(Explicit) The Ethereal

Chapter 8: Ethereal

Lukas Pov.

"What?" I said staring at my name in his arm.

"It's a really long story but.. the truth is, I'm.. well, all of us.. are Ethereal. Meaning we are some of the pure Elite in the Downworld.. or I guess what your world calls as Royalty, is how we are treated here. We are all immortal, and we are each stronger than any creature here, or on earth. Some like to think of themselves as gods, or even royalty... but we all have one purpose. Carry on the Ethereal line. We all must pick a partner and procreate. But... Some of us, have gone against that narrative, and have been targeted... which is why me, Quinn, Roman and Felix are all so close... We are the rebels. Except , I'm technically the top Ethereal considering my father is the ruler...which means there's a huge price on my head right now to be brought back to the kingdom. .... Anyways.... All of us have many different powers and abilities, and we're each skilled in various different things because each of us have parents that are pure down worlders... for example, my father was a warlock, and my mother was a vampire.. Quinn has the gift of intelligence. .he knows anything and everything there is, he can also see glimpses into the future, and if he doesn't know something, he's the quickest to solve or find the answer to it. Among his other skills. .. Roman has the gift of Agility, and being able to see into people's memories, among his other skills. And Felix, he's a shapeshifter, he can shift into anything, anyone , and any animal. He also has the gift of emotions too, he can tell what each person in a room is feeling, and has the ability to control temperature as well. Quinn and Roman are my closest .. but Felix, Felix was always closer to you. ." He said.

"So.. so you're saying you all knew me before this?.." I said , my head kind of spinning with the overwhelming information. He nodded.

He took my arm and caressed over the area, his name rising to the surface again in white.
"No human can see it, not even you. .. only I can make it visible like this since it was made from my DNA.. Other down worlders can sense the mark on you , though. They can sense it as a reward, my father gives out a reward to whomever kill's you" he said...
I stared in horror.

" These marks .. they're.. a curse.. a curse my father put on us to keep us divided since the Moment I committed to you.. they refused to let us both rule the kingdom..they don't believe in our life style and this curse is how he can control it... but I've found you , I have found you in every single life, watching over you and protecting you... we all have. Remember that time you broke your arm from crashing your bike? And a day later it was heeled but you decided not to tell anyone cause it would freak them out .. so you pretended to need the cast.. ?"
I stared at him, shocked.
"H-how.." i whispered
"That was me. . " he said.

Every single reincarnation you've gone through , I've been desperate to save you... Luka... I've been in love with you for an Extremely long time.. waiting for years, every time a new cycle begins, to find you.. to try and finally save you.. always protecting you until the time was right...
but this curse.. this wretched curse..is that you are fated to die every single time..before I can reach you. I am always too late. The down worlders always find you before I do. .. and as long as you stay human .. this vicious cycle will continue for eternity.. you will always be just within my reach, for all eternity. " he said looking down..
"Every time I think I've finally saved you, you get taken from me."

I hadn't realized he'd grabbed my hand, and held it between both of his.
"Luka... i love you. Fucking hell I love you so much I can barely Breathe.. I can't expect you to understand.. I know this is all so fucking much information to take in, and I can't ask you to give me an answer so quick.. but we're running out of time-"

"How do I know... how do I know this is all true..how do I know you're not trying to kill me" I asked

He took a dagger out from his shoe and grabbed my hand, putting the hilt into my fist as he lined the sharp blade  up next to his neck, the tip pointed into his skin. My face in shock as he held my hand there, before he let go. Actively give me control.
"Then do it.  Kill me right now , because I'd rather die than not have you in my life. You are the only thing and the only reason I continued to live at all. The possibility of having you again, no matter how short, has been the only thing to drive me. I want nothing else, I want no one else. I love you eternally."
Something inside my heart clicked in the moment.