My Love, Darkness

Chapter 14

Mabilis siyang napatakbo pabalik sa mansion ng mga Rhoades. If his senses are right, the demon is nearby, and it will victimize a child whoever she could get. Ilang beses siyang napamura sa sarili habang iniisip si Phoebe.

Damn demons! Mga sakit talaga ito ng ulo sa kanilang mga grim reaper. Lagi ito nakikialam at sinisira nito ang balance ng buhay ng mga mortal.

He jumped at the gate's fence and landed his feet to a tree in the mansion center. Nakikiramdam siya. Pinapakinggan ang katahimikan ng paligid. And as the wind blows again, he heard Lamia's laugh inside the mansion.

Fuck! He's really disgusted to them—those demons. Ilang beses na rin siyang naka-encounter ng mga kagaya nitong demonyo pero sa tuwing nauunahan sila nito, wala rin silang puwedeng gawin kung hindi ang panoorin na lang itong manalasa sa buhay ng mga mortal. Kawawa ang mga nabibiktima ng mga demonyong kagaya ni Lamia. Those mortals become restless.

Even if those demons can overpower them. He has abilities too that he can brag. With the help of his scythe and strategic moves, he may kill Lamia or even hurt her.

His anger is rising at the same time, his chest's inside is pounding frantically. For the first time in his life, he felt so scared. So scared for a mortal. So scared for Phoebe's life.

PHOEBE woke up feeling thirsty. Dahan-dahan siyang kumilos at inalis si Milaska sa kaniyang leeg.

"Ano ba 'yan, Milaska?! Bakit ba lagi kang natutulog sa leeg ko? Pinawisan tuloy ako," mahinang usal niya rito.

Walang pakialam ang kaniyang pusa. Nag-stretch lang ito at pagkatapos ay muling humiga sa kaniyang unan samantalang ang kaniyang aso ay napahikab lang kapagkuwan ay patagilid na humiga.

Napailing-iling si Phoebe at sinuot ang kaniyang furry slippers. Mahina siyang naglakad at binuksan ang pinto. Inaantok siya pero pinanatili niyang nakabukas ang kaniyang mata habang pababa ng hagdan.

Napakunot-noo si Phoebe at ilang beses na kumurap nang may makitang bulto ng babaeng may mahabang buhok at...

Makaliskis na buntot?

Muli niyang kinusot ang kaniyang mata kapagkuwan ay natulos sa kinatatayuan nang makita ang isang katakot-takot na nilalang.

Mo-Mommy!

Hindi niya magawang sumigaw. Bumalot ang takot sa buo niyang pagkatao. Nanatili lang na naninigas ang katawan niya sa harap nito na ngayon ay nakangiti na nang malapad sa kaniya. 

TITUS knows that he's already late when he heard Phoebe's scream and Lamia's loud laugh inside the mansion.

Damn!

Mabilis na tumalon si Titus mula sa puno at pumasok sa loob ng mansion. He keeps teleporting his self to where Phoebe is until he felt a hefty, dark presence.

"You are way too late, grim reaper," the female demon said as she made her serpentine-like body encircled on Phoebe's body, which is currently asleep even tighter.

Titus felt so worried and enraged for the first time as the sight of Phoebe's sleeping face keeps coming to his mind. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang ginawa ni Lamia dito para maging tulog si Phoebe nang maabutan niya itong tulog pero may pakiramdam siyang hindi maganda ang dahilan ng pagkakatulog ni Phoebe.

Lamia is a beautiful Queen of Libya back then. When Zeus noticed her, she instantly became his mistress, and because of that, she received Hera's wrath. Hera killed her children, and she became a child-devouring monster.

Victimizing mortals will make her more powerful. Her chimeric appearance that will always send chills to everyone when they saw her. A half-human, half serpent. She has a proud naked breast that made her male victims swoon and pale-face with no eyes resulting from Zeus' given ability to her. Lamia is a demon. Titus is f****d as he thinks of many ways of killing or at least weaken the demon in front of him.

"This child looks so delicious to be my midnight snack, isn't she?" Lamia said teasingly.

Titus composed himself and made himself grimly stoic as he doesn't want Lamia to see him as an average grim reaper. He's sure he can fight off Lamia, but what Titus is unsure is if he can kill Lamia or weaken her.

Lamia can overpower him, but he's not also weak to leave without giving the demon a fight. For Phoebe, he will.

"You will not lay your hands on her, Lamia," ani Titus.

Lamia laughs, and he stays silent so he can buy his self time thinking of what he should do to take Phoebe away from Lamia. Lamia is a sorceress capable of shape-shifting. She can do many things that will give him a hard time to defeat the demon.

"Is that an invitation to be my man, grim reaper? You know we can do something before I kill this child."

What Lamia said got his attention. "What the hell are you talking about, Lamia?"

Lamia tsked. Disappointed because of his innocence. "I can make you happy as you also make me happy, handsome grim reaper."

Titus cringed. The demon is a freaking slut. If he hated mortals, he's angrier to demons. There is no way in hell he will sleep with her.

"I'm sorry to burst your bubble, Lamia," Titus smirked. "But, you're actually not my type."

Lamia did not like what he said, It can be seen on her face and aura as she became scarier because of dark veins appearing on her skin.

"Then die, grim reaper," Lamia said as she ascends herself, making her more prominent and taller than Titus.

Titus quickly summoned his scythe to appear on his hands. Hindi na siya naghintay pa at sumugod nang mabilis kay Lamia. He wanted to catch Lamia off-guard of his speed as he keeps teleporting at the same time, giving Lamia damages to every part of her body. He keeps slashing and giving Lamia cuts to every part of her body.

When he saw Lamia's bleeding, he stopped. Lamia was holding her wound on her belly as the blood keeps streaming out of her skin.

"I underestimated you, grim reaper," Lamia said gruffly before letting herself fall to the ground.

Mabilis na kumilos si Titus at lumakad palapit kay Phoebe ngunit hindi niya pa naabot ang kinaroroonan ni Phoebe ay agad niyang naramdaman ang pagkilos ni Lamia.

Huli na siya nang maitapat ni Lamia ang kamay nito sa pagmumukha niya kapagkuwan ay mala-demonyong ngumisi. "Oneiropólisi."

That was the last word Titus heard before everything went white.

TITUS blows a breath as he entered his home, exhausted. Finally.

"Babe, I'm home!" Titus shouted as he dropped his bag on a wooden center table.