Chapter 10: The Three
The walls of the room were painted in a deep charcoal black that created a sense of unease within the air that only seemed to grow thicker the farther someone ventured into the room. The floor was coated with a black and red checkered pattern that only seemed to add to the unease that filled the space.
In the middle of the room was a giant, breathtaking, multi-tiered staircase that gracefully spiraled upward to a higher platform. The platform housed four golden thrones that were arranged in a circular formation.
Each of the thrones had an intricate rose pattern engraved into the surface. They were adorned with sparking red gems that glistered under the lights hanging from the ceiling, which dimly illuminated the room.
A beautiful woman sat on one of the thrones. She had long magenta hair that gently cascaded down from her shoulders. The color of her hair made her already mesmerizing golden eyes stand out further.
The woman was slumped back on her throne as she rested her chin against her open palm. She wore a bored expression while her elbow rested against the arm of the chair.
"This sucks," she whined as a sheer look of disappointment consumed her features.
It wasn't long before her gaze shifted toward the man who was sitting on the throne next to her. He was a breathtaking man with short dark hair that was nearly raven and piercing crimson-red eyes that seemed to glow in the dimly lit room.
“What is it, Alina? You know you rarely seem happy nowadays,” he said while he glanced at her sideways. He leaned his cheek into his hand to rest his face against it. But he wasn’t stupid; he knew exactly why Alina was acting like that without having to be told.
“Seth, don’t you get the cravings as well? Spirit souls just don’t taste as delicious as human souls. If it wasn’t for that pesky gate, I could’ve already dinned on some human souls and savored the flavor of them,” Alina said. She soon reached up to play with a few strands of her hair that she twirled around her pointer finger.
“It has been some time, hasn’t it? Before the gate was put up, we could roam around the human world freely without a single care about someone trying to stop us,” he said with a hint of disappointment lacing his tone as he looked away from her.
Seth stared off into the darkness of the room. “Now, we’re just trapped here because of that Gatekeeper!” Seth growled before slamming his fist against the arm of the throne he was sitting on. This caused Alina to flinch slightly since she hadn’t expected the sudden loud noise from him hitting his throne.
Seth let out an audible sigh before he sank back into his throne, “After all, I still want my revenge,” he said, while a devious smirk graced his lips.
A soft chuckle left Alina's lips. “It would be disappointing if you didn’t get your revenge. They really do need to pay for what they did,” she said with a sly grin before she got out of her throne and walked over to Seth.
Alina reached her hand toward him to gently caress his cheek before her thumb gently brushed against his skin, which caused his eyes to glance up at her.
“And what about Zeke? Where is he right now?” Seth asked before he took hold of her wrist and tugged her closer to him, which caused a grin to appear on her lips. She then comfortably settled in his lap and wrapped her arms loosely around his neck.
“My guess is he is somewhere in the forest as of right now. But he’ll probably unfortunately be here soon,” Alina said before she leaned her face close to his.
The peacefulness of the forest surrounding the frog pond was disturbed by the sound of leaves being crunched on by a pair of black boots.
“Now, I wonder what could have occurred here,” a man mumbled to himself while he pondered to himself as he continued to make his way through the deep foliage of the forest.
“Wow, look at the mess,” he said, while a crazed smile appeared on his lips as he stumbled upon one of the corpses of his so-called pets.
The dog’s body slowly started to turn into black clusters of darkness. At that moment, he knelt down before reaching forward to place his hand against the corpse. His green eyes glowed after his hand made contact with its skin.
A grin soon appeared on his lips, “So, you got into a fight with someone? Too bad I didn’t get here sooner. The memory is already leaving you. That's unfortunate,” he said softly to himself, almost sounding disappointed.
However, he was soon dragged out of his thoughts when he heard the crunching of leaves behind him, which caused him to glance over his shoulder. Before him stood one of his dogs that had somehow managed to survive Noelle’s attacks. The dog's expression looked rather disappointed after having lost the fight.
“Aw, don’t look so disappointed. It's my fault for not making you stronger. But you did much better than the previous batch; I’m rather proud of you,” he said with a grin before he reached over to pet the dog’s head that waged its tail. He soon ended up absorbing the dog into his body.
After that, he stood up before multiple streams of darkness from the corpses of his dogs rushed toward him from different parts of the forest and entered his body.
“I swear today just keeps getting more interesting,” he said to himself before he reached up to run his fingers through a couple of strands of his short violet hair.
“I wonder if Seth and Alina will be curious about the news,” he said to himself with a smile before he turned around to make his way to the mansion.
It didn’t take long for him to push through the large charcoal doors to make his way into the room with the black and red checkered floor he loved so much. But, a frown immediately formed on his lips when he heard a splash sound.
He glanced downward at the floor to see what his boot had come into contact with, and his frown deepened when he saw a small puddle of crimson liquid on the floor.
“Seth, would it kill you to clean up the place? I hate getting dirty!” he said angrily before he made his way up the cascading staircase.
“Also, I hope I didn’t disturb your romantic moment,” he said. He crossed his arms after he made it to the top of the stairs when he saw the both of them in each other's embrace.
Alina frowned when she heard his voice, which caused her to turn her head and glare icily at him. Despite his comment, she still remained sitting in Seth’s lap.
“My apologies, Zeke. Today has been quite hectic, as you can tell,” Seth mentioned as he looked over at Zeke, who let out a small sigh.
“What happened? Did he leave early?” Zeke asked with a grin as he glanced over at the fourth throne that remained empty. But Zeke didn’t need Seth to tell him the answer since Zeke already knew what was up.
"It's kind of unfortunate that he didn't get to join us, but oh well," Zeke said with a smile as he softly shrugged his shoulders.
“But that isn’t what’s important. I felt the most interesting sensation; surely you two must have noticed it as well,” Zeke said with a crazed smile while his eyes glittered with pure excitement.
“I’m afraid we weren’t paying any mind to it. But judging by your expression, I’m assuming it was something quite entertaining,” Seth said, while an amused grin appeared on his lips.
“It was quite something, you see. My pets got into quite a fight today and got destroyed. It was unfortunate since they were my best batch, and I hadn’t finished testing them yet," Zeke said excitedly.
"But, whoever it was. They were a strong opponent,” Zeke said, fascinated with what had occurred.
“How is that even special? So, what if a strong spirit decided to play with your pets?! I don’t see why that is important,’ Alina said, showing her displeasure without any hesitation. She wished she could’ve spent more alone time with Seth. But Zeke just had to show up sooner than she wanted.
After hearing her comment, Zeke’s crazed smile widened. “It's just that it felt so special, is all. It's not something I’m used to. But that isn’t the only thing. One of my pets managed to scratch whoever it was, so you know what that means,” Zeke said, sounding overjoyed.
“It means I get to have some fun,” Zeke said with a grin before reaching up and placing his hand against his face while darkness formed around it.
“Whoever you are, I’m coming to greet you,” Zeke declared with a sinister tone.
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