Sin of Lust

CHAPTER 23

Sin of Lust by Swapie Achilles

CHAPTER XXIII

OCTOBER

And then, they saw a huge man with a muscular body and on his head is huge pyramid metal helmet. The man stops in front of Blue Bird and gave him a bow of respect even though their stature has a huge difference.

“Sir executioner, if you please.” Blue Bird step aside so he will have access on the rope on the guillotine’s blades.

The executioner didn’t respond instead he just stood there holding the axe that will severe the rope of guillotine of Marga when they gave him a signal. And then the crowd started to chant, “Kill them, kill them!”

“No, no, no!” Blanche started to wriggle and try to escape from the ties yet it was all futile, “stop it!” her eyes are getting teary from the intensity of the moment as she can see the executioner’s axe is lifting over his head.

“Blanche, stop it.” Marga called her, “May Luxuria protect you.” She smiled at her before the axe cut the rope and the heavy blade drops on her neck and in her eyes everything went slow.

The nun’s head slowly drops on the ground of the pedestal yet her lips are in a smile. The blood splutter like fountain that drenched the floor.

“No!” Blanche screamed on top of her lungs that surely the whole town will hear her cries if not because of the people’s loud cheering. Her scream is full of grudge that even hell will tremble.

After the nun’s head roll on the floor and the crowd’s cheering intensifies, the executioner now walks towards her and beside the rope, his hands went over again his head, Blanche can see his muscular arms getting higher and higher as he lifts the axe again as is the huge axe is the lightest thing in the world.

She knew what is coming, that in a few more seconds she will be following Marga in the other life. She didn’t even beg for her life and just accepted her fate, “At least before I die, I did something right…”

As the moment Blanche finally accepted her fate, she closed her eyes and let the happy memories inside the convent fills her mind and reminisce every moment she shared with all of the people she grew up with in the orphanage and the kids she embraced all her time during her being nun.

And once again, she opened her eyes and look at the cheering crowd with dead eyes, but among the eyes of hatred, there’s a certain pair that looks at her with so much pity, and hold the same warmth she knew since she was a child.

The eyes that will has never judge her and not even doubted her even once, “Sister Mary Jane?” she breaths out as their eyes meet, she can see the same unwavering smile on her face.

She can feel that amidst the things that has happened, even though everything she has done, and even the world turns its back on her, there’s someone out there who’s willing to throw everything they have to believe in her.

“I knew it, I didn’t want to die right here!” she screamed, and when Mary Jane heard her plea as if they are the only ones in the world, she can’t help but shut her eyes, not wanting to look what’s going to happen to her.

And as the rope was severe and Blanche can feel the blade getting closer on her neck, out of nowhere a metal sound clashing against each other was heard.

And the crowd emit an audible gasp, “What is that!”

Even the captain and the executioner were astounded from what they have witnessed, “What the hell is going on?! What sorcery is this!”

She opened her eyes and look around to see if she still has control over her body, and then she realizes that she still has, and then there’s something caught her eyes on her side and there she saw the reason why the blade stops before it hits her head.

Her eyes are wide as she saw the same dark metal object, she saw ten years ago and the same cross that ended the life of the person who supposed to be its holder, she will never forget this thing, “The cross of Luxuria…” she breathes out

She can’t confuse what she sees that weapon is the same weapon she uses when she killed Daleon, “What…” she mumbled and then she felt her hands getting untied, and the wooden trap on her neck starts to fall apart as if her binds are cut by something sharp.

“What the hell is happenings?” the captain asked as he pulled his weapon out from the sheaths, “if you move, I will declare this as act of treason!”

And even the executioner wasn’t able to respond even though he has his helmet on its obvious that he’s staring at the strange cross on with pure amazement on his eyes.

Blanche once again look back to Mary Jane, and there she saw her mouthing “Go…”

Yet despite the threats she just received, she didn’t stop.

“Stop! I command you to stop! What you’re doing is against the law of City of Biringan and the Republic of Apo!” the captain exclaimed and points his weapon on her.

“Whatever I do, I’m still going to die, so… at least what I can do is to choose where should I die.” She didn’t hesitate to get the weapon and starts to dash away.

Slipping through the crowd straight on Mary Jane’s direction, as the people parted away, Mary Jane remains standing while Blanche keeps on running towards her. And in just a blink of an eye, Blanche run passed her.

“Thank you, sister. See you…” that are the last word Mary Jane heard from her.

Blanche runs off, leaving everything behind, but it didn’t go as easy at it seems, both the captain and the executioner went after her.

“Seize her! I repeat, seize her!” the captain yelled his orders to his men, and they immediately went after her.

She has nowhere to go so even if she runs and runs wizards in the city is going to corner her sooner or later, she was about to give up because she knew wherever she goes in this place it will end up in the most horrible death as a murderer.

“There’s only one way…” she muttered under her breath and started to run to the main gate of the city, “there’s no place for me here, so…”

And there they saw her, “Don’t let her get out of the gate!” Blue Bird shouted and wizards starts to attack.

Sending different spells and traps to subdue her. Blanche has never in her life encountered such things, it was all her first time to witness these magics and the worst thing is they are after her.

Thus, she did what she could only do, she take her weapon and use it as defense, she didn’t have any idea on how to use such weapon but she has no choice but to defend herself, yet she doesn’t want to kill anyone.

So, she came up with the idea to threaten them, she faces them and pointed the weapon on their direction, making all of those who are after her stops from their tracks, hesitating to move from their spot since they are getting cautious from the fact that they don’t know the capability of the weapon she has.

“If you move closer, I won’t hesitate to use this to you.” She told them, “the news is spreading like wildfire and I know that you know what I did to Daleon.”

She doesn’t want this kind of idea, but she can’t think of any that will save her, because of that she sorts things by this method, “How did you describe them, Captain?” she asked with a smirk on her face, “I did him like a pig for slaughter?”

“Don’t listen to her! Attack!” the captain reprimanded and all of a sudden they simultaneously released huge amount of magic on her way.

“s**t!” she cursed, as she saw the magics approaching her way in such speed, and she didn’t have time to think how she would survive that.

However, out of a sudden, she heard a voice of someone out of nowhere.

“This is what I have been waiting for so long!” a male voice chime followed by insanely chuckles.

And the weapon starts to move on its own, as if it’s controlling Blanche and not her controlling the weapon. Because of this, she skillfully manages to block and evade the attacks being thrown to her.

She didn’t know what’s happening anymore and the only thing she can say is, “What the f**k is this?!”