22. How she died

SABRINA

Two women talked from afar, laughing and chattering to each other as they walked into a lush forest.

I accessed my appearance and I saw that I was still Sabrina in this memory. That means I'll have to watch whatever was about to unfold.

That felt comforting. I can't stand being in Mina's body and watching her get killed by Cory.

The women had their backs turned against me, going further away from me as the sound of their chatterings became mild.

I picked up my pace and briskly walked towards them.
It was Mina and Eridius.

What was Mina doing with Eridius?
I thought they were not friends. The demon kings did mention that they were close in the past so was I having a memory of that?

I eyed Eridius and my body just didn't sit well with her.

"Eridius where are we heading to?" Mina asked, pushing some strands of her hair from her face and putting them behind her ear.

"Oh the demon kings asked me to bring you to an open field. It's not too far. We are almost there" Eridus replied with a smile.

That smile didn't seem genuine. Some thing hid behind it.
Something was fishy. I could feel it but it seemed Mina couldn't.

"Why do they want to see me in an open field? They could have just come to my home" Mina murmured.
"We've been walking for ages Eridius. I'm getting tired" she added wiping off bullet sweat beads from her forehead.

"We are almost there Mina. Do you want to disobey the demon kings orders? Remember they are your mates" Eridius urged, taking Mina by the hand.

When did Eridius become so comfortable with Mina and the demon kings being mates? If I can remember clearly, the female demon hated it and hated Mina for it too.

Where was she taking Mina too?
"Look they are there" Eridius pointed her forefinger at a huge object that was fairly far.

My eyes squinted to get a view of what held her orbs when it suddenly went wide and my heart skipped a beat the moment I realised where she was heading with Mina too.

She was taking Mina to the reapers portal.
"Mina turn back and run!" I yelled, tears welling up in my eyes for her.
She was working with her brother, Cory.
Now everything began making sense. This was the reason the demon kings sentenced her to an abyss but she instead chose to destroy her soul instead of spending her eternity there.

Mina couldn't hear me instead she listened to Eridius as she spoke.

"Mina I know I've apologise before but I don't feel like I've been forgiven so please I'm apologising again for everything that happened between us. You are like a sister to me and I totally understand that the demon kings picking you wasn't your fault. I was just so blinded by my rage that I felt you backstabbed me. I'll always support you ok" Eridius said with a plastic smile sitting on her lips.

"You don't have to apologise please. I forgive you and I would really love it if we can put all these behind us and act like it never happened" Mina gave her doting stares.

Eridius chuckled and I hissed at her.
"Mina can't you see she wants to kill you!?" I yelled, my voice becoming hoarse.

It was literally of no use. She couldn't hear me and they had already approached the reapers portal.

My anxiety rose and fear created its ugly abode within me as I followed them to the entrance of the cave opening.
I want to stop this memory. I don't want to see anymore of it.

"Where are the demon kings?" Mina asked, her eyes roving literally everywhere.

Eridius gave an uncanny smile and positioned her slender fingers to inside the cave.

"We can't go in there. It's dangerous. We have nothing to offer to the reapers" Mina declined the offer.
"We won't Mina. You are literally always scared of everything" Eridius corrected her thought.

I felt relieved she wasn't taking her inside there but then if she wasn't, why did she point towards the entrance.

Again the thought struck me like lightening bolt. Cory.

"Run Mina. Leave here please!" I screamed. I tried holding her but my hands went through her body.

My eyes darted to my hands and I remembered I was just a passenger in this life time. They couldn't hear me nor could they see me.
"Where are they?" Mina questioned Eridius further.

Eridius let out a cackle and I could feel Mina was getting uncomfortable.
"Oh demon kings" she said and at that moment a hysterical laughter was held echoing out of the cave.

My heart began palpitating in fear.
We both watched in horror as Cory reared his formidable self out of the cave.

"W-what's going on?" Mina had her lips quivering, her feet gradually began moving back, retreating from the entrance of the cave.

Eridius only laughed whilst Cory loomed closer to Mina.
"Eridius! You tricked me!" Mina yelled as her eyes began to get choked up with tears.

I cried more,wailing because I already knew what was going to happen to Mina.

"Demon kings! Aklyn and Nelyx where are you both!" An agonising plea left my throat, my knees crumbling to the ground on its own accord.

"You deserve it. You backstabbed both I and my brother. Did you ever think we would let you go scot free?!" Eridius raged.

I could feel how mortified Mina was the moment Cory's nails grew longer, turning into horrific claws. The woman was shaking to the bones.

"Cory please...let's talk" Mina frantically pleaded.

Cory smiled widely, his sharp teeth coming into view.
My breathing caged and I shook my head as my tears flowed without a cease.

"Talk about what exactly Mina? Nobody can save you now" Cory gave her a wry smile.

Mina's terrified orbs moved from Cory to Eridius, her heart beat increased and her thoughts ran wild. Without warning she took to her heels.
But in a swift movement, Cory moved in the speed of light and now he stood in front of Mina.

Mina almost stumbled to the ground the moment he appeared in front of her.
She turned back immedately only to see Eridius standing behind her.

"Good bye Mina" Eridius snarled before Cory plunged his clawed hands into Mina's stomach.

My breathing caged in my throat and at that moment it felt like time had stopped and the world around us had stopped rotating.

Mina fell to the ground, her eyes becoming a hollow shell in an instant and blood gurgling from her mouth.
"NO!" I screamed with my voice becoming so groggy.

The murder was so brutal. Cory ripped into Mina's skin, plunging his hands again and again. Her cries broke me. It was so blood curling and so loud that it felt she was crying against my ears.

The sound resonated through the walls of my ears and I screamed even more.
Eridius ascended upwards leaving just Cory who laughed like a maniac as he killed Mina, watching her call and scream for Aklyn and Nelyx.

Where were they!? Couldn't they sense that Mina was being brutally hacked to death!?

I put a hand over my mouth, muffled screams leaving my lungs as I watched what was going on.
Cory deserved to die for this!

After what felt like forever, Mina's horrified cries died down and I need not to be told that she was dead.
With absolute disgust, I watched Cory plunge his hands once more into Mina's chest and rip out a chunk of flesh.

I gasped and I felt like throwing up. It was her heart.
He licked the blood that covered his hands and smiled.

As if that was not enough, with a sharp swing of his claws, he sent Mina's head rolling out of her body.
I let out a shriek and my face became contorted with such a fierce rage.

Never have I seen a being more cruel than the monster standing right in front of me.

The ground underneath me began vibrating, and a howling wind ripped through. Like an apparition, every thing vanished right before my eyes and I found myself alone standing at the entrance of the reapers portal.

My heart beat raced to its summit and I turned around, trying if I could spot my mates but they were no where to be found.

Wasn't the memory over already?
Confusion covered my entire face. Suddenly a glowing light ignited from inside the cave.

I turned around, waiting if I could spot any other thing happening but nothing was.
I squeezed my eyes shut and with shaky breaths, I stepped inside the reapers portal heading for the glowing light.

The entire cave was dark apart from the faraway light at the end. I chased after It, wanting to see what lay at its end.

After what seemed like a goosechase, I finally stumbled into a different part of the cave that was illuminated by neon lights

Where was I?
Suddenly I heard voices behind me which got me turning around with such a sharp pivot.

My mouth dropped as I stared at what looked like a movie projector playing on the walls of the cave behind me.
My demon kings were fighting with Cory and some horrible looking creatures, those creatures were the ones that Cory sent to kidnapp Sharon and Henry.
Aklyn protected my lifeless body that laid on the dirty grass.

I didn't need to be told what was going on. Cory came to kill me just like he had always done. But I won't let it happen this time. I will kill him in this life and end these horrible chain of deaths.

"Take me back. I want to go back to my body!" I commanded to whatever that was displaying what I was watching.

My body fuelled with rage and I felt an immense power growing within me.
Immediately I felt a warm tingle spread throughout my body and a hole ripped opened underneath my feet, sucking me out of the cave and into it.