A Twist of Fate

Chapter 3: Let's begin with the tale shall we?

"So Satan really does exist?"

"The greatest trick my master ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist" Malefica proudly spoke.

"Silence young demon" Lucifer silenced her.

"Apologies master"

So imagine this I'm standing face to face with the devil and in the presence of angels. How ironic can this get?

"You will stop this internal rant at once!" Lucifer commanded.

Apparently very ironic.

"Well let's begin with the tale shall we?" Celestus finally spoke up. Everyone went silent and he began uttering the first words that may change my life forever.

"Your father Cornileus Balthazar was a dark angel, he obeyed our Lord's every command but he fell in love with a demon that led him into committing a sacrilege which eventually resulted with a half demonic and half angelic child. We've had a few cases like that. However, your father knowing that his mistake will lead to getting you, your mother, Sirena, and him killed, he did the worst possible thing anyone could imagine. He made your mother drink a mixture of pure angel and fallen angel blood and holy water, while she was still pregnant with you. This was an ancient recipe he found from Dumblus Grimm's coffin. Dumblus Grimm was an Angel hunter; he killed angels and used their blood to create wicked potions for Lucifer."

Lucifer decided to continue "Your father used the "Sanctus Angelus Sanguinis" (holy angel blood) to purify your mother from all her treachery and duplicity; however, he did not know what harm that potion would cause to Sirena, so while trying to purify her, he accidentally killed her. The only thing he could rescue was you, but he was driven mad by regret and heartache that he even tried to kill you, especially since you had your mother's violet-red eyes. After this mess, your father was locked up in the nest of traumatized souls "Nidus de vulneratis animus" He is still alive but no one has ever heard a single word of him again. The higher council for both demons and angels had decided to have you raised by humans and study your abilities from afar. In case you pose a threat to our world, but till now you have absolutely shown nothing but your intellectual abilities. The poison you were supposedly killed with is called "minorificante puritatis" diminisher of purity; we still don't know who killed you. But whoever did wants you to turn evil. We succeeded in defeating the dominating evil, but we don't know the side-effects nor if the evil might return"

This was a lot to take in. I was shocked and surprised and happy and sad and angry altogether. My eyes widened at each word he said. This means that I have been adopted and the parents that raised me aren't really my biological ones. My mother is dead but my dad is still alive. I wonder how he is. Wait why are my eyes brown if they used to be red? All these unanswered questions were running in my head, I needed answers.

"We know you have many questions to ask, some we may have an answer to, others we may not. However, the first thing you should be doing is finding out who your murderer is. We have done some searching and we have traced a path. Your murderer has stolen that potion from Dumblus Grimm's secret reservoir located in the Clouds of Oblivion. Angelo and Malefica will help you and guide you through your journey only in our world. You need to have some source of help from your land too. We have succeeded in establishing a contact between you and your human friends through a device you are familiar with I believe you call it a portable cellular phone. Humans are so peculiar with their inventions; anyway you need to find out who your murderer is before it is too late." Celestus finished.

"Wait too late for what? You said you were going to answer my questions"

"You will find out everything you know when the time comes. We will feed Angelo and Malefica with some information that might be useful to you. For the time being try contacting your friends." And just like that everyone disappeared and I found myself in my old room. Sitting on my bedside table was my phone; I got it and slid it in my pocket. I lied down on my bed thinking of today's events. This is truly surreal. I tried remembering the events of yesterday and how I may have been poisoned. And then it hit me, last night I felt dizzy after drinking from my water bottle. I rushed to my bag and found it, I opened it and started sniffing it for any unusual odor. I couldn't smell anything. Maybe Angelo or Malefica have some sort of enhanced smell senses, I wonder how I can call them.

"Here goes nothing, Angelo, Malefica are you there?" When there was no answer I just sighed and mumbled. "This was pointless"

"What is it?" I hear Malefica's voice.

"Wow that actually worked anyway, Malefica do you have some sort of enhanced smell senses?"

"As a matter of fact yes, why? Did you find anything?"

"Yes, I remember drinking water from this bottle last night and I remember being dizzy, do you think you could smell it"

"Give me the bottle"

I handed her the bottle, and as she smelled the bottle her eyes widened in realization.

"This is it! This is the "minorificante puritatis". I didn't know you would start your clue hunt so early, or actually find something so quickly. Good job maggot."