REJECTION PART 2: THE CURSED ONES

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"My Love." He repeated. about to touch her face.

"No! Don't touch her." He did not look at me but I knew he heard me.

"Get rid of that nuisance. I will not let My love wait. And then I will kill you, disobedient one."

Ajax bowed his head. Does he know about that.... man? This man is not a guardian, I just know it. He feels different. Like he is more than anything else.A dagger was thrown at me. I barely dodged it, it seems that I retained my instinct. Ajax stood in front of me.

"What is the meaning of all this?"

"None of your business." He rushed towards me and threw a puch, I dodged sideways, the tree behind me hollowed out. Didn't he lose his power? Isn't he a guardian?

He continued his attacks and all I can do is dodge. A bright light came from where the man is.

*Dodge*

"What is he doing to her?"

But he did not answer. He keeps on attacking that I have no chance to catch my breath. And we are going further and further from them. I threw a rock at him, but he just caught it and crushed it with his bare hand.

I can't fight like this.

The Lycans are not yet attacking but Ajax is tough to fight. I couldn't even land a puch. "Argh!" A kick to my side and I am barely standing.

*Cough*

There is blood, I know that. But I have to... I have to...

*Cough*

He kicked me again, my back land on a tree or something as I heard a crack. My back and where I fell.

"Why are y--you doing th--this? I thought you will pr---protect her. You promised." I turned to him. But... his eyes. His thoughts is somewhere else. He does not want this. "You want to protect her?"

He stopped his attacks.

"Save her." I whispered panting. If I can't save her, maybe he can. The goal is to save her not who will save her.

"Please." I feel useless begging. Like how Lumos begged for Dela. This is what he felt. I was selfish. I should have heard them properly. But I should have talked to Ajax. I should not have doubt on her. "Please save her." I said as I managed to sit up.

"I can't." He looked down and chain appeared on his chest. He eyed at the man.

"Is he controlling you?"

"He is my creator."

"What?" But Ajax is a guardian, right?

"I am a guardian but for no one other than her. I guard her because he created me to."

"Who is he?"

"He loves her. He is Lu Han." He closed his fist. "He is the moon."

*Boom!*

A loud thud resounded as the tree fell.

"Stay there if you want to save her." He said as he walked away going back....Ajax's POV

I can't fight his orders but he did not specifically said to kill Aiden. I watched below the roots, as he transferred his energy on her. He loves her very much that he will die just for her. But spirits don't die, at least, not ordinarily. Lucy is barely alive. I made sure of it. It was the only way to taunt him out. It will take a lot of lifeforce to bring her back. It might be why he has not yet killed me. He needs me to protect him when he became weak.

"Live. My Love." He whispered to her. Lu Han cannot touch her, that is part of the curse. Yes, it is her curse. I thought why he did not turn to be a guardian like every other spirit. Now I understand. Being unable to hold your love, being unable to be close to her, it is torture. But he managed to control some outcome, like how she became the guardian of werewolves. He wants to protect her no matter what.

But Lucy forgets, will she remember him?

A gasp.

"That's it, breathe. Breathe."

She slowly opened her eyes. "I'm here, My love. I'm here."

She turned to him but she furrowed her brows. "It's me." He said still trying to transfer as much energy. That's it. Make yourself weak.

Her hand move. reaching for him.

"Do you wish to hold me, my Love?" He whispered. No. He is compelling her.

He will undo the curse only on him. No. If she bacame under his control, everything will go to waste.

Her mouth is opening, about to answer.

"Lucy, No!" She turned towards me, Lu Han also did.

"Disobedient." He held out his hand and a chained appeared connecting to me. "You dare tried to kill her, you dare stop me! Ingateful!" His voice drummed on my ears, my knees felt weak. 

"Your time is up."

"Aaa!!!" I can feel my soul ripping away. No. I can't die here. Not yet. I have to save her. This is all to save her. I held on to the chain, pulling the energy towards me, his spirit.

"Preposterous." He can feel my tug on his own spirit. He is still strong, it is still early. But there is no other choice. I have to.

"AAAAHHHH!!!!!" Just a bit more. I have to save her. "Lucy." Suddenly, my pulling is working.

"No. No."

Lucy just touched his face.

"No, My Love. No. Aaaaaa!!!!"

*Swoop*

I gasped.

"No!!!" His voice echoed in my head. Suppress. Suppress. I am powerful. I can feel his power. I push his consciousness deeper.. away. Spirits don't die but in a mortal form, they will suffer.