Desiderium

Acht

Vinea

"Where are you going Rouche?" all of us turn our heads to see him walking out of the room.

He look to us smiling with his light vermilion eyes gleaming in happiness "Today is Visenya's birthday, I am going to give her a present and I will surprise her."

Wasp beams "Tell her I say Happy Birthday!"

I heard Claudius chuckle beside me "How old is she?"

Rouche taps his chin while thinking momentarily "She is going to be 8 years old already."

"She is going to be a pretty lady when she grew up." I added.

"I know guys, it's in the genes." he said, grinning.

Claudius got him into a headlock while laughing "Except you, idiot."

Everyone in the room bursts out laughing at their antics.

Though, I stopped laughing when I realize that we are too happy today.

I don't like it when we are like this. I feel that something's bad going to happen.

Especially, young master Raziel is still in his recovery.

Rouche left the room and Claudius came back to my side grinning like a fool.

"I am worried to young master." I whispered at him.

He sighs "There is nothing we can do with that, Vine. It is his real father's fault for doing that to his own son."

I clench my fists out of pure rage "He is only a child, a helpless kid and yet, this is happening to him. He did not deserve it."

Claudius hugged me from behind and kisses my temple "I know. I know, the thing we can do for him is to pray for his fast recovery."

"Even we are already damned." I rubbed his arms.

He nods "Even we are all damned."
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Rouche

It's night time when I arrived at Visenya's house with a silver box with me. I saw her in the garden playing with her wooden sword.

When she spotted me, she threw her wooden sword away and jumps into my arms.

I laugh as I hugged her tightly"So how's my prettiest niece?" I said while spinning her in the air.

She giggled so loud "Uncle I miss you!" she hugged me happily.

I smile "I miss you too, Vissie."

She pull away, beaming "Where's my gift?"

I chuckle as I set her on the ground, I pick up the small silver box and handed it to her.

She took the box from me and she shakes it "Uncle what is this?"

I grin "You said you are going to be a knight someday? That's my gift to your early coming of age ceremony."

She pouts "But that's too far yet and besides mommy won't allow me to be a knight."

I stroke her midnight black hair and smile "Do you remember what your daddy told you? Achieve your dreams, chase after it, don't give up and lastly don't let anybody took it away from you."

The child smiles back at me "I am going to be the Lord Knight someday!"

"No, you won't." we both turn to see her mother walking towards us with a furious look in her comely face.

I shielded Visenya's trembling form from her mother's hard gaze "Luisa, I think you should let the child choose her own destiny. This is not right caging her into the things she doesn't like."

"You don't know the plans I have for her, Rouche. All you have to do when you are here is tolerating all the things that are not right for her." she tries to reach for Visenya but I keep on making my body the barrier to separate them.

"Hurt my niece or I will take her away from here." I warned.

She smirks at me "Where will you take her? To the castle? Where it is being targeted by the demons? Go on. Bring her there and be get killed."

That's when I lost my temper and I ended up slapping my sister-in-law.

"Listen here you bitch, this child is my brother's kid and I promised him to keep her safe. You don't know all the plans he have for her." I pick up Visenya and went inside their house.

That's when I decided that I should bring her with me in the castle.

She is not safe to be with her psycho mother, she might ended up being hurt physically and mentally.

I place her on her bed and I open her cabinet.

"Uncle, is it true that you will bring me to the castle?" she asked.

I turn to look at her and nod "Yes. I can see that your mother is hurting you in any possible way and I cannot let that happen to you while I am still alive." I return on rummaging inside her wardrobe and choosing her clothes and putting it inside her bag.

Visenya didn't react to what I said, instead she is hugging the box of present I gave her.

The door in her room slams open and it reveals an angry Luisa "You cannot take my daughter away from me! It's against the law!"

I blocked her path when she was about to take Visenya away, I lift my wrist to show her my mark as the Queen's General.

"In the name of Queen Iris Anais Rossendeau. I, Rouche Clerine,  hereby forbids you to take that child away or you will be punished under the crime of child abuse in any laws of the court."

She started freaking out "This is madness! You cannot just take her away from me! I am her mother! This is kidnapping!"

"If you dare question me about my decision let's see this to the court. I won't give her to you." I said as I bend down to close Visenya's bag and picking her up with my other hand.

I walked past to her mother and I decided that I should teleport back to the castle to make it quick.

I smile at Visenya "You are going to live with me, how's that sound?"

"I am happy and excited uncle but how about mommy?" she asked.

"She is going to be fine. Don't worry." I answered as I kisses her cheek.
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We just arrived at the castle and I bring her to one of the rooms here.

I wait for her to fall asleep as I left her bedroom to check the perimeters of the castle.

I see no sign of demons nor their presence anywhere but I cannot be so sure.

Those type of creatures are not to be underestimated.

I did some survey for a short time when I sensed a vile presence somewhere.

So I got no choice but to chase after it and I arrived at the horrible scene laid before me.

Aliro, the 8th general in our team was being torn into half by a gigantic guy with a rippling muscles in all parts of his body.

I brandishes my blades and crouch down into a offensive position.

The demon noticed my presence and he turned his coal black eyes on me as he tosses the body of Aliro aside before turning into glittery ashes.

But before I can move to attack him, a sack was being slid into my head, knocking me down and hitting my head on the ground.

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A/N: The best uncle in the world. \m/