? The
Heartless
immortal ?
{Cold as ice and dark hearted…}
Written by Ibrahim Gift
Chapter nine
★★★
“I was such an idiot, how could I just humiliate myself right in their presence.”
“I can’t believe that he allowed Ember to hug him and didn’t allow me to even touch him, it obvious that we are not destined for each other, I will just forget about him.”, Harley said as she wiped her tears.
“Why are you crying?”, ru-by and Liam asked her and she looked away.
“It’s nothing, I just don’t want to trouble you guys with my problem.”, She said as she walked away.
“Do you think she is mad at us?”, Liam asked and ru-by nodded.
***
**Shang chi supernatural academy**
“Why did you leave your partner?”, Alex asked molly.
Everyone was in the hall and Molly was on her knees.
“I’m sorry, I saw some demons from afar and they were very much, so I decided to go after them, I had no idea that she could not take all of them down.”, Molly explained.
“Your excuse doesn’t make any sense.”, Alex stated and Molly shivered in fear.
Are they finally going to catch her?
“Who can read memory here?”, Cyrus asked and ru-by reluntanly stepped out.
“I can lord Cyrus.”, She said.
“Read her memory and tell us whatever you see.”, He commanded and ru-by went to her to read her memory.
“Lord Cyrus, I didn’t hear what she was saying but I saw her with Magnus and some demons on the day we went for mission.”, ru-by replied and everyone gasped.
“I’m sorry lord Cyrus, I promise not to betray you again.”, She pleaded.
“Take her to the torture room.”, He instructed angrily.
Harley couldn’t believe her ears, molly was a spy.
Was that why she approached me?
“Follow me.”, Cyrus said to ru-by and she followed him.
ru-by became very nervous, she has never had never private conservation with Lord Cyrus before.
She now finds her power very useful.
“You didn’t really hear the conversation?”, He asked to be really sure.
“I just heard her mention Harley’s name.”, She replied.
“Harley? Who is that?”, He questioned and ru-by looked at him puzzled.
So he didn’t know her name?
“The new girl.”, She replied and Cyrus modded.
“What else did you see?”
“I saw her talking to Harley alone but I didn’t hear what they were talking about.”, ru-by replied.
“Are you Hailey’s friend?”, He asked.
“Hailey? Oh Harley! Yes we are friends.”, She said trying not to laugh at how he pronounced her name.
“Tell her that I want to see her.”, He said and ru-by bowed.
Immediately she got out of the room, she left out a breath of relief.
***
Harley knocked and he asked her enter.
“Good morning lord Cyrus.”, She greeted without looking at his face.
“Have a seat.”, He instructed and she reluntanly took a seat opposite him.
She felt his cold eyes on her but she dare not look up, she will be reminded of what had happened.
“You are working with Magnus right? You want to betray me.”, He said and Harley was for-ced to look up.
“What? What are you talking about?”, She asked clueless.
“How dare you pretend?”, He yelled as he grabbed her ne-ck angrily.
“I ___ I don’t know what you are talking about…”, Harley struggled to say.
“Why is it so easy for everyone to betray me? Why are you here? Why do you always show your face? Why am I still keeping you alive?”, He asked as he increa-sed his grip on her ne-ck making her to choke.
“I’m not betraying you.”, She said trying to free herself but it was just impossible.
“What were you and that betrayal talking about? You were seen talking to her.”, He asked.
How could Harley possibly tell Cyrus that she offered to make him fall for her?
“She offered to help me gain your love, she said she would bring us together.”, She confessed.
“What are you talking about?”, Cyrus asked still not releasing her.
“I love you and she wanted to help me to gain your attention but I wasn’t planning to listen to her, I wanted to just avoid you like you said.”, She said and Cyrus groa-ned in sudden sharp pain.
He was going throu-ghthat great pain again, the mark on his ne-ck changed colour and he quickly fell to the ground, trying to catch his breath.
“Leave now.”, He ordered but Harley was too frightened to move an inch.
His eyes were red and watery like the other time.
“I will get you a doctor, please just hang in there.”, She said as she made to move but Cyrus just held her hand.
“I don’t want to see anyone right now, just go.”, He said but Harley just stood there confused on what to do.
She didn’t even know what to do.
“Forget what yo…”
“Are you going to clear my memory again? Why can’t you allow me to share out of your pain?”, She yelled as tears filled her eyes.
“Are you yelling at me right now?”, He asked shocked at her sudden outburst.
“Yes I am yelling at you right now because I’m mad that you cleared my memory, what are you afraid of?”
“You remember?”, He asked
“Cyrus you must be in so much pain right now, how should I reduce it?”, She asked as she rushed to hold him but he je-rked his hands off hers.
“Cyrus? You are calling me by my name and I thought I asked you to leave.”, He questioned but Harley wasn’t concerned about all that.
“Aren’t you in so much pain? How are you still conscious about that?”, She muttered.
“Should I get water? You are so sweaty”, She said as he place her hand on his forehead but he slapped it away.
He was already sweaty and weak. He had no strength to throw Harley out.
“Don’t touch me, I don’t like it.”, He said and she moved her hands away.
“I’m not a spy and I will stand by you no matter how much you push me Cyrus — I mean lord Cyrus.”, She said as she sat beside him.
“You are definitely getting punished once I recover from this.”, He said with a weak tone and Harley nodded.
“I don’t care, just recover first.”, She replied stubbornly.
“You will surely be punished.”, He repeated and slowly closed his eyes.
“How is he thinking about punishment when he is in pain?”
“Lord Cyrus…”, Alex called and was surprised with what he saw.
Why was Cyrus unconscious and Harley beside him wiping his sweat?
“Did I enter the wrong room?”, he thought as he couldn’t bring himself to close his mouth.
★★★
? The
heartless
immortal ?
{Cold as ice and dark hearted …}
Written by Ibrahim Gift
Chapter ten
★★★
“Harley what are you doing here?”, Alex asked and Harley quickly moved away from Cyrus.
“He called me here, he wanted to ask me something.”, She replied.
“What happened here? Is he sick?”, He questioned again.
“He suddenly began to groa-n in pain and after that he became unconscious.”, She explained but Alex was not still getting it.
“He didn’t clear your memory and he allowed you to stay in here?”, He asked but she was thinking of what to say.
“He didn’t but I was the persistent one.”, She replied.
“You can go now, I will take care of him.”, He said.
“Hmm Alex, I have a favour to ask please.”, She said and he nodded.
“Can I make something for him? Like medicine… So that when he wakes up, he would take it?”, She asked and Alex eyes wide-ned.
“Lord Cyrus doesn’t like anyone entering his kitchen, he makes his food himself.”, He replied.
“Please just this once.”, She pleaded and after some time, he permitted her.
***
“I think I might have getting into trouble with Lord Cyrus.”, Harley said to ru-by.
“What happened?”, She asked and Harley told her everything.
“And he allowed you to yell and call him by his name? Harley I must say that you are very courageous.”, ru-by said.
“At that point, I didn’t care I just wanted to be there for him but now I’m scared of what he is going to do to me.”, She admitted.
“So you truly love lord Cyrus? I really have nothing to say.”, ru-by said speechless.
“I will try to avoid him like he said but I won’t stop hoping that he reciprocates my feelings.”, She said.
***
Cyrus slowly opened his eyes, he was still feeling pain but it has subsided.
He looked around for Harley but she was gone.
That girl is really in trouble with him.
“Lord Cyrus are you okay?”, Alex asked entering his room.
“What’s all this?”, He asked with a frown referring to the we-t towel and the medicine Harley prepared earlier.
“Hmm Harley prepared it for you, she wanted to just help you.”, He explained and Cyrus glared at him.
“I can’t believe you let her into my kitchen.”, He said as he carried the plate and trashed it.
“How long have I been asleep?”, He asked Alex.
“6 hours.”, He replied and Cyrus hissed.
“I slept for that long?”, He said and he entered his bathroom.
“She spent so much effort making that and he didn’t even think twice before disposing it.”, Alex muttered and left.
***
During their gathering, everyone was training and when Harley finally set her eyes on Cyrus, she quickly looked away.
She can’t afford to face him after confessing her love for him.
She tried avoiding him by making sure he doesn’t see her but she bumped into someone by mistake.
It was Ember.
“Are you st*pid? Don’t you have respect for your seniors?”, Ember fired and everyone turned to her.
“Shit!”, Harley muttered un-der her breath.
“I am sorry, I was wrong please forgive me.”, Harley said trying to leave but ember attacked her by pulling her hair and slapping her.
Harley lost her anger and she fought back by slapping ember multiple times and everyone just gasped.
Cyrus just looked at the both of them.
“I already apologized, what else do you want from me? What problem do you have with me? To be honest, I don’t know what I did to you.”, Harley said.
“My problem is your existence and your presence, I want to see you dead.”, Ember fired.
“Yes me too, I want to die also because I want to join my parents. I am tired of staying quiet and being bullied, I just want to get out of here so that I will avoid seeing an evil witch like you.”, Harley fired as tears gathered on her face.
Ember was about to slap her again when Cyrus stopped her.
“I told you to keep your personal issue to yourselves, did I?”, Cyrus said angrily.
“But she disrespected me first and ….”
“You are not showing a good example of a good leader, Alex whip ember 20.”, He instructed and ember couldn’t believe her ears.
“If she doesn’t cooperate, increase it by adding 10.”, He added and alex nodded.
Why the hell was he punishing her? He chose Harley side.
“And as for Hailey, she will also get punished but I have to talk to her first.”, He said looking at Harley and in a twinkle of an eye, they both teleported.
“I know that I have so many pending punishment and I keep adding to my crimes but this time around, I am not at fault. I apologized to her but she choose to take it personally.”, Harley said as Cyrus just looked at her without saying a word.
“Are you happy in this place? I honestly don’t like it here because I feel so lonely here, this place makes me more miserable, I really wish I was able to save my parents, I am not supposed to be here, my power is useless.”, She said as she just let the tears out.
She didn’t even know why she was telling Cyrus but she felt comfortable talking to him.
“Then just leave, you are of no use here anyway.”, He said and Harley looked at her surprised.
“Is he really this heartless?”
“What?”
“We are not forcing you here, you can just leave and continue blaming yourself for your parents death.”, He said and she looked at him in disbelief.
“You are no different from me.”, She said.
“Yes we are no different because I killed my parents but the only difference is that I killed them and you couldn’t save yours.”, He said and she just looked at him dumbfounded.
“Are you happy here?”, She asked and he didn’t reply.
“See— it’s obvious you are not”, she stated.
“Then what am I supposed to do, run away like a coward? Or feel guilty because of some things that I couldn’t control? I am not weak.”
“Having emotions doesn’t make you weak. I love you Cyrus and I am not like Ariel.”, Harley said.
“I can’t reciprocate your feelings, you don’t deserve my love, you are too emotional and weak.”, He said.
“You clearly need someone by your side but you are just too proud to give someone a chance, I won’t be surprised if you don’t have anyone by your side even Alex.”, She said.
“I will prove to you that I am not weak but just keep it in mind that I won’t stop loving you and I won’t stop hoping you give me a chance.”, She said and he just looked at her puzzled.
He wondered since when they began to talk casually, she didn’t talk like she was afraid of him.
“No matter how much you get angry at me, I know you can’t kill me because I probably have an effect on you.”, She said and Cyrus just looked at him preplexed.
“Is she really talking to him like that?”
“You think I can’t kill you?”, He asked and she nodded like a child and Cyrus scoffed.
“You should stop acting like you are a bad person because I know you are not and if you think you can push me away, then I’m sorry to disappoint you, I won’t leave this place even if I don’t like it here.”, She said.
“I’m ready for your punishment, I want to train ha-rd to be the type of woman you want. I love you lord Cyrus, don’t forget that.”, She said and walked away.
Harley just released a breath of relief immediately she was out of sight.
Cyrus just opened his mouth and nothing came out.
“Did she just talk to me like that?”
He was even tongue tied to even say a word.
“Is she possessed or what?”
★★★
The rise of Harley ???
Poor Cyrus, the guy is in shock ?
Miss ember sorry oo
I see that our Harley is now bold, she is no longer afraid of Cyrus ?