" w-w-what are you s-saying, young lord. I don't understand". His voice shudderd, body shaking under Dian's tense gaze.
I don't have time for all these nonsense. Asking him like this will only waste time. Dian thought as he inspected Balios.
...
" Umm, My lady please this way. Lord has instructed me to escort you to dinning hall". A maid spoke.
Maria and her mother startled as they heard her voice suddenly form behind. Both of them were looking towards Dian and the others.
Maria gave out a squeak !
Dian's eyes darted towards her as her squeak fell on his ears. He just smiled at her, a simple, quiet smile.
She blushed, her small cheeks turned pink as she looked towards Dian. H-he is so Handsome... She thought.
A throat clearing voice pulled her out of her thoughts. As she looked upwards, both her mother and the maid were looking towards her with worried and amused face.
" Shall we ?". The maid spoke as she gestured towards the doors of dining hall.
Both Maria and her mother started following the maid. As they went close to the door. Maria turned.
Her eyes falling on Dian, who was still smiling towards her. She hid her face in her small hands and went inside the dining hall without looking back.
...
Dian's smile faltered observing her odd behaviour. Hm? Is she okay... ?. He thought.
He shook his head and focused on the task in hand. " Butter, I want information about a girl from him. As soon as possible". He spoke his last word felt heavy as he leaned close.
Noticing the urgency and despiration in his voice. The buttler nodded. " I will make it as fast as I can, young lord".
He bowed and turned towards a room beside the study room. Balios and his son Aether both following behind.
Not exactly following, their body tried to run away, to back away but they couldn't. It was as if something invisible was holding them and pulling them behind buttler.
As their door closed, Dian let out a small sigh. He made his way back to the study, his eyes momentarily going towards the small digital clock. Displaying his time left.
44: 56
Fourty four minutes and fifty six seconds left, huh. Well, I have some time I guess. Now, i just gotta wait. Dian thought.
As he sat on the couch, noises started coming from behind the walls.
Noise turned into screams, gaps, pleadings. He knew whose voices they were.
.
.
.
After some time, Study room's door 'creaked' open.
Jones stepped inside holding a single paper in his hand. " Young Lord, this is the location you are looking for". He spoke and handed it over to Dian.
Dian took the paper in his hands and the drawing was ugly but understandable. At the end of the paper, blood stains ?
He ignored them, stood immediately and left the room.
Now, Jones stood alone in his room. Dian didn't notice, but white gloves completely soaked in blood glimpsed out of buttler's pocket.
He didn't ask how Dian knew that Balios imprisoned a girl inside the castle. He was a professor after serving for such a long time.
...
Outside the room, Dian followed the drawing on the paper and ran towards his destination.
He steps hasty, he turned 'right' 'left' another 'left' and after waking few steps. He finally reached.
A huge wall infront of him. No way right, no way left, just a dead end. " Hey ! You gotta be kidding me !" He spoke frustrated.
" There has to be something ". He checked the whole wall, touched it all over. Maybe a switch or something to open it.
But nothing. " Did he give buttler wrong information ?" Dian thought but instantly thew it away as he remembered those screams.
Suddenly, a voice chimes in his mind. " Host, Do you need my help ?" The system asked.
" Hm? You can ?" Instead of answering her, he questioned back.
" Hmh ! Offcourse I can ". She answered, her voice proud. And instantly a blue screen came in front of Dian.
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[ Illusion Detected.. ! ]
[ Illusion - ???
Status - weak ]
[ Does Host want to break the illusion ?
Yes/No ]
...
With further ado, Dian pressed Yes.
The moment he pressed Yes, the blue screen flickered and a strange energy flowded in his body and stored in his palm.
As if sensing what the energy wanted him to do. He placed his both hands on the wall, eyes closed and channeled the energy.
A glass shattering voice rang in his mind. He opened his eyes, momentarily surprised by the scene infront.
The big wall infront previously was nowhere be seen. Instead small stairs appear infront leading downward.
He took his first step, then another, another and went inside. His hand trailing the sides of the stairs as it was pitch black, nothing can be seen.
A strange smell in the air, oxygen level low making him dizzy. He increased his speed and after some time he reached downstairs.
A dim flash lightes Infront of him, falling on the prison bars. Giving it a creepy feel. Dian stepped forward...