The Good Uncles

House Oclair was one of the top noble houses among the Rakshasa clan .

Through generations, members of House Oclair had contributed to the growth and prosperity of the clan and were thus considered the cream of the crop among the Ramiz (the nobility)

Many females of House Oclair, time and again ,have married in the royal rakshasa family to dukes and archdukes. Young Male Rakshasas of House Oclair, who showed great potential and valor, were also recruited by The Rukhs (Royals) in their royal army .

The characteristic bestial bloodline traits of House Oclair varied in their male and female members .

Male Rakshasas of the house mostly had light amber colored skin and high affinity in martial domain while female rakshasas had ivory colored skin and high affinity in auran (air) domain.

Oclair Castle ,located in the northern part the capital city of Vitium, had an imposing yet opulent feeling on outsiders specially to the commoners and also to nobles of other houses .

The castle gave off an aura of splendor and grandeur. But, in reality this majestic aura was like a velvet curtain , spread long enough, to hide the sinister aura of violence and carnage ,behind it .

Anastas, one of the lords of the main family branch of House Oclair, walked towards his younger brother's quarters with a gloomy expression on his face .

As he reached the quarters, the house servants and maids bowed seeing him and mentioned that their master was in his personal chambers.

Anastas reached his brother's personal chamber and without allowing the guards to announce his presence , went in directly by swinging the door open. The quarter guards were also compelled to oblige and could not react due to his stature and position in the Oclair Castle .

As Anastas approached inside the chamber, he was dumbstruck to see his brother relaxing in his chambers and this sight vexed him immensely.

His younger brother ,Rodon, was silently drinking surah (a type of intoxicating drink) and reading a manuscript while sitting in a relaxed posture on a velvet chair.

" What in the name of Black Earth Mother are you doing ? Have you fucking lost your mind ? How are you so relaxed after seeing what happened ? " Anastas shouted at the top of his lungs .

Rodon closed the manuscript and took a sip of surah before saying " Calm down Anastas ,I am relaxed because I am thinking and trying to figure out if we had missed something. It was not possible for him to awaken bestial bloodline yet somehow he did and also gained multiple domain affinities . There must be something we have overlooked or are still overlooking "

Being reminded of the multiple affinities of his nephew ,added fuel to Anastas's anger and he smashed a nearby mirror by throwing a drinking glass at it .

"Ahhh. How did this happen , damn it, he is a foul blood (a curse or slang used by nobility to slander commoners) , no …he is worse than a foul blood , he has weak human blood in his veins..then how did he ..? Rodon what if he finds out what we did ? And if our ….ummpphh"

Anastas's statement was cut short as Rodon instantly approached Anastas and covered his mouth with his (Rodon's) hand.

" Shut your mouth , walls have ears too " Rodon whispered as he looked intently in the eyes of his brother.

There was something in Rodon's eyes that made Anastas felt a chill up his spine and he calmed down .

" I know Anastas what's bothering you but even if he awakened his bloodline it does not mean anything until he reaches master level . He won't be alive until then " Rodon said softly .

"How are you becoming so sure ? He has high affinity, you saw it, and can reach master stage easily compared to others , If that happens then our house elders will be compelled to induct him in House Oclair which I don't think he would ever refuse. Our bitch of a sister had brought him up in poverty , he won't refuse the unexpected life of luxury , and if that happens my ..our goals and ambitions would not be fulfilled, that's why I am angry " Anastas , who had now calmed down, said softly.

"He won't be able to survive that long ..I have arranged that , look " Rodon said as he showed Anastas a black coin ,the size of a fist, with a single deep scratch on one side ."

It was the token of Order of Mercy, a mercenary company .

When any contract is taken up by the Order of Mercy, the client is given a black coin with a claw scratch on one side and when the contract is complete the coin is returned to the Order with a scratch on the other side by the client.

"Oh...so, you have appointed them " Anastas said , feeling a bit surprised but also relaxed, "that's why you seem relaxed and I had thought you too would be angry like me seeing our long term plan failing ".

"No Anastas, I was initially angry too like you, but you just shout to vent your anger and I vent mine in other ways to calm myself." Rodon replied.

"How ? By reading manuscript and drinking surah ? " Anastas started laughing as he remarked.

But he stopped laughing when his eyes rested on the far corner of the chamber where Rodon's finger pointed .

A naked dead body of a female commoner lay their battered and bruised all over with a large dent on her head caused due to repeated bashing on the head.

"That's how I vent my anger " Rodon said looking at Anastas while smiling ear to ear .