Star-Crossed Myth: The Divine Fate (Book One)

Dui, The Split Personality: Story 11

Pulling Dui to me in a hastily manner, my hands rest on his biceps, fingers gripping his uniform. I feel Dui flinch under my hold.

In a hoarse breath, I whimper. "Dui...don't go."

"...Don't look so sad." Dui says, in voice low. "Think about it, Abbey. I just tried to kill you..."

"That was...the other Dui..."

Dui shakes his head as if to cut me off, and steps back to free himself from my grasp. And my hands are left slightly trembling as I can no longer feel him.

He looks at me with a weak smile. "Unfortunately, the part of me that tried to kill you is also me." His expression alters to an even sadder one, as if the words he says pains him. "I think, somewhere deep in my heart, I hate you, Abbey. That's why I tried to kill you."

My hands clench into fists. "No...why would you say that?"

"Looking down at humans from the heavens, I loved them, but at the same time, I was jealous that they seemed happy, that they had places they belong... jealous of how they were able to forget their sins and move on so easily. Somewhere deep in my heart, a part of me has always hated and resented humans for that."

This... can't be true...

What the hell is happening?!

I feel a headache coming on as one thought after another comes to mind, while my heart feels like it's being crushed slowly as I reluctantly listen to Dui.

"It's the same with you... Somewhere in my love for you, there is something else. You're so pure, so good. You always work so hard at whatever you do..."

I shake my head, as my eyes squeeze shut.

Shut up...

It's not true!

Dui continues. "You're so beautiful, body and soul, Abbey. I think I'm jealous of that. MY body and soul has been polluted by evil... I'm impure. A being like me can never sparkle again."

Just stop...

My fists rest against my hurting heart, as my hair falls in front of my face as I look at the ground.

"So, under my love for you, I think I've probably also hated you. I hated you to the point of wanting to kill you."

Deep down, even though he says these words to hurt me, and I believe of what he says is the truth or not just for show. I still, not a single part of me hates him.

"Even if that's not true and not even a single cell in my body has ever hated you. Even if I'm just imagining all of this, I'm disgusted with myself. Disgusted with myself for even imagining such a thing. That's why... I'm sorry." Dui looks at me again and gives me his kind smile. "I have to say goodbye to you, Abbey."

Dui then flinches, like he did before when I touched him and I notice that he's distracted by something on his back.

"Dui...what is it?" I ask, taking note of his behaviour.

"Nothing... my mark is tingling, that's all." He says, voice quivering.

"Show me your mark." I demand, calmly.

Dui eyes widen at my request.

I repeat myself as I step closer. "Show me your mark, Dui."

Dui hesitates before allowing me to walk around him and push his clothes up to reveal his back.

"What the..." I look at his mark in utter confusion. "Your mark....is darker?"

The symbol of a bird and its inky black wings are blacker than black.