Dark magic

Chapter 5: Revealed

Upon saying this he pinned me to the desk breathing heavily, pressing his lips softly to mine, the passion took us over, the kiss became deeper, his tongue fighting for dominance, releasing my wrists, I sat up to meet him still locked in a hungry kiss, he pulled away breathlessly "I need to tell you something"

"Can it wait?"

"Not long, no"

It was like we craved each other, that light of desire burning in his dark eyes always pulled me in, it felt like being in a whirlwind, the action was constant and all consuming, it was never enough, so the plans to make me an expert of the dark arts was more than side tracked, we had paused briefly, he looked to me "I though power to be the only I craved"

"I never thought my desires were so dark"

"So we have both been caught off guard by this"

"Yes when you said you want to test my abilities this is not what I envisioned, I can never return home no community will accept me and they will hunt me down"

"I must warn you if stay upon this plane too long as a full human you will not be able to return to your own plane again, as here you do not need to rest, eat or drink to sustain your body however in the mortal realm you must do these things to survive, it has been two days so you may still return thirsting, hungry and exhausted but you can survive, too long and the mortal body will die upon returning to your own realm, so your time here must either be brief or you must remain here, I understand you need time to decide but you do not have much time I am afraid, I had meant to explain the difference between this world and yours but I found myself busy"

"I have to return today or stay here for good, I cannot imagine staying here, I do not belong in this dead realm neither do I belong in the mortal realm"

So I had a choice to make, I wanted to go back to moments ago that whirlwind of pure carnal pleasure, I felt a weight upon my mind, I could not live here, there was nothing to do, the darkness and whispers from the dark spirits would lead me to insanity and once it took me I would slip into the darkness, so I had to bad options, one would kill me in the mortal realm but the other would put me back on the run, I took a deep breath and to his shock I threw my arms around him and hugged him to me, he held me tentatively, he remained rigid as I pulled away he looked at me confused "What?" I questioned.

"I feel strange, I do not understand it, you should fear me but you hold to me, why?"

"Why does it matter?"

"I need power without this dark power I would die a mortal and final death, I must be feared to remain in power, the darkness thrives upon it"

"You will die without it?"

"Yes, I will die, I used dark magic to save myself and family during the time of the plague, due to the power of the spell I was paid a visit by a dark elf who offered me power, telling me the spell I had cast would have unforeseen consequences, he said he could save me and my family permanently, he only saved me, he tricked me into believing a group under his influence were responsible, given the power boost I lost my composure and destroyed their whole town, massacring everyone in it, raising the dead to take the living, I was deceived and now after all things I have done for him I fear death, I have done so many evil things to save my own life, I am sure to suffer a hell of my own making, that is why I put myself into a deep slumber, I found this place and if I stayed here my power sustained and my human body didn't die but I was hidden from his sight, being woken puts me upon his radar but I have yet to feel him searching for me but I remain weary"

I had thought him only pure evil, this tale made him sound human and trapped, I know no one would understand considering the evil he had done and I could see that but looking at him now he didn't look very menacing or sound evil to me, I could see his fear and I wanted to promise to save him but I doubted I would be able to save myself.

"I would like to return to the mortal realm before it is too late"

"You will be hunted down"

"I know but if I die and remain here I am stuck for eternity, a lost soul waiting for an innocent to possess to reap revenge upon them as my mind is lost, that cannot be me"

"I will return with you, I can protect you"

"No I do not want you putting yourself in danger for me"

"I can die and return, I will sacrifice myself for you, I can say it was my influence that drove you, I can do some good, it is not enough but it is something"

"No I won't allow it"

"You have no choice I am stronger than you, you can't stop me so I will help you whether you want me to or not"

I felt confused yet strangely thankful to him and a pang of guilt, I had put him in danger unknowingly, I had thought I was the one being hunted but it turns out he was in hiding to, I had to sneak away but I had no idea how to leave this place, I had to learn to escape and find new clothes after the destruction of mine.