Darkness: Land of Nightmares

XLI

Tahlia was wearing a long off the shoulder evening dress that was all black and covered up her feet, lilies were around her on the ground as vultures flew around in the night sky, Tahlia raised her hand and held it there for a couple of seconds, then all of the ancient relics from the great cosmic outsiders appeared. They floated around in circles on top of Tahlias' palm, she then telepathically lit the candles, preparing to summon the demon Mazikeen.

She began chanting the spell to summon her until she was acquainted with Natalie, Desmond, and Judah, who blazed into her view with super speed.

"Tahlia, you don't need to do this, indulging in villainous acts helps no one," Natalie said.

"Villainous, of course, I'll always be the villain in the point of view of the heroes," Tahlia said.

"Heroes have one thing in common, that bad things will happen to them and their loved ones, and all heroes die," Tahlia said. She then raised her arm and closed her fist, causing Judah indescribable pain, forcing him to cough up tons of blood and breaking his bones.

"Tahlia stop, you can change that, you don't have to go down in history as the person who damned us all," Natalie said.

She then put her arm down, stopping the effects she bestowed onto him; he then stood up.

"I didn't damn anyone, even immortals are susceptible to death, which isn't the end, it's the birth to a new eternity," Tahlia said.

"You're insane, you think bringing homicide to everyone would fix things? So much for not being the bad guy," Judah said.

"I'm not, sentient beings are the most self-destructive group in existence, you self righteously hurt each other over a cause that isn't worth it at the end of the day, people fight to have more power, and status, money, and for what? You're supposed to be taught right from wrong and to respect your elders, those same people teach you to make the same mistakes they do, apologize for something you'll eventually do again, I'm the only one that'll change that," Tahlia said.

She then closed her hands, making the relics go away, Natalie, Desmond, and Judah started to see her point, what is the point of going to war, mindlessly killing each other, fighting over a temporary higher rank amongst society, being loved just to be hurt by the same person who promised they'll never leave you, the point in life as a whole, to go to bed one day tired hoping you'll feel better in the morning but go years without the shimmering lick of joy you once felt never returning.

"What's the alternative? That's what makes life worth living, learning from past mistakes and striving to do better, working to provide for yourself and loved ones, taking a few days off to enjoy yourself, to focus on the beauty of life, instead of the ugly," Judah said.

"Exactly, this isn't the answer," Natalie said.

"You young people think you have it all figured out, I've been alive for more centuries than your eldest ancestors, I've seen it all, nothing has changed, every immoral event in history has one thing in common, people started it, people are the problem," Tahlia said.

"Enough of this insanity," Judah said. He then tried to use his super-speed to the fleet over towards Tahlia but he only managed to move one step before she raised her hand, causing him to fly several hundred feet back.

Natalie and Desmond watched as he flew through the air, then turned to face Tahlia, Natalie's eye irises turned hazel as the veins underneath her eyes became visible and her lateral incisor teeth became fangs, Desmond's eye irises turned red as his veins underneath his eyes became apparent and his lateral incisor teeth extended.

They then simultaneously fleeted towards Tahlia, she raised her hands, causing them to be unable to move.

"You cannot defeat me, I looked through infinite possibilities, and in each one, I came out victorious. I've selected the true reality which I rewrote into my liking, now, I'm able to achieve all my desires," Tahlia said.