The Primordial Record novel Chapter 44

Chapter 44 The Last of Me (final)

"Oh, where was I, before I was so rudely interrupted. Yes… Your impending death, isn't it? Performing so many duties tends to muddle my mind a bit."

The dying woman knew he had no lapse in his recollection, just one of his endless games he liked to play.

He suddenly said, "Have you ever wondered: when you killed yourself, why you always awoke to find the rest of your people slaughtered."

Hate flashed through the eyes of the woman, it was difficult to forget the countless transgressions he had done to her, for he made sure he reminded her often, as if he wanted to keep the wounds in her mind as fresh as the day he inflicted them.

She said, "Was that not for your own sick desires? I do not remember me being an accomplice in any of your slaughter. You have made me a pariah my entire life and I do not have much time left, why do you continue to play these games?"

"Oh… There is still fire inside you. I thought you lost that decades ago. Well, I will answer your questions, but first I want you to answer mine. If you are not cooperative, I won't be able to help. So, you see, the ball is in your court." He poked her playfully on her face repeatedly.

Age had mellowed her emotions, and her suffering had taught her tolerance. Schooling back her hatred back into the depth of her soul, she asked, "Why do I wake up to the scene of everyone dead, anytime I kill myself."

The Third prince grinned, "Usually, you figure it out more quickly before your deathbed, but I have to admit I have been a little more rough with you this time." He paused before he said, "I am no god, Ameera."

She shivered, whether it was because he called her name, or the damning premonition she felt, suddenly she wanted to avoid hearing his next statements, and she could see that he saw the conflicts in her mind and his smile went wider.

"I cannot break some intrinsic laws of reality… " The Third prince frowned, "Not, yet I suppose, and anytime you choose to untimely kill yourself, I have to gather life force from somewhere, don't I? As always, there are always limitations to collecting life force to supplement another person, like similar species, familiarity and a host of other reasons we cannot get into now."

She began to shudder and tears dripped down her face. "All those times… I killed them!"

"Yes you did, hey… Don't cry, it was for a good cause. I told you I cannot rewrite some laws of reality yet. You are among some of my experiments to break some rules. I think you might have an inkling of what comes next. Don't you?"

"You said… I was slow this time in finding the truth… You don't mean?"

"Yes… Listen to the sounds of these people outside that love you. They shall fuel your next resurrection."