chapter 28

Don't worry, he just sleeps. "

" What? "

Quickly I lean the back of my palm to Adam's nose in doubt by that guy's word towards me.

" ..... "

' Thank god, he's still breathing.. '

" So, do you trust me now? "

In blanked by his question, I look at Adam and him alternately and decided to get up from my seat with sighs came out from my mouth.

" As long as you can guarantee me that he's fine, I will come with you. "

" .... "

" Then, as you wish. "

That guy suddenly turns his way towards me and slowly he stands before me in a firm and crouches his whole body down beside Adam in silence.

" Wh-what are you doing..? "

" ••••••••• "

My eyes get drown on his lips that slowly moved while saying some spell in a whisper.

" There. it's done. "

" What's done? "

" Sigh. Princess, try touching him directly. "

" Ye-yes? touching? "

Even though I can't see his face that clearly because of his cloak, I can tell that he's slowly getting pissed by my questions, and quickly without waiting for his response, my hand touched Adam's fur as he asked me to.

Buzz!

" ugh.!! it's hurt! "

" See? I've put some barrier on his body so let's go now. We're wasting so much time doing these unnecessary things. "

Without waiting for my mouth to open, the guy forcefully pulls my hand to come in the darkness alone with him.

" ...Um. where are going though? "

" ..... "

" ..... "

' Now, he even can't talk, huh?! Tch. such an annoying guy! "

After a long and silent walk, we've taken together, finally, we've arrived at a big dark room deep in the ground of the library after the long stairs we climbed down beforehand.

" Where is this? "

" Welcome to the secret place in these left-wing palaces. Please take a seat. "

" ...?! "

" Where does the voice come from? hey, weird guy.."

" ..... "

" Weird guy? "

Stunned by my own view, I look around when there's nobody beside me again. There's only a single chair right before me with a table beside it.

Carefully I took a step further into the chair and the seat on in with a doubtful face.

" Now what? "

" Look at the book in front of you. " said the voice again.

' book? but there's no book here.. ' my gaze slowly turns to look at the table in stunned. A book was clearly placed on the table on its own or is it was just my imagination?

" This book? " My hand slowly touches the book in goosebumps by its sudden presence.

" Yes. "

" Place your hand on it if you wanted some power, but remember the price is unbearable, young soul. "

" Power? but, I didn't want any power. I could gain it on my own. "

" Ha. You're quite stubborn, young soul. You were born with greed in your eyes and a heart that wanted everything to be your own. "

" ...! " My eyebrows quickly frown in annoyance by the voice words towards myself.

" Don't talk like you know all about me. "

" Duh. But I know though. Your gaze completely tells me everything that you wanted to easily. "

" Shut up. I want to go back. " Quickly I get up from my seat in anger and walk towards the door with a big frown on my face.

" Claire Stella Romanoff. Given a second chance by God to change her miserable fate. Wanted to get revenge on the crown prince and she clearly remembers her own past... "

" ....!? " Grip my fist in anger, my hand trembles while hardly my teeth clenched in annoyance.

" Hm? should I continue? " the voice seems to mock about my past.

" What do you want. "

" Ohoh. I bet you're the type that quick to surrender, young soul. "

Suddenly a sudden force came from my back from nowhere and it pushes me towards the chair again in full of forceful make me blanked in speechless.

" What do you..?! "

" Place your hand on the book now. "

" Why should I do that? "

" If you wanted to me to help you, make a contract with me, young soul. "

Frown my eyebrows again, I look around me with doubt at his words.

" What contract? "

" Duh. You're so lame! a spiritual contract with me of course. Don't you know me? the mighty spirit of the south! "

" ...? "

" Who..? "

" ..!! "

" WHAT?? YOU DIDN'T KNOW ME? "

While rolling my eyes in annoyance, I lean my back on the chair while crossed my hand in a firm.

" Of course I'm not. How could I know you if you even don't reveal your true self to me? "

" Hm? I am though. "

" What? where are you? "

" Look at besides you, young soul. "

Without hesitation, I turn my gaze to look beside me with a big frown. But beside me was a table though...

" I don't see you? "

" Look closely, young soul. "

" Hm-mm? where..? "

" There. Right before your eyes, young soul. "

" ?? but there's only this desk.. "

" The book. It's me. "

Stunned in my current position, I look at the book right before me with a doubted gaze.

" ... "

" Stop it. I want to get back. " quickly get up from my seat, my foot hurriedly steps towards the door for the second time without looking back again.

" ....!! wait-wait! it's true! I am the book you've been looking at! Please turn back! "

" Don't mess with me. I want to go back right now. "

" Wait-wait!! I-I know how to turn the young master back! "

My feet halt on its own when the voice said the words I really wanted to know.

" ..... "

" Explain what you want. However, it better be convincing. " with a firm gaze I look firmly towards the table in annoyance.

" Heh. I am the spirit of the grimfrost. If you gain the contract with me, you could get what you wanted with my help, young soul. "

While knocking my fingertips slowly on the table, my head lost in my deep thoughts.

' Grimfrost? a sword that supposed to be used by the grand duke generation from ancient time? but for 17 years, it has gone from the public and keep become the legend that was told in the history of Allard. So why now? in my past, it will get reveal and should become Adam's sword after he gains consciousness from his beast form and after that become the dark crimson after he won the main war as a villain of the emperor. '

" .... "

" Why me? " crossed my arm again, I look at the book after I've made my mind and no matter how hard I think about it, it doesn't make any sense for the spirit of grimfrost to make a contract with me. it's unnecessary.

" What? "

" You know my past yet you still choose me rather than Adam who was your actual master."

" Ugh. It's not like I abandoned the grand duke heir. it's just a temporary contract to set me free from this place, so please.. " the voice starting to begging at me to help him.

" If she didn't gain the second chance from the god, my mighty past would never go from me.. " whispered the voice in a mumble.

" Yes? "

" No-no! you see, if you set me free and help me to be with my master again, I would grant one of your wishes! "

" Hm-mm? a wish? "

" Yes! "

With a smirk, I sit still on the chair with determination. ' It's not like this contract would harm me or anything and I'll have a way to change Adam back to his original form. It's like killing two birds with one stone! '

" Then, I agreed. "

" What should I do? "

" ..! really?! "

The voice suddenly begins to sound happy while suddenly the book opened itself on its own.

" Place your hand on the page of the book, young soul. "

"? here? " placing my palm on the book, I frown while doubtfully looking at the book.

" ••••••• " again, the voice seem to whisper some spell just like that weird guy does from before. When I think about it, where's that weird guy go?

" ... say your name, young soul. "

" ? Claire Stella Romanoff. "

" ..This name would become my temporary master until she agrees to hand me over to my actual master. These contracts would last until she said so and I'll serve her with all I have. "

Buzz!

" Ouch! " my fingertips suddenly felt aches all over it after a sudden force came out from the book.

" I took some of your blood, young soul. Now, say these spells with me. "

"? alright. "

" I swear by god name, I'll loyal to you until you let me go on your own. "

Shine!

" ...!! "

" What!? ugh."

A sudden light that came out from the book suddenly blinded my sight from looking at it, my hand quickly cover my eyes from the bright lights and with a sudden force.. my chair gets push towards the door on its own.

Bang! bumped to the door, my body stunned by the light before of me in disbelief.

" ?! "

With a smirk on his beautiful lips, a mysterious guy slowly kneels before me, and gently he touches my hand with a delicate hand of him.

Chu.

After kissed the back of my palm, he unexpectedly shoves his face towards me.

" Because of you I'm safe now, I'll never forget this kindness you've shown me, my master. "

Ba-thump!

' Gosh! my heart flutter a bit by his beautiful face! '

" Cough. You-you can let go of my hand now, I think? "

' Even though I like your hand but I shouldn't get so excited just by these simple things! '

" Yes. As you wish. " suddenly the guy quickly gets up from his kneeling and then he looks at the book on the table while suddenly flap the page with his hand.

" At first, I wanted to wait for my actual master but since you took more time than that girl... I felt really stuck in this place, you know? "

" Hm? that girl? "

Suddenly with his face shows a disappointed gaze, his hand places on his chest while gracefully turn his body from me.

" That girl. The one that was supposed to change my master first and then my master and I would be together in our mighty future! but it's all in the past now since you've changed your fate by turned back the time.. "

" But I'm not the one that turned back the time! " with a firm expression, I look at the guy in annoyance.

" Then who? " with a confident face, he turns his head to look at me in pride by his own guess.

" ... "

" I don't know... "

" What did you mean by you don't know?! did you make a contract with some spirit or whatsoever before you died? " with a voice that gradually becomes intense, the guy stands before me with a disbelief gaze.

" Nope. " shake my head, I bend my face while looking at my finger in silence.

" See. I don't know what you've been through in your past but it's not fair to change your fate based on your own selfishness without ever minded the people around you that must to suffer their long journey that once they've been through before.. as an example, people like me, you know? "

" ..... "

" I'm sorry.. "

Looking at me just bending my head from before, the guy suddenly sighs in disappointment by my cowardly action.

" My master. " with his gaze that slowly had some tenderness in it, he crouches before of me and suddenly touches my hand again like before and place it on his warm palm.

" I've become yours right now and because you have already helped me to get out from here, I'll forgive you as my thanks and I'll serve you wholeheartedly until you give me back to my actual master. "

After he said what he wanted to say, his face slowly gets near mine, and then...

Chu.

" ...! "

With my hand that immediately cover my forehead that was just got an unexpected single kiss from a stranger, my face redden in embarrassment by his shameless action towards myself.

" Wh-what did you..!? " in a big flustered, my words felt like it was stuck from getting out from my mouth.

" That was my blessings to you as my new master. You'll get full protection from grimfrost as long as you're the right master of the mighty sword grimfrost. "

" Then. What's your first order, master? "

" ....order? "

" Yes. "

While hesitating by his sudden change in his attitude towards me, I look around the room in doubt.

" My order..Hm... First of all. What's your name, red guy? I should at least know your name, right? "

" ..... "

I look at his face that suddenly changes in blanked by my question, with a big frown on my face, I stared at him while his gaze looks so uneasy and his hand awkwardly scratch his head in dumbfounded.

" ....? "

" You didn't have a name? "

' Ah! so that's why he didn't introduce himself earlier.. that makes sense now. '

" I wonder too.. "

' Ha. This quite sad. To think that Adam didn't even bother to give him a name make me pitied this guy.. such a shame for your beautiful face.. '

Pap!

Slapped both of my palms together, the guy instantly looks at me in shock with my sudden chuckle.

" Then, for the sake of your face-I-I mean for the sake of these encounters, can I give you a name? "

" Yes? the master will give me such a great thing like a name? for a mere spirit like me? I've lived for 1230 years but no master that would bother themselves to give me such a thing like a name.. "

' Ugh! don't make that face! you look like an abandoned stray troubled puppy that I took home on my way back! '

" Of-of course I'll..! Just by looking at your shining red hair that flows like a fire in madness, pair with your beautiful ember colored eyes and your white pale skin that looks like it never got exposed to the sun... Hm.. you reminded me with... a fire.. "

Slowly my hand gently stroke his red hair without any word and with a smile, I nodded my head with excitement.

" Let's call you Eilidh from now on. "

" ...! 'Eilidh', master? "

" Yes! it's means fire. Just like your appearance. you... don't like it..? "

Suddenly his face brightens with excitement and with determination, he hardly shakes his head with his smiley face.

" No! I love it! very much! Eilidh.. that was my name.. " grip his fist while maintaining his smile on his face, he turns his body to look at me in happiness.

" Well then. Please look after me from now on, Eilidh. "

" As your command, master! "