Chapter 8

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Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Β  Elara gasps. "Watch your language! I can have your head off!" Hyunjin clenches his fists and squeezes hard, trying to control himself. He talks in a yelling-whispering tone. "Have my head off??? I risked my life to save yours and you dare to threaten me??" Felix gulps and grabs Hyunjin's hand, squeezing it and trying to keep him steady. Felix tries to sweeten his voice. "Elara... Please! I don't want to pick you up by force." Elara turns her back towards Felix and crosses her arms. "You're both trying to ruin my life. You're so ungrateful! I should've let you be eaten by night monsters." Felix takes a step forward, gripping Elara's arm tightly and pulling her towards him brutally. "I can't take this anymore! If this is the situation..." Felix bends down and picks Elara up in bridal style. He's done with her bullshit. Felix continues talking and starts to walk as Elara struggles to get back on the ground. "... I'll have to take you up myself. I'm done with your behaviour-" Felix's words are cut by a masculine voice. "What are you doing with my wife? Put her down this instant!"

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Β  Felix turns around, while Elara struggles to get back on the ground. She endlessly pushes Felix's chest, trying to set herself free, but he is too strong for her. He doesn't move one inch. She screams towards the Lord "My Lord! Please! Help me-" Felix didn't wait too long. He was already thumping his feet on the ground, running away from the red headed monster. Hyunjin quickly jumps over the hedge and skillfully takes Elara in his arms within seconds. Felix manages to jump too, but they don't have time to think. An army of demons, ugly creatures and monsters is already blocking all the exits. They were aiming for the nearby stone fence, but what now? There is no way they can break through that strong fence of stale flesh and bones. Hyunjin puts Elara on the ground, holding her waist thightly with one hand and getting his dagger out with the other. He slits the throat of one of the demons and screams. "Felix, do something!"

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Β  Felix grabs his necklace tightly and mumbles some words, concentrating on a spell. He takes Elara's and Hyunjin's hands and soon rises a protection globe around them. The purple mist clouds that are surrounding them soon transform into thick, glassy ice. The loud thumps and bangs resound endlessly as theΒ  creatures try hard to break through the globe. Felix sees through the purple glass wall the Lord riding on a black horse with shiny hair. He raises his sword towards them and screams with a thick, raspy voice. "You think you can leave with my wife and my unborn child?" Felix feels the air leave his lungs. He whisperes, more to himself "Unborn child? That means..." The sounds of fists banging doesn't stop, as Felix tries to ignore them. The anger breaks through his voice as he throws an agressive question into Elara's face. "Are you pregnant?" Elara gulps down the lump of fear that formed in her throat and holds her slightly curved belly that is hidden under the white night gown. "Only a couple of months. We just found out-" Hyunjin steps in front of Felix, not letting Elara finish her sentence. "Then here!..." he gets out of his pocket a small, night sky blue jewel. It is Elara's forehead jewel, the one she took off. Afterall it wasn't a bad thing he took it from the ground. It will be helpful. He puts it in Elara's hand, looking straight into her eyes. "Here! I have a wedding present for you!" She looks at it, it takes a few seconds to recognize it but finally she realises.... her forehead jewel. Hyunjin and Felix exit the protection globe, leaving Elara alone with her own thoughts.

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Β  Elara covers her ears as loud voices start resounding all around her. Voices that tell her what to do, voices that pierce through the silence and give her a terrible headache. Don't do it! Save your child! Do it! Kill it! Escape this world! Put it on! DON'T PUT IT ON! Throw it away! Get rid of that Spawn! Elara's feet give up on her as she hits the rough ground. She breathes heavily andΒ  raises the jewel with shaky hands. The headache becomes worse as she approaches the jewel more and more. Finally, the jewel gets in contact with her skin and as soon as it's put on she feels a sharp pain spreading through her abdomen. Tears blur her vision as she holds her belly desperately wanting the pain to go away. Blood stains her white satin dress as she grips the ground, small pebbles cutting through the skin of her palms, leaving scratches and creating a messy combination between earth and blood.
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Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  The combined sounds of metal squeaking, monsters screaming and desperately panting for air is filling the air, covering Elara's screams for help. Hyunjin holds his thigh and tries to fight demons with the other hand. His thigh is severily wounded. Why? Because they are two versus hundreds... not fair... On the other side Felix tries hard to defeat the Lord, who said he is going to take care of Felix alone, but the amount of energy Felix has to put into the protection globe leaves his body as useless as a dry leaf. Hyunjin screams over his shoulder as he implants his dagger through a demon's chest. "We'd better get inside the globe too! I can start to feel the Grim Reaper's presence behind my fucking back!" Felix gets back on his feet, shaking from all joints. "Go ahead! I need to kill this fucker-" Felix can't finish his words as a wave of power hits him, giving him the sensation that all his bones are broken. Hyunjin widens his eyes at the sight. The Lord got off of his horse and now hit Felix with an incredible force. Felix tries to block the attack, but the flame reaches his body before the Lord's foot, followed by a choked scream.

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Β  Hyunjin gasps and makes his way through the monster crowd, punching, kicking and screaming at them. This was the last drop. This piece of trash severely hurt Felix and Hyunjin swears on his life that he is clearly going to kill him. One big step, two steps, Hyunjin jumps with the dagger in his hand, ready to split the Lord's chest open, but another wave of power, this time not from the Lord, hit them like a terrible winter frost. Elara's loud scream fills the area, as the protection globe emanates a combination of purple and blue fog. The monsters are blown away, as well as the Lord, Felix and Hyunjin. Felix's necklace protected him and Hyunjin somehow and the wave of power didn't throw them too far away. The army wasn't this lucky though, they were blown into trees, walls, far, far away. Most probably they are all dead... or at least half dead. Elara continues to cry and scream as the pain becomes unbearable. Hyunjin struggles to breathe and crawls near Felix, shaking him. "Felix! Open your eyes! Oh for God's sake!" Tears blur his vision as Felix's eyes continue to stay closed. He puts a shaky hand on Felix's arm and continues to shake him, this time using all the energy he has left. His right foot is already numb, as the blood loss got him dizzy at one point, but he's been through worse. He can bare a wound. He has to make Felix open his damn eyes. Hyunjin's voice is cracky and weak, almost unnoticeable because of Elara, but if he manages to make Felix hear him... it's all he wishes for. "Don't do this to me! Open your eyes pretty boy! Come on!" He hits Felix's chest. Is this man a sleeping beauty or what? "You'd better open your pretty eyes this instant or-" Felix scoffs and cuts Hyunjin's words. "Or what?" Hyunjin widens his eyes and throws his weak body on top of Felix's, holding him tightly. "You didn't die!" He exclaims happily as he showers Felix's neck, cheeks and lips with kisses. Felix giggles. It's silent now... everything is silent... And for a second, if you close your eyes, you might think that two lovers are playing in a garden full of flowers. Sadly, the happiness has been swept away by the protection globe's constant pulsating and Felix's necklace burning like hot metal. Hyunjin helps Felix get back on his feet and points towards the globe. "That must be our way out of this." Felix nods. "Yeah... And we should hurry. You can't know what this kind of world has hidden. What if monsters start to raise from the ground like snowdrops?"Β  Felix is right. Another army could appear any moment. Better to be gone than burried 6 feet under other dead bodies, thrown into an unknown common pit in an unknown chasm.

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  The state Elara is in makes them both widen their eyes. Her skin is as white as milk and the huge red stain on her dress only makes it look like a cold-blooded murder place. Felix checks her pulse. It's weak, but it's existent. He gets down on his knees, pulling Hyunjin on his knees too. "Let's get out of here!" They hold Elara's hands and Felix mumbles a few words. The globe breaks into millions of pieces, as the power reached its limit, but the three were already gone. Behind them was left only a stain of blood on the ground and exactly near it a beautifully made, black wedding ring...

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Β  All three of them land back in the forest, under the trees that were carefully hiding their bags. Their clothes are the same as when they left a few hours ago and Elara has her eyes open wide, looking at her lap. Felix leans on one of the tree trunks, feeling the victory sweetness. "Elara are you okay?" Felix starts to feel his lungs become as heavy as two pieces of stone, but he finds the energy to crouch near Elara. She gulps and looks at her brother, with a pair of one of the most inocent eyes Felix has ever seen. "Why am I bleeding? Where am I? Did I fall and hurt my head? Please don't tell me this is the monthly girly problem-" Hyunjin finishes putting the mixture of herbs on his thighs and sits right near Elara and Felix. He talks before drinking a bottle of water in one breath. "She's alright." Felix shighs relieved and feels his head explode in pain. A small string of blood leaks from his right nostril and his weak body collapses. Hyunjin observes how the moonlight shines on Felix's freckles as he holds him close to his chest. "You saved us!" Hyunjin kisses Felix's forehead and arranges his body as comfortably as he can. Meanwhile, Elara looks at him with a rose eyebrow, but Hyunjin is too caught into taking care of Felix to notice Elara's suspicion. "It's late! Go to sleep!" He talks to Elara, with his back facing her. Elara raises both her eyebrows as she finishes changing her clothes. "Excuse me? Are you talking to me?" Hyunjin scoffs, turns around and covers Elara with a soft blanket, making her lay on her back. "Then who might I be talking to, young lady?" He makes sure that she is warm under the blanket, thightens the bandage around his thigh and takes a few steps towards the waterfall. "Where are you going? Are you leaving?" Hyunjin stops and turns halfway towards Elara. "You've got nothing to do with it anyway. If he..." Hyunjin points towards Felix "... wakes up, tell him I forgot something back at the waterfall and I'm coming back. Don't wait for me!" Elara frowns her eyebrows. "Why should I lie to my brother?" Hyunjin hisses at her "Just do as I say!"

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Β  Felix slowly opens his eyes, the sun shine making him go almost blind.

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  "Elara, are you still sleeping?" As if Elara heard him she opens her eyes, slowly. Felix never appreciated his sister's beauty, but now, under the sun light, knowing she's breathing, and she's not growing a Spawn inside her womb, he can't be more thankful. He feels a nice smell. Fish? Does it smell like grilled fish? After a few minutes they find Hyunjin with a smile on his face, grilling two big fish. He points towards a plate. "There! It's for both of you. Enjoy your meal!" They walk near the tree trunk and observe the delicious looking fish dish.

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Β  Felix smiles towards Hyunjin and talks as he starts to eat. "Did you become a 5 Star Michelin overnight?" Elara doesn't pay attention to the rest of the conversation. Did Hyunjin do this last night? Did he catch fish for them to eat? Or did he have more important business?...

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