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Chapter 681 Someone
Zeres only saw her smaller frame before him jerk with the impact of the sword as everything in his mind died and his eyes went blank. No!! In his mind, he was already roaring madly and there was that immense pressure to just let loose and howl out his anguish.
"ALICIA… ALICIA… ALICIAAAA…!!!" Her name was reverberating over and over in his mind, overflowing his heart, and causing little electric shocks in each and every cell in his body. However, outwardly, he was frozen as stiff as the thousand-year-old glaciers in the furthest part of the northern poles.
It seemed as though time had stopped. All the summoned demons too had been frozen in their movements and were halted in place as if something had paralyzed them. The spinning and undulating haze around the vortex looked as though it too, just suddenly froze up.
The world suddenly came to a complete halt and no sounds could be heard. The surroundings have become utterly quiet. The kind of quietness that raises the fine hairs on your skin and sends uncontrollable shivers up and down your spine. It definitely was not one of those calm and peaceful tranquil moments.
On the ground, Lilith who had been observing what was happening around her closely, had fallen on her knees with her palms covered over her mouth. Silent tears flowed from her eyes while Kyle and Lucas stood behind her, utterly shocked as their gazes were fixedly staring at these two persons, Alicia and Zeres. Their hearts were literally in their mouths, wondering what was to be with their fates. Why was it that fate had to deal such a disastrous blow to these people that they had come to care and love? Were the gods so unfair?
Alex could only clench his fists and grit his teeth. The sight of Zeres' expressions reminded him of his very own situation in the past when Abi sacrificed herself in order to save him and he could not stand to look at how things progress with Zeres and Alicia any longer. It was just too painful for him to continue watching. He averted his gaze and looked at Zeke whose back was facing him as Zeres and Alicia began to descend slowly to the ground.
By the time they finally reached the ground, Zeres immediately fell on his knees, cradling Alicia in his arms. Though his movements were lightning quick, those looking could tell that he was ever so gentle when his arms protectively curled around Alicia. The way he handled her was as if he were touching an extremely fragile and delicate piece of glass. His eyes were slowly losing their golden fire and for the first time since he fell into madness, his eyes returned to its original crystal-clear silver sheen again. The angel's eyes were back but they were now filled with nothing but unbearable pain and agony so cruel. His entire body was trembling violently as he held her. He could not even make any sound, his tears just fell, reflecting his inner heart that was surely bleeding silently.
Despite the fact that Alicia was the one dying, his expression and his eyes at that moment was the saddest thing she had ever personally witnessed in her lifetime. He looked as if the world had completely betrayed him and was over. She could feel his emotions clearly and could feel from him that every hope had died for good and there was nothing of worth left anymore. It might seem ridiculous but seeing his expressions and his tears that moment was probably the most painful thing.
Alicia wondered if she had the same look on her face when Riev had died in her arms during the time of their battle with Dinah. No, Alicia was certain the pain she had experienced and reactions at that moment could not even hold a candle to what Zeres was going through right now. She could feel the great difference. It was agonizingly obvious. Zeres was just experiencing too much agony that Alicia could identify even in her bad state that her looking at him was exceptionally unbearable. Why… why was this man always doing this to her? Why could he end up sacrificing everything for her and now, he was even crying like this for her as if… as if she were someone so very dear to him… as if she were his life? Just what was she to him? She could feel the answer just hovering at the edge of her consciousness. But every time she tried to think things through, her blurry mind and lagging strength just could not keep up.
"D-don't cry…" Alicia whispered brokenly, using everything she had left in her to tug on him and hug him. "I don't deserve your tears, Zeres… please… I'm so sorry for hurting you… and not granting you your wish. I want you to live…" Tears streaked down her cheeks even as she attempted to smile encouragingly at Zeres, making his heart break even more.
Zeres shook his head so wretchedly. His silvery moonlit eyes were shuttered for a few moments when his lids closed as he drew in shuddering breaths, before opening them again with a clear layer of moisture pooling in those orbs.
"I know… I know it will be very hard." Alicia whispered. "But I'm sorry, because I can't let you die; you can't die Zeres. Unlike me, you are needed here… the witches need you. The witches can survive without any queen but not without you. I know you know what I'm talking about. You and I are the only ones who knows about what is waiting in the future. One of us should live to protect our kind from possible annihilation. And that someone is no other than you. You are the only one powerful enough to go against him when the time comes. Do you understand? I am so sorry that all I can think about even now is the witches' welfare. You must understand me Zeres… just as how you are willing to sacrifice yourself to save me, I am the same. I will sacrifice myself to save my people. You once told me I'm the most amazing queen you've ever met… I don't know if I deserved that praise, but I always wanted to be that queen in your eyes. So please…" she moved and kissed his forehead, "live. For me."
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Chapter 682 Thank you
Alicia fell back into Zeres' protective circle of arms after expanding the effort on moving forward to give him that kiss. That move sapped almost all of the remaining strength that she had in her. Her eyes were beginning to falter, and her vision got blurrier as she continued to caress his face. "Please… promise me you'll end this war and live." She begged, "Promise me, Zeres. Please." Her voice was begging him.
"I… c-can't…" He caught her hand tenderly before it slipped down and pressed it onto his cheeks, savouring the touch of her palms on his skin. His voice was almost inaudible as he kept shaking his head in small motions like a broken machine running on a loop. Though the conversation between Zeres and Alicia could not be heard, those looking on could feel their hearts breaking at the tragic sight of these two people. Just the look on Zeres' face was enough to drive a person with a heart of stone to shed tears.
"You can… I know you can. You… you love me, don't you?" she asked with a tiny smile and Zeres froze. Though his tears continued flowing, what Alicia just said seemed to have shaken him to his very core. Zeres did not answer but only to continue staring at Alicia with a mournful expression and the look of being heartbroken shining from his eyes.
"Answer me, Zeres –" she coughed, and a small spray of blood spurted out and stained the front of Zeres' shirt, shocking him that he jerked a little. When he looked at her face again, blood had begun to trickle from the corner of her lips.
Zeres immediately panicked and the agony that was momentarily forgotten came back crashing into him again. And the feeling was suffocating to the point that he thought he could not breathe. It was as though a large tsunami wave had hit directly on him, and the pressure bore down directly onto his chest, aiming to crush his heart into minced meat.
"Answer me…" she repeated her request and Zeres' tears flowed harder as he pressed his forehead against hers, his tears dripping like large droplets of rain onto her tired and wan face.
"Yes…" he choked out, "yes… I love you…" He could only choke out his confession. He did not think he would be revealing his feelings to Alicia in this way. A small, wry, and crooked smile graced his lips for a few seconds.
A responding smile curved on Alicia's now pale lips.
"Thank you," She replied. She was not a fool not to realize this possibility. No one would ever do the things he did just for anyone else, probably not even for someone they call a good friend. At first Alicia thought that it was all because of Zeres' kindness and selflessness. That he would do the same for whoever the queen at the moment was. But all the pain and sacrifices he had suffered and borne them all silently, just to keep her alive… it was truly too much. This kind of action would only make sense if he were doing it for someone he loved dearly – and would willingly give up his life for. Alicia did not understand how he could end up falling for someone like her who only thought and cared for nothing else but her queendom and her people. As she thought about it further, she felt as though the answer was exactly right at the tip of her tongue. But as she pressed on to figure it out, it fluttered right out of her grasp like the ever-elusive butterfly. Oh well, perhaps she was not fated to know the answer in this lifetime.
And now here she was selfishly forcing him to live on even if he did not want to, for the sake of the witches. Somehow, it was so ironic that this oh-so-selfless man had fallen so badly for such a selfish queen like her.
"Don't worry Zeres, I will always be with you…" she sucked in a breath and her gaze glanced up towards the sky before her eyelids slowly closed, "I promise…"
"A… Alicia…" Zeres called out. His voice breaking as he looked down at her. His voice was so gentle as though that even if he increased his volume a little more, it would shatter her.
When she fell limp in his arms, his world came crashing down.
"No! W-wake up! No! You can't…"
Tears came and he wailed. "No… don't leave me… don't do this to me…" he hugged her as tight as he could, not caring that the sword protruding through Alicia's heart pierced through his as well, as he pulled her flush to his body and hugged her tight.
A little farther from them, Lilith wept, knowing that Alicia had breathed her last. Kyle squatted down as well and hugged her, his eyes red rimmed and suspiciously watery.
The night was so quiet as the rain began to fall. It fell quietly as if respecting the sombre mood of the occasion, drenching them in its cold shower.
The vortex was disappearing, and demons had started to move though this time, their connection from their summoner seemed to have broken and they were now moving on their own.
Zeke was the first to make a move upon realizing what was happening with the demons. His expression remained blank and utterly unfathomable though the darkness surrounding him had intensified. The black miasma coming from his eyes and the half of his body blazed like black fire and the demons who looked like they were rejoicing that they were now freed from Zeres' manipulation and could now do what they want while they were on the surface, now suddenly felt a paralyzing fear enveloping them. The demons who had already begun to fly out of the city froze in their tracks and looked back as well.
Even Lilith and the vampires below felt it and all of them were forced to look up towards the source of that oppressive force. All except for Zeres.
The most shocking thing was that for the first time, even Alexander looked alarmed as he turned to look at Zeke.
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Chapter 683 No need
Alarmed at what he saw happening, Alex immediately made his way towards Zeke.
"Zeke!" he called out as he flew past Zeke and stopped right in front of him. He was about to speak again as he faced Zeke but what he saw seemed to change his mind and he shut his lips tight. His face that was tight and drawn earlier had now relaxed and he seemed to be breathing easier.
Alex let out a deep sigh of relief instead. Earlier on, what he saw made him alarmed for a moment when he felt Zeke's darkness and at the sight of the thick miasma around him intensifying.
The reason why Alex was always confident about Zeke was because Alex always believed that Zeke was just not a man who would lose control. Because he never did. The world could be ending, and everything could go wrong and go out of control but never this man. Alexander has never seen Zeke lose control in the many years they have known each other and through the countless problems they had faced together.
This was the first time Alex actually thought Zeke might have lost his ever-unwavering self-control and it alarmed him terribly. Knowing that it would be such a royal pain and probably more disastrous than anything else if Ezekiel would actually lose control. Alex had not seen it ever happened before but that was exactly the reason why he was alarmed. He had absolutely no idea what exactly would happen if Zeke, the epitome of calmness and self-control itself, would ever let his darkness consume him fully. All he knew was that this world would witness an apocalypse if Zeke ever gave in and allowed himself to be fully consumed by the dark side and end up going on a mindless rampage. Because to Alex, Zeke was still the most dangerous creature in this world he had ever known. Not because he could not die and that he was too powerful but because he simply had those eyes that were seeing way too much. That was not to be mistaken that he does not know and is not more than a hundred percent informed on what was happening with the things around him – especially for those matters which are important.
However, in all the countless years that had passed, Alex had never doubted Zeke. In fact, Alex trusted Ezekiel more than he trusted in himself sometimes. Because he had seen countless times before that no matter what happens, Zeke always stayed in control. Nothing could ever shake him. Nothing could ever make him lose his shit. And most of all, he could control and contain what lived in his soul so perfectly – that unknown and immense source of power that many do not know about. As to how could he even do that, when it was apparent that it was incredibly powerful, Alex did not have any idea. Zeke had been like this ever since that day. That Alex had thought that his heart had disappeared that day, and that was why nothing could ever shake and faze him anymore.
And thank god, this time too, Zeke remained in control even with such pressing circumstance. He could see it in his eyes. And even if he was letting his darkness go wilder than ever this time, he was still in the driver's seat. He was still the one in control even though the other half of him obviously was not him anymore – or at least not his normal self that everyone recognizes.
"What are we going to do with these demons? There are way too many of them for both of us to deal with before the curious humans arrive." Alex said. He was feeling a little anxious as they knew that they were running out of time. These demons must be dealt with immediately now and should not be allowed to roam about freely.
Zeke did not bother to respond. He simply scanned the sky as if estimating the numbers of the army of demons still scattered about in the sky. His eyes were sharp and penetrating as opposed to the way he just stood there, deceptively relaxed. As Alex noticed the way Zeke observed and mentally work out his plan, he felt more confident even though there was no visible indication of Zeke signalling that he could settle this issue. From what he understood of Zeke's character and the way he works this could be considered a good indication that he had things well under control. And Alex could feel his anxiousness abate the longer he looked at Zeke's behaviour.
"And how about Zeres? What should we do with him now?" Alex asked again, his gaze fell to the ground and his face showed a slight tightening at the sight of Zeres still hunched over and hugging Alicia and weeping uncontrollably. The sight was just too familiar and painful to him Alex had to forced himself to look away. They do not have the luxury of indulging in their emotions right now.
The reason was due to Alex being worried about Zeres as well. What if he ended up doing the same thing he did back then when he was in that exact same situation? The possibility was extremely high. In fact, Alex was expecting him to go berserk by now that Alicia was dead. It could be happening anytime now.
With a reluctant and sullen expression, Alex suggested, "How about we erase his memories now before he goes berserk? That would be a merciful thing for him right now."
Alex knew that in doing this, they were being cruel. But he of all people knew that forgetting was a kinder thing to do sometimes. Zeres was naturally a good person, if he could forget all these things, especially about Alicia and her death, perhaps they could stop another terrible disaster that was about to come. Zeres right now was very much like a ticking time bomb.
However, Zeke moved past Alex silently. And when his back was facing Alex, Zeke's deep, calm voice was finally heard. "There's no need," he said decisively.
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Chapter 684 How about you?
"What do you mean? Do you still have a plan?Or are you still planning to kill Zeres?" Alex's voice suddenly became harder. He knew this was not the right time to talk but he needed to know what this man was planning to do now.
"I can't just agree to you killing Zeres off now that Alicia is dead. She had sacrificed herself to save him." Alex's voice was grave and serious. "If your only solution to this is to kill him, Alicia's sacrifice would be worthless. I... I don't want her death to be in vain..."
Despite Alex's almost absolute trust in Zeke and his uncanny ability in solving complex problems, when it comes to the matter of the witches, Alex was a little skeptical. He knew Zeke would always head towards the path where the peace in this world would not be compromised. And no matter how gruesome that path was, he would not hesitate so long as the result would keep the world from falling into ruins.
A long and heavy silence reigned between them. For Alex, the silence was due to him thinking on what more he could say to dissuade Zeke in the event that he wanted to go ahead in getting rid of Zeres. For Zeke, he seemed to be thinking things over in his mind. It was definitely a rare occasion for Zeke to appear indecisive. His suspiciously long pause that was so unlike him had made Alex's crease his brows. Alex did not know if he should be feeling worried or happy for the decision that Zeke would arrive on after his time of reflection.
"I know," was all Zeke said when he finally responded. "For now, we must deal with these demons first Alex?"
Alex's attention was pulled towards the demons before them. Their eyes were all fixed towards Zeke. It was as if they were all waiting for a signal on whether to attack or retreat. Looking at their numbers, Alex could only relent. Zeke was right on this point. It was imperative that they deal with these things first while Zeres was still in that state. Anything and everything else will have to take a backseat for now.
"I need you to intensify the storm again." Zeke continued after seeing the consent in Alex's eyes, "The human's military forces are on the way here. I will be needing you to block them from reaching to this area. There is no need to kill them." He narrated before glancing back at Alex after giving his final instructions on their plan and Alex knew Zeke was indirectly reminding him to control his powers so that there would not be any accidental killing of the humans.
"I know. Make this quick Zeke." Alex told him. The urgency was evident in his voice.
Zeke did not speak but went on to flap his elegant wings. The dark miasma was even enveloping his wings at this point.
And then the two of them moved, heading in the opposite directions.
Zeke floated in the midst of the army of demons. In the eyes of the bystander, it would be almost impossible even for him to deal with these countless demons in a short time. It would take so long until he could turn them all into dust no matter how strong he might be. Especially since these demons were not just some simple foot soldiers. Each of these demons could be as strong as generals themselves!
The storm had regained its strength again. Alex's wind wreaked havoc except in the heart of the storm where everyone was at. Including the demons. It was like time stood still in that particular area.
The vampires on the ground could only brace themselves, knowing that they do not have the luxury to weep just yet, seeing another epic battle was about to commence any moment now.
Lilith on the other hand kept her eyes on Zeres and Alicia. She was unable to stop her tears too as she looked at the heartbreaking picture of Zeres still trembling in agony and sobbing endlessly as he held the motionless Alicia tightly in his embrace.
In the sky, the tension was impregnable. And the suffocating darkness still kept on increasing until the black miasma coming from the half of Zeke's body reached out to every demon that were within his range of sight. The faint dark smoke lingered around them as if having a life of their own. And the demons could not help but become rigid.
Until none of them made a move. Only their wings and their eyeballs were the only things left moving. As if they were waiting for something to happen.
And then, Zeke lifted his hand, elegantly pointing his fingers at them, like a king controlling his subjects. His eyes became colder than ever. Ruthlessness and bloodlust screamed in both his red and black eyes as he opened his mouth and spoke.
"All of you… leave this place!" his cold and emotionless voice thundered. It was a voice that belonged to a heartless king giving out his command. "You don't belong here."
The smoke began to slowly seep into each of the demon's body.
"Anyone who resists… will die," Zeke added as an afterthought and the demons could only grit their teeth as the first thought in their mind was banished like the mist.
Suddenly, the smoke began dragging each one of them back into the slowly decreasing vortex. None of the demons resisted.
"How about you?" one of the demons, the strongest of all the demons Zeres managed to summon spoke, as the smoke began to envelop him too. "Where do you even belong exactly? You and everyone else knows you don't belong here on the surface. You are supposed to be reig –"
Before the demon could even finish his sentence, Zeke's blood red eyes blazed, and he clenched his fist. The thin strand of wispy smoke suddenly expanded before wrapping around and strangling the huge demon. Before anyone could even blink twice, the demon screamed and then burst into dusts.
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Gone
The demons trembled before Ezekiel. The sight of the huge demon suddenly and easily being reduced into a pile of dust rendered everyone speechless – not just the vampires and witches but more so the demons themselves. It could be seen that every single demon was tensed up and at full attention, frightened that this killing god would target them as the next pile of dust. No one dared to open their mouths again. Though nothing seemed to have changed in Ezekiel's expression, what the dead demon had said earlier on obviously disgusted him – to the point that he deemed it proper to dispose of that demon that way. His merciless action said it all. He would kill anyone who will tell him where he was supposed to belong without any hesitation whoever it was. As to why he seemed to hate it more than anything else… the demons did not have the slightest idea. All they knew was that spouting another word would have them killed in an instant! And no one was fool enough to test it a second time.
The few who were planning to defy him instantly became docile the moment the largest demon was annihilated just by him clenching his fist.
Even the vampires below once again could not quite believe their eyes. To them, the man singlehandedly controlling the demons to return to the vortex was not their pure-blooded prince anymore. The only trace of his vampiric trait was his right eye that still remained blood red. That was all. That singular characteristic was all that identified him to the vampire race. Nothing else about him apart from that one eye resembled anything remotely vampiric anymore.
With their mouths hung open, they watched speechlessly as the demons disappeared one after another like obedient puppets. No one even dared to struggle, and Zeke just remained there, still, and silent within their midst like a god of darkness. This went on until every demon were finally gone.
Zeke then flew over until he was right before the weakening vortex and he lifted both his hands, palms facing forward. The black miasma coming from Zeke's body swirled around and half enveloped the entire vortex and then as if the black miasma squeezed it forcefully, it gradually became smaller and smaller until it eventually became as small as a baseball before finally exploding and emitting a flurry of particles like black glitters.
As soon as the portal from the underworld finally disappeared, everyone felt like they could finally breathe once again. Though they knew this was far from over, at least the demons were now gone. Now it was time for them to return their attention to Zeres. And what will happen next… no one could guess.
Alexander landed on the ground while Zeke remained at the same spot he was in the sky. As to what he was doing, thinking, or planning, not a single one of them had the slightest idea.
Slowly, Alex headed towards Zeres and Alicia. But when he was a few steps away, he halted and just stared at Zeres still crouching in the same exact position since Alicia fell, hugging her as he buried his face in her hair. His body was still trembling up till now. Alex felt that it was truly a pitiful sight to behold.
The others also stood next to Alex. Lilith's tears still falling silently.
They all stayed like that for what seemed like hours. No one spoke or moved until Zeke finally descended. That blacker than the blackest black left eye of his was no longer there and the miasma that was coming from the half of his body was also gone. His majestic black wings were gone as well.
Alex looked at Zeke before he walked over to him. "What are we going to do now?" he whispered, "It does look as if Zeres is not going to do anything anymore… at least with him in this current state right now."
Zeke's lashes lowered as he stared at them. He was silent for a moment longer before he returned his gaze to Alex. "We need to leave this place first." Zeke said decisively as they heard sounds of helicopters approaching from far off. The humans were coming.
Alex looked at Zeres and after heaving a long sigh, he hesitantly approached them.
"H-how about the dead vampires?" Kyle asked, finding it harder to speak to Zeke now even though his appearance was back to normal and there was no sign of the creature from a few minutes ago in him anymore.
"Alex had already dealt with them." Zeke's gaze fell on the rubble not far from where they were. It was the deep hole created when Alex fell during the fight. It seemed that the bodies of the dead were already put in there and they had made the building which was still under construction to collapse and bury everything with it. Since there were no humans living in this area for a long time, no one would bother digging into it anymore as this city would soon be abandoned completely.
"What about the dead vampires by the bridge?"
"Alexander had already sent them into the ocean," said Lucas when Zeke did not respond anymore.
"W-when did they even have the time to do that?" Kyle shook his head slightly as he mumbled to himself in disbelief.
"It's Alexander's wind."
"Oh… I see…"
Everyone went quiet again as they closely watched Alex slowly crouch down beside Zeres.
Hesitantly and carefully, Alex's hand landed on Zeres's shoulder. He did not know what to say even if he had gone through this similar experience. Alex could clearly see himself in this situation and he knew no number of words could ever make anything better. But he had to somehow tell Zeres that they needed to go now.
"Zeres…" he said, putting a slight pressure on his shoulder. "We have to go now. We can't let the humans see us here…"
Zeres did not budge the slightest. It was as good as being deaf.
"Zeres…" he called out again, but the feel of his trembling body made Alex drop his head and then look at Zeke, knowing that Zeres could not even hear anything at all. It was not that he did not want to, but he just could not function anymore.
Zeke faced Lilith and with one gesture, Lilith understood what he wanted her to do. With a shaky sigh, Lilith obeyed, knowing that they do not have much time left and she approached the two witches.
"Take them as far away from here as you can. Towards the northern mountains." She heard Zeke's instructions and without wasting a moment longer, Lilith lightly laid her hand on Zeres' shoulder before the three of them disappeared in an instant.
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