Chapter 56 - Death Draws Nearer

Alaris has been very busy lately.

There was no spell that he knew and hadn't tried yet in order to create his portal, no required hearts he hadn't sacrificed, no blood he hadn't given, even his was in the mix. Everything he had known, he had tried but none of it was working.

It was getting really frustrating.

Time was very crucial to his plan and the more he was delayed in this Human Realm, the more the possibility of him ever attaining his aim, wandered to absolute futility and impossibility.

That wasn't the only thing frustrating him, however.

The thought of the kiss wandered to his mind constantly and despite how annoying it was, it lingered for too long in the trains of his thought.

It bothered him.

Even right now, the thought ambushed him.

"Fuck." He groaned, displeased at how everything wasn't working successfully for him at the moment.

Angry, he gave up; Only for now though.

Feeling a need to fan his ego, he went to Eli's study so he could once again see the painting of h