BLACK GHOUL
Chapter 193: Black Sins

Chapter 193: Black Sins

Riley came into view, she paused seeing the thinking state he was in and her chest felt heavy seeing him like this, he looked lost and confused.

She cautiously approached him, seeing him with sad eyes.

"Hey" she began softly, seeing no answer from him, she swiftly took her seat beside him but Liam didn’t acknowledge her presence, he has been like this for the past few days, avoiding her, not sparing her a glance not coming to bed, it broke her heart to see him this way.

"Liam" she began once more but still no answer. He didn’t speak or flinch, she sighed as her gaze leveled and then back to him. "Sooner or later you are gonna have to talk to me... you can’t avoid me forever" she said but then she wince in pain rubbing her throat, it still burned and hurt almost like Omari’s claws were still there, the mark still present and it didn’t seem to heal, not anytime soon, it felt like her air sometimes was restricted, Silver was trying her best to heal her up.

She moaned in pain once more as she opened her eyes, meeting with Liam’s gaze now on hers, his chocolate eyes were darker than ever, and his eyes had bags from lack of sleep.

"When was the last time you slept?" she asked worried as she reached for him, but Liam held her hand back, making Riley hurt at the action.

"Don’t" he drawled with pleading eyes, shaking his head, his eyes fixed on her neck, she knew what bothered him and she didn’t want him to, it wasn’t his fault. So she thought of diverting.

"So what... I can’t touch you now?" She began in a hurtful voice that was what hurt her the most, he didn’t want contact with her and it was heart wrenching, she wanted to tell him everything was okay and that meant giving him comfort.

She tried touching him again.

"Riley don’t" he growled.

She jumped slightly, imagining the voice as Omari, she took a harsh uneven breath before gulping hard. She shouldn’t have done that, it only seemed to worsen the situation.

Liam studied her all the way, no matter how she tried to hide it, she was afraid of him and that tore Liam apart from the inside out. He could see it in her eyes deep within, whatever he did to her still haunted her and he knew it, this was becoming harder to bear, he could tell she was still in pain, and each time he gazed upon her neck, he felt a part of him destroyed, it was like gazing upon a precious person of yours and seeing the pain you inflicted on them, it destroying him to the point he couldn’t breathe, he felt weak and torn.

He shakes his head, his eyes sad and heavy with tears on the verge of springing free, but he was already up on his feet, leaving was the best solution.

"Liam!" she called, standing up abruptly.

"I hurt you!" He snaps facing her, the tears gusting out and she was startled and still where she was as she watched her husband punish himself further. "I-I-I hurt you..." he drawled. "I..." he broke, shaking his head.

The tears filled her eyes, she didn’t like seeing him this way, his pain was hers too. And she felt as destroyed as him too.

"I can never forgive myself for that... I killed innocent people Riley, killed..." he broke. "I killed children..."

"It wasn’t your fault," she said, taking a step closer.

"I saw the fucking news!" he hissed.

"Liam that wasn’t you... that was Omari, he took over your body Liam... there was nothing you could do about it, it was not your doing" she said.

He shakes his head negatively as the tears fall.

"It still doesn’t change anything," he said in a ragged whisper and then he twirled walking away.

The tears fell endlessly from Riley’s eyes as she watched him walk away.

***

Operating Room

"We are still recovering from the shocking incident that transpired last night... a monster unlike anything we have ever seen emerged, destroying almost half of section 11, about 20 lives lost from this monster attack, agents sent to take down this monster were devoured on sight... This new incident has sent fear to every citizen in New York of this new threat that emerges from nowhere... What could this monster be? That caused such an amount of destruction," the newscaster said as they showed the view of the destroyed area.

"Are ghouls not the only monsters we should be afraid of? Right as this moment, the Agency is doing as best as they can to investigate this incident and due to what we have uncovered from the remains of the bodies of the deceased, it’s inevitable that this is a ghoul attack"

Kayla and Race’s shaky eyes fixed on the news that played for everyone to see.

"Boss did this?" Race said with widened eyes. Their boss was somewhat dangerous but only when it came to the agency but this... was...

"We can’t exactly say that for sure... you heard... a demon took over his body" Kayla snapped. She strongly believed whatever happened was not her boss’ fault.

Race huffed, that doesn’t mean she should snap at him like that, they were all startled by this, and any response was accepted.

"It wasn’t a demon Kayla, it was his ancestor... Omari, the first ghoul, literally took over Boss’ body" Race states.

"Hey guys turn that off will ya," Rory said with a frown, and they did. "Hearing that just makes things worse than it already is" he added and it was a true fact.

"I suppose" a voice came in from Rory’s back.

In response, he jumped with a squeaking as he turned.

A tall weird man almost the same height as a Claw, wearing a tux was present, and worst he had an Anubis mask for a face.

"You," Rory said, taking a deep breath of relief. They were let in about Anubis but that doesn’t mean he could just appear whenever he wanted.

"Hey, Kayla, check this out... it’s Anubis the one who brought Boss back" Race said.

"Quit it Race... I know... we all saw" Kayla said with an eye roll.

"Oh right... but don’t you think it’s weird, his head is made out of a mask" Race said, doing spooky hands, and trust this guy was spooky!

"So is that what the mortals are saying about Lord O’Brien?" He said with a nudge of his head referring to the news.

"The press will say anything," Riley said, walking in and gaining their attention. "Liam didn’t kill up to that number of people... the rest was fabricated to cover the attack at the ball, the agencies doing" she adds.

"Ha mortals... they never seem to change," Anubis said, staring into space.

"Race, have you gotten any Intel on Seth?" Riley asked.

"Yes ma’am... the ghoul killer was nowhere to be seen along with the Beast that attacked Boss" Race states as his fingers went fast against the keyboard.

"Hence the ghoul killer and the Beast might still be alive... the Beast is a ghoul on a whole new level" Race said as footage of the Beast crashing down from the ceiling showed.

"Such an excellent device for discovering things," Anubis said, rubbing the chin of his dog mask. Humanity has really evolved, he has watched centuries past and this was by fast the most advanced present day. "I should get out more" he adds with a thought.

"You said your name was Anubis" Riley began facing him, her head tilting backward to meet his face, due to his insane height.

"You knew of Liam... more you know about the black ghoul... you know Omari"

He faced her.

"Most certainly yes" he states with a shrug ’like wasn’t it obvious?’

"Who are you? If you don’t smell like a ghoul then what are you? I need answers, answers to why my husband is able to tap into the first ghoul power that has been dead for centuries" she demands. She sniffed him out, he does not smell like one of them, then what is he? she was hoping to find out.

"First of Lady O’Brien... I shall tell you of me" he states in amusement.

Riley folded her arms listening, others present were eager for an explanation too.

"I’m neither ghoul nor human," he said, making them more confused.

"Aren’t you like Anubis? The jackal-headed deity who presided over the embalming process and accompanied dead kings in the afterword?" Rory said, making Race and Kayla turn to him in awe.

"What?" He shrugs.

"I pay attention to history"

"Certainly not that Anubis... I’ve been called many names in centuries of living... but I’m known mostly as Anubis by Omari... there is this saying that what you are called... you appear as the name" he states.