Chapter 12: Who I love
Albel spat on the ground and glared hatefully at the demon lord. "There…so you know the prophecy. You defied the Gods by deciding to spare Aena. What will you accomplish now?" the crimson-eyed warrior hissed.
"It's simple LordAlbel. I plan to wreck this world and bring it all to hell as my plaything. And don't think that I'm sparing this girl…no, I won't kill her," he laughed and Aena charged again. Albel slipped to the side swept his hand over her eyes and locked her arms.
"Unhand me you monster!" she screeched. Albel winced as she began to struggle violently.
"So she's your slave? Is that it?" Albel growled low.
"Oh no, I don't want her near me…no…her only purpose is to kill you…but…you have always been stronger my dear…in fact, it's not me that will kill her…but you," he giggled madly. Albel's eyes widened in bewilderment.
"What?!" he demanded. Aena slipped from his grasp and brandished her blade.
"How could you step on my heart like that? How did I love you?!" she demanded with an intense hate that made Albel flinch as if the fire's of hell were licking at him.
"No…you did not love me…you loved Lock…and he loved you. Aena…" he whispered.
"Shut up! You KILLED Lord Lock! He's dead because of YOU!" she screamed and threw her palm out, shouting a lightning spell and struck at Albel. He fled the frightful blast, leading the attack near the demon lord.
"Foolish Albel…fine, I shall leave this battlefield and dispose of the winner," he smiled and disappeared to the darkness, leaving them behind in the town of broken promises. Everywhere debris scattered like grass. The sky was once again red and demons once again roared in the skies. Screams run loud in the air. Albel remembered the memory.
"So….it's just you and me now," he whispered. Aena shivered at the familiar words that left her lips and Lord Lock's lips centuries past.
"Those words are not yours to utter!" she cried out, striking the ground with her sword, sending the earth to crash into him. Albel raised his finger as Lock did and million of small blasts erupted and struck the incoming earth, scattering it into the wind as dust. Aena gaped with her tears welling up in her eyes.
"Stop acting like Lord Lock!" she accused him, her arms and legs shaking in grief.
"Aena…though…I don't know if I'm Lock or Albel…I know this…that I, even if I'm nothing but a fake, love you…I love you, with everything I have so…" he smiled and dropped his weapon. "Kill me…" he whispered and fell to his knees, closing his eyes, waiting to fall into the sweet darkness in which he deserved. Aena gawked at him. She hesitated, not knowing what action to take. Within her, there was a raging hate that desired so to tear apart that demon in front of her and yet deep within her, she was crying…yes…her heart was in such pain because she knew that no matter who it was, whether it was Albel or Lock…she loved him. Tears spilled out of her eyes and she deliberately stumbled towards him, wrapping her fragile arms around his neck and burying her face into his strong test.
"I love you…I love you!" she cried out, sobbing uncontrollably. There was no doubt in her heart. She loved him…so much that it only made the pain in her heart constrict more. It was unbearable. She wanted him more than ever. It took Albel a while to register what just happened. His shock expression slowly ebbed to sadness. To know that she loved him was everything and yet he felt close to breaking. Tears dripped from his eyes much to his surprise.
"Aena…" he choked and buried his face into her shoulder. Unbeknownst to him, the orange luster in Aena's eyes faded and her sky-blue color came back.
Short chapter yes...and YES, it has been THREE long years since I've updated it!!! OMIGOSH! To think...I thought I abandoned this fic! I doubt people will read it though. It's been too long and when I reread some of my chapters, I realized how blocky it was! My writing has improved by a large margin, but anyways, forgive my inferior writing from the past. Please read and review!