A Fallen Knight-Lost art of Necromancy

Chapter 121: ceremony

It was midnight when they reached their rented apartment. Desella waited for Severus to say something but like a dead man, he went straight towards his bedroom. She wanted to check on noworry, but Severus smashed the door. It was obvious he was not in a good mood today.

"I guess I will check up on him tomorrow" She waltzed inside her room.

It would be a long night I guess.

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Bam!

He smashed the door tightly as he kneeled on the ground. His face which always had a smile like sunshine was now placid. A ghostly whiteness appeared on his face as he dragged his feet towards his bed. Severus crawled on his bed as he touched his furry friend." Why are you so silent? Please say something. It is annoying. Why don't you get up and speak something noworry? I am afraid buddy. Even though Glen said that you are out of danger, but I cannot wait for eternity. I want to see you chirp and soar high in the sky. I promise I would do anything to reverse the curse of the Song family. I swear on my life I will kill that bastard."

Severus slowly touched Noworry feathers as he went into a dreamless state and when he woke up from his daze it was already morning. Sun was already high up in the sky.

Knock!

Knock!

"What is it Desella?" Severus heard the knock and greeted hoarsely.

Desella who was on the other side of the door was stunned. She had never seen Severus waking up so late, but it was untestable. Last night was tough on him.

"Should I prepare breakfast?"

Severus who was now standing on his knees stretched his body up as he replied. "No need. I will sleep till dawn today so do not make anything for me. Fill up yourself."

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Desella felt conflicted now.

Is he okay?

Severus is behaving so strangely. Should I knock again and ask about his health.

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I cannot do it.

What if he will be angered. Lack of sleep makes people grumpy. It is better I do not disturb him or else who knows what will happen today since so many astonishing things are happening.

After contemplation Desella backed off and did not disturb him further. Severus' body was stiffened and ached badly as he slept for long hours in bad posture. He did some light stretches and went inside her blanket.

I need a good sleep for a victorious battle.

He snuck inside his blanket and slept soundly.

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Time passed and dawn came.

It was all orange in the sky and Severus could feel the salty moisture in the sky. Since Hui Island was near the sea its air was all humid. Severus woke up when he heard the high splashes of the sea. He rubbed his eye as he mumbled.

"High tidesGeez making so much noise" As he was complaining he saw his furry friend lying in his blanket. Instantly he was overwhelmed with sadness. He jumped from his bed as he started dressing up. Within minutes he was done. He carefully picked Noworry and put him inside his jacket's pocket.

"Endure it for a little more Noworry."

As he stepped outside his room, he saw Shino and Desella sitting at the dining table. They were drinking tea. Desella offered some of it to Severus but he just shook his head in denial. She sighed as she finished her tea in big gulps.

"He came earlier but at that time you were asleep, so I invited him for some tea"

Severus ignored Desella and asked Shino with a penetrating gaze. "Is everything ready?"

Shino was intimidated by his stare, but he still managed to keep his composure as he explained. "Yes, all the preparations are done. Everyone is already hiding in blind spots of the castle. This time we are using our all force, so it is full fledge far against lordship. I am here to lead you to the castle. Oh! one more thing."

Severus glanced suspiciously at him.

"Master told me that you are already aware of full moon night and its effect on Song family members. Well, he forgot to tell but here it is. Today is full moon night as well as Selena's coming of age ceremony. She turned 16 this year and a feast is organized by the lord for her. These types of ceremonies are usually organized by the head lady who is the lord's official wife but Selena's mother died while giving her birth, so it is lord Shui who organized it for her. However, the rules remain the same. Only girls of the Nobel family and the ones who are considered beautiful can participate in it. "

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Desella was stupid for words. What was it? An alliance making ceremony.

"How is Severus going to participate then?"

"Oh Lord has invited some noble's sons for a meet and greet. I think we can sneak in it" Shino said.

"Very well then. Let us go"

Shino led them to a dark alley where his people were already present.

He walked ahead as he whispered. "Is everything prepared?"

Crisp!

The Voice of crushing leaves resounded in the silent forest as a beggar came forward from the shadows. He bowed down and replied in a hushed tone. "Everything is ready sir. We captured one of the royal carriages and seized it. We also threatened the noblemen to not speak a word about it and chained him to one of our horses. The horse which we sent for the mission is trained. He will throw that noble's son outside his manor and will come back to us."

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"Good work" Shino signaled for Severus to follow him.

Soon Severus and Desella sat inside the carriage and Shino took the role of horsemen.

Shino, who was at the front, advised Severus "All you need is to pretend like a noble's son "

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"Severus what role am I going to play then?" Desella asked.

"You can play the role of a maidservant. Even your clothes are modest but for Severus, he should wear something diff. Severus, can you wear that silk cardigan so you can look like a noble son?"

"No" He straight forward denied it.

Soon they reached their destination. Desella was impressed by the connections of these beggars. No matter how many times they were stopped for security checks they remained unscathed.

Severus did not speak a word so all that Desella could do was to look around but three was nothing captivating inside the carriage except Severus' handsome face. As she was blushing the carriage came to halt. Severus opened his eyes and saw Desella's red cheeks. He thought she had a fever, so he raised his hands to touch her forehead but Desella flinched under his touch. His hand stopped in midair.

"What happened? Why are your cheeks all red?"

Desella tuned redder under his oblivious comment. "Nothing. It's a bit stuffy here"

Severus agreed with Desella and retracted his hand.

Shino who was riding the carriage opened the carriage door and bowed his head. Since Severus was playing the role of noble's son it was Desella who stepped out first. She too bowed and helped Severus steeping out from the carriage. A group of gourdes led them to the hallway. Thru road to the hallway was magnanimous and the hall was amazing too. The entire way was decorated with colorful lanterns on trees. The entire palace was shrouded in the soft glow of lanterns. The hall was enormous and was decorated with gold.

"A prodigal huh" Severus mumbled.

Inside the room, there were already peoples present. It was not crowded but still had a bunch of nobles and of course beautiful ladies.

An intense horn was blown as one of the guardsmen made an official announcement for Selena.

Severus occupied a dark and isolated corner so he could observe everything After all he was not here to make relations. He saw how dubious this ceremony was.

Soft music started playing as two figured entered inside the hall. The lord of Hui Island Shui Song came while holding the hand of a petite girl. Severus did not need to guess about her identity as her similar beauty to Melanie was more than enough for him to recognize her. He had to admit that both the sisters were indeed beautiful.

Desella's face turned black when she saw Selena. She had the same smile as her bitch sister. Even her temperament was the same. They both loved t behave like a white lotus but the glint in their eyes betrayed them. Anyone with experience can tell how shrewd there were. The lord Shui Song was a tall and sturdy man. His robes were finest among people present there and his temperament suited him. Although he was not handsome, but his physique was rather very well as compared to that sleazy old man.

Shui Song took his seat on his throne whereas his beautiful daughter sat inside her royal chamber which was divided by the thin layer of net cloth. It was semitransparent material that allowed someone to see from it.