Chapter 17
I watched as the strange demon kept chanting incantations trying to undo the spell he casted.
He should have known that I needed to escape. Why would he have casted the spell in the first place?
He spat out a mouthful of black blood before glaring at me,"Stop it".
I feigned ignorance,"Stop what".
"Stop thinking, I can't concentrate with your loud thoughts swirling around in my head". He snapped in obvious frustration.
I laughed, loudly, literally cackling like a witch,"Then don't, I didn't say I want to escape".
He narrowed his eyes at me,"Do you want to keep laying down like that?".
I hummed,"Doesn't feel that bad, it's pretty nice".
"So you're saying that you don't have the desire to go back to your world?". He remarked in disbelief.
I nodded,"At least here I don't have to worry about being the perfect straight son or the fact that I might still be gay for someone".
I rambled on,"Or the hate filled glares because my mom had judged a case wrong or my sister had pledged her support for the wrong person or my father had snatched their parents promotion despite the fact that they're better than him. I don't have to worry about the hatred and disapproval that comes with liking a boy. It's even worse that the said boy doesn't want anything to do with me, I wouldn't have minded being hated or despised as long as we will be together, I wouldn't care. But that won't be happening. He's avoiding me too. Well I guess I better stick to this place, that way I will not have to deal with the jealousy of seeing him with someone else".
He sighed heavily,"What if he's waiting for you there?, it's been a year after all".
My breath left my lungs,"What do you mean, it's been a year".
"Well technically it's a day here but time is three hundred and sixty four days slower here. A day here is a year in your world, so ten days here is ten years in your world".
It dawned on me then,"So when you said that the spell will take ten years, you meant ten days?".
He affirmed with a single nod,"And I had also meant that you have only ten days before you start feeling the heat from here".
I made to respond when goosebumps rose on my skin out of nowhere. The feeling of someone's eyes on me engulfed me, making my soul tremble from the intensity.
"How long will it take?". My voice was solemn and maybe a little shaky.
"What?".
"How long will it take to get me back to Starise". I emphasised.
He looked thoughtful as if calculating the distance,"I've never been to Starise but you don't have to worry about that, distance doesn't matter".
He resumed what he was doing,"This spell will take you directly to the headquarters of the Twelve Xodiac Heiresses, will you be able to get to Starise from there?".
I rolled my eyes,"And you said you've never been to Starise".
He lifted his lips slightly,"Though the Xodiac Heiresses are the protectors of Starise, they don't reside on the planet, their headquarter is outside Starise too, so even though I have been there, I can't say that I've been to Starise.
I hummed thoughtfully.
That means the distance between here and Starise is very large.
"If by any chance I want to come back, how do I go about it". I asked really considering it.
He chuckled sadly,"If you know what kind of monsters lurk here, you wouldn't have asked me that question".
I wanted to ask him if he considers himself a monster too but the look in his eyes already told me the answer.
A black whirlpool emerged from underneath me and grew wider.
Before I was sucked in by the dark fog, I told him sincerely,"There's a monster in all of us, the difference is who controls who, your monster?... or yourself".
He smiled lazily in response, his eyes clouded with emotions.
He's a friend I don't want to ever loose. We have only met for a brief moment,a day to be precise and while he had shown impatience and intolerance, he had put up with my ramblings.
He said he saved me to atone for a friend's sin but that shows that he's someone who values friendship and close relations.
I'm really curious as to what the story behind his scars are. They looked gruesome and heavens, whoever did that to him must not have a heart. Who in hell has a heart?
"I hope we meet again".
After these parting words, I disappeared into the unknown void, ready to face everything I ran away from.
Nobody is perfect,if being gay is my flaw, so be it, just because I was rejected once, doesn't mean I should lose myself or deny who I truly am, nor should I pretend to be who I'm not.
I ought to embrace my true self and love freely, except loving is going to be hard if everyone is like Samiel Night.
A year is a big deal for any being.
A lot of things could change in a whole year. I wonder what those changes would mean for me, will my family think I'm dead? Samira would have moved on, no doubt. What other injustices have my parents committed? Hopefully it's something that will get them locked up this time.
I had disappeared when we were close to the first semester exams and it's already the beginning of another school year which means I will have to repeat my second year.
I don't mind much.
That means Lust, Wrath and I will be in the same year if they're back.
"Sami". I whispered with longing, the sound carried away by the whirlpool into the void.
The first layer of tears dropped,"I miss you so much. It hurts".
"Loving you hurts". My voice cracked, the confession raw but true.