Soft Scarlet | Part 10

"My Lady, will my sons be alright?" Layla anxiously asked for the fifth time "Yes, Miss Layla. The both of them are with Callista so I assure you that they'll be alright" Anastasia answered calmly with no hint of impatience.

Layla had been hearing the same answer so that didn't calm her down as she nervously bit her nail. "But, what's keeping them for so long?" Ivan asked when he noticed that it was taking them more time than he thought.

"We still have to prepare for the funeral" Denovan also commented. Anastasia was also beginning to worry when a specific red butterfly caught her attention making her gasp "It's Callista!" she beamed and pointed at the butterfly.

"Finally" Ivan sighed but all of them were baffled when the butterfly flew passed them and towards the group of tribe elders. They were staring confusedly when a flock of red butterflies came flying in the direction of Wendy and before they knew it, those red creatures carried a tribe elder.

"Sei!" Layla was alerted to seeing one of her people being taken away "My lady, what is happening?!" Anastasia also has no idea why this was happening as he stared up at Sei struggling.

"Let go of me! Impudent!" Sei shouted like a maniac as he struggled while the others helped him. Anastasia was also going to come forward to help when Ignis stopped him "Don't you think Wendy is doing this for a reason?" he said so she hesitated.

"Callista must've ordered her, right? But why?" she curiously asked "Then let's see and find out" he smiled as they followed Sei who was being carried away by air.

The other villagers also followed them thinking that they were trying to help get Sei back down. All of them stopped when Sei was brought back down harshly by the butterflies in front of Gunther and Gael as the butterflies disappeared.

"Grandpa Sei, is it true? That you were the one who poisoned Father?" Gael said and the people who were originally trying to save him froze "How dare I to do that? I have served Master Trek for years!" he furiously said and glanced at Callista who was behind him.

"Was this woman who accused me of shameless things? Young Chief, are you really to believe the words of a stranger than your own family?" Sei retorted so Gael glanced at Gunther who was glaring down at him "Shameless! How dare you call yourself our family after poisoning your Leader!" he shouted in fury.

"I'm being framed!" the old man exclaimed and glared at Callista "You vicious girl! Do you think the Young Chiefs can be fooled by you!?" he shouted angrily at her "Why you..!" Gunther's jaw clenched in anger while Gael blankly looked down at him.

"You.." they all looked at Callista when they heard that voice that made them shudder and her cold expression wasn't helping "Your Young Chief is politely asking you for the truth and neither of us has time to deal with you acting, so stop playing innocent," she said as she slowly kneeled to match his height.

"Let me guess, you poisoned someone who trusted you because you envy his power and position. Just imagine what Trek would've felt when he found out that the person he looked up to as a parent wouldn't hesitate to kill him like that. I must say, you are such a mean person" she smirked as Sei stumbled backward in fright.

"Don't come near!" he shouted stopping her from leaning forward. And how fast she smiled is how fast it disappeared "Boring," she said before a creepy smile was shown again "Why don't you show me that innocent expression you were showing earlier? Oh? Why are you looking like a scared bunny now?" Sei felt something was wrong as he trembled under her gaze.

She was just a little girl so where is this pressure he was feeling? And how she looks at him, reminds him of a devil toying with a human being.

"Oh, dear. If you were so confident in poisoning a friend then you should've expected this, right?" her smile disappeared again as she looked at him blankly. Sei subconsciously looked down in fright as his whole body trembled in fear.

"You're making me want to strangle you right now" she suddenly said and he built up his courage to look up at her "You wouldn't dare! Ack!" before he least expected it a hand was strangling his neck

"Trek is a powerful person. Who would've thought he would die in the hands of a weak man like you?" Sei's eyes bulged from lack of air as he weakly slapped her wrist "I wonder if you would die if I use more strength?" she curiously said while blankly looking at him and before she could tighten her grip she was suddenly pulled back.

Silence.

Sei was coughing as he breathed heavily while everyone was stunned and afraid "Calm down" Ignis softly whispered in her ear from the back making her stiffen.

She looked back at him by the shoulder "I am calm" she said but retracted her gaze when she felt his hand on hers "Not when your hands are clenched like that" he said so she looked down and took deep breaths.

"Are you calm now?" he asked when he felt her soft breathing "Not yet" his eyes narrowed at her reply and moved away "Hey, I said I'm not calm yet!" Callista pouted "I can't believe you're able to take advantage of the situation" she grinned at him making him roll his eyes.

"Just admit your sins" Gunther finally said "I will not admit anything. I didn't do any crimes" he stubbornly said "Say that again" Callista's grin disappeared as she said those words making Sei shudder.

"Every person has to pay for their sins. That's what they call karma" her head tilted as she stared at him "You are not special do be exempted from karma" as his face twisted "Let me show you how death feels like" her eyes flickered to a different color as his eyes widened like saucers while staring at her eyes.

5 seconds later he suddenly started shouting like a maniac, his nails scratching his skin, he would pull on his hair like a crazy person.

"Stop! Stop, please!"

His shouts were the only thing that can be heard as villagers gasped at what they have witnessed Callista stared down coldly at him as if he was a pest that needs to be gotten rid of.

"I-I confess! I killed the tribe leader! I embezzled from the village funds and poisoned him from envy! I admit all my sins!"

Then suddenly, Sei crawled towards him as his pupils tremble as he clutched into her leg "I confess! Please! Stop!" he pleaded but she didn't waver at his pitiful state "Dirty bastard! Let me go!" she kicked him full force sending him to stumble back as he trembled in the ground.

All was silent.

But all their attention was on the girl.

That dangerous girl.