Belle felt dizzy. She walked toward the couch, pressing her fingers to her forehead. She couldn’t believe that all this time, her parents and her siblings were hiding such a big secret toward her.
“But why?” Belle asked, weakly. “You could have told me this from earlier. Damian knew… does Rachel knew about this too? Am I the only one who doesn’t know anything?”
Before her parents spoke, Damian responded, “No, I found it all by myself. Rachel doesn’t know about this.”
Her mother looked at him before directing her gaze back to Belle, “There was a time where we were chased out of the town we settled at before when they found it we are witches. Nowadays, no one trust stories about witches, they think it’s crazy but in the past, but on my generation, we could be hunted.”
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After she woke up from the long night where she could only sleep for barely two hours, Belle could only paced back and forward inside her room. She didn’t know what to do with her family now that they have revealed everything to her.She couldn’t believe, her simple life were all lies and they are actually witches. Her brother knew about this and he said he had found the secret but that answered some of Belle’s guesses.She had wondered if actually Rachel knew they are witches. Would that be why she died? Because… an creature had killed her?That creature being a demon.That was what Damian confirmed.Knock rang on her door and followed by the voice, “Sister, can I come in?”Sin
Belle noticed the growing hostility from Damian. She nodded her head and continued, “It was the same fortuneteller who had told me about it. Of course, I didn’t believe it but I realized the more I thought about it that maybe there’s a possibility.”“Possibility?”Belle settled her hands on her waist, shaking her head and thankful her lies was accepted by her younger brother. She has a feeling she shouldn’t tell Damian anything about this.“Rachel’s room was closed tight when she died. I still believe she didn’t kill herself and if someone said a supernatural being had killed her, I would believe that more.”Damian rested on the couch, looking back at his older sister. “Is that all?&rd
Belle then heard a knock from her room. She walked to see Orpha who was surprised that she had stood up to open the door for her.“Why do you look so surprised, Orpha?” Belle remembered how she had opened the book wide and slowly closed the door behind her.Orpha shook her head, “Milady, are you busy?”“Of course not, what’s wrong?” When Belle looked to her left, she saw it was Emilia, her maid who had always helped her with the morning dress. “Emilia too… is there something wrong?”Noting that she hadn’t called the two and how her two servants know just how much she needed to be alone at the moment, she wondered if it was an urgent case that they need to talk with her.“Emilia,” Orpha whispered, urging her friend.Emilia stood before Belle, wringing her hands together, “Mila
Leon watched as the humans scattered to the forest. With him the shorter man stood eerily with a warily look on his face. But his eyes were as red as Leon’s.“Mephisto, chase them,” Leon ordered for the servant to look at him with a confused look on his face.“A- all of them?” Mephisto stuttered.“No, the entire forest,” Leon responded for the demon to understood his sarcasm belatedly. “Well? What are you waiting for?”“I- I will come back soon!” Mephisto rushed into the forest with his superhuman strength and disappeared to the darkness.Leon took the time to inspect the body that was mass buried. When he pulled the cover that had hid the human’s face, he noticed it was the same servant that had been fired today. He proceed to check on the other bodies, noticing the other bodies belong to the same servants t
Belle looked at Leon’s handsome face, his mien contoured in doubt that actually hurt her. She shook her head, replying to him with the same solemness.“I don’t know what you are talking about. Between the two of us, I think we both know who lies more than the other. If that is what you are doubting me of,” Belle pursed her lips, realizing how spiteful she sounded.Leon also reflected on his words that sounded as though he had wanted to accuse her. He shook his head, crossing his hands together, “Your brother have fired a handful of humans from this mansion the other day.”“I know,” Belle responded, looking down to remember her mixed feeling of the burden her brother have to shoulder. “I just found out. But what do you mean none of them ever leave the house alive?”
No one dared to move, no one even dared to exhale their breaths that they held after hearing the loud blast coming from Damian’s side.The people turned their eyes, shivering at the sight of the red glint on his eyes.“Damian,” a low voice spoke that instantly pulled back the rest of the witches from their daze, even Yulene who was too stunned to speak.They moved away from their chair, looking at the person who had spoken and offered her their most polite greeting.Damian slowly closed his eyes. Being the only person who was not bowing he stood out than the rest. He clutched his fists together, clenching his knuckles tightly until his veins raised. After his mind had cooled down, he turned back his eyes to the woman, giving her the same
“Demons, what are they?” Damian asked when Evenora sat on her chair, crossing her arms together. He looked around the room, noticing how everything was well kept despite the documents unable to maintain its own form due to the old age. “Are they those beings that lives in Hell? I doubt that is their only explanation.”Yulene stared at her teacher, wondering what the answer was as she had always often wondered to it on her own as well.“If they are, then there must also be Heaven, there must also be angels, correct?” Damian looked at Evenora who continued to stay silent, “But no matter how many times demons had killed witches, there was never an angel on sight fighting against them. When their responsibility is indeed to protect them.”“I know you are frustrated but I never know what demons are ever,” Evenora walked beside him, placing her hand over the portrait
Small head, round eyes, and slithering body of a black skin rested on her table. The reptile spoke with human language despite it being an animal.The black scaled reminded Belle of the ability that Leon possessed to change his form into animals, which also meant this familiar voice and the red eyes belong to a demon.It was Leon’s older brother, Vetis.“Please, I hope I didn’t surprised you,” Vetis spoke. “I thought if I come in my normal form, people will find faults at you. Therefore why I had chosen this form.”“You didn’t surprised me,” Belle tried to be considerate. She almost threw her tea on him, that’s it. “You are… sir Vetis?”“Correct. You have a magnificent hearing Lady Belle. I looked ar