[75.3] Operation: Get revenge

Bale nudged her, "Shall we start?"

"Yes." Lovi snapped out of her trance and nodded, "Bird."

The bird on top of her head flew off and circled the house before returning and chirping four times.

Lovi translated, "Bird says there are two guards at the entrance and two patrolling. We should take care of the entrance first then the patrols."

Bale saluted her, "Leave it to me."

Bale jumped between the two walls, using his momentum to catch a tree branch and swing off. He did a few cartwheels in the air before landing silently on his feet behind the two guards. With a swift motion, he smacked the back of their heads and they both immediately collapsed.

He turned to Lovi proudly as she strolled in from the front gate, "So? Are you impressed? I learned that move in my circus days."

Lovi glanced at the unconscious guards, "...You learned how to knock people out in the circus?"

He paused with a twitching smile, "...No."

"Oh." She looked over to the large house, "Can you get the rest of the patrols?"

He pursed his lips in a pout, "Fine…"

He took care of the remaining guards and strolled back to her, "All done. Do I get a reward now?"

Pointing to his lips, Lovi blushed.

Asmonious narrowed his eyes at Bale who swiftly turned around, "J-Just kidding~"

Lovi went to the main house and whispered, "What's the intel?"

Bale explained, "There's no guards inside. Just a few maids, but they are in the maid's quarters or the kitchen. None of them enter the main house since your Father forbids it."

"Are there any demons being held captive?"

He shook his head, "I haven't seen any reports of any. The only suspicious movement I could find was that large box. There may be one inside, but I'm not sure."

"Can you smell any?"

He sniffed the air then shook his head, "There's too many smells. They are probably using some kind of Holy magic to hide it."

"Do you know where my father is at least?"

Bale pointed inside.

She nodded, "Let's go."

The three of them snuck in with Asmonious not speaking and merely following their lead. Once to the main room, Lovi pulled out a terrifying-looking paper and slapped it on the door.

The two of them looked at her curiously so she explained, "Cursed paper. No one can listen in."

At the accusatory look of Asmonious, she whined, "It's minimal effort. It doesn't give me backlash at all!"

He averted his gaze, signaling that he would let it go for the moment.

She turned back to the door, "Let's go meet my sh*tty father."

She threw open the door and strolled in. 

The man jumped up in surprise at the intrusion, "Who dares enter here!?!"

Asmonious carefully closed the door behind him.

Lovi stepped over to her father and removed her hood, "Scream all you want, but no one can hear you."

He ran at her with a raised fist, "D*mned demon brats!!! I will kill you-"

"-Bale."

He kicked the man in the stomach sending him into the wall. The man collapsed, sucking in his breath painfully as he held his stomach.

Bale made a guilty expression, "Oops. I think I broke a few of his ribs."

"It's fine." Lovi stepped over to him and pulled a knife from her sleeve, "It'll be over soon." 

"GUARDS!! HELP!"

"I already told you, no one can hear. No one will save you."

He looked at the blade fearfully, "W-Who do you think you are!? I-I am a very important person!!!"

Lovi pursed her lips, "What?! You don't recognize me?"

She flipped up her hair to reveal her full face, "How about now?"

His expression paled, "Y-You…"

She smiled painfully, "Do you remember my mother? Do you remember how much you tortured her? Do you remember how I was born? Do you remember the night we tried to escape and you killed her? Do you remember locking me up and throwing acid on my face, poisoning me, everything just to watch me scream? Do you remember?"

His pupils retracted in fear.

Her smile fell, "Because I do. I remember it every night… I remember it every time I look in the mirror. I remember every time I hear the word Mother. These memories… I remember them every single moment of the day."

His eyes jolted around in a panic for a way to escape, but with the two demons behind her, he knew it was impossible.

"But it's okay… Because I got to escape and now…" she stood up chuckling, "Now I finally get to have my revenge."

She raised the blade as he put his hands out defensively, "PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!! I will give you anything!!! ANYTHING!"

She paused, "Hmmm. Anything?"

His eyes lit up, "Yes! Yes!! I'm a very rich merchant! I can give you money, land-"

She cut him off, "-Can you give me my mother back?"

He shrunk back.

"...That's what I thought."

She pulled her hand back and swung down the knife. He flinched and closed his eyes, but never felt the blade hit him.

Lovi was frozen, her eyes trembling. The knife was merely inches from his head.

The knife shook as she whimpered, "I can't… I can't kill him."

Bale was beside her comforting her, "It's okay, Lovi. If you can't, then you can't."

She bit her lip, "It's just that… Isn't death letting him get off easily? My mother suffered her entire life and died so miserably. I want him to suffer just like her."

Asmonious lowered himself to her, "Then what about a curse? One that no one can remove, even Holy Magic."

"I'm not capable of that…" She sniffed somberly, "It would remove the rest of my lifespan."

He smiled softly at her, his voice enticing as he whispered, "What if I do it for you?"

She looked up at him, touched by his offer, "You would do that?"

He nodded and cracked his knuckles, "Tell me what you want and I will do it… Just don't tell Master."

She grinned and looked back at the cowering man with a malicious smile, "A familial curse of obsession. He will spend the rest of his days suffering in agony trying to get his obsession but never being able to. He will live with a desire he can never fulfill. Any descendants he leaves from this point forward will receive the same curse until his bloodline ends."

Asmonious tilted his head as he thought, "Hmm… An interesting idea for a curse."

"Can you do it?"

He rubbed the top of her head, "Your older brother can do anything."

As smoke poured out of him, he sneered at the man staring at him fearfully. His orange eyes grew more vibrant until the curse entered the man's body.

Screams echoed in the room until the man collapsed, his body numb while the curse took hold.

Lovi looked at Asmonious in concern, "Any backlash?"

He smiled helplessly, "That kind of thing… Doesn't affect me."

She furrowed her brow, "How is that possible? Curses of that magnitude don't discriminate-"

He nodded, "-Shall we go home?"