Venator : Devil's Moon

The Awakening III

I had committed only one murder so far, and I felt horrified about it. I didn't enjoy it, and I never will. She was just trying to get into my head, wasn't she?

"It's time you break that mask. It's time you accept your true self. Come to the darkness, dear, you've always belonged here," she said.

"Lady Melissa!" Gudruk shouted with a sense of emergency. But it was too late.

"Never try to tempt my girlfriend, you crazy piece of shit!"

Surprised, Melissa quickly turned through a hundred and eighty degrees. Sebastian had somehow managed to free himself, probably when we were busy conversing, and was now standing in front of her. A sword was in his hand, pointing toward Melissa. It was hard to determine which was sharper, the edge of his sword, or the rage in his eyes.

"You shouldn't have done that," Melissa said as she walked toward him. With every step she took forward, Sebastian took a step backward, until he reached the sculpture. But Melissa didn't stop. She continued walking toward him.

I tried hard to free my hands, or feet. But even if the effect of the runes had decreased, it still was enough to keep me bound.

"The only one who can possibly defeat me sits there, bound and sealed within Laura. You're a good warrior, Sebastian, but you can't defeat me," she said, still walking toward him.

The distance between the tip of the sword and her decreased rapidly, until it was only an inch long. That didn't stop her either. Finally, the tip of the blade, touched her neck. Her eyes widened in surprise when she felt a burning pain.

"Interesting. You've merged the rest of your soul with this sword, haven't you?" Melissa smiled. "As your teacher I should be very proud."

"Sebastian!" Pamela yelled. How brainless can you get?"

"Reverse the spell. You don't have enough strength." I begged him.

But Sebastian showed no sign of heeding to our request. He stood there, waiting for his doom.

"I'm proud of you that you mastered this skill, but at the same time I'm also ashamed. You never were a smart kid, were you?" Melissa said as she took another step forward. The tip of the blade bent, but didn't penetrate her skin. She rose her hand, and placed her index finger at the centre of the blade.

Sebastian watched in surprise as the sword broke into two.

My eyes widened with surprise. I knew he wasn't strong enough to defeat the deity of the Deathstars. But most of her powers were sealed in the sculpture. She shouldn't have been able to break his enchanted sword so easily.

"Did you forget how you got that scar, Sebastian?" she said, and what Sebastian had told me that night rushed in my brain. It made me freeze.

"Your father made you give away your soul to me. It was a mercy that I let you use it so recklessly so far, but not anymore, especially when you're standing against me." She smiled as she walked toward him. She rose her hand, and black flames began to circle it. She slowly moved her hand toward Sebastian. He tried to step back, but the gigantic sculpture left no room to escape.

"No!" Pamela screamed. Tears began to flood her eyes, and even my vision had started to turn blurry.

I had to do something. Anything. There was a click, and I looked below. The cuffs had finally cracked open.

Melissa had almost touched Sebastian, when the flames disappeared.

"I'm giving you a choice, Laura. I tried to bluff my way through it, but I think it's obvious I'm not standing on the winner side," she said while pointing at my feet.