Igniting Sparks

Chapter 28.

Edited by KitWulf             23-12-2020

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It was mesmerizing; watching the blood trickle out of a superficial cut on the upper arm made her feel so alive. She yanked the knife across the arm again, creating a slightly deeper cut underneath the first one. The faceless body stayed still as if it did not feel any pain. Blood welled up again and she smiled as it started to flow down to the floor. She followed the trail with her finger and carefully licked the crimson fluid of her finger. The taste was salty, almost iron-like. Azura closed her eyes and her smile grew even bigger as the taste spread in her mouth. Her heart rate increased as her tongue slowly moved past her lips. She cut the body again, this time a whole lot deeper. A moan escaped her lips as this time the amount of blood flowing out of the cut was significantly more. The need to taste it and touch it became overwhelming and without thinking, she put her lips against the stream and drank.

The flow of blood stopped just like with the first two cuts. Azura leaned back and licked her blood-stained lips clean. She wanted more. The still body wasn't enough. She wanted to feel it shake and shudder, see the skin grow pale, see the terror in the eyes. The rush it gave her every time she cut it withered as soon as the blood stopped. It was an addiction. She couldn't stop. In a desperate attempt to feel the adrenaline again she moved the knife to the thigh of the body and cut it long and deep. She severed the main artery and instead of a steady flow, the blood spurted out in pulses in sync with her own heartbeat.

A small laugh erupted from deep within. She rubbed her hands together as the blood came out in bursts. Her breathing turned into panting as the excitement deep within her core started to grow. This was it, the feeling that she craved so much. Azura closed her eyes and lifted her head up to the sky waiting for the ultimate release.

It didn't come.

Her eyes sprung open as she quickly looked down. The bleeding had stopped. Frantically she moved her hands over the cut, dug her fingers in the wound and went under the skin.

Nothing. Not even a single drop was left.

She retracted her hands, took the knife again and swiftly made several more cuts across the stomach. The cuts remained dry. Azura frantically cried out as she cut the body even more.

"No... Please! I need more!" Her desperation grew only bigger as it dawned on her that the body had been bled empty.

Azura got on her feet and stared in horror at the lifeless form in front of her. She watched the puddle of blood merge with another and automatically her eyes followed the other pool till they stopped at another cut-up body. A gasp of surprise caught her as she noticed another behind it and as she looked up, the line of dead, lifeless, cut-up bodies continued on and on. She counted ten, twenty, and still, there were more. Did she knife all of them? Had she bled them all out in sheer desperation of her own release?

"They won't give you what you're looking for. Try me instead."

That voice... She recognized it. It couldn't be though. Azura spun around and stared at Charlie. He was grinning from ear to ear and in between his eyes was a small gaping hole with one drop of blood.

"Cut me. Let my blood flow, drink it, touch it, savor it! It will give you your much wanted release." He reached out to her but she stepped back.

"No! It will kill you! I can't kill you. I loved you!"

Charlie stopped and laid down on the ground in line with the other bodies. Azura ran over to him and grabbed his arm to drag him back up but he was so heavy he didn't move an inch. He just stared emotionless at her as she desperately was tugging at his body. When she was out of breath she finally stopped and dropped to her knees next to him. Charlie turned his head so he was facing her again and spoke up.