Chapter 24: Awakening of the Power

Eric's POV

I was walking down the road looking left to right hoping to find Beatrice but she is still no where to be found.

But when I was about to continue, I felt a sudden pain in my back shoulder, so I touched it and to my surprise, I saw blood tainted on my palm that I wasn't used to see.

I looked at my left and to my right, seeing only a few people making me run towards the corner, away from the people who can see me.

'Where does this blood came from?' I thought as I took noticed of the bone at my shoulder that's when I came to a thought...

'A bone- no... it's a pair of bone wings?' I thought in a couple minutes then remembered what Crisanto told me.

I sighed "This is so confusing but I gotta go back in my house and wait for Crisanto for some explinations." I whispered to myself and walked away from the place he was at.

Crisanto's POV

I suddenly sensed a wave of a strong presence that can rival into mine, just then my eyes widened in realization. 'Is it Beatrice calling for help, or, does Eric finally awakened?' I thought.

I was still looking out maybe, just maybe Beatrice will walk pass by, since I couldn't find her I was planning to do what Eric do since there aren't even much people.

But I was against it, I was a Guardian for god's sake, I need to finish this in no time so I could go back to my job at hand again.

Third POV

While the two was having their own problems, Beatrice was once again, is fighting to make her bad dream stop.

~Dream Realm~

Beatrice was walking down into an empty dark room. "Hello? Anybody there?! Crisanto?! Eric?!" she called but, they aren't there, it was only a never ending dark place.

"HEY GUYS! WHERE ARE YOU?! I WANNA SAY SORRY ABOUT WHAT I SAID SO BADLY BUT YOU AREN'T HOME ANY MORE!" Beatrice yelled, though, again, no one replied.

"oh dear, what's the problem?" a hand shut up from the darkness but Beatrice instinct kicked in making her able to dodge the hand, though, when the hand touched the ground, the whole place lit up except for the place that the hand was previously is.

But, as the place was lit up, it continued to the part where the nightmare is about Beatrice being a monster.

Though, instead of the people saying she's a monster, it was "save us" are the words they are chanting.

Beatrice eventually didn't like the sound so she covered her ears. "STOP!!" She yelled.

~outside of the dream~

Beatrice was whimpering, and then turned into trashing motion because of the nightmare.

"CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME HERE?!" Arthur exclaimed, he was having a bad time because of worry.

Meanwhile, in Eric's side, Crisanto had arrived at Eric's house and before he could enter, the things was floating everywhere.

"uh... s-surprise...?" Eric said nervously, Crisanto was amazed, he haven't seen one of Eric's ast descendants do any like that.

"Come on man! help me will you?!" Eric exclaimed in panic as the things floated higher and higher in each second as he panicked.

"Just calm yourself." Crisanto responded, the two was getting along pretty well at that time and Crisanto even teached Eric some of the history from his past descendants.

~Dream realm~

Beatrice POV

'I was overwhelmed in this, first they told me I'm a monster but today they want to be saved.

This is kind of creepy...' I thought.

As I was walking in this endless road, it looks like hell because of the people or soul, who wanted to be saved.

"Are you looking for something?" I jumped in surprise but noticed that the girl in front of me is me except, she doesn't have any eyeballs as her eyes are like an endless pit of darkness.

"Do you need anything? A wish? command?..." The girl started. "Though, by doing this or making me do it, there are consequences when you choose which, chose wisely Beatrice." The girl finished.

"Who are you?" I asked, to my surprise, I couldn't believe what she is saying. "I'm you. The dark one..."

I was too stunned to speak. "Want to know why I am created?" she asked, I nod so she turned on the TV hologram and started talking.

Dark Beatrice POV

"Most people that I ask of what they think of me always had the same answer. I noticed that, the friends I thought that is close to me at school is really not a real friends. Their fake whatsoever, they always tell me lies day by day. I guess, history really do repeats, I much prefer to be alone most of the time, I like dark colors, and gore movies, or something that includes a dark turn of events. I'm tired, to be honest, but I didn't even reached the middle part yet. I don't know how long can I hold, Thats all of it." I finished, I felt a hand pet my head, and I looked up and it was Beatrice.

"You did your best, that's all it matters, besides, if you are me, then you have me, so, let's do our best!" Beatrice chereed, her real self showing a cheerful female who just want to be normal.

"Hey Beatrice, If you were given 3 wishes, what would you wish?" I asked.

"hmm...to be honest the first thing I would wish, I would wish for freedom, a freedom were I wouldn't be judged by who I am, and won't be controlled by anyone. Second, I would like to disappear here and be in the anime with op powers. Third, I want them to accept me for who I am." Beatrice replied to me, I blinked at her.

"You liked anime very much?" I asked, Beatrice shook her head. "It's not just 'like', I love anime! It helps me cope up. So yeah. " Beatrice revealed, she was so happy to finally share her interest to someone who can understand them.

Beatrice POV

'But even though that is my interest, a thought still came into my mind, "Why does people choose violence over forgiveness?" Even though they know that choosing violence is going to be useless.'