The past's Finale.

Chapter 36

"What...did you just say, Riven?" I was struck by what he said.

"You heard Enoch's speech about grace, did you not? On how the only way to get grace from the heavens is by feeling immense despair and having your soul dampened to the point of committing suicide. Anna was trying an experiment to see how far you'd have to push a person before they get grace, "Riven

Riven touched my shoulder again and this time I found myself standing in a cold dark room, I saw my past self in nothing but his underwear lying down shivering due to the water poured on him.

"This is one of the places she took you to break you, If you didn't get grace here then she would have left you alone.

Getting Grace is not an easy thing for grace is a dying wish made when someone's desperate enough for it, but it is not a given someone will get grace regardless of if they're desperate for it, salvation doesn't happen to everyone and those who do get it have a type of relief, it gives them more will to live, it filters your bad thoughts from the good giving you peace of mind...but it's not all-powerful..." Riven.

We both saw Anna tazing him.

"Ahhhhh, Argh, Arghhh!!!" He screamed in pain.

"....But... if the amount of damage done to break one's self is more than what the grace can handle, then it won't heal you, it'll just be trying to fix a broken vase with numerous pieces missing" Riven said.

"After this, I'll finally leave you alone, so make a wish while suffering!" Anna.

"Ahh--Arghh!!" He screamed louder.

"Hehehe, don't worry, I'm not going to kill you, this isn't packed with enough electricity to kill a human," Anna started to laugh, she looked like...she was enjoying herself.

"That bitch!" I said

Through out the entirety of an hour, Anna was enjoying her torment session with me, while I, my past self, agonized.

"Let's fast forward a few days later" Riven.

Riven touched my shoulder again but this time we we're at the top of a tall bridge.

"If I recall correctly this is the 3rd mainland bridge in Lagos, what am I doing here? Riven... don't tell me I...?"

He didn't even look at me he just kept facing forward and smiling.

I looked forward as well, I saw myself sitting down on the edge of the guard rail, this bridge had a large body water below it, back on the news at some point I heard it was a hot suicidal point, many people have jumped and never returned and those who do survive are in a coma, what was I about to do here?!

"Hehehe, everyone hates me...hehehehe... I'm unimportant Hahaha, Anna's trying to kill me hahaha, maybe I'll just end it myself, not like anyone's gonna remember or care HAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA!!"

He was mumbling to himself then started laughing, he had an insane look on his face, dark circles around his eyes, messy hair, and soulless eyes, he wore all black clothing as if ready for his own funeral.

"I've... always hated black outfits...is this why?" I muttered.

He opened a can of orange juice and chugged it down without even taking a chance to breathe.

"Welp, that's all I've ever wanted to do, if anyone eventually finds my corpse after this, tell em' not to have a funeral, I hate black outfits now, hahahaha!" He smiled with tears in his eyes then jumped in with his eyes closed.

"Stoop!!" I yelled.

"Oops, looks like I was wrong, you didn't attempt, you actually jumped, you may not be able to feel this but the shadow of death was all over you, I was all over you, Anna pushed you to suicide and you took it Hook line and sinker, "Riven

"If I died here...then how am I alive now?"

"We don't have time for specifics, we're going to leap four years forward, let's go to the day you got your powers, April 2nd 2018" Riven.

He touched my shoulder.

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We were floating outside the gas station the day I ran out to buy bread, it was the day my mother slapped me, for giving my dad mouldy bread.

"There you are, running to buy the bread you forgot to after your monolouge. There's you entering the store, but look closer who's that suspicious girl wearing a hat tailing you? " Riven

"Anna? What now?" I said.

"Don't worry, this event is completely different from what you're expecting, " Riven

"Huh?"

We watched closer, we saw Anna touching me at the back of my head, then I turned around and kissed her, I held her waist while kissing her like she was my girlfriend I haven't seen in years, she held onto my past self tightly and kissed him back as well, it was shocking because the amount of emotion behind that kiss wasn't forged it felt real.

"Riven, what hell is this?!" I yelled.

"Hahaha, Fine, fine I'll tell you a part of the truth, Have you ever wondered what Anna's Grace was? It's the ability to manipulate memories, she can replace, add, delete, forge, show, restore and even give you a whole new memory of something that's never happened in your life, that's what her power is, and her touching your head, she either gave you a new memory or changed the ones you already have of her, "Riven

"Why would she change my memory into making me kiss her? And even if I did, her kissing me back means...she liked me? Gahhh!!! What is all this?!!"

"And now she's left the store, you look like you don't even know what's going on with that confusion you just picked any bread you saw and left, then you went home, you're dad ate it, it was expired, your mom slap you, and that caused a domino effect of all the things Anna's done to you to fall Into one measly slap, officially giving your soul that extra push it needed to break, you made a wish upon a faint glow of light, Grace, a month later here we are, Hahaha...almost too perfect, " Riven.