Immortal Desire
Chapter 44

The once dark cave turned bright, letting the sunshine in. An entrance appeared before Latina, she was rendered speechless.

“Your prince came to save you,” the red flame fairy said, floating in the remaining dark corner. “Go and live your life the way you wanted it to be. Leave this place and find your colors.”

Latina turned her gaze to the man who appeared. “Why did you come?”

“Because you’re here,” Sebastian answered. He took off his coat and used it to cover the lady’s naked body then offered his hand. “Do you want to go with me? I’ll show you the world.”

His words etched on Latina’s heart and mind. She never thought of getting out of the cave nor to continue living. But Sebastian changed her mind by simply offering his hand. Latina nodded and accepted the offer.

Sebastian carried her out of the cave and gently put her down inside the carriage. They traveled for days and Latina had several nights of better sleep in Sebastian’s arms. While on the way, Sebastian showed the beautiful things she had never seen; the blue skies, green forest and grassland, orchards, flower gardens, rivers, and falls, colorful lanterns and so much more. From then on, she believed that the world wasn’t bleak. There were a lot of other colors too, not just read. Latina was happy, so happy to even think about the man’s intention.

Until they arrived in the empire, in the middle of the night when the crescent moon was smiling from above. Latina was horrified when a group of knights dragged her away from Sebastian and shackled her. She was helpless and betrayed when Sebastian did nothing but watch her being taken.

“What are you doing?” she asked him but Sebastian quietly stood still.

It was a night of terror. Latina was imprisoned, with her inside, were a bunch of unconscious bodies. They have several wounds and they bled tremendously. The place was stingy, cold, and dark. It was almost the same as the place she came from. Latina felt her throat getting dry with the sight of b***d, reminiscing back in time when she killed her parents by sucking off their b***d.

“Don’t hold it in,” Sebastian’s voice echoed. “You can devour all of them.”

“No,” Latina shook her head, “Let me out, I can’t stand the smell and sight of b***d!”

Sebastian stared at her coldly. He faced his back at her and laughed, “I don’t understand why you refuse to drink human b***d. I was expecting you to be starving inside the sacred cave. Now tell me, why were you in the sacred cave in the first place?”

Latina could hear what he said, but she could not comprehend. ‘He betrayed you,’ she heard a voice inside her head, say. ‘Sooner, he’ll dispose of you. You should escape,’ the voice continued.

‘How?’ Latina asked herself.

A lady popped out of nowhere. She looked exactly like her, but she’s covered in red cloth. The same cloth that her mother used to cover herself.

‘There are many ways out. You just have to be brave, remember… you’re more powerful than you imagined,’ the lady answered and danced in front of her. ‘Sebastian won’t see nor hear me. I live inside your head, you are me, and I am you. So don’t think that you’re alone.’

Latina clenched her fist, “I don’t want to be locked up again. I want to see the world.”

‘Right!’ her subconscious agreed.

“I WANT TO BE FREE!” Latina screamed at the top of her lungs. The brick walls crumbled and the earth cracked, alarming the guards around. Latina took this chance to get out of the prison, led by her subconscious. She glanced at Sebastian before she finally escaped. His glowing eyes met hers, and she felt that something wasn’t right.

“Don’t let her escape!”

“Ah!” Latina hissed in pain when she held on to a sharp object, piercing her hand.

The vampire knights scattered to seize her, but she was fast enough to flee. Latina ran endlessly to nowhere. Anywhere would be fine as long as they won’t catch her. She wanted to cry for help, but she chose not to since she can no longer trust anybody. She reached the thick forest when she started to feel dizzy. The lady crawled desperately, not wanting to give up.

‘Don’t give up!’ her subconscious screamed. She didn’t want to, but she was tired and hurt.

Latina looked at her hand, there’s a lot of b***d. She wiped the b***d away but the bleeding won’t stop. Her world started to spin. She went dizzy.

‘Why don’t you drink your b***d? You still have to escape!’ her subconscious suggested.

Latina was too weak to argue with herself. Desperate, she moved her wounded hand to her mouth, shutting her eyes, she licked the wasted b***d on her palm. It was not much, but she was able to regain some strength. The problem was, her head wouldn’t stop spinning, it only got worse.

The lady tried to get up and walked further only to stumble after a few steps. She crawled again to find a place to hide until she felt better. Little did she know, she was under Sebastian’s spell. When she woke up the next morning, a familiar scene repeated.

“Rise and shine,” a smiling Sebastian greeted her. “Are you hurt anywhere?” he asked.

“I… I’m fine,” Latina answered, confused. She felt that something was off but couldn’t put a finger on it. Her eyes met with the man’s and she felt her heart skip a beat. At the same time, a wringing pain appeared inside her chest. However, the bright smile on the man’s face made her endure the uncomfortable feeling.

“That’s great to hear. My name is Sebastian, what about you?”

‘Sebastian,’ she said to herself. The name sounded nice, a befitting word to call someone who cared for such a stranger like herself. His presence gave light to her dark world, and right there she thought she should stay by his side.