RecoveryTHE WHOLE manor was awakened by Delorah's cries. The old madam immediately went to Delorah's room. Their faces are painted with pain and worry. They are already expecting this day to come but still, it's painful when it happened.Delorah died at 10 in the evening. It was a short suffering and quick death. After she cried from the pin, her whole room fell into silence and all they found is her cold body is no longer breathing.The old madam cried while holding Delorah's body."Delorah, my child..." the old madam was wailing and her tears are non-stop.The butler and the maids could not speak any single word that can ease the pain of the old madam."Madam, we will send a letter to the count early in the morning. I will prepare for the funeral." The butler solemnly said but the old madam did not respond.The butler did not wait for any reply and he went out of the room. The dark and cold room made the night even more painful. The movement outside does not change. The ghouls are
In the middle of the Celebes ocean lies a continent. This continent isolated from civilization is invisible to the common man and cannot be seen on any map. It is called Wysteria.Wysteria is a continent home to ancient creatures that inhabit the world. Here, people still live who believe in magic and people who can use power. They are the so-called immortals.The continent is divided into three huge kingdoms. These are Waldorf, Mythion, and Valeria. These kingdoms were peaceful a few thousand years ago. Their kings and queens are the most powerful immortals in all of Wysteria.They are called immortals because they do not die and do not age like normal people. They can be killed at will and murdered. There is no old man to be found in Wysteria.Most of the citizens of each kingdom also live richly, but there are places in each kingdom where simple citizens live, and simple life is enough for them.One day, a vision came to give birth to an immortal who would be the consort of the kin
Alessia's POV"DON'T you ever tell anyone that I'm your sister! Got it, freak?!" my older sister, sister Roselle, yelled at me as she rushed to grab her bag to leave the house.We just moved to the city of Arada. My sister and I have both finished our studies. Sister is currently working in a large textile company. He is a manager there and he earns a lot.While I will just search. In my twenties, my life took a different turn. I don't know why my sister is so angry with me. As soon as I woke up, that's how my sister treated me. She always calls me a 'freak'.But maybe it's because I'm different and she knows what's going on with me. She calls me a freak because I am one. I can see things that are not seen by normal people. Grandpa said that I am a psychic because I can see things that ordinary people can't see.Human beings are not aware that aside from us, other beings are living in this world. They are called demons—but not the demonic beings who kill and hurt humans. Grandpa said
Alessia's POVTHE sky is dark and it's lightning. It was not announced on television that there was a typhoon coming.My sister is driving now and we are driving along the length of the Mariana Cliff. My sister said she had to go somewhere before going home so we stopped by here.I can only look at the vast ocean and flashes of lightning that seem to penetrate the water. I can see outside that the wind is strong. There was no announcement of a thunderstorm, but it might just come suddenly.But all of a sudden, my sister step the brake and I almost fell over if I wasn't wearing a seatbelt."Sister?" I asked her in shock. I saw my sister who was shocked and was looking in front of us.I couldn't stop looking at what she was looking at and I was just surprised by what I saw there. It is a big bison. It's not just any bison because its body is human-shaped, except for the color of the skin and fur. It looks like a crossbreed of bison and a human being. Is that what they call a minotaur?"
Chapter 3Alessia's POVHoney introduced me to the town of Samona so I could get familiar. The town of Samona is a mixture of simplicity and luxury. The houses are made of wood and Japanese papers. They say, this culture was acquired from the Japanese, so it is not surprising that the houses in Samona look like this. It's no wonder that they know Japanese culture because they know countries on other continents. It's just weird here and people don't see it.Even then, I was looking at the globe and I didn't see any continents in the Celebes Sea. I only see Malaysia and Indonesia there, so it makes me think that it's just near the Philippines, but it's closer to Indonesia.If I take a ship out of Wysteria, I might end up in Indonesia. The Philippines is too far away for that to be my dream."Most of the goods here are seafood because we are close to the sea. The famous food here is abalone and sea cucumber. They are delicious in soup," said Honey as we walked along the town.There are m
Alessia's POVIt was noisy at home every day especially and many girls came to talk to me.Honey was already laughing every time the girls left because they didn't know it was a girl they were obsessed with, but it was even better because I was already known throughout the town of Samona as Ales, Honey's male nephew.Even the Valerian Sentinels recognized me and noticed me every time I went into town to buy goods."Ales, Gaspar told me that if you can go hunting today in the northern part of Samona. Kairo and Klein will also come," Honey pointed out to me as she folded the dry laundry."Really? They want me to come along? But I don't know how to hunt," I replied. I want to come but I don't know if I can help there."I already told Gaspar that you don't know anything about hunting. He understands because you're young, but you came along to see how to hunt," he promised me."Alright, I'll come with you," I just answered and changed into a power blue dress. It looks like a Chinese kimono
Alessia's POVWe returned to the camp and Klein immediately lit a fire to roast a bird they had shot.Since I'm not doing anything, they don't want to help me because they think I'm really young. I just walked around because I saw medicinal plants that grandfather planted in our old house.There was a lot of it there and I took herbs for wounds and poisons. There is also a plant that relieves dizziness. I know their look and smell but I don't know their names because they are hard to pronounce, so look, taste and smell are my clues.I got a lot and I even saved some ginseng. It is good to boil for tea and it is also good for the body.I put it in a container I borrowed from Gaspar. I also saw rosemary and bayleaf trees so I took some to add to the bird to be grilled.I returned to the camp and saw that Kairo was already stabbing the bird and it was clean, without feathers and guts."Wait, I'll put the birds in it," I stopped Kairo because he was about to put it in the fire."What is th
Alessia's POVI just DID forget because of the voices whispering. I would have just ignored it because I wanted to sleep when the voice became familiar to me. Elijah and Stefano are talking."He just looks like her, he is not her," Stefano said weakly."I know that, but I still want him to go with us," Elijah said firmly.Do they know how to speak English? They sound so fluent like they were born knowing the language, but I remembered that only blue bloods, aristocrats and sentinels are said to know this word. Those below the sentinel are not taught this word. The commoners get by enough with the local language.That means, I will also pretend that I don't understand them because I am even lower than the sentinel."But we are traveling to see a sorcerer. It's dangerous to bring someone that young," Stefano said again."Don't meddle with my decision, Stefano. I am not violating any rules. I don't have plans of becoming gay if you're thinking about that." Elijah says honestly."He's you
RecoveryTHE WHOLE manor was awakened by Delorah's cries. The old madam immediately went to Delorah's room. Their faces are painted with pain and worry. They are already expecting this day to come but still, it's painful when it happened.Delorah died at 10 in the evening. It was a short suffering and quick death. After she cried from the pin, her whole room fell into silence and all they found is her cold body is no longer breathing.The old madam cried while holding Delorah's body."Delorah, my child..." the old madam was wailing and her tears are non-stop.The butler and the maids could not speak any single word that can ease the pain of the old madam."Madam, we will send a letter to the count early in the morning. I will prepare for the funeral." The butler solemnly said but the old madam did not respond.The butler did not wait for any reply and he went out of the room. The dark and cold room made the night even more painful. The movement outside does not change. The ghouls are
Youngest LadyAN EARLY morning bask of the sun, Countess La Vernize is drinking tea while looking at her twin children, named Arianna and Alec. The twins are playing on the field of flowers while being guarded by their nannies.She smiled contently seeing her two children are healthy. But she cannot become completely happy. Her children are not just twins, but triplets. Two of them are identical and the other is fraternal. It also happens that identical twins are healthy while the third is not.It was not easy when she give birth to the triplets. The other who is sickly has a weak body. She is the youngest of the three. All the doctors who check her youngest always say that she's not going to live until she's five years old.So Countess La Vernize did not spend her love on her youngest. She doesn't like being emotionally invested in things that will go by soon. She kept her youngest but she did not interact with her."Countess, the young lady Delorah is wishing to live with her grandm
The BeginningTHE NETHERWORLD is created to be balanced in every kind. The existence of humans, animals, and magical beasts is the very core of the ecosystem. The humans who's governing the world with their advanced capabilities made them at the top of the food chain.Animals, who are just in the wild serve as pets, for entertainment, and human food consumption. This is the role of animals to mankind. The animals that are the least capable are at the bottom of the food chain.The magical beasts are the rare specie who are seldom to be seen and are almost like a myth to the majority of people. These kinds are living in seclusion, far from human reach. These creatures have magical abilities and can turn themselves into a human form if they reach the stage or the highest point of their ability. There are only a few magical beasts and it's hard for them to populate.But for humans, the existence of a magical beast that can transform into a human form is an abomination. Human being thinks
Third Person's POVElijah sighed deeply after those events in the stable. The wrinkles on his forehead did not go away like they were knotted ropes.He knew to himself that he treated Ales differently because he was young and he looked strangely like the woman he was destined for. But even though he knew it was a boy and just happened to look like the girl he loved before, he couldn't help but feel good about it.But he didn't expect that behind that feeling there was a feeling that he didn't expect and didn't like.When Ales fell and he caught it, he didn't expect his body to have a reaction, especially in the lower part of his body which is not affected lightly. It was the first time that it had come to life with just the simple contact of their bodies.But he couldn't think of that because Ales was a boy and he was just a child. He was unaware of what had happened, so he quickly left the stable and immediately went to his room and locked himself in.Elijah could hardly do his dutie
Alessia's POVI fee the stiffness of his body. He went rigid from my calling his name. Did I pronounce the name wrong? Instead of explaining, I was unable to speak. I felt him and waited for whatever he had to say.I heard that Elijah suddenly cursed softly. I just heard him swear, and I guess, it gave him a shock."Why does my name sound so good when it comes from your lips?" he whispered, and I felt his nose nuzzle my neck. The shiver running down my spine feels like an electricity, traveling to every bit of my skin and flesh."Kam—" I tried to stop him but he spoke again."Let's cheat, sweetheart. I know it's a sin, but I am ready to commit a crime if it means I can have you," he whispered to me and I could feel that he was desperate. He's not happy in his situation and so am I. Why does love seem so difficult for both of us?I shook my head. I wanted to cry but I shook my head. "What if I were in my brother's situation...and you betrayed me? I don't want to feel that way, Your Maj
Alessia's POVI gulped because the queen was looking at me as if she was groping me. It seems like he wants to read the contents of my brain which I know is unlikely to happen."If I didn't know you were a boy, I would think you were a girl and the afterlife of—""Enough, Natalia. Ales doesn't have anything to do with this," Elijah interrupted and looked at me. "Go to your room," he ordered me authoritatively.Even though I was nervous, I bowed and hurriedly left in front of them. The tension was too heavy because of the queen's words. But I can only say one thing, he is not a good immortal. I can feel that, I can feel his jealousy and envy in my sister's position.The annoyance I felt earlier was overshadowed by that incident. I felt pity because Elijah couldn't even defend him properly. Elijah stopped, but the queen had already hurt her sister with her words.I made my way to the room. I meet waitresses who bow to me and I just give them a nod. I reached the room immediately and qui
Alessia's POVMy head hurt to leave the balcony and I decided to just rest in the room. I can't forget what happened.Even if it is not confirmed, I know that grandpa is not human or it is more correct to say that he is not a normal person. Is it possible that he is one of the magicians?It seems that my head hurts more because of that. Is it also possible that grandpa is already here in Wysteria? I can't think of anything else but that, because I don't know how he talked to me in my mind.Is that why our parents were attacked by demons? Is that why grandpa doesn't want me to befriend the kind demons because it's connected to whatever we are? Everything becomes more and more chaotic. I'm glad that I was able to talk to grandpa even if it was just in my mind, but you made everything even more complicated. My brain is too messed up.I want to talk to grandpa and ask him if we are human or not. But in the events before, I already know the answer. But if my sister and I are the same, why
Alessia's POV"MR. Ales, are you all right?" Syn looked at me and now they are all looking at me in surprise.I immediately looked for a reason so they wouldn't notice me. "Sorry, I'm just surprised because he's finally going to be...introduced," I answered them and smiled a little, but I was holding back from being sad."It's really surprising, Mr. Ales. What's happening is so sudden. What we know is that the king has cut off their relationship. But now, suddenly, he's going to officially introduce Lady Roselle as his bride," said Syn as if that is a very big thing.I didn't speak because I didn't know what to say without hurting myself. It hurts just listening, but I have to bear it, because the pain I feel is the future success of all of Wysteria."But didn't you, you said that Lady Roselle's behavior was not good?" Myrille asked.Angelica gave me a new fork so I used it to eat sweet potatoes. I'm still enjoying myself. Even though I feel like this, I can still pretend that I'm fin
Alessia's POVMy lips became a line. I don't want to answer Stefano's question. I already knew the answer myself, but I didn't want to let go of those words.I was about to walk away from him but he quickly grabbed my hand as if everything depended on it."Ales, answer me. Do you love Elijah?" he asked me curiously but I knew he was still mad at me."Let go of me," I told him coldly. I tried to get out of his grip on me, but he was too strong to overcome that."Don't lie to me, Ales.""Told you to let me go!" I'm annoyed because I don't want this anymore, it seems like I'm losing control of the situation."Tell me the truth," he insisted.I shook my head. "Please, Stephen." I'm not even sure what I'm begging him for."We won't finish if you don't admit it, Ales.""No—""Do not lie-""Yes!" I screamed at him and he stopped. "Yes, I like him. Are you happy now? What if I like Elijah? Is there a destination? Nothing, right? It's better to be early, avoid it as much as I can me, Stefano.