"ERELLA! ERELLA! EREEEEEEELLLLLLLAAAAAA!" Graciella, her stepsister angrily called her. Erella who was in the kitchen cooking their lunch rolled her eyes upward.
"Here we go again." She murmured. She knew her stepsisters will do something to increase her workload.
"EEEEEEERRRREEEELLLLLLLLAAAA!" Graciella screamed her lungs out. When Erella heard it again, she hurriedly ran into her stepsister's room.
"What can I do for you big sister?" She asked her stepsister politely while panting. Then looked around the room. She saw the mess inside her stepsister's room. And she knew right away who did it. She took a deep breath and calm herself down.
Very childish! Erella thought.
She was talking about the two ladies in front of her. She knew these two bratty ladies were the ones who mess up the room but they will blame it on their pet cat Cakey.
"What's wrong with you!? Are you deaf?! How many times do I need to call you before you come up here?" Graciella questioned her irritatingly.
"I'm sorry big sister. I was cooki------------- Audrey, her other stepsister cut her off.
"Don't give us some excuses! You are just lazy to come up here right away."
Erella didn't answer Audrey. She just turned to Graciella and asked her again.
"What can I do for you big sister?"
Audrey burst into anger because she ignored her.
"How dare you ignore me, you lowly life!" She yelled and slapped Erella on her cheek. Erella fell to the ground while holding her swollen cheek. She looked at Audrey furiously while clenching her small fist. She really wanted to slap Audrey back but she held back. She knew if she did that, she will get hurt more. She still can't fight them with her tiny body.
'Just you wait when I get the power I need. You will suffer ten times what I suffered.' Erella thought. The power she was talking about was when she will be together with the prince charming.
Audrey was taken aback when she saw the fire in Erella's eyes. But she regained her composure back after a couple of minutes.
"How dare you look at me like that?!" Audrey shouted angrily and pulled Erella's hair. But before she could do it, Erella's heart was acting up again. She clasped her chest tightly then groaned painfully. Audrey and Graciella started to panic. They knew she was not acting up because her face became pale like a ghost.
"Darn it, Audrey! Why did you hit her? This is not what we planned. We just want to increase her workload. MY GOSH! If something happens to her, you will be in great trouble!"Graciella said to her sister and quickly ran out of the room. Audrey was left with Erella. She was scared. She was pacing back and forth in front of Erella.
"ARGHHHH! I know you are just acting so suit yourself!" Audrey told Erella and also stormed out of Graciella's room.
'UNBELIEVABLE!' Erella couldn't believe what happened. Her two stepsisters just left her inside the room while she was sick. She took a deep breath and read all the quotes she knew to make herself calm.
"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. I am very calm." She murmured then take a deep breath again.
"Life is too short to get angry. Calm down myself. Calm down." She murmured again. Then after a while. The pain in her chest slowly disappeared. Then she went back to the kitchen. Her little friends gathered around her as soon as she came back. Her little friends didn't notice her swollen cheek.
"Erella... Suzy and I already finished cutting the carrots," Eddy said proudly.
"I'm also done preparing the plates," Tubby said with his tummy poking out from his shirt. Erella smiled at them.
"Thank you, guys." She said with tears in her eyes as a warm feeling spread through her heart. She really appreciates these tiny friends she had now. Because of them she still enduring the ill-treatments her stepmother and stepsisters give her every day. Then she thought that animals are better than humans. Now, she wanted to smack her former self for hating rats and mice.
"Are you okay dear?" Suzy asked worriedly then she saw Erella's swollen cheek.
"What happened to your cheek?" Suzy asked.
"Is it the two evil stepsisters who did that to you, Erella?" Eddy asked with anger shown on his face.
"What?! Those two evil witches?! If I am near them, I will let them feel my super punch." Tubby said while punching his tiny hands in the air.
"Nonsense! You can't even go near them because you are scared!" Eddy scoffed at him.
"I'm scared because of their cat! But if that stupid cat is not there, they will really experience my super punch!" Tubby explained bravely while punching near Eddy.
"Hmph! Don't be ridiculous!" Eddy told him annoyingly while pushing Tubby. Suddenly, Erella burst into laughter.
"Ok, ok my dear Tubby. I will wait for that time to happen." She said while patting his head. Tubby became shy. His cheeks turned red.
"Here, put this on your cheek." Suzy interrupted them and gave her a cold wet towel. She thanked Suzy. Then seriously looked at them.
"Don't worry guys. We can get this through. Just wait. You just need to endure for a little bit more." Erella said with conviction and smiled. The three little mice nodded their head in unison.
For the whole day, Erella kept on working. And her work kept on compiling because of those two bratty stepsisters of hers. They kept on messing with everything she just cleaned. Instead of doing it once, she did it twice or three times. So every day, she will finish her works until late in the evening instead of finishing them early. Thank goodness, she had little friends to help her with her work. And her meal was always late and they gave her only leftovers.
'No wonder, Erella was too small and skinny for her actual age.' She thought.
"I need to plump up this body so when I will meet the prince, he will fall in love with me at first sight."She murmured.
"So wait for me, my prince!" She said while grasping something from the air.
'But first I need to have a beauty rest. I need to maintain this beauty.' She giggled at her thought. Then went to sleep with her little friends. But before she went to sleep, she whispered goodnight to her sleeping little friends. Then asked forgiveness from the real Erella.
'I'm sorry Erella. I will not think you are a pushover again.' Sandy, who possessed Erella's body realized that it was not Erella's choice to be a pushover. She felt bad for the real Erella, who died from the high fever she had over a week ago.
"Don't worry. I will have your revenge someday!"She promised the real Erella. Then after a while, she fell asleep.
"Huh?!HUUUUUHHHHHH?!" Erella was confused about what was happening. All of a sudden she was in the middle of the forest holding her long broom. She was pretty sure she was in their home cleaning their backyard.'Maybe this is just a dream.'She thought then took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She counted to three before she opened her eyes again. After that, she looked around. She was still surrounded by tall trees."What the heck happened? Why I am here in this isolated place?" She mumbled with her eyes wide and mouth wide open. She was magically transported in the middle of the forest from her house. She unconsciously crouched down and think.'I'm sure in the story Cinderella, no magic was mentioned. But........ WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?! Is it some kind of a machine that can transport me right away
"What happened? Why this girl didn't get knocked out by the potion we put in the cake?" A burly man said looking at Erella. The potion they put in the cake was so strong that it can knock out a big elephant. So the five burly men who were looking at the little child in front of them could not believe that she was still awake. They thought about what was the reason why the kid was still awake, but they couldn't find any answer so they gave up thinking. Erella on the other hand rose to her feet as fast as she could.'OH, SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA! So this is not the story of Hansel and Gretel.'She thought. Then looked at the burly men. On the instant, she realized the burly men were bandits.'I think the witch would be better than being kidnapped by these bandits.' Fear slowly engulfing Erella's heart. But she became more frightened when she heard
Erella groaned in her sleep. She was having a nightmare. In her dream, she was chased by an old pervert. She was about to be caught then suddenly she woke up from her sleep. She gasped. Sweat on her forehead was dripping down her face. She was still catching her breath when she felt her body was aching. Her eyes went wide and she felt nervous. She looked around. She was all alone in the closed room.'Don't tell me, someone sold me to an old pervert?' She murmured. Then an unthinkable scene came to her mind. She felt horrified and disgusted."NO! NO! NO! It can't be!" She exclaimed. The whole manor suddenly trembled. The air was gushing out from her and her magical powers went out of control.KABOOOOOOOM! An explosion happened because of Erella's magical power that went out of control. Half of the manor was destroyed. She slumped against the floor still feeling humiliated. Then a young man with
"What are you talking about Aunt Camille?" Maxwell asked the Marchioness. "That would be impossible for this little girl to have that magical powers Milady." A well-built servant spoke. "Don't judge the book by its cover." Marchioness Camille quoted. Maxwell wanted to refute his Aunt but he remembered his Aunt to have an ability of clairvoyance. She can perceive some of the past of the person she touches. He looked at Erella astonishingly, who was looking on the ground nervously. Then he recalled when they did their mission to find the bandits who were kidnapping kids to sell as slaves in the forest, he found the little girl lying on the ground with a trace of powerful mana. He thought she was just glazed by the mana of the person who helped the kids so he ignored it. Then now, his aunt was telling him that the skinny little girl was the one who destroyed half of his manor? He couldn't believe that the skinny littl
"KYAAAAAA!!!!!" Erella shouted in surprise and some of her mana went out of control causing a light destructive wave that threw the person who blindfolded her. She turned around to look who she sent flying away. She saw the young Duke groaning in pain while holding his behind. 'OH EM GEE! I'm dead!' She nervously bit her lips. She looked around to see if there were people around. When she saw no one, she sighed a great relief. Only the two of them in the garden. Staying in Von Heinlein's estate for a day, she uncovered how well love the young duke by all the people in the estate. Especially the Marchioness his aunt. When a messenger from the academy delivered a message to the young duke yesterday, he accidentally fell on the young duke and it caused his arm to have a small scratch. At that moment, the atmosphere of the room turned dark. Then she saw the bloody stare of all the servants and the Marchioness gave the messenger. It was like they wan
"Let her try that baby pink dress with lacy ribbons." Marchioness Camille said to the shopkeeper. Erella showed an unamused face to the Marchioness. It's already the tenth dress that she tried on and she was already exhausted. It seemed all her energy that she had earlier was dropped down to zero. The staff around her suddenly felt a cold chill ran down their spine when they saw the Marchioness staring at Erella coldly. They knew the Marchioness very well. She just looked like an angel but when she's angry, she could kill a person mercilessly. So whoever talked to her was always careful."Holy cow! What's wrong with you kid? Are you seeking death?""Mama mia! Is this my last day?""Beg on your knees kid!" The staff whispered to her in fright. She rolled her eyes to them.'I understand you guys. I felt that too before but that's just her normal stare when she wants something.' Erella tho
"Aunt Camille, can you put me down now? I am not a kid." Erella told the Marchioness. They were already out of the boutique but Marchioness Camille was still holding her in her arms. She felt ashamed because her mind is already twenty-six years old. She couldn't take it if they will still treat her like a kid."Aunt Camille------- Maxwell called his Aunt. Erella thought he will also agree with her but she raised her eyebrows when Maxwell spoke again."Give her to me, It's not good for you to hold her for too long," Maxwell said while blushing with his straight face. He also wanted to hold Erella but the Marchioness didn't listen to him."You talk gibberish, my dear nephew. I can still hold her even a day." The Marchioness said confidently. Maxwell wanted to refute his Aunt but Marchioness Camille let out a dangerous aura. So he who was scared of his aunt's anger stopped competing to hold
"Max, you need to take care of Erella."Marchioness Camille reminded her nephew. Today is the day she will return home but she felt unhappy. Because she didn't want to return home and see those three evil witches' faces. If not the reason she needed the consent of her stepmother for her engagement with the young duke, she will never see those evil witches' faces anymore. She will just sneak back home to take her little friends with her. But the Marchioness already informed her stepmother through the letter. So she didn't have any choice but to return home.'Tsk! For sure those suckers will give me trouble first before giving me consent with the engagement.' Erella thought nibbling her fingernail.'What should I do? Do I need to use my magic on them? Hmmm...' She thought. Then she shook her head.'I can't use my magic on them. Surely, I'll kill them accidentally because I can't still fully control how much ma
“Welcome back!” Erella’s bright smile greeted them. Then she dashed towards Marchioness Camille, who had just descended the carriage. The frightening air that surrounded Marchioness Camille vanished when Erella embraced her. Then a lovely radiance replaced it. "Oh, my adorable sweetie! I really do miss you! With great excitement, the Marchioness hugged Erella firmly after saying this. After a while, she gently moved Erella away from herself. Erella assumed Marchioness Camille would let her go, so she was prepared to go to Max and hug him too. However, Marchioness Camille did not let her go, and she was still holding her arms gently. After that, Marchioness Camille thoroughly examined her from head to foot. The servants stood proudly in front of the three. Because, looking at the little lady, they knew the marchioness and the young duke would really love her more. But they had no idea that their masters would think differently. "How are you doing, my baby?! Are they treating you prope
Marchioness Camille's eyebrows knitted together when she noticed her nephew Max, who was sitting quietly in front of her and deep thought. It had already been three hours since they were travelling from the palace back to the Von Heinlein estate, but she never heard Max utter even a word. He just kept taking a deep breath and knitting his eyebrows the entire time. Well, Max is usually quiet, especially if there is nothing to talk about. However, the incident that happened three days ago would surely make him talk excitedly. Even in the palace, he was also quiet. Marchioness Camille thought that he was simply keeping quiet in the palace because he did not want the royals to discover who had captured and severely damaged the cores of the infamous bandits who had been sent in front of the palace's entrance. However, Max was still quiet for the three hours they were in the carriage. It was pretty strange. Especially the person who captured and damaged the cores of the bandits was none othe
When the warm sunlight touched Erella's eyes, she grimaced while her eyes were still shut, and then she covered them with a blanket. She still did not want to wake up yet because she was still sleepy. She slept late last night because she waited for a certain person under the table to put her present under the Christmas tree that Aunt Camille said would come and give her the present that she wished for. She wasn't interested in the gift because Aunt Camille and Max would give her what she wanted. But she was quite interested in seeing what the individual looked like. If he was the jolly fat man she knew or if he looked differently, Because where she was from before, the jolly fat man that the adults were talking about was just them disguising as the jolly fat man. However, she did not see that person because, while waiting under the table, she fell asleep. She just woke up for a little while because she felt someone carry her, bring her to her room, and gently lay her down on her bed.
Three days ago in Underworld... Odeus was playing with Graciella on the bed when he abruptly came to a halt. Then he roughly pushed Graciella out of bed and sat with a serious expression on his face. “KYAAA! "Graciella cried out when Odeus pushed her out of bed. "Babe!" she exclaimed flirtatiously to Odeus, who was perplexed by what had happened. Then she thought of complaining to him about how he shoved her roughly out of bed, but when she rose up to complain, her face suddenly turned pale. Because Odeus, who was always cheerful, even in a serious meeting of the pillars that she had already attended, suddenly was exuding an extremely murderous aura. She thought she had made a mistake by making him angry. So, she thought of apologising to him, but before she could do that, the pressure she felt from him caused her to fall to her knees. When Odeus got out of bed, she flinched because she could feel him staring at her. She was not really mistaken because Odeus was staring at her when
"Now it is your turn," Erella remarked coldly, and she pulled Danica's hair towards her. "ARGHHHHH!" In agony, Danica yelled. Then she attempted to remove Erella's hand from her hair, but she was unable to do so. Instead, each time she attempted to remove Erella's hand from her hair, she only felt greater pain. "Milady!" As soon as they noticed she was buckling under Erella's hold, Glaiza and Rita called her out. "H---Help me!" Danica cried out for help. Glaiza and Rita were about to help her, but they stopped themselves because they remembered Erella's uncontrolled power. Then they thought if they would help Danica, maybe their lives would be the first to perish before hers. So, they looked at each other and then looked at Erella. They flinched when they saw Erella move a little. "What do we need to do now? Obviously, we could not fight against that monstrous power of the brat; however, we could not ignore our lady's plea. If we do that, you know what will happen to us." Glai
Glaiza and Rita were pacing back and forth in the parlour while Danica drank her tea calmly. "They still couldn't find the brat, Milady." Glaiza expressed her concern. "What are we going to say to his grace and her grace when they come back?" Rita inquired anxiously because Erella hadn't returned home from her walk in the forest for the last three days. Glaize and Rita were concerned because Erella had not yet been found; however, Danica's mind was finally at ease because the thorn in her side had already been removed. Danica ignored their concerns; instead, she gave her tea another swirl while humming happily. She then sniffed it and delicately sipped it. After sipping it, she placed it on the saucer before calling her two lackeys. "Girls, don't be concerned about her. Take a seat next to me. Look at your tea; it's getting cold," Danica replied as she sipped her tea once more. She was unconcerned because she was aware of what had happened to Erella. She witnessed Erella with her
ARGHHHH!!! Vin's wailing cry echoed through the dense forests. The other bandits who saw what Erella did to Vin closed their eyes and, for the first time in their lives, prayed to God that someone would save them from Erella's hands or that Erella would pity them. But their prayers were not answered because after Erella pulled out all of Vin's nails from his fingers and toes, which made him fall unconscious, Erella looked at each of them and decided who would be the next target of her wrath. They were terrified! They were completely powerless against her. She was like a psychopath, ready for her next target. Looking at her, their terrified hearts liked to burst out of their ribs because they were anxious that they would be Erella's next target. But they felt a little relieved when Erella's gaze drifted to Khan. "NO! NO! NO! NO!" P---Please be merciful to me! I'll give you everything I've got. Please s--s--spare me!" Khan begged in vain. Erella, on the other hand, ignored his plea. An
"Boss!" Khan's subordinates anxiously called him. They were worried about him because they could only see the top of his head on the ground. His underlings rushed over to assist him, but before they could, the ground rocked severely. Then, in an instant, he appeared out of the dirt. His body was caked with dirt. The surrounding air immediately descended. Khan was furious at being humiliated in front of his underlings. "Where have those bitches gone?" Khan screamed angrily. He then looked for the little girl who had trodden on his head, but she was nowhere to be seen. "Curse you, little wen."------------- A tremendous gust of wind came toward them before he could finish his curse. WHOOOSHHH...…. Only their silhouettes could be seen since a massive dust cloud blanketed the entire area. Then they noticed a silhouette of a young girl. Khan didn't need to clarify who the silhouette belonged to because he was certain it was the little girl who had stepped o
"W—What are we going to do now, Flynn?" Eddie inquired, his voice trembling. "A---Are we going to die right now?" Tubby, who was hidden behind Eddie, also inquired. "D—Don't say anything sinister, Tubby. Flynn is still capable of fighting them." Suzie claimed to have persuaded both Tubby and herself. She needed to convince herself since the bandits who had been beaten up by Flynn earlier were tremendously powerful after drinking something from the small bottle. Suzie knew deep down that Flynn would lose to them. Flynn may still have a shot if there was only one of them. But if there were more than 10 of them, the little fox, and possibly even Erella, would be unable to do so. "F---Flynn, please say something." Eddie summoned the small fox that was guarding them in front. "Y—Yeah, Flynn, say something." In his beefy voice, Tubby echoed what Eddie said. However, Flynn did not respond; instead, he growled even louder at their enemies. "HA! HA! HA! HA!" Khan laughed hysterically. "What