Chapter 16 - YOUR CHOICE, MY FRIEND (1/2)
One day you will tell your story of how you overcome what you went through and it will be someone else's survival guide.
-Brene Brown-
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”When I tell you to abandon me and run for your life, you will do it without question.”
The demand sounded ridiculous even in an eight years old girl's ears. She shook her head and said firmly. ”No.” Her small lips pressed together into a thin line after saying that curt word. Her hazel eyes blazed with determination.
On the other hand, Chaos stared at the feisty little girl before his eyes. The cold wind blew past them and she shuddered slightly. Her white hair was the perfect match to the snowy scenery around them.
”I don't take 'no' for a reply.” His words were final and then he turned around to continue walking again, toward the direction of the gate, while Blue followed behind him.
”You can't ask me to abandon you,” Blue voiced out her disagreement. She didn't want to agree with him on this kind of matter.
”My fight is about killing each other, either you help me to kill someone or you run for your life.” Chaos glanced briefly at Blue, who was paying him her full attention. ”If you can't do both, you are useless to me.”
Chaos's last words hurt her deeply, until she felt her chest caved in. ”Even if I can find your shattered soul?” she asked in a pitiful voice, her brows scrunched together. She clutched his jacket again and peered at him, afraid that he would brush off her hand, but Chaos didn't bother with that.
”Even if you can find my shattered soul,” Chaos repeated her words.
It was not fair for Chaos to use this kind of trick and manipulate the little girl to do his bidding, making her feel guilty.
However, he had lived for a very long time and for better or worse, the line between fair or unfair had already blurred in his mind since ages back.
”I don't want to abandon you…” Blue felt if she did that. She would only repeat the same thing that happened with her father and that was not a pleasant memory for her. But, she knew her options were limited.
”Then you will kill for me.” Chaos stopped walking all of a sudden. It left Blue confused when she saw him scanning his surroundings.
Before long, the wind blew, only then did Blue realize that they were not alone, there were a few people, no, shifters, had them surrounded.
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Lise felt her stomach churn when she saw how the two men fought each other.
Not because they exchanged fists and kicks like normal people would have during their close combat, but the fight before her eyes was mind- blowing as the man named Knox, Lise heard Gael addressing him so, summoned fire and threw fireballs at Gael, while the latter effortlessly evaded them.