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Chapter 66: Special Guest

*knock*

"Come in." Ezen said as he buttoned his suit. He did not notice who has came inside. He thought that it might be maid, that's why he didn't pay much attention.

Anastasia grinned as she entered. She knew he was thinking her as someone else, that's why she decided to keep playing the role of nobody.

"Your highness did you forgot you have a wedding today?"

Hearing her voice, Ezen's heart skipped. She was here? How did he not notice.

He turned around and saw her wearing the wedding dress he bought for her yesterday.

Last night when he was returning home after dropping Anastasia. He saw a beautiful wedding dress outside a mall. He don't know why but he thought he should take it for her. It would really suit her. He thought.

Looking at her now, he was not disappointed.

The dress really fitted her perfectly.

Anastasia fake coughed to get him back from his lost state. She smirked. "You know… I didn't expected you to bring me something. But you did… So thank you." She bowed in appreciation.

"You don't need to thank me. Actually I need to thank you. You did so much for me, the dress is nothing compared to it."

Anastasia nodded and smiled.

"You look very happy today?" Of course she would be. Today was their last day together. After their wedding, they have no reason to meet each other. She would finally be free from him. "Don't worry. After everything ends, I'll pay you your price."

Anastasia's face turned dark. "My price?" She chuckled. "Ofcourse this contract was only thing keeping us. After this ends, there would be nothing between us. I'll be free again." She looked happy while speaking. But from inside, she felt hollow.

There would be nothing between them? She went into a deep thought while thinking. "I have a question. Do you mind if I ask about it?"

"Not at all. Please ask." He was ready to answer anything.

"See… Technically, you are in Adrian's body. So how is this wedding going to work? Will I be married to him?" This thought made her very uncomfortable.

"No at all. This is not that kind of wedding most people do. It's a soul marriage." This marriage is very different from mortal marriage. Unlike humans, wedding in the supernatural realm have different customs. In that, there is no reason for physical body to be present.

"Ohh." Anastasia found that interesting. Thankfully she don't have to marry Adrian. It would be hella awkward marrying someone you don't know nothing about.

"So.. after getting married you will go back into your original body?"

"Yeah." Ezen nodded.

Interesting. Anastasia became curious. Wonder what he really looks likes.

Ezen knew she might be thinking about this only. He chuckled while staring at her. She looked extremely funny right now.

Anastasia came out of her thoughts and looked at him. She got confused. Why was he laughing? She was going to ask him about it. But she stopped when she heard Equinox calling them downstairs.

"Guys come down fast. We have a guest!"

Anastasia became puzzled when she heard it. Guest? Who is that? She looked Ezen to know if he knows anything about it. But he also didn't had any ideas.

Exactly who is this guest?

***

"Come on sir. Why are you being so shy? Please have some tea." Equinox told the maids to get some snacks.

The person who was sitting on the chair looked terrified. He scratched his long white beard while looking at the surrounding, thinking where he was.

"Sir please. Don't be scared. I am not going to hurt you." Equinox said with an innocent voice.

"W-where am I?" Last time, he was sleeping inside his room. How did he end up here? "Who are you? And… what do you want from me?" He said while looking at the lady infront of him.

"I am Equinox." She introduced herself. "Remember I emailed you 2 days ago?"

The old man tried to remember. He did got a email before. It was something about doing the ancient soul marriage. When he saw that before he thought someone was joking. Why would anyone want to do soul marriage in this new era?

"Okay. But why did you have to kidnap me?" He still looked scared.

"You were not answering my email. I had no choice but to do this. My brother needs help. It's urgent."

"But why only me? There are other pastors too. Why not take their help?" He asked trembling.

"Actually… your ancestors used to perform this kind of ritual in the ancient time. I thought I should give you a try." She tried to explain. "And by the way, there is a secret that you can't tell anyone else." She whispered softly. "You have to use the spells from book 011"

Book 011? Does that mean the soul marriage is supposed to happen between supernatural creatures?

"No way!" The old man got up from the chair more frightened. "My grandpa said a human should never mingle in the supernatural realm." He huffed, unable to breathe. "What if I died?"

"No you won't." Equinox clicked her tongue in annoyance. It was only a rumour to keep humans away. "See… Nothing is going to happen. Your grandpa used to do this way before you. So Is he dead?"

"No. But… using spells from that book is banned. No one use that." He was hesitant. "If head of the church found out that I used it then they will kick me out."

"Yes but at least give it a chance. I promise no one will find it out." Equinox tried to convince the pastor but he didn't wanted to listen. His behaviour was slowly making her angry. She glared at him with her bright red eyes and stopped him from going out.

"You still want to leave?"

The old pastor looked at her and got freezed in shock. He knew if he said no, his life is going to be in danger. That's why he shook his head obediently. "No. I'll help you."

When Equinox heard this she became normal again. "Alright then. You take a seat. I'll call the bride and groom."

She was about to go up to call them when she saw them coming downstairs.

Anastasia was finding difficulty stepping down through the stairs because of her long dress. She was about to fall down when suddenly, Ezen grabbed her arm.

"Careful!" He held her arm tightly.

"Thank you." She again got her balance.

When they arrived downstairs, they noticed an old man with Equinox. He looked quite terrified by being there.

"Umm… who is this person?" Anastasia asked while looking at his frightened expression.

"Ohh he?" She smiled and answered. "It's pastor John. He is going to help you get married."

"Okay. But why does he look so scared? Did something happened?" Anastasia asked suspiciously.

"Not at all. Everything is fine. Nothing happened." She looked at the old-man. "Right sir?"

Pastor John looked down and said nothing in fear. He knows better than to open his mouth in front of a demon.

"Poor man." Ezen mumbled under his breath. He knew Equinox definitely did something to him.

Even though she looks innocent from outside. She still has demon's blood inside her. You can't take her for granted.

"Can we start? Time is running." The pastor said while shaking.

"Sure. Let's go."

For 12 minutes. The pastor kept chanting weird spells without stopping. All they had to do was sit there quietly.

Anastasia got bored while waiting. She glanced at Ezen, who was silently judging pastor from the start. He was actually curious. How can a human remember the spells from book 011? Even he took 2 years to remember it.

When the pastor was done chanting. He placed his hand on both of their head.

"Do you want to get married with short cut? It will take only few minutes for that." The pastor asked.

When Anastasia heard this, she quickly agreed. "Yeah sure. Let's take short cut." She has her lecture after 30 minutes. She can't wait longer.

Pastor John sighed with relief. Thankfully he could go early now.

"Fine then. Hold each others hand. Let's start with the vows."

This fast? Anastasia got up and held Ezen's hand. Hoping this ritual will be over soon.

"So Miss Anastasia De Rossi do you take this man to be your husband, to live together in matrimony, to love him, to honor him, to comfort him, and to keep him in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?"

"Yes I do." Anastasia chuckled before answering.

Whenever she used to attend any wedding as a child, she always used to think. Why do they ask this? If someone don't want to marry, then why will they be there?

Thinking about it now, she found it funny that she was now in this position.

The pastor looked and Ezen and asked while looking at the book Equinox gave. "So Mr Ezen Dufort." He stopped when he read the surname. Dufort? Does that mean lucifer is his…

The pastor looked petrified. "D- do you mind if I ask your middle name?" He asked while stuttering. He wanted to make sure that his doubt was correct or not.

"It's Samael." Ezen answered without hesitation. There is no reason to lie. If the pastor is smart, he'll get a hint.

Samael? Wasn't this lucifer's name before he turned demon?

So does that mean Ezen is his son? Anastasia thought. How did she miss this?

The pastor who asked this question was now more livid. He never expected that someday he would be in this situation.

If head of the church found out he helped a demon, He would turn jobless on the same day.

Moving everything aside, he decided to continue the ritual. Right now, all he have to do is survive. He glance at Equinox who told him to start. Her stare was like, if he didn't start then she would gauge his heart out.

Being most scared, he continued speaking. "Mr Dufort, do you take this woman to be your wife, to live together in (holy) matrimony, to love her, to honor her, to comfort her, and to keep her in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?"

"I do." He replied instantly.

Pastor John sighed. "As there is no ring exchange ceremony in the supernatural world according to book 011. We must continue. Please join your hand."

They did as he said.

"So from now. I pronounce you both as husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Kiss? Again? Anastasia was up for it, they kissed yesterday, it was not awkward anymore. She was ready but Ezen was hesitant. He was in Adrian's body now, he won't let this body touch her again. The thing happened before was an accident. It's not going to happen again.

"No!" He tilted his head away from her. "Is it okay if she kissed my cheek."

"I mean, it depends you." Equinox chuckled. She knew Ezen was not going to kiss her. It was not because he can't, he just don't want this body to touch his new wife.

"As you wish." Anastasia pouted. Not like she has any choice. She moved forward and pecked him in his cheek. Starting was normal, but right after the kiss happened, a huge light flashed, making her blind.

"What the hell!" Her eyes started to get back her vision. She glanced infront of her, and noticed that Ezen was now nowhere to be seen.

"Now where did he disappeared?" She asked while being worried.

Equinox crouched and picked something from the ground. "First take this." She handed her the ruby necklace which fell of her neck when the promise was complete. "Now you can take it off easily whenever you want."

Anastasia held it in her hand. She didn't even noticed when this fell down. "So does that mean I got my powers again? I won't be weak anymore?" She started to feel light.

"Yes. Now you can use it however you like. Nothing will stop you." The nosebleed she mostly has after using powers, will stop now.

Anastasia thought about it. "And what about Ezen? He got his body back? Where is he now?"

Equinox smiled and closed her eyes, trying to locate where he was, through her mind. "He is in the place where it all started."

She quickly understood which place Equinox meant. Her face darkened as she answered. "Forbidden forest?"


Chapter 67: What’s the loophole?

In the courtroom. Lilith was sitting on her throne. She was lost in deep thought when someone came in.

The temperature in the hell was fluctuating. The demons were living in fear. Because of the empress's mood swings, no one knew who would die next.

"Greeting my empress." A demon named Kornon bowed in front of her. "I have a news from the earth."

"Is it a good news or bad?" She said with an anxious tone. Nowadays she can't even work properly. She is always disturb about something.

"Uhh. I don't know if it's good or bad. But it's about his highness Ezen."

"My son? What about him?" Lilith took a sip of blood from her golden glass. She was more anxious than before.

"He got into his body again." The demon's mouth stutter. He didn't how the empress going to react now. "He married that human girl."

When she heard this, Lilith smashed the glass on the ground. "I knew he would do this." Her eyes looked sad. "This is why I never took him out from that forbidden forest. I knew if he met that girl then he will… Uggh!" She broke all of the things which was present in the room.

She was happy at first that her son got his powers back. But the happiness didn't lasted longer when she realised what is going to happen next.

"In the human world, is current date 26 June?" Lilith asked while hoping it was not true.

"Yeah empress." Kornon answered.

"Sh*t!" Lilith bited her lip in anger. "I can't let god win. His prophecy will never come true."

She shook her head in determination. If anyone came between her revenge. They have to die. "We don't have time. Go tell Larissa and Julian that they have to kill that girl." She ordered. "If anyone came in between, kill them too."

Then demon was scared but still he dared to question her. "What if Ezen saved her again?"

Lilith closed her eyes and spoke while hesitating. "Then kill him too." She is his mother, but before that she was a queen. She can't let her emotion come in between. "I can deal with loss of my son. But I can't loose my throne. Hell is mine! I will never let it get destroyed."

***

In the forbidden forest, Ezen's hunger was at peak.

Right after he entered his body, he couldn't control his blood lust.

When he got the chance, he pounced on a wolf and feasted on him until his hunger stopped.

There were no humans around him, so eating animals was the best choice.

While he was busy drinking blood, a big raven came flying towards him and sat on his shoulder. There was an envelope in his mouth. He wanted to give him a message from the underworld.

Ezen wiped the blood from his mouth and snatched the envelope from the raven's mouth. "Now who is it?" He asked. His eyes glowed yellow as he noticed the royal stamp on the envelope.

"The empress told me to give it to you." Sam replied. "She said, now that you are back into your body. You should focus on your work and do your duty." He said while remembering what Lilith told him to say. "And yeah, she also said that you should avoid getting distracted by anyone."

"That's it? She didn't say anything else?" As he knows his mother. She might have definitely got the news about the marriage. How did she not ask him about it? Is she not mad?

"I don't know but I heard her talking with Kornon before. She was saying, if anyone came between her revenge. She will kill him. She won't budge even if it is you in front of her."

"Why would I come between her revenge? What will I get by doing that?" Lilith has always been revengeful person. When she hates someone, she will make sure the person will die a horrible death. He knew it from the start. But he don't understand one thing, why is Lilith seeing him as an obstacle?

"No. It's not that." Sam flew and sat on the ground to talk face to face." "Remember you saved that girl before. The empress is scared that you will save her again and ruin her revenge planning."

"What revenge? She wants revenge from Anastasia? What did she do to offend mom?" Ezen was finding it hard to believe. Anastasia is just a girl with powers. There are many people like this in the world. Then why only her? What is Lilith scared of.

"I heard her saying something about today being 26 June." That time Lilith looked tense. "Maybe it has something to do with it."

26 June? It's today's date. Why was Lilith tense about it? What does this day mean?

***

"So it's 26 June finally." Agnes sighed relief and handed coffee to Victor. "From now fate will stop working in his favour."

"I guess It's good for us." Victor held the cup in his hand while thinking something. "Do you think Ezen got back into his body?"

"I heard Adrian is back in the village." Agnes sipped her coffee. "If he is alive, that means… yes. He got into his original body again." She lowered her voice. "We have to be more careful."

"I don't think so." Victor smiled. "What is he going to do? Kill me? I wish he could." He can't believe that Anastasia agreed to get married to Ezen. He thought she would not agree but he was wrong. No one change fate.

Agnes glanced at Cassandra who didn't touched her coffee yet. "What happened dear? Why are you looking lost?" She asked.

Cassandra who was lost in her thoughts, decided to speak up. "Why are you guys looking so chill? Are you guys not worried about Anastasia? I heard Lilith is plotting something against her. Why are we not doing anything?"

"Ask your mother why we are not doing anything." Victor replied. Agnes warned him to not tell Anastasia anything before specific timing. So even if he wants to help, he can't. He is not even allowed to meet her.

"Oh please Victor. I was just following orders from the upper realm." As per the prophecy, the incidents which happened before this date was already planned. If Victor would have came in between, Everything would have been in chaos. That's why she told him to stay away from Anastasia. She didn't wanted the old rivalry between Ezen and Victor to start again.

"You know. I promised mimi that I would protect Anastasia." He looked down sadly. "But I was so lost in myself that I couldn't do anything for her."

"You can do it now." Agnes consoled him. "As I said, today is 26 June. From now on everyone can live with free will. Destiny will not matter anymore."

Victor stopped when he heard it. "Does that mean… Should I tell her the truth?"

"Depends on you. Tell her when you think it's the right time."

Victor nodded. "I think I know what to do."

"But i don't." Cassandra didn't understand what they were talking about. "Shouldn't we first find a way to end Julian and Larissa? They are the main threats now."

"Julian and Larissa as a threat?" Agnes chuckled. "They are nothing but pawns. If you want to focus on threats. Find a way to end Ezen first."

"Oh mom! Don't give me a headache. We tried to get rid of him before but look what we got." It's Ezen. He will only die when he wants. Only he can kill himself. Cassandra didn't wanted to deal with him again. As far she knows, she thinks he will leave Anastasia. After all, he got what he wanted from her.

"What do you think? Will he leave her?" She said while looking at Victor.

"He is unpredictable. So we can't say for sure." He thought about it and smiled. "I don't know what he will do but… I don't think he will ever harm her."

Agnes opened her mouth in shock. Victor was saying this? "Oh really? Don't you know what he did with your family? You are trusting him?"

"I am not trusting him. Forgetting what happened in the past, I don't think he will harm Anastasia. I don't think he is main threat now." Ezen is type of person who will never attack first, unless provoked. They had to be more cautious around him. That's it. "Like Cassandra said, right now we need to focus on Julian and Larissa. Lilith is controlling them. They won't stay calm."

"Exactly! Thank you." That's what she was trying to say from the start. "So tell me fast. Is there a way to end julian and Larissa's immortal life?" Cassandra asked.

"There is a loophole." When he said this, he noticed everyone else's faces looking confused. "Don't tell me you guys didn't know about this. Am I the only one doing research?"

Agnes shook her head. Even she didn't know about this.

"Yeah." Cassandra got curious. "Now tell us, what is the loophole?"

"It's…" Victor tried to create suspense. "Dahlia."

***

"When is Ezen coming?" Anastasia started to get bored. She changed back into her normal clothes and was waiting for him. She was really excited to see his original face.

"Calm down missy. He will come." Equinox handed her a glass of juice.

"I don't understand." Anastasia took sip of the juice. "It's fake marriage. So… we don't have to do the after marriage thing. Right?"

"Ohh! Do you mean honeymoon?" Equinox teased. "Well, it depends on both of you. What do you say? Should I book tickets for it? Maldives sounds nice. Right?"

Anastasia became embarrassed. She didn't meant that. "I meant divorce procedure."

Seeing her shy, Equinox chuckled. "Oh my god. I could never guess." She drank all the juice and kept in on the table. She quickly remembered something afterwards . "Wait! I forgot to give you something."

Equinox quickly opened her drawer and handed her something. It was a box.

"What is it?" Anastasia was surprised.

"It's a memory box. Morana told me to give you this."

"But it's not opening." She tried to open it many times, but it was stuck together.

"Wait a second!" Equinox took the box in her hand and noticed a lock in it. "It needs a key."

"Key? I don't have any key."

"But… Morana told me to give you this. Are you not the owner? Try to remember. Have you ever made this thing in your past?"

"Not at all." It was first time she was seeing this box. She don't even know what it is used for.

Equinox sighed. She remembered Morana saying that this box will not only help Anastasia. It will help her too. Who knows who owns this box?

"Don't worry. Let Ezen come. He has lots of keys. Maybe some of them can work on this box."

Anastasia nodded and looked around. Her powers were fully in her control, she could feel a dark mana around her surroundings coming towards them. "I think someone is coming."

Equinox started to feel it too. "Who could it be?"

Soon they heard the door bell ring.

A maid quickly ran to open the door.

When the door opened, they found who it was just by the person's voice.

"Equinox! You bitch come down fast."

Hearing this curse words from downstairs, they could guess who it was.

Both of them looked at each other and answered at same time. "Succubi!?"


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