The Love That Remains

"I don"t care whether you are a cat or a G.o.d . " I stare hard at the talking cat .

"Stay away from me . I don"t want to be anyone"s p.a.w.n . "

The cat mutters something to himself and raises its paw . It points toward the bushes at the edges of the playground . I glance at the direction and see shadows standing on the other side of the bushes .

Ghosts or demons . I can"t tell what they are . I am not close enough to see their faces .

"They will be attracted to you like moths are attracted to flames . " I hear the cat say . "Do you have the confidence that you can live an easy life?"

I sigh . I have met ghosts, demons, a talking cat and a creature like "creepy eyes" . What"s next? fairies? I hope that they are nice like in children"s books .

"You are not like your father or any other Fang firstborn before you . " The cat slowly walks to my side . "There are shadows around you . It is getting stronger with time . Soon, It won"t just be humans or the dead . Even death will seek you soon . "

His words are eerie and hair-raising .

"What do you mean by death?"

"My brother, Death, doesn"t like cheaters like you . He will come to take your soul . " The cat looks sideways . "Since I helped you, he will come . "

I am speechless by his words . Death is his brother and he will seek me because this cat helped me . It means that I am going to die anyway . What kind of life is this?

"I gave you a chance at life . " The cunning cat seems to have read my mind and laughs . "It"s up to you whether you want to waste it or make use of it . "

"The price is being used by you?" I yell at the cat .

"I will give you what you want . " The cat rolls his eyes . "Humans don"t like to do anything without benefits . "

"Screw it!" I grab the cat"s throat . "Send me back to my original life . "

"Let go!" It growls .

"I don"t want any death G.o.d or ghosts running on my trail . " I squeeze its neck . "Send me back to my original life . " The cat screams and struggles against my grasp . I don"t let it go . I hope that n.o.body is watching me and secretly making a video . I don"t want to go to jail for animal cruelty . It"s not a real cat . It"s a G.o.d . I doubt that I can prove it in court .

Suddenly, there is a flash of light . I close my eyes and let go of the cat"s neck because of the heat . I fall on my back . Back of my head hits the ground hard . I cry in pain . I open my eyes when I feel a pair of hands around my throat .

A boy . . . no, a man . I can"t guess his age . He has milky porcelain skin, wavy silver hair, pink lips and high cheekbones . There is an aura around him . . . like he is a moon in the dark sky . Despite the anger and obvious disgust in his enchanting heterochromia eyes, I can"t stop ogling at him .

"Weak!" He tightens his fingers around my neck . "If I kill you now, you won"t resist . "

I don"t respond . I feel like something is wrong, but I am fine with it . A part of my mind is screaming something, but I ignore it .

"Say, will you follow me?" The man smirks at me . "Will you do anything I say?"

I open my mouth to agree . I naturally want to follow him . He is like a sun and I am the light . Even if he wants me to follow him to eternity, I will follow him .

An image of a familiar boy appears in my mind . Sung Jun is beaming at me, saying something . But the words don"t make sense .

"Not so weak . " He let go of my neck . "Woman, you have some potential . "

He clicks his tongue and presses his index finger between my eyebrows . I try to keep my eyes open, but my eyelids get heavier with time . Before I fall asleep, I hear the words .

"I don"t want to take advantage of a fool like you . "I dont care whether you are a cat or a G.o.d . I stare hard at the talking cat . Stay away from me . I dont want to be anyones p.a.w.n . The cat mutters something to himself and raises its paw . It points toward the bushes at the edges of the playground . I glance at the direction and see shadows standing on the other side of the bushes . Ghosts or demons . I cant tell what they are . I am not close enough to see their faces . They will be attracted to you like moths are attracted to flames . I hear the cat say . Do you have the confidence that you can live an easy life? I sigh . I have met ghosts, demons, a talking cat and a creature like creepy eyes . Whats next? fairies? I hope that they are nice like in childrens books . You are not like your father or any other Fang firstborn before you . The cat slowly walks to my side . There are shadows around you . It is getting stronger with time . Soon, It wont just be humans or the dead . Even death will seek you soon . His words are eerie and hair-raising . What do you mean by death? My brother, Death, doesnt like cheaters like you . He will come to take your soul . The cat looks sideways . Since I helped you, he will come . I am speechless by his words . Death is his brother and he will seek me because this cat helped me . It means that I am going to die anyway . What kind of life is this? I gave you a chance at life . The cunning cat seems to have read my mind and laughs . Its up to you whether you want to waste it or make use of it . The price is being used by you? I yell at the cat . I will give you what you want . The cat rolls his eyes . Humans dont like to do anything without benefits . Screw it! I grab the cats throat . Send me back to my original life . Let go! It growls . I dont want any death G.o.d or ghosts running on my trail . I squeeze its neck . Send me back to my original life . The cat screams and struggles against my grasp . I dont let it go . I hope that n.o.body is watching me and secretly making a video . I dont want to go to jail for animal cruelty . Its not a real cat . Its a G.o.d . I doubt that I can prove it in court . Suddenly, there is a flash of light . I close my eyes and let go of the cats neck because of the heat . I fall on my back . Back of my head hits the ground hard . I cry in pain . I open my eyes when I feel a pair of hands around my throat . A boy . no, a man . I cant guess his age . He has milky porcelain skin, wavy silver hair, pink lips and high cheekbones . There is an aura around him . like he is a moon in the dark sky . Despite the anger and obvious disgust in his enchanting heterochromia eyes, I cant stop ogling at him . Weak! He tightens his fingers around my neck . If I kill you now, you wont resist . I dont respond . I feel like something is wrong, but I am fine with it . A part of my mind is screaming something, but I ignore it . Say, will you follow me? The man smirks at me . Will you do anything I say? I open my mouth to agree . I naturally want to follow him . He is like a sun and I am the light . Even if he wants me to follow him to eternity, I will follow him . An image of a familiar boy appears in my mind . Sung Jun is beaming at me, saying something . But the words dont make sense . Not so weak . He let go of my neck . Woman, you have some potential . He clicks his tongue and presses his index finger between my eyebrows . I try to keep my eyes open, but my eyelids get heavier with time . Before I fall asleep, I hear the words . I dont want to take advantage of a fool like you .