A/N: so direct follow-up to the last reply. I quit fooling around:) I think Asma is going to lose her mind right now! As usual @pride, thank you so much for allowing me to wander a bit and play around with our Storyline in between replies:) thank you for your patience and thank you for all these years with these two:) I like Asma and Pride 2.0 and I'm glad you allow me to manipulate him a bit to further the plot until you're fully back on:) thank you for reading everything as well:) <3 <3 <3
Pride belongs to my friend
Xxxxx
It was too much to take in. Her life changed in a blink of an eye. A few minutes earlier, she was still a young artist who lived a decent and quiet life. She went to that tea-room to grab some tea and sketch the man who haunted her dreams. It wasn't meant to be like this. It was meant to turn into this nightmare. As soon as she met that man, who claimed he was an entity called Pride, her life changed for the worst. The innocents who were drinking their tea and enjoying themselves were killed on spot by bullets that came out of nowhere. Asma heard their cries and screams along with the horrible noise made by the bullets breaking lamps, tables, and bones. She clung to Pride who apparently was bulletproof and kept screaming until there was no more noise. Silence settled in between the smokes from the bodies and the cries of the dead souls. Asma looked up to Pride whose jaw was tightly shut. His eyes were still a normal shade of blue but she could tell by his stiffen body that he didn't appreciate the interruption.
Ayasha was still observing the possessed goons she sent after her sister, hoping they would be too many for Pride to deal with or powerful enough to go past his defense and hit Asma with a bullet. The golden deity was nervous, Elpis couldn't break the reincarnation cycle, she couldn't be restored to this astral plane, she couldn't find Pride again. She clenched her fists and waited for destiny to be in her favor. In the room, however, Pride was pissed off. He knew this was no coincidence and that it could only be one of her siblings who was after them. He kept an arm around the human's shoulders and kept her close to his frame. One of the assassins grinned at him and started to talk.
« You shouldn't have come here, SIN. Leave this human alone and mind your own business. » It was Ayasha speaking through him.
« I am not to be ordered around. I found her and I will never leave her again » he warned, his eyes flashing a bright blue light. Asma was still shaking, still not sure of what was going on. Who was this man who seemed to know about Pride's true nature? Was it actually true? Was he a SIN?
The other 3 mercenaries opened fire at them, but the bullets bounced on Pride and on Asma since he shielded her with his power. She was still shaking and looked at her scattered body and then at the butchered bodies tore open by bullets that were laying on the floor. Ayasha realized that normal bullets would do nothing to the SIN and cursed under her breath as she realized she made a mistake. He knew the primeval gods would not let him reunite with his beloved and would do their best to kill her before Elpis could be free. He would not leave her sides, which would make the task to eliminate Asma even harder. Yet, there was always a weakness and Ayasha swore to herself that she would find the perfect moment to attack a defenseless Asma and kill her without being interrupted by Pride.
« it is beyond you Sin! It is a family business! » Said the mercenary as he cocked his head to the side.
« You /made/ me forget about her! » Pride started and Asma, who was looking up to him realized that he was losing his cool edges. His eyes were a brighter shade of blue and she realized that he was indeed, furious as he spoke to the man.
« You had to! You weren't meant to be! » Ayasha said coldly. It was the truth, they weren't meant to be. He was a SIN, a mortal enemy and he was a primeval goddess, the elder goddess of light and hope. How could they even be together? The thought made the golden deity feel nauseous.
« We were /meant/ to be! She taught me that we didn't have to be what we were supposed to be. We could choose the life we wanted and I wanted HER! I WANT HER! You made me forget about her. Her laughter, her smiles, her scent. It was gone for millennia until this very day! » He glanced at the four mercenaries and with a quick hand gesture, broke the neck of three of them. Ayasha cursed again and hit against the fountain she was leaning against.
« You are delusional Sin. You were meant to destroy the gods. That is /your/ purpose and everyone knows that. You made her a traitor to her kind, a disgrace we had to dispose of. You made ME HATE my own BLOOD! You made Ishtar punish her into a never ending cycle of reincarnation! This is YOUR DOING! FILTHY CREATURE! Stay away from my sister! » Ayasha lost her composure and threw the mercenary at the SIN, hoping it would stop him but it didn't. Pride simply stopped the body mid-air and tilted his head to the side so the man could see his glowing blue eyes.
« She managed to restore my memory. She promised me that no matter where and when we will find each other again and she kept her promise. I found her and I will keep my very own to never leave her side anymore. You thought you could take her away from me and get away with it, but you won't. You will soon learn why I am called the worst of the seven sins. All of you. Very soon. » He then snapped the neck of the man who fell in front of a crying Asma.
It was madness! All of this wasn't true! It couldn't be true! Her hazel eyes were staring at him and then at the slaughter around them. Her palm cupped her mouth as she wanted to puke and tried her best not to. It couldn't have happened! It wasn't true! It wasn't real! She ran to the bathroom and started to puke and cry. Pride sighed and adjusted himself. He did lose a bit of control and it didn't please him at all. It was to be expected that her siblings would do everything they could to prevent them from being together. They succeeded once and for so long Pride was defeated without even being able to remember it. Now that Elpis gathered enough strength to manifest herself for a minute, he regained his memories of her and realized just how long they deprived him of her and how powerless they made him feel. It was an insult that had to be avenged. It was a loss they had to pay for. He realized that the human couldn't possibly stomach all she's witnessed, so he teleported into the restroom to find her there. Startled, she leaned against the sink.
« GET AWAY FROM ME! » She yelled, while she cleaned her mouth. « Get away, get away, get away.... »
« I won't. » He said as he walked towards her. She stiffened and walked towards the corner of the restroom. She didn't want him to come near her and didn't even know why. Was it because she was afraid of him? Was it because she was afraid of who she really was? The reincarnation of a primeval goddess? What did it imply? He told her that he needed Elpis to awake but what did that imply? But the worst thing for her was the deaths of so many innocent people only to get at her. Would it always be like that? Would she always be a threat for people around her?
« Don't move closer! » Asma said, outstretching her hand towards him as she didn't understand why it was happening to her. He didn't flinch and stayed where he was. « What the hell happened? »
« Your siblings felt your seal weakened. They felt you... I mean, Elpis energy signature and they saw me. They know I found her and they know I will do my very best to break the curse. She would be free and there with me. »
« What-what-what? But that doesn't explain why these people came and killed everybody. »
« They wanted to kill you. If you die right now, Elpis would be forced into another cycle of reincarnation. I will forget about her because the seal would be strong again. I can't take the risk to jeopardize my mission and lose her again. They won't kill you. »
« THEY WANT TO KILL ME? » Asma was hysterical, her tears didn't stop rolling onto her cheeks as she didn't understand why on Earth it had to be her. It was a lot to take in and she didn't think she could stomach the truth. Slowly, she dropped onto the floor and held fists of pink hair. It was unbelievable and yet the truth forced itself into her life. She was the reincarnation of a goddess, she was the target of vengeful gods who wanted to keep her under a curse. She found the love of her life but wasn't able to recognize him or even clearly remember him. « Jesus.... »
« He doesn't exist. »
« I can call him if I want to! You don't get to tell me what to believe in and what not to! »
« We need to be on the move Asma. Earlier was just an appetizer. I need to keep you safe right now. »
« Where would we go if they have eyes everywhere? » Asma asked, cleaning her tears as she didn't know what else to do. Pride was trying to think fast. She was a mortal and would never be able to stay or even lay a foot in his realm. It would kill her instantly so he couldn't bring her there. He wouldn't stand to be with humans for too long either and he didn't want to bother with a chase right now. So he crouched in front of this little fragile form and outstretched his hand.
« I know a place. You have to trust me Asma. »
« Do I have the choice? » She shakily said as she grabbed his hand. He teleported her to his private spot he shared with Elpis when she was still existing. It was a place on Earth unknown to men and gods and where the two of them could find each other and be free to be together. It was a beautiful wild place both enjoyed and he knew she would be safe here, if only temporarily. At least until he could find a decent plan to both be able to protect her and continue his duty as a SIN. As soon as they left the stench of death, Pride helped Asma safely stand on her own before he turned on his heels to watch their surroundings and checking if anyone or anything was around. Exception made for the wildlife they were alone. Asma sat on the old tree trunk Elpis used to sit at and she held fists of pink hair as she contemplated what was going on. She had several questions to ask the SIN but he was in too much of a hurry to pay attention to her.
« What should I do? »
« Wait for me here. I'll be back in a few with everything you need to sustain yourself and survive a cold night here. You'd have to sleep here tonight, I'll return shortly in the morning. »
« Wait! Are you going to abandon me here? ALONE ? I have nothing to.... You can't leave just like that! » She said, her eyes glowing briefly as she was panicked. He looked at her and really wanted not to care about her feelings, but she was the key element to the resurrection of his beloved and he couldn't jeopardize that.
« I have to. But I'll bring you everything you need to create You're a painter after all. So I suppose if I bring you your tools, you'd be able to spend some time without me here. » she nodded and wiped out a tear that threatened to roll down her cheek. « I'll be back soon. » He said as he vanished.
Asma looked around her, at the beautiful nature that surrounded her. Under different circumstances, she would have been mesmerized and thrilled to be here but she couldn't shake the traumatic images of people being killed by several bullets all in hopes that one would hit her. All these dead people because of her... She grabbed her shirt, where her heart should be and started to softly cry as it was the only response to such events she could come up with. He said he would be back, she would wait for him. She had to. She needed to.
(TBC)
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