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Destrõy Me - Episode 75 & 76
(Her•Heartless•Monster)
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Instantly, a heavy rain started, and thunder clapped destructively in the night sky.
The staffs went from bowing to their knees, shaking with trepidation.
Rihannon kicked the body of the head of staff out of her way, and the wind carried it, throwing it out of the cavern.
"Founder's day is in two weeks, and before then, everything has to be on point. Last operation failed because Twilight's ears are gifted with divine hearing. She hears things" she said, pausing in the middle.
"Divine? She's a moonslave from the moonclan, the clan is unclean and she's a lowly spirit. How could she possess divine hearing?" A staff slowly asked.
"The pearls" Rihannon replied, squatting on her spot.
The blood of the head of staff is still on the ground, so she touched with her pointer finger and brought it to her tongue to lick.
"The pearls?" Another staff asked.
"There's a choker pearl necklace on her neck and the bracelet on her wrist, even the earrings. Her mama gave them to her for protection, and the divine hearing is attached to the pearls. The problem is, I can't take it" she replied, licking the blood again.
"Why?" Another question came.
"Cos it's divine. Have you ever seen divine objects being friendly with dark energy? If I try to take it, I'll explode the moment I touch it" she explained, finally taking her seat on the front chair prepared for her.
Her lips are stained with the blood she licked.
"But not to worry, there's an alternative. I'll just mess with her hearing. There'll be no problem if she can't hear the voice" she said with an eye roll.
The heads of the staffs are still down.
"We trust you to do a good job as always, demoness" one of them said.
"But... there's something I don't understand. Please don't get pissed" the one closest to her chair said.
"Ask" she rested back.
"You're a demoness, and you should have a strong scent. The Luther triplets should have perceived it, and I even heard Slade's cat is a sniffer, why hasn't it sniffed you out?"
Rihannon stood again, her ego swelling.
"What do you take me for, an idiot?" She faced the one who asked the question.
"No! Definitely not! I'm just curious! Please calm down!" He quickly replied, crawling away from her fearfully.
Rihannon smirked, raising her hand to one of the numerous earrings in her ear. The smallest earring.
"It's always in my ears, it's called Astralbalm, it's work is to mask my scent completely. Of course, those fools won't detect. The annoying cat will die by my hands one of these days" she sneered, walking back to the middle.
"I believe you got the founder's day schedule from K" she said.
"Yes!" They chorused.
"Then the rest is for me to take care of. Await the day, and only ten of you can come along. I don't need crowd" she cockily said, suddenly raising the arrow again.
She fired another staff, arrowing him to the wall.
The rest shivered harder.
"He did nothing wrong, I just felt like killing" she smiled wickedly, taking creepy steps as she exited.
"Our second meeting will be more interesting." she winked.
Fire brimmed on the body of her arrow, mixing with the wind.
She left with the two, and a crack appeared on the wall.
The staffs went from their knees to their butts, and one of them even peed himself.
"No...no she's Satan!"
"I wasn't breathing!"
"If she's this dark, how darker will K be?"
"I don't wanna think about it
For like an hour, they couldn't get their mind together. Her visit lingered on their souls, leaving scars.
*
UOG, ATTIC*
Twilight is deeply asleep in bed, under the soft covers.
Slade is sitting in front of his laptop, tending to issues concerning the upcoming founder's day, sending money to the areas that needs finished touches
Everything is almost set.
He removed his glasses and shut down the laptop, receiving a call from Uriel almost immediately.
"Yes?" He picked.
"There's always a theme colour. The decorators are asking for your preference" Uriel asked.
"Hold on" he replied.
All the founder's day that has been celebrated in this university, he left everything for Lord Vann to take care of. This is the first time he'd be handling things.
He almost said Black since he wears mostly that, and because it's the color of tragedy and sorrow which he loves a lot, but then his eyes caught sleeping Twilight in bed.
He left his chair and walked to her, taking his seat beside the pillow so he could view her well.
Her hair color is chestnut brown, and her eyes are the same color.
He went to his phone gallery to see the picture of her in her PJs. The one she sent to him the other day.
He viewed her eyes well, making sure he didn't miss. It's really chestnut.
He returned to the call. "Chestnut brown" he said straight.
"That's... strange. I've never seen you wear that color" Uriel said.
"Just go with that" Slade replied and hung up, then his eyes went back to his gallery.
That picture of her is the only picture in his gallery. He doesn't snap pictures.
The only picture he snapped all his life is the one he snapped with her on her phone this morning.
He turned off the phone, taking his eyes back to her.
He brought his hand to her face, caressing it so gently so he won't wake her
The heart pain gripped him right there, and he spranged up, rushing away from the bed as he held his chest.
He tried so hard not to groan out so he won't wake her.
He kept in all the pains cos his chest bled this time, and he took off his shirt as the heat became insane again.
He went to the window, opened it and stood by it to take in the night breeze which calmed him down a bit.
He wiped off the blood and took the manual from under the piano.
He opened to a particular page and sighed after reading.
His plan for the founder's day is still on, and even if it might take his life, he still has to protect what's his own.
*
CLOCK TOWER*
Rihannon landed on top of the tower, still on her demoness form. She walked to the big clock and placed her hand on it, replenishing it with needed amount of dark energy.
She smiled after completing it...
"I'm as meticulous as my father. Silver is a big surname" she said, thinking back.
FLASHBACK, NIGHT OF TANYA'S DEATH*
Rihannon was preparing to sleep that night with the big plan of killing at midnight again as usual.
This time, she has her eyes on her prey. Tanya.
Once she marks her preys with her eyes, they'll come out at midnight like they're under a spell. Greg taught her that drawing skill.
Damien suddenly entered the room, making her frown.
"What are you doing here Dam?"
"C'mon. Tanya your roommate is sleeping in Twilight's room. I'm spending the night here tonight" he jumped on the second bed.
"Not allowed" she pulled him, but he resisted.
"Please...it's boring in my room with my bookworm roommate"
Rihannon sighed, seeing that he's serious.
She left him, and Damien slept off so fast. He's a deep sleeper, but to be safe, she blew black flames to his face, making his sleep deeper.
She boldly transformed into Slade, walking out of the room with assurance that Tanya already went out too.
Ten minutes was enough, she pushed Tanya off the rooftop and came back.
Twilight's cries and screams already filled the castle, but Damien's deep sleep blocked him from hearing anything.
Rihannon went back to her original form before waking him.
BACK TO THE PRESENT*
"If I remember well, that was the sweetest kill I did. Twilight's cries were delicious" she laughed, walking down the stairs.
Before she got to the base, she's already back in her ordinary form.
She kept her face as cheerful as usual, walking to her tower.
Entering her room, she met Onyx sitting on Twilight's bed, back in her human form and eating snacks silently.
A thick feeling of disgust surged inside her, and she felt like tearing Onyx limb by limb. She feels that everytime.
"Hey kitten!" She waved, smiling wider.
"Y'all went to the bar without me" Onyx muttered.
"We searched but didn't find you, where were you?" Rihannon asked, sitting beside her in bed.
"I had to chill in the second garden. Someone frightened me" Onyx replied.
"Who? Give me a name and I'll crush them!" Rihannon folded her fists, and Onyx laughed.
"I'm fine now, so chill"
Rihannon chuckled, and Onyx sniffed her suddenly, making Rihannon's eyes twitch.
"Since I got to know you, I've never perceived any scent from you no matter how hard I try. Good or bad, you have none" Onyx said.
"People can be neutral with no feelings too. I just want to live" Rihannon shrugged, and Onyx nodded.
"That's true"
"Come here" Rihannon widened her arms, and Onyx hugged her.
"After Twillie and Sladie, I like you next" she said.
"Aww" Rihannon smiled, stroking her hair, but deep inside her, she badly wants to taste her blood.
What'd a cat blood taste like?
Secretly, she licked her lips, salivating for it already.
*
WESLEY TOWER*
Ruslan pushed Tamlin's wheelchair in, and Tamlin further directed him into Lorraine's room.
Ruslan continued pushing.
"Where did you go with Isobel last night?" He asked suddenly.
"Are you now monitoring me?" Tamlin replied.
"I am your best friend" Ruslan replied.
"Doesn't give you the right to monitor me, stop it! You don't have to know everything about me!" Tamlin snapped.
"Were you already preparing to fight me before tonight?" Ruslan said, stopping the wheelchair pedal.
He came to stand in front of Tamlin.
"If you went to Greg's place again, then you're a fool" he said.
"Fool? Me? Ion know who's selling audacity for you these days but that plug is potent. This attitude is the same reason your prostitute mother abandoned you" Tamlin said, and Ruslan's body shook.
He laughed lightly.
"Wow! You're really something, Tammy. When you were in the hospital, I spent weeks with you without sleeping or eating well. I lost weight cos of it. All my life, I've followed you around like a dog, and I did everything for you even when you didn't ask. When I followed you to see Isobel at the orphanage those days, you spent the nights with her in her room but I slept outside every f+çking time! Now you're mocking me with my mother?"
"I didn't ask you to follow me around. And we both know you've always been the clingy type cos of your fear of abandonment, but what you dunno is that not everyone will be like your mother" Tamlin said without remorse.
Ruslan fought back his tears as he stepped back.
"F+ck you Tamlin Wesley! F+ck you!!" He yelled, rushing out.
"F+ck you too, Ruslan Grant. I don't need you anymore" Tamlin muttered, pedalling his wheelchair into Lorraine's room.
He's here to search for his childhood Photobook that's with Lorraine.
He went straight to her drawer, and when he opened it, the photobook is the first thing he saw.
He took it, but then there's another book like a diary there. Isobel's diary.
He took it and opened it, scoffing as he read Isobel's shameless love confessions and obsession.
"Lorraine must have killed her because of this diary." He muttered.
When he got to the middle, two pages are gummed together, and he started wondering why.
What's in the gummed pages?
"Tamlin?" Lord Vann came in.
"Go back to sleep, dad. I only came here for the photobook" Tamlin said.
"What's that other book?" Lord Vann asked.
"Isobel's diary" Tamlin replied.
"Oh..." Lord Vann smiled. "I'll take you back to your tower then"
"No need, I can help myself" Tamlin replied, wheeling himself out.
Lord Vann took a deep breath, calming down.
He got scared for a moment that Tamlin had found one of Lorraine's hidden flash drives. Evidence that he killed his wife.
He made sure to get rid of everything, so he's rest assured that he's safe.
Tamlin and Imogen can't find out.
*
SECOND GARDEN*
Ruslan went there, crying out his heart while holding the pendant on his necklace.
His mother's words were; "I promise to come back, it's a two days journey"
Then she left him since he was a kid, and the next thing he heard was that she's the highest paid prostitute in the biggest hotel in the city, and she owns a perfume company.
She left her father back then cos he wasn't rich, but now Mr. Grant is one of the richest men in this town.
But the world cares less. The stain is on him. He's the son of a prostitute. He'll always be.
He wiped his tears, and someone else entered the garden.
Molly, she's actually running from Posey who's still disturbing her about the roommating stuff.
"Get off my trail! Look I love my peace so much, and that's why I chose to stay alone and be alone. You'll notice I don't follow my gang anymore since Lacey died" she said.
"But we can make good roommates. I'll take care of you when you're sick" Posey replied.
"Don't be unfortunate, are you praying for my sickness?" Molly rolled eyes, walking out.
"Molly! Molly!!" Posey ran after her again, and Ruslan sighed.
That little drama cheered him up,but then his mind went to Onyx.
He snapped so loud at her, and that obviously scared her.
Was he too harsh?
*
INFIRMARY*
Echo woke up at dusk, but she refused to leave the infirmary as a result of shame.
Imogen and Ren are with her, but it's like they didn't see her.
They're all-over each other, kissing and being all lovey-dovey.
Elijah is sitting silently on the couch, sipping his tea with his phone on his second hand.
He's busy texting Rihannon, but she's not replying.
He sent the second message.
Elijah: Sleeping already?
No reply again.
He began spamming her, sending and resending the message for like twenty times till she blocked him.
"Ouch! Brutal" he muttered, dropping his phone.
"I just wanna shag you, no deep entanglements" he muttered, going inside.
"Where the hell is Isobel?" Imogen suddenly asked.
"She's probably crashing out in the room cos Tamlin is still refusing to let her hurt herself" Ren replied.
"Two stupid peeps, Echo are you ok?" Imogen said, directing her gaze to her.
Echo couldn't talk.
"Look, I hate weak people. Are you gonna be living here cos of Ruslan's disgrace?" Imogen said again.
Echo still remained silent, so Imogen hissed.
"Are you really gonna go fairly against Molly in the contest? Everyone is saying she's gonna win against you and I'm already getting scared" Ren said.
"Fairly? Wait till rashes appears on her skin that day" Imogen replied.
"You're always ahead" Ren said.
"Of course, trust your girlfriend" she smiled.
Meanwhile, Uriel is by the door, listening to everything.
He left the infirmary and dialled Molly's line immediately.
"What! Posey's problem is enough don't add yours!" She snapped.
"Are you still mad about the nudes I deleted?" He said, and she hung up.
"She's so hard to deal with" he muttered.
**
TWO WEEKS LATER~D~DAY*
The whole castle experienced a glaring change, and the chestnut brown theme is unbelievably beautiful with the inclusive shines.
The architectural designs were renovated, and every class was refurnished and turned around to give a festive mood, but the chestnut designs still showed.
The grandeur, ethereality, richness and wealth were showcased in style. It's much, even the ravens in the sky are cawing in symphonious harmony.
It's the most beautiful the university has ever been, and Elijah used his ring power to spread peach pink blossoms around the atmosphere.
The morning program will soon start, and students are already getting ready to leave for the hall.
Twilight is in her room, still jollying with her friends in preparation.
She already picked a dress for herself from the ones Slade bought for her. Her shoes and cake-shaped mask is ready too, for the masquerade ball tonight.
"I can't believe students are already betting on egos gonna win the contest in the evening" Rihannon said.
"Molly is getting the highest bet, and it's understandable. She's fineee" Onyx said.
"I know, right?" Twilight said.
"But...my Twillie is the prettiest to me" Onyx kissed her cheeks, and Twilight chuckled, pecking her too.
"Too bad she's not contesting" Damien said sulkily.
"Don't be a baby, are you still salty over that?" Rihannon touched his hair, and he smiled.
"Yes, I'm still salty" he said, and they laughed out.
A knock sounded on the door, and Twilight went for it, meeting Uriel there.
He's holding a chestnut brown package box.
"From my boss" he said, and she took it quickly.
Uriel left without waiting for her thanks, and she went in too.
Placing the box in bed, she opened it to see the most gorgeous dress she has ever encountered.
It's a black ball gown with expensive stones, armless with a low back and well outlined front which will probably push up her breàst.
The shoes match just perfectly, and there's a cake-shaped mask too.
"This is too, too... gorgeous" Rihannon gushed.
"Sladie is the best" Onyx said.
"I agree" Damien muttered speechlessly.
Twilight quickly left the room, entering the crowdy corridor to dial Slade's line.
He picked so fast.
"Thank you.." she said, facing the wall.
"What did I tell you about thanking me?" He replied, his deep voice so soothing.
Gawd! Hearing Slade speak on phone is another level.
"Sorry, I love it so much!" She bit her lip.
"I'd have sent necklace and earrings too,but you said you can't take off your pearls" he said.
"Yes. Are you mad about it? Mama really told me not to take them off" she said.
"It's fine, baby, and what's with the mama thing again?" He asked.
"I'm just too used to it, and how did you know I got a cake-shaped mask?"
"Stop saying sorry, and about the cake-shaped mask, I had Onyx spy for me" he replied.
"That sneaky cat" she chuckled.
"By the way I did my nails! Rihannon took me to a beauty parlor downtown yesterday" she said.
She snapped her nails and sent the picture quickly, waiting for his response.
"They're cute as f+ck" he said, and she smiled widely, her heart racing like hell.
"By the way... don't wear underwear tonight. Come to the ball room naked underneath" he said.
She rubbed her thighs together immediately he said that. His dirty mouth will be the end of her.
"And if I don't?" She teased.
"Stop teasing, I know you're already fuçking wet. No one knows your sweet juicy p+$$y better than me" he replied without filter.
She further pressed her thighs together.
"You're right, daddy" she replied, teasing further.
"Christ, you're in trouble" he said, and she chuckled.
"I love sweet troubles from you, and I can't wait to see you"
"Can't f+çking wait too" he muttered.
She ended the call, only to see a student waiting in front of her.
"Dr. Elijah wants you at the infirmary" he said and left.
"Elijah?" Twilight frowned, following him.
A very loud alarm suddenly sounded, the hits coming from the clock tower, ringing throughout the school walls.
"What's that? The alarm has never rang before" Twilight muttered.
* It must be in commemoration of today, I'm so happy!
The comments of students made Twilight smile, but she didn't notice the little blood that came out of her two ears.
Rihannon came out of the room, twisting her lips with an evil smile.
"The alarm was meant for just you, Twilight"
*
INFIRMARY*
"Why am I here?" Twilight asked immediately she came in.
There are no students since everyone is preparing for the day.
"I'll go straight to the point. Slade will get hurt tonight, badly" he said.
"What do you mean?" She went closer to him.
"His ring stopped working, but he can revive the ring power for a short time if he soaks it in his heart blood" he said.
"What!"
"Yeah. It'll start working again, but only for a short time. Might work for an hour or so, and it's obvious that either the midnight killer or the monthly kidnappers will make a move tonight, but he's ready to risk it" he explained.
She started rushing out, but he quickly held her back.
"What? You're going to try to stop him?"
"I can't let him get himself killed, let go of me" she said.
"You've spent so much time with him. I believe you should know how stubborn he is by now. If you tell him not to do something, he gets adamant" he replied.
"Then what do I do? Watch him set himself up for death? I can't lose him" she shook her head.
"I won't let my brother die at my watch, so calm down" he said, picking a dagger from the table.
"This is the only weapon I could form all the time I left home. It has a mind of its own, so you only have to use it when the fight gets started." he said.
Twilight took it with a gulp.
"Just alert us if you hear the voice. Protect yourself, and I'll protect my brother." He said.
"If anything happens to him, I'll never forgive you Elijah" she replied, and he smiled.
Twilight left the infirmary, and two minutes later, Aimee came in.
"I didn't know I'd be receiving a visitor today" Elijah said.
"Keep your malice aside, I'm here to celebrate with the school, where's my wine?" She replied, sitting down nonchalantly.
"You're lucky I can't hate you" he said, leaving to get her wine.
"Goes both ways" she replied.
*
ATTIC*
Standing in front of his bathroom mirror, Slade held a short knife hidden in a sheath.
His infinity ring is on the ground.
He's shirtless, and uncharacteristically calm as he unsheathed the knife, brandishing it with the light.
He needs his heart blood, and so be it.
Without waiting, he shoved the knife into his chest, on his heart spot.
The knife stabbed the remaining ice on his heart instead, and the knife flew out at the impact.
Slade took it again, ramming it back into the chest.
It hit ice again, and he groaned, stabbing for the third time.
Fourth...
Fifth...
Fifth...
The knife finally sank into his heart, hurting him deeply.
Blood escaped his lips, but at the same time, blood poured out of his stabbed heart, wetting the ring that's on the ground.
The ring glowed, and Slade threw his head back, his hair covering his eyes.
Even if it's gonna work for an hour, it's worth it.
*
UNKNOWN HOUSE*
Again, Owen is still trying to write, and she's still failing.
White is sitting at a table, reading journals about sorcery and witchery like he has been doing for days
He looks tired, but giving up is not just his thing.
The journal with him is really big, and he's almost done with it.
His eyes widened when he suddenly saw something, and he spranged up
"I got it! I did it!" He laughed, and Owen got down from the bed with a questioning look in her eyes.
"I know where Greg locked Slade's monster powers in. I need to get to the university and tell him as soon as possible." He said.
Owen quickly held him.
"Don't worry, I'll come back early, there's enough food in the freezer and you can listen to music on the radio" he said.
She nodded, and he rushed to the door
Immediately he opened, his eyes widened at who he met.
Greg!
"You must have been thinking you're smart" Greg said, and Owen's eyes widened too.
White started chanting, his lips moving as he said the ominous words for two seconds.
The wall behind Greg opened, swallowing Greg.
White ran back inside, taking Owen.
"We have to leave now, through the backdoor" he said, and she nodded.
They turned to the backdoor, but shockingly, Greg is already there.
White froze.
"Is that all you've got? Trapping me in a wall? Even your mother Dr. Kali wasn't as strong as me. So you think you're a star? How dare you disrupt my work!" Greg snarled.
White tried making another move, but Greg lifted an hand, and White's legs left the ground.
He began floating in the air, unable to come down or move.
Owen started crying.
"I'm not a stupid herbal doctor. That title was just to cover up my real identity. I'm a Curse-Weaver! My race went extinct years ago! I'm the only surviving member! I have the powers of my dead ancestors in me, thousands of you is nothing!" Greg spat.
White continued struggling in the air, sweating too.
"I knowingly let you do your thing, making you think you're smart. I've been hearing all your conversations with her" Greg said, spreading his palm forward.
A silver shell flew out of Owen's chest, landing on his palm.
"Through this. I planted it in her since she became hospitalized." he said, and Owen gasped.
"And you're going to expose the secret I've been keeping for years? You'll ruin my plans tonight at the university? Die!" He glared at him.
"No!!" Owen's voice opened suddenly, and she quickly went on her knees.
"Please.... Don't kill him. I'll follow you!" She begged.
Greg lowered his eyes, sighing before walking to her.
He squatted, stroking her hair with evil gentleness.
"My darling wife is begging, who am I to say no?" He smiled, his eyes baffling.
"Greg please..." She cried
"I won't kill him for your sake, but I'll send him somewhere for holiday" he replied, snapping his fingers.
White vanished, and Owen's eyes widened with a gasp.
"Where did you send him?"
"A volcano. I sent him to the middle of a hot, streaming volcano" Greg chuckled.
"No... White!!!" Owen wailed.
TBC.
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