13 Aarons Curiousness (1/2)

”Stop, Woof.”

A calm voice emanated from the bed, which had been completely still until now.

The Tera which had been about to puncture his skin like it was butter froze, while its breath floated into Edmond's nostrils.

Beside the cold feeling of those sharp fangs which were touching his neck, this was what made him understand just how close to death he was.

The Tera's breath weirdly smelled of bread, which was so out of place that Edmond almost felt like chuckling despite his nervousness.

That was mainly because he knew that it was all over. He had seen the look in the eyes of the Tera right before it lunged. In fact, it was seared into his brain.

Those were the eyes of a hunter, which wouldn't think twice before gobbling him up.

It seemed that…just like everything else in his life so far, he had failed in this too.

And this would be his last failure.

”What are you waiting? Just end it! I wanted to make your Tera a slave! Doesn't that make you angry!”

Woof didn't understand the meaning of the word 'slave', but from the fury that erupted in Aaron's eyes the moment he heard it, it could tell that it was something very bad.

Infuriated, it moved even closer with its maw wide open, tasting the blood of this weak human.

It had never tasted human blood or flesh before, as, of course, Aaron had been the only human it knew. Yet, it could already tell that it wouldn't like the taste very much.

However, this weak thing had been about to cause harm to it. So, it would have no hesitation whatsoever before chomping down.

The only thing it was waiting for was Aaron's signal, but even though he had gotten angry on hearing that word, he told Woof, ”Back off for now, Woof. He can't run away…I was watching him when he came in. And his speed is appalling.”

He said this out loud, but it was slight gestures he made with his hands that Woof understood.

Woof had always been Aaron's only companion, so, even though it didn't understand the language he had in his mind, he still talked to it as if it did. And in fact, over time, Woof had come to understand most things through the sounds he made even if he didn't use the set of signals that they had made together.

With a hissing sound, Edmond had taken in a sharp breath of air when he felt those fangs dig into his skin, causing two rivulets of blood to flow down his neck.

After that, he had closed his eyes, waiting for the God of Death to take him.

So, when he heard Aaron speak, he felt relief, first, before getting angry.

He didn't mind if he was killed, but his father had always said that whatever a man did, he had to do it with dignity.

Hence, he had no intention to beg for his life. From the way these two had been prepared for him, he had already understood that he had somehow given away his plan.

After the Tera moved back and sat down while still keeping its eyes fixed on him, Edmond shrugged and pushed himself back, before finding the wall of the window through which he had sneaked in. Propping his back on it, he adopted a sitting position.

The cold, night wind caressed the back of his head, making a small smile come on his face.

He had nothing more to lose, so although there was a deep frustration that he would die without fulfilling even one of the wishes he had, he realized that nothing mattered any more.

All he could do was hope to find forgiveness when he met his father among the stars.

Seeing Edmond look completely relaxed, Aaron was puzzled.

Was it that he thought that Aaron might be letting him go?