Little Heir

3

Ma Ma & Mayo

It's been several months. And he still holds his faith like his life depends on him. He still believes in what he saw that day. That the sleeping one year old boy in the crib holds a piece of the soul that belongs to his mistress. Yet he felt like his faith is decreasing, that he won't know what to do, lost aimlessly without tasks to do. The boy he carefully takes care of. The boy that he worshiped. That he calls "Little Heir.". Yet the boy didn't show a single sign of Lady Bone Demon.

The little boy woke up from his slumber. Blinking his tired eyes and staring at him with his brown eyes. The door creeks open, gaining the little boy's attention. Xiaotian glance at the door from his crib. He on the other hand didn't bother to look. There's only one other person in the house beside him and the boy. Standing near the door frame is Macaque. "Staring at Xiaotian again, Mayor?" the demon asked. Xiaotian happily babbled when he saw the six-eared demon. "Someone seems happy." the black-furred demon said and stare at Xiaotian.

"It's been months. And there's still no sign of Lady Bone Demon in him," he complained. There's no whisper, no possession, nothing!!

"Maybe she's dead now. And Xiaotian is just a normal boy." Macaque said, approaching the crib to look at the happy one year old.

"But I saw it. I saw a portion of her soul merge with him, Macaque. I am not blind like you." he stressed out. The demon growled at the mayor for bringing up his blind eye.

"But like you said. There's no sign of her in him for months." the black-furred demon sneered. "You'll just have to accept that Xiaotian is just a one year old. Not an evil demoness." Macaque shrugged, remembering the time he also thought that the boy is pure evil and want to end him.

Warm brown eyes under thick eyelashes, button nose, and rosy cheek. The overloading cuteness that a mere baby could ever gain. Even though the infant is sometimes fussy. The little boy sure knows how to smile and giggle to capture everyone's heart. Even his. His heart which dislikes wailing infants, apparently melt when the baby laughed and babbled happily. L ady Bone Demon sure knows how to pick her new puppet. Such an innocent looking lamb. Who would dare to even lay a scratch on the infant? Even the small tuft of ebony hair on top of the infant's head looks adorable.

But it pains him to know that this baby holds the soul of a wicked demoness. This is his chance. He is alone with the baby. The weak vessel of Lady Bone Demon. If he could kill Xiaotian now. It would guarantee his freedom ultimately. Erasing his fear of being trapped once again. He slowly places his fingers gently around the few months old baby's neck. 'Even his neck is so tiny and fragile...' He thought to himself. All he needs to do is squeeze and this baby will soon be lifeless.

"Ah?" The baby babbled. Staring at the demon with trust and admiration in his brown eyes. "Why?" The six-eared demon asked. "Why did she choose you to be her next victim?" he muttered staring at the baby with sympathy. It would have been easy if Lady Bone Demon choose a scumbag. He could easily kill them. But she chooses a baby instead. He can't kill him. Not when the baby stares at him like he would protect him from monsters.

Macaque ends up canceling his plan. And genuinely take care of Xiaotian instead. Mayor on the other hand still thinks that Lady Bone Demon will return. "That means I've been wasting my time. I will take the boy to the orphanage tonight." the ebony-haired man decided. Shocking the demon near him. "Are you serious?" the six-eared demon said, baffled by the other man's plan.

"There's no use to keep him around if he can't prove his worth." the mayor said to the demon.

"You're not thinking this through, Mayor," Macaque said.