Act 16. Curiosity

The two of them, Yvoxy and Rae, walked quickly in the direction the old lady had pointed before, while looking around at the houses of the people around them. However, after walking down the street for some time, they began to get confused because they had not yet found that young man's house, and had no idea what the house looked like.

Since it was forbidden to use magic in the human world, the two of them could only search that young man's house without using any magic power. And it was indeed… Tiring for them.

After searching for a long time, Yvoxy and Rae finally got tired. They then decided to rest for a while, then accidentally, they saw an empty bench across the street. They crossed the street in a rush, and then sat on the bench. They now were sitting while breathing heavily.

Yvoxy then turned her head towards Rae who was sitting beside her and looked at her with an annoyed expression, then said, "I think that old lady is just bragging, making up stories to scare young people like you!"

Rae then turned her head, then looked at Yvoxy who was on her side, then replied, "We can't use magic in this human world, can we? It would be faster to find that man's house with magic, ouch, it is indeed very tiring! How can humans live like this, with magic power you can live easily, snap, snap, snap just like that!"

Yvoxy immediately nodded after hearing Rae's reply just now.

Suddenly, from the other side of the road, a group of people wearing white robes, there were about twelve people, walked slowly towards Yvoxy and Rae.

Three people were beating a small drum, while five people were ringing tambourines, and the rest, spouting the water they had drunk, then shouted, "Witches, go away, witches go away!"

Yvoxy and Rae looked at the people with astonished expressions, however, it seemed that these people were walking towards them, a group of men and women performing the witch exorcism ritual.

Rae and Yvoxy's cold sweat immediately dropped from the top of their heads, flowing down to their faces. One of the people, a woman, then looked at them, then walked quickly towards Yvoxy and Rae who were sitting on a bench on the side of the road.

Rae's heart skipped a beat, and she started whispering to Yvoxy, "Those guys, could they possibly know that we are wizards? Yvoxy! Should we go back?! Oh my, oh my, she is getting closer and closer!"

However, before Yvoxy could answer, the woman was already standing in front of them, and was looking at them with a curious expression on her face. Yvoxy and Rae could not help but stare back at the woman, moreover, their cold sweat was already pouring out.

After staring at Yvoxy and Rae for a few seconds, the woman then said, "You guys, don't stay out too long. It's better if you go back home, especially since you're both women. Don't sit in this area either, because it's dangerous. A young man whose house was there, died two days ago, killed by a witch who has lingered in this small town, and we haven't caught that damn witch just yet. We are here to tell you again that we already limit all activities around here. Now you can go home safely because we are performing an exorcism just now."

The woman then pointed at a house that the fence had been damaged and looked empty.

Yvoxy and Rae then turned their heads to look at the house the woman pointed to, then, Rae looked back again, and asked, "We just arrived from the town next door. We were about to visit our brother here, however, it seems this town is very quiet. Then, how did you know that there is a witch in this small town?"

The woman then approached Rae and Yvoxy, then whispered in front of them, "Look... We are a witch exorcism organization, this is our ritual to expel witches, we also spread salt around this town. If you ask why we know perhaps there are witches in this small town, it's because that young man's body is very strange, however, if you don't believe it, please see for yourself with your own eyes. I'm sure you will have nightmares tonight after seeing his body. Better you two go home now, and don't see his body. Don't, never."

Then, the woman walked backwards, and returned to her group, leaving Yvoxy and Rae alone. After those strange people had gone away, Yvoxy and Rae immediately got up from the bench, then walked quickly to the house pointed out by the woman earlier.

After they arrived in front of that house, Yvoxy and Rae then looked at each other, then nodded together.

The two of them then slowly entered that empty house. Because there was no one at all, even the surrounding of the house was also empty, Yvoxy then used her magic secretly to open the door that was locked.

"Why didn't you used that magic before?!" said Rae with an annoyed expression on her face. Yvoxy just smiled but not answering her question.

After that, they then entered the house, and saw that all the furniture in the house was still neat and there was a cup on the dining table, which contained coffee, but was already stale. Yvoxy and Rae found absolutely nothing in the house which only had one level.

Rae suddenly turned her head towards a door that led to the backyard of the empty house. After seeing the door, Rae suddenly got suspicious, then she patted Yvoxy's shoulder while pointing at the door. After that, they walked towards the backyard, through the door.

When they arrived at the backyard, they were both immediately shocked at what they saw. The body of a young man who was still complete with his clothes that was still intact, however, his whole body had blackened.

Yvoxy was even surprised to see the young man's stiff body. Rae herself immediately knelt on the side of the young man's body, then raised her hands without closing her eyes, then opened her palms, pointing them at that young man's body.

An extremely bright light slowly appeared from Rae's palms, and suddenly, the time around seemed to be running backwards.

Rae was still kneeling while focusing on her magic power, while Yvoxy started to see the time that was running backwards around her, then it suddenly stopped after rewinding to the day before the young man died.

Yvoxy then saw the figure of Lyxia who had turned into another woman, then she invited that young man to dance, and after that, Lyxia killed the young man, and absorbed his energy. Yvoxy and Rae were suddenly shocked after seeing what had happened there before.

Then, it was as if Rae's magic power had begun to weaken, and the time suddenly retreated then instantly disappeared from their gaze. Rae immediately lowered her hands. Yvoxy herself, then slumped down after witnessing what had happened to the young man.

Rae immediately asked Yvoxy, "Ah, sorry, my magic power is not that strong enough. Do you still want to know why Lyxia did it? I'll go back in time, if you want. I will try one more time."

Yvoxy immediately nodded without answering. Rae then raised her hands forward again, then she started to get more focus on the magic power inside her.

In an instant, time began to move backwards again, however, time was moving backwards, further than before.