The Devil's Promise

The devils promise Episode 3

*EPISODE 3:

The entire library was shaking. The air had become so cold that Mehro's breath was turning into smoke.

Ariz was still standing in front of her, but he was not the same Ariz she knew.

Shayan was shouting from behind, "Mehro! Get away from him!"

Shayan had seen it first. From the dark corner of the library, something was crawling. Ariz turned his head slowly and saw it too. The floor of the 800-year-old library had cracked open.

"Mehro, what are you doing? Do you know what he is?" Shayan shouted again.

But Mehro didn't move. Her legs were frozen. She was staring at Ariz's hands. Black smoke was coming out from his knuckles.

Ariz whispered, "You shouldn't have come here. Both of you."

Then it happened.

Three black shadows rose from the cracked floor. They had no shape, no face, just long, black smoke that looked like humans. And they were flying straight towards Mehro to grab her.

Shayan ran to save her, but Ariz was faster.

"MEHROOO!!! BEHIND ME, NOW!!!" Ariz roared.

His roar was so powerful that the whole library echoed. All the books on the shelves fell down.

Mehro fell behind him. She looked up at Ariz's face.

His eyes.

His eyes were no longer human. They were glowing bright green. Like two green flames burning in the dark. That green light was so bright that Mehro had to close her eyes.

The three shadows stopped in the air. They were scared of that green light.

Ariz raised his hands, and from his wrists, huge black chains came out. Ancient chains, with old language written on them, glowing with the same green fire. The chains were moving like snakes.

The first shadow tried to attack. Ariz swung his right hand. The chain cut through the shadow in half. The shadow screamed and burned into black ash in one second.

The second shadow came from above. Ariz didn't even look up. He sent his left chain straight up. It caught the shadow and crushed it. Ash again.

Now only the biggest one was left. It was the leader of the Kale Saye. It was huge, almost touching the ceiling of the library.

It didn't attack Mehro. It attacked Ariz.

It grabbed Ariz with its smoky hands and lifted him in the air, squeezing him. Ariz coughed, green smoke came out of his mouth.

"Mehro... run..." Ariz said in a low voice, but Mehro didn't run.

Shayan shouted, "Leave him! What do you want?!"

The giant shadow started to laugh, a cold laugh that made the windows c***k.

Ariz's green eyes became even brighter. He was angry now. Really angry.

"You... have lived for 800 years in this library... I have protected this place for 800 years... and you think you can take her?" Ariz's voice changed. It became old, deep, like a king's voice.

He put both his hands together. All the chains from his body came together and made a giant cage around the shadow.

The shadow tried to break the cage, but it couldn't.

Ariz whispered one word, "Burn."

And the whole cage exploded with green fire.

*DHAMAKAAAA!!!*

A huge green blast. The entire library was filled with green light. When the light was gone, there was nothing left. No shadows. Only black ash on the floor, and the cracked floor was closed again.

Mehro fainted because of the fear. Shayan ran and caught her.

Ariz fell on his knees. His eyes were slowly becoming normal again. The chains went back inside his skin. He was breathing very heavily.

Shayan was holding Mehro in his arms, looking at Ariz with anger and confusion.

Shayan: "What... what did you just do? What are you, Ariz? Who were those people? And for 800 years? What do you mean 800 years? You are only 25! What is happening?"

Ariz looked at the ash on the floor, then at unconscious Mehro in Shayan's arms. He wiped the blood from his own lips.

He said nothing.