“Why are you shivering?” The Steward asked when Amilia’s shaking became prominent. “It’s not me. It’s this stupid body.” Amilia can feel the entity rolling her eyes but not her own. The shivering and the eye roll, looked to Amilia like she had gotten back control of her own body. But the tremor she was feeling was because of her fear. Fear for her safety. “Why did you even choose this body? It looks like you don’t have any control over it.” The Steward commented. Stupid bitch! Amilia was silent for a moment. She let the seconds pass before she finally opened her trembling lips. Even in a quivering voice, she voiced her thoughts. “She’s gone now. She won’t be coming back. So, you should bring me back to earth.” “Is that so? Where did you get the idea that I will bring you back when you finally get rid of Elena?” The Steward eyed Amilia. He was challenging her and scrutinizing her at the same time. Amilia visibly backed out, getting enough space between her and the Steward. No!
“Come on! I need more pillow here.” Amilia ordered like she was the boss of the place to a Stray. Well, maybe she is, or Elena is. The Steward left her saying to just relax for a while and he will just check the progress on the Upper Ground with the Shades. They will collaborate with their plan since they need to eliminate the biggest hindrance of all, the Fallen. “More to the left.” It was evident that Elena was enjoying the luxury she was now experiencing with Amilia’s body. She was loving every minute of being free. But that doesn’t stop her from feeling she wanted more. Since it’s not every day that she would possess a body that was so inclined with hers. Why not make the best out of it? With that, Elena had thought of a great plan. No! Don’t even think about it. Amilia laughed loudly making a few Strays look her way curiously. She ignored them and straightened her back. “What? It was only a matter of time before I would be able to consume you and by that time, I will be able
“Amilia, what are you doing?” Editha exclaimed. She watched as her granddaughter extended her hand toward her. Editha had a frightened look on her face as she stared at the blackest orbs she had seen. It was round and big, and… cute. The owner of the orbs had a small and fluffy face. His tongue was hanging out of his mouth. “He likes you, Gran. Come on smile for him. You’re scaring her with that look.” Amilia said. “Amilia, darling, you know that I don’t like dogs. What are we even doing here? Harold might see us.” Editha looked around in alert. She’s been scanning the whole place since they left the diner. Since the day she saw Harold at the diner, she’s been on edge. She can’t help it, the images of Harold’s mistreatment. It was a nightmare, one she would not experience again. “Gran, please. Loosen up a bit. I bought you here today to ease your worry. Can you please cooperate?” To say that Editha was shocked was an understatement. If she had been scanning the place for Harold,
“Have you seen her? How was she?” Senna giddily asked the Fallen as soon as he returned to the apartment. The little girl, Zephyr, and Lizzy were still staying at the apartment and every day worried about Amilia. They know that she had been taken, but they did not know by whom. When the Fallen told them that it might be his old acquaintance it didn’t still sit well with them. They knew the Fallen, by an old acquaintance he might mean a lot of entity. Angels and demons, or maybe a Shade. None of those choices seems to be a good pick since the Fallen was not always on the good side as they see it. “I guess you can say that she’s fine.” The Fallen said vaguely. “What do you mean?” Lizzie stood up from the couch and stalked towards the Fallen. “She looked okay. But she was not the one who was controlling her body. She might still be inside there somewhere or…” The Fallen let the word hang in the air cruelly. He need not mention the other possibility. They all knew it. They’ve been st
“What happened?” Linda and John turned to look at the newly arrived Lizzie and Zephyr and with a little girl on their side. Lizzie looked shaken while the Zephyr was calm as he held the kid’s hands. If Linda doesn’t know better, she would think that Lizzie and Zephyr had a daughter. “What happened to Amilia?” Lizzie asked again when she didn’t get an answer. “She cut herself. She just came a few days ago and she was kind of strange but we didn’t think much of it. When we came home earlier, she was holding a knife on her wrist and Editha was unconscious on the ground.” Linda was having trouble recalling what had happened. She still can’t wrap her head around it. It was still unbelievable and felt like a dream. “Did she hurt Editha?” Lizzie asked. She looked around the emergency room and found the older lady sleeping on the bed next to where Amilia was. The emergency room was busy and there were a lot of patients. Senna was clutching Zephyr’s hand tightly as she squeezed her body on
“Zephyr!” Lizzie called out to Zephyr but the latter was not responding. She was just staring at his black orbs that seems to be sucking the life out of her. Zephyr was changing. He looked just like how he is when Stacey’s incident happened. He looked creepy with that void eyes and the shadowy figures that were advancing toward him. Zephyr’s arms shoot out. He grabbed Lizzie by the neck. Senna was shocked by the movement that she quickly let go of Zephyr’s legs. Gasping, Lizzie tried to pry herself away from him. But he was so strong that her attempts were futile. “Found you.” Zephyr opened his mouth and a sinister voice came out of it. It was low and papery. A shiver run down Lizzie’s back and her body froze. The shadowy figures are not entering Zephyr’s body and as the minutes passed, his hold on her tightened. Black spots are now swimming through Lizzie’s vision. She can also feel the tears forming in the corner of her eyes. Her hands were trembling and limping. She was losing h
“Are you sure that she will survive?” The Fallen asked the angel as they both watched Amilia sleeping in an isolated room. “She will survive. That Shade won’t let her die just like that. She was waiting for this person to come for a decade just to get back at you. She was so into you.” The angel said. The Fallen can only shake his head at his comment. It was not unusual to hear his comment like that. He had been hearing it forever and now grew tired of it. “You need to be prepared when she wakes up. I don’t know if that Shade had escaped this body or not. It’s always better to be prepared.” After saying that, the angel disappeared into thin air. The Fallen was left alone at Amilia’s side. He looked down at her peaceful face and stared. “How did you come into this kind of situation? Is it my mistake when I saved you back then? I don’t know how to help you anymore.” Amilia was still asleep and the Fallen sighed. He is not waiting for a response but he sure hoped he would get some.
A hurricane hits Vegas for the fourth time this month. Everyone was in panic and nobody even expected this to be happening. The government was doing its best to do some damage control but it was still not enough. People are dying and many victims had lost their homes. The evacuation centers are full of the elderly, children, and pregnant women. All in all, everything was in chaos. “Dear citizens, we have everything under control! There is no such thing as scarce resources. There is nothing to worry about,” the mayor calmly announced the day after the fourth hurricane hit. “What are you talking about? Do not sugarcoat everything. We know that the government can no longer handle the situation. We are all going to die!” That statement made people in the evacuation center fell into a frantic panic. The marshals did their best to calm the people down but it was futile. They were so worked up in their life. The mothers were clutching their children close to their bodies while the men were