ERICA
Mrs. Lauren had called the police. It's the right thing to do as a parent who is trying to find their missing child, but since I am mafia and is actually world renown Lumia we had bought the police with our wealth to stay out of this ordeal.
I can't bring any normal citizen to see the havoc that we might wreck. I can't promise I'll bring back Camila safe and unscathed. Micah, she's ruthless.
Chione, the goddess that dwells within me will guide me to Micah's whereabouts since we are both hosts for the gods. I followed the goddess instructions and she leads me to an abandoned house. I could feel the strong bloodthirst inside it. It must be Micah.
There were several men outside of the house. It must be Micah underlings. They had set up a protective barrier around the house and it was stronger than any barriers I had ever seen in my whole assassin life. To break this barrier I need to unleash the powers sleeping inside of me which I hate doing. By doing this it'll only speed up the process of becoming a monster. However, I have no time to waste. I need to rescue Camila.
I closed my eyes and breathe concentrating on building my powers and unleashed it creating cold winds all around me. As I pulled something from the sword ice gathered around my hand slowly pieces of ice started turned into an ice sword. It was a gorgeous design but it'll be tainted with a lot of bloodsheds. I went and attacked the barrier with my sword and everything the sword touches it turns to ice shattering the barrier into shards in the process.
Micah men stood firm on the guard and were ready for attack to me adding more fire to this mess that Micah brought. I didn't want to waste any more on this and I let my sword touched the ground which ice started to spread out eventually making its way to their legs freezing them. The pulled the gunshot the ice to escape from it, but they won't shatter. I made it that way.
One of the few underlings who was stuck in this predicament tried to shoot me. It seems like Micah really don't want to be here or does she just like making a mess out of everything. However, they won't be able to harm me in that state. I had easily dodged all the bullets that they tried to land on me until all Micah's underlings had turned into an ice statue.
I walked up the step of the abandoned house and with each steps, it creaked proving that they are old of age. It's a pity that Micah chose this place as a battlefield. We might destroy the whole house in advance.
'Come to the basement' Micah's voice somehow entered my head.
I moved on instinct and eventually there is one particular wood that creaked oddly. I lift up the dusty old mat and pulled it to the side. A handle was shown on the floor and pulled it up revealing the basement. I walked down and found Camila all tied up to a wooden chair with a tape sealed over her lips. She was still wearing our school uniform. It only proves that she was kidnapped on the way home. Everything was my fault. My emotion had gotten in the way and I failed to protect her.
Micah came walking out of the shadows looking like a doll as ever. I clenched my hands together at the sight of her. She disgusts me. She smiles holding onto a knife. "Poor, Camila," Micah sighed and lift up a hand in surprise Camila did the same thing as Micah. "Shocked," Micah studied my expression. "If I was the one who was engaged to you I could've shown you. Too bad you are engaged to Fay. I can't show you any more of my abilities to you."
"What do you want?" I demanded.
"You know what I want," she spat. "I want you. I want all of you."
I always knew that a day like this will come. A day where I have to betray Fay's trust to save one of them. "You can have your way with me. I'll cut off the engagement with Fay but on one condition that is to never come near and harm Camila and Fay again."
Micah broke into a laugh. "You hear that Fay," she said. "Erica is willing to break off the engagement in order to protect Camila. It seems like Erica still loves Camila more than you realized Fay."
My head turned to the side and felt the sudden presence of another person just from a couple of meters beside me. My heart throbbed painfully the second Fay's came out from the shadow moving like a puppet but tears streamed down her plastic face.
"Micah, you bastard!" I yelled.
"Um....," she said pretending to be innocent first then broke into another psychotic laughter. "That's not how you will speak to your future wife this way. Isn't that right, love," she smiles. Putting her fingers around Fay and placing it on her cheeks Micah laughing to her satisfaction, but Fay couldn't seem to move around unless a command was given from Micah. I seethed in anger.
"Are you surprised, Erica," she asked. "Do you still remember the genocide that happens 10 years ago where a family was brutally murdered by one another?" I listened and I kept my silence. I remember someone anonymous had hired a talented assassin to kill a family because of his personal vendetta with that family since he didn't want to get blood on his hand.
The news came our saying the family had brutally sliced each other with kitchen knives and they were killed within minutes. Never did I expect that the assassin would ever show up in front of me, one day, and that assassin was Micah. She has the power to do mind control.
"Figured it out, Erica?" she grins. She sighs and yawned. "Ugh.... all these talkings are really starting to make feel sleepy." She held onto the knife and played it around standing in between Fay and Camila. "Anyway, back to the main topic, choose," she smiles. "Which one do you want one of them to be saved and which one do you want to be killed? Although, I know it's obvious you'll choose who. After all, I can hear a little heart beating inside Fay's stomach."
I dropped my sword onto the floor. I can't fight her. She is too strong. I can only surrender to her. She mind control me killing me faster before I can even make a move on her. "I am willing to give myself to you. Please...." I begged. "Let them go."
"You will never give yourself to me. You will never give your all to me. Now, Erica, choose! I am not a patient girl."
"Please..."
Micah seethed in anger. "Choose!"
I dropped onto my knees. "Please, don't make me choose."
She sighed. "Fine... then allow me to choose for you." She held the knife and went straight for Fay's stomach. My body moved in the speed of lightning and sheltered Fay's body with mine. The blade pierced onto the side of my rib cage and I hoped that it missed any vital points. Fay quickly broke into a scream. In the heat of a moment, I knew Carlos's prediction was becoming real.
Fay's hand quickly took me into her arms and I fell down with my hand over my wound. I spat up blood and groaned at the pain. "NO!" Micah freaked out kneeling down before me. "Why did you do that, Erica? Why?" She panicked. In the midst of the chaos I broke into laughter causing my wound to hurt even more but I didn't care. I pitied Micah. She doesn't know the meaning of love.
"You will never find love," I answered. "You don't know what's love, Micah. I am willing to die for Fay because I love her. And because I love Camila I am willing to give up my life for her as well. Love does not harm others, but it gives the care they deserve to their friends and families. I am laughing because even if I died today I won't be able to love you because you don't understand what's love."
"That's bullshit," Micah swore and Fay slowly pulled me into her lap. Micah stared daggers to Fay but I held Micah hand surprising her. "I'll always get what I want, Erica. Even if it called the so-called Love you claimed that I don't understand. I'll understand it and I'll get it."
I just shook my head. She still doesn't understand. She looked at me irritated and before I knew what was happening she entered my mind. I couldn't move according to my own record but by Micah's order. "What are doing, Micah?" I asked. I tried to control my feet but I couldn't. My body bends down to the ground and with my hand over to my sword.
"It's what I should have done a long time ago."
I tried to move even at least my finger, but I couldn't I walked over to Camila with my sword facing to her neck. "Micah!" I screamed. "Please! Stop!" My mind was trembling Camila's gaze was wide open. She was panting her body was shaking. Micah had lift off her mind control spell over Camila but she was still tied onto the chair. "NO!" I screamed, but too late Camila's blood splattered across my face and her head was then face towards the floor. I had no control over my body.
"This is for angering me, Erica," Micah exclaimed taking the blade wanting to stab Fay. Fay screamed and tried to get her feet onto the ground to get away but Micah used mind control on her and stabbed the daggers into her chest. The next second Micah took the sword and stabbed into her chest.
I screamed in agony and with Micah went the mind control broke off of me. I rushed up to Fay she was choking up blood and I held her in my arms. Immediately I dialed the hospital. I held Fay onto my chest rocking her. I was so afraid of losing her. This all just took less than a second. Micah was too strong, and then I knew no normal human being can be strong just like that. Micah had merged with her god. The description fits Micah's behavior that was the reason she was utterly obsessed and wanted to kill.
When the emergency bus came they took Fay, Camila, and Micah onto the bus and I sat beside Fay. I hate to be on the emergency bus but I followed through and arrived at the hospital. The nurses rushed beside us and I followed them until one of the nurses stops me from going into the emergency room.
Every spot of my body trembled at losing Fay and Camila. I had even told Mrs. Lauren that I will bring her home. Tears were brought out of my eyes and all of my parents came including Uncle Ben. All of them hugged me and we waited outside of the surgery room for more than five hours. When all the nurses came out all of us quickly stood up. I placed a hand over my mouth. In one of those bed, there was one white sheet placed over the body.
The world crashed down for a moment. I thought they were gone until I saw Fay and Camila coming out of the emergency room looking alive but was asleep. One of the nurse looked at all of us. "Who is the mother or father of Fay, Camila, and Micah?"
I stood up. "I am Fay's fiancee. Camila is my best friend and so is Micah." In the last part, I lied but the nurse didn't seem to care and nods.
"The operation we have done on Fay is successful, but if she weren't brought in by another second than our operation would not be successful. Both the baby and Fay are safe, but please refrain her from doing any big movements and get her to rest more. She has lost a lot of blood. Camila had barely escaped the cut from the vocal cords. She will be able to speak but refrain from talking to much for a couple of weeks. I would like to apologize that Micah had lost her life."
"I understand. Thank you." The nurse existed and a wave of relief washed over me. My father and mother looked at me so did my uncle. They were all relief.
"Congratulation!" My father said. "I guess I'll be a grandpa soon."
I smile but somehow I wasn't that thrilled or excited anymore. The usage of my power had eaten up my emotion. I didn't like it. If I used it more I'll end up becoming a monster probably like Micah, but I tried to get rid of the thought. I stood up and walked over to the room where Fay is. My heart can't seem to rest even though Micah is gone.
Somehow I can still feel that Micah is still here and that this is far from over. Then from there, a doctor stitched up my wound before going his way. I didn't like using the authority and power of my family but today they proved to be useful. For some sort of reason, I liked it.