"Woohoo, Mariteus! She's been dead so long, and you are still mourning for her? Aren't you scared that you little girlfriend would be jealous (actually, she's not little at all but that's beside the point.)?"
Mariteus whirled around. He thought for an instant that he had heard his late sister's voice, but ...... that's impossible, isn't it? When he saw the visitor, however, his face drooped as if the whole world had crashed down on him.
"Hey, hey, don't you think it's rude to display your disappointment so blatantly? I know you don't exactly like me, but that's going a bit too far!"
"That's not what I feel, Skylar. It's not like you to go around teasing people like that. You sound almost like...Eva! My heart is too weak for your pranks at a time like this!" Saying which, he turned his face down to study the floor again.
"Wahahaha, you cannot bluff me for one second, Mariteus! Even without using my mind-reading skills, I can see the loathing on your face!"
Still, there was no answer nor reaction from Mariteus. An awkward silence came in and settled over the room.
"I thought I told you to get on with life, Kor-kor......"
Mariteus froze. That was exactly the same tone Eva used while uttering her last words. However, he still couldn't believe it. He turned around and glared at the offender, as if she was the most hated creature in the whole universe.
Something stopped him from uttering the swear words that were threatening to spill from his mouth (he seems so uncouth nowadays). There was a glow, an aura even, surrounding Skylar's body which reminded him so much of his favourite sister. But...but how could that be possible? Any Yisheigai goddess killed by a fellow deity could never be resurrected again, unless......
She nodded her head, sadly, quietly.
Mariteus fell to his knees, unable to believe the fact that was already so obvious. The fact that his beloved sister has come back to life again and that he need not feel guilty about her death again. He also realised in an instant how selfish he was! All he felt was happiness for her "rebirth", and not a shred of pity or sadness for Skylar, who had sacrificed herself in place of Eva.
He was an unforgiving man, yes he was! He could never forget the hate he felt for Skylar after he had learnt that she had instigated the attack on Mikamiko! Even if he knew that she had done this for the love of Arian. He was blind when it came to Mikamiko's matters. He felt these negative emotions, even if he was a God, for Goodness' sake! But who had set the rules that Gods have to be flawless in the first place? Definitely not his creator, that cruel witch!
Just then, an eerie voice echoed in his mind,
"You are not permitted to curse me. I am your creator; I shall do whatever I want with you and your world! Whether you like it or not is none of my concern!"
Shaking his head, Mariteus tried to get the voice out of his head.
"So......have you finally realised who I am? Kor-kor, for a God, you are still as slow as ever! Sometimes I wish I could kick you in the a** just to get a reaction out of you!"
"And you are still as vulgar as ever! Can't you stop uttering those words? I am beginning to pick up your habit!" Mariteus admonished her, but looked at her fondly.
'Skylar' (or Eva, whatever) looked back at him with glazed eyes, for she was wondering at the back of her mind if she would ever be able to tell him her purpose here. She hadn't seen him in a real body since a week ago, and she missed this feeling. While she was still a wandering spirit, her vision had slightly altered. In fact, she had been colour-blind, now that she remembered it.
"Eva? Are you daydreaming again? You seem to be doing this quite often nowadays. Something on your mind? You......" Mariteus abruptly stopped, for he realised that he was the cause of her daydreaming.
"Pleaseeee! Don't you know that it's rude to say out everything that's on a person's mind? Let me have a peace of mind!!"
"Alright, Ma'am! Now that you're back again, do you have any plans?"
One minute, she was smiling. The next minute, her face had turned dark, as if thinking of something unpleasant.
"Kor-kor......I came here to tell you that...this will be the last time I appear in front of you as Eva. The next time we meet, we will be on opposite sides. I will be the wife of your arch enemy, Arian!" She had to turn her face away, so that Mariteus could not detect how horrible she felt uttering those words. However, even if she could hide her face, she could not hide the tone of her voice......
"E...Eva...Why? Arian's wife, of all the people? Do you have a slightest inkling as to how badly he treated his wife? However blinded by love I was, I could still see this! You do not have to sacrifice yourself just because she gave you her body! Don't you remember how he treated you? You......" Mariteus would have carried on and on if Eva hadn't stopped him with a gesture of her hand.
"Mariteus! You might not know this, but I feel very strongly about someone sacrificing herself, just so I can live on. I can't help feeling guilty about taking her place! The only way I can think of to make up to her is to fufill her wishes! I have promised her this, and I never break my promises. It's good that your love for Claudine runs deep and transcends time, even space. But do not compromise your morals just because of that! Love......is not an excuse for your faults!" She pivoted at her heel and stalked away from him in quick long steps, so that he could not see how bad she felt to have delivered that lecture. For hadn't she loved him the most just because of this character of his? And she had no right to lecture him, at all. She had tried to sow discord between him and Claudine once, to break them up.
"Eva ......" Mariteus grabbed her wrist in an attempt to stop her from walking away, but to no avail.
Just as Eva was about to leave, she turned around, looking long and hard at Mariteus.
"Kor-kor......this will be the last time I call you this. Please treat Eva as dead. She was already dead a week ago. This body is rightfully Skylar's, so it shall carry out Skylar's wishes."
The door slammed shut. And Eva disappeared from Mariteus's life. Again. Forever? One can only wait and see.......
Somewhere in a corner of the house, a pair of big, bespectacled eyes stared on in a mixture of astonishment and fear......
"This...this can't be true......" She mumbled, shivering at the prospect of what she had just seen and heard.......
Meanwhile, the wheels of Operation: World Domination have already started turning, unknown to the mortals who lived in ignorant bliss......
Author: So......another short chapter to tease your appetite, or to turn it off? Anyway, I'm trying to end this story soon, so that I can start another, heehee!
Creator: Tsk tsk, such an impatient lady. I want to continue torturing them!! Hyucks Hyucks!
Author: No comment......(what sadistic monster have I created?!!!) 0_0;;
Wanna look at the rest?
The Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Beginning
Chapter 2 - The Awakening
Chapter 3 - Claudine = Mikamiko?!!
Chapter 4 - Journey to the Centre of the Jungle
Chapter 5 - The Second Condition is ......
Chapter 6 - Skylar
Chapter 7 - Old Flame Attack!!
hapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15 - Journey Back Home
Chapter 17
The Yisheigai Gallery
