RECOMMENDED SONG: 6.18.18 By Billie Eilish~🖤

Esme's track didn't halt for a moment. She was walking back as her teared eyes treasured the man's alluring face greedily. She didn't know why will they meet again. Probably never! This question was unsettled in her mind as she continued her journey.

She still could hear his cracked pleading voice when she started to retreat. Her gaze was filled with complicated thoughts as she mumbled loud enough to reach Aaron's ears,

" I am sorry, Aaron. I don't want to make our relationship more toxic. I want to cherish those beautiful memories that you have given me. If I insist on staying with you, one day I will definitely start hating you. It's better to leave each others before the hatred take place in our hearts. Don't worry, my children would never come to claim your position. I can assure you that. But..."

She puased as a low choking voice slipped out from her tongue and continued,

" I must leave for the sake of our love. I don't want to hate you. "

Aaron only mumbled one last time before loosing his conscious. As soon as she saw him falling unconscious,she let the unruly tears go and cried out loudly.

In case, it would disturb Aaron's emotion more, she pressed her palm tightly on her lips and suppressed her muffled cry. Wiping her tears off, she mumbled one more time before flying up in the sky,

" I am sorry...I..I just can't bear to hate you anymore.."

No one knew what happened exactly. In that darkness, only Aaron's unconscious body laid down with all those miseries.

Soon after, Athena appeared on the spot with Siemus and was stunned immediately. Roaming her eyes across the spot, she found no one except Aaron who was lying unconscious. Her face sank immediately as soon as she recalled Esme's last words,

" Don't look for me."

Fear flashed across her cold expression and she urged Siemus hoarsely,

" Get Jasper here, Siemus. We need to bring back brother fast."

Siemus nodded and left to call Jasper hastily. Athena took a deep breath, walked over Aaron and crunched down beside his unconscious figure. Using her fingers to check his pulse, her expression pained when she assumed everything quickly. Aaron's body had recovered fast and as a bearer of healing power, she could feel his energetic strength deeply. It seemed like Esme had given her blood to her brother and left without words.

A bitter smile formed on her pale lips as she murmured rubbing Aaron's face gently,

" You think that you have saved him, Esme. He will eventually die slowly once he will regain his conscious and find out that you have left him."

Athena sighed but couldn't blame Esme wholeheartedly. Once the trust was broken, it is impossible to stay with each others. Perhaps it was best to walk away before love turns into hate. After all, flower with thorns is never pleasurable in hand.

_MARRIOT CASTLE_

Jasmine was screaming for a long time. Since Oscar left for SALVITA MOUNTAIN, the other staffs accompanied her closely. Her two daughters peered inside anxiously with the Butler standing by their side. They didn't understand what happened between their parents exactly. But since their mother started to bore another baby brother for them, their father was so cold to mother.

The older one with brown curly hairs questioned to the worried Butler worriedly,

" Butler, why doesn't brother come out fast? Mother is having so much pain."

The butler didn't answer back immediately. Even he was worried for the queen. Ever since he joined in Marriott, the queen had always been so good to him. He forced a wide smile and replied after rubbing her head affectionately,

" Princess, it is common to have so much pain while giving birth. Don't stay any longer here. I will call you back when your brother comes out. Please return to your room."

The younger one was reluctant to leave but as her older sister nodded understandingly, she had to follow her up eventually towards their room. The butler sighed longingly at their retreating back and felt miserable for Jasmine.

Inside the room, another ear piercing cry echoed in the room and turned into a low sobbing eventually. The maids all felt sympathy for the queen and was rubbing her feet and hands to keep her warm.

As another round of pain surged through her veins, the maids and midwife suddenly noticed something horrible at their surrounding. All the fresh flowers had turned dry even the red petals had all turned black emitting an evil aura throughout the room.

The maids all gasped in fear and their first intention was to run away. Even the midwife was feeling hesitated to help Jasmine out anymore.

Jasmine sucked a painful breath and saw the reluctantance on the midwife's face who was going to fly away anytime. Just then she inteneded to run away, Jasmine immediately begged as tears kept falling down from her eyes,

" Please.. Please.. Don't go..My..son..he..he isn't evil.. Believe me.. Just because he has dark powers that doesn't mean that he would turn out to be an evil.. person.. Please...I beg you.. don't go..help him getting out.. please.."

The midwife swallowed as her expression softened a little after hearing their queen pleading desperately. Though fear was still leaping in her heart, she decided to help her out. Furthermore the king didn't had attention on her labour like earlier.

The maids sighed helplessly and felt sympathy for the queen. Thus they also stayed with the midwife regardless of all the horrible things occuring around them.

Soon after, Jasmine felt another course of immense pain coming out from her lower abdomen. She screamed out in pain clutching the bedsheets in her fists and heard the voice of midwife vaguely,

" I can see..his.. head..My lady..keep pushing..keep pushing hard... He is nearer to come out.. Keep pushing.. keep pushing..."

Jasmine finally had a relieved expression on her face when she heard that the baby was nearer. She grinded her teeth hard and mustered up all her strength to push hard this time letting out a loud scream.

Suddenly the sky over Marriott turned dark and the torches hanging in the wall throughout the corridor and other places inside Marriott all lit up. The butler shivered in fear and soon after heard a baby's wailing from the room.

His face turned black in fear as he murmured begging mercy from the god fearfully,

" He..he is here.. finally..."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Though it was mixed feelings chapter, still want to hear your opinion guys. So the demon is born finally. What are you thinking? Hehehe..