12 11. This Time, I Can't Survive It!

The full moon blond light paved into the darkened forest with its reflections dazzling on the dried leaves through the waves over the branches with their leaves fully shielded.

Seven huge monstrous beings stood apiece in front of a small girl whose fist clenched ready for an attack.

Fearlessly, the girl stood with her eyes flaming a mist-like particle, she looked so tender and fragile compared to the look on her face.

Her throat jolted with a monstrous gaze, "Who are you for real? You've stalked me all my life still you never give up? I thought you were a being but hell no, my prospects were wrong! You are the devil!" Her voice roared.

"You initiated the nickname 'Arc of the ogre' whereas you are the ogre! It is today or never! I will see to your end!" She said with a firm stand.

At a large pace, the seven huge monsters ran towards her while a mist-like flame held them in sessile but gradually she kneels were weakened and her gaze couldn't concentrate anymore on them.

Before she knew it, a heavy punch landed on her cheek which sent her to a far distance crushing her to the ground.

Leaves flew up in different directions, "It's better I see to your end first before you go overboard" One of the monsters said and moved in speed to where she landed, lifted his right leg to smash her but the girl rolled away causing him to smash on the ground with dust filling the air.

The girl sniffed and her monstrous face changed to that of humans, she seems too weak with tears of blood running down from her mouth, "You're a bitch!" She managed to say while the monster pulled her up with her neck.

Her legs waved in the air with her eyes closed but her hands were striving on her neck to push away the monster's hand instead, the monster squeezed it harder. Her legs and hands struggled while her face and body pleaded for mercy.

"Why do we need to kill her so easily? Why not make her feel the pain of the dead?" Another monster said and the former monster nodded in agreement

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Avia's POV

It happened again, I thought I'm free but no, I'm not... I never knew it was just the beginning.

After I got back to my family, the mood I meet Dad was the cruelest of all, little did I know my absence can affect him that much.

Mom said he took the blame upon himself that he was the reason I ran from home.

After ruthless searching without my return, he turned a drunk and never concentrated on work which made his business go bankrupt.

Gradually things got worst that he tormented himself, "That moment I realized you're the reason he was still alive" Mom said to me and I couldn't help but cry.

I wish I can be the adorable daughter he deserved but what is in me... no one understands! If he knew he would have despised me so much.

As time goes on, I was able to revive him and things started getting better that I went back to college.

Luckily for me after three days of the search, he went to my college to take permission and write a letter of absence on my behalf. This made me return to school but I repeated the same level.

The only thing I wished for, was for him to be proud of me.

I gave it my best in college while I avoided all rumors about my past.

'My past is a history and it's gone for good but present needs to give way to the future'

My past has no other name than past because my presence needs to pave way for my future which is a happy ending with my Dad!

I was doing great until my level 3 when I ran into my old friend, no my enemy Clisia.

She seemed to be in a rush for a class whereas I was about to leave school so we bumped into each other. On looking up to apologize, my eyes met with hers while I made a pretentious face.

"So...oo..rry!!" I stammered as it was too sudden and I paced off to leave but she called out,

"The arc of ogre?" Her tongue curled with a sarcastic smile on her face.

I was dumbed to answer, Should I say yes to that name she called me or pretend she sees wrong?

Instead, I gestured her 'Hi?" with some random fake smiles.

"Oh!!!" She nodded and gazed at me from head to toe, I made a blank face at her when she stared and looked straight into my eyes.

I expected her to have grown not just by appearance but mentally as well but with her look she seemed to still be the same old-jerk-Clisia.

"You're still alive? I thought you're dead because I read the flyer having your picture stating you are missing" she said.

"So, the ogre is back huh?!" she added.

I stepped back turning to leave, my blood boiled but I'm not in the mood to make a mess. I'd promise not to allow the monster to dominate again.

I know if she had witnessed the ogre's act she won't tease in this manner. So, I ignored her to leave.

Then, I felt her hands grabbed me, she moved her lips to my ear, "Why not let's meet today at Raevan subway by 9?" she whispered and stepped back.

My teeth clenched, Is she dotting me? does she think am the same Avia?

"Nothing much! Don't be too tensed okay? just to have some talk" she said louder, "Will be expecting you!" she added.

She hasn't changed, but I did pity her because if she knew what kind of being I've become, she won't have dotted me.

When I got home, everything about her kept pounding in my head, I wondered why.

Later, I could remember I left the house late, maybe around 10, I wasn't so sure if I was going to meet with her but my instinct made me leave home.

I did feel I encountered some people, probably, the monster has taken over me again. I felt that I struggled for my life and pleaded for mercy.

With which I was released then I passed out. When I woke up, my body seemed forced into a box, it was too dark to see through and too stuffy, then I started gasping for air but couldn't breathe, I felt pain on my face and thin liquid all over me,

I shook to be free but could not, I tried calling for help but my voice placid after lots of struggles, I started feeling suffocated, and gradually my eyes closed.

This time I knew I can't survive it, the monster in me has pushed me out of my home again into an unknown place, now, I can leave this world and at least rest in the land of the dead.