Will Of A Deity

46| Dark Side of the Fairytale

Location: Amane Building, Horizon Academy
Time: 02:53
Narrator

The dawn is closing in but the whole room stay dark. The bed is a mess but no one was lying there. Instead, there is a seat near the curtains. It was covered in shadows just enough that you can make out a shadow of a person sitting there. Her elbow rest on the armrest and her cheek on her knuckles. Her eyes are closed but her forehead is creased.

Her nightgown was a bit wrinkled and her hair is a little messy. She tried to sleep but can't seem to stay put. It is one of those nights indeed. On the nightstand, there were empty glasses of milk and stacks of children bedtime stories. But none of them seems to put her to sleep.

Finally, her gold eyes flew open. They glow in the dark like they have a light of their own. The troubled look on her face stays. What the hell is happening there? she wondered. She finally stand up from her seat. Another pair of eyes appear in the dark at the foot of the bed. This lump of darkness with eyes starts to move. It purred when it trot towards her.

She sighed and grabbed a jacket to put over her nightgown. She doesn't even care to change at the moment. She went to the door and open it. Ivan was waiting outside her door. She ignored him and continue walking. He followed immediately.

"Prepare for Selene's return."

"Yes, your highness."

Location: Dungeon, Claude Manor
Time: [Unfortunately, there is a glitch in time]
Narrator

Helios woke up already in the cell.

Those wretched...! He cursed in his head when the realization dawned on him. He losed. Not only to the earl, but also to his two daughters. He's already planning how he'll come back from this downfall.

"I'll rip them to pieces. All of them, mula sa mga walang-kwenta kong anak hanggang sa-----"

"Helios"

Isang boses ang tumawag sa kaniya mula sa kadiliman. Nang tumingala siya, dalawang pares ng mata ang nakatitig sa kaniya. Isang ngiti ang gumuhit sa kaniyang mukha. Lumabas mula sa kadiliman ang taong kausap niya. A man wearing a tail coat with long ponytailed ash grey hair emerged from the dark.

"Good, you're here. Pakawalan mo ko dito. Hindi pa tapos ang laban. 'Pag nakawala ako sisiguraduhin kong----"

"You failed." Tila dalawang boses na magkakapatong ang boses nito. "You failed horribly." This time, a different voice seems to stand out more.

"S-Saglit, kaya kong magp-paliwanag..." Agad na napaluhod si Helios. Pinagpawisan siya ng malamig sa takot. "One chance, pangako magtatagumpay ako."

Tinitigan lang siya nito na tila ba tinitimbang ang bawat salita na lumalabas sa bibig niya. Then a smirk form on his lips that later on turn into a bitter smile. "Yeah, that's what I begged for before as well," he said before grabbing Helios' face.

Helios screamed in agony as his face starts to melt off from the palm of his hand. It didn't take long before all that is left of Helios is a puddle of melted flesh. He flicked his hand to shake the melted flesh off his hand.

What a shame, he thought as he turn around to leave, grabbing his own face and ripping it off revealing his real face underneath.