Chapter 24: The Rise of Darkness
Nora's body was not as good as before, she always felt the heat on her forehead, and she wanted to lie down and rest.
There was also the old man who had ventilated Nora to inform Lucifer of his movements, and the number of times he visited her became less and less, and since Nora's patronage without him, Nora's body began to change strangely, her resistance suddenly dropped, and she gasped for breath weakly.
The girl didn't know what was wrong with her, she just wanted to lie on the bed, her eyes began to become cloudy, and her body continued to smell foul.
"Honey, what's wrong with you?" One day, the mysterious old man's skin burst on Nora's body, and the girl's weakened body could not withstand the powerful force, and she struggled to breathe.
The familiar old man who appeared in front of him was like a cold and cruel demon at this time, changing his usual enthusiastic appearance and showing a sarcastic and evil smile.
"You, help, help...... Help...... Nora's voice was hoarse and she couldn't say anything, her throat like it had been burned by something, stinging every piece of flesh in her throat.
"You should be happy, it's something to be proud of being my hand-picked vessel." The black-eyed demon shed his mortal coat and slowly approached Nora, who was unable to move at his feet, and bent down to kiss her hot forehead gently.
“…… No... Don't—" Nora was terrified.
Suddenly, Nora's parents burst through the door when they heard a noise in the room, and their bodies were terrified when they saw their daughter, who was suffering from illness beyond recognition, being tortured by demons.
The priest carried the wounded angel back to his room and took great care of him every day. Gradually, Michael awoke from his coma, still vigilantly looking at the distracting mortal who had been by his side all day.
"You're awake!" The priest hurriedly put down the basin that he had brought into the room, and strode to Michael, his eyes scanning the healing wounds on the angel's body.
"Thank you." Michael turned his head away and looked at him no more.
"My daily prayers you really hear! You have truly landed in our town! The priest cried out excitedly.
"Don't tell anyone I've been here." Michael spied into the priest's mind and stopped his next plan in time: "Don't tell anyone what happened to you either. ”
Is it for the sake of face? The priest looked at Michael, who was tossing and turning on the bed, causing an awkward atmosphere in the room, and did not continue to speak, his default was to respect the angel's embarrassment.
"Pastor!! Priest!!! Where are you? At this moment, several people shouted eagerly from the hall below.
When the pastor heard this, he looked back at Michael, who had not yet recovered from his injuries on the bed, and looked really embarrassed.
"They're here for you, what are you doing here?" The angel was not accustomed to a mortal staring at him with concern, so he took the opportunity to send him away.
Seeing the embarrassed appearance of the wounded angel, the pastor instantly felt ridiculous, because the object of his daily prayer would have such a lovely side. In order not to let Michael fall into an atmosphere of embarrassment and embarrassment, the priest walked out of the room with a smile.
"Pastor, so you're here!! Please, save my child. The pastor walked down the stairs and saw that the visitor was Nora's parents, and his heart tightened.
When she finally saw the savior, Nora's mother fell to her knees in front of the priest, she looked directly at the savior-like man with her swollen eyes, and pleaded hoarsely: "Please, save my child, she is possessed by a demon!" ”
Possess? Michael's eyes lit up, and he got out of bed curiously, and appeared at the door of the room to eavesdrop on the conversation of the people.
"What the hell is going on, you say slowly." The pastor helped Nora's mother to a chair next to her.
"It's Nora, she's demon-possessed. Whew...... "Nora's mother was saddened by the thought of her daughter's painful, hideous, sometimes weird smile.
"I'll tell you." Nora's father pretended to be calm and comforted his frightened wife, but his uncontrollably shaky legs betrayed him.
After Nora went to school, her roommates introduced her to a boy, and at first Nora and the boy only introduced each other's names, and then the two didn't have much to do with each other. Until one day, when Nora was in physical education class, she met a cleaner in the stands, and she didn't know what the cleaner said to Nora that day, and asked her to do something, Nora and the new boy instantly developed a deep friendship. None of this was a problem, but one day Nora never found the cleaner again, and the boy disappeared like the world. Since then, Nora's health has deteriorated, her resistance has deteriorated, and she finally fell ill......" Nora's father sighed and lowered his head helplessly, tears falling down the tip of his nose to the ground.
“…… We thought she was just going through a simple cold and didn't pay much attention until that day...... We heard her yelling in her room, as if she was hiding from something terrible, so we ran into her room...... Unexpectedly... In front of us, it was no longer the innocent and innocent daughter, lying there was a sleeping beast, and its screams were so piercing and ugly......" Nora's mother continued what her husband said, Nora's terrifying look was vivid, and she clung to her husband's hand in fear.
Nora, in a trance, wandered in front of the window with dull eyes, like a walking corpse, her hands and feet had long been chained by her parents, and they no longer trusted her and did not know her.
“… Take a look...... What a poor little Nora. The demon lifted the heavy chain that was pounded on the ground, and pretended to look distressed at the girl wandering in front of the window.
Nora didn't pay attention to the old man's words, although her eyes were glazed, she still thought about the boy in her heart, even if she was tortured by illness and devastated by demons, her obsession was still deeply rooted in the deepest part of her heart.
Why don't you come to save me, I love you so much......
Why haven't you come to save me, how I long to go home with you......
Go home...... A strange and familiar word appeared in Nora's vague consciousness, and she suddenly felt the hope of freedom, but the impulsive feeling was fleeting. Tears of grievance fell, and she squatted on the ground silently and cried.
"Don't be sad, dear. Your parents are doing this to you for your sake, and you should understand them. The black-eyed demon squatted down and hugged her comfortingly, he no longer hid his true face, and used the most real and ugly face to face the girl who was already in his hands.
"Do you remember the boy's name?!" Michael broke down the door, ignoring his image, and ran to the staircase on the second floor, asking the two men in the hall eagerly.
“…… Nora's mother was slightly suspicious when she saw a man with messy hair and disheveled clothes suddenly appear where they were talking.
"Don't worry, he's my assistant. Yesterday I asked him to go to the backyard to pick fruit, and he accidentally fell off a tree and was injured, and he has been recuperating in his room. It may be that it is unreasonable to hear that we are discussing the matter of 'possession', and we are eager to help you. The pastor explained, with an embarrassed look on his face.
"But that's exactly what I was trying to say, do you remember the name of the boy Nora said?" The pastor was helping the upstairs one to ask Nora's parents questions.
“…… I remember...... She called him Lucifer......" Nora's father recalled.
Lucifer!! Michael's hearing of this name, coupled with the Camilla he had met earlier, instantly increased his inner concerns.
The door of the apocalypse is completely open, and the demons of hell have returned to the human world, and they will surely find a suitable host when they return, and Nora happens to be a victim.
A drizzle of rain hit the window, and the raindrops fell on the glass, drenching Nora's pajamas. The girl didn't notice the coldness in the slightest, she still stood in front of the window with a dull gaze, shaking her body slightly.
"Don't catch a cold, ruined such a good skin, I have to go out and look for the next one." The black-eyed demon put a trench coat on Nora's body in distress, and then slowly put his face to her ear and whispered: "It's better to let me relieve your pain, as long as you agree and sign a contract with me, we will be together forever, I will always be your patron saint, hehe......"
“…… You, don't think—" Nora's refusal was not finished, and the burning sensation in her throat intensified, and the demon interrupted the girl in this way.
"Then you'll continue to suffer like this, I'm going to settle your skin anyway." The black-eyed demon looked at the tortured Nora with confidence, and was very happy.