Paradise on Earth part 2 (II)

"... it will be sooner than I thought, it's time to execute the emergency plan"

When we looked up we noticed Dimitri with a strange artifact in his hand. A parchment with letters written in blood. Did he have it from before or did he just do it now? Certain parts look fresh.

"You, stop your futile resistance"

"Oh, my god! I offer you my life in exchange for ending this-"

"Silence"

We decided to quickly put an end to this situation. We raised our claw and with a single blow we pierced his chest.

"Ahhh!" he exclaimed coughing blood.

Removing the limb we confirmed that his heart had been pierced.

"Asriel..."

"It's okay Maria, it's what had to be done"

"..."

She did not say a word.

For the first time since... we don't remember when, we felt sorry. Is it because of that face she has? Because of the apparent disappointment we caused her?

"... don't think this is the end of it" Dimitri is still alive, talking nonsense.

"There's nothing you can do to hurt us anymore, stop wasting your breath"

"...when my lord arrives, neither you nor she will be spared his wrath"

Having had enough of his palavering we bury the tip of our tail in the throat of this mere human.

"Asriel! That wasn't necessary! He was going to die anyway!"

"I won't let him insult you, let alone hurt you. He deserves that and more"

"Ah..."

She became silent again.

As we are currently we fail to understand if our actions are wrong. Maybe we lack feelings, we don't know.

It doesn't matter, we have accomplished our task.

Blood began to gush from her jugular vein and she can no longer utter a word.

With his last strength he ripped off the fabric of his clothes and left his chest exposed, which had several scars that seemed to form a complex pattern, similar to the one on his arms and legs.

But it doesn't matter.

His body lay lifeless and became just another corpse.

Such a guy does not deserve something as respectful as a burial, he does not deserve to soil this beautiful land.

We should throw it into the abyss as a reminder not to stand up to us.

Yes, nothing is capable of standing up to us.

"...is it over?"

Maria came closer to contemplate our enemy who already stopped moving.

"... yes, it's all over now-"

A deafening roar took her by surprise and made Maria stumble. The origin comes from above.

We hadn't noticed until now, but the area where we are is covered by a kind of transparent dome. The souls that tried to escape are stuck in it, like flies trying to escape through a closed window.

What could that be? Dimitri mentioned a barrier when we met, would he mean this? We only noticed it because of our current form.

Anyway, that's not what's important at the moment.

A black pyramid lies just above everything, imposing as if a dark eye is watching us. How long has it been there?

It begins to descend, attracting the ghosts unable to leave and transforming them into small gray balls.

"It's that again..."

Maria began to tremble on the ground.

"That? Have you seen it before?"

"Y, yes. It's clearer than the first time"

"What do you mean? Explain to us"

"I, it was next to the mister. I, it was just a shadow then, standing next to him watching us. At some point without me realizing it, it disappeared"

"...when he was talking to himself? Is that what you're saying?"

"Y, yes, it seems so"

She claimed to have noticed something behind him, but my human side was unable to determine what it was. Now we can glimpse a little of its existence, but not in its entirety.

He called it his god...

How right is he? Certainly its presence is quite imposing, we are only just becoming aware that it is here.

We do not believe that it comes from an earthly being...

Suddenly the corpse began to float and an ethereal cloud rose from its chest.

"Impossible"

It's being... absorbed by the black pyramid?

"No... No! It can't be!" we heard a voice as if from beyond the grave...

"T, that's..."

It came from that strange gaseous mass? is that what it's talking about?

"My lord, you promised me to help you forever in your reign!"

"What is that? I, is that his soul?" she sounds surprised.

"No, please have mercy! I'll do anything!"

"Who is he talking to?" I asked Maria.

"...whatever is in there" she replied in fright.

She understands the nature of what is in the sphere.

What the hell could it be? Why can't we see it?

"No, I don't want to die. I don't want to die!"

Then that presence swallowed him along with all the other little ones who were lurking around, then went inside the corpse.

A dark aura completely covered his body.