I sat on a chair, leaning forward towards its back and looking over Emovi who was sleeping soundly. It was midnight, the moon was full and the light shone brightly through the windows.
I gently stroked Emovi's cheek before standing up and exiting the room. On my way to my room, I notice a shadow, standing in the hallway. It then suddenly started running away, mysteriously vanishing.
I went around the corner to check if anything was lurking in the hallway but nothing was found. Skeptical but ignoring it, I head back to my room. Then everything became quiet and peaceful again. The second I got back into my room, I locked the door and climbed into bed. It was a tranquil setting. Everything had gone alright. My drugs have gone to many people, but now with Dino dead, I can't rely on him anymore. But the money I got from him while we were still trading with each other is insurmountable. Devina ate up most of the money we got but she gave me some and called it "allowance". But even with a small bit of the total sum, the "allowance" was still a hefty amount. Compared with the money I had on the streets, this was millions of times more.
My mind relaxed and the bright yellow moon entered through the window. I opened my eyes to stare at the ceiling, my eyes reflecting the mesmerizing radiance of the moon. The muscles of my body stop tensing up and start to relax. I take a long deep breath and close my eyes.
I remembered that moment when Omi said "halt" to activate my Aeon. At first, I feared releasing it after the Fivindius incident so I restrained it. By consistently digging at it and showing it small bits of the world that weren't free, I was able to adapt and slowly start to handle it.
But when Omi initiated the mark I felt so euphoric that I was in control. I lost all rational and logical thought, trapped in a state of sanguinity. The only thing that was conspicuous for me was the fear, the fear of not being able to reach freedom or control it. So the moment I controlled my fate, my freedom, all the cells in my body rejoiced and became intoxicated. At that moment I realized how free I was and thus I used it to finish off Dino.
I squirmed around in bed just thinking about the fact that I could control my freedom. It was such a big achievement, I have to tell Devina about it! But I wonder, those who I kill, does my Aeon take pity on those who die? Eh, I can't be philosophical right now, I have to sleep.
I shut my eyes trying to sleep. But a weird tingling feeling brought me awake. I looked down at my chest to see a blade protruding out of it. It was curved and was covered in my blood, it had black circular symbols on it and when it touched my blood it shone a crimson color.
I discovered that my Aeon of Freedom nullified most physical pain so I didn't feel anything. But I was still horrified to see a foreign object inside of me. The blade retracted and I felt a pressure drop, almost losing consciousness. It was like I was sinking and drowning. My lungs had been filled with blood and my heart was beating erratically. Luckily the attack had just grazed my heart but tore my lungs into shreds.
I tried to forcefully activate the mark of Freedom, but it wouldn't grow or root itself. I slammed and pounded my chest to try to start it but to no avail. C'mon! I AM DYING.
Blood came out of my wound and seeped into the sheets. The sound of dripping came from the blade and when the moonlight shone through the window at a different angle, I saw a woman.
She was holding a giant scythe in her hand, supported by her shoulder. Her scythe looked weird, those symbols, those were the symbols from the Primordial Aeon Era. Throughout history, the most highly concentrated Aeonic powers formed during the Primordial Aeon Era. It was the golden age of Aeonic energy, the Aeon users of today pale in comparison to the likes of the users 5000 years ago. Devina is around 4000 years so around that age, human civilizations grew and people started asking for endless stuff. The Aeons responded by granting them their powers and the users of that age were feared by humanity. The kind ones let themselves be exiled but some didn't allow such blasphemy and killed everyone. There were two dominant Aeons at that time, you could call them gods because of how powerful they were. But the people knew this and they would go join the side of the Aeon they favored. There was the Aeon of infinity and the Aeon of cancellation.
These Aeons lived for centuries until they met each other for the 6th time. This time they wore both ready for destruction. The world turned dark, ashes would rise into the sky, preventing the sun from shining through. Crops wilted, and the waters were unsafe to drink. The war between them lasted over 2 years, in that period people starved and animals died. The vicinity of the affected area spanned across the continent . The ones that died from the powers of the Aeons were turned into cursed creatures. But one day a man, hundreds of years after the war, discovered a technique that would let him do something atrocious. The acts he did were completely repulsive and inhumane. He took the vengeful creatures that used to be humans and mashed them into weapons. People call them the Origin of Eo, basically referring to the two Aeons that created them.
The woman bearing one of the Origin of Eo means one thing, she is the descendant of that cruel man.
"Why?!"
"What do you mean why? You go around my city selling meth, of course, I'm not going to let that slide."
I couldn't see her properly, only a small part of her face and the scythe but she had this demanding nagging voice that made me annoyed.
"Are you the president of the underground?"
I cough in between my words spewing out blood over the chest.
"The name is Zyo, nice to meet your kiddo and this is goodbye."
I saw the reflection of myself on the scythe's edge, the moonlight reflecting upon me.
Before she cut into me, I heard knocking on my door and it unlocked itself.
"I desire for you to open!"
Aylin came deliriously into my room. The mark on her face was activated, it was one of her sessions with the curse of Desire. Zyo turned around and saw the bright pink mark on her cheek and spun around to attack her.
At that moment the flower of Freedom emerged from the moonlight and the ooze healed my wounds.
I took out my small pocket knife and threw it at Zyo who deflected it back at me.
"Hmm… you have a pretty decent throwing hand."
"It gets better, trust me, President."
Aylin stumbled backwards onto to ground and called out my name.
"Oi, oi, oi, Aylin remember! The more you use that thing the more activated you get!"
She didn't listen to any of the words I yelled at her and she spoke out loud.
"I want Vivshi at my side."
I charge in towards Zyo who swings her scythe back and cuts up, causing the floor to collapse. I fall down into the kitchen and tumble into a bunch of dishes, causing a whole mess.
Zyo jumps down with me and asks for any last words.
"Consume my blood."