Seventy-Eight:
I carefully walk through this thick fog, in every step I make sure I won't get into any trouble. Yet, suddenly someone grab my shoulder and before I could say a word this someone sealed my lips with his warm and soft lips. Without a doubt I knew who owns it and I responded to his kiss with the same intensity he gave me.
Every time his hands touched my body, it left small flames that gradually burned my skin. A scorching heat that no longer ignites the skin but the feelings that give color to my dark world, that ignites and deepens the union of our lips.
The more he devour me, the more I melt from his torrid kiss and my knees feel weak I can no longer stand straight until a strong arms pulled me up that breaks our kisses. He suddenly lift me up in a bridal style that surprises me as I look at him eyes widen.
"Don't be surprise my love." He said and walks through a path I could hardly see because of the thick fog covering on our way.
"Where are we going?" I asked breathless and a little bit shaken because of the intensity of our kiss that we shared just now.
"From where I can freely own you." He said in a breathless tone and when I look at him, he was also looking at me with those burning desire from his eyes that melts my heart and it wasn't lust written on it, it's clearly love I can even feel it in my entire being as he held me into his arms. The heat and desires is too strong to hold I can no longer say no from him and just ready myself to surrender to him with the same passion he feels for me.
I can no longer hide the truth to myself I'm also in love with him. I couldn't admit it before because I am afraid of his Father's wrath once He learned I too have the same feelings for him. And yet, here I am with his arms, can no longer runaway nor hideaway from the truth.
I just simply surrender and let ourselves freely show our love for each other.
He is the one. My only love…
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Ninth Kingdom
I just woke up to the deafening cries of the Angels in the Ninth Kingdom. And it was only then that I felt the extreme weakness after experiencing a dream or rather a memory of my past. A memory that gave me a strange feeling that warmed my whole being, and yet I couldn't even remember the face of the man that I'm with.
That no matter what I think about the appearance of that man, I can't see anything in my mind but I will never forget the caresses and kisses he gave me. How with every caress and kiss he makes me feel his sincere love that gives fire to my heart and soul.
He loves me that much that I feel he adores me with all his heart and soul. However, I couldn't even remember his face even if I clearly saw it before I wake up. Now, I am regretting of letting my memories be cut off from this sudden cries although I couldn't help but to feel curious from the events happening outside my room.
With a heavy soul, I stand up and went out only to find a mourning vibes all over the place.
"Wh-what is going on?" I asked with worries I can't explain.
"Someone has gone." It was Dione who answered.
I turned to her. "What are you saying?"
She sadly smiles. "Jeanne," she paused as she takes a deep breath. "Illmatar was gone."
"Gone? What do you mean?" I was in a state of just remembering a memory that leaves me breathless and then this happened? I don't know what I shall do to understand it clearly.
"Gone, as in, she's dead for a human term."
I couldn't believe what she just said and laughs about it and said. "You're joking right?"
"No, I'm serious."
Speechless. What was the right word to speak? Ah, yes, Ilmatar is a Goddess so that only means she's…
"Immortal," I spoke it out loud. "It can't be."
"We might be Immortals however, we also has our own limitation. We are also prone to death there is no exemption when it comes to an end. And Ilmatar already found her limit."
"No." fear and worries begins to embrace me.
"Jeanne," Dione immediately holds my shaking hands. "You need to be strong."
"But how?!" I anxiously asked. "If Immortals like you have an end what will happen to me?! Being only a lowly human, in the hands of a Fallen Angel I am sure that I will only face death."
"No, Jeanne! You will not die, okay?"
"How sure you are, Dione?" I seriously asked.
"We were not assigned to you just to let you die but we were assigned to protect you. No matter what happened to us, we're going to protect you. I will protect you with my life." She sincerely answered and I even feel her sincerity deep down to my soul.
"Dione…" there are no words to speak and she clearly understands it and hugs me tightly.
"You have nothing to worry about. Everything will be back to normal soon." She said while caressing my back with her warm hands.
With those simple gestures, tears freely flow out of my eyes and I couldn't hide it any longer. All my feelings that were kept within me suddenly surrender and let myself drown to my tears and silently wishing that Almos is just fine and save.
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Dream World
"Go back now, Asim." Morpheus ordered afterwards.
"Are you going to stay here?"
"Yes, besides, Ilmatar already did her job well and there are only few things that we need to fix. Also," he looks at Almos. "Help him to accept the truth Asim, because he needs it."
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