《Lilith》 I. The Basement [3rd Aprith, 32 A.P] A girl started walking down the dark stairway. Before further descending, she made sure that the door behind her was firmly locked and put the key inside her pant''s pocket. After confirming, she started walking down the long stairs again. She leisurely walked down the stairs for one minute before finally reaching the basement. The basement looked mostly empty with many cells placed along the wall. The height of these cells almost reached the ceiling and space inside the cells was more than enough for an average human to sleep in. Some cells looked rustic, some brand new and some reeked of blood and shit. Maybe some cells even had someone inside. The basement was dimly illuminated by mysterious balls of blue light. The girl, without any hesitation, walked further into the basement. The peculiar balls of light gently illuminated her face. The girl had short and braided fiery red hair, her eyes looked sharp and her face devoid of any emotion but had a stiched scar on her left eyebrow. She was wearing a purple overcoat on top of a white tunic, along with tight black pants. The tip of a sheath could be seen under her overcoat. She casually moved her head left and right as if she was searching for something when suddenly- "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" A loud shriek entered her ears. The girl didn''t feel any reluctance or anxiety and started moving towards the voice with faster steps. "STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" A loud shriek again entered her ears. The shriek was filled with terror and dread. Anyone hearing this terrific shriek would be shaken to their cores and immediately get out from here as if fearing, the next scream will be theirs. But the girl''s face was still devoid of any emotion and she started moving more quickly towards the voice. After a few seconds, she finally reached the source of the voice. The voice came from inside a cell, a purple orb of light illuminated the insides of the cell. The girl spotted that there was fresh, red blood splattered across the cell''s floor. She moved her eyes towards the source of blood and saw two feet tied together with a rope. She moved her eyes upward and saw a rusty looking man tied to a chair, his breathing heavy. His hair was all messy and dust all over his face. His left eye was hollow with a stream of blood still flowing from inside and falling on his lap. The girl tried to find the eyeball and saw it lying comfortably near the cell''s open door, she concluded that it must be freshly gouged out. The girl looked at the man again and saw various stab wounds on his left arm, it looked as if a knife was pushed against his arm with high force, again and again, and again, and again, and again and..... no need to tell any further. Besides this battered man, stood a lady wearing a white nightgown, her raven black hair reaching down to her waist. There was a butcher knife on her left hand, coated with the man''s blood. There were splashes of blood all over her dress and face. Upon seeing the girl, she showed a cheerful smile and waved her left hand energetically towards the girl, the knife also moving along with her rapid arm movement. "Hey! Watcha doin here?" she asked as if the man wasn''t even there. "Master, couldn''t sleep" the girl spoke in a monotonic way, her face still devoid of any emotion. "OH! my! having those nightmares again?" suddenly her voice turned from cheery to concerned. The girl just nodded and stood there. She waited for the girl to speak further, but the girl just stood there like a doll. She frowned upon seeing this and started talking to the thrashed manYou could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. "Hey! man! you see this!? even though this girl wants to sleep with me, she doesn''t STATE IT!" "AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" her voice gradually became more and more irritated and she stabbed the man''s right arm. "I mean, I tell her to just state her wishes but she just DOESN''T!" again a stab to the right arm. "How many FUCKING! *stab* times do I have to tell her to just s.p.e.a.k h.e.r GODAMN MIND! *stab!*" The man''s squeals became louder, a river''s worth of tears overflowing from his remaining eye. The constant stabs making more blood to splatter on the ground and her clothes. "Just WHY?!" *stab* "Hey! tell me WHY?!" *stab* "I am asking YOU!" *stab* "Don''t just scream, say SOMETHING!" *stab* *stab* *stab* again and again and again she pierced the man''s right arm with the knife while asking nonsensical questions. The man''s cry becoming shallower with each stab and eventually, he lost consciousness. *stab* "HEY! you even stopped screaming now!? you FUCK!" *stab!* All through this hellish scene, the girl was just standing there, no emotions surfacing on her face. The girl acted like her master''s tantrum had nothing to do with her. She took in deep breaths and eventually calmed down, she asked, "So! Scarlet! why didn''t you speak your mind?" "Working on it" "and how are you W.O.R.K.I.N.G on it!?" "Came here" "AH! you came here, yes...yes...Of course! you came here!, you came here on your own!, you m.o.v.e.d on your own and c.a.m.e HERE!" "Yes" She immediately threw the knife and ran towards scarlet, she jumped and hugged scarlet will all of her force, then planted a kiss on her lips. Scarlet''s clothes also became stained with blood, her lips also getting stains of blood on it. "Ohhhhhh! I am so happy right now Scarlet! you finally did something on your own! ohhhhhh, my baby, sorry for yelling like that before, but that was directed at that man, not you! so don''t mind, don''t mind" she started ruffing scarlet''s hair and making excuses. "Master, sleep" "AH! yes! just wait a moment! then we can go to sleep! you must be tired today. Catching this man and all that." "Not tired, Master asked" "Hmmmmm, we also need to work on your way of speaking, but well! it''s still some progress from when you didn''t speak anything." she stopped ruffing scarlet''s hair and went inside the cell. "Now, just wait a moment, let me deal with this traitor first, I have to show them what happens when they betray the g.r.e.a.t! LILITH! again! what did I say, Scarlet!? the great L.I.L.I.T.H! S.H.A.D.E! now! say it with me! Scarlet!" Lilith magnificently spread her arms upward and with a voice full of compassion spoke, "LILITH!" "shade" "Geeeeeeeeezzz! Scarlet! where''s your enthusiasm!? hahahahahahahahahaha *cough*hahaha*cough* *cough*hahaaaa...." After taking in a few deep breaths, Lilith again calmed down and stood in front of the man. Lilith hovered her hands over the man''s right arm and started chanting something while moving her arms at random directions. "Mother earth! Lilith is thy name! thy devoted her entire life to thou! thou hath saved many! allow thy to dost the same! BHOSD!" At the end of the chant and a very peculiar hand movements, a bright blue light radiated over man''s right man and his torn flesh started stitching itself together. After a few seconds, the light disappeared and the man''s right arm looked like nothing ever happened to it. Lilith then moved towards his left arm and chanted, "BHOSD!" again, his left arm got healed. Lilith picked up the eyeball leisurely lying on the ground and stuffed it inside his empty eye''s socket. "BHOSD!" miraculously, his eye also reattached itself to the nervous system and after some time, the man woke up. The moment he opened his eyes, he got surprised. His removed eye has come back and his arms are now healed. He thought a miracle has happened, but he knew that only one person has the power of healing magic in this continent and that was Lilith. But why did she heal him? has she forgiven him for the betrayal? is there still hope? Strangely, Lilith''s lips curled up, she shoved her fingers in his left eye''s socket, forcefully pushing her fingers in and pulled the eyeball out. The action was too fast for the man to react. His brain couldn''t catch up with her hand''s movement and he started wondering what happened? "See this!?" Lilith hovered the eyeball in front of his face, he realized what happened but before he can scream *SQUISH!* Lilith squished the eyeball with her hand in front of his face and shoved it inside his mouth which was opening to scream, she closed his mouth, so he can''t spit anything out and forcefully made him swallow his own eyeball. The man too shocked and dreaded by this sudden action lost his consciousness again. "Ahhh, look at this scarlet! because of him, my hands are all dirty now!" "yes" Scarlet couldn''t help but say anything else. "Don''t YES! me! haaaah, gotta wash up now, then sleep, then wake up, then again wash up, then eat food, then actually interrogate this traitor, then blah blah blah blah! fuck! so much to do!" Lilith started throwing a tantrum again and started kicking the man with her legs. "Master, sleep?" Lilith immediately stopped kicking the man, turned her face towards Scarlet, squinted her eyes and made a scrunched face "YES!" A Pleasant Morning [4th Aprith, 32 A.P] Sun started rising from the east, covering natural and man-made creations with warm golden light. This golden ray of light also reached the royal capital ''Chuti'' located in the country of ''Dimer''. The royal capital ''Chuti'' was surrounded by tall walls made of ''Cemberstone''. The sun rays beautifully highlighted the pure yellow color of the walls. Inside the walls, the royal capital was divided into three parts, in the shape of ''?''. The upper part consisted of the royal castle and mansions of nobles. The left part consisted of various market districts and houses of commoners. The remaining right part had various agriculture fields and shelters for the poor. In the upper part of the city, a mansion was surrounded by a small forest, making it stand out among numerous other extravagant looking mansions. A request to cut down this hinderance of forest was made, but it was declined by the owner of this peculiar mansion for again some peculiar reasons. Outside this mansion, birds were going about their morning ritual and a cool breeze of wind made plants flutter. Finally, the cozy golden rays of light entered the upper windows of this mansion. The rays of light made Scarlet''s face twitch and she suddenly opened her eyes. She kept staring towards the window for a few minutes with a cold gaze as if she was staring at her worst enemy. Finally, finished with the staring competition she pulled herself out of the bed, put on her purple overcoat and picked up her longsword which was lying on the small table beside the bed. Scarlet stared at Lilith, who was still heavily in sleep, her snorts reverberating inside the room. Scarlet looked closely and saw Lilith scratching her belly along with some drool falling from her mouth to the bedsheets. Scarlet wondered whether she should wake Lililit up as well? but seeing her blissfully asleep like this she pushed the thought out of her mind and went out of the room. Scarlet started walking down the long hallway which consisted of many rooms, but most of them were empty. She made her way down the stairs and saw some servants doing the morning cleaning. She titled her head a little as a sign of good morning, the servants used to her behavior also smiled and greeted her. At first, they were a little offended by her greetings as it showed that Scarlet didn''t even saw them as fellow humans and used as little energy and effort possible to greet them, but when they learned that she''s just awkward and strange, they started seeing her greetings as something cute. Scarlet went out of the front door and into the garden. Despite the mansion being surrounded by forest, there was a well-maintained garden outside. The garden had perfectly trimmed grass, many flower patches and an open shelter with chairs and a round table inside. Butterflies could be seen flying over the flowers and a constant cool breeze hit Scarlet''s face. It was a perfect morning for some practice. Scarlet went towards the middle of the garden and pulled out her longsword. It was a shiny metal blade, having beautifully engraved rose petals near the hilt. The grip was covered with fine leather and had an engraving ''S'' on it. This longsword was given to her by Lilith when they first met, remembering that meeting spent chills down Scarlet''s spine so she stopped thinking about it and began her daily practice. A few meters away from Scarlet was a flower patch of black roses and a small boy probably of age 11 was watering the flowers while watching Scarlet''s Swordplay with admiring eyes. He constantly kept his eyes on Scarlet''s hand movements which flowed like calm water but sometimes changed to the most violent water, capable of crushing anyone with its violence. The boy didn''t notice that the water in the jug has finished and just kept on pouring empty water on the flowers. Inside the mansion, some servants were cleaning every corner of the mansion while some started preparing breakfast for their master. Outside of Lilith''s room, there were two servant girls, cleaning the various vases and pouring water into them. One of them started speaking, "Hey Louis! clean the vases properly, don''t just hover the washcloth over them. Properly pick up the vase, clean its surface nicely and neatly, then put it back down!" "What? Mana, does master notice these things?" Louis spoke in a worried tone. A bright smile appeared on Mana''s face and she proudly puffed her non-existent chest, "Of Course NOT! Master does notice these things but doesn''t say anything, neither does she complains about them. Master''s so kind that whenever we face any problem, she immediately comes to our rescue, that''s why it''s our duty as the servants of this house to maintain this place to utmost cleanliness! that''s the only thing we know how to do, so that''s how everyone here repays Master by doing their utmost best at the things they are good at!" "Wow! what a kind and caring master! maybe when I get some problem, she would also come to my rescue?" "Of Course! master would! she never ignores those who serve her" Mana''s flat chest puffing up even more.If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. "ahahaha, is that so, but I wonder why Master doesn''t let anyone enter that basement" A curious expression surfaced on Louis''s face "Hmm, it''s not like no one is allowed, Master has allowed Scarlet to enter there" "Heh!? is that so, but still I wonder what''s down there, that she keeps it in such a secret. What if there''s something wicked down there?" "WHA!? No way! that''s just impossible. Master is known as the guardian of this country because of her special healing magic, she''s known as the purest form of human on this earth, she saves anyone with her healing wheater it''s a rich, commoner or poor. She treats everyone equally and never looks down on anyone, so there''s no way, not even a 0.000001% chance of something wicked down the basement." Mana spoke as if stating a well-known fact or something that''s obvious. "Sorry, it was my mistake. My curiosity just got better of me, but then what''s down there? and also why is no one except Scarlet is allowed inside the Master''s room?" Mana''s mouth opened agape, surprised by Louis''s words ''didn''t she just said her curiosity got better of her? then she''s asking the same thing again''. Mana composed herself and spoke, "Well if I have to make a guess, Master probably practices her healing magic down there." "What? but why down there?" "Master is being considerate of us, if we see her working so hard, most of us would get worried for her, which she probably doesn''t want....Ahhh! such a great master we have." Mana''s smile grew even wider. "I-I see, well that''s a possibility" "Not a possibility! I am sure that''s what master does there" "Sure, whatever makes you happy" At the same time outside the mansion, Scarlet finished with her sword practice and went inside the mansion to wake Lilith up. The boy still pouring imaginary water over the flowers . . . "Master, morning" Scarlet lightly pushed Lilith''s Shoulder. "..." "Master, morning" "..." "Morning, Master" "..." "Master" Scarlet started applying more force to the push "..." "Morning, Wake up" "..o...f" "Morning, Wake up" "...t.....p" "Master, Morning" "...ut..up" "Wake, Morning, Master" "..." Lilith thinly opened her eyes and stared coldly at Scarlet, but scarlet didn''t mind it and continued nagging Lilith. . . . 10 minutes passed and Scarlet just kept repeating the same thing, the number of veins on Lilith''s forehead increasing by one each time "Wake, Morning, Mast¡ª" "FUCK OFFF!!!!!" "JUST SHUT YOUR FUCKING TRAP!!!" "AGAIN AND AGAIN, JUST MASTER! MASTER! MASTER! MASTER!" "MASTER''S ASLEEP! CAN''T SEE?! SHOULD I FIX YOUR EYES!?" Lilith eventually snapped and started cursing Scarlet for the next 30 minutes. . . . "Awwww! Sorry Scarlet, that was actually~, not directed at you! I was saying these things to the ghost that was standing behind you" "Ghost?" "Yes! Ghost! an ugly and hideous ghost! but after my words, he''s gone! so no need for worry! g.o.t.c.h.a?!" That''s an excuse she gave Scarlet and rushed off to the washroom. . . . Downstairs, beside the living room, was located the office room. Inside the room, Lilith was sitting comfortably on the chair while doing some paperwork, Scarlet standing right beside her. Lilith was wearing a traditional white viscount dress with an outline of black, her hair tied in a neat bun. After finishing some small paperwork, she pulled out a box of letters. All of these letters were given sent to her today, there were roughly 54 letters. Most of their contents were some people asking for her help specifically her help with healing magic. Lilith read every one of them and organized them on the desk. "Scarlet! come here!" "Yes?" Scarlet standing right beside her spoke. "Come! sit here!" Lilith pointed to her lap, Scarlet without thinking twice sat on top of Liltit''s Lap. Lilith wrapped her arms around Scarlet''s belly and started staring at the organized letters. "Scarlet, you have gotten fat" "..." "Sorry, said that to that ghost behind you" ''but didn''t the ghost go away earlier?'' thought Scarlet "So Scarlet! as you can see, out of these 54 letters, 30 are from those piggy Nobels, 11 are from those sympathy grabber commoners, 12 are from those Mut born peasants and last one from incestuous Royalty." Scarlet just nodded her head. "Nice~ excellent response" "Sorry" "Hm? why are you saying sorry? I was talking to that ghost. Moving on, among these 30 letters, 20 are of requesting healing magic and 10 are wedding proposals. Do what you always do with these wedding proposals and do the usual for these requests as well" Scarlet took those 10 wedding proposals and threw them in the air. "FIRI!" and out of Scarlet''s left hand a blue flame rose up which burned those letters to ashes, she opened a jar and collected the remaining ashes inside. "UF! Scarlet! lower the temperature of these flames! you are going to ruin my clothes with sweat!." "Ash Jar" "Again~ Nice reply. Put the jar beside the traitor''s cell, I will use it later" "Ok" "Now! usual for those requests as well" "12, top" "Hmm, so today it''s 12th from the top. So let''s put that one separately .......here ..we..go! so that''s one request to fulfill for today. Now for the Commoner''s section. Again they are all healing requests. I have already picked which one to fulfill, the customer is a chef! so we get free food over there, no need for second thoughts" "Yes" "As for peasants, they are few so we will go to every one of them" "Yes" "The last is royalty, so OF COURSE! we need to personally go there as well. As for the remaining ones tell them to come to me! if they want the treatment!" "Yes" "Now with this, the dispute among those nobles should be increasing. All of them just thinking one petty thing ''Why did Priestess visit that xxx guy? why not me? I am more outstanding than him!'' with a few exceptions of course. As for the commoners, they should just think ''Our faith is not enough'' with again, of course, some exceptions." "Yes" "Again! with your fucking Y.E.S! Scarlet! give more priority to your conversation skills from now on!" Scarlet just hanged her head. "Awwww! how cute of you to hang your head, but I am saying this for your sake! what would you do when will chant my name in the future as ¡ª" Lilith suddenly got up from the chair *THUMP* and opened the window, magnificently looked up the sky and spread her arms towards it, not noticing the Scarlet who fell from her lap onto the cold wooden ground "LILITH THE MESSIAH!" No! I Am Not ILL!! [4th Aprith, 32 A.P] An atmosphere of joy filled the tranquil air of the mansion when the servants'' found out that, their master is invited to the royal palace. The last time Lilith was invited to the palace, she was given the title of Viscountess and the time before that, some treasures for her service to the country. So everyone had expectant eyes, looking forward to, what would be given to their master now?. But below the mansion, an air of dread and despair filled every nook and cranny of the basement. The contrast between the two atmospheres was bone-chilling, the fact that both of these atmospheres were so close to each other, yet no one noticed it, sent a chill down Scarlet''s spine. Scarlet is afraid of Lilith''s cruelty. Every day, she would get surprised, she would get shocked!... by witnessing the various acts of Lilith Shade, but more than the feeling of ''Fear'', she has a feeling of ''Admiration'' for Lilith, which helps her keep on a poker face. Scarlet admires Lilith for being free, for acting however she wants, for having self-confidence, for having ambitions, etcetera, etcetera. These are the things that Scarlet wants for herself. Scarlet wants to be free, she wants to accomplish something on her own, she wants to have great ambitions, high dreams, she wants to know why she was born? was it to serve Lilith? or was it to achieve something greater? she wants to have a ''Drive'' to actually accomplish these desires she has, but most gravely, she wants to not just think!. Scarlet likes doing what Lilith tells her because of the sense of accomplishment she feels, she doesn''t have to think anything, just do what someone else tells her to do. She knows that it''s a fake accomplishment, as it doesn''t benefit her and makes her long for those things more and more... But! Scarlet knows! Scarlet believes! Scarlet holds onto that tiny ray of hope with all of her strength! that one day Lilith will guide her. By following and observing Lilith, she will be able to achieve all of these things that she desperately wants because Lilith was the one who saved her when she couldn''t feel any pain and allow Scarlet to have all these thoughts! even if most of them are negative. Unkown to what Scarlet was thinking, Lilith had plans of her own. Even if she was only a 16-year-old girl, her ambitions, her aspirations were far greater than anyone around her age, even greater than those of the adults and she knows that she will not stop at anything, to achieve them, but first, she had to settle the case of the traitor. Lilith just finished the lunch and started walking towards the basement, Scarlet following closely behind her. They reached the stairways to the basement and closed the door behind them, putting the key back into their pockets. . . . "SuP! my man! you awake yet!?" Lilith called out to the man bind to the chair, he was asleep, or was he still unconscious from yesterday? his breathing could be heard, but that was the only good thing going for him. Puss was growing around his removed eyes, probably because of infection. Several small pimples emerging on his tongue because of the swallowed eye and who knows what type of atrocities are happening inside his body. "Well, aren''t you a playful one! answering my concerned question with silence... Scarlet! move him to cage #36!" "what? 36?" ''There are only 12 cages in here'' thought Scarlet " WHA!? you don''t know?! 36 minus the times I stabbed him... yeah, cmon say it...hmm? 11?... W.R.O.N.G! it''s 2! cage #2... jeez, at least remember it correctly!" "Okay" ''master stabbed 34 times, missed some'' thought Scarlet Getting her master''s order, Scarlet removed the man''s bind and picked him on her shoulders, carrying him to cage #2 as fast as she can, she didn''t want to smell the man''s acrid odor. Scarlet stepped inside the cage and laid him on a slab that reached her belly. Among the various Cages here, Cage #2 is one of the biggest in regards to its size. Lilith took the chains hanging from the metal bars and bound the man in the shape of ''¦¶'', his stretched hands and legs reaching the corners of the slab. "*SLAP!* Hey! wake up now!" but he didn''t, even if his cheeks became beet red. "So, you aren''t going to wake up nicely? well, that''s ... sad, I guess?" Lillith made a frowned face and moved towards the corner of the cage, opening a small cabinet and took out some things from inside. "Well...If you aren''t going to wake up! then, I don''t think I have a choice..." Lilith placed a large pointy nail on the man''s left palm, "Yup! don''t have a choice now... DO I!!! *CLUNK!" and stroked the nail with a hammer. The nail going somewhat deep into his palm''s skin and the man immediately woke up with a horrific scream.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it "Don''t! have a c.h.o.i.c.e, now DO I?! *CLUNK!" again a heavy strike on the nail, making the nail go even deeper. "Ahhhhhh! STOP IT! STOP! STOP! STOP!" the man''s desperate cries falling on deaf''s ear as Lilith continued to strike the nail on his palm with a crazy smile and joy on her face, again and again. "What!? can''t heeeeaarrr~ yoOoOuuUUU *CLUNK!*" "STOP! STOP! STOP!" "Scarlet! do I hear someone speak? *CLUNK*" "FUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKK!!" the rattling of chains and screams of terror filling the air "..." Scarlet didn''t speak anything, or it was more precise to say that, Scarlet was too afraid to say anything. "Oh!? so you also didn''t hear anything! *CLUNK*" Lilith interpreting Scarlet''s silence as a ''No'' "PLEASE! PLEASE! STOP IT! HELP ME! HELP ME!" "*CLUNK!* Ohoooo! This is Fun! Scarlet! wanna try it? *CLUNK!* you get these crazy hallucinations that someone''s saying ''HELP ME!, HELP ME!'' Aahahahaa? isn''t that a nice effect?! *CLUNK!* *CLUNK!* *CLUNK!* *CLUNK!* *CLUNK!* *CLUNK!*" finally the nail dug through the man''s palm, striking the cold cement below his hand. The man desperately praying that this nightmare will end soon... but regretfully his prayers weren''t answered. "Your prayers won''t work" Lilith''s silly and joyful face suddenly turning into that of grave seriousness. All the sweetness in her voice got replaced with a wind chilling cold one. It was like she turned into an entirely opposite person. This was the first time Scarlet witnessed this side of Lilith. All of the time, she was goofy, cheerful. This new side of her increased the fear inside Scarlet''s heart, but at the same time, Scarlet also thought ''How Enigmatic'', making her admiration go even further. "You think that praying works, don''t you? *CLANK!*" the nail going through his palm, now being a strike against the cement. The man was terror-struck, he became petrified by noticing this contrast, he was unable to speak anything, cries reaching his throat but not coming out. He really thought that if he made any noise, then, there really will not be any hope. "But let me clear your misconception, it doesn''t *CLANK!*" the man''s eyes becoming shut, to endure the pain. "God is something that doesn''t exist, I found it the hard way *CLANK!*" the man''s face becoming scrunched, in order to endure this tense pain. "Many people know that but they still try their best to deny the fact *CLANK!*" the nail making a small crack on the cement "They try their best to cling, to this fictional entity *CLANK!* *CLANK!*...... They desperately try seeking help from this ''God'', expecting something imaginary to help them *CLANK!* *CLANK* *CLANK*" the nail going deeper into the cement. "They don''t help themselves, just always running after someone else to save them *CLANK!*......I understand them, after all, I was the same *CLANK!*" "They won''t learn, always repeating the same mistakes *CLANK!*...... that''s why I will help them *CLANK!*" "If ''God'' doesn''t exist, then why not become one? *CLANK!* ...... I think so from the bottom of my heart *CLANK!*" the nail finally impaling the man''s left hand to the cement. "So, why did you betray me, Brother" The brother, already unconscious from all the pain. . . . After nearly two hours, the brother woke up again. Lilith just standing there with a joyful expression, coming back to her original self, but Scarlet thought ''What''s master, real self?'' ''About Master, don''t know much''. "Ohhhh!? you finally awake, brother Sam!" Lilith rapidly smacking Sam''s chest. Sam, too powerless to say anything. His own little sister, doing all these terrible things to him. At first, he had a tiny hope that in the end, she will spare him, but after hearing her silly aim to become a ''God'', he now knows that she''s finally beyond help and treatment. "So? why did you B.E.T.R.A.Y me?" "I... tried.... to....help you...." Sam, desperately trying to speak, even if meekly. "Aaaaannnndddd~ how did trying to report me to the king. H.E.L.P ME!?" "The....king...would have...*cough*...put you *cough*... under treatment... he could have *cough*...*cough* saved you..." "Hmmm? but I don''t have any illness, why do I need treatment?" "You...are ill *cough* *cough*... your mind *cough*... is ill" "No, it''s not" Lilith spoke with a straight face, as if stating a fact. "Yes...you are...*cough* you torture so many *cough* you kill so many!" Sam, putting all his strength into his words. "Yeah, that''s right! but I am not ill!" Lilith''s face starting to twitch "You are! You are a murderer! *cough* *cough!*" Sam''s coughing getting violent, blood starts spurting out of his mouth. "NO! I AM NOT!" her face becoming angrier by second "Stop Denying it! You need treatment! You need help! *cough* *cough*" Sam, saying everything he had though so far. "I DON''T!!" "You do! I tried to help you! You would have gotten proper treatment!*cough* yet you did all these things to me*cough!*" Sam, also mixing in his grudge and anger in-between "YOU DIN''T HELP ME! YOU BETRAYED ME!!!" Lilith screaming from the top of her lungs "You Crazy Bitch! Stop denying it! ... OH WAIT! maybe, it''s already too late! You wanna be a ''GOD''? BITCH! hahahah*cough*ahah*cough*aha! what a foolish dream!" Sam, finally losing it and blurts out whatever comes to mind. "DON''T MAKE FUN OF MY DREAM!!" Lilith''s face filled with wrath. "Hahahah*cough!*ahaha! GOD! what a Fool!" "SHUT UP! *stab*" and a knife was brought down on his mouth, entering his mouth and coming out of his back head. "SHUT UP! *stab* SHUT UP! *stab* SHUT UP! *stab* SHUT UP! *stab* SHUT UP! *stab* SHUT UP! *stab* SHUT UP! *stab* SHUT UP! *stab* SHUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP! *stab**stab**stab**stab**stab**stab**stab**stab**stab**stab*" Stab wounds were made on several parts of his head, some stab through the jaw, some neck, some eyes, some nose, some cheeks, some forehead, some ears, at the end of it all the man''s face was filled with nothing but blood, his face too messed to recognize the entity as a human anymore, his blood mixing with the pool of dried blood on the Cell''s floor. Scarlet saw Lilith''s heavily grunt breathing, blood falling to the ground from the tip of the knife. Lilith''s face splashed with blood, spots of blood on her clothes, and a wide smile with eyes opened to their extreme. Scarlet didn''t show any of her emotions on the face, her mind to chaotic to figure out what to think. "Uff! that got a little out of hands. Scarlet! let''s go fulfill those wishes now" Scarlet''s fear and admiration reaching the sky. Visit To Royal Castle
[5th Aprith, 32 A.P] In the upper part of Royal Capital ''Chuti'', is the royal castle. This castle was built long before the ''Peace War'' and hence it''s old architecture strikes quite a sharp contrast with the Noble mansions built around it, but that''s what makes it stand out among the rest. A beautifully maintained and a large garden surrounds the Castle, and amidst this is a wide stairway leading to the castle''s entrance archway. Two girls were walking up this stairway, one had a bright, cheerful smile on her face and is wearing a gothic lolita dress of purple shade, she is roughly 5.4 feet in height. The one behind her had a stone face, showing no emotions. She is wearing a light leather armor engraved with Shade''s Family coat of arms, she is 8.8 feet in height. Upon reaching the top of the stairway, they encounter a person. "Oh! you are here?. We were just talking about you, Lilith. And greetings to you too, Scarlet" A girl wearing a simple blue dress spoke first. Her Magenta eyes along with long blonde hair gave her an air of royalty. Scarlet just nodded her head. "Well, got an invite so it''s not like I can refuse, right? Princess Rossella" "My? you make it sound like father forced you to come here, and don''t call me Princess. We are the same age and good friends, I think" Rossella showing a kind smile. "Hahaha, bad habits, what can you do" Lilith laughed gently "Hmm... Well anyways! Father called you, so better go there quick, we can talk later. Sherna, guide Viscountess Lilith to the throne room" Rossella told the maid tending to the flowers beside the archway. The maid nodded her head and asked Lilith to follow her, Scarlet also following behind. ... After walking for a few minutes they reached the door to the Throne room. "Please, Enter. I will return back to my duties now" said the maid while bowing her head and went away. "I wonder what they called me here for" said Lilith while tilting her head "Enter, find" "Hoo, is that so?" "Yes" "That was supposed to be sarcastic Scarlet! You were supposed to feel hurt!" "Ok" "Damn You! getting ahead like this" ''getting ahead? at what?'' thought Scarlet While the pair were having their pointless conversation, a girl called out to them, "Sister Scarlet! Sister Scarlet!" "Hoh! well, if it isn''t your fan, Scarlet" whispered Lilith "Want, What? Princess Claudie" Princess Claudie was running at high speed, even though she was wearing a dress. The dress didn''t seem to hinder her movements and in a flash, she reached in front of them. Claudie had Magenta eyes, her blonde hair tied in a ponytail. "Hello, Miss Lilith. Sister Scarlet! come with me! come with me, please!" "No" "Please? pretty please? Miss Lilith, please allow her to come with me" Claudie lowering her head to Lilith. "Please! Princess Claudie! you are older than me, this is not right. Um, Scarlet, you can go with her. I shall meet the king myself. After you are done, just wait outside near the Garden''s fountain." "Ok" "YAAAAY! Now! follow me, Sister Scarlet" Claudie grabbed Scarlet''s hand and ran towards the exit. "Hmm... what a lively Princess" Lilith told the guard standing near the door.The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. ''Felt great having a princess bow to me'' thought Lilith The guard sweating, for being around the priestess. . . . Outside the castle, in the royal garden, Scarlet and Claudie were sitting near a lake, feeding the fishes. "Sister Scarlet, how are you doing these days?" "Fine. Stop, calling Sister" "I won''t, I am 18. Sister Scarlet is 19, one year older than me and also the person I admire" ''What will you get by admiring someone like me? Even I don''t admire myself'' thought Scarlet "Still, don''t get. Why, me?" Claudie placed her head on Scarlet''s shoulder and spoke, "I don''t want to be a Princess" "Princess?" Scarlet confused "I just said ''I don''t want to be a Princess'' you know" Claudie pouting her face "Sorry. Cl-CLA-Claud-Claudie...Claud-Claudie...Claudie?" "Hahahaha, sister, your conversation skills are still bad as ever, but well, there''s an improvement from last time" "Hmm" "Well, like I was saying. I don''t want to be a princess. I want to be a Fighter, just as strong as Sister Scarlet" ''She thinks, I am strong?'' "I want to explore this whole world, discover other continents, fight various creatures and then die amidst the wilderness. I have always admired Sister Scarlet''s way of the sword. It''s so elegant and violent at the same time." "My, Sword Style?" "Hmm, the moment I saw Sister Scarlet''s sword during the royal tournaments. I immediately thought ''I also want to Swing a Sword''. It was like my soul was screaming at me ''Do not be Bound'' , ''Be free and wild like that sword'' and whatnot. Then that simple curiosity grew into an interest and then a goal. The core of the goal being ''I also want to fight like her'' but then reality knocked me down." Claudie felt warm in the eyes and laid her head on top of Scarlet''s Lap, closing her eyes and started telling Scarlet everything. This was the first time, someone has started sharing their story with Scarlet. She didn''t know how to respond, but she felt that if she listened to it carefully, she might be able to take the first step towards admiring herself. . . . On the other hand, Lilith was crouching in front of the throne, showing her respects to everyone present there. ''Why the fuck are all these bastards here?'' thought Lilith Inside the room, King James was sitting on the throne at the top of stairs, his wife Queen Jane sitting beside her. Below the king was sitting his three younger brothers and two younger sisters. Then at the bottom of the stairs were sitting king''s two sons, his two daughters, Claudie and Rossella were not there. On the sideways were many ministers gazing at each other and then shifting their focus on Lilith, among them were also one of the younger brother''s two sons. All of them had their eyes fixated on Lilith as if passing her final judgment. Lilith was nervous inside but she didn''t let that show outside. Outside she was smiling and had a calm face. ''What do these fuckers want from me? It doesn''t look to be anything good. Should call Scarlet back, in case I have to kill everyone here'' "Viscountess Lilith Shade, I appreciate you coming on the same day the letter arrived" king James spoke "It''s my honour" "Good, Good. As everyone here knows that Miss Lilith Shade is a vital member of our Country. She''s the only known healing magic-user. Born with this incredible gift, she decided to help people and to contribute to our society ¡ª" ''Get to the point already, you incestuous bastard'' thought Lilith "Of course, Alchemy is still used for healing purposes, but sometimes the material required is not so easy to get. To overcome this, Miss Lilith bestows upon us her incredible talent. She treats the poor free of cost and takes reasonable money from the commoners and nobles, again and again, she has proved her loyalty to our country and has proved her Magnanimity¡ª" ''Doesn''t seem like anything bad will happen, looks like there will be no need to call Scarlet'' relaxed Lilith "To reward her for her effort, I bestow her with this chest full of various treasures and ¡ª" ''Good, got some more money'' "Offer her a Marriage Proposal to the Son of Duke Nate" ''hahahaaha~ Marriage Proposal hahahaha~....... DIE! YOU BITCH!'' thought Lilith, violently. . . . Near the lake, Claudie finished telling her story to Scarlet "I see" "So, now you know! why I admire Sister Scarlet" "Yes. What you, do know?" "As I said, I am secretly training with a person, I finally got someone to teach me after all this time. He teaches me how to handle a sword and some basics of magic. After I have learned the basics, I plan on escaping from this castle and get lost in the wilderness outside." ''Why is she telling me all of her plans? must want something from me'' thought Scarlet "And so! I want Sister Scarlet to meet this person'' "Why?" ''How come she asked something so small like this? She could have asked something bigger'' "I want Sister to approve of this person as my trainer since Sister can''t train me" "Just that?" ''Is she also the same as the Master? She doesn''t want to exploit or use me?'' "Huh? yeah... is it impossible?" "No..." ''So she''s really being genuine to me. I thought she was telling me her story to gain sympathy. I just listened to it for a selfish reason.'' "Yes! thank you, Sister Scarlet! so when are you coming? today? tomorrow?!" "Let, ask Master First" ''and this ingenuine, selfish, and coward me, that she admires?......... No...She admires the brave and fearless front I show outside'' "Huh? is it important to ask Miss Lilith" "Yes, she''s Master" ''I should also try to be the ''me'' she admires'' This was the first time someone other than Lilith was being genuine and honest with Scarlet. She thought in this world, there''s only Lilith who she can trust and rely on, everyone else is just out to use and abuse her, but today a small crack appeared in her mindset ''Not everyone is bad like me'' Just like with Lilith, Scarlet started having a feeling to protect Claudie, to fulfill her every wish. In this world, there''s only Lilith who has managed to penetrate her heart and settle deep within it and it seemed like Claudie is also making a separate space inside her heart. In the past when Lilith managed to break through her barriers and proved to Scarlet that ''Not everyone is to be hated'', Scarlet made a vow to do anything for those she can rely upon, for those who treat her genuinely, even if the cost is to be hated by everyone. Something Doomed From The Start [5th Aprith, 32 A.P] Inside one of the many rooms in the royal castle, two girls were sitting around a table. One of the girl, scrunching her hair. "How long are you going to sulk for?" asks another girl who''s calmly sitting on the chair "Until I kill your entire family" Lilith glares sharply at Rossella "Well, you are free to do that but leave my mother and my siblings" no anger in Rossella''s voice "Hoh? so I am free to do whatever I want with your father and the rest of them?" "mmhmm, because of father there are so many problems inside here, infighting with uncles, showing off his power, acting greedy, civil problems, his impulsive nature, and whatnot. He knows all these things, but just ignores it and indulges in himself, he''s the opposite of what a king should be. You can even call him a disgrace to our family" "Well, that''s quite a praise" "I can write an entire book filled with nothing but his praises. Mother has to endure so much because of him..." Rossella eyes turning a little sad "What about your siblings?" "They are good people, but they don''t have what it takes to become the next ruler. Brother Nathan isn''t interested in becoming king, Brother Dany is only interested in army and fighting¡ª" "Your sister Claudie wants to be an explorer" "Yeah, but she''s confined within this castle. She can''t go out" "Hmm...poor soul, well maybe she will do something about this matter" "mhm, I think she has already started doing something, but I can''t figure out what" "You can tell?" "She''s a lot more energetic lately but putting aside my stuff, what are you going to do now?" "That''s what I have been thinking for the past hour. I can''t deny him, as that would hurt my image. Can ask Scarlet to assassinate him though, hahaha?" "Is that why you bought a slave? to raise a murderer?" "Don''t call my possesions slave! I won''t forgive anyone, even if it''s you!" Lilith''s voice becoming louder "Yes, yes, Sorry, Sorry. No need to get loud, but back to the topic, what do you know about Duke Nate?" "I have never met him but doesn''t he rule over ''Sylva''? the second-largest piece of land after ''Chuti'', also he''s the king''s close aid, thats all" "Hmm, your information is quite limited. What happened? slacking off recently?" "No, just haven''t visited ''Sylva'' yet" "Strange... anyway! He has a wife, but they don''t have a nice relationship, the reason, I couldn''t find out. They have only one son, so obviously he''s highly doted upon, his name''s Jorris" "Jorris Nate?" "Obviously! they run ''Nate Mining House'' which is this country''s largest supplier of mineral ores and other raw materials" "No wonder they earned the title of ''Duke''......" Lilith suddenly getting immersed in her mind "Thier son is attending an Academy here, so you may have seen him in the past, he was quite popular when you were attending, well he still is. I really wanna kick his balls whenever I see him at Academy though¡ª" "HEY!!! ROSSELLA!!" "Eeeekkk!!! what!? get down from there!" Lilith suddenly smashed the table and jumped on top of it "He''s a ''DUKE'' Rossella, A ''D.U.K.E''!!" "So what!? Firstly, get off of the table" "Oh to hell with your table! If I marry him, then I will also become a ''DUKE''!!!"If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. "I Already Know! Now, get off the table!" "Shut up! then you should have told me that! what are you here for? be useful!!" "It''s a common knowledge you dumbass! AHHHH! Stop jumping on the table!" "Shit! my mind just stopped working then. Rossella, if I become a duke and control Jorris Nate, just imagine how much more power and standing I will have!" "My table! My table!" "Jeez! I have been telling you such good news! and here you are going ''Table, Table''! have some delicacy!" "It''s EXPENSIVE!" "So?!" "So get off! it would get dirty! it would get scratched! it would get whatnot!" "Haaaaah should have told Scarlet first" Lilith gets off from the table "Thank you, so now that you are not sad anymore, get out" "Hm? Sad? Who?" "What who? You!" "WHA!? No, I am never sad. It was a ghost" Lilith lied as naturally as she breathed. "..." Rossella didn''t speak anything "Now, gotta tell the good news to Scarlet and then inform the king. Also, That information you gave me about Brother Sam was accurate" "Your brother was going to tell father about your rather peculiar hobbies. It would be trouble for me if you suddenly got thrown in jai...l" "Hm? Why would I be thrown to jail?" Lilith''s voice suddenly becoming chilly "UH!? Yo-you wouldn''t! You wouldn''t!" Rossella voice becoming filled with panic "Right!" bright smile returning on Lilith''s Face "Well anyway, I will keep on helping you. In return, you will keep your promise." "Yup! If the world''s only Healing Magic-user supports someone, there are a lot of advantages one can get. In your case, the support to become the ''King''. Looking into Lilith''s crazy eyes, Rossella felt a sharp pain in her fake left eye, remembering her eye which was taken by Lilith when they first met. . . . At the same time, inside ''Restaurant Fresh'' in one of the private rooms, Five people were sitting around a table. There was a 23-year-old guy, wearing purple robes, his black hair messy. There were three women stealing glances at him, but he didn''t seem to notice them. The last person was also a guy aged 18, he was wearing an elegant looking blue jacket along with black pants, his brown hair swept back. He noticed the three women stealing glances at his best friend, but didn''t say anything and just smiled. ''He has to figure it out himself'' the guy thought. "Thank you, everyone, for coming" the robe-wearing guy bowed his head to everyone "No, No, please raise your head, thomson" "Thomson, don''t speak like that" "Thomson, you are being too humble" The three girls spoke, with a slight blush. ''Thomson''s such a nice guy'' thought those girls "Yeah, it''s just that I am so busy with all the work, that I can''t find the time to go out will all of you guys" Thomson''s head getting a bit hung "It''s not your fault, Thomson. You are a royal mage, and you also invent such unique things, there''s no helping it, right?" the other guy spoke. "Y-yes, thank you. Jorris" "No-no needs for thank you, we are best friends" Jorris Nate becoming embarrassed. The three girls chuckling, to complement the atmosphere. ''He worries way too much'' thought Jorris "So, I got good news for you, Jorris" spoke Thomson "what? finally getting married?" "hahaha, no, no, I requested the king to ask Miss Lilith for your marriage proposal!" "Huh?! Really!!" Jorris face getting filed with happiness "Yes, and he asked Miss Lilith a few hours ago, a reply should be coming by tommorow" "Wow, congrats! Jorris" "Jorris, your wish is finally coming true" "You have always dreamed of this, right?" spoke the three girls, their faces filled with delight for Jorris. "Bu-but Miss Lilith hasn''t said ye-ye-yes! yet..." "Don''t worry, you are a great guy. Miss Lilith is also a great person, I am sure she will be impressed by you when you two meet" "Mee-m-m-meeting!? Miss Lilith?" "Of Course! Miss Lilith definitely won''t make a decision before meeting the guy right? she''s a good person, everyone says so" The three girls slightly happy that Thomson didn''t lay his eyes on Lilith if he did, then they would also have to include Lilith into their girl group, as they can''t just monopolize him. For these girls, Thomson was their hero, their savior. He helped them when everyone was treating them like dirt. He helped them get back to their feet and comes to their rescue whenever there is any trouble. Every day, they throw hints at him, that they love him, but for some reason, Thomson just doesn''t notice it and if he does then he misunderstands the intention. The girls know that he''s isn''t doing this out of an ill will, he helps everyone, he saves everyone, his mind is just filled with all these great things, that he doesn''t think about romance. All three of the girls are ready to marry and share him, but they also can''t just come out and say it directly. It''s too embarrassing for them, and they feel like this would be selfish of them as there are many girls who like him, so he has chosen for himself. Also, they know that if they do say it directly, then Thomson would just accept their proposal as his heart is filled with kindness, he can''t stand seeing someone get hurt. "Ye-yes let''s hope so. I will impress her when we meet tomorrow!" Jorris raising a fist into the air The three girls started cheering him, and they started talking about random things. During their conversation, Thomson''s face and heart were filled with warmth. ''I have good people around me'' he thought. Seeing his friends and people around him happy makes his ''will to help'' others even stronger. Thomson was born a prodigy in a count''s noble house, at an early age he started speaking fluently. His mind was way ahead of his age, his veins flowing with extraordinary magic Liquid. He was able to master, many magic techniques and spells in a very short amount of time. It was like he knew all of these beforehand. His family noticed his brilliance and helped him reach great heights, he got the top scores in the academy, was helpful to everyone, didn''t have ill will towards his people. The king noticed his talent, and hired him as a novice mage. Through his years of hard work, determination, and unique inventions, the likes of no one have ever seen before like pen, glass, electricity, etc. Even right now, he''s working towards growing this thing called electricity. Thomson has reached heights, many don''t reach in their entire lifetime, but still after all that he has remained humble and kind. He always is on the side of justice. It''s like something deep inside him tells him to do all this stuff. ''I always wanted to be a hero, this time I will definitely become one'' he always speaks these words in his mind, as if reminiscing a holy text.