"-friend? How funny!
-shut up stupid pig.
-you managed to gain the big guy confidence and now you will betray him in the worst way ever.
-at least not by his kind.
-you planned everything well Chares.
-I didn't…it was unexpected." The old man snickered and tightened the branches around his legs then stood up to finish:
"-saving him from death was out of your big heart. How emotional. Wake up moron you are an incubus and nothing will change that." He said pointing at the man in front of him.
"-once you get out there be careful with the ribbons then throw them to me." Chares got his face covered and looked back at them before stepping outside.
…Nothing will change that…
"-no it will." He teared out the ribbons and the big trunk breaking it in half vertically like a shovel.
He got nearer to the greyish fume he raised the trunk higher than his head to smashed down then pulled the dirt with him and white grains Besim threw, blood formed on his hand, his eyes blood shot but he kept digging till there was enough space for three man to pass at time.
Besim cursed under his breath while the other fifty hurried to check on the bleeding man.
Chares hurried up and covered his bleeding hands with dirt hiding his black blood.
"-RED EYES!" Besim shouted and everyone turned to look at him but nothing except a little bunny.
Some glared at him while others cursed at his stupidity.
However, he was smirking so other five with him.
Chares stood up and pleaded Elio to go back.
Gabrielle felt something…someone…staring at him and he quickly grabbed a thick broken part of the brunch to hit what was standing behind him.
Black blood covered his face.
He looked around, numbers increasing out of sudden and red eyes glowing between petrified faces.
"-RUN!"
Too late big guy.
Man falling one by one dead, he fought back but they were ten times the number of the rest.
They hide behind trees only for more to fall from brunches.
Elio stopped near a gully.
"-jump and run south count to 150 then turn west count to 45 then turn left you will find a small lake. Cross it and it will be a few meters before you reach home.
-what about you?
-I will distract them. Go now…tell Amanda I am so sorry and Ellie that I love her. Take everyone out the village for good I am counting on you." He said but Gabrielle stopped him. Elio heard footsteps and he pushed him down next to others.
The red-haired man stepped ten steps was shot to his heart.
He felt on his knees.
He looked up.
"-I am sorry."
He closed his eyes for good.
Chares was guiding them and Besim didn't make any better.
"-taking lead Hun!
-everyone this way!" they followed him.
They finally got near the lake.
It was freezing and they don't have enough energy to swim. To their good luck there was a boat but for eight only and they were twelve.
"-I will stay you guys go." Gabrielle said looking around.
"-I will stay too." Chares said but Gabrielle refused and ordered him to leave before they truck their trace.
Other two volunteered leaving the opportunity for the others to survive.
They shamefully jump quickly following Besim foots.
"-I said go don't…
-I am not leaving you no matter what you say!
-your job is not here.
-so you.
-take good care of Gabi for me.
-you will take good care of her! I won't…" he punched him and blood drifted from his lips but he covered it.
"-I am sorry and thank you Gau…thank you my friend." A genuine smile for the first time.
Chares was pulled by two strong arms to the boat.
He fought back but nothing they were gone and Gabriel was killed in front of his eyes.
The first time he felt guilty the first time he felt guilty.
The first time he felt human…
Chares and the other two man were swimming while pushing the boat.
He didn't say anything he kept swimming till the end, almost dead from the cold.
They finished their journey back home, met by eyes full of hope and hearts tired of waiting for their lovers.
Ten men come back the other died from cold.
Besim crying his heart out while he was hugging his wife he spotted a young girl with red hair coming near him full of life and happiness. He yelled at the top of his lungs:
"-Get away from me!
-you have no right to yell at my daughter Besim! Where is my Elio?
-how bold of you to ask me about that fucker!
-mind your language or I will end you!
-like your husband ended the life of every other poor man who trusted him for nothing. But I guess life is fair at the end.
-what are you talking about…
-we got trapped and everyone died except for us. God chose the nobles and most trustworthy ones. So…darling, you are going to listen to me from now on." However the old ruler disappeared one day with no trace leaving trace the day they were moving out of the village for good.
Since then no more incubus attacks.
***
"-did you kill him?
-better…I sacrificed him to the pack of incubus to not bother us again…it was a great deal.
-that's genius but he would have snitched on you.
-why do you think I did it?
-he threated you to tell everyone about your secret.
-exactly.
-so let me guess, Amanda aka Ellie's mom was pregnant when everything happened.
-yeah…he didn't know.
-it must be hard.
-they don't know what's hard they were fighters since birth and I really appreciate that about her.
-that's why I don't have a chance with her.
-you have, she may not love you back… but you can show your love to her in a different way.
-how?
-be her guardian.
-Hey uncle!" a sleepy voice cut their conversation, they looked up to find Gabi staring at them.
"-you should be resting by now.
-but I am fine.
-I don't care young lady. We will talk later boy." Chares stood up and took the whining girl to her room.
"-hey Gau…Thank you." He gave him a genuine smile before leaving while Howin went back home…Ellie's house.