Shadow Cursed

Chapter 19: My Weakness

- Still from Damien's view since he's gonna play an important role in all of this. -

I was drifting in my mind for I don't know how long. All I know is, I was drunk on the thought of Isabella.

The room remained empty with nothing but our breathing, and the beating of the machines. The couch wasn't that comfortable as a bed, but enough for me to rest and recover. Both of us were weak, she was near death and she drained me to near dying to try to survive. I wanted to lay there with Isabella, but the distance between us was too great to feel her again.

I opened my eyes, someone had turned the lights on. My eyes didn't adjust, for moments I was blind. I didn't know who entered the room so I just lay, probably pale as the sheets. A few minutes passed and footsteps were near her, must be the doctor checking on her.

I was able to open my eyes and look around the room. I thought I saw a demon sneaking up on the doctor who was busy writing something on a clipboard. I blinked, it was no illusion. Without a second thought I used any remaining energy to run at and tackle it to the ground. The clip board fell to the ground and the doctor stood back against the wall for safety and his life.

I could see the intention in the demon's eyes, he came for her. "Not today, I'm not letting you take her away." I was on top for now.

He overcame me, now I was on the bottom. I felt a pain at my chest restricting my lungs as it stood on top of me, with the weight of the world crushing my chest slowly. "She is becoming one of us thanks to you. Soon she will be under our control, and you're just in our way."

Gasping for air, "I will never let you do this!"

"But look I have, haven't I?" The demon smiled, bringing back memories I had forgotten long ago. I tried taking my dagger and the he just knocked it out of my hand. "Good try."

Fighting the pain, I felt the world starting to crush my chest inward. If I didn't do something I would most certainly die, and without a funeral in my memory. I panicked and used all the strength and mana I had left. I grabbed my dagger from the floor, by pulling it towards my body using magik.

"I guess you thought I was done fighting," With the dagger in my hand I drove it through the surprised demon's soul, a scream ripped through the air and he disappeared taking the weight of the world crushing me with him. I collapsed on the ground, every bit of mana in me was gone.

"Damien!" Isabella's voice reached me. I opened my eyes to see her on top of my body crying. "You are not dying on me, not today!" She threw herself over me.

A shadow aura was already starting to form around me. "Isabella, I love you, so much I would give my life for you." I wrapped my arms around her.

She kissed me, and I felt her poison run through my blood. Every part of me went numb. I fought to hold onto her. Her eyes warm as the sun, were the last thing I saw before my vision went black and my world went silent.