Chapter 14: My leg!!
A man floating in mid-air!
"I-is that a person?"
"Yes, his soul seems to be departing his body," Zamiel knitted his brow as he observed the floating body.
"Huh?" Elsie frowned. "Doesn't that mean he is about to die?" She raised her brow in confusion. If the soul leaves the body doesn't that mean death!
"Yes, he will perish. If you want to save him, then you will have to try to wake him up, which is likely impossible," Zamiel elucidated with a shrug.
"Why do you say it's likely impossible?" Elsie furrowed her brows in confusion.
"Does someone in a coma wake up so easily?" Zamiel mockingly raised his brow. " It's almost the same with him, his whole soul is almost entirely gone, just a few more minutes he will be lifeless."
"Is there a chance I can be able to save him?" Elsie bit her lips anxiously. She would save him if there is a way.
"Hmm... Yes," Zamiel nodded. "You can try waking him up, I think that will work."
Elsie nodded as her eyes darted around the room and stopped on a chair. With a smile on her face, she dragged her leg and walked towards it.
Pulling it she walked towards the floating man and placed the chair down, then she slowly climbed up the chair with gritted teeth, enduring the pain in her leg.
She placed her hand on the floating man and gazed at his face. However, seeing the man's face, she jolted from shock and fell off from the chair with dilated eyes as a painful scream left her mouth, "Ahh! My leg!"
"What happened? Are you alright?" Zamiel blinked and concern flashed across his pitch-black pupil.
"Yes am alright," Elsie nodded while clutching her leg, It was still percolating but not as much as before.
Zamiel nodded with a half-smile, "So why did you suddenly fall?"
"His looks!" Elsie gritted her teeth as she glanced at the man in mid-air.
"His looks?" Zamiel raised his brow in confusion.
Elsie sighed when she saw the expression on Zamiel's face, "He looks like a woman. If not for his characteristics, I would have reckoned he's a girl," She shook her head as her face turned to a grimaced one.
"It's natural for him to look that way. He's ancient," Zamiel chuckled softly. "I will be surprised if he doesn't look this way."
"Hiss..." Elsie hissed from pain as she proceeded to stand on her feet. She walked towards the man in mid-air and climbed back up the chair. She gently tapped his body, "Uhm... Wake up"
"Do you think he's gonna wake up like that?" Zamiel grimaced his face in disdain. Who wakes someone up like that? One that is currently about to be extinct.
"Yes you're right, I need to do more," Elsie nodded her head while flapping her finger.
She yanked the body and began to fiercely shake him, "Wake up!!." After more intense shaking, there didn't seem to be any improvement at all.
"Just leave him be, his soul will leave completely in seconds," Zamiel grimaced in annoyance. "We are not here for him! Remember you still need to meet up with those two!"
"SECONDS!!! why didn't you say so since?"
Elsie completely ignored him as she panicked while glancing at the man's face. What was she to do? She had tried waking him up but he wouldn't!
She was at a loss of what to do in this situation of life and death. However, an idea suddenly popped up in her brain as a smile formed on her face. On earth, people will sometimes blow air into one's mouth to deter them from dying when they are unconscious.
So without expending time, she immediately pulled the body of the floating man and covered her lips with his, blowing consecutive air into his mouth.
Zamiel was dumbstruck when she saw Elsie's action. What was the girl doing?
However, he suddenly saw her drawback and took in a mouthful of air before covering her lips with his again.
"Is-is she blowing air into his mouth? what will that do?" Zamiel raised his brow in confusion?
Continuous blowing air into the mouth of the floating man, Elsie could not help but think, "Not only is he beautiful, but his lips taste like a flower, though it's so cold, " This was her first time kissing a man. Would she even call this a kiss?
Still trying to complete her rescue mission, Elsie didn't know when a hand yanked her and slammed her on the wall. A stinging pain bogarts her head and leg and she gritted her teeth, "My leg!!." She angrily glared at the person in front of her and it was no other than the man floating in mid-air minutes ago.
Currently, he was glaring at her with eyes colored deep Ruby red which made Elsie swallow the angry words she was about to throw at him. She is not foolish not to know when to back down.
"Uh...I-i was...," Deep inside her, her heart was pounding. She knew things won't turn out well.
Before she could finish her words, the silhouette's orifices moved to her neck, and before she could process what will happen next, she felt something pierce into her skin, and her blood was being sucked without mercy.
He continued sucking her blood to the extent she felt her vision becoming blurry.
"I will die without a doubt if he continues to suck my blood like a beast," Using all her strength, She kicked him on the groin, which made the young man release his grip on her.
Then she gripped his face and slammed it on the wall, "Fuck you!" She grabbed his hair and drew his head back before slamming it on the wall again.
As though this litigation of hers had outraged the young man, with bloodshot eyes he grabbed Elsie's hand and threw her to the wall in which she crashed with a loud bang on the wall.
With a deep groan, Elsie clutched her leg and gradually stood up, then she glared at the young man staring at her with bloodshot eyes, "You motherfucker!"
With a howl, she sprinted towards the young man grabbing him by the waist and pushing him to the ground.
However, the young man violently shoved her off him and flipped up, then with a brutal kick from him, he sent Elsie flying and crashing heavily on the wall, which resulted in her fainting instantly.
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Waking up in an unstable state, Elsie groaned painfully as she allowed her eyes to adjust to her surrounding. She was lying in a vast room that looked old with a few candles lit, her eyes darted around the room and halted on a person sitting on a chair with his head sloped back and eyes closed.
She unexpectedly felt a tingling pain in her neck and instantly recalled she was bitten by the man sitting on the chair earlier.
Abruptly, she stood up and rushed towards a table in the room, and grabbed the mirror lying there. Staring at her neck through the mirror she found a fresh mark there that was emitting a blue glow, "Wh-what the fuck is this." Her face turned ugly as she touched her neck.
With an outraged face, she turned around and glared at the young man, "You spiteful motherfucker!" She roared and dashed towards the young man and grabbed him by the collar, "Why did you bite me!"
The young man glanced at her with an expressionless face, not bothering to answer her.
Elsie who was being ignored clenched her fist
and furiously sent a punch towards his pretty face.
However, before her fist could reach his face, the young man grabbed her fist and began to twist it with cold eyes.
She couldn't help but growl in pain as the discomfort hit her core, "Ahhhh!!!" Painful tears fell from her eyes. The man's grip was so damn strong.
The immediate the young man saw the tears that fell from her eyes, he abruptly let go of her fist which had Elsie step back while clutching her hand in agony.
She trembled and with red eyes, she glared at the young man, "Fuck! You!" She clutched her painful leg which suddenly stung her and couldn't help but fall on the floor. She was not even sure which one was hurting her the most! Was it her hand or her leg? Both were torturing her.
She shut her eyes closed and threw her head back in pain as unbearable tears continued to flow down her face. Was she brought to this world to suffer or what? She couldn't help but growl in frustration.
The young man who was watching her suddenly began to stroll towards her with a less cold face.
Elsie who suddenly felt someone ambling towards her opened her eyes and hurriedly grabbed the dagger in her dress pocket. She pointed it to the young man ambling towards her, with a glare, "If you dare come any closer to me, I swear I will cut you limbs to limbs!"
However, the young man ignored her silly threat and continued to amble towards her. He gently squatted down in front of her and grabbed both her hurt leg and her arm which had Elsie growl in pain. He closed his eyes and something like a blue flame could be faintly seen transmitting to Elsie's body.
Elsie's eyes dilated as wide as a saucer as she yelled in pain that it could be heard from miles away. The faint blue flame transmitting into her body was hitting her injured part and It was torturing her like someone thrown inside a burning furnace! No, it pained more than that!
She struggled to push the young man away, but his body was as still as iron, unmoving at all. He didn't let go of her until after a while did he stand up and strolled back to his chair.
Elsie who was outraged was about to yell at him but suddenly shut her mouth. Her leg wasn't hurting her anymore the same was for her hand. Was the young man treating her at that time?
She raised her eyes and stared at the young man for a while before standing up on her feet, "Thank you." She felt grateful and ungrateful at the same time. It was the young man that hurt her hand!
He ignored her and threw his head back on the chair.
This time she didn't get angry at his ignorance but politely asked, "The blue mark on my neck, what is it?"
"It's my mark on you," He raised his head to glance at Elise with indifferentness on his face, "If it was possible to kill you when I bit you, it would have been better!"
Elsie's face darkened the moment she heard those words. If she was grateful before, now she wasn't!
Her hands tightened on the hilt of the danger as resentment simmered within her. He had the guts to tell her to her face that he wanted to kill her.
However before she could even move, Zamiel abruptly stopped her with a sentence from him.
"He is your mate."
"What! What is a mate?" Elsie frowned deeply as confusion was written all over her face.
"Mates are like a soul mate, it's a thing for demons and other creatures too. It's like a bond that wields two people together that they can't segregate unless one of you breaks the bond," Zamiel elucidated. "So the mark on your neck is a mating mark, anyone who sees the mark on your neck will know, you have a mate and that you're already owned."
"Hm... If we are mates, why the hell is he trying to kill me?" Elsie narrowed her eyes as she inquired.
"No idea," Zamiel shrugged with a neutral face.
"Do-do you think there is a possibility he doesn't want me as his mate?" Elsie narrowed her eyes as she bit her lips with the back of her teeth.
"I don't think so, but if you want to know, you will have to ask him yourself."
"Mhmm..ok," Retracting her consciousness, she raised her eyes to glance at the young man sitting on a chair with his head laid back and eyes closed.
"Why do you want me dead? She abruptly threw the question as she glued her gaze on him.
The young man glanced at her for a moment before he stood up, without answering her, and walked towards her. He gazed deep into her eyes which sent shudders down her body that she could not help but tighten her grip on her dagger.
"Why I want to kill you Is not for you to know, but one thing you should be clear of is, I! don't!want!you!as!my!mate," He emphasized his last words, before turning around and walking back to his chair. "Also don't think about leaving this place else....."
Elsie was stilled for a moment. She would be lying if she said that didn't hurt her. He did emphasize the last words with a deep voice.
She gazed at the blue-clothed young man for a while and suddenly put up an amused face, "Are you threatening me? Pfft!!" She unexpectedly burst into laughter. She has decided that since the young man so much wants to kill her, then she will give him a little drama. Keep her here, in his dreams!
The young man however frowned slightly when he saw the skinny girl laughing, "Why are you laughing? What is so funny?"
"Am laughing because you sound dumb," Elsie shrugged with an amused face.
The young man's face instantly darkened when he heard those words. He abruptly stood up from his chair and sprinted towards Elsie. His speed was just like a blink of an eye before he stood in front of her.
"Whoa..he is fast," Zamiel exclaimed in astonishment, "As expected of an ancient demon... But why does he look so familiar to... " He rapidly shooked his head, "What would someone like that be doing in this world? It's not him."
"Elsie no matter how stupid you are in the future, do not, I repeat do not fight him!" Zamiel frowned his face as seriousness was written all over his face. He was hoping that he wasn't what he was thinking the young man was.
"Huh?" Elsie drew her head back with a raised brow, "Why?"
"He is an ancient smoke demon, the one I told you about before," Zamiel nodded with all seriousness. True, he knows that the young man is an ancient smoke demon but he was still suspecting something.
Elsie's eyes dilated as wide as a saucer when she heard those words. She actually fought an ancient smoke demon! Now she understands that the young man didn't want to hurt her and that's why he did nothing much to her!
But then she suddenly recalled something, "If he's an ancient demon, why does he look like a 20-year-old guy?" She raised her brow in confusion.
"20?" Zamiel almost couldn't help but refrain from laughing. "He is thousands of years old!"
"Thou-thousands of years old," Elsie was dumbstruck with wide eyes. This man that looked so young like a 20-year-old youth is thousands of years old!
"Yes," Zamiel nodded with a neutral face. "You can say he's forever young."
Elsie who had her jaw fallen, could not help but shake her head in amazement. Such people still exist.
She retracted her consciousness and gazed at the man standing in front of her, as a dazzling smile appeared on her face.
"What are you smiling at?" The young man narrowed his eyes with knitted brows.
"Nothing," Elsie ahooked her head furiously. What! She already knows he's an ancient demon now and she will never, I repeat never even think of fighting him!
"Repeat what you said again," The young man's face became grim.
"Hold on, sir...hehe... I said you sounded dumb because you're threatening me for nothing," Elsie chuckled anxiously, "I mean, I saved your life but instead of thanking me, you're threatening me, also you didn't even say sorry for biting me." She raised her eyes to peek at him. Even if she can't fight him, she can still make him pay for what he did to her!
What did you just say?" His face darkened as the temperature in the room became cold.
"We-well, am not trying to provoke you, but you have to review this, I saved your life, and you also bit me, which I expected a thank you and sorry in return but you are trying to kill me instead, so tell me does that make sense to you?" A trace of anxiousness crossed her eyes. Does everywhere become cold when this guy is furious.
The young man threw his head back in surprise when he heard those words. When were his actions questioned? The last time such happened, he had snapped the man's neck before he could even finish his words, yet again such a scene was taking place in front of him by a teenage girl. Why wasn't he snapping her neck?
In truth the girl was right but of course, that didn't mean he was going to say thank you or sorry, nobody was qualified to make him say such heavy words. But of course, he still had to be partial, it's just a teenager, "Fine since you saved my life and I bit you without your consent I will let you leave here alive. I won't hold you back anymore."
However, Elsie raised her brows as she chuckled softly "No! that's not happening, that's not enough to compensate me, you also threatened me ..remember."
"Compensate you!!?" The young man frowned, "Who said am compensating you? Am just trying to be partial, so do not dare test my patience," He trembled from agitation as he tightly clenched his fist.
"Well you have to, a few gold coins will do. Am not asking for much, ten or something silver will do, and besides who said I don't dare taste your patience?" Elsie sneered. She knows she is pulling the tiger's tail, no! the lion's tail but she just had to dare!
The young man was dumbstruck yet again. Did he hear right or what? Was this skinny girl daring him? She is fearless!
With a cold look on his face, he dragged her hand about to send her crashing into the wall, when he heard her scream.
"Hey! hey! Please don't, my ribs might break this time."
If he was to send her crashing into that wall, she doubts that her ribs or even her spinal cord will be intact. She wouldn't dare imagine herself being paralyzed!
His grip suddenly loosens and with a cold face he said, "Get out!"
"Yes yes! Thank you." She turned around and was about to leave when she abruptly swiveled around and sent a punch to the young man's face them proceeded to run. She wanted to do one or two things to the young man before leaving.
However before she could reach the door, she suddenly felt her legs dangling in the air. She was being hoisted up by the young man with one hand.
She mockingly smiled at herself, "Am dead, aren't I?"
He dragged her along with him and threw her into the bed that was in the room. Then a devilish smile appeared on his face.
"Wh-what are you trying to do?" Her heart was beating rapidly within her, "I have never done it before! please don't!"
The young man was stunned when he heard her. Was this girl crazy? What the hell is she thinking? He was only smiling like that because he wasn't going to let her leave anymore!
"Ahem...I am not going to do anything to you." The young man grimaced his face. "Get up and leave."
"Oh..oh thank you!" Elsie hurriedly stood up and rushed towards the door before abruptly halting, she blinked her long lashes charmingly, "Sir may I know your name." She has to get his name, he's her mate after all.
The young man's face was muddled for a moment before it disappeared, "Damien." He would tell her his name if it will make her leave.
"Damien. I like it, am Elsie...., alright I won't trouble you anymore today but I will be back tomorrow," Elsie chuckled as she turned around and left without waiting for his reply.
Zamiel blinked in confusion and frowned his face, "Is he torturing me for leaving?"
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