Chapter 110: Chapter 110
Sara left the room with steady steps, her shoulders pulled back and her head held high, her eyes dry from tears and emotions, even though she was everything but steady inside, her feelings were all over the place, her heart was going wild with all the mixed up emotions, and her head summoned all of the fucked up thoughts and memories, all at once, all mixed up and unorganized, the dance at the ball, the last meeting on the edge of the dark forest, the cell she was kept on, the demoness who tortured her, the things that demoness said, the first time he kissed her, and the last time too, the time in his room, the time in his villa, the times by the river, the first time she met him, the things he said to her, for a moment she lost all differentiation between what was real and what was not, for a moment everything looked like a cruel joke, and she didn’t know what to believe and what to not, raising her hand to her face, she touched her scars, the four long grooves which were still painful, the living proof that her tragedy was real, that the pain and hurt was the real part of her story while the rest were nothing but beautiful lies.
Taking a deep breath, Sara regained her composed shell, her cold Dahlia facade that never betrayed her until now, she was no longer that girl, she was no longer Sara, the naive emotional girl who would follow her heart blindly, she was Dahlia, the cold stoned heart girl who cared about nothing in the world but her revenge, her sister, and the people who placed their fates in her hands, there were no emotions, no naivety, no reckless, that part of her was left behind in the shack with her father’s remains, buried under the darkness she suffered that night, and it was a mistake to let it resurface again, especially in front of the person she hated the most.
Digging her nails in her face, Sara drew few sharp breaths to extinguish whatever fire still burning in her heart and under her skin, her anger didn’t disappear but she managed to control it instead of letting it control her, she was no longer that girl, she told herself once more as she focused her powers on healing herself, the injuries she suffered after using so much energy, even when it did nothing to the shadows’ lord who stood there looking perfect, perfect, while she was broken and scarred for life.
With one last deep breath, Sara shook her head, her fringe swaying in front of her, she contemplated her next move, the shadows lord’s arrival was an unexpected turn of events, the way he and Nara talked made her believe that Eren and Henry were very close, that stupid brother of hers didn’t only take a demoness as his woman not caring about his people’s reaction but also befriended the shadows’ lord, and even though she didn’t care about her brother much as she was still unsure that he was innocent from her father’s blood, she still felt the taste of the bitter betrayal, not to Dahlia, but to Sara, she was certain that her misery was no secret to him, and yet he not only allied himself with the one who hurt her, but also befriended him.
What would her brother think when he finds out that she is his half sister? What would her sister do? Would she hate her? would they put her to trail? What about the people? Would they still think the same about her once they knew that she lied to them? Was it even possible to live in that castle anymore when he knew she was there?
Did she really have to leave everything behind and start over once more? Sara dreaded the idea, but unless she kills the demon bastard, there was no other way, the only problem was that, she couldn’t kill the demon bastard even when she tried.
He was too powerful while she barely even knew the basics, she needed more knowledge about her powers if she wanted to have her revenge and protect those dear to her, she needed help, Sara's jaw ticked at the that thought, for it was a dead end as there wasn't anyone there to help her.
Not anyone, but somewhere, Sara contemplated the thought of going to the center, but the thought still seemed way too dangerous, not to mention the possibility of the demon bastard wanting to get to her sister.
Not knowing what to do, Sara decided to go check on her sister, the way she looked and behaved around the shadows’ lord was alarming, very alarming and needed to be clarified, there was no way in hell she was going to let her sister walk into the same trap she did, to live the same lie and have her life shattered by the same fate and the same hands, her steps were put to a violent halt when the entire castle shook from it very base, deafening explosions were heard followed by smoke, fire and screams.
Sara felt as if the hair on her body all stood at once the moment she sensed the threat, dark aura’s surrounding the castle, many raging dark figures were approaching, worry took over her when she thought back about Nara, running towards the dining room while avoiding the shattered glass and the blazing flames bursting from the window, the castle was shaking violently, causing the crystal chandeliers and large paintings to fall to the ground, servants were panicking and running aimlessly all over the castle, some falling to ground, unable to breath from all the smoke, and at one point, Sara made it to the corridor where the large royal family portrait was hanged, and she couldn’t help but feel the pinch of pain in her heart when she saw it edges catching fire, for a second she retaliated, unable to see her father’s face catching fire, but again, her father was already dead, and she had to worry about the livings.
Ripping her eyes from the portrait, Sara kept on running until she made it to the main stairs that led to the dining room where her sister and brother were supposed to be, but the whole place was on fire, dark smoke made it impossible for the human eye to see, but Sara was no human and therefore managed to see the dead bodies, partially burned with their necks bleeding, and a demon drinking the blood of a half dead young maid.
Not wasting her time, Sara launched at the demon with her full speed, replicating her earlier attack, but instead of letting her emotions take control of her like what happened with Eren, she kept her cool and focused her energy on the tips of her fingers, in one swift jump she was in front of the demon who was too absorbed on drinking the poor maid’s blood and dug her fingers in his chest with her full strength, the tiny blades pierced through his flesh and bones as if they were knives cutting through butter, pushing her fist inside a bit more, Sara grabbed the still beating heart in her palm and pulled it out like a ripped fruit, not carrying about the horrifying screech that left the dying demon’s mouth.
The maid was already dead, but Sara didn't take any second to grief or feel sad for the maid whom she knew and lived with, she was already in her numb state where no time could be spared, spotting another demon, she lunched at him as well, this time landing behind him and shopped his head off, unlike the shadows’ lord, those demons were so easily killed, especially with her using the little amount of energy she could control and combine it with her physical strength and speed, jumping from one demon to the other, like a reaper collecting their souls, leaving behind nothing but their lifeless bodies, until she was at the door of the dining room.
The place was turned upside down, it felt like a fire pit, the smell of burned flesh and blood mixed with smoke was suffocating, Henry was lying motionless on the floor with his head bleeding while the ice queen was fighting a brunette who had her palms on fire, the brunette had deep red eyes and a red dress on that showed so much of her tanned skin, the shadows and ice demons were busy fighting intruders with red eyes and fire powers, Fire demons, Sara concluded.
The brunette was lunching at the ice queen mercilessly, sending the wave after the other of her flames, the heat was unbearable and the ice queen was panting but not bulging, dodging the attacks with her ice walls and spikes, defensive, Sara thought before it hit her... The ice queen was defending the king while the fire demoness was targeting him.
Focusing on the fire demoness, Sara noticed her aura was darker and bigger, she was saturated with dark energy and stronger than the rest, including the ice queen who didn't have the same aura but rather a clearer one, a faint one, it was a tricky situation for Sara, the only way for her to defeat the demoness was by touching her directly and absorb her powers but it wasn't easy to go near her, beside the fact that there were so many eyes around her, deciding to check on her brother first, Sara made her way towards him, grabbing a shred of glace on her way and charging it with her energy, she buried it in the chest of the demon who stood on her way before reaching her brother.
Getting down on her knees, Sara saw that the king was trying to regain his consciousness, his breath was shallow but beside the injury in his head and some minor scratches and burns all over his body, he didn't have anything to worry about, Sara didn’t know that she was that worried in the first place, for she had thought that she didn’t care about her so called brother, but it appeared that she did, a little, trying to wake him up in order to ask about Nara, but was stopped by the alarming and the terrified scream of the ice queen who was lying on the ground with her dress burned and her side covered in blood and burns, It was then when Sara realized that she had lost her focus while checking on her brother, and it was all it took for the fire brunette to send a massive fire ball on her way.
With wild eyes, Sara tried desperately to gather some energy to shield herself and brother, the attack was too massive and violent, she knew it would hurt her severely, not that she was worrying about herself, but about her brother who would be nothing but ashes if she didn’t do anything to stop the attack or get him out of the danger’s way, but it was too late to form a shield with her barely existing energy, and the attack was too massive to avoid, her heart skipped a beat as she stared at the attack, feeling helpless for the first time in so long as she watched the flames come near them, their heat scorched her skin, but right then, a massive shadow appeared in front of her, a black monster with huge wings stood between her and the fire, Sara almost fell down on her back from the impact of the intrusion, but the huge arms caught her, a feeling of Deja vu washed over her, especially when she recognized the powerful dark aura that overshadowed everything else in the room..
"Don’t do anything, don't let them know you are alive." Eren whispered in her ear for no one else but her to listen, the smoke was so thick and dark but she somehow managed to see the silhouette of the black terrifying monster while his back took the attack with his massive wings spread like a giant shield, he didn’t bulge or move though, even when the tips of his wings were caught on fire and instead took the entire attack while her and her brother were hidden in his shadows, protected from the smoke, the heat, and the eyes.
"We have got her, retreat..." The brunette ordered her demons, the ones alive at least, Eren turned quickly to stop her but fire columns erupted from the floor and pierced the ceiling, causing it to start falling, Eren groaned and quickly gathered Sara, Henry, and Rima in his arms and took moved them away from the falling ceiling, the time he took was more than enough for the brunette to disappear.
Putting the three of them on the main hall, Sara helped Henry to sit down, ignoring her burning lungs and the fact that she, for the second time in a single day, was in the shadows bastard’s arms, and was even saved by him, she focused instead on her surroundings, the violent movement of Eren lifting Henry and escaping the fire shook him back to consciousness, a bleeding Rima was helping his bleeding head while Sara stared everywhere around her as if she was looking for someone...
"Where is she?" Sara asked, petrified under her cold facade, "Where is Nara?"