celestial beings that are able to destroy planets just because they¡¯re angry ?¡±


    Said Frida.


    ¡°i mean is it that hard to believe ? We already witnessed things that are almost on that level. The skies ripping apart, bloody acidic rain, a watchtower that reached the top of the skies, and a magical cabin that looks smaller outside than it really is.¡±


    I said to Frida.


    ¡°I guess you¡¯re right.... But it¡¯s still very hard to believe¡±


    Said Frida.


    ¡°i know, how to convince you then.¡±


    I said to Frida as I got out of bed.


    ¡° Really ? And how will you do that ?¡±


    ¡° Naos told me she left a gift for me, I¡¯ll go and retrieve it right now from the east ward. That should hold enough evidence for you to believe in me right ?¡±


    I said to Frida as I wore my coat.


    ¡°Yeah that will probably work¡±


    ¡°lets go then, to find the gift that a celestial bestowed upon us humans ! ¡°


    I said as I took Cain with me, opening the doors leading to where treasure lies.

 Chapter 9 Greed

    ¡°Your time is running short, Oath Breaker.¡±


    After getting dressed I grabbed Frida by the hand and opened the door of the room.


    The north ward of the cabin was very vast and luxurious, beautiful paintings and many gorgeous vases and plants covered the whole ward. The corridors themselves were so filled with decor that it felt like it was straight up from an ancient castle. As we moved forward we feasted our eyes on the beautiful scenery while having light talks and laughing.


    While me and Frida were talking she also started describing the paintings around us so I could enjoy them with her, one of the paintings really caught my interest. It was of a big field filled with warriors fighting together to the death, the green scenery in itself was enough to mesmerise everyone who laid eyes on it. On top of that there was a huge mountain that was in the shape of a hand standing tall with a big rift on top of it. Out of that rift descended a big majestic sword that resided on top of that mountain, that sword was so big that the whole entire mountain was used as it¡¯s stand.


    Under that painting a single word was inscribed ¡°Elysium¡±


    A sense of familiarity took over me, I placed my hands on the frame of the painting and my heart started aching.


    ¡°Huh...? Pam why are you suddenly crying ?¡±


    Said Frida as she tugged my coat.


    ¡°tears ?¡±


    I said out loud confused.


    I thought I wasn¡¯t able to shed tears anymore, but it appears that this time it was different.


    I wonder what was so special in this painting to stir up my feelings so much.


    ¡°Come on Pam, we need to keep on moving now.¡±


    Said Frida to me while holding my hand.


    ¡°Ye...yeah you¡¯re right, let¡¯s go.¡±


    I said hesitantly.


    I went on ahead looking back at the painting on last time.


    And right after we exited that corridor unbeknownst to me that same painting gave off a certain yellow spark.


    After exiting the north ward we went back to the main hall, but now something has changed ?


    The decor is now different, Frida was able to notice it easily because the porcelain vase she was admiring there disappeared all of a sudden.


    ¡° What¡¯s happening ? I definitely remember this place having a whole different look¡±


    Said Frida to me.


    ¡°did you move anything by any chance when you were coming to the east ward last time ?¡±


    I said to Frida.


    ¡°No, not really. I left everything as it was when I came to you running.¡±


    Said Frida in confusion.


    ¡° this seems fishy, stick close to me Frida, something is probably going to happen here.¡±


    I said to Frida as I held her close to me.


    ¡°Look at you now being a man trying to keep me safe huh Pam ? Mmm it¡¯s not that I don¡¯t like it, it feels good actually.¡±


    Said Frida to me as she buried her face in the back of my coat.


    I started blushing really hard as soon as she said that, alongside it my heart started beating very fast.


    ¡°Fuck. What¡¯s wrong with me to react this way, it can¡¯t be that I....? can it ?¡±


    I thought to myself.


    Heading to the path leading to the east side we finally saw something different again.


    Now instead of having a single way to go to the east ward there are now 3 different paths.


    ¡° knowing this place there is definitely a trap here, only one path is real while the others are fakes.¡±


    I said to Frida.


    As soon as we got near the paths cane started reacting again after sleeping for so long.


    ¡°So you¡¯re finally awake again huh little boy ? Alright then lead me to the way.¡±


    I said to Cain as I tapped him on the ground.


    Suddenly now I could see a golden path amongst the darkness, something that only I could see, a person who has lost his vision.


    ¡°Hahahaha thanks Cain, you helped me find my way yet again buddy.¡±


    I said while laughing.


    ¡°You really like Cain huh Pam ? If someone was to look at you talking to him like that they¡¯d think that stick is your son¡±


    Said Frida while giggling.


    Cain then got very hot and started shaking violently, it appears that it didn¡¯t like Frida¡¯s comment.


    ¡° haha alright now Cain, Frida was just joking. There¡¯s no need for you to burn my hands again like last time.¡±


    Soon after saying that Cain calmed down again.


    I took Frida¡¯s hand and we moved through the path that cane had shown me.


    The path seemed fine at first, until later on towards the end where we found out it wasn¡¯t entirely as it appeared.


    The black and white patterned tiles filled the floor. While a big chandelier dangled from the middle of the corridor.


    We soon reached a place where we could see the end of the corridor from. And at the end was a door with a huge lion shaped head embedded in it.


    ¡°Huh that¡¯s a very cool door, though throughout the whole cabin I¡¯ve never seen anything like it before. Wait... that lion has something shiny in its mouth.¡±


    Said Frida to me in wonder.


    ¡°Wait did you say lio-¡°


    And before I could even finish my sentence a huge bolt of lightning emitted from the lion¡¯s mouth, it went straight up on the chandelier and directly again towards the floor from then on.


    ¡°PAM WATCH OUT¡±


    Yelled Frida as she pushed me back towards the floor.


    Lightning bolts kept striking us again and again, the black and white tiles that filled the floor were now all broken up leaving nothing but dust and rubble behind.


    Luckily for us Frida acted quickly and I was left unharmed from danger.


    With no time left to think we had to move very fast, we didn¡¯t know when the next lightning bolt would strike us again.


    ¡°GOD FUCKING DAMN IT. It must be that fucker Rigel playing tricks on us.¡±


    I cursed out loud.


    ¡° Frida I¡¯ll need you to help me here again, try to find any sort of power, anything that could be used to power that lion head.¡±This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report.


    I said to Frida as I covered for her, protecting her from the incoming lightning bolts.


    Frida started looking around us for something to help out, luckily for her she then saw something strange.


    ¡°PAM QUICKLY, UP THERE IN THE CHANDELIER, THERE¡¯S A BLUE CRYSTAL THAT¡¯S RESIGNALLING THE LIGHTNING TOWARDS US. IF WE COULD SOMEHOW DESTROY THAT WE¡¯LL BE ABLE TO EASILY DODGE THE REST OF THE LIGHTNING.¡±


    Said Frida while pointing at the chandelier.


    Looking at the chandelier I could sense a weird set of vibrations omitting from it, there definitely was something weird inside of it.


    The problem now lied with how will I be able to get whatever is up there down here ?


    Before I could even think again I started hearing something, something familiar.


    ¡°We..... help...use....us....oath breaker.¡±


    The voice of a thousand whispers filled my mind again.


    The sheer panic and horror from hearing it again had me screaming around from fear.


    ¡°PAM, WHATS WRONG ??!¡±


    Yelled Frida at me.


    ¡° they¡¯re all around me, filling my head, the WHISPERS.¡±


    I yelled.


    A lightning bolt came straight to where I was, with no time to dodge I thought this was the end for me yet again.


    And for another time without any hesitation Frida once again pushed me away from harm¡¯s way, not caring for her own life.


    ¡°COME ON PAM, GET YOURSELF TOGETHER, I CANT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU !¡±


    Said Frida to me, burying my face in her chest to comfort me.


    ¡°we.....help......don¡¯t die..... Oath breaker..... Not.....yet.¡±


    Cried the whispers.


    A part of me wanted to stay afraid, not moving anywhere, being comforted here.


    But then again I felt it, tears dropping onto my hair, looking up more tears got let down onto my bandages.


    ¡° Frida.....¡±


    I said after realising the situation we were in.


    Deep fear of death, and deep concern for my well being was rooted deep in Frida¡¯s body.


    She was shaking and crying all over the place, but even then she shielded me from danger.


    I put my hands on her head as I slowly got up.


    ¡° don¡¯t worry now Frida, just focus on not being hit, I¡¯ll solve this.¡±


    I said to Frida as I stood in front of her, trying to keep her safe.


    ¡° alright I¡¯m here now to hear you out, tell me what to do.¡±


    I said to myself.


    ¡°Oath breaker.....use... Us ... Use the power...of...Greed....hurry.¡±


    Said the whispers.


    Before I knew it I was again teleported into this dark space.


    Fear seeped into every hair in my body, I was scared. But I didn¡¯t cower down, Not now when someone is counting on me.


    ¡°HAHAHAHAHAA¡±


    Loud laughter surrounded the whole place.


    ¡°So you came here on your own huh Oath breaker ? Looks like you¡¯re in serious trouble, you usually avoid looking at me with all costs.¡±


    Said a shadowy figure hiding in the dark.


    ¡°who are you....? Show yourself and talk to me face to face !¡±


    I said in anger.


    ¡°oh really ? Looks like the little kit has now grown To be a full grown fox huh oath breaker ?¡±


    ¡°Enough with the mind games, show yourself and face me properly !¡±


    ¡° Alright then, even though you¡¯re not yet prepared. But this will just make devouring you even more delicious~ ¡°


    Said the shadowy figure.


    Soon enough the shadow revealed itself and the scene I witnessed shook me to my core.


    ¡°What ?! What¡¯s the meaning of this. Stop this mockery and show your real self !¡±


    I said angrily.


    ¡°Oh so you don¡¯t believe this is the real me ? Oh Oath Breaker, how naive must you be ?¡±


    Said the shadowy figure.


    The shadow revealed itself to be a being very similar to me In figure.


    It was the spitting image of me yet different somehow.


    He had emerald green eyes, with long green hair just like the marshes in spring. He was very handsome and he had a really smug look on his face. He wore a green coat with a white shirt accompanied by blue pants.


    ¡°so you don¡¯t like how I look is that the case Oath Breaker ? Might I remind you that you were the one who created this form for me deary.¡±


    He said.


    ¡°What.....are you ? Tell me everything.¡±


    I said hesitantly, after all maybe the truth will be harder to swallow after hearing it.


    ¡°I¡¯m Greed, Your deadly sin. I represent your deepest and darkest desire that you have so carefully hidden.¡±


    ¡°Greed ? I do not understand, how come I created you ?¡±


    ¡°in short I am your power, I am the thing that¡¯ll lend you a hand whenever you¡¯re in trouble. But don¡¯t be so happy about this, since the moment you let your guard down I¡¯ll take over your body and erase every trace of your existence Oath breaker.¡±


    Said Greed while having a evil smile on his face


    A cold sweat ran down my neck as I heard him finish up speaking.


    ¡° so you¡¯re saying I can gain more power In return I¡¯ll be open to getting devoured if I let my guard down ?¡±


    I said to Greed.


    ¡° that¡¯s what I said unless i missed something.¡±


    ¡°..... Alright then, I¡¯ll take you up on your offer. Give me your strength, in return I¡¯ll let you borrow my body this one time.¡±


    As I said that Greed had the biggest smile get drawn on his face.


    It was scary and mischievous, it was as if he had finally caught a animal in his trap, ready to feast on it.


    Greed extended his hands to me as a signal to shake it.


    ¡°shake my hand Oath Breaker, and then you¡¯ll be able to gain power that you couldn¡¯t even dream of.¡±


    Said Greed with a smile on his face.


    I extended my hands to him hesitantly, but remembering Frida who was depending on me I took his hand and shook it firmly.


    ¡° I¡¯ll promise not to harm you nor anyone near you this time, it¡¯ll be me showing you how much power you could be getting from using me.¡±


    Suddenly Frida looks up at Pam who was standing in front of her.


    Pam¡¯s hair started lighting ablaze, green flames started eating up his hair and the bandages covering his eyes. His coat turned green immediately and his hair was made of green flames.


    ¡° Pam....?¡±


    Said Frida to Pam while she was scared kneeling on the ground.


    Pam looked back at her, but he wasn¡¯t himself...


    ¡°ITS NOT ME FRIDA.¡±


    I screamed as I watched Greed lay his hands on Frida, unable to do anything.


    Greed smiled and he gently grabbed Frida by the cheeks lifting her up slowly.


    ¡°So this is your motive, huh Oath Breaker.... God I so want to rob her from you, but I guess I¡¯ll have to leave her so you¡¯ll need me more and more in the future.¡±


    Said Greed.


    Frida looked very confused as she saw Pam acting this way and saying this way.


    ¡°what are you saying Pam...? You¡¯re scaring me...¡±


    Said Frida.


    ¡°Don¡¯t get scared little owl, I¡¯ll give back your little Kit soon.¡±


    Said Greed as he turned back towards the lion head.


    Frida was left standing very confused as to what was going on.


    Greed suddenly jumped very high and reached the chandelier.


    He took what seemed to be a sapphire that was used to redirect the power of the lighting.


    After taking it down he stood right in front of the lion head as it shot one last lightning bolt.


    The lightning hit the crystal and it got immediately redirected towards the lion head, breaking the door leaving a entrance to the room behind it.


    Greed looked down to the sapphire in his hands and smiled.


    ¡°soon my power will be replenished.¡±


    Whispered Greed to himself.


    Greed sucked every last bit of energy out of the sapphire that was in his hands, removing all colour that it once had, leaving it as a big Grey stone now.


    ¡° ah delicious starlight, with this it¡¯ll be a considerable fee for me helping him, so he can¡¯t complain too much.¡±


    Said green to himself.


    He then looked back at Frida who was shaking looking at him in fear.


    ¡°ah.... oh deary, looks like I¡¯ll leave you with a parting gift.¡±


    Said Greed to me while having a smug look on his face.


    ¡°Come here little owl, don¡¯t be scared.¡±


    Said Greed to Frida.


    ¡° what do you want from me...?¡±


    Said Frida to Greed while shaking.


    ¡°Oh ? Are you afraid of me little owl ? Don¡¯t I have the same face as your little kit boyfriend ? Well I don¡¯t care either way, come here !¡±


    Said Greed as he pulled Frida closer to him.


    Greed then went ahead and kissed Frida on the mouth. She started resisting again and again but to no avail, his grip was too strong for her to break free.


    ¡°YOU FUCKER, LEAVE HER BE !!¡±


    I started screaming again and again but nothing changed. Greed was now the one in control of our body, and I was just in the passenger seat watching.


    Suddenly a silver light omitted from Frida, strength gradually grew inside her and she had enough power to push away Greed.


    ¡° Tch, looks like this little owl has a little strength to her. Don¡¯t get too conceited Bitch, in front of Greed no one will escape.¡±


    Said Greed as he switched places with me giving me back control of my own body.


    Now my hair returned back to normal, my clothes lost the green touch they had and now my coat is back to being grey again.


    I look over to Frida who¡¯s now shaking sitting on the floor looking at me all scared.


    I rush forward at her to comfort her but something unexpected happened...


    ¡°GET AWAY FROM ME¡±


    Screamed Frida at me.


    Even though I couldn¡¯t see her facial expressions, but from her voice it was very obvious her face was filled with fear and disgust.


    ¡°FRIDA IM SORRY, THAT WASNT ME IM SORRY.¡±


    I cried out.


    No matter how much I wanted to get closer to her I couldn¡¯t, she just kept moving away.


    I started explaining the situation to her with Greed, at first she didn¡¯t believe me, but afterwards she started to understand.


    ¡°I felt something was wrong, suddenly your appearance and attitude changed as if you were possessed by someone else. I know it wasn¡¯t you know, but at the same time my body can¡¯t forget what you... No what he did to me.¡±


    Said Frida while a tear dropped down from her eyes.


    I felt crushed, defeated, lost.


    The only reason I wanted power was to save Frida, the person who¡¯s closest to my heart. But now she looks at me as if I¡¯m a monster.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    I said in a cold tone, turning my back to Frida and heading towards the room.


    On the way to the room I sensed cane on the floor, it seems like I dropped him by accident when Frida pushed me for the first time.


    I clenched onto cane as I gritted my teeth in anger.


    Cane appears to share my same feelings of hatred, as I could sense him now boiling in my hands.


    ¡°I swear to everything that¡¯s holy, I will fucking get revenge for what you did to me today.... GREED¡±


    I said to myself.


    I collected myself and headed to the entrance of the room.


    The dark and damp atmosphere filled the room. There was only one thing inside, it was a pedestal with 7 slots open.


    All of them were vandalised and broken down except 3.


    A snake, a sapphire, a lion.


    It felt as if you could put some sort of medallion inside of these slots.


    I glanced back at the entrance as I saw Frida enter the room.


    She held in her hand the sapphire that Greed left, even though it was grey and empty of power now but it was still worth a shot.


    I inserted the sapphire into the slot and the room started shaking violently.


    Me and Frida then were teleported into this big sea that felt as if it would never end no matter where you looked.


    In the middle sat down the nova maiden Naos on a chair as she was sipping a cup of tea on the table.


    She looked over at us and invited us To join her.


    ¡°We¡¯re short on time Pam, Frida. I¡¯m happy to see you here finally, it took longer than expected but you finally made it. Looks like you faced something unexpected which led the power of the sapphire to be consumed. This means we won¡¯t have enough time to talk about everything.¡±


    Said Naos.


    Me and Frida sat down and took a sip of the tea she served us.


    ¡°Now let¡¯s talk about how you ruined the world, Pam.¡±