Chapter 6 -the settlement. part 3. (CH 22

It was a small town, its houses in the form of small palaces, gloomy and miserable, and separated by flat stone roads, and pillars of light standing on either side of the roads, radiating their gloomy yellowish light. 




 




And in those roads, many skeletons that were walking elegant movements like professional soldiers.




 And in the center of this city, was a palace more strange and miserable than the buildings around it, for its high towers were twisted like goats' horns, and swarms of bats circled around the towers, like a black whirlpool, making shuddering noises. 




 Many gloomy statues hung from the palace walls, some standing upside down in the air, in complete defiance of gravity. 




Others squat in the air in front of the towers. In front of the red palace gate stand people whose features are visible only their red eyes




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And inside one of the rooms of this frightening miserable mansion. The contrast was stark. It was beauty.  




 Blood red chandeliers shine in all colors, hanging from its black high ceiling. Marble floor black as night, surrounded by red walls with black curtains sprinkled with jewels that shine like stars. 




  And in the middle of this wondrous room, a beautiful woman was sitting on her little throne. Made of human bones. Many servants gathered around her. A maid combs her scarlet hair tenderly. Two maids polishing her long, shiny nails.




  A maid puts powders on her, to add to her breathtaking beauty. A maid wipes perfume on her pale white arms, on her ears, and on her eyebrows. She even put perfume between her toes. The maids were devoted to this work with full concentration and attention, whispering, inaudible words, wide smiles on their pretty faces.




 




 The maid who was combing her hair whispered in her lady's ear, smiling a beautiful smile. Her lady said:




"Sir, he will never do that."




 




 She let out a tired sigh, and continued:




-"If only my master was as savage as other men. But hard as a rock. I feel even more rigid.. What the hell is this?"




 




-"I don't think there are such men as the Great Master . Also... I don't think men are savages, ma'am."




 




So said her deputy, who was standing straight beside her. Like a steel plate, he rests his palms on the handle of his white ivory cane.




 




 His name was Gilgamesh de Emperador . He was a handsome young man, with long golden hair like spun gold. He was dressed in a mixture of black and red..  He looked as a proud and intelligent man.




The maids burst out laughing at his words. Their Lady Rivera Nightmere said , putting one leg upon the other:




"You don't understand, but they understand what I mean."




The man sighed and said:




-"You can't even describe things well.. and what are you doing anyway?"




 




 His lady narrowed her scarlet eyes and said:




"How can you not understand this? Are you really a man?"




The man's head hangs in his chest and says:




" I feel that your stupidity began to move to my mind. That's why I'm going to give you some advice before I lose my mind and get dumb because of you."




 




-"You're the idiot. So say what you have quickly, it might be useful.. Why are you looking at me like that? What's wrong with you? Say what you have?"




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For a moment, her deputy , Gilgamesh, thought to stick his stick in her heart, and relieve this pain. However, he took a few breaths to regain his calm.




 




"First.. put perfume on you reasonably. It's strong and suffocating, and I don't think anyone with a nose will stand it. Second.. and it's the most important. If you want to impress the master. You have to do great things." 




 




-"That's what I'm doing now~ Don't you see~".




 "Now I understand why your former followers assassinated you."




She said :




"Really? Why, you idiot?"




He said :




"It's because of your stupidity."




-"Huh~ .You idiot~. Not for that. They were jealous of my beauty~."




 




She and her maids laughed beautifully.




However, her deputy did not smile, and said coldly.




-"Step up your ass, do something. Otherwise, I swear I'll stick my stick in your heart."




- "What.. are you.. are you serious?!" .




"Yes. I'm serious. I'll do it before I die of stupidity."




 




Rivera cried :




- "Ha. And what do you want me to do? I say, sir, give me something to do. I want to make achievements. This is absurd. You know that every man sleeps on his stomach out of boredom, and they don't know what to do.




 But, my master is back. And things will change. Soon. We just have to be patient, that's it!"




 




"Isn't it enough what you did in the throne room, the great leaders were upset with your stupidity, you ruined what they had been planning for a long time, and perhaps we would have done something other than standing here, doing nothing.. Really... you should be executed for your stupidity."




-"You foolish man, is there anything more important than that which you did. I was very serious."




"Okay. Maybe. I don't know. I don't know. But, I don't understand, why would a woman harass the girl she raised herself? Do you know what you're doing will make the poor girl lose her mind?"




 




"I like to tease her. Also, it has nothing to do with that. Should I let Entus snatch me, my master, because I took care of her when she was a little girl. That's absurd. Entus is now a woman. That means she's a rival, but a fearsome rivalry. She's almost prettier than I am. Do you now understand what I'm doing? It's the war between women, you foolish man~."




 




Her deputy narrowed his eyes and thrust his stick into the ground hard and said: 




"Are you serious about what you're saying?"




Rivera burst out laughing, and the women around, tears in their eyes. Rivera said , still laughing




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"I'm not kidding, you idiot~ ." The woman speaking around her, pointing to her deputy, said: 




-"This is one of the sheep the professor is talking about . He doesn't understand anything."




 And they laughed nonstop like crazy. Gilgamesh muttered :




Women are donkeys. He looked at their smiling faces. He knew, Rivera was a lot different than she used to be. She was always sad. She looks a lot at the ground, as if to blame herself for something, and speaks very rarely. Rather, she would burst into tears suddenly for no reason, and would not stop crying until Gilgamesh brought one of the great leaders.




 




 Only then did she stop crying, after someone whispered something to her. but now. She is happy and jokes a lot, and the smile never leaves her mouth. As if she came back alive. Of course he knew that the reason for her happiness was the return of the great master . And it wasn't just her. Even he, and everyone in Vintos  Castle was very happy about it.




 




Gilgamesh said :




"By the way, how could a group of monkeys sneak into our land and attack the Great Master ?"




-"Mm. I don't know. As far as I remember, they called themselves Hunters. They might have had some skills. They were miserable."




 




"Skills? Are you serious about what you say? Also why did you let them go?" The cold eyes of the maids moved to Rivera as if agreeing with Gilgamesh 's words . 




Rivera knew what they were thinking, so she said as if to answer everyone's thoughts:




' Gilgamesh . Do not spoil my happy mood, for I wanted to tear them apart, but, my master demanded that we let them go, I thought I would chase after them after my master returned to his castle, but I could not betray his words, understand?'




 




The maids returned to their jobs with happy faces, the grand master's orders were absolute, and no one should question the reason for his actions. They just had to fulfill his wishes. Rivera knew that her words would shut down discussion and questioning.




  




"This is really strange."




"What's so strange, you idiot?"




- "Isn't that place so closely watched? The followers of Sir Sirius are spread over every inch of that place. Then. How did these men infiltrate?...If I didn't trust his followers, I'd say they were careless."




 




 Rivera trembled at those words. Her deputy had always been smart, but Sirius was terrifying in every way, especially his malignant mind.




Rivera sank into deep thought: He must have done it to speed things up. Plan B... but. When did he know that people had come here? No. Rather, how did he know that they would be in that place.. and how did he know that the commander would go there.. I was with the commander, and he said that he wanted to visit that place.. Sirius did not say anything.. how did he plan that? How did he know that the leader would choose that place over others? And at this time.. Sirius what a beast..




Rivera came out of her thoughts because of a mess . Gilgamesh hit her with his stick on the head.




 She stared at him and said:




-" what?.. ".




" I thought your brain had finally stopped working." 




-"I was thinking.. ".




"Oh... Rivera thinks... the storm will blow. The stars are falling...".




 Everyone present trembled at that moment. They sensed someone entering their domain. That person had exceptional magical power.




 




  Rivera leaped off her skeletal throne, and said with fright:




"It's my master. Quickly hide this seat. Hurry, you idiots."




Her maid who was combing her hair said:




-" .Why?" The maids stared at her in confusion. And the maid continued:




-"It is the throne that we made ourselves from the bones of the invaders. Shouldn't this be a cause of pride for us?"




Rivera said : 




"You idiot, you will bring misfortune upon us all with this talk. Hide it."




 The women quickly campaigned out of the room. Rivera bit her thumb and murmured :




 




' Why did the captain himself come here? He was resting. He had only to ask for me, and I would run to him. But.. Maybe.. No. I just hope it wasn't a troublesome thing I did."   




 




 She turned to her deputy, but did not find him, and realized that he had gone to receive his master. Rivera quickly ran out of her room, preparing for his arrival, her heart dancing with many mixed emotions.

Chapter end