Kapitel 108: Valeria's mother
My calming walk through the white hallways is interrupted by loud yelling. Curious as to who is making such a racket around here I follow the voice and find the origin of the disturbance in the reception area.
<Make sure you only peek. We don't want to go through explaining how you look.>
Since Navi told me to make sure I remain unseen I can safely assume that the commotion involves humans. I kneel at the edge of the hallway and carefully peek around the corner.
"Valerie I insist that you come back to the manor with me! Cease this foolishness and return to your family at once. Your future husband is waiting for you and your absence saddens him greatly."
Valeria looks annoyed. Her posture is more defensive than usual and I can detect a certain stiffness in her stance.
Opposite her at the reception desk stands an older lady who is vigorously waving around her index finger in front of Valeria's face. Based on her words the woman knows Valeria or at least believes to do so. But why is she calling her Valerie and what is that about a future husband?
<That's her mother. Well, from before she died that is. Looks like she kept searching for her daughter even after she was pronounced dead by the authorities.>
Then why won't Valeria go with her?
<Not everyone is happy with their own family...>
"Miss, I have never seen you before in my entire life. My name is not Valerie and I am not your daughter. If you aren't here as a customer then I must ask you to please leave."
"Nonsense! You are Valerie, my daughter and the heiress of the winter name. Did you think I wouldn't be able to recognize you if you faked your death in a dungeon, dyed your hair from black to silver, and got a job at this rundown gym? You can't change your face so I will always find you!"
When the lady calls VR dungeons a rundown gym Valeria's eyes narrow dangerously. Her aura changes from that of a polite slightly seductive receptionist that is annoyed at a customer to full-blown murder mode. Her eyes begin to exude a slight glow and she emitts traces of killing intent.
The lady isn't deterred in the slightest at the sight of that killing intent. Seeing that intimidation doesn't do anything to rid her of this pest Valeria grabs a strand of her long silver hair and rips it clean out.
"Look here, the root of my hair is silver too it's not dyed in any way. And since you fail to show respect to this establishment you are no longer welcome here. Get out!"
"I will not be fooled by your cheap parlor tricks! You are my daughter and you will come with me this instant. If you continue to refuse my kind intentions I will simply drag you with me by force."
Valeria looks murderous and the glow from her eyes intensifies. Her aura becomes increasingly predatory. Looking at her from the side I can see that Valeria has shifted her weight onto the front of her feet lifting her heels ready to leap.
"Try me old hag!"
"What happens now is your own fault, naive girl!"
Cold mist emerges around Valeria's mother and the floor begins to crack as it is frozen. Ice creeps along the ground and when the older lady steps forward it rushes towards the receptionist counter.
The counter freezes over instantly and the older woman smiles at the victory she believes to be in reach.
"Your level in ice magic is far below mine Valerie. I may not be able to hold a candle to your father but you will never outgrow me!"
Valeria snorts coldly, then the frozen counter explodes into shards of ice, wood, and metal. I didn't quite see what happened but Valeria's hand is now where the counter once was. Did she just punch the frozen counter into pieces?
While I'm still trying to understand what happened to the counter Valeria rushed forward aiming straight for her mother. Her mother visibly panics and hurriedly begins to chant as she backs away.
"Freezing cold of the bitter north gather before me and shield me with your glacial might. A barrier of frost shall be my bulwark and dispel all attacks. Ice wall!"
A wall of ice comes into being between them and grows to a thickness of a full meter within an instant. The wall stands but Valeria's mother looks spent. Raising this wall must have cost her most of if not all her mp. As she keeps backing away the older woman pulls out a phone from her handbag. Looks like she wants to call someone. Should I stop her?
<Thanks for offering, Jade. You don't have to get involved.>
The ice wall burst like the table did before. The meter-thick ice was unable to take even a single hit from Valeria. The deadly beauty steps through the large hole in the wall and charges at her mother.
One moment she is next to the wall the next she is right before her mother. Is she going to kill her?
A blurry figure suddenly appears between the two ladies and grabs Valeria's fist that is about to land. Darwin looks completely calm as he holds Valeria's fist.
"That's enough, I'll handle it."
Valeria's mother is immediately emboldened by this and drops her phone back into her handbag. She adopts a haughty expression and tidies up her hair.
"It was about time you came and stopped her. Do you even know who I am?!! You will immediately tell my daughter to return with me and behave herself."
"I couldn't care less about who you are. Even if your husband was here himself I wouldn't give a damn. You have entered my establishment, verbally harassed an employee, attacked said employee, used a spell that could kill weaker people in a lobby open to the public, and yet you still dare to make demands? I will send an invoice to the winter estate for the damages you have caused today. And should you ever dare to pull such a stunt again I will personally take care of you."
Wöchentlicher Energiestatus
-- Power-
Rangliste 
-- Power-
Stein