Chapter 73 You Can’t Save Everyone

I walked back into the house and walked over to where I had seen a waiting room before, closing the door behind me. Today had been frustrating enough as it was, but now this was like a slap in the face.

"What is the point of a skill like this?!" I growled out loud, and Xieus emerged from my body, giving me a bit of a startle.

"I think that it is a good skill for someone such as yourself. You don't like it, but you are helping people. This kind of skill is something that will benefit you in the long run, right?" Xieus explained, but I groaned and sat down in a chair.

Xieus pushed me back and sat on my lap, leaning into me.

"Do you think I am being too hard on them?" I asked, starting up at the roof.

"Possibly, but then again, there is no one that would dream of trying to put Vampires and Angels in the same room. I think you are asking tall orders of people and only thinking about what they need to do to change. I do agree that the people of this world are in need of a wake-up call, but you might want to slow your progress and let them figure it out," Xieus suggested.

"What have they been doing for the last how many hundred years? Have they not been trying to figure things out?" I asked, looking down at Xieus, who smiled back at me.

"You have a point," Xieus laughed.

"Can you see what I can? The messages?" I asked, meaning my System Messages.

"Yes, but I won't talk about it to others. It is probably best to keep that kind of thing to yourself. You are already an anathema to many people and their way of life. Adding any more to this by revealing that you have even more power might draw the Goddess's attention. No matter how strong you are, they are stronger," Xieus explained, and I nodded.

"That is true, and the reason that I left them all to come and think about this. One percent chance of something good happening? Feels like a joke, but I am not laughing. Still, I shouldn't have expected much with everything else I have; I just really hoped that it would be something to help straighten things out with the girls," I groaned but then growled when Xieus pinched my cheek.

"Really? Upset because feeding a Vampire your blood cured them? Mad because you are an expert at everything you touch or think about? You should be the one put over my knee!" Xieus said, and I nodded, flopping back in my chair.

"I don't know why I am like this! You make very valid points, but I feel like that doesn't matter," I groaned out loud.

"Stop complaining about being great, and give the girls a bit more breathing room to make mistakes. You don't have to yell every time you get mad, or is that a "man" thing?" Xieus teased, and I grinned, finally breaking my mood.

"You know, I just want to relax and let everyone do their own thing, and I tried to. Then Claire tried to wipe this city from the map, and everything became different. It was all a joke to me when I started, but thousands of people would have died if I hadn't stopped Claire. That was my fault. Now I am trying to make sure that something like this doesn't happen again," I said and then sighed.

"You can't save everyone," Xieus said, and I nodded.

"I know that, but I also can't sit back and watch a world slowly tear itself apart if I can do anything about it," I said.

"Go back to the girls, and finish up with them. You have one more appointment tonight, so you should go back and cure that other girl. I think that this might change Breya for the better," Xieus said and then melded back into my body.

I got out of the chair and headed out of the room and back out to the backyard.

Seraphina was waiting alone by the door for me while the other girls were all sitting together.

"Is everything alright?" Eliza asked, and I nodded.

"Yes, something was just bothering me, so I went to have a talk with Xieus. I am sorry if I have been forceful with my requests of all of you," I said, but Breya stood up and came over to stand between Seraphina and me.

"You are a bit of a hot head, but now I can see what you are trying to do. I can't hear the truth of your intentions, so it was hard for me to believe that you could ever hope to change the way that people see things. Yet, I stand here completely amazed by you, and I just hugged a Daywalker. That is something that I never dreamed I would even do, let alone want to," Breya explained, and I nodded.

"If I drink his blood, will you hug me too?" Seraphina asked shyly, looking at Breya, and the Angel smiled and walked up to Seraphina, hugging her.

"I am sorry that I treated you poorly, but I cared a lot about your mother before she was taken. I was taking my anger out on you," Breya said as Seraphina hugged her without saying anything.

I left the two, walked back over to the couch, and sat down, waiting for the girls to finish. Once I was seated, Eliza came over and jumped into my lap, kissing me.

"That was interesting! I mean, I don't get what was bothering you, but you do seem less stressed out than before. You are just one surprise after another!" Eliza laughed, cuddling into my chest.

I wrapped my arms around her and kissed the top of Eliza's head, taking in a deep breath and letting it out. Today had been another long day, but it wasn't over yet.