Lahat ng Kabanata ng Succumbing into Darkness: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Joaqin catches his breath as he chases a criminal which is a massacre murder suspect. They have been trying to catch the man for 3 months and they finally discovered his location. The man started running as soon as he revealed that he’s a police. “Need my help?” He heard Linus’ voice in his head. Joaqin ignored the demon and kept running in hopes of chasing the man but he already lost him. He looked around and there’s so many possible route he have taken. Joaqin pushed his hair back in frustration, “Damn.” he muttered. “Where is the suspect?” He asked, finally giving up. Linus appeared beside him, “you still need my help after all.” The demon grinned. “Stop talking nonsense and tell me where the man is.” Joaqin impatiently ordered. Linus snickered, his day wouldn’t be complete without Joaqin scowling at him, “On his way to a market…” Joaqin started running and left the demon. “Oh, he’ll probably hostage someone. You should stop him bef

“Where are we going anyway?” Linus asked as he's busy reading information about Joaqin's recent cases. Linus is surprisingly hands-on in studying Joaqin’s cases. Joaqin didn’t expect much from the demon but he’s surprisingly handy. “Ah, this is so boring.” He commented before Joaqin can answer then took another folder, “This one is kinda interesting, you should prioritize this.” “I'm going to meet Chris.” Joaqin answered while his eyes are focused in the road. “Hmm, still don't want to give up?” Joaqin could see in the demon's smirk that he's going to start annoying him. Linus knew how it would irk Joaqin. “No. I have my insatiable greed, remember?” Linus laughed at Joaqin's clever response. “You're always quick at things.” the demon commented, “You're starting to get boring.” Linus simply said it to see Joaqin’s reaction. He still sees the human as interesting. Joaqin’s drive to serve justice without anything in return still fascinates him.

The angel is happy to meet another child that he will guide. Damien heard the first cry of the child which is the official start of his duty. Damien’s smile immediately faded when he realized that the smell of death is starting to linger in the child’s mother. The woman lost consciousness and her vital signs instantly became unstable. The medical team did their best to revive the mother.“Please fight for your son.” The doctor said as she tries her best to revive the woman but Damien knew better.The mother lost her life even before she could embrace her second child. Damien felt his heart aching, it was the effect when angels set forth to land. They could feel human emotions. Damien touched the child’s forehead and asked him to be blessed by the heavens.“You wouldn’t grow up with a mother but I will guide and protect you.” He whispers to the child and it stopped crying. The new born baby smiled, knowing that he&r

Chris headed to the tea shop without Damien. He saw Eugene patiently waiting inside the shop while sipping on his drink. He hesitated on going inside, he’s afraid of going alone. What if they discovered about what Damien did? What should he do? “Where is that demon?” he mumbled while still observing Eugene from a distance. The man is calmly drinking his tea while doing something on his laptop. “Why are you out there looking like a complete idiot?” Chris yelped out of surprise, “Can’t you try being discreet while you try on spying him…” He glared at the demon but it’s totally unbothered. “I AM trying to be discreet but you’re exposing me and where have you been?” Chris spoke in a low voice. He’s annoyed that the demon suddenly left him earlier. The demon shook his head out of displease, “You call compressing yourself behind that tree as being discreet? And I don’t need to report everything to you. Stop hiding, he already knows that you’re here ages ago

Chris had to adjust his eyes because of the blinding light. He blinked fast for a few seconds before his eyes could fully adjust. He roamed his eyes at the place, all he could see are trees and other plants. The place is beautiful that it took him a moment to realize that he didn’t know where he was. He started walking around, he realized that he’s barefooted but he didn’t mind. The grass beneath is soft and a bit ticklish to his feet. He heard the sound of birds chirping. It made Chris smile, he rarely hears bird chirping because he lives in the city ever since he was young. He tried finding the source of the sound and saw the two birds happily chirping by the branch. Chris watched the birds without disturbing them but to his surprise, the birds flew towards him. The birds circled him before they flew away from him. He continued walking around the place. Somehow he felt lonely that he is alone. His mother would probably appreciate the place more than he does