Zeno finally reached Black Seas headquarters with Alice still wrapped around his arms.
"Zeno, you are back?" Catherine was the first one to notice his arrival but when she went closer she found a small girl wrapped around him.
"Who is she?? And why in the world did you bring someone to our base??" Catherine couldn't believe Zeno brought a stranger to their secret hideout.
"Huh... Can you calm down... She is not a danger to us, she is just a small cute kid whose parents were murdered with the rest of her relatives... So I took her with me... After all, she is still just a kid." Zeno gently patted her and kissed her forehead.
'Who is this girl... She is... She is a little bit scary...' Alice turned her face away from Catherine and buried it in Zeno's chest.
"Huh??? Why is she hiding from me?? I won't eat her." Catherine went ahead and gently placed her hand on her head.
"Uh... Cat girl... I want to tell you something..." When Alice began to struggle by pushing Catherine's hand, Zeno knew he will have to stop this.
"Don't you dare call me that again or I am gonna dump you inside a pressure cooker, you chicken!" Catherine glared at Zeno and moved her hand away from Alice.
"The thing is... Alice has... Golden eyes and I don't know why but they are calling her cursed..." He slowly mumbled those words knowing things ain't gonna turn to his side.
"You brought a cursed person inside our Hideout???!!! Have you gone insane or what??" She couldn't believe her ears she knew he was an asshole, but such a bug fool to bring a cursed person.
"Hey... Calm down... I don't know what is her fault to have golden eyes... If my baby has golden eyes does it means she or he will be cursed?" Zeno asked in a low tone not trying to worsen the situation.
"You dam freak... Come to Drake... He is already mad at you for going to Diana to return her spacial beast... And now you brought a cursed bitch... Dam... He is going to kill you..." Catherine grabbed his arm and glared at him before pulling him to Drake.
"Wow... No need to pull me, I was going to meet Drake anyway." Zeno giggled as he saw her acting so furiously.
But this time she wasn't going to hear him out, she was really mad at him for bringing curses at their base and also returning a valuable weapon.
Soon they were at Drake's office, "Master Drake!! Zeno has returned!"
Catherine announced it from behind the door.
"Bring him in, I want to talk with him..."
Soon they all entered the office, Alice was playing with Zeno's overcoat.
"Wow... So you brought a kid back..." Drake glanced at her before turning his attention to Zeno.
"Before you punish this freak for returning Soul Reaper, I want to tell you that this dummy brought back a cursed girl to our hideout."
"What..." Drake couldn't believe his ears.
Alice pulled Zeno's coat to get his attention, "Big brother... I told you... You should not bring me here... Am cursed... I will destroy your life... I can't see my big brother suffer because of me..." She jumped off his arms.
"I will go now... I don't want my big brother to suffer..." She began walking towards the exit, her stumbling small steps and tears in her eyes, nothing was more hurting than this for Zeno.
"Grab the kid and keep her under our anti-mana prison we will find a way to use her, now let's talk about Zeno returning Soul Reaper."
At his command, a few guards rushed to Alice and grabbed her.
"No!! Leave me... I am going... I am not lying... I will leave this place at this very moment I don't have anything to do with you all!" Alice began pushing them away, but it was only pathetic to try escaping with her tiny arms and legs.
"I don't even want to touch this piece of trash..." One of the guards brutally grabbed her arm and lifted her dislocating her arm.
*Boom*
Everything went silent, other guards left Alice and retreated.
The other guard was left lying down, his head smashed on the floor, Zeno standing by Alice, his face covered in blood, his fist covered in blood.
"Big... Brother..." Alice couldn't believe the scene she saw she always thought Zeno was someone peace-loving who hated bloodshed.
"Am sorry master Drake... But would you mind if I paint this place red?" Zeno had a grin on his face, his blood lust was activated.
"..."
Catherine was shaken to the core, his blood lust was something someone would never want to see.
"Huh... Catherine let's leave this place... I can afford to lose my top men."
By saying that Drake opened a portal and jumped in with Catherine.
Alice hid behind Zeno.
He began pummeling every single one of the guards even the dead ones were not spared, their faces were pummeled beyond recognition.
His clothes were painted red, it looked as if a war was held in that office, and it smelt like reeks of blood.
Alice still hid behind Zeno covering her eyes disgusted by the scene.
"Huh... Huh... Huh... I need to learn how to control myself..." Zeno lay down covering his eyes with his hand trying to calm himself down.
Alice slowly moved her hands away and the sight she saw was not something she was willing to see. Blood splattered everywhere, and Zeno laid down his eyes covered.
She slowly walked toward Zeno trying not to step on blood marks.
She took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the blood from Zeno's hands.
When he felt something touch him, he moved his hands away and found Alice wiping off his hands, she slowly moved her hands to his face and wiped off the blood from his face.
"Alice... I am sorry..." Zeno couldn't hold back his tears his tears rolled through his eyes.
Alice went ahead and kissed on his forehead, "Big brother... Don't worry... I don't mind... I really love my big brother... You took me even after knowing I am cursed... So don't worry I will always stay with you..." Both of them laid down cuddling each other