《Second Chance》Chapter 004: I Promise
Advertisement
Alfred stayed in a meditative trance until he fell asleep from exhaustion. Forcefully awakening so many spiritual veins would usually not tire him, but this body was frail. His lean muscle mass was only for show and had no other purpose other than attracting women. His auburn hair and amber eyes gave off an exotic feel that would pique the interest of anyone. He was in his early twenties and exuded a passive aura.
"Nn" Alexia slowly awoke from her deep slumber, her high fever gone. Her Ash Death was spreading quite fast and went from the size of a fingernail to an apple. Seeing the size at a glance she gave herself a bitter smile at her own misfortune.
Hearing the shuffling of blankets, Alfred woke up in the chair beside the bed, startling her. He was expecting her to hate him, but she greeted him with a warm smile. The sunlight gave the edges of hair an angelic glow and her rosy cheeks came back to life.
"I'm glad you're okay." She spoke simply, but those words shook the depths of Alfred's heart. He couldn't help but cry, his cold expression crumbling as he furrowed his eyebrows and clenched his jaw. He really didn't deserve such a woman by his side. The previous Alfred was a low life and Lucius himself wasn't short of a slaughtering demon. He tightened his fists so hard his soft hands bled profusely on his lap. Alfred's arms reached around her, but she closed her eyes and instinctively retreated. To her surprise, she felt Alfred's arms circle around her back, grasping her in powerful embrace.
"I'm sorry." Alfred's voice shook. He didn't know what else to say.
"Alfred?" Alexia was surprised. She couldn't believe it... 'Did God hear my prayers?' She thought.
Advertisement
"I'm sorry."
"W-What are you saying-" Her eyes moistened and her body shook. 'Is it really true…?'
"Don't ever leave my side… I'll treat you well from now on… so…"
"…" Her hands clutched the cloth around Alfred's shoulder blades as she buried her head into his chest, not wanting him to see her pitiful face.
"… I won't ever leave you…" Her voice could barely come out under her muffled cries, but to Alfred those words were as loud as war drums.
"… thank you…" He tightened his embrace, but Alexia coughed as a result.
"Are you okay!?" Alfred quickly let go of her, hoping not to harm the treasure God granted him. Unexpectedly, Alexia wrapped her arms around him again, unwilling to let him go.
"I'm okay." Alexia was still crying. God finally granted her wish. She wouldn't let it slip from her fingers so easily. In the back of her mind, she was wondering how long this moment would last, until he would get drunk and angry at her.
She began shuddering from those thoughts as she constantly shook her head. Alfred knew what she was worried about.
"I'm done with drinking and gambling."
"… women too?"
"Hmm… I'll think about it."
Alexia played along pinching him strongly on the arm.
"Gah!" He tried to put on a strong face, but this body was so weak, he immediately yelled in pain.
She was so happy she chuckled softly. She couldn't remember the last time she laughed because of Alfred. She began to think that this was all a dream and she was still unconscious.
"You only have me." Alexia muttered.
"I know." Alfred patted her head.
"I'll really leave you next time okay?"
"There won't be a next time. I promise."
Advertisement
With those last words, she was moved to tears again. She heard him say those exact words all the time, but this time, she could tell he really meant it from the depths of his soul.
As she lifted her head to gaze into Alfred's eyes, she was shocked. His eyes were so clear and he had a gentle aura that was slightly stern. She could see his passion for her burning in his eyes. The Alfred she first met didn't have this type of aura at all. It almost seemed like Alfred was a completely different…
"… Alexia?"
"… beautiful…"
"Huh?"
"You're eyes."
"Ah. Nn." Alfred did not know how to deal with this situation and his cheeks flushed with a
bright red, but his face was still as expressionless as before with exception of his slightly furrowed eyebrows.
Seeing the usually vain Alfred act this way, caused Alexia to blush as well.
After a moment of awkwardness, Alfred lightly coughed to break the silence and pulled Alexia's arms away from him.
"Lets get you cured."
"Huh?"
Advertisement
The Painter: A fantasy psych thriller and epic
*** June 21th Update ***- New chapters are being posted! I haven't figured out a schedule yet, but stay tuned!- Thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed, I'm happy to say The Painter is in the top 200 best-rated fictions. - Readers of The Painter have suggested reading through Chapter 6 before making a decision on this book.- The story takes place in the Lootverse, but you don't need a canonical understanding to appreciate the storyFinally, a warning or reader beware: This is not an action novel (despite the coming fight scene) but a slow-burn psychological thriller of sorts. For a time, the Painter's life was simple. He lived in the small town of Kinon (called Kinney by locals) with his wife, Kahriah and his son, Thesdon. The story begins with him alone and unable to travel more than a few hundred miles from his home. For 5 years he tried to chart his prison until one day a letter appears with a mysterious commission that will see him test his condition and his boundary. Set roughly 50 years before the impending end of days (from Loot canon), The Painter is a story about loss, grit, and exploration of a seemingly normal man in a world of magic and monsters. The Painter will follow the man on his adventure to restore his family, uncover his commissioners and discover the nature of his condition. Loot is the decentralized, global, community built fantasy world based on Dom Hoffman's art/tech experiment: Loot. Fun fact: The cover of our book is painted by the artist, who the MC is loosely based on and the same person painting the Banners (digitally) IRL for an art/worldbuilding project.
8 136Legend Land: Tale of the Nameless God
The sprawling city of Malor is filled with dead legends and gods. It is rife with possibilities, and this has not gone unnoticed. Amongst the gang wars, budding revolutions, and toppling monopolies, one item sticks out: a job. Break into a heavily secured vault to steal Amaterasu's three heavenly regalia, items that can destroy the gods themselves. A suicide mission.Namonai is a budding thie...mercenary. He isn't well known; most forget his name as soon as it's said. But if you want a job done, and can stand his attitude, Namonai is your man. There are some suicide missions, though, you just can't do alone.Along the way Namonai will get help from some of the unlikeliest of allies. Wikolia, the Wyvern, a former guard and interrogator for the Underworld. Esilea, a disgraced warrior and dethroned queen of the Amazons. Icarus, genius prodigy and mechanical inventor. Together, these four have the skills to accomplish the impossible. If they don't kill each other first. Legend Land: Tale of the Nameless God is a companion story that runs alongside the original Legend Land. Full of pulse-pounding action, twists and turns, it takes a unique approach to retelling myths and legends. A story about trust, danger, intrigue, and impossible odds. Purchase a signed copy of the original Legend Land. Unsigned copy on Amazon.
8 153The Shadow That Preludes Death (The Favoured)
Magic and fantastical beasts run wild on the countless worlds of the Fabric. Deities take an active interest in the Fabric. The Favoured, immortal mages of immense power vie for territory and power in the Fabric. Umbra a naive ward of the Duke is almost Grown and that means she will need to take an apprenticeship. The issue is she isn't good at anything, but she catches the eye of a master of magic, he thinks she might be one of the fabled Protectors the ones that would save them from the coming destruction. But Umbra isn't the hero everyone wants her to be. Updates will at least one chapter every two days. Notable Location Poliagoras. Poliagoras is the most important world in the Fabric partly due to it being the centre of everything both literally and metaphorically. Trade, commerce, travel, and politics are all conducted primarily on Poliagoras, it has the biggest city in the fabric stretching to cover almost the entire world. It also holds all the known Great portals in the Fabric which are the only way to travel to other worlds. Even without these things, Poliagoras would still be the most important world in the Fabric as it is home to the largest population of Favoured. They were mages chosen by the Deities and given the potential to become more than mortal. I cannot overstate how appreciated constructive criticism is. This is the first story I have written of my own volition so even a small comment on how I could improve would be great. The current title is most definitely a working one. I know it isn't great.
8 194I've been having weird dreams about a ruined castle as well as a man locked in a glass cage that has beautiful piercing eyes. That glows and shine like the stars however I feel as if he is looking directly at me. There's this odd feeling in my chest that I can't explain...Disclaimer: The Sandman and it's character's does not belong to me they all belong to the amazing and talented Neil Gaiman and Sam Kieth. The pictures also used in this story does not belong to me so credits to the artists and owners.
8 152World || P.J.M ✔️
World"Why should I say sorry for being a monster when no one apologizes for turning me into one? "His soul is dark and he never how love tastes like. Yet, he's still hoping for someone to help him out from this lonely world. start: 22nd November 2019 end: 14th March 2020Highest ranking; #1 in btslovestory#134 in jiminbts©prettygucci_ 2020
8 113Endangered
The Lycan race is dying and there's nothing they can do about it but watch their race die out.Since then they have resided in a cave sleeping until they were disturbed by people roaming around. Awoken in a fit of rage the group of Lycans chased out the humans and killed them. Feeding off of the humans got them their strength back unless the host was sick then they would have to fight off the sickness themselves.They decided that the best way to repopulate their species is to breed any and all women. Now all that stand are five lycanthropes who have to adjust to the new world, feed without being discovered, and breed with women. Mortal women.
8 82