The Last Azvisalokya by Mii Ryouma (red scrolls of magic txt) 📕

Knock..

 

Her heart jumped out of her chest, to the sound of knocking at the door. She didn't want to open it, but curiosity was about to suffocate her.. She played with her fingers.. crossed her arms.. went to the window.. and even tried to meditate. The only satisfaction came from going next to that door on her tiptoes.

 

She glued her ear to the reddish brown wood, but nothing to hear.

plan B
Her body was completely on the floor.. She was trying to see if there were any feet behind the door. nothing to see.

plan C
She just opened the door to find a serving cart. And Sahed was standing at the farthest point of the hallway laughing .. "Bon appétit.. " Then he just melted away..

 

          "Bon appétit!" Demon! Monster! Alien! She had no idea about the time, but feeling hungry meant that it was lunch-time back in Tampa. And, at least, this monster is kind enough to bring her some food.
Where the hell is this place?..
Three different dishes! Gosh.. I'm not a tigress!.. But, the growling of her stomach, couldn't agree with her.

 

She took one covered dish and a bottle of mineral water, and replaced them with the notebook. Then closed the door and went to the desk, to realize that the Pintxo de Pulpo was waiting for her. It was a skewer with grilled octopus and shrimp that looked really great! and smelled even greater.

 

...Knock... Knock... Knock...
Again!

 

That time she opened the door, and of course Sahed was leaning his right hand on the door jamb, with the note book in his left.
They stood silently there, still, as if both of them were asking tons of questions without moving their lips.

 

- "Ok! No more drama! come in, it's your office not mine.."
- "Are you sure about that?" Smiling and raising one eyebrow.
- "Just.. don't eyebrow me.." And she returned back, irritated, to sit on a smaller chair than the main one.

 

Sahed just sat on his armchair facing Nina, and flipped through the notebook, from the first page to the last one. With each page, he eyed the obviously-frightened girl sitting in front of him. Nothing to see but strange symbols written in that notebook. The most serious complexity invaded his already frozen face..

 

          She felt his gaze penetrating to the deepest of her soul. Those weird feelings of being fully exposed to the bones, of being naked in front of a whole audience, were absorbing every bit of confidence left inside her terrorized heart. She was the most fragile girl, made of thin glass; but now, shattered and crushed between Sahed's hands, without even being touched.

 

"I owe you my life! Dearest Nina!! My divine..immortal..life.."

 

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HIDE AND SEEK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's note:
Dear readers; this chapter is the slowest, and the shortest I've ever written. I apologize for not giving you what you were waiting for. But it reveals many secrets and leads to a new twist in our adventure.

Happy reading :) I appreciate all comments and feedback.

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          Sahed just sat on his armchair facing Nina, and started flipping through the notebook, from the first page to the last one. With almost each page, he eyed the obviously-frightened girl sitting in front of him. Nothing to see but strange symbols written in that notebook. The most serious complexity invaded his already frozen face..

 

          She felt his gaze penetrating to the deepest of her soul. Those weird feelings of being fully exposed to the bones, of being naked in front of a whole audience, were absorbing every bit of confidence left inside her terrorized heart. She was the most fragile girl, made of thin glass; but now, shattered and crushed between Sahed's hands, without even being touched.

 

"I owe you my life! Dearest Nina. My divine..immortal..life.."

 

!!!

 

He went on, fixing her hazel eyes with his magnetic golden stare:
"The light I've been forever longing for, throughout millennia of loneliness, shall never be ignored.."

 

The mist of confusion along with the mixture of emotions, all combined with her racing heart; didn't help her to understand the hidden meaning behind his words. She just mumbled:
"Speak English!"

 

A hint of smile lit across his face.. That was fast! .. He could easily use his powers on the poor girl.. The only problem is that, once understanding what was going on around her, she would never be able to forgive his magic abuse, nor thinking of helping him. That was the exact meaning of total-devastating-end of his ultimate plan, the greatest plan of using Nina's power against the dangerous game played by Takara and El-Hareth.

 

Everyone was playing his own game!

 

          He decided to start clearing the blurred events of that unforgettable day. Explaining to Nina whatever she wanted to know, might help chasing away her uneasiness over him.

 

"Ok, English..No more Chinese.. Yes ma'am.. Understood." Sahed began, trying to erase his old-fashioned way of speaking.

She faked a faded smile, but he gave her a real one.

 

- "So, you are a serial killer, I suppose?" frowning at him.
He pressed his lips to a straight line..that hurts.. but he answered:
- "Ouch! This is a terrible way to describe your protector, I believe."
- "Protector! I can remember every detail of your killing scenes.. I-I mean in my visions. But I have no clue how you are protecting me, and from what?.. The only person I need to be protected from, is you!" glaring at the pleading in his eyes.
- "Look at me Nina.. Do I seem to you like a blood-thirsty monster?" He tried his best to paint a caring look on his lifeless face. Even if he already knew the answer.
- "Definitely! Are you a real alien? You really are different from us, aren't you?.. You know, I just..I can't.. Please, what happened to me, to dad, to Kyser?" Her eyes flooded with tears at the memory of David planting his teeth in Lucida's neck, few hours ago, back in Tampa...

 

He moved his hand unwillingly toward hers, but stopped. Instead, he crossed his fingers on the desk, rested his back on his old armchair, and took the deepest breath. Preparing himself for a long, and detailed explanation.

 

"Takara was one of the seven, one of the most powerful demons elders, and she was the queen of Deïmos. El-Hareth was her lord, and the lord of all seven dimensions: Akma, Deïmos, Namaka, Earth, phobos, Travos, and Cârpo."

 

Nina was listening carefully to Sahed who continued telling the most interesting story in history:
"She is my mother, and she had never been satisfied with being the lord's mistress. For a queen she was, her ambitions and her thirst for power, led her to start an unprecedented game with El-Hareth. A simple game, with simple rules. Yet, with devastating consequences.

The most powerful between them, at the end of the game, shall be the absolute ruler over this universe."

 

Sahed paused for few seconds, studying Nina's face. Then added:
"The lord of demons granted her ten millenniums, and endless resources to fulfill her dream. But, if her plan happened to be a failure, she'll be erased from the memory of the whole universe, along with everything related to her."

 

          Nina crossed her legs, shifted to a more comfortable position, then asked with amusement:
"So, the hideous pickle monster is your father?! No offense! But, you don't look like him! at all!"

 

He giggled, finally life began to spread across his face. He was speaking about the possibility of a total annihilation of entire civilizations. And yet, Miss Hades was concerned about him being related to El-Hareth. But of course, he answered her innocent question:
-"No, he is not my father.. And, don't ask me about myself, if you want to understand how was your destiny written in the stars."
-"Yes sir!" Although she was dying to know everything about him, Nina tried to sound obedient.
-"No need for sir! Nina.. Please, just Sahed."

 

And, at that moment, when he realized that he should have never asked her to call him by his real name, it was late. The first letters were already out of her lips:
- " How I ended as Takara's pawn in this game? Please, Sahed, tell me what to do, to rid of that cursed power hidden within..."

 

Thud.. Thud.. Thud.. Thud.. Thud.. Thud..

That was the pounding of his icy heart blocking his inhuman sharpest senses. A slow-suffocating power was around his neck, and all over his body. And the-almost-forgotten scarlet tattoos, from his last ritual on Namaka, were burning his skin for a second time. 

 

Nina was the key of that magic, which was sealed inside his name. Her voice, and only hers, could open the unknown passages to forgotten places and spaces.

 

          As if there were thousands of daggers, deeply pressed all over his immortal body. He was paralyzed by the ultimate pain, a pain that was beyond the impossible. It was a real mountain, on top of sharp blades; which were penetrating, with thousands of tons of force , every single cell.

 

          No one, living in all seven dimensions, could break his shield so easily, reach and manipulate this level of power. It was the power of a divine outsider. A power that wasn't completely strange to Sahed, who was being sucked into another world, and crushed from the inside. Once out of his shell, the pain was gone. He was a ghost, a divine energy floating inches away from two frozen bodies.

 

          He realized that the wheel of time had been invoked, and he was extracted from his host into a parallel universe.
"Duties forgotten?" Thunderous sounds were echoing inside the office.
Father!

His father came to talk to him! To blame him, for neglecting his duties!
- " Speak. " The voice ordered.
- " Forgive my callous disregard, your mightiest. Humans, in their early life, are immature creatures . Nysrevina is ready now."
- " Deceive me, and forgiveness shall never be upon you."

Faster than a lightening, the voice was gone, and Sahed retuned to the body of his host.

 

Nina was still asking her questions, when Sahed came to his senses. He was suddenly behind her, grabbing her neck as if he was going to kill her. Just his whispers, behind her ear, were heard: "Vibudhyate.. Nysrevina."

 

          She gasped when hearing those two words, and her head was hit with a sudden vertigo. This brief dizziness that she felt, spread warm calmness and serenity through her body; and took the deepest fears of her heart away. She felt light, so light, lighter than a feather, and realized that she was floating in the middle of nowhere. Her eyelids however, were the heaviest they could be. She just gave up, and couldn't keep her eyes open, nor her body on whatever was under her feet.

 

            It smelled so nice, so fresh, so relaxing, and so familiar. In that place, where the nature offered its ultimate collection of thousands of perfumes, Nina could distinguish every single flower-or-rose essence from the others. Yet; the mixture was as heavenly as if it was coming from the eternal morning of the Angels realm.

 

Sahed was behind Nina inside an