Chapter 4: (Chapter 2) That Shinigami, Judging and Forgetting
Amoura watched as Y/N got tied up on a large wooden post made out of wood, the pile of branches and hay expecting to be lit anytime soon.
A witch trial.
Y/N had been accused of witchery and was now about to be burnt alive. "What a cruel world," Amoura said to her self, eyeing Fynlo who was trying to push through the crowd of people. She then smirked, her brows to raise when she spoke again; "A cruel humanity to go with it."
How unfortunate to have this young lady burn, such a waste. The more important thing was, was that Amoura now knew how this man was going to become a demon. Kind of a cliché to have him fall for somebody, and then have that somebody burned or killed. Then he could avenge her, become a creature far from man and woman.
Maybe this was already heard many times by you readers, but right now in this story line, it's most likely that these clichés have been started here. It's the 1600s after all.
EHEM.
Sorry for breaking the fourth wall, *Cough Cough*.
"Y/N! Y/N!" Sebastian cried out through the huge swarm of people. He was only half way through, and had tears streaming down his face. Amoura could feel his tension, the struggle in both this man's heart and body. She shivered at the fact that he would soon be... Not human. The look of despair on his face when the guards of Lord Faustus' dragged him back, taking him further away from his beloved Y/N. The two had lost all hope, as Amoura could see that Y/N wasn't even bothering to call out. A tear rolled down her face as she looked up to read her lover's face from high in front of the crowd, smiling sadly with her now quivering body.
Cheers and Chants of locals spread throughout the town; "Burn Her! Burn her, that witch!", "Evil one, that she is!" The cheers were so loud, that time went faster, and a man with a flamed, lit torch waved the flame across the air in just seconds. He too, was yelling about how evil she was. His face was full of anger to match everyone else in the crowd. "If you are really a witch, you shall live through the flames! Let's see, let's see the truth!" He screamed this time, and Y/N's eyes widened before having them relax again.
She guessed this was it.
Amoura took out her death scythe, standing up from her spot on the roof that no one seemed to notice her on. The volume of the humans got louder, and louder. The feeling was so intense until... The fire was finally lit.
"Y/N!!!!" Fynlo screamed in a triple forte, breaking down in tears and sobs of both anger and sadness. It was strange. For some reason, Amoura felt... Sorry for these humans. Boy, it felt strange to even think about it, and for the first time in while, she asked herself what it was like to want to die. She raised a brow, as Y/N's final words broke out, for only what Fynlo could ever hear and know what she was saying.
"I love you." Her whispered farewell brought Fynlo to his knees, a corruptness forming in his heart as the fire reached her. The screams were much horrid, for what Amoura had heard in her "lifetime".
Of course- she was being burnt alive. That's just too bad, isn't it?
Her screams rung throughout the area, echoing back and forth and crushing Fynlo's poor heart even more. He sobbed hopelessly on the ground, the guards telling him to shut up. At this point, Amoura knew that nothing else could be said, as she hopped down from the roof, to the ground. Every local was so focused on the trial, leaving Amoura with a bit of a struggle to collect the soul.
She looked over to Fynlo. The sight was quite interesting at the least. He wasn't crying anymore, yet he was down to his knees, now looking to the dirt in an emotionless state. He really was broken, wasn't he? Amoura couldn't stop looking at the man who was in sorrow. Was this really what it was like to love and care for someone?
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"So, what have you chosen?" Her father said, crossing his arms against the surface of the table. Amoura stayed silent for a bit, reflecting her father's gaze back at him. She couldn't believe what she had just done. She had the chance right there, and she ruined it.
"Father, I let this man go..." The reaper said. Her father furrowed his brows, scoffing to tell her to be more specific.
"Well?" He said, shaking his head.
"I don't know why, please forgive me, Father. I have let this man become... the creature..." She cursed herself so much, but there wasn't much she could do in the end, was there? If she could break the laws of the Shinigami, why would she not? This was stupid. She was stupid. Now there was nothing she could do to reverse this regretted action.
In the inside, she also wanted to let it slide- to let nature be nature- and have this man become what he has become. She felt sorry for some reason, she was so confused about this. She had always wondered about humans and their emotions. It's not like she grew up without them, but she surely knew that humans had a different case.
Even in the current time, ex-human reapers showed less emotion, as much emotion as her. She knew that they concealed their feelings. How could they not? They had been denied their death, for hell's sake! Of course they would've been cross, angry, even a "What in the hell?!" for them. They too, cursed themselves, and now, they had to work for decades, centuries until they could be forgiven.
Amoura could understand at least that, but the difference was, she was born into a reality where she'd be doing this for the rest of her existence on this planet. This was her destiny, and she would never know another lifetime as anything else, as anything more, than one who collects souls in the night, and manages affairs during the day.
"Amoura, listen." She heard her father say. Amoura focused back to the present, looking at him. Her father watched her for a moment, and smiled lightly. "There is nothing we can do now, my dear. I'll let it go for now, but know that you can't let this happen again, or you'll surely have to be punished."
Amoura's eyes widened, nodding. She was spared this time.
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✧End of Chapter✧
Upcoming Chapter: "That Shinigami, Her Colleagues"
Release date: Monday, 20th of May, 2019 (I might update a day or two earlier to make up from my delay, so stay tuned!)
Edit: Now Updated, and early by 2 days as well! Yay~!
(I'm sorry this chapter was delayed by 4 days! I'm fine, I swear, It's just some stuff I have to deal with in my own life away from writing. I love you all!)
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