The Devil's Son: I Am No Angel

Chapter Twenty Two: The Soul Chain

Her breathing is still heavy when she moves through the shelf. She remembers that she had seen it before, the book that explain what is happening to her and why is she seeing all this visions. Her heart beats fast as though it isn’t beating for her, it was as though someone else heart is beating fast. She couldn’t bother about it now, she needed to know.

She spotted the old green book and immediately started flipping through the books. She heard a loud bang at the door and then heavy footsteps but she just couldn’t tear her eyes away from the book. She could hear Chad shouting for her. ‘What’s wrong, Shane?’ He asked in a very concern but loud tone. She didn’t reply but continues desperately flipping through the pages. Then, she found it. The Soul Chain. She read in her mind. That was the chapter.

Before she could continue reading it, another smash of image slammed against her hard, forcing her to stumble back. She could see the same man running down the stairs. The stairs were too modern like to be ancient. This must be the present she is seeing. She could feel the man’s cold decision. She could hear him shout his thought and his conflict within himself. So that was what he was planning. That was why I killed myself so many times because I knew. Damn you, father, damn you! I cannot let this to happen! That man thought. She could see him pulling out a knife from the drawer in the kitchen. Immediately, she gasped in panic. That man is going to kill himself. What ever happened or whatever he had realized made him have the feel to need to kill himself. Somehow, she couldn’t let him do it. She couldn’t let him kill himself. She didn’t understand why, but she just couldn’t let him do it. She watch through that man’s eyes as the shiny blade reflects the light. Shane swallowed hard in fear as she knew she needed to do something.

Damian took the knife out as he kept himself calm like how he does it every time. He was all ready to stab it in his chest. There isn’t a need to fear death anyway. He would reincarnate and live another stupid seventeen years all for that bastard’s schemes. His existence meant nothing to anyone, he is just a tool to Dominic and Allure and even her. He is a shell for his father for his damn schemes and that was all for it. He doesn’t want to live a life like that but he has no choice, after all, he didn’t get to choose who his father is anyway. Here, he could only kill himself and cursed his father.

She shouted in her mind. She shouted at him to let him hear her but there is no response. He was still getting the knife closer to his chest. She watches as he live the knife up and closes his eyes. He was getting ready to stab the knife into his chest! She needed to do something, but whatever she is doing isn’t helping or reaching him at all.

‘No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’ She shouted with her own voice. She could hear her voice echoed but she didn’t know if it is in his mind or in reality. She breathes in and out hard and trembling in fear as she awaits his death.

But then, he opened his eyes, she could see him looking at the knife and looking left and right in confusion. She sighed in relief and laughed weakly for that he hadn’t do it. She thanked God for letting her through this link between them that she is unclear off. ‘Don’t do it.’ She begged softly. That man didn’t breath for a second when he heard her speak. Who are you? He asked fiercely in his mind. ‘Please don’t.’ She begged again. He put the knife down and she sighed again in relief. Answer my question, lady! He said rudely in his mind. But before she could say another word she was brought back to reality and was shook really hard by Chad.

She blinked again in the sudden change in the places and people. She sighed in relief and was glad that she was able to save that man. Somehow, knowing that he is alive makes her feel so happy and content, she was glad and also warm in her stomach.

‘Shane!’ Chad shouted at her, which snaps her back to him. ‘I’m fine.’ She said as she stared back at him. ‘You’re not fine! You just stared into space twice and shouted and talked to the air!’ Chad said with a concern tone. She shook her head and brought the book she was still holding to block his face. ‘I’m going to have a shower and go to bed. Better sleep, Chad. Tomorrow, we have school to go to.’ She said as she walks away without looking back. But she felt Chad pulled her back into his arms. ‘Shane, you know that you can tell me everything and anything, right?’ Chad asked and she nodded quietly not knowing what to say in his sudden change of mood. ‘I’ll tell you after I figure it out.’ She replied sincerely but in reality, she didn’t know if she should tell him or not.

She went straight into her bathroom and begins filling water in the bath tub. She put some soap into the water and begins stripping. Shane really needed this shower to clear all the sweat from the exercise and the cold sweat of fear. Even until now, her heart isn’t beating at a normal pace it is still beating fast in fear and shock. She slips into the tub and took the book up and read.

The Soul Chain, a chain that is bound to the heart of their soul mate. Together, both share one single long silver chain. But only the supernatural creatures and the Grimm are able to have soul chain. Humans have too weak of a mind to have such thing. The Soul Chain bound the hearts of both man and woman who are soul mates together, which means if one would tear the chain out, the other would die. If one were to die of an unnatural death, the other would die as well. An unnatural death is like a death from suicide or murder. A natural death is either from sickness or old age. But many supernatural creatures do not die of old ager and sickness because they do not get sick or grow old. Thus, only the Grimm dies. Because of that, the other of their soul mate could not handle the pain of the sight of their soul mate dying, they would kill themselves.

Those who share a Soul Chain are linked in both mind and heart as well. When their feelings are strong, they would be able to feel and see what each other see. Dreams, reality, emotions or even thoughts, they all share it. Some of them can even share the same heartbeat.

But those who share a Soul Chain are also known to be cursed. The Soul Chain is created by the Angel of Love, but the Angel of Despair felt jealous of what the Angel of Love have, so she cursed the people who have the Soul Chain bound to their hearts to eternity of painful life.

Shane sighed as she read. So she is bound to another creature. But clearly, that creature must be a Damn, because the father that man kept talking about was clearly the Devil. For a Grimm to fall in love with a Damn is just too impossible. Even more impossible is that no Damn feels love, they were never allowed too nor can they feel such emotions. Damns are selfish creatures that only care about themselves. Why would a Damn fall in love? Why would a Damn fall in love with a Grimm?

She looks down at her chest and wonder if she could see this Soul Chain. If she is really bounded by this Soul Chain, she should be able to see it. So, she flips to the third page and continues reading.

To see the Soul Chain bounded on the soul mate’s chest is to find your soul mate. When the time comes, when both realize that they are their soul mates, the chain will emerge and pull them together. Then, they will never be allowed to be too far apart, because if they were to be too far apart for too long, they would die. After the chain emerges, they would be able to feel each other wherever they go and no longer need strong feelings to be able to feel one another. They would long for each other even though they are just a second apart.

She didn’t need to read more to know how that feels. Even now, she long to be in that man’s mind once again, she wants to know every one of his thoughts, his emotions. But she didn’t know who he is or what he is. A Damn perhaps, but it is only her prediction. She prays that he isn’t a Damn because if he is, she would have to be the one to choose between family and lover. Clearly, she isn’t the type to one both but she doesn’t want to be a selfish bitch that cares only for her lover and dump her family for some boy.

She closes her eyes to feel him again and hopes that he would be able to response once more. Although, she didn’t know who he is, she could feel a familiarity from his silvery voice. It was like she heard it before. But she couldn’t feel anything except for his heartbeat beating with the same speed as hers. She felt a little disappointed but she is glad that his heart still beats, because that would means that he is still alive.