Fated To Be The Demon's Wife

CHAPTER LXXIV

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RYOUSHIN's POINT OF VIEW

Being a Nephalem is not as exciting as it would, torn between two worlds are so much responsibility that consumes a lot of my time. Sometimes, I would rather starve myself to death, hanged my neck on the ceiling or even let myself fall from the highest building in this world just to get away from this life that I've been to. But it is still no use, I'm still alive.

Many people admired me for being one of the most successful businessman in the country. Having a lot of collaboration with other businessmen around the world, guesting in variety shows, having a lot of property, and having a net worth of one billion pesos.

When I think about it, sometimes, I could not believed that I'd come this far. I heave a deep sigh and stared at the vastness of my manor in the distance. I was just a living vessel, a living bomb that in any moment I'll exploded. Being here is such a curse and a blessing.

I'm contented and satisfied with my life but I never been happy. I never knew what real happiness is and how to be loved romantically.  I thought I will be forever stuck in this shitty life that I have been. But I was wrong.

She suddenly came into my life that thought me a lot of things. She's like a sunshine in the morning that warms my heart and her favorite sunflower that gives me joy and hope.

Amara was with me most of the time, it is easier for me to cope with my life whenever I had to deal with my own demons. She took care of me with all she could and made me very happy everyday.

But I could not neglect the fact, that happiness has an equivalent consequences. Our wedding day was the most devastating moment in our lives. Seeing her drowned in her own tears and down on her knees begging me to stay, was excruciatingly painfully.

"R-Ryou...h-hindi ko kaya...."

I was just staring at her with tears in my eyes. I can feel the stinging pain while the Sacred Light is slowly penetrating my whole d*mn body. It was like a thousand needles that pierced through my akin.

But that is unmeasurable compare to how painful it is to see her in this state. The pain in my heart is overpowering my whole system.

"D-Don't cry, please" I begged her. That's the least she can do to make me feel at ease.

"H-Hindi....Ryou! R-Ryou!" She cried in so much agony. "H-Huwag please....R-Ryou...."

"Y-You have to let me go" I swallowed the lump in my throat. "I-I love you"

"M-Mahal din....k-kita.....m-mahal na mahal. P-Pero huwag m-muna....h-huwag muna...please" She is begging me to stay a little longer but I knew I won't last long.

"Y-You need to be strong, I'll b-be back, I p-promised"

And then, I mouthed 'I love you' for the last time before I was engulfed by the Sacred light. The next thing I knew, I was floating in the void of darkness. I heard her muffled cry in a distance.

I could not move my body, I was paralyzed. I could not even speak nor open my eyes. Am I breathing? No. I am not. I was like drowning but there's no water around me. Where am I?

I've heard thousands of voices, calling my name. I could feel their cold hands gripping my body. I tried to drive them away but I could not move an inch. My mind is telling them to stay away from me but they could not hear. They're choking me.

The next thing I knew, I was gasping for air while holding my neck. I was coughing real hard while panicking. I could feel the scorching heat on my skin, the sand against my back, and the dryness of my throat.

I slowly opened my eyes and the desert welcomed. Where the hell am I? I tried to stand up but it's useless because my knees are soggy like spaghetti noddles. Umupo ako sa buhangin at napalinga-linga. There are no trees around here, a shed that will protect my skin against the extremely heat of the sun, and there's no water that can quench my tears.