EPISODE THIRTY NINE
TITLE: TABITHA, THE WOMAN OF WOES.
Azazel’s eyes twitched a little bit and he almost lost his balance on the horse.
Adriel stepped down on the horse and held his hand.
“This might be a trap, You really don’t need to go, You can’t go, You must not, You can’t…”
“One word at a time”Azazel reminded him and he took a deep breath.
“I don’t care if I’m rushing the words out now but you can’t go, It’s dangerous”He yelled, frustrated already and Azazel took a deep breath.
They had the worst moment of their lives in his father’s house. He knew Adriel was scared of the memories hunting him but he was more worried about her.
It just doesn’t make sense.
Why would a strange letter grab his attention so much?
He knew his father’s allies were the one behind this, He had avoided them for the past years and prayed everyday not to have anything to do with them again.
But they are really getting on his nerves.
“Meet me there”He said in a low but firm tone and his horse galloped towards the direction.
Adriel stiffened for a minute and took a deep breath before climbing his horse back.
He knew this won’t end well but he can’t leave Azazel alone.
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Getting to the burnt house, The memories Azazel buried in the past flushed into his brain like they just happened.
He almost lost his grip on the horse as the horse slowly entered the main compound.
The whole building was in crumbles.
As it was before.
He didn’t see anyone in sight, He slowly stepped down the horse and walked closely into the house.
His senses were so sharp and sensitive that he could hear the flapping of wings of the tiniest insects around but he couldn’t hear any human sound.
He raised the burnt rod and stooped low so he could enter.
“I thought you weren’t coming?”Azazel asked in a dry chuckle and Adriel pushed the metal rods away from the road completely and he stood in front of Azazel.
“Were you able to hear anything?”He asked in a straight tone and he huffed.
“Not at all.”
“There’s nothing here, Really, Your father Allies are the one behind this”
“I know, It will be finally nice to see them after years, Who knows if we will be able to clear our feud tonight”He said staring at the dimmed sun which was already setting and Adriel took a deep breath.
“This won’t help, Let’s go…”
Azazel sucked his teeth and placed his finger on his mouth signifying he should keep quiet and Adriel held his breath immediately.
A sound of something crumbling could be heard but it was very faint, Adriel who couldn’t sense anything stared at Azazel curiously.
Nothing was heard again until some few moments after the crumbling sound.
A loud shrill voice of a young boy could be heard.
Azazel cursed silently under his breath and teleported to the other end of the building at the direction of the voice.
Azazel opened his eyes after teleporting to the crumbled corner.
Surprisingly, A man in his old forties was molesting the young boy who was covered with bruises and ligatures.
Azazel closed his eyes immediately and a sharp pain hit him.
Adriel who just entered gasped in surprise at the obscene scene and turned back to Azazel whose eyes were deeply shut.
He let out his breath and finally pushed Azazel away out of the room.
He grabbed the man who was stark naked and slash his sex organ immediately in anger.
He yelped in pain and knelt beside his body, His whole body was covered with blood and he was barely alive.
“How could you do this to a young boy?”He yelled, referring to the man and surprisingly, He started laughing like he was possessed, As if he wasn’t affected by the pain.
“He refused to give me the money his dead mother owed before she died!”He yelled in anger, writhing in pain.
Suddenly, Azazel appeared in front of him and grabbed his neck with one hand.
“Who sent you to do this to me?”He growled in anger and tightened his grip around his hand.
Adriel covered the boy with his big coat and tried walking close to Azazel but he stopped him.
“Take the boy back to the castle, Don’t come back here, I’m not bluffing this time around”He instructed in a harsh tone and Adriel nodded immediately.
He carried the boy out of the building.
Azazel slammed the man on standing walls left, The irons fixed into the bricks penetrate into his back but he wasn’t done with him.
The man was barely alive , His body was covered with blood and he’s not saying anything.
Adriel knew he was under a spell but he’s not ready to spare him either.
“Who sent you? You trashy bastard!”He roared in anger.
Blood seeped out of his eye balls and he shed them out like tears.
He wasn’t in the right state of mind, And the perpetrators who sent this estranged man to him aren’t coming to him.
His head was filled with the past memories of how his father exploited his body with low ranking slaves when he was barely eight, His head hurts so much.
He wished he could wipe his memories away for once this time around.
The man slipped into unconsciousness.
He threw him away like he was an object and grabbed his sword from its sheath, He wielded it at him and he coughed out blood.
“Whoever that sent you to me, I will know, And I won’t hesitate to wipe your whole lineage out”He threatened amidst hard breaths and was about to slash him with a sword when a shrilling voice spoke behind him.
“Why would you vent all your anger on a mere messenger who only delivered my message to you?”Tabitha mocked and Azazel turned to him sharply.
His jaw dropped in shock to see who was behind this.
“Tabitha?”He called in shock and she laughed dryly.
Her saggy cheeks flapped up and down and her decayed teeth showed clearly.
It angered Azazel so much that the woman who ruined his life could show herself in his presence by reminding him of his old memories.
“You’ve not changed a bit, How could you address your father’s Elder sister in a degrading manner?”