Chapter 3.13 Basement

Liam looks down at the dark passage.

There was pitch black, he couldn't see what is inside. And he didn't have a light source on his own.

Suddenly a pale white hand reached from behind him, the hand moved lightly and the passage lit up.

On each side, a small oil fire is burning. The fare was blue. Liam found it quite beautiful, then he looked down, on the stairs on the passage. There is an old man. He was very pale, almost transparent.

Maybe he is a ghost?

He had reddish eyes of six. And half of his bode is the spider. His hair was messy and his mouth was smiling, his hand is thinner than a candlestick.

Liam found him more gross and dirty than finding him scary.

I mean, look at his mouth that is drooling green and gloo, and the fact that it's green made it more gross.

"Let me introduce this…. Thing." Daniel smiled slightly, but his eyes has no light. Surprising Liam who didn't know when Daniel was behind him.

Daniel raised his other hand and put it on Liam's shoulder. Although he wanted to put his hand on Liam's waist…. He can't reach it without bending down. Which could happen to embarrass Liam.

Daniel looks away from the old spider and looks back at Liam. "This….Old Abydocomist thing… used to be my father, isn't he great?" Daniel smiled sweetly.

Liam hid in Daniel's arms and frowned, he wanted to say that you don't have to smile if you're not happy. But it's out of character for Liam.

So he just hid in his arms while shivering.

Daniel didn't wait for his reply. He opened his red lips and whispered "A dead thing who will be forever trapped inside a failed experiment he made himself."

Daniel picked up Liam and walked down slowly. When he got to the point when he was 3 feet away from him, he lightly moved his hand, the spider smashed on the wall, making its green gloo splash on the wall.

Daniel continue walking down until the stairs ended, a small torch lit up the basement.

It was dark, and he couldn't see what the basement look like as he was hugged by Daniel.

Liam push and jump out of his embrace and looked about. It was a long jail? Each room looked like a prison cell, with dark bars closing each cell.

If you look closely, you could see some blood stains and odd writings on the floor.

Daniel bit his lips and picked up Liam again, "it's dirty here… let's go inside."

He brought Liam more inside of the basement.

Slowly as he walked. Liam found it hard to keep himself shut as it was too quiet.

"So…can you tell me a story? It's too boring." Liam said lightly, as he hugged Daniel's neck and changed the princess's embrace to a koala hug. And put his legs around Daniel's waist.

"Hm….."

"There once was a kind princess… she didn't like to be married without love. So she chooses to find love. But was tricked by a merchant. The merchant was greedy for gold, but the princess didn't know, tricked by his flowery words. She married him though her father opposed it. Soon they had a child. A child who can inherit the throne, but the merchant was dissatisfied, why can't he have the throne? Isn't he his son-in-law? So he found a devil." Daniel slowly and gently said each sentence pleasantly.

Soon they arrive at an altar, it was black, and it shined at the small white light that came from the ceiling.

Daniel sat on the black altar and gently brushed through Liam's hair.

Liam raised his head and asked, "Then What?"

Daniel opened his bloody red lips "The devil asked, 'what would you trade for what you seek?' The merchant with excitement said 'Any soul who you acquire.' The devil spilled into a grim, 'sign the contract and for what all you seek will be receiving.' And merchant ran to sign the contract. The contract burn the moment he signed. The merchant got his wish, he got the throne but not the power, the king who ruled died, the princess who was worried and sad, found out her husband had been talking servant somewhere every day on the full moon, she followed the merchant, to the basement. Saw quite a frightening scene."

"Bodies had been cut, pieces are thrown, the face of horror on their faces, and her husband, the merchant raping a maid, who is dead for who knows how long."

Liam had one sentence for this, Holy F*cking Shit.

"The princess ran, to her bedroom as fast as she could, locking her room in a terrified state. She couldn't understand and wouldn't understand, for why he would do so and why would he want it."

"But it hadn't been a minute, the window to her room, shook like a thundering storm. It was open, she stood shocked as for who she saw was the monster who haunts her mind. The merchant stood there, and the thing that stood next to him.. was the devil Himself."

Liam didn't know why, but he felt goosebumps on his arms. He snuggled closer as he sat on Daniel's legs.

"..then the princess was killed…her soul lock inside of the ruin by the merchant. The devil happily took her blood, they went back to the basement again. The princess's son found out the princess had died and wanted revenge, he went to fight the devil…. The devil died, but he got inside of the prince. Controlling him to eat the devil's heart. The prince struck back and seal him in him, but the prince is now forever a devil. Saved his mother and killed his father…"

Liam's expression was hard to bear, " is it a good ending or a bad one Ah?"

Daniel was shocked but soon chuckle. "Maybe… a happy one."

"So… who do you think is the murderer?"

"You even know about this!?"

"How could I not know…. I am this stories prince after all… a toy who knows it all." Daniel laughed, he raised his brows and lightly tapped on Liam's forehead.