"The House of Vipera" is the residence of the highest ranks of a noble family in the Empire. I was sent to this house to serve as a maid as a way to atone for my father's alleged treason. The Vipera Family consists of five members, the parents, and their three sons. My father, Winston Ravenfall, a great noble merchant, was falsely accused of treason and was exiled from the kingdom by the Emperor. As a punishment, the Emperor ordered me to serve the Vipera Family, to keep me from inheriting my father's business. A month after the initial order, I finally arrived at the Vipera house. Upon arrival, I was greeted by the head maid of the house, Miss Rosalia, who asked me to call her Rosa. Rosa welcomed me with a warm smile, but there was a sense of unease around the house. Along the hallway, other maids were cleaning the surrounding area, but their eyes were lifeless and their expressions emotionless. The maids were given a room of their own, with the regular maids residing in the east section of the mansion and the personal maids living closer to the main part to assess the Viperas more easily. I have some bad feelings but I've decided to live my life as a maid from now on. When we reached my room, Rosa told me that I'd start with my duties tomorrow morning. With a slight smile, she said "Life in this mansion may not be the best, but I hope you won't be discouraged.."Then she excused herself. If the head maid said that to a newcomer, then the rumours about this house might be true. It is said that the 3 sons of the Vipera family are predators, who are always looking for young girls to be their toys. I'd lost my dignity as a noblewoman after my father was exiled. If I were to be used as one, then I'd put up with it until the time came. The day when I overthrow this fucking family and kill the one who framed my father. I, Lorraine Ravenfall, swear to the gods above that I'll endure any kind of shit that they'll throw at me. As long as one day, I'll be able to bring these fuckers down.
Before the sun could even rise, the maids of the Vipera house were already awake and had started doing their chores. Since I was new, Rosa gave me a task to do in the garden."The garden is a great start for beginners like you..it shouldn't be that hard" With that being said I excused myself and went to the garden without any issues. This is where I had my first encounter with the Viperas. The garden is full of flowers that aren't usually seen in the kingdom. There's a small place where the residents have their afternoon tea. Just as I was about to finish I felt a gaze of wind behind my back and a soft, masculine voice calling for me. "Oh my, are you the new maid?"The voice said. When I turned my back, there was a tall man with white hair and a cheeky smile walking towards me. With his green-based attire and purple highlights on the robe, this must be the second son of the Vipera. Aeolus Vipera. He possesses the wind attribute and has a contract with a high-class wind spirit. A dryad from the Dark Forest. "Good morning master Aeolus, I am indeed the new maid that has been sent here by the Emperor to serve your family." I gave him a formal greeting before going back to do my work. " I knew it! I've never seen you before around the house. Thank you for coming here" he said with a bright smile on his face. "It is my utmost pleasure to be sent here Master Aeolus. I thank you for your generous words." It's better if I ditch and start doing my other work."Now if you excuse me-" "It's quite a surprise you know." Oh boy, fuck this shit."What do you mean by that Master Aeolus?" I'll bear with it a little longer. He comes closer to me and starts caressing my hair." it's quite a surprise for such a cute girl like you to be sent as a maid" I swear to god is this fucker for real? I push his hand away lightly and distance myself from him. "I'm flattered by your compliment master Aeolus but I still have some work to do" Just as I was about to get away he grabbed me on the waist and whispered in my ears. "That can wait, why don't you entertain me for a bit" Oh fucking hell. Suddenly, I felt a strong presence behind him and when I took a look, there was a man in an orange robe also with slight purple highlights walking towards us. His hair is red and his face is frowned upon. Not a nice-looking fellow if I say so myself. "You're quick to put your hands on the new toy huh? Brother." "Ugh, What the fuck are you doing here" The friendly guy just now turned sour once he saw the red-haired man in front of him. Ah shit, here we go again.
The two men stared at each other. Looking back on how that red-haired man just called Master Aeolus "brother", I'm guessing he's the oldest out of the three brothers. Master Vulcan. The one who possesses the fire attribute. He has an Arcane-level fire dragon as his familiar. Said to be the strongest fire-based fighter in the kingdom. "I look away from you for just a minute and you're already fondling with the new girl. Aren't you a greedy one?" Vulcan said as he approached us with a big grin on his face mocking Aeolus. "Oh please, I'm greedy? What happened to those girls that you brought back home from the party? Did you get bored of them? If you did, then find someone else. This girl's mine." Aeolus grabbed my waist harder and brought me closer to him. I resisted but this guy sure ain't letting go." Yeah, I grow tired of them after a while. But then I heard that the Emperor sent a new maid to the house so I came by to see who it was. Quite a cutie if I say so myself". Vulcan looks at me with a disgusting smile and lustful eyes. God, I wanna punch him so bad. As the two men stare at each other. I can feel their power rising. The mana surrounding them becomes dense as both men are ready to engage at any moment. This is looking bad. I'm trying to get away but this Aeolus motherfucker is holding me way too tightly. As things are getting worse, suddenly a black smoke surrounds our bodies. It felt like I was getting strangled by a big snake and it was gobbling me up from head to toe. It's hard to breathe. I can't move. The two brothers are silent too. I guess they're also feeling it. But what is this smoke? Just as I was thinking that, a man appeared from the house into the garden. Black hair. White robe with black and purple highlights on the seams. With a coarse voice, the man addresses the two brothers. "Can you guys not start a fight every time you meet each other?" They can only nod in silence. The smoke starts to disappear into thin air as I'm keeping my composure up. I freed myself up from Aeolus's hold and was standing right in front of the man in white.
"Good morning Lorraine" he greeted me."Good morning Master Ophis" This man right here is the Head of the Vipera family. Ophis Vipera. The strongest man in the Empire. He is one of the three people in history who was able to make a contract with an archdemon. "I'm sorry that these two idiots are bothering you on your first day here," he said. "It's alright Master Ophis, I won't take their actions to heart." Honestly, I wanted to punch them but I'll hold back for now. "Father, I was just trying to be nice by offering her a chance to become my maid when Vulcan showed up and threatened me" Aeolus tries to bring up the matter in his favour. But Vulcan is not going to let it slide. "Threatened? I was only stating the fact that you've become quite greedy by putting your hands on the new girl on the first day. You're the one who gets aggressive all of a sudden," Vulcan replies with a smug face looking at us. He got a point though. "Y-you! Father give me the girl. This guy already has tons of them". Quite desperate there don't you think? "Those girls are useless. That's why I came by to get myself a new one. Since she was sent here by the Emperor himself, she must be one hell of a girl. It's only right that she'll be given to me as the next head of the Vipera Family. Don't you think so Father?" Damn, he's daring. "Who decides that you'll be the next head huh!?" Aeolus is staring daggers at Vulcan. His robe is fluttering around caused by his wind magic."I mean it's only natural that I'll be the next right? I'm the first son, The strongest fire-based fighter in the kingdom, AND The strongest out of all of us" Vulcan said mockingly towards Aeolus. His body is steaming as his fire magic is ready to burst out. Just as the tension is reaching its peak, Master Ophis spoke. "Enough! Both of you". The brothers were startled and began subduing their powers. "I'm still here you know that. I ain't dead yet. Who's going to be the next head? That decision will be mine to make. No use fighting over it right now. For the issue with this girl, Erebus has stated that he'll be taking her as his maid." "EREBUS!?" The two brothers yelled out. They looked dumbfounded. The maids were confused as well. Erebus? If I'm not mistaken that's the name of the third brother. If so why are they so surprised? Oh well, guess I'll find out why later.