The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 138: Her Name

She wanted to cry, but no tears came from her demonic eyes. And her misery only intensified the pain in her body. A body that she could barely control nowadays.

She gave P***y everything, she even begged her mother to let her attend the ceremony with the family heirs so that they could always stay together.

All this time she thought that P***y really cared for her, as she came here every other night to check on her and maybe brag a little. She hoped that she just wanted to entertain her.

Not even in her worst nightmares, she could have thought that her best friend would betray her like this. P***y was the maid given to her by her mother. She never treated her as a maid but as a friend. They grew up together after all. And they should have trusted each other….. She even gave her the name P***y, as she reminded her of a cat… She didn’t know what it meant when she was young…. Was this the reason she betrayed her?

She was feeling desperate, when the nurse who was taking care of her today suddenly stood up from her chair and approached her with an absent-minded look.

The nurse couldn’t see it, but the girl could. The tiny demon that was floating on top of the woman’s head guided her toward the bed.

It’s P***y’s familiar. She recognized it. Did she send it here? Was she afraid that the nurse heard something and wanted to get rid of her? Was P***y always this vengeful?

She wanted to warn the nurse to stay away from her, but she couldn’t speak. She could only growl.

The nurse ignored her as she approached and crossed the red line drawn on the ground, making the demon control the girl’s body and use her mouth to bite the unsuspecting nurseʼs neck. Killing her in an instant.

She wanted to stop but…. Her instincts were too strong…. The hunger was too strong….

She didn’t want to eat. But something in her body pushed her to devour the meat of the nurse.

She didn’t feel remorse. She just was a little sad for the nurse…. She was new here.

Her mother usually brought them to take care of her and read books to her.

She really liked listening to books. It calmed her down and made her learn about the world outside. That Demon possessing her seemed to be listening too….What for? She didn’t know. But that behavior made her mother keep sending her servants to read in the room and subdue the demon.

Sadly, sooner or later those nurses would make a mistake and either end up dead by her mother, or as a meal on her plate…

“You seem to be enjoying your meal.” A nice voice startled her. Making her look up as blood dripped from her lips.

It was a young man. He was handsome…… Too Handsome to be human…..

She wanted to ask who he was? And, what was he doing here…. But again… she could only growl.

“Is this how you treat your fiance? Where are your manners? Wouldnʼt you even ask me to sit down, little Linda?” He asked, making her open her eyes wide in shock? No one used the Name Linda on her for a long time… not even her mother. They would just call her that thing… or simply the girl.

Wait… Fiance? Victor? The one P***y was bragging about? The one she wants to cheat on?

“Let me introduce myself. I am Victor Von Weise. The one and the only.” He said arrogantly as he bowed down elegantly. Confirming her thoughts…. He is just too Handsome….

“Shhhsshsshsh….” She wanted to speak but couldn’t. That demon was opposing her.

“You don’t need to speak. I know that you want to introduce yourself. And I have already heard your conversation with that idiot earlier. I already know your story, little Linda…. Your demonification is already at 97% … No 98% Did that b*tch’s instigation make your case worse?” He wondered, making her frown.

Demonification? Yes, her case can be described as such… But the family just called it a cursed Possession.

“We don’t have much time…” He said as he looked her in the eye and smiled softly. Was he not disgusted by her? She couldn’t even dare to look at herself in a mirror.

“Let’s see.” He said, as began to walk around the bed inspecting her making her feel very embarrassed.

“You might not be aware. But your family is trying to destroy my family.” He said with a sigh, making her feel shocked? She didn’t know about that… Impossible…but again… she was young when she turned into this abomination.

“I will give you a choice, The first one I would kill you and end your misery… Don’t worry the possession would not harm me. I am immune to curses.” He said, making her look at him with interest. The demon was too.

“The second choice, I would free you from that guy possessing you… But… You would be my slave from now on. And I might use you to destroy your family.” He said, making her frown…. Was he serious? Impossible… The possession was permanent as the Demon was of the SS Rank… That’s what her grandmother said when she took a look at her.

And…. He would use her to destroy her family…. She didn’t care about them, they only came to see her once, then told her mother to lock her up and throw the key…… But her mother really cared..…

After waiting five minutes in silence he spoke again,

“You seem reluctant… Well, How about this… I will give you a concubine position and…. I could help you keep the lives of a few chosen ones from your family. How about that? I would have wanted you to be the matriarch. But that’s impossible, as you were out of the loop for too long. And after that b*tchʼs plan succeeds, your mother would be in a very embracing position.” He said, making her frown further…. He was right…. And she really wanted to be his wife…. But she could accept being a concubine…. What was she thinking?.....

After some time she decided to accept his proposal. She had nothing to lose anyway…

She wanted to nod, but her body started acting strangely as if it wanted to attack Victor. IT was the demon feeling the danger….

She growled warning him…. Don’t come near. But he didn’t listen.

Seemingly knowing what was on her mind, he stepped inside the line. And to her horror, the demon used her body to attack him. But just as she jumped to bite his head off, he caught her from the back of her neck like a kitten. His hands were so strong that she couldn’t even move.

She could hear the demon inside of her curse about the shackles and the necklace that was suppressing it. It couldn’t display its full power… It wanted to break free. But Victor’s hands were like a steel Vise-grip. Not letting go at all.

“I will drop my blood into your mouth…. If you really accept my proposal, don’t spit it and let it integrate with your soul… “ He said, dripping a drop of his purplish blood into her mouth. The demon didn’t let her open her mouth, but Victor forced it open with his hand.

It wanted to struggle, but couldn’t. And when the blood touched her tongue she had the urge to spit it. But using the last of her will she swallowed it. She knew that if this failed, the possession would be complete… As she had no more strength to fight.

She felt the blood reach her throat where the demon forced her to cough, but she resisted as the tears fell from her eyes. It felt like an eternity had passed when the blood reached her stomach.

The demon’s will attacked again, forcing her to throw up. But she resisted…..

Then the feeling of relief came. It was as if every part of her body was alive. The blood had magically dissolved and integrated into her very essence.

She felt that she could stop it…. The demon commanded her to stop it….. The demon requested that she stop it….. The demon begged her to stop it….. She didn’t.

She heard a scream……. It was her own.

When she opened her eyes. She saw that Victor was pressing a talisman on her forehead.

The talisman burned as she stopped screaming. But the screaming didn’t stop. It was not hers anymore. It was a grotesque lion-like Demon that seemed to have come out of her body. It was twitching in pain. Then, suddenly, it turned around and attacked the bed and began to sink its teeth into it with its split-mouth… What’s wrong with it?

Victor moved his finger unbinding the straitjacket as a silver needle appeared out of nowhere in his hand. He placed the needle between her fingers and then pushed her hand and the needle into the Demon’s head. She didn’t have the strength to move her arm, but the needle was so sharp that it penetrated the Demon’s skin easily.

It let out one last scream and then dissolved into a sludge of green material under her astonished eyes. Was it this simple?

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DEMON KAZAR HAS BEEN SLAIN BY THE PLAYER CANDIDATE

PLAYER LINDA HAS COMPLETED THE RITUAL

WELCOME PLAYER

DEMON KAZARʼS ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS HAVE BEEN ADDED To YOUR BASE.

WARNING: ATTRIBUTES CAP REACHED…. ANY ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTES WOULD NOT BE USABLE.

“Congratulations on finishing your ritual… How long was it seven? Eight years?” Victor asked.

“Eight.” She replied with a harsh voice as she just froze there, unable to believe what happened. And then involuntarily she began to cry as she hugged Victor, who quickly collected the needle in her hand with a frightened expression.

“Thank you…” She said with some difficulty as she buried her head in his chest. Was this a dream? If it was, she wanted it to last forever.

“It’s ok.” He said after he collected the green sludge in his ring.

He patted her head for a while then spoke,

“Now let me bind you again.” He said.

“What…. Why?” She asked as she looked up facing him … Was this a nightmare after all?

“Your mother must not discover that someone helped you… You must display signs of recovery slowly by yourself.” He replied. Making her nod after thinking for a while. That made sense.

“Just claim that after eating this nurse you felt as if the demon was weakened somehow and that you used the opportunity to wrestle control out of it…. ” He said after some thinking.

“Would they believe that?” She asked.

“Yes and No…. Every player has his secret. And strange things happen all the time. Who knows. Just play dumb and insist on your story.” Victor said, making her wonder, what was he plotting. What was his secret?

“Ok…,” She said. Talking was a little hard for her.

“Now I will use my power to return you to the demonized state.” He said, making her feel strange then looking at her legs to realize that they were no longer hairy and bloated. They were smooth and shiny. She was practically naked if not for the straitjacket.

“Why….” She asked with some embarrassment, as she closed her legs a little.

“You must not reveal anything until That B*tch escapes with Bill. Or I would have to marry her. Your mother wouldn’t reveal you that easy as that would put her in an awkward position.” He replied. Making her nod again. A few days will not make a difference.

“Her name is Pussy.” She said with a blush…. She shouldn’t have named her that….

“Who, the fake Linda?” Victor asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Yes.” She answered, keeping her head down

“No wonder she didn’t want to remember her name…. Don’t worry, I plan to take revenge on her too. Just don’t startle her.” He said, making her nod.

“Should I call you Linda then?” He asked as he put his hand on her head brushing her tangled hair. “After all, You are my concubine from now on.” He added, making her blush.

“Just call me Lin. I don’t want to use that name ever again.” She answered while enjoying the feeling of his hand patting her head.