Drazun hurried to squat before her and her eyes widened more when she beheld Goziella's monstrous eyes. So black and Gothic.
Branched veins connected at the tip..invading her eyes and making them darker. Black blood painted her lips...in one word, she looks like a demon.
"I...it hu...hurts"
Drazun's tears fell in streams immediately she heard Goziella speak.
Being a person who is in quantifiably amazing...Goziella never let out her worries or pain. She takes it all in.
Her talking out now only means one thing...
'she's weak...her powers have been weakened... THE SERAPHIM!'
"It hurs...Zun!"
Goziella's shaky lips forced out the only words it could say. Once again, Drazun froze. It's been decades since Ella mentioned her name. She can't even remember the last of it.
'I must save her...she needs me'
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THE BEACH
A brown haired guy faced a black haired with his athletic hands settling on his waist.
"We should go home now. Mom must be worried about us."
"She mentioned " late" in her instruction, and it's not late yet."
The black haired guy replied bluntly.
"It's getting dark you idiot."
The brown haired guy eyed the former condescendingly.
"Yunno I don't understand you these days. Why would you even dye your hair? You look ugly man."
The pissed black haired guy retorted sharply before looking back to the lively beach activities.
"At least I no longer have to pay for your sins. Your crazy avengers no longer come at me. You can now suffer alone bamboo."
"Anyways,,,,I'm going home, stay if you want."
"Idiot, wait up."
Black haired waved his right hand,,running after the brown haired.
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THE SMALL HOUSE
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Goziella is still shivering so bad, her body being icily cold as she coiled up so small..looking pitiful.
Drazun's countenance had fallen greatly as she stared at her pathetic friend.
'You look pitiful, how can I help you..dear friend?'
' My heart is bleeding for you....why did you do it?'
Goziella's weak eyes snapped towards Drazun...and in it is a faint emotion...DISAPPOINTMENT.
Drazun furrowed her elegant brows when she caught this.
'Did she hear that? Is she disappointed? Why?'
"I can't cure you but I can reduce your pain."
Drazun slowly drew closer to her and when she got to her, she placed her right palm 5cm above the latter's head.
Her eyes closed and her lips moved in whispers...she was casting a spell.
"Macus mosa ducupenus reducae ...
pidupasominupainu...aese eri....."
Just as she was about reciting the last verse, loud footsteps interrupted her and immediately her energy merged with her again,, her closed eyed opened revealing the most beautiful purple coloured eyes ever before they gradually changed to their glassy black orbs.
Her head snapped in the direction of the door and just as predicted, four legs walked in but suddenly came to a halt.
The two guys stood transfixed as they stared at the unknown figures in their house.
"What the hell is a half- dead woman doing in our house and what's with her demonic eyes?"
Drazun folded her fists when she heard this..her eyed turned fiery and she stood up sharply. She glared directly at the black haired guy.
"Watch what you say kid."
Her voice came out...so soft and babyish..not the way she wanted but at least..it helped a little.
"WHAT! Kid? Did you just call me that? Look who's calling me kid."
"What the fuck are you doing in our house?"
"Where's mom and the others?"
The brown haired guy who looks so cold and expressionless finally spoke up, gazing directly at an angry Drazun.
Hearing this, Drazun immediately realized what was happening.
'Goziella.'
She pursed her lips tightly..looking away from the boys as she immersed herself in thought.
'what to do..what to do?'
"I asked you a damn question man."
'WHAT!!! Did this idiot just call me a man? Do I fucking look like one? How dare this little fleas? I can kill you with just a bash of my lashes..you untrained fool!'
Drazun yelled furiously in her mind's world. She turned back to them, her eyes moving from one person to the second before finally settling on the space between their heads.
"I'll call'em out."
She replied and turned to go but his voice stopped her.
"Who are you? Why should you be the one calling them out? What damn thing are you doing here?"
"Hey brown haired fool...I'm no thief or imposter. Don't scream like I'm not me. Shut your shitty mouth and let me do ma thing..*scoff*"
Drazun snapped impatiently at him before dashing up the stairs not letting them speak further.
"Are you really gonna let her go? what if she jumps off the back window and escape...we would become the most wanted criminal in town, Jake."
Black head bemoaned grumpily holding unto the latter's arm.
"We'll check if she fails to come down in 2mins."
"What if she already called the police and th..."
"Shut the fuck up Drake!"
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Drazun calculatively took steps round the corridor until she stopped before a black door. Her instinct told her to walk in and she did just that...walking in.
She stood in the middle of the room..her eyes scanned the room quickly and she closed them...she could still feel Goziella's touch and so she spoke through her mind's eye.
'Open up Ella...I need to bring back the family you threw out. Open up please.'
She waited few seconds but nothing happened and just as she was about calling again, Goziella's mind eye connected and her voice rang out.
'I give you my touch...bring them back.'
'Sure.'
Drazun activated her super sight. Her mind's eye changed structure and became into a dark forest.. so eerie and cold. It smells of disaster and evil and there..just at the centre....five scared humans hugged one another...sweating profusely.
A huge wolf snarled at them, moving slowly towards them. It's red eyes and elongated fangs sparkled in the dark..black blood dripping from the fangs.
"Mo...mom,,,,,I...it's go...nna e..eat us. I...ion wanna daaaa....die."
A girl looking not more than 16 cried fearfully..hope draining from her as she wriggled painfully.
The wolf must have understood her reaction cause it suddenly charged violently at them...going so fast in its inhuman speed but just a step away from them Drazun jumped in...its fangs sanked into her skin and a deep groan erupted from her throat.
She closed her eyes sharply making their cries increase...
"It's killing our saviour."
One said with trembling lips..her eyes watered more.
Hearing this, Drazun snapped her eyes open. Her left hand raised backward to grip the beast's neck..pulling its head away from her
shoulder. She jumped five metres away from them with the beast in her palm.
Its groan spanned through the whole forest..shaking the depth of the land.
With one swift move, she snapped the head off and the limp body went down..blood pumping out of the neck profusely. The head was flinged away too.
Drazun stared at the blood in her hand and a dark smirk formed on her lips before she looked in the direction of the scared beings.
Out of fear, they all backed away shaking their heads in refusal. More tears trickled down their pathetic face and their wide eyes begged for life.
"pl..please don't kee...ki..ll us"
The mother pleaded with trembling lips and instinctively, she pulled her children to herself.
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BACK IN THE HOUSE
"What the fuck is that animal still doing? why is she not here?" Drake blurted in anger and confusion.
"I told you, she ran away already...we're sure gonna be walking into the police station with cuffs on..just few more minutes. You're at fault here Jake."
"Will you just shut up and lemme think?"
"FOOL! Think about what! My mother and siblings are no where to be found, we have a dead woman in our house and YOU expect ME to SHUT up? You must be joking."
Jake sighed in defeat...he isn't ready to throw tantrums with his brother. For some reason, he believes the strange woman will not run away.
'You better show up or imma find you and kill you.'
"I'm going to check." Drake announced before taking the stairs.
He had not taken up to five steps when he heard that familiar voice that belonged to no one but his mother.
"Mom"
"Son."
Verony replied with a smile on her old face.
"Mom."
Forgetting any other thing, he ran into her warm arms hugging her so tight.
"I was scared mom. You always know when we get back but you didn't show up today..why."
"Wanted to play games child."
Verony replied as she patted his head affectionately.
"Don't do that again."
"I won't.. I promise."
Drazun scoffed in contempt while the younger ones rolled their eyes dramatically. Jake slowly walked up to the mother and son duo.
"Mom."
"Moi baby..hug momma too."
Without wasting a sec, he walked into her opened arms..his head resting on her shoulder as Drake would not move for him.
Drazun surreptitiously left the family to meet her tired friend.
'I'm back Ella.'
Her eyes became sad again as she caressed her face gently.
'Let's leave here now. '
Goziella was already so weak that she couldn't even reply..her mind's eye shut down immediately,, she already exhausted her strength.
Verony disengaged the hug and she faced Drazun.
"Daughter, how is your friend now?"
"Ion know what to do ma"
'Isn't this how typical humans behave..I have to give usual impressions.'
"How did this happen to her?"
Verony was now walking up to them in long strides.
"You know them?" Drake asked with squinted brows. He's never seen his mother interact with people like this..and these faces..he's never seen them before.
"No. They were passing by but the injured one couldn't continue and so they had to find somewhere to stay. Luckily, our house was in sight and so she asked for our help. Don't worry, she's not dangerous."
Verony replied smoothly, her gaze still on Drazun.
Lily, the 16 yrs old girl, squatted beside Drazun as she stared sadly at the physically unconscious Ella.
"What happened to her?"
"She's sick. She gets sick every summer."
Drazun replied sadly..playing perfectly the human role.
"Mum, we should set up a fire for her. She must be cold too."
"Does she bleed this way every summer too?" Jean, a four year old girl asked innocently but that harmless question infuriated Drazun and so she bit her lips tight l, taking in deep breathes before replying the kid.
"Sometimes it get worse ...it's genetic..no cure for it."
Drazun swallowed after saying this cause an illusion of Goziella glaring daggers at her appeared.
'You should save your energy idiot..creating illusion will drain you beyond repair'
Drazun scolded Goziella in her head.
"This is rare...it must hurt a lot." Jean reasoned carefully..
"SHE'S JERKING!"
Miles yelled in shock and all eyes widened.
'I told you Ella.'
TBC
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