Destroying My Own World

"They're really relentless to send more and more people to die," Mykel said as he looked down at the street from the top of the airport. "Fight and die or run and get punished. What a shitty world they're living in," Mykel said as he lit his cigarette.

"Aren't we wasting too much time here, Dad? These people won't stop, and I wonder how many of them are left," Elena asked as she landed right next to Mykel with Amaryllis behind her.

"It's fine. This is entertaining and I wonder what will happen next to us once the world heard about this," Mykel said as he puffed the smoke. "We are like a terrorist, and I don't hate that. The more they hate us, the better," Mykel continued as he looked at Sven and the others destroying and killing anything in front of them.

Elena hummed and decided to watch from above with Mykel, but she stole glances at him. Amaryllis watched her from behind and couldn't help but smile and cover her mouth since it was funny to her.

"Do you have something you want?" Mykel asked and looked at Elena with his eyebrows raised.

"No, nothing," Elena shook her head and suddenly made herself into six-year-old form. "Can I ride on your back?" Elena asked as she looked up at Mykel.

Mykel was taken aback for a moment, but then he lifted her and put her on his back without asking a single question. He didn't mind and thought that she felt lonely or missed him since she took over Lyneth's clingy personality.

"Dad, can I ask you a question?" Elena paused. "Do you think one day I'll find someone that I can be with? Like how mom and you met," Elena asked.

Mykel didn't answer her question immediately, and he was thinking about it if there would be anyone worthy to be with her. He never had that thought before, and now that Elena had asked about it, he hadn't made a possible answer for that.

"You will, and whoever that man is, I'm not going to be against it as long as he's loyal and be there for you," Mykel answered.

"But my standard is really high. Do you think there will be anyone that will meet my taste?" Elena asked.

"I'm not surprised if you have really high standard, but what's your standard?" Mykel asked as he looked over his shoulder to look at Elena's face.

"I want someone like you, Dad. A leader that can be dependent on, a man that can change everyone's world. A man that nobody wants to be without," Elena answered as she looked at Mykel. "Will there be anyone like that in this world?" Elena asked with a serious expression.

Mykel didn't know if there would be anyone like him not because of who he was. He didn't want someone like him to exist around him because people like him were dangerous.

"I can tell that there won't be anyone like you in this world, or any other world. If that is the case, don't you feel sad that you can't see your daughter happy? A daughter that won't be able to find happiness like everyone else," Elena said as she looked Mykel in the eye.

Mykel didn't know what to say, and it was the first time he felt speechless. He had determined to set Elena free and find her own happiness, but if her happiness didn't exist, it would only make her suffer from loneliness.

"Why are you suddenly asking that question, Elena? Are you lonely?" Mykel asked as he furrowed his eyebrows.

Elena looked down and didn't answer Mykel's question, and then suddenly she turned back to her twenty-five years old form. She wrapped her arms around Mykel's neck and held him tightly as she hid her face on his back.

"I don't want to live in a world where you're not there by my side," Elena answered. "I would rather die before I knew that you will be gone," Elena said.

Mykel was so confused and didn't know what to do or say to Elena. He then gently stroked her head because that was the only thing he could do for her at that moment.

"(Amaryllis, did something happen?)" Mykel asked.

"(It's a girl's talk, and I'm not sure if I have to spill it since Elena doesn't want you to know)" Amaryllis answered. "(But if you insisted, I will tell you everything)" Amaryllis continued.

"(I'm not going to force you to tell me what's going on. I'm asking you as a being with free will)" Mykel asked as he looked at the streets and there weren't that many Awakeners left.

"(I don't think I will tell you. It's a secret between the girls, and since I'm one of them, I should keep it a secret from the boys)" Amaryllis answered as she looked down and smiled. "(I can say that you're the most important person in her life. She would be fine if she didn't have anyone to be with as long as you're there for her)" Amaryllis added.

"(But as a father, seeing your own child show the slightest of unhappiness is enough to make me worried)" Mykel explained as he fixed Elena's position on his back.

"(Perhaps you don't have to be a father figure for her anymore)" Amaryllis suggested as she looked at Mykel.

Mykel turned his head and looked at Amaryllis with a confused look on his face. That sentence was enough to make him think that something was wrong with that girl's talk.

"It looks like there won't be anyone to greet us anymore," Jeanne said as she landed beside Amaryllis. She then looked at Elena and wondered why she was on Mykel's back, hiding her face on his shoulder. "We are clear to go," Jeanne continued.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Alright. You guys find cars for yourself and meet me at the portal. I'm going to fly with her," Mykel answered as he looked at Jeanne.

Jeanne hummed and then left, but she looked back once to look at those two flying into the sky. She then looked at Amaryllis who was following her from behind.

"What happened to her?" Jeanne asked as she landed.

"She's asking him if she would find someone like him in the future, and that's what is all about," Amaryllis answered. "I think she took that conversation seriously, or what Aurea whispered into her ear," Amaryllis continued.

"That woman, really..." Jeanne sighed as she shook her head. "Sometimes she really loves to play with someone's feelings no matter who they are," Jeanne looked at Aurea kicking a dead body out of the car.

They all drove to where the portal was, and there was nobody who dared to stop them. They had realized it was a mistake to fight them, and now they had lost a big chunk of the power that China had.

It took them a while since they had to use a map to find out where the portal was. When they arrived, they saw so many dead bodies scattered on the ground, the road, and the military base near the portal. It was Mykel who killed them all as he was waiting for their arrival and Elena was spacing out near the portal as she stared at it without blinking her eyes.

"Is everyone here?" Mykel asked as he looked at Jeanne and flicked the cigarette.

"Yes, everyone is here," Jeanne answered and nodded her head.

"Alright, let's head inside," Mykel said and then entered the portal with Elena.

Everyone followed them from behind, and they saw so many ships had been built inside the portal. They didn't need one of those since they could fly and it was faster that way, so Mykel decided to destroy each one of them until they couldn't be fixed anymore.

"So, what's the mission here? Are we just going to get Nefarath?" Aurea asked.

"No, we will clear the whole Limbo world and try to enter the second layer. With that being said, you guys already know what will happen, right?" Mykel asked.

"Hell is going to let loose, demons from the second layers can enter the Limbo world, and they can enter Earth as well from there. Just like what will happen if we destroy all the Pillars of Earth," Rozan answered as he checked his staff.

"Let's give both demons and humans hell," Mykel said as he fixed his gloves. "It's time to destroy the peaceful days and let all hell loose," Mykel continued.