Part Of Her Soul

Rafael stared at the blank path with narrowed eyes. He could not feel her presence at all. Nor did he feel the presence of Anne.

His ears were sharp enough to get even the slightest of sound but the demon did not look like he was mistaken. 

"Where are they?" he asked in a cold voice when the demon who had turned into a young boy covered his lips with his hands and asked him to do the same.

He took slow and conscious steps towards the lake, often throwing small pebbles on the way to make sure that he was landing on the correct side.

Rafael could see the slight worry in the eyes of the demon making his face darker too. 

They walked for a long time in silence when the demon finally stopped and before Rafael could ask what happened, a strong "boom" sound took him off guard.

The place was so silent just a few seconds ago but now it felt like the ground shook badly and cracked.