Chapter 5 – Side view

Louise

Isaiah, Louise. Listen to me and don't interrupt. You must now run with all your speed to the exit and bring help. I will distract this fallen one and you will escape. No one else has a chance except you. If I can defeat him, then soon we will join you, and if not, then by this moment you will call for help and help us. It's clear? my older brother asked Isaiah and I. Despite the fact that sometimes he was strange, I still loved him very much. Still, he always took care of me, especially after the death of his father.

Isaiah and I quickly ran, as our brother told us. Isaiah was one of my best friends, along with Tosca. And how could brother Daniel ever confuse her with a boy? It is obvious that she is a girl.

But when we almost ran, we were sharply attacked by an exorcist. He was wounded in the shoulder of his right hand, and in his other hand he held a lightsaber. Judging by his eyes, he was completely inadequate and attacked everyone in a row.

Isaiah was injured early in the fight, and I had to fight the Exorcist on my own. I immediately summoned my Sacred Gear, the Dark Grimoire. It increased the power of my spells and allowed me to use magic by simply feeding mana into the grimoire itself.

I immediately used the fetters of darkness, which was able to briefly delay the exorcist. After that, I began to water it with clots of darkness, a rather weak spell of the school of darkness, but they were not very effective. When the warrior of the church had already almost got out of his bonds, I decided to take a chance and activate the most powerful spell. After pouring almost all of my mana into the grimoire, I activated the spear of darkness and threw it at the enemy with a scream. But he himself was not simple, and when I finished my spell, he had already escaped from the fetters and was brandishing a sword at me.

In the end, I managed to kill the exorcist, but it cost me an injured shoulder. I started casting the spear of darkness too late. But now I didn't care about my injuries. I quickly helped Isaiah to get up and we somehow went to the exit. After a couple of minutes we got to it, but it was littered. Isaiah suggested that I climb out the window. In the toga, we still got out, but our strength was running out.

We were just trudging forward, supported only by the desire to help our friends, when I saw a red-haired girl ahead. But I did not have time to do anything and fell to the ground, along with Isaiah. The last words we heard were:

- Do not be afraid, I will save you. I will give you new life. But in exchange, you will have to dedicate this life to me."

After that, my consciousness plunged into darkness.

After some time, I woke up in an unknown place. I opened my eyes and looked around. The room I was in looked very rich, it looked like my former room from when my brother and I still lived in our family mansion.

Thinking about it, I jumped out of bed. My brother fought a fallen angel there. I had to help him and call for help. I must find him, perhaps he is still alive. But before that, I need to get out of here.

But when I was about to run away from there, the door to the room suddenly opened and a red-haired girl entered, accompanied by the Silver-haired maid and Isaiah. Isaiah herself looked very upset, as if she had lost something important, but I did not pay attention to it.

The red haired girl spoke.

Hello, you are currently in...

- Wait, there's no time for that! We must help my friends, they stayed there! I screamed, interrupting the girl.

In response, she only lowered her eyebrows and said in frustration, "Sorry, but the place you escaped from was destroyed almost the same moment we met. My family's servants tried to find the survivors, but their search ended in failure. You were the only survivors of that research corps."

When I heard her words, I immediately cried. My friends, no, my new family. And especially my brother. They were all dead! It was only now that I understood Isaiah's expression. But from the very beginning, my brother clearly understood that he would not survive and decided to save at least us. He sacrificed his life and the lives of others just so that the two of us survived. Why do I have to suffer again? Why do all my loved ones always die? Why does God hate me so?

And while I was sinking into the abyss of despair, Isaiah and a red-haired girl approached me. They hugged me and the girl spoke again:

I won't let you suffer anymore. Now we are your new family. A family that will always be with you. It only needs strength. After all, only strong people have the right to a carefree life.

"We will get stronger and get revenge, Louise. We just have to do it," Isaiah added.

Yes, they are right. My brother and the others died because I was weak. My father also died because of my weakness. I just need to get stronger. And then I can avenge my brother.

* * * * *

After some time in hell, the mansion of the Leviathan clan.

"Mistress, one of the pitiful little people who swore allegiance to you was destroyed," a dark-haired man said to a tall girl in glasses and a vulgar dress.

- Who dared? I wonder who thought that he could spoil the property of the Leviathan house with impunity? – with fury responded him girl.

- Demian, find this brat and punish him for this crime. You can give him a reward and put him on the wanted list. He must have known whom he was up against when he killed my servants. This will be the last mistake he made in this life, - the girl spoke again, referring to another man.

- As you command, Lady Leviathan. I will show this garbage all the greatness of the Leviathan family and its most powerful head - Katareya Leviathan, - this man said before disappearing.

After that, life in the mansion of the Leviathan House went on as usual.

* * * * *

- What? Are you saying someone unknown exterminated two whole families of warlocks? We must find this man and invite him to us. And he will join ... or die, - said the old man in the robes of the priest.

"But we don't know anything about him, holy father," a handsome man in leather armor objected to him.

- Yes, we don't know anything about him yet, but we all have one clue. This person clearly does not like dark magicians. This means that he definitely does not stop at two families. We just need to wait until he shows himself, - the old man answered, sitting on a chair.

"As you wish," the man in armor answered him.

Leaving the church, the man stepped into the night street of Rome, hurrying about his business. And after getting wandering through the night alleys, he entered some dilapidated building.

- Lucius! he called someone.

Immediately after his words, footsteps were heard from the second floor of this building, and a young guy in the robes of a magician came out from there.

- You will have to find one person. All that is known about him is that he exterminated the magical families of Montmorency and the Bourbons. And he clearly has no intention of stopping. Strain all your spies in the magical association, put him on the wanted list, in general, do what you want, but find him. A good reward awaits you if you complete the task. But if you don't get any results, then I will bring your head to Father Francis instead of the murderer's head. And most importantly, do not attack him first. If you find this person, just tell me about it. Don't touch him. He may be much stronger than we can imagine," the man in armor told the mage.

The magician simply nodded in response and disappeared into the shadows, as if he was not there.

The armored man walked out of the building, looked up at the moon in the sky, and calmly left.

* * * * *

The very same culprit of this incident did not even suspect about all these events. Just as he did not suspect that his desire to improve his magical skills literally saved his life.