“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
The next day, Yulene came to visit her in the early morning. When Belle heard from her maid, Orpha of her best friend’s visitation, she pursed her lips.After learning they were witches, Belle was hurt of how her family and her only best friend had lied to her. But they had known each other since childhood, therefore Belle didn’t want to ruin their long friendship. And she also know how Yulene had to stay quiet from either her parent’s request or Damian.When Belle stepped out of the door, she was startled by the broad chest that stood before her. Leon’s shadow covered her smaller body and she gulped as it had been a while since they share the closure that they had now.Leon didn’t speak and instead walked beside her, leading her the way as it was his shift to take care of her needs.Belle walked behind him, waiting until the moment came when there were no one around the
Holding her head, Belle felt confused. When Leon had asked her the question, the answer spilled from her lips without her own realization but she soon realized the oddness. Although it appears as if somewhere in the back of her mind she knew something very eventful happened in her childhood, she couldn’t remember well what it was.Going back to her childhood memories slowly felt as though she had drowned in a sea. Walls of water covering her head, making her unable to see back in her pasts.“Something is strange,” Belle whispered. Leon saw her eyes moving back and forward. She wasn’t lying. He could tell that as she looked confused, like a child pushed to the abyss by someone she trusted the most.“Slow down,” he said to her, his eyebrows furrowed when he saw Belle starting to wince. “What happened?”
Hearing this, Belle was surprised. It was strange to Leon how much she didn’t remember her childhood even though it was her own past. “You were ill, I heard,” Leon said to which Belle nodded her head at. “I fell sick to a plague that was going around at the time when we first moved here. I spend the rest of my days in bed but that was it, nothing special was going on,” Belle answered, trying to remember if she had anything missing and she felt there was a chunk of her past that was missing. “During that childhood, do you remember each year’s occasions?” Leon asked and when she winced he took hold of her hands, “Forcing will only put more pain on you.” “But if I can’t remember, how will I get the answer?” She asked, a little impatient as she grew to feel unsettled to the fact there was memory missing from her head.
Belle stared at the window, waving her hand to Yulene who excitedly hopped to the carriage after bidding a warm goodbye consisting of tight hugs.Her dearest friend looked clueless of how she had dazed on their conversation, rethinking of what had occurred today.She questioned herself, questioning why her memory have gone. If her family knew of this, why do they hide it?No, there would only be one answer, told Belle to herself. Her family had always there to protect her. The only reason they had not tell her of the missing memories must be related to it.But since Leon had asked her about it, she wondered if her past was related to Rachel. Else, he wouldn’t ask about her missing memories, would he?Three crispy kn
Belle covered her body with a thicker clothes as Leon had told her but she was in a hurry she had walked out with a coat. Brushed by the wind she didn’t shiver but it was indeed much colder than she had expected.“Not warm enough,” Leon commented, draping the coat over her. As he walked toward the edge, he jumped nimbly at the thin railing of the balcony and smiled. “I prepared you something good tonight.”Belle was confused at his smile and was nervous seeing how he had stood at the edge of the railing which can barely fit his black shoes. It was as if one more push and he would fall. The sight made her more anxious when Leon pushed his feet, jumping backward.In instance, Belle reached out her hand, gasping in fear as the demon prince had fallen
She couldn’t see it clearly but the short black hair and the thin figure told Belle instantly who it was. They had been together since the longest Belle could remember. But now, Orpha had submerged her hands inside a man’s stomach, pulling out the bright organs and ate it as though it was her most delicious food. Belle felt her stomach churning. The sight caused her head to panic and her sight to flickered between black and white. She realized her knees had fallen weak when she collapsed to Leon’s chest.Slowly staring at his face, she found his smile that caused her to shiver. His gentle action for the past few days had made her almost forget that he was a demon.Belle gulped, feeling her blood running cold as tears pushed itself from the rim of her eyes, “Orpha… no way. She is a human. She has always been a human.” Leon watched how weakly she appeared and the thought of controlling her somewhere grew in his mind which was dangerous. He pulled her chin slightly as she was unable t
Belle watched as the creature was beat up one-sidedly by Leon. It was such a grotesque sight and the violence never felt right for her but she watched through it all, steeling her heart and turn herself cold as she knew the non-violent path wasn’t available for her journey.The creature still didn’t speak until Leon stopped and cracked his finger, “You are very resilient, aren’t you.”The creature smiled despite its injury, his hoarse voice spoke, “I rather die…”“Rather die? Surely you’re joking. I never planned for you to go to Hell. That would simply be a fast ticket to heaven for you.” Belle watched as Leon cracked his finger. His entire air screamed out of a magnetic danger.“I know a way of a better torture for you. I know of my pets,” Leon uttered his words for a quick change of look on the creature’s face. “My pets are very obedient you see but they are also very painful for living beings like you. I’m sure the witches must have convinced you to help them in exchange for some