A Fallen Knight-Lost art of Necromancy

Crisp!

Crisp!

The sounds of leaf crushing resounded in silence. 

Desella was horrified. The very idea of physically molested gave her underlying fear. She started staggering backwards as she has nowhere to go. With her skills, she wouldn't be able to take him but can she backdown? No? As long as she will breathe she won't allow him to take her pride from him. The man grabbed her shoulders and pinned her down on the ground. A never seen expression surfaced in his eyes. Desella had fantasised the scene numerous time, when she would be in the embrace of him however not even in her wildest dream had she ever thought about this scenario. Suddenly everything she wished for, disgusted her. His touch assaulted her and she felt a wave of nausea from it. With every fibre in her she resisted him, however, how can she resist him? Even if her mind refused her body cooperated. Her feeling betrayed her. Her body betrayed her. The man smiled like a devil and continued doing what he wanted. 

Tears rolled down from her eyes as she lay on the ground lifeless. Today she lost everything in real. Now she had nothing to possess. Her body belonged to him now, her heart was already with him. She had no family to call home. No friends, not even a pet.

"Why am I so unfateful?"

"Why I fell for you?"

"It was my greatest mistake to ever believe in you"

"You took everything away from me. I have nothing to own now"

"Have you ever like me, big brother?"

"Have you had any feeling for me? Even a little bit."

It was ridiculous what Desella was asking but at this moment she desperately wanted a hope otherwise she was going to lose her sanity. Her world had already crumbled but she was still hoping to live in her illusion. 

The man stood up from her and dressed her as well as him. He quietly stared at the girl and didn't answer. Desella felt infuriated and utterly insulted by this act. In her rage, she just grabbed his colour and shouted in rage. The man was defenceless and thus was grabbed by her. 

Pak!

The man raised his hands and gave her a tight slap on her face. The force behind was so brute that marks instantly appeared on her cheeks and blood started oozing from her face. Desella who was slapped away staggered and fell on her knees. Her clothes were all tattered and dusty and it was evident that she was engaged in a rigorous battle.

She was lifeless however the man was proudly standing, towering her with his height.

His expressions were smug. The man opened his mouth and uttered, "Oh Desella. I never imagined that you would continue remaining naive. Even after going through so much, you are still the same as you were ten years ago. Tch, Tch.....you can only blame yourself for your fate" and after saying this the man's hand moved fast then wind and a shiny dagger appeared in his hand and swiftly he pierced it through her fair neck. The blood sprayed as water and Desella fell on the ground. She didn't hiccup nor cried, very quietly she closed her eyes. A single tear slipped from her eyes as she finally left the world."

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Present

Desella's head was still hung low and she cried non stop but there was no sound. Just sniffling and quiet sobbing. Severus was aware that something grave happened with her however he never imagined her life to be so broken. Her life was utterly cruel and painful. Whatever she underwent will torment anyone soul let alone a frail girl like Desella.

"I don't know Severus why they all say that I foiled big brothers plan. Everyone blames me but they don't know that I have no clue about anything. Big brother had what he wanted with me. He destroyed my life and my soul still they all blame me. Can you imagine the amount of regret and despair I feel whenever I think about it? Even now, your face which is exact replica of him give me chills but I know and understand that you aren't him. The feeling of being disgusted and loathed never left me. It always lived with me. I don't know what happened and how thing turned dut the last thing I remember is a prison. There every day I lived my nightmare. I saw everything that I wanted to forget. Every day I could vividly remember the murder of my parents, my body being violated, betrayal I felt. It was a hell Severus, a hell. I was bound and tortured there. My will everyday crumbled but somehow I managed to survive. I don't know what was holding me but I survived. Until now I wonder what was it? Was it revenge? Was it anger? Or was it feeling of betrayal? Maybe despair? I don't know. Every emotion that I felt made me numb. Dat after day. weeks after week, years after years and centuries after centuries.....I just waited. I don't know what I was waiting for but I waited. Maybe it was hope. A fragile useless hope but it was all that I waited for and look miracle happened. You found me and freed me from my hell. You helped me and took me in."

"The first time I met you I didn't believe in you but there was something about you, that attracted me. Neh don't be smug now, it wasn't your beauty. To be honest I loath this face of yours but at that time even tho you looked expressionless, you were mild. A helpful guy and time proved me right. You weren't like the big brother of mine."

"You were good to me"

"You were true to me"

"You were my true friend and my family. The family that I wanted so badly. A friend that I wanted desperately. Once in my lifetime, I wanted to be treated like Desella. A simple girl and you fulfilled my wish, Severus. You made me feel like me. You made me blush, happy, cheerful, giddy and many things else that I never dreamed of. You came like an angel in my life and once again spring came in my life. Like typical me, I wouldn't hesitate to die for you, Severus. My purpose of existence was to follow the wishes of the owner of the book and now my sole existence is to follow you. No matter where you go, what you do and how you do. I am going to follow you towards the end and protect you, Severus"

Severus stared at Desella. It was the second time she confessed, indirectly though. Severus didn't know how to react. He wasn't a person who was very good with the words and nor was he the person who used to give false hope. He didn't comment on her proposal and just went with the flow.

"Desella there is something you need to know. I don't know whether it is important or not but you should at least be aware of it. The book of cursed wills disappeared when you took form and existed in this world however before freeing you, I read that book and there is something that you don't know about yourself but I do"

Desella who was earlier swimming in despair frowned. What could it be that she doesn't know about her life but Severus was aware?

"What is it?

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Past

Winds swayed softly and sunshine was mildly shining on the dead girl's face. The man bent down and gently held the girl's soft hair. He was winding it with his hand and had serious expressions. He was deep in his thoughts and for an instant, a regret shined in his eyes but it went away in a flash. Quietly he uttered..."Only if you had the courage to face the reality darling"

The man stood up and left. He never turned, not for a once. Soon the sounds of footsteps disappeared and the vision became blurry.

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Present 

"I don't get it, Severus. What does he mean by saying if only I had the courage? Reality? Bullshit. Don't I know the reality already?"

"Desella this is maybe your subconscious memory. They were your last moments in this world. I don't know whether they hold any significance or not but I don't think your big brother will blabber nonsense. There is sure some mystery that you are unaware of. If you want, I will help you and if you just want to forget about it, we can do it too. Sometimes it's better to forget the pain for living a happy life."

"Life you say, Severus. Am I even alive? Am I even dead? Whatever it is but the fact remain the same. My life was a joke. My existence is useless in this world and I don't wish to hurt myself like this time and time again. I know it's painful and foolishness to carry the burden thus, please can we wrap this here? I don't want to be hurt like this. Even if I pass away, I want to at least pass away in peace Severus. "

"Can you promise to give me my peace when the time comes?"