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Story: Hollow Nights
I watched him, searching the smokey remains of the basement, desperately trying to find her body, to find what remained of his fleshbag.
“Axelle,” I whispered as he clawed through the pile. “Even if it worked?—”
“It should have worked!” he hissed, tossing charred pieces of wood aside, digging deeper. “It had to.” It hurt my heart to see him so frantic and desperate.
He must really love her.The pain he was feeling was all too familiar, reminding me of my own human.
“Axelle—”
We both froze, watching as a hand poked through the debris, reaching out. It wasn’t just any hand, it was a human hand. Libra’s hand.
Axelle jumped, scrambling as he began to dig, slowly revealing Libra’s body, naked and unharmed. She coughed, struggling to breathe, soot and ash covering her tattooed skin.
“Axelle?” He helped her up, cradling her body in his arms, stroking her hair.
“I’m here, Libra. I’m here.”
I nearly cried watching them embrace. It warmed my heart to see things work out in the end, the sun peeking through the rubble, showing that Libra had done it. She made the ultimate sacrifice and saved her monster.
“But how?” she asked softly. Axelle stood, cradling her close as he looked over at me.
“Demon blood. Amity and I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try, giving you a little from us each. Call it a loophole. You died, but we brought you back.” She smiled, hugging his neck as he nestled his face into her hair.
“Never leave me again, okay? You’re mine, fleshbag.”
My chain yanked, catching me off guard as I stared down at it. It was time. I looked up at Axelle as he nodded, offering me a smile.
“Take care of her. And when the time comes for you, I’m here.”
I grabbed my chain, following it through the wall as I stepped into her hospital room. The machines beeped as she breathed low, struggling, barely holding on. I rushed to her bedside, raising her fragile hand in my claws, kneeling at her side.
“Hey there, fleshbag,” I whispered playfully, watching as she opened her eyes.
“Amity,” she smiled, barely able to say my name. “You came.” I nodded, tears falling down my face as I kissed her hand.
“I told you I would.” I patted her hand, watching as her life slowly began to fade away.
“Axelle,” I whispered as he clawed through the pile. “Even if it worked?—”
“It should have worked!” he hissed, tossing charred pieces of wood aside, digging deeper. “It had to.” It hurt my heart to see him so frantic and desperate.
He must really love her.The pain he was feeling was all too familiar, reminding me of my own human.
“Axelle—”
We both froze, watching as a hand poked through the debris, reaching out. It wasn’t just any hand, it was a human hand. Libra’s hand.
Axelle jumped, scrambling as he began to dig, slowly revealing Libra’s body, naked and unharmed. She coughed, struggling to breathe, soot and ash covering her tattooed skin.
“Axelle?” He helped her up, cradling her body in his arms, stroking her hair.
“I’m here, Libra. I’m here.”
I nearly cried watching them embrace. It warmed my heart to see things work out in the end, the sun peeking through the rubble, showing that Libra had done it. She made the ultimate sacrifice and saved her monster.
“But how?” she asked softly. Axelle stood, cradling her close as he looked over at me.
“Demon blood. Amity and I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try, giving you a little from us each. Call it a loophole. You died, but we brought you back.” She smiled, hugging his neck as he nestled his face into her hair.
“Never leave me again, okay? You’re mine, fleshbag.”
My chain yanked, catching me off guard as I stared down at it. It was time. I looked up at Axelle as he nodded, offering me a smile.
“Take care of her. And when the time comes for you, I’m here.”
I grabbed my chain, following it through the wall as I stepped into her hospital room. The machines beeped as she breathed low, struggling, barely holding on. I rushed to her bedside, raising her fragile hand in my claws, kneeling at her side.
“Hey there, fleshbag,” I whispered playfully, watching as she opened her eyes.
“Amity,” she smiled, barely able to say my name. “You came.” I nodded, tears falling down my face as I kissed her hand.
“I told you I would.” I patted her hand, watching as her life slowly began to fade away.