Before he sent her back to Crescia, he had already made up his mind on this matter. He was going to end everything and make sure to completely eradicate any and all threats that could lead to Evie's death. And once all of that has been completed, he was going to back off and leave quietly.

Gavrael already had all these planned out. When he found out about Galleous' existence, he had already planned to kill him by devouring all his dark magic. This was the only way to defeat someone who was hiding inside an ancient crystal. In the Under Lands, devouring someone's magic was one of the forbidden spells that Gavrael had picked up and learned on his own. He had tried it out once before, back when he was still in training on one low levelled monster. He had managed to suck out all of the monster's magic and energy dry and when he had succeeded, the monster had turned into nothing but a pile of bones and hair. He was going to do just that to Galleous!

Claudius had told him that he had succeeded then without a problem because the monster was only at a very low level. However, he was warned that if he tried this out on his fellow dark fae, it would not be for free, most especially if he dared to devour someone that could be much more powerful than him. Gavrael was already aware about it since he always knew that forbidden magic always requires the user to pay a price in return for the benefits they got. So, he knew full well that what he was going to do with Galleous would definitely be costing him something.. And that something might be a really precious thing to him. But he was ready for whatever it was, and he had already figured out what he would give in return for using this forbidden spell.

"Come to me!!" Gavrael roared, summoning the dark magic that was swirling so thickly around him. There was no turning back now. He could see the tremendous dark magic coming out from the crystal. Galleous' voice could no longer be heard anymore over the hum of the magic within that cavern and what he was hearing now were the voices of the pure darkness that had consumed and lived within Galleous for the many thousands of years that he had been trapped. 

When Gavrael had almost consumed all of it, his eye colour changed once again until there was no other colour but pure darkness. 

Then he began to perceive within himself, the tremendous amount of raw and unbridled power. It was the kind of power he had never felt before. There was the feeling of utter triumph, knowing that this power he yields could change the course of nature itself. He felt that he was able to control the whole world now, even fate itself – it was as though everything was in the control of the palm of his hand. That sensation of superiority and potency truly lent him a giddiness in his mind that almost made him lose himself. It felt like he had almost become God himself.

His roars of pain as the dark magic sealed itself within him, claiming him, owning him, turned into a roar of villainous laugher booming out of him. 

His entire body was shrouded in nothing but darkness and his consciousness was slowly getting swallowed as well. He forced his eyes to focus on the crystal that was no longer as majestic as before, all the shine and light totally drained dry from it. He could see cracks in it and to him, it was an indication as clear as day, that the person inside it had lost all his magic. He has been rendered useless and is now only an empty shell.

Gavrael then rose and with his now immense and impossible power, he smashed the already cracking dark crystal. The dark crystal broke into pieces and the moment Gavrael found Galleous' body exposed, he tore it apart mercilessly, and heartlessly, not giving him a single chance to retaliate or even open his mouth to speak. 

His darkness laughed. The sinister laughter echoed in his head. But as Gavrael looked at the pieces of Galleous' body strewn about the area he was glad that he had finally managed to dispose of Galleous.

However, Gavrael knew his fight was not over yet. It was far from being over. In fact, it was only just starting. His darkness was laughing as it had a free and perfect vessel now. The huge amount of dark magic from Galleous had now merged with his very own darkness and now their power was something immeasurable, one that none have ever seen before.

The wings Gavrael had never had for being born a half vampire emerged majestically from his back and a pair of horns now appeared on his head as well. His hair had grown long until it fell down to his mid-back in a blink of an eye as his nails became pure black, long, and sharp.

Gavrael could feel himself getting lost in his own mind and he knew he would not stand a chance from this kind of power that was now owning him. There was only one thing he could do now before he descends completely into madness.

He shut his eyes and emptied his mind and let the small consciousness that was left in him fall deeper and deeper into the endless abyss that was within him.

And then as he had expected, he saw what he was looking for at the very bottom of it. Someone was trapped within him, a man with a pair of grey eyes, the man Evie had so desperately searched for and wanted him to return to her – Gavriel.

Their eyes met and the grey-eyed version of him spoke. "How's Evie?" was the very first thing that came out of his mouth. "She's alright, right?" 

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