I stood mortified. My head banging, heart racing, confused.
I grabbed him suddenly " What do you mean by you named me , how did you know about Orchid and what do you mean by twin!
We stare blankly at each other for a moment.
" Orchid..... She … raised me , practically my mother"
I raised my eyes to meet his beckoning him to continue.
" I …. named you before I left the valley" he sized me up " You have grown well"
My voice struggled to produce a sentence.
"What ….about the twin?
His face fell
" Dead. All I know was that I never saw my sister again neither my family"
"Why did you then assume they were taken by demons?
" The war , fire explained it all … I grew in seculsion and by the time I could process things, I was able to put it together that she was gone . All I knew was that to find answers I needed the Oracle …. I have been journeying since then only to get stuck here"
He said ..almost feeling sorry for himself .
Nothing made sense to me anymore , I just stood wondering why as I go further I get more cocooned into this story . Then I realized "Where the hell is IRIS? My mind told me to focus on me right now but my heart wanted to know if she was fine and wasn't affected by the fire. After battling with my inner demons, the mind won as I really needed a headway .
"How do we get out of here ?
He gazed lovingly at the bracelet, caressing it gently with a hurt look in his eyes and at that moment, I saw Caleb when he lost Orchid . I saw me in denial that she was really gone . A pang of guilt and pain hit me . My head replayed the scenario over again , my body struggled to keep calm , I turned away closing my eyes . "That's just the way life goes" my thoughts said .
I faced him again and he finally raised his eyes to meet mine "The blood of a demon"
His words made me realize a difference. In the Heavenly realm, order , authority and dominance are key but in Demon realm, blood, originality and a heart that no longer feels are their key strength. Without emotions they think logically which explains how they have ruled the longest with no scandals. I drew out my sword and cut my palm. As the blood dripped to the floor , an image flashed right before me . I didn't recognize this person yet we felt like we were one . Then I saw someone else and as our eyes met , I felt a chill run down my spine .
" It's opened"
The creature words jolted me back to reality and I was met with a breathtaking sight .
The realm we were in before shattered like glass and what we beholded was light in its darkest yet most beautiful form.
It was dark yet it felt as bright as day .
How was this possible?
" We need to go straight"
I nodded as he led the way then as if missing something, I caught up with him and held his cloth. "Didn't get your name"
"Axel"
"Axel....
" Just Axel"