[2nd Part] Forlorn Madness of Blair Black

Oeuvre 188

Oeuvre 188

Reign's POV:

Now that Cianna's gone, I can put the 2nd basement to good use. In case something went south, we're all confined in here.

It was cleaned and restored. Nevertheless, it's still the same. All the fixtures and furnitures are still where they used to be. Which will always remind me of how Cianna liked midnight banquets.

But especially for tonight, one of the two long table is empty. Doon namin inihiga si Blair. Tinapos ko ang binabasa kong libro at inilapag iyon sa isang tabi.

Hindi ako interesado sa mga multo, ispirito, o sa realm nila, in general. May possibility lamang na puwede akong gumawa ng connection sa pagitan ng spiritual at physical world. But there is also a high probability that I will fail given that this will be my first time doing it.

Still, I need to do it. I composed myself. Tumingin ako sa mga mata ng mga members ko. I need to be confident or they'll lose their faith in me that we can save Blair.

"Gusto niyo ng mabilis na paraan?"

Nawala ako sa concentration nang marinig ko ang parang nang-iinis na boses ni Lord Ae. Nakita namin siyang nakaupo sa katapat na mahabang mesa at nakahalukipkip.

Nakababa ang kanyang face mask ngayon at wala siyang suot na gloves. His eyes are in a peculiar crimson color, the kind that illuminates evil in the dim light from the candles surrounding us.

"Paano ka nakarating dito?" I asked instead. No one told him about this place. At iniwan ko siya sa study room nang natutulog.

He shook his head with a menacing smile. May kakaiba talaga sa kanya ngayon. I don't particularly like the change in his aura eversince he showed here at my mansion.

"May diablo sa loob ko na sa kasamaang palad ay nagising. I'm trying all this time to make it dormant again but it's hard. So... I might as well put it to good use," aniya.

"Get out," I said. Ayokong humingi ng tulong lalo na kung mula sa kanya. I swear he'll claim a return favor in the future. Ayokong magkautang na loob sa kanya.

Hindi siya natinag. I sighed. "May kinakaharap kaming seryosong problema bilang banda. I don't think outsiders like yourself can help with the solution. And what demon are you talking about? A rabid dog?!" Darn it. I should've watched my mouth. I don't feel proud in spiting him in front of my members. Well, he sniffed us out and followed us here. What could I make out of that?

Narinig ko si Juan na nagdabog sabay sabi ng, "Kaya ba ngayon 'to?"

Tumayo si Lord Ae at lumapit sa akin. Nagulat ako nang hawakan niya ang aking kamay. "Hawakan mo ang kamay niya." Inginuso niya ang pinakamalapit sa akin na si Juan. I blindly obliged.

"Next. Hawakan mo rin ang kamay niya." Utos ulit ni Lord Ae kay Juan. Basically, he wants us all to join hands.

Itinaas ni Lord Ae ang isa niyang kamay. Akala ko ay sasaktan niya ako dahil sa mga pinagsasabi ko sa kanya kaya napapikit ako. But he just patted my head.

"You are forgetting I am the one who designed your power," he whispered. "It's something I imagined I am capable of if I succumb to the demon. It's something I shared with Cianna, too. Until she got obsessed with a world beyond her reach."

Dahan-dahan kong iminulat ang aking mga mata. "Kaya ibig sabihin ay nagsinungaling ka nang pinaniwala mo kaming minana namin mula sa aming angkan ang aming kapangyarihan..."

I am not done talking but my eyes widened out of surprise.

Nagbago ang anyo ni Lord Ae. Recognizable pa rin siya bilang siya pero may mga bahagi ng katawan niya ang parang fused sa ibang nilalang. He's right after all. There's a demon in him.