Chapter 52

I opened my eyes, an unfamiliar color of the ceiling was the first thing I saw, followed by Cynrad's worried face.

"Karma, it's good that you woke up. What did you do that made you lose consciousness?" He asked worriedly, I didn't answer because there was something wrong with what he said.

"You're making Cynrad mad, why did you suddenly go up the broken stairs?" I looked at the one who spoke, Pavel. I frowned, did I worry Cynrad? wait what--

"Karma, don't do what you did again. You shouldn't be climbing the broken stairs, it's a good thing Pavel and Bael saw you," Cynrad said and hugged me, I kept my eyes on Pavel who looked away. What's going on? Why do they call me Karma? Why is Cynrad worried? Why did I fall down the stairs? Where is Abiah? where is the family of Abiah? all I know is that I'm in their house and--

"Karma, do you understand what I said?" Cynrad asked worriedly, I just looked at him then looked at Pavel who looked away again.

"Stop acting like that Cynrad, it doesn't suit you," I said causing the three to look at me with wide eyes.

"W-what did you say?" Cynrad asked in surprise, I looked at Pavel then smiled.

"Pavel, what happened to your friend?" I asked but even he was surprised by what I did.

"Karma, is that the effect of breaking your head?" Pavel asked nervously, I laughed.

"My head is not broken Pavel, where is Abiah?" I asked, they were silent as they looked at me confused.

"Karma what the--"

"Why do you call me Karma?" I said irritably then I was stunned when I realized what was happening, I looked around and realized that the style of the rooms in the palace was not like this, it was like an old version of the rooms in the palace.

Did I go back to my old life? But why?

"B-Because your name is Karma?" Bael's question answered me so I stared at him, I just now realized that the style of their clothing is different, it is not the modern clothing that I often see with Pavel. Their clothes are too formal.

"Why are you worried about me?" I suddenly asked Cynrad. "Pavel should be worried about me, not you," I said making Bael gasp, I looked at Pavel who looked away.

"What are you talking about?" Cynrad asked confused.

"It's normal for Cynrad to worry about you like that Karma, have you forgotten that Cynrad is your boyfriend?" I looked at Pavel, he suddenly looked away. I was stunned by what Pavel said.

Cynrad is my boyfriend? Gabriel tells me that Pavel and I has a relationship in our past? Why does it now say that Cynrad is my boyfriend?

"Is that so?" I asked weakly then looked at Cynrad who was confused by my actions.

"I'm sorry, maybe it's just an effect of my broken head," I lied and looked at Pavel again who couldn't look at me, I could feel and smell the sadness and jealousy flowing through his body, I looked at Cynrad.

"Can you leave Pavel and me for now? I'll just talk to him," I said so Pavel looked at me, Cynrad smiled a little at me then nodded.

"My brother and I will go out first," Cynrad said then motioned for Bael to follow him, leaving Pavel and I here inside the old room. He smiled then sat on the small chair in front of my bed then looked at me.

"What are we going to talk about?" he asked. I looked at him, how can I explain what happened?

"Do you have something to say?" he asked, I took a deep breath and shook my head.

"I forgot," I said, I saw he smile at me, a smile mixed with sadness.

"You and Cynrad are getting married soon, what are your plans?" I looked at him seriously because of what he said.

"W-what?" I asked, he frowned.

"Did you forget that too?" he asked, I slowly nodded.

"Your father and Cynrad's father agreed to arrange your wedding to Cynrad at sunset on the next full moon," he said, I kept looking at him.

"That's fine with me," he said weakly then bowed. "As long as I know you're in good hands, I'm happy," the corner of my eyes immediately warmed up because of what he said.

"W-what happened to the two of us?" I asked nervously so he looked at me, I could see his tears, he immediately stood up from where he was sitting then came closer to me then kissed me violently. I immediately closed my eyes and responded to his passionate kiss, every time it touched my lips I felt the sadness and pain from his heart.

What happened Pavel? Why do you feel sad?

"What happened to the two of us Karma?" he asked while touching his forehead on mine, I kept my eyes closed.

"We are happy, but why does it have to lead to the point where we have to separate for our parents' wishes?" he asked, I could feel the pain in his words. I opened my eyes and wiped the tears that fell from his eyes. I understand what happened.

I returned to my old life, at the time when Karma and Cynrad had reconciled to get married, at the time when Pavel was hurting because he and Karma broke up, at the time when Karma was about to reconcile with the demon.

I see these visions every time Pavel and I touch skin, this is one of the visions I see and hear.

Before sunset today, the fifteenth king will summon the demon and speak to it. I looked out the window and saw that the sun was about to set, another vision was about to happen that I see every time Pavel and I touch skin.

I looked back at Pavel and kissed him again.

"Let's ran away," we said to each other, he stared at my mouth making me smile. That was one of the things Pavel said when I saw it in my vision. Pavel's kiss grabbed me again, but this time, a kiss that was soft and romantic, without sadness, pure love.

Pavel helped me to my feet, together we went out of the room where I woke up. We slowly descended the long stairs of the palace and walked towards the outside of the palace, but before my feet stepped outside the palace I was suddenly stopped by the pain that I felt coming from inside my body. .

"Karma, what happened to you?" Pavel asked thoughtfully while holding my hand. I sat down in pain and tried to speak but no voice came out of my mouth.

"Karma!" Pavel screamed, I grabbed his face and coughed up blood.

"Karma, please, what's happening to you," I looked sadly at Pavel, it happened. The fifteenth king has spoken to the demon who will take me.

I closed my eyes because of the pain I was feeling, I opened my eyes again to see Pavel but I saw another being, Pavel was no longer in front of me. But Zagreus, the demon who spoke to the fifteenth king and I consider as my brother.

"We can make her as  food for Izaac." Alada appeared behind him while looking at me, another place again, we were in hell where Zagreus and I were in the room.

"No, I will make her my wife," Zagreus said coldly.

"Tss, are you kidding me? Isn't it me who you want to marry?" Alada asked Zagreus bitterly.

"We are siblings Alada," Zagreus said coldly.

"Let's just make her one of our siblings, you can't make her a wife Zagreus, she's weak and useless to us," Alada said then grabbed Zagreus' chest.

"You're only mine Zagreus, only mine," Zagreus pushed her away from him then looked at me.

"Ksara." Zagreus mentioned while looking at me. "We will name her Ksara, make her drink the blood of our mother and father so that she will become one of our brothers," said Zagreus to Alada. Alada grinned.

"Do you hear that Zagreus? someone is calling me so you do what you said," said Alada.

"Pavel." I whispered causing Zagreus to look at me.

"Go back to sleep." After he said that, the surroundings got dark, as if I was in a darkness, all I could see was darkness except for the light in the middle.

I approached that light and looked around.

"I'm begging you." I was stunned when I heard Pavel's voice, suddenly the place where I was standing changed. I felt like I was watching a show because from what I could see, Alada was in front of Pavel while Pavel was kneeling in front of Alada.

"Remove the agreement, I will do everything just so that Karma will return to me, please," Pavel cried to Alada, I was about to approach Pavel when I stopped because it was as if there was a glass blocking my face because so I can't go to Pavel.

"Pavel don't!" I shouted but he didn't seem to hear.

"You want me to remove the agreement between my brother and the father of the girl named Karma?" Alada asked Pavel.

"I-I'll do anything, Karma just come back to me," Pavel said, I shook my head.

"Whatever?" Alada asked Pavel stupidly. "Why do you want to return that Karma when there are so many other girls around?" Alada asked with a laugh.

"Because I love that girl," Pavel said crying. Alada raised her eyebrows because of what Paavel said.

"She's the one I want to be with forever, she's the one I want to be the mother of my future child, she is the one I want to be with under the same roof and she is the one I want to wait in front of the altar, so please I am begging you, give her back," Pavel said to Alada, I looked at Alada who laughed.

"Then you have to kill," Alada said so I looked at Pavel who was looking at Alada.

"You killed two people, Pavel, in exchange for the life of the woman you want," Alada said, making me shake my head.

"Don't Pavel, don't listen to her," I said, Pavel slowly stood up while having a strange aura.

"Someone else's life in exchange for the life of the woman I love?" Pavel asked Alada.

"What you want is not easy, man. Life for life," said Alada.

"Then, I'll come back here when I've killed someone," Pavel said softly causing my eyes to widen.

No, don't. STOP PAVEL! I wanted to pull him away in front of Alada but something stopped me. Pavel shouldn't kill people. Because his name will be defiled.