3- Source

The girl then steps forward towards me.

"I'm Abigail Eccles, sorry to frighten you earlier. We're actually here to save someone."

"We're?"

"Oh! The boy in my back is Rafael Eccles, he's my brother. Don't underestimate him just because he is nine."

(I actually don't notice him there.)

"From the way you look, you must be from a known family" I asked.

"Yes, we're just here to save someone"

It was awkward. She's too straightforward.

"Who's this someone you say?"

"Abigail's husband"

I'm dumbfounded. A thirteen years old girl is actually married? And I myself lived for almost a hundred years but still living as a ******. It shocked me to hell.

"We've been married since the day I was born. My husband is Martin. We used to be childhood sweethearts."

"How about Rafael? Are you also married?"

"No"

A sigh of relief.

"But I'm already engaged"

I was astounded and felt like there's a knife piercing through me.

"I see," I utter as I turned around.

"From the way you move and speak you must be a well trained slayer"

Those words stop me.

"Cycris, my name's Cycris. You can call me Cris."

"Cycris, such a unique name" as Rafael praised.

"Well then, can you give us a hand?"

It pissed me off. She has no manners at all. All she could do was to demand. If only I could smack her. Ugh!

"I thought you're from a well educated family and are well mannered, didn't think you would be like this."

"Sorry for my sister's rudeness. Please accept my apology" Rafael bows in beg for forgiveness.

"The one that has to ask my forgiveness shouldn't be you but your sister instead."

"You litt-" she dashed towards me.

Luckily I duck, and jump to slap her face.

She was groaning in pain. Trying to raise her right foot as she wants to kick me. But Rafael stops her.

"We should be moving," Rafael demands.

We took different paths.

After a minute of walking I bumped into someone. I hold my coping saw tightly. But the voice is too familiar.

As expected, I bumped into those siblings again. Rafael then greets me.

Took different ways, again. Bumped into them, again. Took different ways, again. Bumped into them, again.

"Are you somehow lost?" Rafael asked.

The word lost just makes me feel irritated. I was frustrated. So weak to stand up.

"I told you, it would be best if you join hands with us" Abigail murmured.

Rafael nodded his head. And saying that Abigail is good at calculating distance and strength while he himself is good at using sharp weapons and guns.

The conversation stopped as we heard loud footsteps.

It stops. The footsteps are gone. I took a deep sigh in relief. But Rafael covered my mouth. I feel hot and red. My heart skips a beat.

No. Wait. This isn't right. I swear I don't have any feelings for him. Gross! I'm too old. Yuck, I'm going to puke. It's child abuse. I'm abusing a child. What to do? I feel dizzy.

The ceiling got a weird creaking sound. I look up.

It's a human. A lizard. Maybe a human lizard. And it has long hair with good body curves. A lady human lizard. I'm totally confused on what I had witnessed.

It's crawling on the ceiling. And pass us through. Finally gone.

"I can see that you come here intentionally. So, you probably know what kind of situation you're going to face. Now, my question is," I stop as I take a deep breath.

"What was that thingy lizard like a human crawling on the ceiling? I know that you know the answer." I burst on my speech.

"You're from another country?" Rafael asked.

"Nnn, I-" saying such lame response with an awkward smile.

"Well, it's all because of that wicked physician. It started when her son got infected by some strange disease caused by the bite of an infected flea. That develops a sudden onset of fever, headache, chills, and weakness and one or more swollen, tender and painful lymph nodes. As she noticed something black appearing on her son's skin she then was researching for an effective cure for her child. But what she discovered was some demonic way of curing patients. She feeds her son with the pure child's blood. Nothing happened. Her son is still infected by that unknown disease. Somehow she uses human bodies to experiment. And what you saw just now is the outcome."

"Then Abigail, why didn't you ask the high authorities for help?"

Abigail sighed. "They were too busy dealing with the war in the countryside."

"Oh! So my escape plan is useless" I mumble.

Rafael glanced at me and Abigail.

Rafael then curiously asked how I ended up here. I'm observing the path while answering him.

The path is weird. Going down to the hallway you can see two paths. In going to the narrow path, it's a dead end. But what kills my curiosity is that, how could that creature walk through this area if it's a dead end?

I began searching for something, something like a hidden key to open up a secret door.

And boom! I trigger something. A door opens. I could see light from the outside. We three took steps. But what we have seen is something we don't expect.

It's a human body being surrounded by lamps. Beside the lamp there's a formation of stains in maroon color. The scent was too strong to bear. I could smell it's stinky odor of blood.

We heard a tapping sound approaching. Quickly searching for a place to hide.

I've seen it. The physician they're saying. Wearing a dirty white dress. Silver hair.She has a wide, round face with a pointed chin. Her eyes are big and darkish-brown, with dark eyelashes and a shapely figure.

I thought she would look old, covered in wrinkles. But her beauty was alluring. I seemed to be bewitched. I can't get my eyes off her. Can't control my body. It wants to go near her.

Rafael flicks my forehead to awaken my senses.

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