Chapter 13: A Normal M

  rad was having a hard time trolling his emotions and disfort, which were all over the pce. He was holding onto Anira, but his body felt as if it would still colpse.

  Don't think about it.

  An image of a carefully pced sliced arm surfaced in his mind. He vomited multiple times.

  As they got outside for some air, Anira sat rad under a tree where moonlight hardly reached. All the sliced-up jasmine flowers were still spread across the garden. The house in front of them felt older, as if in a sed it had aged rapidly due to unknown reasons. The surrounding darkness didn't feel as isoted and suffog as before. Even though lingering feelings of something unknown remained in the air, Anira khe danger had been subdued. She didn't use teleportatioo her about side effects in her low Brahman energy state.

  "My lord, please rest here. I will go ae water," she rushed on foot. She was not used to running; the moveme a little awkward to her.

  That...that...was a human.

  Several thoughts came to rad as he started to ect the dots of the missing puzzle pieces. A theory that could only be described as madness surfaced in his mind.

  Ahhh...what oh is happening in this world?

  Certain words came to his mind—

  'against the natural order'

  "Now I uand what she really meant."

  As he said that, his eyes noticed a graceful girl rushing toward him, holding a gss not so gracefully.

  It doesn't suit her personality to be running around like that. To be ho, it's my fault for making her do that.

  "My lord, are you alright?" Anira asked with worry.

  "You know, it doesn't suit a beauty like you to be running around..." rad said as he grabbed the gss to drink some water.

  Anira's face felt a little red for some reason.

  My lord, that's not fair...

  rad noticed Anira's sile then got caught off-guard by a new expression on her face.

  Did she just pout? She is so cute.

  rad felt a little devilish inside. He wao grab Anira's cheeks to pull them, but he trolled his intrusive thoughts.

  "Ahm...Anira, what are your thoughts on that Oddity?"

  "My lord, it is the same as what you may be thinking. I fidently say that that robably an 'Odd Desire' Oddity."

  "Odd Desire?" rad questioned.

  "Due to some reasons, the desire inside Mrs. Feud had been corrupted and separated from her body, which was living in your house due to the body's natural survival instinct, meanwhile the Oddity had beeing on its instinct."

  "I don't uand what would have caused such a thing to the couple."

  "There are several things that are unknown to us. The World is filled with such Mysteries..." Anira looked deep into rad's eyes. Her crimson eyes were focused on the blue depth of the man in front of her.

  "My lord, what will you do? Are you pnning to inform your sisters?" Anira asked.

  "No, the danger is no more. We don't o inform anybody. It will eventually be discovered by someone. I am on suspension, so I will take my time to read some books in the library."

  rad paused for a few seds. "It's been so te. Let's return to our home. You also need some rest."

  Home...

  "Yes, my lord," a genuine smile was on Anira's face. She felt her heart was getting filled with a new feeling she had never felt before.

  At 2:23 AM, Inside Feud Residence

  A girl was standing in front of the fridge. She had ion on her face. Her sharp blue eyes seemed as if they were seeing something trivial. She picked up a device simir to a transmitter.

  Kach!

  "Hello Captain, is there any urgent mission?"

  "Take AEA unit-21 and e to Prismara street-5, Feud Residence."

  "Yes, Captain."

  Kach!

  This is very mysterious. Mr. and Mrs. Feud seemed very normal; somebody might have corrupted them retly, or maybe they took advantage of young couples to fulfill their desire. From all the destru in the garden, it feels like someone just retly assaulted them, but why were they preserving Mr. Feud's body? Even more puzzling, where is Mrs. Feud? There are no traces of any female body. Red notebook...Bck liquid...I 't be sure of anything. Let's wait for the iigatio. There might be some dangerous entity hiding in Prismara. I o elimi for the safety of everyone.

  Monday m,

  rad was still sleeping when he heard a kno his door. Due to his stant practice of Brahman sensing, he had bee very aware of any sound or energy fluctuations nearby.

  A voice came to his ears, practically shouting from the other side of the door.

  "rad, don't sleep like an idiot. Big sister is calling for you. If you don't wake up now, I will break into your room," Cra said with a hidden devilish smile on her face.

  Yawn!

  "Huahh...yes Cra, I am ing. Just give me 5 minutes," rad said while yawning.

  Last night I slept too te. Anira, for some reason, just sat beside me. I told her to go bay shadows, but she refused. She is now starting to refuse my orders. It's just three days, and she is getting cocky. But I did feel at ease whenever she was with me, so as her great master, I will let it slide.

  rad felt proud of himself as if he was really her master or something.

  It took him fifteen mio get ready for breakfast. When he went to the kit, he saw everyone was waiting for him.

  That's new. I thought they would start without me. Usually only Isalde waits for me.

  "Good m, dies," rad jested.

  Isalde chuckled; Cra almost coughed up the water she was drinking.

  "Oh my! , what's with your cheerful attitude in the m?" Isalde asked.

  "Nothing, it's just I am so happy to see my sisters safe and sound."

  Leona gave rad a look. She took a piece of bread with some butter on it. Today was a w day for her, so she was already dressed in her National Civil Guard uniform.

  The Civil Guard uniform was a blend of Victorian elegand modern practicality that exuded authority. Its headgear, a polished cap, was refined and made of lightweight material for long hours. A jacket featuring a high colr was cut to perfe. To the side of a utility belt, it was mandatory for each member to carry a sword. It was the main on of choi modern times.

  rad's eyes swept over the sword for a brief time.

  This sword is very well designed, but after seeing the mist sword, this looks like a toy in parison.

  As! But even my younger sister knows how to swing a sword. I least a on. I will go outside today to find one.

  ", you're free today, right?"

  "Yes, big sister, anything you need?"

  "So you drop Cra off at the church schoht?"

  "I don't need him to go with me," Cra retorted.

  Does she hate me or something? I thought she was starting to like me. Oh well, that's a bummer.

  Isalde chuckled. ", actually Cra asked me to say this to you," she said nontly with a mischievous smile.

  "Big sister—" Cra stood up , almost shouting.

  Huh? What's this now? I am fused. Does she like me or not?

  "Anyway...rad, the church school is a bit too far from here. If you're not free, then Leona will drop me off, so—"

  "I am free today," rad cut her off.

  "Really?" Cra asked with excitement.

  When did they bee so close? Leona thought to herself.

  rad was enjoying the bread while thinking of how the food in this world was very pin pared to his old world. As he grabbed the final bite, he paused and asked,

  "Where I find the rgest library nearby?"

  Isalde and Cra thought for a while before turning to Leona, who was just sitting at her table drinkiea without much sound.

  "You go to your uy's attached library, which is one of the rgest ones in all of Aurelius," Leona said calmly.

  "But I am not allow—"

  "You are not allowed to attend csses but not the library."

  Ah, is that so? I didn't think it through carefully. She really is a lot more mature than others. She has a lot of experience w outside also.

  After their breakfast, rad helped Isalde tidy up the kit. Leo out to her duty. Cra reparing herself for Church school.

  The Aaka religion is the rgest in the world. It is said that 300 million people are followers of the omnipotent sun god named Aaka. Three hundred million is a small number sidering this world has a popution of 20 billion people acc to the official UG records. It is said that there were many religions in previous epochs, but with adva and sce, it has plummeted to just one. Most people do not follow any religion. That being said, the Aaka religion has been growing at an astonishing rate retly. They have also done some really good things overall. They have established relief funds, many charity anizations, and even free schools for people who want to learn. Overall, in my opinion, it is a positive. I am not really a religious guy myself, but I get behind doing good things for our society.

  "rad, I am ready, let's go," Cra said with her sparkling eyes.

  "Okay."

  "Be careful, you guys, on your way, and , take care of her. I will try to finish my work as soon as possible," Isalde said as she locked the door to the Valor residence.

  rad looked up at the sky. The sky was not clear as gray clouds covered it, but some sunlight eeking from the side, illuminating what was otherwise gloomy weather. Some birds unknown to rad flew from East to North. Some remaining memory from st night took shape in rad's mind as he stared at the sky for a minute or so.

  "It might rain iernoon.”