Wings of Darkness

Ch - 20 |Freya|

There is no choice,

No time to think,

Realised, for him,

I could do everything.

FREYA

I have been stupid to say the least. I have been impulsive but not to this extent. Living with Alexander was rubbing off the abrupt decision making skill. I loved Luke, adored him but I cannot just do what I like. For me there will be repercussions. I was taking an advantage of knowing the angels, people die and left ones deal with it. I could not ask for Luke back, I should not ask for Luke back.

Well, I would have asked for Luke back if that didn’t put the person I loved most in danger.

And I did ask for Luke and now I was regretting my decision, I don’t know why but my instincts were just killing me from inside now. My ardent prayers went out to two other angel friends I had, Haylien and Alicia. I waited for an hour but no one responded. Why were they ignoring me? Is something wrong with Alexander? The thoughts were killing me from within.

Suddenly I heard a thud sound and Haylien stood in front of me looking haggard and milady injured.

“What happened?” I asked naturally worried at his state.

“I have no idea what’s happening. Some angels were following me and when I heard your calls I was going to fly in, they attacked me. For God’s sake I am the acting King right now.” He said with his usual sense of calm and humour.

I had to smile how he immediately heard me and was responding as fast as possible.

“So what is it Princess that you called so desperately?” Haylien asked sounding a little tired.

I told him everything , about the devastating loss of my infant niece and how I in impulsive mode asked for impossible and Alexander being Alexander agreed. And then I waited for his response, rather anger anxiously.

“Wow!” He sighed sharply after a moment.

I had no idea what the response meant so I waited for his explanation.

“He is a demon, he forgot everything single thing from his angel life even us his siblings but he still loves you.” Haylien said it more to himself awing at the thought than talking to me.

“He doesn’t love me. He laughed when I told him so and let me tell you a cruel mocking laugh.” I said it like a complaint.

Haylien then laughed and I frowned at him.

“Yeah, a King of Hell will just break all rules for a human he doesn’t love and decide to attack heaven to get a soul back. Of course he doesn’t love you.” Haylien was mocking me now.

But the way he said it was so true. He did behave in a way that anyone would say he loved me.

Did he love me? But he was doing this because in return I promised I will not bother him again. Did he want to get rid of me so badly? I had no idea what Alexander was thinking but he was still helping me even if he was demon all of a sudden.

“Freya, like I said, he loves you too much to hate you even as a demon. And even though he can’t remember you at all he still cares for you. And that is a big thing because care and demon is never put in same bottle.”Haylien explained awe still evident in his tone.

“But here is the problem, I am having very bad instincts Haylien. I believe Alexander is in trouble.” I said aloud my most major worry.

“Alexander? In trouble? Is that even possible?” Haylien said smirking but a concerned flickered in his eyes.

“I can feel it in my gut maybe because I sent him to a drastically dangerous mission.” I said guilt creeping in again.

“Fine I will check on him then tell you.” Haylien replied but I had other things in mind.

“Can I come along?” I said too worried now.

“No, you can’t.” Haylien said sternly knowing too well the danger of this.

“Please, you now if Alexander is creating a havoc only I can sooth him.” I knew that much, I had an amazing amount of power on him.

Atleast I had over angel Alexander.

This made Haylien think and contemplating after a moment he sighed a defeated sigh.

“Fine come along. Demon Alexander could be pretty dangerous.”Haylien said

I nodded feeling slightly happy about this.

Haylien stepped closer and without even any intention I cringed lightly. I saw him shake his head lightly and smile a little.

“You are comfortable with demonic Alexander around.” He teased me and I rolled my eyes.

But it was true, I had this weakness on alien touch, I flinched with too much intimacy.

“Yeah well I do love him.” I gave the most obvious and truthful reason.

“This is disastrous you know that.” Haylien said in a amused and saddened tone.

I was disoriented for a moment, it was hurting to hear someone say the truth.

“But it is also the most amazingly beautiful and pure emotion I have seen.” Haylien commented maybe on seeing how distraught I look.

He was trying to console me with the statement and his words were working.

He waited for my consent and I nodded as he picked me up in his arms and next minute I knew I was in front of an iron gate . Half of it was covered with vines and flowers, creating a beautiful coloured vision that was like a painter’s perfect mixture.

A twinkling source of light hovered over light like little fireflies just too bright and breathtaking. I was seeing the main entrance of heaven. Wisps of cloud wandered around like soft cotton swabs. I wanted to reach out and grab it but I held it in.

I walked hurriedly on the silvery pathway illuminated by bluish grey light that gave off some kind of pleasant fragrance as if the best perfume in the world filled the air. I actually felt the dirt and burden lifting from me.

But it was short lived, the panic build in me. He was here, too close and he was in trouble. It was a weird feeling to have this intensity of connection to him and feel the situation he was in. All I knew now he needed me.

“You can sense him, don’t you?” Haylien asked with astonishment clear in his eyes.

I nodded and he sighed as if it was something incredulous.

My pace quickened and finally I saw him, surrounded by a ring of red light so much like fire but prominently more fatal. Around him lay dozens of dead angels and some stood hidden from his seething wrath.

Worst was Alicia in the ring with him , bloodied and injured to the point no human could have survived. And he looked at her with no love for a sister. He didn’t remember her and by some dirty planning she was her opponent in this ring of death kind of thing.

“What is this?” I whispered with no strength to ask out loud.

“Capiantus Ring , only the victor walks out. No one but the castor could break it. It is used to trap rogue angels and demons.” Haylien said with a clear terror in his voice.

He was as surprised and horrified as I was. He had his siblings in a ring where only one could walk out alive and without any doubt it was Alexander.

“Who is the castor, lets reason with him?” I asked with no other option in mind.

“There he stands.” Haylien pointed out.

And when I turned to look I gasped out loud, my insides dropping in sense of betrayal.

Martin stood there smiling pleasantly at the bloody ruthless battle of too loving brother and sister.

Betrayal stung me too hard. He was my friend, my human relief point with his light talks and helping nature and he had been fooling me all along. Hatred burned inside me like never before. I never do the intense hate thing. I am not that kind of person but now he looked disgusting in my eyes.

I would have let it go had he not caused this situation, caused the love of my life to kill his own sister whom he so dearly loved.

I did something I have never done and even imagined I could do.

I walked towards him even ignoring Haylien’s warning and ignored the look of guilt and surprise on his face and punched him, hard. I felt the bone in my knuckles made an unpleasant sound but I bit the wince. I was too angry and it felt good to see an angel bleed on my punch.

Before he had the chance to recover from shock and say something, I turned around and yelled out with all the energy I had.

“Xander, please stop!”

My words were like remote control. I sensed everyone gasped around me, the left angels. Alexander looked up full of surprise and then a question formed in his eyes.

“Xander, she is someone you love and care for.” I said cautiously judging his reaction.

“No she is not. I have never even seen her.” He said still sounding angry.

“But Xander you have to kill her to walk out of this ring.” Martin’s hateful voice came.

I glared at him and felt that he actually was guilty of doing so.

“Freya, I have to get out of this ring.” He said like a reason for what he was about to do, about to kill his sister.

“Alexander you listen to me, don’t you dare hurt Alicia and if you did I swear I will never even look at you again.” Yeah, well it was threat, a long shot that I affected this new demon Alexander as much as it did the angel.

It was like a test of my love and I turned to look at Haylien for approval. His amused and wary look stopped me from asking.

And then after a moment, Alexander sighed heavily. He stepped back from Alicia withdrawing his attacking stance.

I had hoped but it was still shocking to see that my threat worked, even on demon , no memory of me Alexander. We had a powerful connection, more powerful than either of us can imagine.

“Alexander?” Alicia said weakly with no energy left after so much wounds.

“Well guess you are lucky since not seeing her and she ignoring me is too painful so I guess I have to stop hurting you. I had no idea when she developed the power to make me crazy.” He said the words plainly like a matter of fact.

But I felt them affect me from head to toe, from body to soul.

I did the only thing my heart told me to do, I stepped overwhelmed with affection for him, in the damned ring not thinking about the consequences. While everyone around including Martin and Xander yelled when a shot of sharp current and pain ran inside me before I lost my consciousness , last thing I saw was a deathly worried black eyes of my demon.