Can't Find My Way

Chapter 7: Eternal Love (Micah)

I smell someone familiar from afar, I don’t know how but I just did. I opened my eyes as soon as the scent went stronger then I felt a peck on my forehead. As I opened my eyes I saw him startled.

“Damn!” He said with great shock written on his beautiful face.

“Is that how you will greet me?” I said while smiling at him.

“I’m sorry, you startled me.” He said looking so embarrassed but still cute though.

“Arthur you’re,” I paused a little then continued “you,” I said while staring deeply into his pretty eyes.

I got up and wrapped my arms around him, I can’t seem to control myself due to I hugged him tighter than I thought I would.

He laughed a little and hugged me back. “I miss you so much!” he said.

I unwrapped my arms around him and just stared at him for a moment and answered his question “me too” then I heard a voice saying get him. I was so shocked I looked away from him.

“We must go, it’s not safe here,” he said looking sad and worried, I just nodded, and then we headed out.

As we headed out I noticed that Arthur was kind of agitated, he keeps on looking around like he’s looking for something or perhaps someone.

“He’s wondering where the ghost went, not knowing that they were scared of us!” said that voice again then laugh as her voice fades away.

I looked at him feeling a little bit worried then he looked back at me and smiled reassuringly. He told me about what happened to him while I’m still in a coma, he said that he started to remember everything when I got shot and he heard the loud and deafening sound of the gun.

Then after he told me that I felt numb and floating, I tried to move to look at myself but my body seems to move on its own. I felt nervous, I wanted to scream but I can’t use my mouth.

Then I heard that voice again but it’s louder than before.

“It’s no use, Micah, I own you, now,” said the voice in my head then continued “there’s no use in fighting just watch me while I succumb to everything then Arthur.”

“Who are you?”

“I’m you, but the stronger version! So you may call me Mica,” she said then laughs.

I don’t know what to do, I tried everything to control my own body but it resisted my orders. Arthur didn’t notice that I’m not me anymore but who would?

Arthur kept on sharing his experiences with the other me and me, he told us about a tribe that helped him a lot. Mica just kept on listening but feels more interested in the tribe than in Arthur.

“Will you take me there?” asked Mica to Arthur.

I want to stop her from what she’s doing but I’m not strong enough to fight myself. It sucks watching yourself doing things that you don’t want to do.

Mica tried everything to make Arthur out of focus; she flirts and used her charisma on Arthur, she links her arm around Arthur’s arm and, every now and then she looks at Arthur’s beautiful eyes.

I can see Arthur getting nervous around Mica as time flies by then something felt different around the area; Mica tightens her grip around Arthur and then stops.

I heard footsteps not far from us.

“Who’s there?! Show yourself!” said Arthur courageously while looking around.

“I’m scared, Arthur,” said Mica with her voice trembling; I want to punch this b*tch!

Arthur glanced at me or should I say, Mica.

“It’s okay, I’ll protect you.” Said Arthur then smiled.

“Get away from her Arthur!” said a voice; Yeah, Get away from this b*tch! She’s dangerous and then the voice continued “she’s using you, don’t make her fool you!”

Arthur checked Mica, she’s pretending to be scared and trembling and so poor Arthur believed her as Arthur looked away she let go a grin; Damn! Just let me slap this f*cking girl.

“What are you saying Delphin?! You know how much I trust her, I love her!” Arthur said then from behind a tree a boy appeared; he’s Delphin??? He’s just a kid.

“I know that you do, that’s why I tried to help you but that was a mistake, and I plan to sort that out now.” Said the boy named Delphin.

“What are you saying, mister? Arthur, I’m scared! Protect me!” Said Mica then Arthur stepped up in front.

“I will not let you hurt my girl, friend” the boy backed a little as Arthur said those words.

“Okay, if that’s so my friend. You know that I wouldn’t hurt you without any good reasons” then he walked towards us with his hands held high, I can feel Arthur relaxed his stance and smiled.

Mica gritted then Arthur agitated a little. “Ahahahaha! Lame! Lame! Lame!!! You two sound like gays!” then she let go of his arms and do a somersault away; I never knew that I can do that.

“You’re quite stubborn Arthur; you should have just fought him! I thought you love me!?” she said while looking to Delphin and then continued “and now you left me with no choice but to sort this out by myself!!!” then hissed.

I felt my body changing its stance into attacking mode, I want to warn Arthur but I just can’t. Luckily before she makes a move, a bunch of people wearing tribal outfits matching Delphin’s came out behind the trees and bushes surrounding us.

I sensed that Mica lost her focus because of the surprise appearance of those people, they’re probably the tribe that Arthur was talking about, and then at the same time, I saw Arthur ran towards Delphin; that’s a good one Arthur!

“We’re not yet done!” Mica said then she kneeled down and grabbed earth and tossed it to the tribe that pretty much gave her time to flee.

As we fly; well, we’re not really flying but it felt like that. I noticed that she getting a little bit weaker, I started to feel my own body, close enough to control it like before.

“Don’t feel happy, Micah! I’m just looking for someone to replenish my strength, I need fresh blood!” she said.

“I will stop you from this craziness; I don’t care what does it takes!”

“You’re a fool! You can’t stop me, I’m you!”

“I’m not an animal like you!”

“Yes, you are! At least that’s what Arthur thinks of you now!” she said and then laughs horrendously.

Unfortunately, she’s right. I can’t do anything to prove to Arthur that I’m not the monster and she’s just using my body.

“Why don’t you just leave them alone, Arthur, Delphin, and the others?” I said wondering.

“Are you crazy?! With Arthur still alive, you will have the strength to keep on resisting while on the other hand, I need Delphin’s blood to make me stronger; He’s immortal.” She said while smiling creepily.

So that’s why she keeps on insisting to go to the tribe, she needs his blood, Delphin’s blood to be exact.

“He’s just a boy! He can’t be immortal like what you’ve said.”

“Are you really that dumb?! He’s not human, Like us, you’re not human anymore!” she said then chuckles.

“He’s not human?” I said getting really puzzled up.

“He’s a Nephilim, my dear Micah; Half angel, half-human.”

I was stunned at what I’ve heard and then in a blink of an eye, I saw myself lunge into some random passerby. He didn’t scream or made any sound, he was too afraid to do so, I can see the fear in his eyes as Mica rips his body with her sharp claws that used to be my fingernails.

I can’t stand to look as she slaughters the man and drinks his blood, I can feel Mica getting stronger as she drains the man’s blood; I feel awful because I can’t do anything to help the poor guy.

Mica rests at the top of an old ragged house, just across downtown.

“Arthur, you look alone?!” said Mica almost like teasing him, I felt anxious seeing him again. I’m happy that he’s here but he shouldn’t be; Mica’s dangerous.

I am dangerous.

“They abandoned me because they blame me for all of this,” he said trying to look sad and serious as he can but fail to make Mica fall for his trap.

“Poor little boy, you should’ve just joined me but instead you picked their side, and where are you now, nowhere!” she said, riding with Arthur’s plan; what is she thinking???

“I know that’s why I’m here…”

Mica laughed crazily then spoke “Do you think I’m that stupid, Arthur? Do you really think that lying to me would help you?” she said teasing.

“No, I’m really here to protect you and also protect them from you!” He said; I can feel that he really meant what he just said but it’s too late already.

“Fool!!!” she said then lunged at him.

She was so fast but luckily he dodges it beautifully without even having a scratch. I can’t help but feel better because I didn’t really expect that he could do that.

“We can keep this up for hours,” he said trying to tease Mica. I bet he’s successful because she hissed angrily.

She ran inside the ruins of buildings within the area, hiding and waiting for an opportunity to make her move. I felt incredibly nervous because I know that the wrong move could result in Arthur’s death.

Mica runs around the area, searching for a loophole in his defense, and when she finally found one she grabbed it without thinking.

She lunged to attacked Arthur; I know that this could be his end and I can’t afford that, I would not let him kill my one and only true love. I used all my force to control my body and it unexpectedly obeyed.

This only means that Mica used a lot of energy from fighting Arthur and so now I can fight her and get back what’s mine but I can still feel her though, she’s still strong to win over me, I can’t endure this for long, I need to do what’s right, tears started to run down my face.

“Arthur,” I said while smiling at him as he opens his eyes “I’m sorry about everything but her consciousness was more powerful than I am, I can only watch from behind and do nothing. Please Arthur, if you really love me set me free, return me back to the dead. And always remember that…” I trailed off, I can feel her fighting back but I need to endure this for a little bit longer. “I Love You so much.”

At first, he looks like he has given up but then his facial expression changed, it turns to something more determined than he was. I let go of my body as Mica was putting all of her strength to take over my body again.

Arthur ran towards Mica with all his might. I can see how much he loves me in his beautiful charming eyes that are now full of determination. He pushed Mica so hard while she was adjusting to my body; we tripped and fell on the pavement. I heard a loud guish~ing sound, I puked a bit of blood and tears started to form in my eyes, blurring my vision. I realized that we fell right through a broken pole; I looked at him and saw him reached his back and touched the pointy end of the pole we fell into. Our eyes met, I didn’t really realize that I was still smiling. “You save me but please save yourself too,” I said to him.

He smiled back to me; I can’t feel the presence of Mica now maybe she’s gone.

“This is my fate. Dying is just a way of escaping reality and sufferings and I believed that I’ve been through a lot of sufferings so I guess that, I deserved this break.” He said to me with a gentle breeze in his voice.

I began to feel my body weakening; I’m probably losing too much blood already.

“I only wish to be with you though,” he said.

“Me too but not in a situation like this though,” I said trying to be funny.

“Life has been a little too harsh on us but I’m glad that I get the luxury of seeing you before I die,” I said then my eyes are started to fail me.

“I love you!”

“I love you too!”

Then tears started falling from my eyes, he wiped them with his soft white finger and then we kissed each other up to our last breath.

THE END.