A Fate Renewed

Chapter 11-Darkness

(Amira)

I groaned into the emptiness, pressure building in my head as it began to pound heavily.

"You know Terik really did choose a great body for me, he was the one who made this possible." She laughed harshly, causing my stomach to drop as her words settled in..did Terik know this would happen?

"I just needed to regain my strength..I needed to build enough stamina to take over this human body." I felt Theia’s presence coursing through my veins, her blood filling mine as I slowly began to slip away.

The darkness seeped into my soul as it surrounded me..letting her mind take over.

Through my dimming vision, I saw Terik climb on top of me, kissing my neck as he slowly pulled down my shirt, revealing my breasts. I heard myself speaking, but it wasn’t me at all, it was Theia, she had control now.

"Terik my love, it's me." Her words echoed into the empty space that I now floated in.

Her voice was the last thing I heard before she locked me away somewhere deep into the depths of my mind..the vision of Terik's eyes widening before searching my own the last memory to hold onto to.

I tried to call out to him but I was gone, the darkness had won. Realization hit me hard, whatever this was...it wasn't a new life for me, it was something much worse, this was a prison.

Theia’s laugh echoed all around me as she had finally succeeded and taken over my body. I curled up in my subconscious..letting the darkness win..

Time went by slowly after that..at first I would be able to see glimpses of the things she was doing like the doctor examining me, and Theia’s voice breaking through the cracks.

"I feel fine. Amira and I have completely bonded together." She lied, making Terik glance at her hesitantly. I could see the worry in his eyes..but was it genuine? Or did he fear I would come back and take over once again?

Theia had told him we became one..that the bond was complete and our souls fit together seamlessly. What a complete lie that was.. I would yell and scream into the darkness..praying it would somehow echo out of my mouth..my words finding their release..but they never made it past those walls.

If only he could hear me..would he try to save me?

Soon darkness overtook everything..even my voice..there were no more glimpses of the outside unless she willed it.

I had been in the thick black shadows for what felt like weeks now, curled in the corner of my mind. I started to dream, reliving periods of my life, memories I didn't even realize I had.

The times with my mother and father as a child, when we were a real family. Things I had forgotten about long ago. I had been visited by that silver fox even as a young girl..making me come to the conclusion that this had been planned for years.

That picture Terik painted of the fox and child, it had been me. He had known me all my life, he just made me forget, approaching me throughout my childhood, even as a teenager. Each time I would move on and forget about it, he knew where I was since the day I had been born.

He must've sensed part of Theia’s soul inside of me, I was sure of it. All of this had been planned, I felt like a fool, I had been set up for this moment, living just to be Theia’s vessel..I had been brought here to provide her with a new body to bring her back.

Anger began to fill that darkness..Theia would only show me glimpses of my life when she knew I would detest it the most. Her time with Terik, him on top of her in bed, filling my body with his c**k as my voice cried out his name but it wasn’t me... I felt violated and disgusted with how she used me.

I would cry out and scream, banging against that invisible wall I was trapped behind. The worst was when he looked at her lovingly, caressing her gently and telling her he loved her, that he always loved her.

Sadly I began to crave those moments, those glimpses into their life where he would look at her, no, he would look at me with those silver eyes, as if he could see me. See who I was, where I was, and tell me he missed me so much, that he loved me so much.

I found myself eventually whispering those words back. Falling for this man, even though I knew it wasn't me he loved, it wasn't me he missed or would die for. She knew I fell for him too..that I craved those moments now.

Making her voice fill my mind once more with her vicious laughter at my pathetic ideas. One thing I did learn, Theia was a truly wicked person, pretending to be kind and compassionate but I knew her true side, the real Theia, the monster that she was.

I would dream of Terik when I slept, whispering his name as if saying it out loud would make him appear before me. That's when she stopped showing him, taking away the final thing I held onto, the last thing holding me to this body.

Theia had gone quiet, not even taunting me or mocking my pathetic existence. I wasn’t sure how long I had been locked away, it could have been weeks, even months. I just knew the darkness became my friend, it would only show me the good things now, my favorite things.

It started to take me to my favorite place..each dream brought me to my forest where it never rained and the nights were always clear. I was never cold, the stars shined brighter than ever and my favorite thing was when he would come.

He started to come when the darkness felt I was losing hope..this man appeared on a night when the sun had just set.

A few times after visiting the forest..I realized I didn't look like myself anymore. I noticed when I looked in the reflection of the creek. My eyes were always the same...but my face and body were different. Each time my appearance changed...some days I would have red hair, others blonde.. I had gone through every hair color possible.

My body would be taller and thinner or shorter and thicker. I was always a girl my age but just never the same twice. I wondered if it was because I was a lost soul now and didn't have a body to call my own anymore as I drifted through the darkness.

The man came that night..the stars were out and the moon was high. I watched him at first, not sure if I should approach him. He looked magnificent and I swear he had to be something I had dreamed up.

His skin was as white as the moon..his long black hair hung down his back and he wore a black robe. I hadn't seen his face yet..but I could just tell from here that he would be the most handsome man I had ever seen.

But the moment I stepped forward, my foot landed on a twig, causing it to snap in half..my heart stopped as he turned towards me..

His dark eyes met mine, and then he was gone, causing me to wake from my dream. Those deep ocean-blue orbs caused my heart to race as I couldn't believe I had truly seen him..

I looked forward to sleeping after that.

The only problem was that every time our gazes would meet, that's when I would jolt awake and end up back in the darkness. He had come to my forest four times now, and every time he would disappear the same way..this time though I wasn’t going to let it happen..not today..today I was determined to speak to him.