Lair Of The Beast || Nicolae Bartholy X OC || [COMPLETE]

4. The Strife of Eris.

Kate had been happy to receive such a beautiful flower from her dad.

But she had not been happy when he told her he wanted to go back the next day.

She had been asking around town while his dad was away and found out nobody dared getting close to the castle, but the few kids testing each other.

It didn't sound safe.

What if something happened to Bill and nobody could find him? No. He didn't need to go again.

But did he listen to his daughter's advice?

Nope.

*

The next day, Bill decided to head to the property in the afternoon, so that the sun would be warmer on his bones.

As he pushed his wheelbarrow through the forest, he was so excited at the idea of going to explore more of the garden.

Who knew what other beautiful plant he was going to find!

The hard work was going to be worth it. He knew it.

*

Disturbed.
His rest had been disturbed.
Again.

Nicolae got up from his bed, reaching the windows.

He had felt him.
He had felt his presence.
His greed.

His long nails screeched as he put his hands against the wall, along the window.

The previous day he had let the old man go.
Not like he didn't see what Bill did.

But this time...
Oh, this time Bill was in trouble.

The old man was back to take more.

As Nicolae found him in the greenhouse, he materialized out of it, noticing the wheelbarrow right by the door, full of pots that held his flowers in them.

That sight made him furious.

He roared in anger. The sunny sky turning dark once again.

Bill stood still inside the greenhouse. He heard it.

"W-who goes there? "

Nicolae watched him from outside.

How dare you take what doesn't belong to you?

A voice inside the old man's head.

Bill looked all around himself, feeling a sense of panic growing inside him.

Then he saw the dark figure, right outside the door.
He swallowed hard, reaching for his knife.

"Who is doing this." He asked staring at the figure, pointing the knife towards the entrance.

What do you think you are doing, with that?

Nicolae made the glass shake all around Bill.

The man backed away, starting to fear his judgment.

"I wasn't doing anything wrong I swear!"

The man cried.

"I was saving these poor flowers!"

Then the earth shook and the florist dropped his weapon.
He ran out of the greenhouse from an open side door, but as Nicolae saw him, he made all the glass explode.

"AAH!" Bill covered his face, tripping over his own feet and falling down.

When he opened his eyes again, the black figure was towering him.