The Demon's Halo
Chapter 6
I awoke to Kirai standing over my bed again.
"Dawn." She whispered. I sat up slowly. "Damu awoke." She smiled.
I smiled and got out of bed, stumbled a little, but I was able to stand.
Kirai took me into Duke's room and I saw Damu on the bed, all bandaged and bruised. I instantly started to cry.
"Stop crying Dawn........ I'll be fine....." He whispered. His eyes were still closed, but he was awake, and alive.
I went to go sit beside him, wincing as I hit my wound. "Be careful." Damu said opening his eyes.
I looked at him. He really was beat up.
Kirai left us alone.
"What happened? Do you remember?" I asked.
He sighed.
"Yes. But I don't want to." He closed his eyes again. "I was terrified."
He opened his eyes again and looked up at me.
"Why didn't you tell me, you were weak?" I asked.
"I didn't want to worry you." He said softly.
"Why didn't you take me with you. That probubly wouldn't of happened if you took me out of that room." I said.
"I couldn't. I was attacked by an ambush when I went downstairs. I knew they were there..... and I knew if I took you, you'd be killed. It was a set up Dawn. No matter what I would've gotten injured." He explained.
I thought of Prise again, and my eyes filled with tears.
"Will I ever get Prise back?" I whispered.
"It's a short chance. A made demon looses all control of its body. I'm sorry Dawn..... I didn't think they got to him so quickly." Damu sighed.
I began crying, the man I loved was now out of control and hunting me down.
Damu tried sitting up, but he winced and fell back onto his pillow.
"I said stop crying......" He whispered.
But I couldn't, I winced at the pain in my side, and toppled over onto the bed beside Damu. He turned and hugged me softly.
"Dawn, listen to me....... I will get Prise back. I promise." Damu sighed taking my hand. I took a deep breath and tried to stop crying, but my heart hurt too much. I turned over to look at Damu.
"What if you can't?" I whispered.
"If I can't...... I'll take his place." Damu said.
"What?!" I gasped. "Damu you can't!"
"If I can't get Prise to force that demon out of him, then that's the only thing I can do. You love him Dawn. I have to do it for you." Damu looked into my eyes.
His eyes were filled with pain and longing.
"He still loves me....." I thought.
Then Duke and Kirai walked in.
"Damu...." Kirai whispered. We looked at her.
Kirai looked scared.
"What is it?"
"It's Sin. He's here." Kirai whispered. Damu's eyes grew wide as he looked at her.
"What is he here for?"
"He's here for me. He knows I'm here with you and Dawn." Kirai said.
I sat up.
"You can't go out there Kirai! He'll kill you!" I said.
"I know." She whispered looking at Damu.
There was a long silence, then Kirai walked over to Damu.
"Damu, I kow this is not following the rules, and I know the Almighty one won't approve, but I'm giving you my power." Kirai said.
"What?!" Damu asked.
"Don't say no Damu." Kirai put her hand over Damu's chest.
She began crying and closed her eyes. She began chanting in some language I didn't understand and a black smoke like auror came out of her hands and into Damu. As I watched, Damu seemed to be in pain.
But his wounds were healing! After a few moments, Kirai collapsed beside me.
I helped her up. Her eyes were now brown.
"Kirai! No!" Damu sat up and grabbed her shoulders.
"I have to do it Damu. You have to get out of here. I'll destract Sin. You take Dawn and Duke and go somewhere safe. Please." Kirai said looking into Damu's eyes.
Damu began to cry.
"I won't let you Kirai! It's stupid!"
"You love Dawn." She whispered. Damu was silent. "You want her safe right?"
He closed his eyes in a silent agreement.
"I love you Damu. I always have...... I want to see you safe. You gave your life for this girl..... I'm willing to do the same for you....." Kirai said.
Damu began breathing heavily.
"You can't....... Kirai.... Please don't.." Damu whispered.
She stood up and walked to the door.
Damu sat frozen on the floor.
She went down the stairs, Damu got up and ran after her.
"Damu!" I ran after him.
"Kirai stop!!" Damu grabbed her wrist right when she touched the door knob.
"Damu, please stop... I have to do this. He'll get me eventually......
I love you Damu.... please, I want to do this." Kirai said.
Damu hugged her after a long silence.
"Ok....... I love you too Kirai......" Damu kissed her.
I began crying myself. When they parted, they were both crying, and they were both scared.
"Run. I'll always love you. Go!" Kirai opened the door just as Damu ran towards me and Duke.
He unfurled his wings and I gasped. One wing was white, one was black!
Is right eye was golden, his left was red. He was half demon, half angel.
He was still crying, and as we flew off, I looked behind him at Kirai, who was now being sliced open.
I yelped in horror, Damu squeezed me tightly, tears pouring down his cheeks.
Duke was silent.
"Good bye Kirai...... I hope I see you agian someday....." I thought sadly, clutching onto Damu.
(What will happen next? Find out in chapter 7!)
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