Reaper of Pain

Chapter Seven

        What did Ruvel just say? He can't fight a demon. He could get hurt. "Wait! You guys can get hurt! Don't do it. Please!"

        Ruvel looks at me and smiles. "It's too late. I already made a deal with a devil. This demon is going down!" Ruvel looks at me with enthusiasm but looks back at Lucas immediatly. "I promised I would get her soul. I never break my promises. Never!"

        What's going on? This can't be happening. Just can't! I go over and stand next to Ruvel. He looks at me and frowns. I grab his hand and put it into mine. "If you're going to fight, you're not going to do it without help."

        "Hey, Princess! It'd be best if you get out of the way. I want to kill you myself. Not because I got into a fight with a stupid reaper that won't get out of my way." Lucas walks towards me and tries to pull me out of the way. But as soon as he touches me he hand turns bright red and it starts moving up his arm. "Ouch!" He lets go, holding his hand and rubbing his arm. "Why you!" 

        Ruvel steps forward and hides me behind his back. Ruvel had me first. It's only fair he gets to kill me. He holds me behind him as if to protect me. "I never break a promise. And so I promise right now that, Kat will live 7 more days at least." Lucas opens his eyes wide. He steps down and walks towards my wall. He looks at me with pain and surprise. What is happening to him? Why does he look like that? Ruvel removes his hands and turns towards me. "What the!"

        My body felt like it was on fire. I felt helpless to the pain. I've never burnt myself before. I've never had scars. But this pain was excruciating pain. "Why am I burning?" I started to cry. The only time  cried so much was when my Brother died. I fall to the ground and I sit there crying wondering why this was so painful. "Owwww! Ouch! Help me!" It hurt and it hurt but what ever I was trying to say didn't come out. Words were being forced out my mouth that didn't even make any sense to me. "I did this for you. Just live and be more happy. Look for the best in life." 

       All I can think about though, is how my brother never even said good bye. The pain still raging I open my eyes to see Ruvel on the ground. He picks himself up and walks towards me. I try to say 'stay away' but instead different words fall from my mouth. "I did this for you. Never forget what you do. Don't stop being you. Be the best you can be. Find your way from the curse. You didn't choose to be this way. You were born that way. Be what you desire, not what you're born to be." Ruvel reaches for me and I suddenly just close my eyes.

        Vision

        "No! Don't go! You could have lived! You could have just let him kill me. You were cured from cancer, yet you die still!"

        I look around and the area aroud me is all fire. It's all burnt. A much younger version of what looks like Ruvel, is standing in front of me screaming. Behind him stands what looks like, Lucas maybe. "It's too late for me. It would have come back. You can still live. You can still be happy." I say to Ruvel.

        I can't control anything coming out of my mouth. I also can't control what I do. I reach my hand out to Ruvel and only a single tear falls from my face. I think to myself: 'He will be happy. You will never regret doing this. Because if I don't Kat will only suffer. Kat I love you. Please forgive me. And Ruvel, you're a great friend. I wish I didn't have to do this, but it's for the best.'

        "Slade! Please! Just come back. I am begging you. Why?" Ruvel looks at me and speaks with tears falling from his face. Lucas steps up behind him and grabs his shoulder. Lucas didn't have horns on his head, and he wasn't in human form. He was an angel.