He sat at a park while drinking iced coffee, letting the fresh air blow past him. In black he was dressed, his eyes cold and dark. The aura around him was dark and heavy also. But he looked all to well relaxed. Cold air swept passed him, after which Zayden sat beside him.
"Hi, brother" he greeted, voice dark and hoarse.
"You're late" Ryan said instead.
"I know. You don't have to tell me tell me every time" he wanted to roll his eyes.
"My time is precious. You're not supposed to waste it" Ryan told him, and then sipped the coffee. Zayden's dark eyes lit up immediately.
"What about me? You didn't get coffee for me?" he asked and he just shook his head.
"You're a stingy brother." he twitched his lips.
"Get to the point" Ryan said firmly and he just sighed.
"Fine. A demon is after my gem" he said, as his eyes went back to being dark.
"I see" he sipped his coffee "And?"
"He nearly killed her"
"Hmm... Interesting. And?" he seemed indifferent.
Zayden frowned "Do you see this as a joke?"
"I don't. But I fail to understand why this should have me in it. How does this concerns me?" Ryan asked him.
"Because, she was asked to kill two people. A man and a woman. What if it's you and your mistress?"
"Who would dare?"
"The ones who want you dead. You know that"
Ryan remembered the demonic aura around her that day at the club. He was the target. And now Ari is. "What do suggest we do?" he asked.
"Let's kill him." Zayden replied firmly. He was in for torture and his eyes gleamed dangerously. A sinister smile crept up to Ryan's face. "Let's kill him then"
He dropped the coffee in the bench and stood but Zayden was quick to grab the bottle and drink the remaining content.
"Ah....so refreshing" he breathed.
Ryan was just about to walk away but then halted in his steps. He was burning from inside. His eyes got red and misted as the familiar, unfamiliar pain burned his flesh.
"Argh...!" he groaned out, and Zayden rushed to him.
"A-are you okay, Ryan?"
"Argh...!" he groaned again while holding onto his chest and squeezing it as if it would stop his heart from aching badly. He can be never be able to familiarise with this pain. It is different every time. He looked up the sky while groaning and holding tightly onto Zayden's shoulder. Zayden too couldn't help but groan because Ryan's claws were already piercing him and his grip was too tight.
"Ryan..." he called out to him, but that just increased the tightness of Ryan's hold on him.
"The... The... Argh.." he tried to speak, but his throat was tight. He was suffocating, air became his enemy as it did nothing but suffocate him even more. "The...forest.." he was finally able to voice out, and before Zayden knew it he disappeared. He looked around, hopefully there was no one. And then he too disappeared.
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Under the sky which was barely seen because of the tall trees canopies that covered it, a demon stood with a man in his grasp.
"What is a human like you doing in the forest? Eh?" he asked. His voice was so cold, and his gaze deathly.
"P-please, l-let m-me...go" the man begged.
"Why should I? You already saw me"
"I'm sorry. I'll pretend like I never...saw anything"
"That would be a lie. The only way my secret can be safe is if I take your soul" the man's widened, causing the man to smirk more than he already is. "Don't worry, your soul would be in a safe place" he pulled his neck closer while his fangs dug into his neck and blood strolling out. He leaned closer and inhaled the scent of his blood.
"Smells nice" he said and licked the man's blood. He shuddered to the core of his being. The demon opened his mouth, the man was horrified and he felt like he is already dead.
"S-spare me" he pleaded "s-save me...."
A rush of burning air swept passed them like a hurricane and the man was no longer in the demon's grasp. But now in Ryan's. The man's eyes widened again because Ryan looked more terrifying than the demon. His eyes were like molten gold and his face was scarred with his bulged veins that seemed purple.
"Look straight at me" Ryan's voice was so dark and hypnotizing, and the man looked in his eyes "You will forget what you saw and what just happened. Now sleep" he told him, and the man began to feel his world spin. His eyelids were tired, and they just closed. He fell into a slumber that instant. With the man in his grasp, Ryan disappeared. Leaving Zayden there with the demon.
"Sigh...you shouldn't have done that" Zayden said nonchalantly.
"You are here. Why?" he asked him.
"That's a rude way to speak to me. There is no formality, you know that" Zayden faced him, his voice stern and authoritative.
"You're not here as a prince. There's no need for me to be formal"
"Ha! I see... But I am here with company. As you already know."
"I see you brought him here for me to kill him" he said in a sinister tone.
"You're clueless, I can see that. You forget you would die today"
"Is it? I look forward to it then"
Just then, Ryan appeared in front of them. Looking so frightenly relaxed.
"Whew... That was close. Someone almost saw me" Ryan said as he wiped the sweat that had broke on his forehead . He was still in his controlled half demon form. He was horrifying, plus the fact that he was so relaxed and nonchalant.
"The half breed.... You're here" the demon said as he smirked.
"Argh...!" Ryan held his chest. "Have no one told you how I hate that name? It's Ryan. RYAN!!!" he roared out, such that the birds flew away, terrified from his voice. His voice surely shook the grounds.
Zayden came to him and patted his shoulder "It's okay brother. Don't take it personal" he said to him and Ryan took in a deep breath.
"Your name doesn't matter to me " the demon said "I am just quite happy that after so many years of searching, I finally have you in front of me. It is an honour, and would be more when I finally kill you"
Ryan and Zayden just stood with parted lips, "What is he saying?" Ryan asked and Zayden just shrugged.
"Don't know. But I'm guessing he says he has a death wish and we should fulfill it"
"Ah.... You do have some good wish there. I'd be glad to happily grant this wish of yours" Ryan said with a lethal smirk.