Leonna has only been inside the mansion for the past few weeks since she became a Viosta. So She's excited she finally had a chance to widen her horizon of the mansion.
Winston escorted Leonna to the garden at the back of the Mansion, once again Leonna was stunned at how grand the garden was.
It stretches far and wide and it was filled with the most beautiful flowers your mind can ever think of. The sunflowers are standing tall, the dafodill dances at the breeze of the wind, the tulips shines so brightly, roses of every color dominated the way of pathway of the garden. It was like the roses was leading you to your destination.
Winston led Leonna to the center of the garden where there was a large round table decorated with flowers, Leonna saw her dad sitting on the end of the table waiting for her.
"Dad!" Leonna yelled, Leon instantly turned his head towards his little cub who was running in his direction.
"Be careful little cub, you might fall." He said as he hugged Leonna.
"look!" Leonna said excitedly as she showed Leon her cookies.
"Wow! it looks delicious! did you make it?" Leon asked. "Yes! its a mist cookies! I wanted to make cookies that looks like your black mist!"
Leon suddenly felt proud, he couldnt contain his smile. He looked at the cookies Leonna baked, for others it may not be the prettiest cookies but for Leon it was the most beautiful cookies he had ever seen.
[How can I preserve the cookies forever?] Leon thought. He looked at Leonna his pride and joy, she has only been in his life for a few weeks but she had changed his life in more ways than one.
"I cant wait to taste it little cub, lets hurry up and eat dinner so we could eat the cookies you made."
Leonna nodded she went to sit next to Leon, their food was brought by Martha, Rose and Cynthia from the kitchen.
Leonna and Leon started eating their dinner, as they ate to theirs content Leon couldnt helped but notice Leonna's table manners.
It had improved drastically, From the way she hold her spoon and forks to the way she drink her juice, how she eat her stake and how she use her table napkin so graciously he couldnt help but feel proud as a father.
Of course there's still some animal instinct in some of her actions but little by little she has improved.
Leon was about to take another bite when suddenly Leonna dropped her fork.
"Dad...." Leonna called.
Leonna suddenly felt dizzy, her heart was pounding out of her chest, she can hear every beat it made then a tight squeeze from her inside made her grab her chest a burning sensation coming from inside of her body.
"Leonna!!!" Leon shouted in shock when Leonna suddenly fell to the ground.
Leonna's vision became blurry, tears fell from her eyes she tried to look at her father with almost lifeless eyes.
She heard Leon's voice, she opened her mouth but nothing came from it, she felt leon's arms around her hugging her.
Then everything went dark...
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Leon screamed with so much anger while holding the unconscious Leonna.
From his body a raging black mist came out, about to bring havoc to the entire kingdom.
The night became pitch black, Leon's black mist covered the entire kingdom of Ruby.
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"Your majesty! its the Grand Duke's power!" The Emperor aids said in a panic while looking at the sky.
The Emperor stumble and fell to the ground, "Wha- why h-how?" He asked as his voice shakes in fear.
"He's mad....." The Emperor said. "Quick! call the council!"
The emperor's aid immediately went into action.
[What has made you mad Leon? This is bad....if this continue the entire kingdom might be in danger.] The emperor thought.
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"Your Grace! please have mercy!!" Winston said as he squirm to the ground holding his neck trying to breathe"
But Leon couldnt hear anything, he stared at his daughter in his arms almost lifeless.
He put his head on Leonna's chest trying to hear her heartbeat.
"Please.....My little cub." Leon mumbled, in all his voice shaken and his hands tremble.
For the first time in his life...The Beast was scared.
[So this is fear.....]
Leon sigh in relief when he heard Leonna's heart still beating but its faint.
Leon looked at Winston and the three maids, they were all blue. Their eyes are almost rolling at the back of their heads.
"H-ave mer-cy..." Martha pleaded, Winston and the others begun coughing blood.
Leon extended his arms to them and retracted his mist thats in their body. They all gasp for air as soon as the mist left their body.
When the maids regain their strength to move, they tried to crawl out of the garden. Trying to escape Leon's wrath.
"Dont think you an escape from me unscartherd." Leon warned.
Leon's eye colored changed from red to gold, from his hands he set the whole garden on fire.
"Ignis Niger...." Winston mumbled. In just a matter of second the whole garden that was once filled with colorful flower endulge in black flame that cannot be extenguish.
When Winston regain his strenght he tried to stood up and go to his master and Leonna's side.
"Winston....detain the three maids and sit them to the table."
"Yes your grace..." Despite him still catching his breathe he did what his master told him to do.
"No! Im innocent your grace!"
"Have mercy!"
"Please! spare my life!"
The three maids pleaded but Leon did not hear their plea, Winston with his powers dragged the three maids and force them to sit on the table.
"Eat." Leon said.
Leon wanted them to eat every last bit of food on the table, to see who dare to poison Leonna so that they may experience torment worse than death.
Martha and Rose was reluctant to eat, they tremble in fear as they cry for their life.
Cynthia on the other hand ate the food that Leonna ate, drink the juice that she drank and even ate Leonna's cookies, she even used the same utensils Leonna used. When Martha and Rose saw Cynthia eating they were shock.
But in fear of the Grand Duke accusing them as the one who poison lady leonna, Martha and Rose ate the food to show their innocence as well.
"I'm innocent your grace." Cynthia said.
"I'm innocent your grace." Martha and Rose said.
Leon grinned [got you.] Leon thought.
"Winston, throw Cynthia to the dungeon." Leon said, Winston along with Rose and Martha was surprised.
"What?! your grace! Im innocent! I ate the food, drank the juice and even ate Lady Leonna's cookies! how can I be the culprit?!" Cynthia shouted.
Leon glared at her with murderous intent which made her bow her head and tremble in fear.
"You dare to poison my daughter. I'll show you things worst than death itself...."
With Leon's threat, Cynthia drop to the ground. "No! have mercy please your grace!" Cynthia beg.
But Leon showed no mercy, with his mist he strangled the maid on her neck lashing out his anger.
If Leonna hadnt cough Leon would have already killed the maid. "Little Cub? can you hear me?" Leon said worridly.
Leonna didnt answer, more like she couldnt.
"Winston. Throw this maid to the dungeon and contact Wyatt immediately."
"Yes your grace." Winston said as he drag the maid out of the garden.
Leon along with Leonna in his arms went up to his room, there he layed Leonna on the bed.
He put his arms on top of Leonna's body, he let his black mist enter Leonna's body very carefully he tried sucking the poison out of her body but much to his dismay the poison was already in Leonna's heart and Organs. If he goes anymore further he's afraid the mist might kill Leonna.
In anger Leon raged inside the room, destroying everything in it. From the gold vases, to the paintings, cabinets, lamps eveything that he can lay his hands on he threw it accross the room with so much rage.
"AHHHH!!!" He screamed his veins popping out of his neck. He couldn't think straight anymore which made his powers went out of control.
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[End of Chapter.]
Any guess on how she posisoned Leonna??? and how Cynthia became the culprit? hehe. Comment down below, let me hear your answers!