WARNING: This chapter contains disturbing events, will trigger traumas that contain violence and abuse. Kindly skip some parts.
Chapter 7- Terror
It’s been days since Alicia left the orphanage. She received letters from time to time but the content just said how she's doing well at the Forbe estate. Elise is on her guard starting the day Alicia leaves. She doesn’t smile like innocent now. She dedicated her life to studying magic and divine power.
Divine power is like a manifestation of spiritual power coming from god. It can heal injuries and illness. Giving a person a divine power by healing can give a spiritual peacefulness. It is also a source of light and life. A person who has divine power can't die from magic. It's too powerful to control one's energy surrounding them but as they use divine power, a Saint will have to bleed if uses a strong divine power.
The blood of a saint can be an elixir. It was one of the secrets that Elise read from the book “The Lazy Lucky Princes”. It was forbidden because using this method can weaken the saint’s body and cause death.
But a dying person can be as healthy as one if they have the spiritual blood in them and that's the reason why Alicia the Saint continues to be in danger. She can heal anyone or anything in the kingdom and won't die by magic. Feels like an eternal life but actually didn’t.
Magic is the illusion of power. You need mana that come from natural resources to perform magic. Some people used magic stones that can be found by mining in this world, as they used magic or the blood is covered by the magic stones. It's still complicated for Elise because she does not have books to read about magic and magic stones. That's why the mana of a magician is limited. they can die of exhaustion. But some people have higher mana installed in their body.
Elise went back to her bed after doing chores. Sarah was adopted last summer on her eleven birthday. A kind couple took her because she looked like their daughter who died from an overdose of mana. Elise thinks of her as a replacement but Sarah is a wise child. She knows her boundaries and can save herself once she's in danger.
Beth is the only girl who refuses to be adopted. Elise knows that Beth loves this place and plans to be independent once she reaches the age. Martha on the other hand married a viscount after attending the coming of age. So Elise's curiosity got answered after that. Every lady in the empire will attend a coming of age ceremony.
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Elise woke up by the noise outside. People are panicking and some of the orphans are screaming. Elise put her guard up and went near the door.
"Shhhhh"
Beth is crying in her bed covered with blankets. Elise wanted to check outside but she's afraid that she will be seen.
"Get all the children fifteen years of age!"
A man in a black suit shouted out loud and dragged a kid and placed them with others at the center hall. The children cried loudly as they witnessed some men trespassing in the middle of the night.
Elise sees everything at the small opened door from their room.
"Who's that man?"
Elise couldn't recognize the man running havoc. She can't clearly see him because her position was at the back of the center hall. She can only hear and have a glimpse of them.
The children are dragged from the room across the center hall. Their faces were full of terror as they continued to be dragged outside of the entrance. Cold wind spread wide from the open door, the heavy snow kept pouring and the sky appeared darker.
Elise hurriedly hid near the window and watched them outside. The children are horrified. They were shivering from the cold and their faces were full of tears.
"The precognition of the Saint will appear. The white land will be replaced by red blood as a symbol of light. A soul will have the divine power chosen by God."
A man loudly announces the riddles. The six children wearing only their pajamas can't afford to feel the cold but are forced to the horrifying reality of death.
Elise wanted to go outside to stop the man from killing orphans. The Director of the La Papillonne is not present. The guards at the gate are already dead. The children who witness the brutality keep crying and asking for help.
"P-Please don’t kill me..."
Where are the knights?! Elise thought of them. How these people just trespassed at night killing people?!
Beth loudly cries after hearing the sound of other orphans getting killed. The sound of the bones cracked and the heads rolled on the ground. Face of terror by the orphans after getting killed remained.
The white ground is now covered by blood. There are twenty men surrounding the corpse of the children. They are wearing black uniforms and a mask just like for bandits.
A man wearing a black suit whispered a spell and one by one the corpse started to burn. The sound of burning corpses is loud just like the heartbeat of the children witnessed the brutality.
Elise froze after seeing everything. She can't breathe. The air is suffocating and the pain in her heart is excruciating.
She did not cry but once again, she was reminded.
Why she hated the book “The Lazy Lucky Princess”.
"Hell."
That night terror begins.
END OF CHAPTER 7…
WARNING: This chapter contains disturbing events. Will trigger traumas that contain violence and abuse. Kindly skip some parts. Chapter 8- Darkness The frost season has already started and just like the heavy weather, the atmosphere at La Papillonne is dreadful. The memories of death lingered through the minds of the orphans and caused solemn fear to everyone including Elise. Elise did not sleep and stayed awake until morning. Beth, who is quiet now with tears in her eyes, didn't move because of the shock. Elise hardly got her grief together and started to move to change clothes disposing of her plain pajamas. The whole estate is quiet. The fear and terror didn’t leave their minds. The unknown people who trespassed the estate still in the vicinity of the orphanage guarding the whole place. Elise still doesn't know the situation. Few days ago, Alicia went to the Forbe estate then the orphanage got attacked by unknown men. "Go to
Chapter 9- L' espoir Elise is afraid of darkness. In her previous life, Elise never slept without light or any small lamp beside her because she was always prone to nightmares. Elise eyes naturally adjusted to the dark. The other children are still crying but the harsher reality is finally making its way slapped them. They were trapped in a dungeon like prison. Several days passed and the orphans are still staying at the prison cell. Elise in her not best overcome her fright and now well-adjusted to the dark. Her day just passed, sleeping, eating and sleeping again. Her mind is giving up and the unknown fear is little by little consuming Elise tenacity. What the hell is going to happen to her now. She is trapped without any sense of light. The other children are miserable, sometimes they are forgotten and the day will just pass without opening the door. Hunger becomes natural. Several months have passed and Elise forgot to check in the days that feel
Chapter 10- Alicia The whole dungeon shook harshly and the falling debris was all over the place. Alicia's face is now clear. The bastard Dilon who stopped from chanting spells was on the ground vomiting blood from the attack. "I never thought that a dog was hiding in this kind of place. You really hid yourself well, Dilon the dog magician." The cold voice of a man reached Elise. The prison is now open and half of the dungeon is destroyed but the place is still deserted. Elise can't move from her place because her body is frail. "B-Bastard!" Dilon shouted in between vomiting blood. He was overwhelmed by the sudden cast spell attack. His body can't take more blows and his wounds become wider. Dilon gritted his teeth and planned a counter attack but it was futile because of not enough mana. He used his energy to cast a spell protecting himself last time but now he can't even lift his arm anymore. "You know I told you that you are an easy
Chapter 11- Thank youElise opens her eyes and realizes that she is no longer in the dungeon. The room is bright compared to the place she came from. The room smells nice and the ambiance is cozy, the setting of the room gives Elise a home feeling.She didn't feel any pain anymore and her bruises were gone. Elise tried to stand up to change her clothes. She didn't like wearing dresses for sleeping.Alicia who on the other hand coming back to Elise's room opens the door."thud"Elise felt the cold chill after hearing a thud sound from the door, her hand trembling a little standing frozen.Alicia, who came back to Elise's room, gets her eyes bigger when she notices Elise who is lying in the bed is now standing at the edge of the bed."Elise!"Alicia hurriedly hugged Elise."Oh my god! I'm so happy that you're awake now""A-Alicia..."Elise breathes carefully and has a deep relief after seeing Alicia's pretty face. She looks l
Chapter 12- Guard Elise spent her days resting. The best part of it was eating different kinds of delicious food. The maid named Erika is the one helping her. Elise is technically a commoner that’s why she declined it at first but Alicia stubbornly gave her a maid but Elise insisted that she did not need one unless it’s for delivering food. Elise is feeling restless now that she stayed in her room doing nothing. It feels like she came back to her routine when she was in her previous world. Elise is not in the mood to read books but rather to leave the estate. She wanted to go outside so much that her feet felt itchy. According to Alicia, Samantha is in the La papillone because of work. The orphanage is still closed and the survivors are in the palace except for Elise. "I'm so dumb bored." Elise check the time. It's still morning. Alicia promised Elise that they were going to tour the capital and visit some stores to eat lunch. Elise decided to
Chapter 13- WarningFear is a primitive human emotion. It can alert a person in presence of danger or threat of harm. Elise who saw the person who was the cause of her fear gritted her teeth.She doesn’t want to feel threatened just because she saw the villain. Elise tried her best to calm down and fight the abnormal fear developing inside her. It’s in my mind... Elise wanted to act as normal as possible but her voice broke talking with Nero."Nero, C-can we get out of here fast? I think I'm not recovered yet. I feel tired now."Nero notices the sudden change of atmosphere. The girl stops walking and stands frozen after seeing Alicia with Duke Molten. He heard her saying to go out but Nero's crescent eyes caught that she's frightened after noticing her voice.Nero grabs Elise's shoulder and turns her around. He patted her head and whispered something."Sshhhh, Stay here."Elise, who is unaware that she's biting her lips ha
Chapter 14- MisunderstandingElise wanted to talk with Nero alone. It's only four months before Alicia's fifteen birthday. Winter season is coming closer and the same with the bad events of the story. Elise recalled the book of "The Lazy Lucky Princess", Alicia will get kidnapped and Samantha will get poisoned. They're both in danger, though Elise is not certain because the story is already in a wrong direction when Elise was locked up in the dungeon. She can't help but have anxiety.Timing is off, Alicia is talking with Nero now. They are about to leave to go back to the academy. Elise wanted to talk with Nero this early because she thinks that they are running out of time. She can't predict if Duke Molten will make a move earlier than the said date. She needs to plan it meticulously unlike before that caught her off guard. Elise grips her hand after remembering unpleasant memories."Elise, I'm sorry. I need to go back now to the academy. I'm actually forbidden
Chapter 15- DealPeru Guild surprisingly looks like a normal liquor shop of alcohol. It’s still early in the morning and the shop doesn’t have a customer yet. Elise walks to the bar counter and orders a glass of water. The bartender frowned at Elise but gave her order, after checking the surroundings Elise called for the bartender again and asked him a question.“I have a request for the Peru guild, where shall I proceed?”The bartender paused his work and looked at Elise. He nodded his head and gave her a paper. Elise looked at the brown paper where a map was written. The bartender smiled at her.“You can go to that place to process your request. Thank you for choosing the Peru guild.”Elise crumple the brown paper and throw it at the counter. That paper has a spell for erasing someone’s memory of Peru guild. No one k