THE DEVIL'S DEED

CHAPTER -52

Eros POV

Invading Vadros and fighting the Ahoras for the human was never a plan.. Neither was an option or choice.. It was a wrongly timed uncanny outburst emerged out of my past.. And the age old experiences of the same.

With every single slaughter of a turned Ahoras in Brion what I count is my failure.. The deaths I could have stopped if I defeated Ahoras at the first place.. My inefficiency.. My enduring failure.. No.. I don't want end up like my ancestors.. I don't want to bask in the heinous abyss of loss and self loathe.. Not like Gallian Thorn.. Or Benjamin.. Not like Adrian Thorn.. My stupandous creator... That coward who hid in the darkness fearing his fortune and son.. And I am not to be thrown in to that dumb dungeon as well.. This is not what a real Thorn is fated to..

How long, the human asked.. Her life span.. Her existence is now solely under my fingers. I wonder why Haldred ever thought of keeping her alive still knowing I will come for him.. And that's why the wimp stayed out of Vadros avoiding a battle.. A battle that would have changed everything.

I sat on the chair leaving all my senses into rest for a while.. Drifting all my thoughts apart.. How.. How is it to be done..??. Saving her from Vadros was never my concern.. For Cole it maybe.. What persuaded me was that esoteric and adamant avarice of the Ahoras.. Their dare to snatch my prey from me. I possessed her.. She was my slave.. It was upon me to decide whether she should breathe or not..

And despite all those constraints he seized her from me.. Imprisoned her.. Hurt her.. They hurt her.. No.. It ain't completely his fault.. Only if that cavort listened to me and gave worth to my words things wouldn't have ended up like this.. I put all my effort to shield her from my enemies.. I did everything to prevent his approach to her.. And still he found her.. He trapped her.. She dragged herself into it..

The fool deserves it.. Everything.. All of her deeds so far had only fuelled the Ahoras one way or the other to haunt her.. She was preparing her own funeral.. And now she asks how long does she got in here.. Every breathe you take is now my mercy.. My vile mercy you had ever accused and teased.

All the brainless doings of her made me leap out of the chair. I must see her now.. I am gonna see her and scream to her face, why the hell did you leave..?.. Why you left me..??. My anger may burn out the least once I slap hard on her face..

In no time I reached before her room.. Her room..!!. That's my cellar.. My chamber that I barely use now. I was reluctant to step in even after she left Brion then. Without another thought I bursted in expecting her either in the cot or dusting off the portrait as she often did.

No.. She isn't here.. That filth is not in the cellar.. It often take me no time to realize the situation when I am alone.. Or maybe not.. I lurched forward as someone trampled from my back. I simultaneously swiveled to my back presuming any abominable rat that sneaked into my abode..

Alright.. Now that shook me quite well.. The Ahoras are into the play.. It's their new prey. My slave.. She stood before me inarticulate. A few feet distant.. Her hair all splayed out.. Face faded by the shadows.. What I made clear is.. She is possessed now. And she is making her move.

She leaped forth and grabbed me by my neck .But I opposed her action turning her off and hurled her to the wall.. Her countenance which is more visible to me now isn't one I am conversant with.. Neither that lachrymose one, nor the timid or hate.. It's enraged.. Like a fuming volcano.. It's not my slave I see now.. It's the Ahora.. It's Haldred..

She struggled with in my hold and screamed "Your rein is ending.. Devil... Now I have come for you.. ". Her voice wild and furious. "I will destroy every last one of you.. I will redeem for your deeds.. ".

I slammed her head towards the wall and told "Come out of your hide, coward.. I know you are in there, Haldred... ".

She stared at me and laughed like a lunatic telling "Oh.. I know you would find me, Eros Thorn.. Or more right to say, I found you.. ".

"It's me you want ,demon.. Let her go.. We will have it in between ourselves.. ", I said to bring out my largest foe before me.

She groaned and told "Look who is speaking for his slave.. ".

"She is my noveltry.. ", I said sternly intruding in his words.

Now that made the demonic form before me quit and asked pretending a weird suspicion "Is it so..??. Very unfortunate of her.. ". In a sudden while she pushed me away and flinged herself towards the opposite wall. She hit on it once and lied on the floor.. She is hurting herself. And repeated the same.

I strode to her shouting "Haldred.. Stop.. ". I flinged her to the floor and for a while she lied there not moving. I stood before her expecting another outburst..

She lifted her head up and before me now is the unpossessed human.. The one I know. She hold on her heard in pain and whimpered looking at me "Mr.. Mr.. Thorn.. What is happening...? ". She doesn't know.. She won't.. This is how they play with human minds. She looks so devastated.. So scared.. I thought I was her worst nightmare but it's not..

I walked to her telling "You are fine.. ". Well the truth is, she is not.. This possession right now just made her more vulnerable and is fatal to her.

She nodded her head and said "I.. I don't think so.. ". And the next while she moaned loudly and disappeared out of the door. Damn.. Now that sickens me.. Taking her out of Brion is quite the need of Ahoras and she just did.

My pace lost its haste as I reached the coridoor seeing the guards lying down all worn out.. Moaning and groaning.. Their failed effort in stopping that little beast.. Losers.. But the matter of truth is , a newly possessed Ahora is always stronger than any of the Thorns, even stronger than Haldred.. And that's why we take the converted humans down before the dark spells consume them.. And in her matter it's too early than I ever expected..

Haldred thinks he chose a very lethal weapon for me.. He believes I would take a more smooth and calm decision in her terms.. But the fool is mistaken.. Does he forgot the first Ahora I killed was my own mother...?.

I crossed the borders of Brion entering the purlieu to the woods. Where are you hiding little brat..??. My steps halted as I heard the soft rumble of dried foliage.. Ah.. There she is.. In a haunched down posture with her head bend down to her hand.. Within her hold something is moving.. What is she doing..??. I walked towards her and hearing my footsteps I guess she turned to me. Her eyes glaring and gleaming under the moonlight.. Her lips and cheeks stains red..

Okay.. Human.. Tell me who is the devil now..??. She is holding a half eaten lark. A one that is too large for her.. The blood dripping from the dead beast as well from her mouth. Her clothes soaked in blood.. You are trying really hard to prove me how worst an Ahora can be.. She stood up and screamed in simultaneous to sprinting towards me.

I obscured her vengeful act whatever she meant it to be by holding her within my arms and slammed her to the bark. Back to home now, twig.

I grabbed and flinged her on to the cot once I brought her back to Brion. She screamed loud as its gonna burst her lungs.. I could feel her temper pervading around.. The vigor of it.. She is in vain... And that's too much.. Her noise begin to muffle down.. And in a while she was all silent and lucent. Guess it's all done for today and tomorrow will be her redemption..