~Could it be..?~
"That's not the room, Nero!" Dionysios tried stopping him, but the stubborn Nero is already standing in the middle of the room.
He froze at the sight of that delicate lady with lustrous silver hair and dazzling silver eyes, reading a book.
Niamh shut the book and stood up.
"Yo! Prince Lansel's girl, right? I knew it, she's definitely a beauty. Right cousin?" Nero blurted, grinning from ear to ear as he lazily draped his arm around Dionysios' shoulder, who just shook his head, helplessly.
"She's just a guest, not brother Lansel's woman" he tried to reason but Nero shook his head, stubbornly.
"I know my cousin, he won't bring just any lady here. She's definitely special"
Dionysios ran his fingers through his hair, looking helpless or rather frustrated by this cousin of his. Nero chuckled and rushed towards Neev.
"Nice to meet you, Lady...?"
"Neev" Niamh softly answered.
"Lady Neev" Nero repeated and kissed her knuckles.
"Goodness gracious! You're such a beauty. If not because of Cousin Lansel, I could have hit on her. Ay, I'm heartbroken" he complimented and sulked, faking a pained expression while rubbing his chest, dramatically.
Niamh chuckled as his funny reaction.
"Right, silver Neev, let's take a walk. You go get Rialorna, cousin Dionysios" Nero rushed his words and grabbed Neev's hand, lightly.
"But..."
Before she complained, she got dragged out of the room.
'Nero, Lansel told her to stay indoors!'
Nero was extremely excited as he hung out with Neev. He couldn't help but to praise Neev's beauty as he'd never seen someone do beautiful as her.
All Niamh could do is to smile and watch Nero in amusement. Somehow, she's beginning to enjoy Nero's company as he's the friendly and crazy type.
Just ahead of them, Nero spotted his sister, Lady Icelyn and two other noble ladies, Lady Itzel and Lady Cheyenne. His eyes lit up in excitement and ran towards them.
Niamh chuckled at his childishness and shook her head. She sighed and looked around. They're in the Onyx Sanctum. There are stones (onyx) arranged in different patterns and designs, decorating the place. It looks aesthetic and colourful that she couldn't help but to gape in admiration. She never knew just stones can make a place look this beautiful and mesmerizing.
Niamh shut her eyes and heaved a deep breath.
All of a sudden, she began to hear voices in her head
"There she is"
"Get her"
"Kill her"
"Catch her"
She furrowed her brows and slowly opened her eyes. She saw something like a shadow rushing towards her.
Niamh palmed her face and let out a tremendous scream as a force sent her flying to the ground and she fell, unconscious.
Nero and the three ladies gaped at once.
Prince Lansel and Lucretzia were chatting in the Mist plane when Severus appeared, panicking.
"Your Highness, lady Neev in the Onyx Sanctum!" He announced in horror. Lansel teleported there without saying anything.
He met Nero and the three ladies, standing where Neev was laying. They didn't even know what has happened since they never paid attention.
Seeing the angry Lansel, they all moved away and bowed.
Lansel averted his gaze to the unconscious Neev and gently strode towards her. He suddenly felt a sting in his heart, seeing here laying there, lifeless.
He effortlessly picked her up in a bridal style and turned to Lucretzia.
"Come with me, Lucretzia" saying that, he teleported to Niamh's room.
Nero let out the breath he'd been holding for all these while.
"Cousin Lansel will never forgive me" he pouted.b
"You're in for some trouble" Lady Icelyn reckoned.
"Who's that lady?" Lady Itzel asked.
"The prince seemed pretty worried about her"
Severus rolled his eyes and averted his gaze elsewhere. His gaze landed on a solitude laying on the floor, opposite where Neev fell. Steadily, he strode there.
It was a young lad, clad in a black cloak, laying almost lifeless. He looked very young and innocent, probably a teenager.
"Spirit Demons from Develdion, could it be...?"