William Jones
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407 THE TREE “Do you want to touch my hair too?” she offered her politely, as she raised the small strands of her own hair for Zuri to touch. The girl was so adorable, as she let Zuri touch her curly hair and this brought a smile to her face somehow, because she had never encountered a situation like this before. It was indeed a little bit awkward for her at first, yet for some reason, it lightened up her mood. “Of course,” Zuri laughed, but that small happiness didn’t last for long, as…-
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406 GOODBYE There were a lot of maggots at the bottom of the hole while the smell from it was very strong. It made Zuri want to puke. She was a shifter after all, her sense of scent was very keen. It was just like what Chaos had said, it was too late, the tree had been infected. Zuri took a few steps back, as she covered her nose with her hand, since the smell was too upsetting, while Chaos rested his arm on her waist. He didn’t look affected by the smell, he didn’t even flinch. His expression…
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405 IT WAS TOO LATE The wind fluttered the hem of her dress, as Zuri and Chaos walked toward the tree. She could see how the tree had started to wither. It was dying, even the dry leaves on the ground started to turn yellow. “What happened to you?” Zuri asked, as she hastened her steps and then rapped her knuckles gently against its bark. Meanwhile, Chaos followed behind her, but he didn’t show any interest in the tree. His expression was devoid of any emotions at the sight of the dying old…
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404 THIS WILL NEVER BE EASY Both of them knew that they couldn’t stop finding Chaos’ shattered souls, to be able to suppress the darkness inside of him, as it would also give him strength. Therefore, instead of preventing himself from using his own power, it would make more sense if Chaos himself became stronger in order to overpower himself. “This will not end like this. We will survive this,” Chaos promised against her hair, as he hugged her tightly and kissed her temple. This was the…
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403 BECAUSE HE WANTS TO BE WITH HER Chaos entered their flat and saw that Zuri had been standing at the same spot, as if she was waiting for him, but then he knew there was something wrong. Zuri didn’t let him know about this, but he could tell that something had happened when he was away, therefore, instead of approaching her, he walked straight to their bedroom, as his dark eyes swiped the whole room briefly, but no one was there... The room was empty. “He has gone,” Zuri said, as she…
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402 IT WAS ME “Seriously... Are you playing family with him?” Hades asked in a mocking tone. “I don’t understand what is in your mind, until you think this is the right time to do this...” Hades was sitting on the edge of her bed, leaning his back against the headboard. With his position like this, of course, Chaos wouldn’t be able to see him, but he would find him if he stayed like this for long. “What do you want?” Zuri asked, her expression hard enough letting him know that she…
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401 PLAYING FAMILY It had been a month since she came to this village. Chaos had been recuperating, thus he rarely used his power, unless it was necessary while most of the time he would fall asleep. He would only wake up to eat and then bother Zuri and in the end, he would fall asleep again. Even now, he was sleeping beside her, while Zuri was staring out the window, listening to the sound of the rain outside. It seemed the rainy season had already begun... Zuri hummed the only song that she…
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400 NAGGING FEELING Apparently, the information that Zuri got from the old lady from the shop was not right. It was not a son, but a daughter, the child that the chief of the village wanted to revive. “I did not say that was not true. There is always a hidden truth behind every story,” the tree spoke more gently to her. “Yes, you died here. Under my canopy, you let that chief of the village kill you, even though you can ask for help.” “What a fool.” Zuri frowned. “How could she be so…
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399 WHAT A FOOL “Can we talk?” Zuri rapped her knuckles on the tree, since she didn’t know how to call him to come out. “I need to talk to you about something,” she said, but not so loud, so she wouldn’t wake Chaos up, since she didn’t think she wanted him to hear this. For a moment, there was no response and Zuri rapped her knuckles again, only this time a bit harder, because she thought he didn’t hear her the first time. Still, only silence greeted her. Zuri frowned, but then…
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398 BASHFUL Zuri rested her head on Chaos’ shoulder, as they watched the sun disappear behind the trees. Both of them were lost in their own thoughts, as their eyes were stuck to the horizon, faces aglow with the last orange rays before twilight beckons the stars, as if the sky itself could speak of love. Chaos’ lips bore the semblance of a smile, just enough to show that he was enjoying this very moment with her, while Zuri snuggled closer to him, so that he could feel her presence, as her…
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