BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS

CHAPTER 8

Kan's eyes widened in disbelief and panic as he realized his spell of forgetfulness had failed, leaving him stunned, vulnerable, and now faced with the humiliating prospect of being threatened by a mere human - the very girl he tried to erase from his life.

His spells and enchantments have never failed nor faltered. He was a master of magic and craft. His magic was woven with precision and intent, each thread of energy carefully placed to achieve the desired outcome.

He ignored Clara's actions, moved briskly, and dragged Mike to a corner. " How come?" He asked in disbelief. " What is she doing here?"

" How am I supposed to know, I came back to find her sitting on a cushion, I thought you wiped that part her memory. How could she still recall. "

" It's weird, but this has never happened. This is strange. " He uttered, doubting his own abilities. " You could have knocked her out. "

" Have you forgotten? we can't harm innocent humans. " Mike said, with a low tone, almost a whisper as Clara seemed to draw closer to them.

" s**t! Kan whispered before whispering to him once more. " You fool, you could have at least sedated her. Damn! " Their eyes darting back and forth, like players in a game of mental tennis, as they discussed in a hushed conversation that was laced with curiosity.

Kan sighed and walked to her. " Barging into my home is disrespectful and not appreciated. What do you want?"

She smiled, her full lips distracting his attention, causing him to feel delightful, amidst her bothering actions. " The police is aware of my location and consistently keeping tracks of me, so you need to follow my orders. No games. "

" Just, what do you want ?" Kan asked again, becoming weary.

She remained keen and silent before speaking again. " Mr. kan-song... You're under arrest. You're coming with me into the chopper landing in a few seconds.

He looked at her in disbelief and utmost curiosity, a human - daring him. What demons and spirits couldn't dream of. He smirked, his attention called by the loud sound above him.

The chopper began its descent, its rotors whipping the air into a frenzy as it prepared to touch down. The chopper's metallic body glinted in the sunlight, its reflective surface casting a tiny mirror image of the surrounding landscape.

As it dropped lower, the whirlwind created by its blades sent nearby debris swirling, like a miniature tornado. The air vibrated with the rhythmic thump-thump-thump of the rotors, a primal heartbeat that signalled the aircraft's arrival.

" master, I'll escort you. " Mike proposed. " This is between us. I have to put an end to this. " kan said, beckoning on him to remain calm.

" Thanks for complying. " Clara said as she put a handcuff in his hand while he watched her as a child, smiling at her naively before he was led out. He was worn out and tired of the game, but to protect a dignity and self reputation he had preserved for so many years, he had to follow up. She tucked the pistol into her trousers and led him into the chopper. Mike looked down through the window. He understood his master quite well. He must be up to something for succumbing to a mere mortal.

Clara shut the door, and the blades began rotating speedily, the chopper rising above the ground as it took off into the air. Song looked around and was quite shocked. " Where's the pilot?" he asked

"The chopper is being controlled by the national aviation force. You have no means of escaping. "

" You go to such lengths to capture me. What's your pay, I can multiply that in ten folds. "

She sighed heavily and brought out her laptop from a bag, turned it on and played some clips of videos and images of a young man walking along the streets, hiding his identity with the different umbrellas at different occasions. " At every 20 kilometres before a crime scene, I discovered this. All substantial investigations mark you the main suspect. "

Kan heaved a sigh of relief. He must have mistaken her to not have forgotten about him. Perhaps she just conducted another investigation. "You have no evidence or valid credentials to support your claims. If you had, you would have had me arrested and taken to prison. " He humoured.

She felt amused at his statement. " I don't have to do that. You're my private guest. You claim not to be him, yet you are the only one in the nation to have a matching embroidery design with him. Same style, same honour, same swag. This isn't common. It's special and customised. " She raised her eyes to his face. " Mr. song, you're a murderer. You're a killer. "

For the first time, he was intimidated and degraded by a lady. He was startled and surprised. He raved at her logical and sensible performance. " You have no idea of what I'm capable of. " He stated, furrowing his brows.

" That I wish to know. " She uttered courageously, picked up her shoulder bag, and pressed a red button. Instantly, there was a black out.

"...?"

The chopper flew in an abnormal and uneven way, moving without route nor pattern. The blades of the aircraft immediately broke into pieces, flinging out in a distorted manner.

The chopper now shuddered and lurched through the sky, its rotors sputtering and faltering like a dying heartbeat. Smoke billowed from the engine, a noxious cloud of black and grey that streamed behind the chopper like a mourner's veil. Flames licked at the edges of the airframe, casting a fiery glow over the desperate scene.

Within a blink of an eye, it exploded, sending thick black smoke into the air, it roughly shattered into pieces and the flames engulfed them both, blowing them apart with a sudden burst of flames and mighty waves, rendering them lifeless.

They both fell sideways, far apart from each other, separated by a huge gap of air and space. Kan song fainted for some seconds, then awoke in a flash. He turned the handcuffs to ashes and broke loose. He tossed and flipped himself in the air like a piece of paper, the violent breeze voraciously blew his jackets rapidly, he floated in the air, trying to regain his stance and when he finally did, he stood akimbo in the air, his eyes scanning and searching for her, he looked sideways and saw her falling hastily towards the ground. He became alarmed, bent his head for few seconds, ignoring the terrible accident before raising it once again.

His eyes were glittering like a sparkling diamond and his body shining like the morning sun. He moved his legs in the empty air and ran towards her direction. He clapped his hands, releasing an enormous burst of blue lights and summoning a great energy. He moved his arms in an irregular and random motion, turning his hands and twisting his fingers in a clockwise and anti - clockwise manner, creating a huge force involving a sudden strong and violent wind. He pointed at her and quickly turned his body, causing her to rotate and revolve around him.

With lots of determination and energy, he directly broke into the boundary between the possible and impossible, disarranging the atomic particles and principles of universal gravitation, defying the laws of natural ecosystem. Sparks of blue lightning struck around him, and with a high wind disturbance, his powers easily surpassed nature as he easily resetted the natural order.

He touched the wind and moved his elbow backwards, pulling her to himself. And yet - strange reward of a feeling he couldn't comprehend, only now recognised by the heart, still not by the mind - as he felt her come, he knew they were to experience the rarest of all physical love ; they were to unite at the moment of a shared c****x. He held her right wrist with his left hand, and her waist was gently anchored by his right hand. The moment he touched her, he subdued her body, her blood was absorbed back into her arteries and veins, the wounds and injuries healed themselves and closed up. Her burnt torn pieces of clothing reverenced his authority, reformed themselves, and merged into the awesome, good-looking cloth.

He looked at her with an amusing curiosity, and she stared earnestly up into his face, his fingers smoothing her waist, giving her the sensation of peace and comfort. He twisted her disorderly in the air and finally descended with her to the ground. The warm summer breeze blew around them. She drew breath at last and lifted her head away from his chest.

" That was very foolish you, was it not?" He said soothingly.

" My assumptions were accurate. You were never a human. What are you?" She asked with a low steady voice. Her eyelids gradually met, and she fainted, letting her juicy curls sort comfort on his chest, her head resting perfectly on his upper abdomen.

Kan - songs eyes lit up with surprise.

" What! You knew all along? You tricked me!!"