Fears

He inhaled the air that came in, the breeze, peaceful though he was still in the pool.

He looked around to see if there was a shore, he checked around and then, he saw one. He swam towards the shore as he finally made it.

Stepping out of the blood, he smelled bad, and then he was stained.

When he walked on the island, he heard footsteps, he paused as he turned to the back.

Just like before, it was his doppelganger but this time without a scar dressed in a deep blue-black dress.

He smiled as he walked towards him with his hands behind his back.

"I see you made it out. You should have taken my hands who knows," he placed his head on his palm that rested on the palm of his other hand. "Maybe you wouldn't have passed through that..."

"Who are you?" James asked curtly.

"I am you. You are me. We are the same."

"We are not the same, I'm nothing like you," he said arrogantly.

"Tsk, Tsk, that's not right. You know we are together and there's nothing you could do-"

"Go away!!!" James spouted.

"You seem too naïve. Don't be silly." He scorned.

"I need you to go!!! Now!!!!"

"Ja-"

"I command you to go now!!!"

"Well then," the doppelganger changed into bats as he went away and then James came back.

"Arghhhh!!!!" He gasped for oxygen and then he turned to look at which area he was.

He was that he was in the car, which was driven on the road.

"James..." He heard Clara say as she turned her back to look at him in anxiety.

"Clara..."

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"Clara..." He said softly as he looked around to see that they were on their destination.

"How long was I gone?" He said with heavy breath as he stared at Clara's face that gave him an anxiety expression. She stared at him for a while in thought, when she heard him ask, she came out of her trance.

"Hmm, actually. You were gone for about two days now."

"Argh!" He sighed heavily as he slapped his palm on his head, Macus looked from the view mirror to see the way James reacted in distressed.

"Who did you see? Macus calmly asked.

"I saw many but then i didn't see anyone from my past. A woman who was in Havana's form but transformed to a skeleton, a doppelganger who had scars all over, they all kept saying the same thing. They said that I should accept them. Each one requested so. Even my doppelganger told me that I was him and he was him. He said crazy things that I was going to become exactly like him."

"Is the devil, he must have sent his minions instead. Usually is someone's past memories but..."

"What do I have with him that he's sending his minions. Is better with past but then he's the one instead."

"But I'm sure you're not the only one he's looking for. For every human still in this world they are his puppet. I'm sure is not just you that he's coming for but the others."

"What? Do you mean by he's coming?"

"As you can see an apocalypse is just like a battle between the devil and us. That's why people narrate it as the ending, there must be some people he has to select first to destroy those who oppose him."

"Is only best if we make it to paradise."

"But that's what we're doing."

"Just going to paradise only will take probably a lot of time and uncomfortable events, James," Clara said.

"All we can do is try to make it to paradise. At first, is between the people and devil but then the real one is when he finally comes down."

"You mean God?"

"Many battle, just because the devil thinks he would be able to do what he wants before he arrives. Even the devil knows that God is going to come to battle with him without any messenger this time. That's why he's selecting those he could use to conquer instead," Clara explained.

"So as for now, the battle is just gonna be between us and devil. Are you sure that you're ready for the fight?" Macus asked.

James darkened his expression and spoke with a chilly tone.

"If he's going to make these be a battle. Then I'm ready for it, i wouldn't let him achieve what he wants. Besides, is just the way to conquer him."

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They continued their journey though the two wondered where Macus talked about. For days now Macus drove the car but then he hadn't slept, this made them worry, he needed to sleep if not they wouldn't reach they're destination and at any moment he could doze off.

"Macus, I think you might need to sleep. It's been days since you've slept, it's only possible for us to continue if you only you get some rest at least," Clara suggested, it was like he mind worked along with James because he thought the same when they saw how Macus tried to keep his eyes opened.

"There's no need to worry, besides, I'm fine," he said in a horse voice.

"Macus, you have to sleep. There's no need, you sleep and I'll drive the car," Clara said in a sharp tone so Macus couldn't help but oblige. He stopped the car, and then Clara took over, Macus sighed deeply as he sat on Clara's seat.

"So... where's the map?" She asked as Macus pointed to the screen that brought out the map and exact location.

"Okay," Clara said as she expanded it, she took the direction earplugs. "Let's start," she started the car but then when she stepped on the accelerator, it jerked.

"Hehe, it seems that the car knows that is it's nemesis who's driving the car," James mocked as Clara took reaction as she clenched her hand tightly on the wheel.

"Will you shout up, James? Besides, why don't you come and drive it instead," she said sharply.

"Why should I do so since you're the one who insisted on doing it."

"Hmph," she scorned.

Macus couldn't help but chuckled by they're attitude, he laid his head on the chair which he placed down a little as he shut his eyes.