"You do have a divine... «The Diabolic»
RamingoWS21 февраля 2018"You do have a divine spark." Her eyes flooded with tears that spilled over, happiness giving way to melancholy. "I wish you`d believe it." I sighed. What a dreamer she was. "Go to sleep, Donia." "I love you more than I can bear sometimes. You`re a wonder and you don`t even know it." She spoke so earnestly, almost sadly, that I reached out and put my hand on her arm, following a tender impulse I rarely felt, and only for her. "Please go to sleep," I urged her softly. "You`re really wonderful, Nemesis. I wish you could see that. I wish I wasn`t the only one who knew it. I wish you knew it." What a strange idea she always insisted upon, me having a divine spark. I stroked her arm, disturbed by how much the notion appealed to me. What use did a Diabolic have for an afterlife? Donia would not require my protection once she`d perished. Wherever her soul journeyed next, the entrance was barred to a creature like me. "You speak nonsense," I said. "Sleep now." Donia drifted off, and I sat there listening to her breathe, trying to will away the odd weight in my chest. I had no use for delusions -- still, it was strangely comforting to know that one person in this universe believed sweet lies about me. Were I less disciplined, I might even have taken pleasure in pretending to agree.
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