The King's Obsession

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C441 - Dark corridors- Part 2

Lisa walked in the lonely corridors of the castle near the tower where she had left Momo in Raphael's care. This side of the castle was not used by anyone, which was why even the torches that were burning in here had scarce light in them. Every time she passed through a window, she tried to keep an eye on the Salvette Mortem, but now she had lost sight of it. She didn't know where it was and started to look for it.      

She couldn't help but wonder who was going to die right now. Was someone else going to kill a person here because Momo was chained and there was no way she could turn rampant in the castle. She felt her heart beating loudly in her chest.      

"My Queen!" greeted the guests when they met her, who were still staying in the castle. Lisa offered them a polite nod. Without spending time to chat, she excused herself and went in search of the creature of death that had entered the castle.      

As she walked, her eyes fell on the nearest torch of fire that had burned brightly. It flickered, moving with the wind before it exhausted in a blink of an eye. The strangest thing was that it wasn't just one torch but every single torch in the corridor had exhausted themselves, leaving the castle entirely dark with no light.      

"Why did all the torches exhaust suddenly?" asked one of the ladies who were out in the corridor.      

"Someone tell the servants to light up the torches again. It is so dark in here," said another woman. Lisa could hear the light commotion from behind, but she didn't bother with it as she wanted to look for the creature of death. The next moment, she heard a scream, "AHHHHH!"      

Lisa quickly made her way to the place where she heard the sound and a guard came running there with a lantern.      

"I-I don't know what happened, a moment ago she was still alive," said the woman, looking down at the lady whose throat had been slit with her eyes left open and lying on the ground. It had started, thought Lisa to herself. She looked around to catch no one in sight.      

"There's an intruder in the castle!" the guard notified the others by shouting. "Intruder has killed a lady! Alert!" he called to gain the attention of the other guards who stood nearby.      

"Why would the person kill her?!" exclaimed the lady in shock.      

 "My Queen, let me escort you to the King's quarters. It's not safe out here," said the guard.      

Lisa saw a shadow move behind one of the walls. Instead of listening to the guard and turning to a mouse to hide in the room, she said, "Escort the lady and the other guests to their rooms immediately. Have some one move the body in the front room of the castle. I will have a look around, and if you find Taehyung, ask him to meet me."      

"Yes, milady!" the guard obliged.      

The commotion in the castle only increased, while Lisa tried to find the Salvatte Mortem that disappeared. Looking back and forth in the empty corridor, she heard someone's footsteps and just when she was about to follow, a person appeared in front of her.     

"It is finally good to make your acquaintance, Lady Lisa," said the man, pushing the hood that he had been wearing backwards. With darkness that prevailed in the corridor, it was hard to see who it was, but the voice sounded familiar to Lisa.      

"Who are you?" questioned Lisa while taking a step back from the person.      

"I am an old friend of your grandparents. We have met several times in the past, but I believe your grandparents must have erased your memories," said the man. Three torches near the person lit up. He said, "But I heard you remember me."