For some reason , Enilese had a certain feeling that it was him .... the very dark soul she had met all this while .... the one with the power of fire .
Enilese continued to stare at the man as he turned and faced the burning car .
After a small pause he held out his hand towards the fire ; The blazing flames , as if sensed their master's evocation as they started advancing towards his hand .
Enilese stood still , she became absent-minded as she watched him ... taking in the mighty flames .
It was him ... the very dark soul she wanted to avoid at all cost .
After a moment, when he was done he turned to her direction again .
Only then Enilese snapped out of her daze .
She pulled her scarf a bit more to cover her face , so that she doesn't get discovered by him .
But destiny had some other plan for them .
Suddenly a gust of wind filled the space and because of the strong wind the scarf covering her face and hair flew away exposing her face before the dark soul .
She held out her hand towards the scarf in a futile attempt to catch it , only to see the scarf going to the direction of the dark soul and ending up in his hand , as he caught the scarf right away.
Enilese continued to stand like a statue, thinking god knows what .
The man , on the other hand , started approaching her with her scarf in his hand .
Watching the dark soul advancing towards her , sudden panic rushed through her body.
She subdued her overwhelming emotions as she prepared to leave but because of the weight of her aunt's unconscious body she couldn't move fast .
As a result , even before she could take a step , the man was already before her .
.....
Enilese couldn't help but look down as she sensed the dark soul standing right in front of her .
Unintentionally, their past memories flooded her mind as a tired sigh escaped her lips .
Enilese didn't know, what took over her ; For some reason , instead of trying to leave from there she looked up at him .
He held the scarf towards her . His head was slightly bent making Enilese unable to see anything except his hood .
She stared at the scarf , in his hand , for a moment as she didn't take it .
The moment lasted for a moment .
The man must've been surprised as he raised his head slowly .
Enilese became transfixed . Time as if stopped around them, as she stared at him with inexpressible emotions.
The man's face , unlike the other times , wasn't covered with his hood . Today , he had a black mask on .
The mask was almost covering his entire face , his black hair as if blended with his black hoodie , some strands of hair were falling on his forehead ; And hiding behind those black locks ..... were his eyes .... sharp ... cold ..... emotionless and .... pitch black in colour .
Enilese's whole body shook as their eyes met .
She stared at him without blinking as she could hear her heart pounding in her chest .
Something was not right ..... she could feel it ..... his eyes ..... they seemed to be so unfamiliar to her , as if he was not the one , she has known all this while , though she didn't know why she felt so .
Had her subconscious mind imagined his eyes to be in other way ? Was she expecting something different ?
She questioned herself .
But why ? Why would she expect anything different ? There was no reason for her to feel that way . His eyes had been veiled , all this time .
She had never seen his eyes before or ... she had ?
Her mind was conflicted as she stood there in a trance ; On the other hand , the man too stood silently holding the scarf toward her .
Enilese didn't know , how long she had been like that , she came to her senses as she felt her aunt's weight getting heavier on her shoulder .
She turned to her aunt as she found that her breathing was unstable . It became a bit hard for her to manage her aunt's weight as she carefully sat her on the ground while she squatted next to her .
" Aunt Thea . " , she couldn't help but mutter patting her face , " Aunt Thea , you'll be okay , I'm with you . Everything will be fine . A little bit more .... you'll be okay . "
Fortunately her aunt's condition went back to normal after a moment as she prepared to get up .
It was then , Enilese heard Erika's voice calling out her name from behind the ruins of the burnt car .
Hearing her voice , her first reaction was to look at the dark soul .
But to her surprise , he was not there any more ..... he was gone .
And her scarf was loosely draped over her shoulders .
Again she was perplexed by his actions . When did he put the scarf over her shoulders , she didn't even feel anything .
She looked around not knowing which direction he had gone .
But the hooded person was nowhere .
Soon her members arrived there , looking worried .
Erika was first to speak .
" Enilese , are you okay ? We saw the lightposts falling down ! Then the fire ! Are you okay ? Are you hurt somewhere ? "
" I'm fine . " , she replied in a small voice .
" I was really worried . " , Erika said as her eyes fell on the unconscious woman beside Enilese .
She pointed to the woman and asked , " This woman ! Is she okay ? "
Enilese nodded as she said in a broken voice , " She is my aunt . "
" Oh ! Don't worry Enilese . She will be okay . You've healed her , right ? Nothing will happen to her . "
Enilese nodded as she got up along with her aunt with the help of Erika .
She said , " Let's go . We've handed over the affected people to the rescue team , they would manage the rest . "
Enilese nodded again as they prepared to leave .
Riley was silent all along . Finally, he spoke .
" This path was blocked by the fire , wasn't it ? "
Enilese stopped in her track as she turned to face Riley .
Riley didn't beat around the bush as he straightforwardly asked , " How did you get rid of the fire ? "
Enilese remained quiet not knowing what to answer .
Erika also frowned as she looked at Enilese .
Enilese felt tired as she looked down while Riley asked again , " Who helped you ? "
Enilese still didn't reply as she continued to look down .
Erika watched the two and sighed .
She intervened .
" Someone must've helped . " , the other two turned to her as Riley narrowed his eyes .
" Come on Riley ! Sometimes ago , someone also prevented the bridge from falling . Just like that , somebody must've controlled the fire . Whoever that person is , he has helped us . And about his identity and all the other things , we can talk about them later . Let's go back now . "
Riley didn't respond as he shot a short glance towards Enilese .
Erika made a done expression as she said , " Oh ! I am feeling so tired after all the hard work . And this man ..... "
Riley looked at her without any expression as he cut her off .
" Fine ! Let's go back . "
He approached them as he carried Enilese's aunt .
He didn't say anything anymore as he walked foward .
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Later .
The sun had just set . But the beautiful reddish hue was missing today . The weather was gloomy with dark clouds covering the sky .
After settling everything , the angels were finally returning to their base .
There was complete silence in the car as it ran through the long empty road .
Riley was driving with a solemn expression while Erika was leaning against the seat , looking ahead .
Enilese was staring out of the window . The cold wind was brushing against her face . It was drizzling . Soft water droplets were occasionally passing tingling sensation to her skin .
She was trying to overcome everything that had happened today .
It was then , her phone vibrated a little informing the arrival of a new message .
She grabbed her phone and subconsciously opened the message but looking at the sender's number her eyes widened in shock .
It was the very number that belonged to that dark soul .
Her body shook a little as she recalled the moments from earlier .
She opened the text with intense anticipation .
The message was short and simple but as she read it , unknowingly her body became stiff .
The text said .
[ Hello angel ! ]