IMMORTAL
Chloe Fanel
Chapter One - DESOLATE
It was time. There was this growing tension that was soon picked up by the wind. A slow and steady beat of anticipation that tingled her skin and made her pulse race.
It must be done. With her best gown and a small bag of jewels, she slowly made her way out into the open fields... where the voice called out. She felt weak, frightened, and hopeless... like a sacrificial lamb waiting for death to claim her.
"What is so bad about death?" A man suddenly appeared some meters in front of her, making her jump. She clutched her hands to her chest, and stared at him.
"Who are you?" She asked, disorientated. "What are you doing here?"
He had his long blond hair tied behind, a lean but powerful body, and a soft, cultured voice radiating intelligence. She peered at him but couldn't see his face with the moon behind, hiding it with a cloak of shadows. But his voice, that familiar timbre, told her what the shadows failed to show. Even without looking into his eyes, she could feel the emptiness in him, the intense grief...
"What is so bad about death?" he asked again, ignoring her questions. She frowned. "Is it not much better than immortality? To live endlessly...to witness time slowly killing your love ones... find yourself alone amongst a crowd of inevitably dying men?" He paused, watching her.
"You seem to know so much about immortality..." She stared at his hidden features and a paled at realization. "Y-You, you are HIM!" She whispered, disbelievingly.
A small sad smile rose from his lips. "Am I really?" He asked then shook his head. "Then you know why I am here." She nodded, tears slowly falling down her cheeks. "Then why do you cry?" he asked again.
Dispassionately, he stepped forward... towards her.
She fell a step back.
"Do you believe I will do you harm?" He asked again, slowly advancing.
"N-no" she whispered, hesitant. She stared at him...
"Hmm..." He smiled.
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